is a co-educational

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, Shizuoka Prefecture Japan.

History

The Shizuoka Eiwa Girls’ School was founded in 1887 by missionaries from the

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with the support of the Shizuoka prefectural government, and continues to be affiliated with the Methodist church. It was the first institution in Shizuoka Prefecture to offer

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for girls. A two-year Shizuoka Eiwa College was established in 1966. A third year program in

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and Japanese literature was added in 1992, which became a four-year coeducational university in 2002. Today over 1400 students are enrolled in two- and four-year programs.

Academic Programmes

*Four year programmes **Department Humanities and Social Sciences ***Psychology ***Literature ***Culture and Tourism ***International Inter-Disciplinary Studies **Department of Community and Social Welfare ***Education ***Social Welfare *Two year programmes **Department of Contemporary Communications ***Business management ***Tourism ***Health care **Department of Food Science ***Food and Nutrition

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