History and Organization

Fukuoka Women's University was originally established in 1923 as Fukuoka Prefectural College for Women, which was dedicated to higher education for women and was the first public women’s college in Japan. In 1950, the post-war reforms resulted in the college becoming a university with a four-year curriculum, and the institution was renamed Fukuoka Women’s University. Currently we have two faculties, the Faculty of Literature (Department of Japanese Literature and Department of English Literature) and the Faculty of Human Environment Science (Department of Environmental Science, Department of Nutrition and Health Science, and Department of Living Environment Science). There are also graduate schools for each of these majors. In April 2006, with the reform of public universities in Japan, Fukuoka Women's University became a University Corporation. Over a history of 85 years, more than 11,000 students have graduated from our school and the alumnae have made great contributions to society in many various areas.