The Western Metropolitan Area University Association (首都圏西部大学単位互換協定会) is a

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association for

higher education Higher education is tertiary education leading to award of an academic degree. Higher education, also called post-secondary education, third-level or tertiary education, is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after completi ...

, with members located primarily in western part of

Tokyo Metropolitan Area The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, consisting of the Kantō region of Japan (including Tokyo Metropolis and the prefectures of Chiba, Gunma, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Tochigi) as well as the pre ...

. The current leading institute is

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. Students at the member schools can cross-register for credits toward their own school's degrees without any additional fees. The association has created a substantial number of research and educational collaborations, including e-learning training program.

Membership

Azabu University is a private university in Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1890. The school has no relation to Azabu High School in Tokyo. History The predecessor of Azabu University was the Tokyo Veterinary Training ...

Sagami Women's University is a private women's college in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1900 in Hongō, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label= ...

Kitasato University is a private medical university headquartered in Shirokane, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The head of the university is on the Shirokane campus, neighboring the original Kitasato Institute, the first private medical research facility in Japan which was ...

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Obirin University ''Ōbirin daigaku'' -- note that "Ōbirin" is written in the kanji for "beautiful cherry orchard". is a private university in Machida, Tokyo, Japan. The university was founded by Yasuzo Shimizu. Its name is derived from that of pastor and phi ...

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Tokyo Jogakkan College was a private women's college in Machida, Tokyo, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1888, and it was chartered as a junior college in 1956. In 1995 TJKC entered into an agreement with The School for International Training to cre ...

Kanagawa Institute of Technology (KAIT) is a private university in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The predecessor of the school, a vocational school, was founded in 1963. It was chartered as a university in 1975. The present name was adopted in 1988. Abstract The uni ...

Shoin University is a private university in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Founded as a women's school in 1941, Shoin became coeducational in 2004. It is a member of the Western Metropolitan Area University Association. History The predecessor of the school, ...

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Showa University of Music is a private university in Asao-ku, Kawasaki Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. History The predecessor of the school was founded in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, in 1930. It relocated to Atsugi, Kanagawa is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , ...

Tokyo Polytechnic University is a private university in Honchō, Nakano, Tokyo. Its nickname is ''Shadai'' (写大). It was formerly known as Tokyo College of Photography (, ''Tōkyō Shashin Daigaku''). The university was founded as Konishi Professional School of Photogra ...

Sanno University The , also stylized SANNO Institute of Management, is a private university established in 1979 in Isehara, Kanagawa, Isehara, Kanagawa Prefecture Japan. It offers highly interdisciplinary and practical programs in the field of management and infor ...

* Den-en Chofu University *

Kokugakuin University Kokugakuin University (國學院大學; ''Kokugakuin Daigaku'', abbreviated as 國學大 ''Kokugakudai'' or 國大 ''Kokudai'') is a private university, whose main office is in Tokyo's Shibuya district. The academic programs and research include ...

Toyo Eiwa University is a private Christian university in Midori-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Established in 1989, it is part of the Toyo Eiwa Jogakuin founded in 1884 by Canadian missionary Martha J. Cartmell. Academics Toyo Eiwa has two faculties: Huma ...

Kamakura Women's University is a private women's college in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The school specializes in home economics and child care. History The Keihin Women's Housekeeping Science School was established in Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama is one of the 18 w ...

Takachiho University is a private university in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Jap ...

Shohoku College is a private junior college in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It was established in 1974 by Sony Corporation next to its Atsugi Technical Center. Initially, the school offered course work in electronic engineering Electronics engine ...

Izumi Junior College is a Christian-affiliated private junior college in Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan. Founded as a school for kindergarten Kindergarten is a preschool educational approach based on playing, singing, practical activities such as drawing, and ...

* Yokohama College of Art and Design * Yamazaki College of Animal Health Technology *

* Yamano College of Aesthetics

References

External links

Official website
{{Western Metropolitan Area University Association Private universities and colleges in Japan