Nara Women's University
Nara Women's University is a national women's university located in Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is one of two national women's universities in the country, the other being Ochanomizu University.
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Nara Women's University is a national women's university located in Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is one of two national women's universities in the country, the other being Ochanomizu University.
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• Name — Nara Women's University • Native Name — 奈良女子大学 • Established — 1908 • Type — Public (National) • President — Kenji Kume • Undergrad — about 2,200 • Postgrad — about 640 • City — Nara • State — Nara Prefecture • Country — Japan • Campus — Urban • Website — Nara Women's University • Illustration — The NWU, main entrance Nara Women's University is a national women's university located in Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is one of two national women's universities in the country, the other being Ochanomizu University.
History
History
Nara Women's University was originally created in 1908 with the aim of training women teachers for ordinary schools, later to be reorganized and renamed with its current name in 1949. Until 1949 there were only two women's imperial quasi-universities in Japan, the Ochanomizu University and Nara Women's University. Nara Women's University was formerly called Nara joshi kōtō shihan gakkō.
Faculties
Faculties
As of 2013, the university has three faculties: • the Faculty of Letters • the Faculty of Science • the Faculty of Human Life and Environment
Buildings
Buildings
The following buildings on the university's campus are designated Important Cultural Properties: • the Memorial Hall (formerly the main hall) • the Main Gate
Graduate school
As of 2013, the university has two graduate programs: • Master's Course of Humanities and Sciences • Doctoral Course of Humanities and Sciences
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