, also known as “Keio SFC” is a research-oriented

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Keio University , mottoeng = The pen is mightier than the sword , type = Private research coeducational higher education institution , established = 1858 , founder = Yukichi Fukuzawa , endowment ...

located in the city of Fujisawa,

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. The campus currently offers three

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courses and two

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courses, and incorporates one

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and several research institutes. The campus was designed by Fumihiko Maki, a

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laureate.

History

''Keio Gijuku'' (public school) was founded by

Fukuzawa Yukichi was a Japanese educator, philosopher, writer, entrepreneur and samurai who founded Keio University, the newspaper '' Jiji-Shinpō'', and the Institute for Study of Infectious Diseases. Fukuzawa was an early advocate for reform in Japan. Hi ...

in 1858 in downtown

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. The subsidiary Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus opened in 1990, starting with the Faculty of Policy Management(The first dean was Hiroshi Katou.) and Faculty of Environmental Information(The first dean was Hideo Aiso). This was expanded in 1991 with the establishment of three Research Institutes (Policy Management, Environmental Information, and Language Communication). In addition to the university, the Shonan Fujisawa Junior and Senior High Schools were added in 1992, and a graduate school for Media and Governance in 1994. The Keio Research Institute was opened in 1996. In 2001, the school added a Faculty of Nursing and Medical Care, followed by a teacher training course in 2002. A graduate school of Health Management was started in 2005.

Schools

*Faculty of Policy Management *Faculty of Environment and Information Studies *Faculty of Nursing and Medical Care *Graduate School of Media and Governance *Graduate School of Health Management * Keio Shonan-Fujisawa Junior & Senior High School

Research institutes

*The Keio Research Institute at SFC (KRIS)

Other Facilities

*Keio Fujisawa Innovation Village SFC-IV

People

Faculty *

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: founder of

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and president of

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* Heizo Takenaka: economist, former politician (member of Koizumi Cabinet) * Fumihiko Maki:

Laureate * Shirō Asano : former governor of

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* Hiroshi Shimizu: project leader of Eliica * Takeshi Natsuno: creator of

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* Shunji Yamanaka: designer of

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, Suica * Naoki Sakai: designer of

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Naoyuki Agawa is a Japanese lawyer, diplomat, academic and author. He has been a professor of law at Keio University since 1999; Early life Naoyuki was born in Tokyo in 1951. He is the son of the novelist and historian Hiroyuki Agawa. His younger sister is ...

: a Japanese lawyer, diplomat, academic and author * Jimbo Ken Alumni *

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: Go professional *

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* Kreva (rapper) *

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: member of

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group

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: JPop singer, songwriter *

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: actor, model *

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: athlete,

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Location

The nearest train station is Shonandai Station, which is about 45 minutes away from

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. Almost all of the students take a bus from the station, as the campus is approximately 3 kilometers away.

Reference

External links

Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus (SFC)WIDE projectWIDE UniversityKeio SFC Global Campus
Shonan Fujisawa Campus Universities and colleges in Kanagawa Prefecture Educational institutions established in 2004 Private universities and colleges in Japan Fumihiko Maki buildings Buildings and structures in Fujisawa, Kanagawa 2004 establishments in Japan {{kanagawa-university-stub