Fukuoka Women’s University
Founded: April 1950
Number of undergraduates: 872
Number of postgraduates: 48
Number of faculty members: 60
Faculties: Literature, Human Environmental Science
Major places of employment:
JTB Corporation Kyushu, Leopalace 21 Corporation, Wao Corporation
Address: 1-1-1 Kasumigaoka, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka
Main telephone number: 81-92-661-2411
http://www.fwu.ac.jp/
Profile
On a campus with a homelike atmosphere, the University’s students enjoy an excellent career education of great value for the future.
The predecessor of Fukuoka Women’s University (FWU) was Japan’s first public women’s college, established in 1923. Since its founding, with an 85-year history in education for women, the University has continued to assist women in playing active roles in society. Additionally, in 2007, FWU started the “Career Support Program,” which promotes the formation of a gender-equal society. The program features a wide range of courses, not only those useful for finding employment and obtaining various licenses and qualifications, but also those that allow women to shape their careers and change their lives.
Currently, the University has two faculties, the Faculty of Literature and the Faculty of Human Environmental Science, and a total of five departments. In particular, the Department of Nutrition and Food Science is one of FWU’s most popular departments, partly because few other universities have similar departments in Fukuoka Prefecture. The Department provides a valuable opportunity for students who wish to study nutrition and food science.
FWU employs a homeroom system, which is uncommon in Japanese universities. The small size of each homeroom class (30 to 45 students) enables students to communicate more easily with their homeroom teachers and classmates. It also encourages international students to be active as homeroom class members, for example in working as class representatives and taking part in university events such as athletic meets and campus festivals. Engaging in various campus activities together with Japanese students, FWU’s international students fully enjoy their university life in Japan.
Introduction of Graduate Schools
Graduate School of Language and Literature, and Graduate School of Human Environmental Science
Accommodations for international students
Located next to the campus is a student dormitory, in which international and Japanese students form a community together.
Two students share one room, and the boarding fee is reasonable. The student dormitory is managed based on the autonomy of students, and plays a major role in character building and friendship formation.
Tuition and other fees (for academic year 2008)
- Enrollment fee:
¥282,000 for residents of Fukuoka Prefecture
¥520,000 for residents outside the Prefecture
- Tuition: ¥535,800 (yearly amount)
- Others
Membership fees for Supporter’s Association:
¥40,000 for entrance fee, ¥10,000 for annual membership fee
Insurance premium: ¥3,910 for Faculty of Literature (four years’ cover), ¥4,410 for Faculty of Human Environmental Science (four years’ cover)
Ayumi Nishihara, Student Support Section
In addition to our strong selling point, small-group instruction and class-based teacher assignments, we have an on-campus tutoring system. A Japanese student is assigned to each international student to provide all necessary support, from schoolwork to everyday life. The International Center, established in October, 2006, has promoted interaction with overseas universities as well as boosting students’ awareness of the importance to communicate with international students on campus. I promise that you will feel at home in this environment.
