Nara Women's University

Nara Women's University
The NWU, main entrance
Established	1908
Type	Public (National)
President	Kenji Kume
Undergraduates	about 2,200
Postgraduates	about 640
Location	Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan
Website	Nara Women's University

Nara Women's University (Japanese: 奈良女子大学 Nara joshi daigaku) , is one of two national women's universities in Japan, located in Nara.^[1] The other one is the Ochanomizu University.

Overview

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 we had 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 (奈良女子高等師範学校^?, Nara advanced teachers college for women) .

Faculties

As of 2007, the university has three faculties, which are:

• the Faculty of Letters
• the Faculty of Science
• the Faculty of Human Life and Environment

Buildings

The following buildings on the university's campus are designated Important Cultural Properties:

• the Memorial Hall (formerly the main hall)
• the Main Gate

References

1. ^ For more about the legal status of "national universities" in Japan, see also Japanese national universities as well as provided materials and links therein.

External links

• Nara Women's University

Coordinates: 34°41′17″N 135°49′41″E / 34.68806°N 135.82806°E / 34.68806; 135.82806