Kobe Tokiwa University
Encyclopedia
is a co-educational private
university in Nagata-ku
, Kobe
, Hyōgo
, Japan
.
The university was established in 2008 by reorganizing two departments (medical technology and nursing) of Kobe Tokiwa College
. In 2012 the Department of Pedagogy (child education
) of the college will be merged into the university to constitute the Faculty of Education.
Private university
Private universities are universities not operated by governments, although many receive public subsidies, especially in the form of tax breaks and public student loans and grants. Depending on their location, private universities may be subject to government regulation. Private universities are...
university in Nagata-ku
Nagata-ku, Kobe
is one of 9 wards of Kobe City in Japan. It has an area of 11.46 km², and a population of 102,387 . This region suffered the largest number of casualties in the Great Hanshin earthquake.-External links:*...
, Kobe
Kobe
, pronounced , is the fifth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, approximately west of Osaka...
, Hyōgo
Hyogo Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is Kobe.The prefecture's name was previously alternately spelled as Hiogo.- History :...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
The university was established in 2008 by reorganizing two departments (medical technology and nursing) of Kobe Tokiwa College
Kobe Tokiwa College
is a co-ed private junior college in Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan, established in 1967.In 2008 the school corporation established Kobe Tokiwa University by reorganizing two departments of the college....
. In 2012 the Department of Pedagogy (child education
Early childhood education
Early childhood education is the formal teaching and care of young children by people other than their family or in settings outside of the home. 'Early childhood' is usually defined as before the age of normal schooling - five years in most nations, though the U.S...
) of the college will be merged into the university to constitute the Faculty of Education.
Undergraduate schools
- Faculty of Health Sciences
- Department of Medical Technology
- Department of Nursing
Affiliated schools
- Kobe Tokiwa CollegeKobe Tokiwa Collegeis a co-ed private junior college in Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan, established in 1967.In 2008 the school corporation established Kobe Tokiwa University by reorganizing two departments of the college....
(junior college) - Kobe Tokiwa Girls' High School
- Kindergarten