Gifu Women's University

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Gifu Women's University is located on the outskirts of Gifu City in Gifu Prefecture, in the very center of the Japanese Archipelago. Positioned in a semi-rural area, very conducive to concentrated learning, Gifu Women's University enjoys a good reputation for women's education. It has produced a significant number of graduates during its half-century history. Those graduates, in turn, continue to play an active and vital role in their respective communities.
In 2016, Gifu Women's celebrate its 70th anniversary since the founding of the Kayo Educational Institution and the 50th anniversary of the university itself. At this milestone, the university wishes to open a new and diverse chapter in women's education.
Gifu Women's University provides a first-class education for promising young women, and through partnerships with local businesses and communities, it aims to contribute to the prosperity of the region.
At Gifu Women's University, we provide students with a vital primary education and specific fields of education: the combination of which nurtures creativity, fair judgment, and personal elegance. There are two Faculties: the Faculty of Home Economics and the Faculty of Cultural Development. Students are expected to contribute to the local community with their specialized knowledge, and each faculty runs several workshops, which opens this avenue up to students. Students are also urged to obtain multiple qualifications and licenses, depending on their department or major, and befitting each student's forte and personality. At Gifu Women's University, we also focus on the family, locality, and nation's needs.
Student-focused education is one characteristic of learning at Gifu Women's University. Each student has an advisor. Each advisor will take on the role of the classroom teacher and be a mentor to each student. Should a student, for some reason, not be able to achieve the necessary grades for passing on to the next year, her advisor will give her encouragement and due consultation.
Another feature is the double central system, not prevalent in Japan, but many of the students here. This system, where students major in one area, but can also gain substantial credits from other departments, facilitates the attainment of multiple credentials, thereby making the graduates of GWU extremely sought-after personnel.
Gifu Women's University encourages students to find jobs in their local community. University policy assures students the opportunity of going back to their hometown or community if they so desire.
Fulfilling the founder of the university's wishes, Gifu Women's University encourages students to use their newly learned skills to play an essential role in revitalizing their home towns or local communities. To promote this return to their homeland, Centre staff visit many companies where alumni work or are located in regions of attending students.

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