Kyoritsu Women's University


Kyoritsu Women's University is a private women's college in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, established in 1949.

History

The vocational predecessor of the school was founded in 1886. The name "Kyoritsu", meaning "standing together" in Japanese, came from the fact that 34 people were involved in the foundation of the school; among them were educator Haruko Hatoyama, Kyuichiro Nagai and educator Seiichi Tejima.

Mission

The founding of Kyoritsu marked the very beginning of women's higher education in Japan: To recognize the need to "educate modern women in knowledge and skills, and to elevate the position of women in society."

Exchanges

The university has established exchanges and links with international institutions of higher education—for example, the University of Pennsylvania

Notable faculty

was a schoolmaster at the university founded by her mother-in-law, Haruko.
In 2006–2008, Eiko Ikui of Kyoritsu Women's University was an executive director of the Japanese Association for American Studies.

Notable alumni