１．The History of the Research Center for Women's Lifelong Education
With the goal of improving the position of women in society, the Research Center was originally established on a modest scale as the Women's Lifelong Education Resource Room in 1985, the final year of the International Decade of Women. The original purpose of the Resource Room was to contribute information resources for women's life and culture, but at the same time lecture series open to the public were inaugurated to contribute to the continuing education of all regional residents.
In 1997 the Resource Room was transformed into the Research Center for Lifelong Education, with a broader range of goals in improving regional residents' lifelong education opportunities. Then, in April of 2004, with the university's move toward privatization, the Center added “Women” to its name to more clearly define its purpose, becoming the Fukuoka Women's University Research Center for Women's Lifelong Education.
２． Lecture Series Offered by the Research Center for Women's Lifelong Education
The Center's goal, as defined in the university's fundamental plan for the future, is to promote women's career education and lifelong learning. In addition to supporting the education of women during their working lives, the Center also provides a venue for ongoing education for everyone in the region, including those in their later years, both men and women.
The major public lecture series offered are aimed at students and other local residents and include: the Saturday Open Lecture Series (10 lectures), the Spring Open Lecture Series (6 lectures), and the Fall Open Lecture Series (6 lectures). In all these lecture series, topics of importance to local residents are considered, and the university teaching staff often contribute with presentations of research results.
It is never too late to learn new things, so we hope you will feel free to join us at the Fukuoka Women's University Research Center for Women's Lifelong Education!