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Fukuhara Gakuen was established in 1947 by the founder, Gunzo Fukuhara, based on his belief that "proper education cannot be realized if there was not in private schools a healthy spirit in building learning institutions. The spirit of "Managing Self-reliance" is the expectation of Kyushu Kyoritsu University. It is also life's rule, which you should understand throughout your life. Due to this university having this expectation as the root of our instructional activity, students can follow the standards they set up and act on it with individual judgment and responsibility by respecting the rules, having the enterprising spirit of work, and applying correct principles. Recently, this university has incorporated a powerful carrier support system. Construction of the life-long career development system is recognized as a modern GP by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology. Also, we concentrate on nurturing the power of the human being. The duty of the student is learning. However, it is not limited to the classroom curriculum. Encounters with every person experiences acquired through various activities enlarge the student field of vision, and all experiences which have to value is what they "learn." The motive of the founder, Gunzo Fukuhara, to establish a private school was to set an aim in life directly from childhood to the prime of life wherein education, having uniform intellectual principles and results injected to the child devoid of anxieties of non-human education, values the growth development of the individual character. Therefore, an educational institute's ideal building is to construct a public school that offers consistency from kindergarten to university. That spirit is "education by the people for the people." Gunzo Fukuhara'sFukuhara's excellent education derived from his educational experience is as Socrates'Socrates' statement that [initially education should not be conducted as an occupation but should be conducted by a teacher who feels that it is his humane mission.] Also, a teacher should exert himself to teaching throughout his life. Our private school's teacher's spirit should be as the educational spirit of Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (a Swiss educational reformer) is memorialized on epigraphy. Gunzo Fukuhara himself, being very aware of human immaturity, felt far from his ideal teacher image. However, he thought an idea is an idea. He would live to incarnate the idea consistently and find the significance of the human being's formation and continuously was diligent about this as his mission in life. There is a Spirit of Building a Learning Institute at this school. Managing Self-Reliance is an expression created from abundant educational experience through Gunzo Fukuhara'sFukuhara's life. This expression's meaning is profound and will be of great profit to students who study here as part of their life training. "Self-Reliance" is casting a light on the road through your acts and intentions, which will correct the injustices of self-interests and egocentric opinions. "Managing" is doing something virtuous which puts you on the path of intelligence. Lao-tzu stated that one should "condemn inaction and teach silence" which shows circumstances of freedom that by reading books one can know the path and by respecting others one can learn and follow the "affection" of Buddha, the "virtue" of Confucius and the "love" of Christ. If we act on these simple words, we will be able to "judge ourselves concretely." We will be able to manage any state of affairs by not doing anything wrong. The power to deal with things in life is by correct self-reliance and wisdom and regard everyday life as your learning studio to sophisticate your self-introspection. View full university

Since the founding of the Kyoritsu Women's Occupational Institute in 1886, we have maintained our primary goal of supporting women's self-reliance. In line with this educational philosophy, we continue to improve the educational environment: smoothing registration procedures, providing a unified liberal arts program in all faculties and departments, and promoting specialized professional education. Bearing in mind our founding principle of self-reliance, we have always had a clear vision of the type of education we wish to provide and the types of graduates we hope to produce. Via a well-thought-out curriculum and ever-improving course content and teaching, we see these aims realized. We also offer significant financial assistance and career advice to our students. The demographic challenge of our times has its influence on higher education. Hereafter we must maintain a stable financial base for the university system, promote communication between our students and all who have a stake in the university's role, and preserve our rightful place as a progressive social institution. Kyoritsu Women's University consists of four faculties: Home Economics, Arts and Letters, International Studies, and Nursing. Kyoritsu Women's Junior College consists of two departments: The science of Living and Language and Literature. We have about five thousand at the university and about five hundred at the junior college. Although our urban campus area is limited, we have active faculty members who cover broad academic fields in the natural sciences, social sciences, and the humanities. Our campus is situated in the center of Tokyo, just between the Imperial Palace and the world-famous secondhand-bookstore town of Jimbocho, a few minutes' walk from each. It is an invigorating place to study and reflect on Japan and the ancient and modern world. With the development of information technology, the world is getting smaller and smaller. We are required to be good citizens of the countries we belong to and the world, and that is the meaning of being international. To be international is to have an international mind. But it is our experience that develops our minds. We are aiming to further friendship and understanding with foreign countries through practical actions and academic studies. We hope our university system will be known worldwide as one of the most excellent women's educational institutions. View full university