, abbreviated to , is a national university in Japan

Japan

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. The main campus is located in Kanayagawa, Fukushima City

Fukushima, Fukushima

is the capital city of Fukushima Prefecture in the Tōhoku Region of Japan. As of May 2011 the city has an estimated population of 290,064 and an area of 746.43 km².It lies about 250 km north of Tokyo and 80 km south of Sendai.-History:...

, Fukushima Prefecture

Fukushima Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region on the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Fukushima.-History:Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Fukushima prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....

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History

Fukushima University was established in 1949 by integrating three national colleges in Fukushima City: , and .

The university at first consisted of two faculties: the Faculty of Liberal Arts (in Hamada-cho Campus) and the Faculty of Economics (in Moriai Campus).

In 1966 the Faculty of Liberal Arts was renamed Faculty of Education.

In 1979 the former two campuses were integrated into newborn Kanayagawa Campus.

In 1987 a new faculty was added: the Faculty of Administration and Social Sciences.

In 2004 the faculties were reorganized into two consisting of four .

Faculties (Undergraduate Schools)

• Cluster of Human and Social Sciences
  • Faculty of Human Development and Culture
  • Faculty of Administration and Social Sciences
  • Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
  • Course of Liberal Arts for Modern Society (in Machinaka Branch)
• Cluster of Science and Technology
  • Faculty of Symbiotic Systems Science

Graduate Schools

• Graduate School of Education
  • Major in School Education
  • Major in School Subject Education
  • Major in Clinical Psychology and School Education
• Graduate School of Public Policy and Regional Administration
  • Major in Public Policy and Regional Administration
• Graduate School of Economics
  • Major in Economics
  • Major in Business Administration
• Graduate School of Symbiotic Systems Science and Technology (to be opened in April 2008)

Institutes

• University Library
• Research Center for Lifelong Learning and Education
• Center for Regional Affairs
• Center for Research and Development of Education

External links

• Official Website