Kumamoto Gakuen University
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Called Gakuendai (学園大) or Shōdai (商大), it is a private Japan
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ese university
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 in Kumamoto, Japan
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. It was established in 1942, at which time Eastern Language Vocational College (東洋語学専門学校 Tōyō Gengo Senmon Gakkō) was subsumed into it. It was renamed Kumamoto Language Vocational College (熊本言語専門学校 Kumamoto Gengo Senmon Gakkō) in 1945, and was made into Kumamoto Commerce University (熊本商科大学 Kumamoto shōka daigaku) in 1954. It acquired its current name, Kumamoto Gakuen University, in 1994. At present, the university has 4 faculties with 11 departments.

The university also has an affiliated senior high school, located immediately adjacent to the campus. While the high school is recognized as one of the best in the prefecture, the reputation of the university itself is as a second-rank institution.

Faculties




  • the Faculty of Social Welfare(in English)
    • Social Welfare(main)
    • Social Work and Environmental Design
    • Child welfare environmental subject
    • Social Welfare(minor)

Graduate Schools


Points of interest

The Open Research Center for Minamata Studies: this center carries out research into Minamata disease
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. Masazumi Harada is the head of this center.

Partner institutions

Partner Institutions
KGU has signed agreements with 18 different partner institutions in the 9 countries listed below.

United States of America

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Canada

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  • Carleton University
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People's Republic of China

  • Shenzhen University
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     http://www.szu.edu.cn/szu2007/indexE.asp
  • Renmin University of China
    Renmin University of China
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     (Beijing) http://english.ruc.edu.cn/en/
  • Beijing International Studies University
    Beijing International Studies University
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     http://www.bisu.edu.cn/english/
  • Guangxi Normal University
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     (Guilin)
  • Beijing Language and Culture University
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Kingdom of Thailand

  • Chulalongkorn University
    Chulalongkorn University
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     http://www.chula.ac.th/chula/en/index.html

Socialist Republic of Viet Nam


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Famous alumni

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  • Hoseki Miyata Former president of the Miyazaki Taiyo bank
  • Midori Asai Kumamoto TV announcer.
  • Akihiro Tanaka Economist and president of Ushio Inc.
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