is a private women's university in
Nagasaki
is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan.
It became the sole port used for trade with the Portuguese and Dutch during the 16th through 19th centuries. The Hidden Christian Sites in the ...
,
Japan
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. It enrolls approximately 1,300 students and has exchange agreements with 28 universities in 8 countries.
Schools and faculties
As of 2021, the university had a Graduate School (for
English Literature
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and Language); a Faculty of International Cultural Studies (Departments of English and
Japanese Culture
The culture of Japan has changed greatly over the millennia, from the country's prehistoric Jōmon period, to its contemporary modern culture, which absorbs influences from Asia and other regions of the world.
Historical overview
The ance ...
); a Faculty of Music (Department of Music); a Faculty of Wellness Studies (Departments of Nutritional Health, Design and Science for Human Life, and
Child Development
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and Education); and a Faculty of Nursing (Department of Nursing).
Administration
Kwassui Women's University is operated by an education foundation, Kwassui Gakuin, which also runs Kwassui Junior High School and Kwassui High School.
History
The university's predecessor, Kwassui Girls' School, was founded by an American
Methodist
Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's b ...
missionary,
Elizabeth Russell, in 1879.
It was recognized as Kwassui Women's College in 1919.
In 1950, under the new education system, it became Kwassui Women's Junior College. The university was established in 1981 and the graduate school in 1991.
The name Kwassui Women's College remained in use until September 2010.
References
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Kwassui Women's University
Private universities and colleges in Japan
Educational institutions established in 1879
Women's universities and colleges in Japan
Buildings and structures in Nagasaki
Universities and colleges in Nagasaki Prefecture
1879 establishments in Japan
Christian universities and colleges in Japan
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