Kobe Shinwa University

Kobe Shinwa University (神戸親和大学, Kobe shinwa daigaku) is a private university in Kita-ku, Kobe, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1886, and it was chartered as a university in 1966.

Kobe Shinwa University

Main entrance
Former names	Sinwa Girls' School (1887-1908) Shinwa Girls’ High School (1908-1947) Shinwa Girls Junior School (1947-1966) Shinwa Women's University (1966-1994) Kobe Shinwa Women's University (1994-2003)
Motto	Learn from people, apply it for people
Type	Private Non-sectarian All-female Higher education institution
Established	June 1985
Founder	Haruko Tomokuni
Religious affiliation	Non sectarian
President	Tomoyo Mitsui
Location	Kobe , Hyōgo , Japan 34°43′41″N 135°09′17″E
Website	www.kobe-shinwa.ac.jp

History

• 1887: "Sinwa Woman's school" was established.
• 1887: Sinwa Girls’ School is founded in ZENSHOUJI of Kobe Motomachi.
• 1892: The Sinwa Girls' School closed but later reopened through the efforts of Haruko Tomokuni.
• 1896: New schoolhouse is completed in 7-chome, Shimoyamate.
• 1908: The school changed its name to "Shinwa Girls’ High School".
• 1947: Junior school education of the school starts. The school name became “Shinwa Girls’ Junior School”.
• 1966: Shinwa Women's College (Department of Literature - "Japanese literature department" and "English Literature Section") open learning.
• 1972: Department of Literature “Child Educational Research Section” was establishment.
• 1987: 100th anniversary
• 1994: Department of Literature educational major.
• 2005: Department of Literature
• 2006: Shinwa Women's College commemorates its 40th anniversary.
• 2008: Department of Literature Junior sports Educational Research.
• 2023: The university became coeducational and its name changed to "Kobe Shinwa University".

Subjects

• Department of Literature(Synthetic sentence Chemistry Section)
• Child Educational Research Section
• Psychology department
• Welfare clinical subject
• Junior sports Educational Research Section

Alumnae

• Model and actress Norika Fujiwara graduated from Shinwa girls' high school and Kobe Shinwa Women's University.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)