is a private university in the city of
Osaka
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2. ...
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Japan
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. It was established in 1888, initially as a women's university.
Famous people with ties to Soai include alumni
Hideo Ishikawa
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Haruko Okamoto
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Yasuhito Sugiyama
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Biography
*1990 - Graduated from Soai Univ ...
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Faculties
This university has three faculties;
;Faculty of Music
*Department of Music
;Faculty of Humanities
*Department of Humanities
;Faculty of Human Development
*Department of Child Development Studies
*Department of Food and Nutrition Management Studies
References
External links
Soai University site
Sources
This article incorporates material from the article
相愛大学 (''Sōai Daigaku'') in the Japanese Wikipedia, retrieved November 4, 2007.
Educational institutions established in 1950
Buddhist universities and colleges in Japan
Private universities and colleges in Japan
Universities and colleges in Osaka
1950 establishments in Japan
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