abbreviated as ''Nikkeidai'' (日経大, ''Nikkeidai'') is a

private university Private universities and private colleges are institutions of higher education, not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. They may (and often do) receive from governments tax breaks, public student loans, and grants. Dep ...

headquartered in

Dazaifu, Fukuoka is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, part of the greater Fukuoka metropolitan area.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Dazaifu" in . Nearby cities include Ōnojō and Chikushino. Although mostly mountainous, it does have arable land ...

, Japan.

Overview

The university is owned by Tsuzuki Ikuei Educational Institute (都築育英学園, ''Tsuzuki Ikuei Gakuen''), which is in turn a member of the Tsuzuki Education Group (都築学園グループ, ''Tsuzuki Gakuen Gurūpu''). The university ranks 4th in Japan by number of international students. Over 80% of students at its Tokyo campus are from overseas.

History

The school was established in 1968 as Daiichi University of Economics (第一経済大学, ''Daiichi Keizai Daigaku''). It changed its name to Fukuoka University of Economics (福岡経済大学, ''Fukuoka Keizai Daigaku'') in 2007 and adopted its present name in 2010.

Campuses

The university comprises three undergraduate campuses: its main campus in Dazaifu, Fukuoka and additional campuses in Sannomiya, Kobe and Shibuya, Tokyo. The university also has a graduate school located in Shibuya, Tokyo.

Academics

Undergraduate

The university comprises two faculties, Economics and Management, offering admission to the following departments: * Faculty of Economics ** Department of Economics ** Department of Commerce ** Department of Health and Sports Management * Faculty of Management ** Department of Management ** Department of Global Business ** Department of Creative Production The Fukuoka campus offers admission to all departments, while the Tokyo campus offers admission to departments in the Faculty of Management only, and the Kobe campus offers admission to the Department of Commerce only.

Graduate

The university’s graduate school comprises a single faculty, the Graduate School of Business, which offers

Master's A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

and Doctoral degrees in Management.

Notable people

Notable people associated with the university include: * Chihiro Anai, singer * ASKA, singer-songwriter * Shingo Arizono, football player * Chage, musician and radio personality *

Ryoji Katsuki Ryoji Katsuki (香月良仁, born January 22, 1984, in Kurume, Fukuoka) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He played with the Chiba Lotte Marines The are a professional baseball team in ...

, baseball player *

Kim Mu-young Kim Mu-young (born November 22, 1985) is a South Korean former professional baseball pitcher in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He played for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks The are a Japanese professional baseball team based in Fukuoka ...

, baseball player *

Ryunosuke Noda is a Japanese football player who plays for FC Ryukyu are an Association football club from the Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. In 2022, after spending four years in the J2 League, the club was relegated. They will play on J3 League from the 202 ...

, football player *

Naoki Nomura is a Japanese footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules fo ...

, football player

References

External links

Official website
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