Seirei Christopher University
Encyclopedia
is a co-educational private university
in Hamamatsu city
, Shizuoka Prefecture
Japan
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sanatorium
established in 1932 by local Japanese Christians in Hamamatsu. From the beginning, the sanatorium faced difficulties with finances and hostility from its neighbors due to prejudices against tuberculosis sufferers and followers of the Christianity. Although the sanatorium raised funds to acquire land outside of the city by 1937, it continued to experience problems due to the increasingly totalitarian
attitude of the pre-war Japanese government
. An unexpected donation on Christmas Day, 1939 directly from Emperor Hirohito resolved both its financial issues and problems with the local government.
In the immediate postwar period
, the sanatorium expanded into education by forming the “Enshū School of Christ”, the forerunner of "Seirei Christopher High School" and "Seirei Christopher University" in 1949. Seeing the need for increased medical services in postwar Japan, the sanatorium creased the "Seirei Vocational School for Practical Nurses" in 1952; it changed its name in 1969 to the "Seirei Gakuen Junior College of Nursing". In 1992, with the financial help of three billion yen from the Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Company, the four-year "Seirei Christopher College of Nursing" was founded.
Seirei Christopher College of Nursing changed its name to "Seirei Christopher College" when the School of Social Work was established in 2002. The School of Social Work started a graduate studies programs in April 2004. Also in 2004, the School of Rehabilitation Sciences was founded.
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...
in Hamamatsu city
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka
is a city located in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. On July 1, 2005, the city merged with 11 surrounding cities and towns. It became a city designated by government ordinance on April 1, 2007.- History :...
, Shizuoka Prefecture
Shizuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Shizuoka.- History :Shizuoka prefecture was formed from the former Tōtōmi, Suruga and Izu provinces.The area was the home of the first Tokugawa Shogun...
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...
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History
Seirei Christopher University began as the “Bethel Home”, a private tuberculosisTuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
sanatorium
Sanatorium
A sanatorium is a medical facility for long-term illness, most typically associated with treatment of tuberculosis before antibiotics...
established in 1932 by local Japanese Christians in Hamamatsu. From the beginning, the sanatorium faced difficulties with finances and hostility from its neighbors due to prejudices against tuberculosis sufferers and followers of the Christianity. Although the sanatorium raised funds to acquire land outside of the city by 1937, it continued to experience problems due to the increasingly totalitarian
Totalitarianism
Totalitarianism is a political system where the state recognizes no limits to its authority and strives to regulate every aspect of public and private life wherever feasible...
attitude of the pre-war Japanese government
Empire of Japan
The Empire of Japan is the name of the state of Japan that existed from the Meiji Restoration on 3 January 1868 to the enactment of the post-World War II Constitution of...
. An unexpected donation on Christmas Day, 1939 directly from Emperor Hirohito resolved both its financial issues and problems with the local government.
In the immediate postwar period
Occupied Japan
At the end of World War II, Japan was occupied by the Allied Powers, led by the United States with contributions also from Australia, India, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. This foreign presence marked the first time in its history that the island nation had been occupied by a foreign power...
, the sanatorium expanded into education by forming the “Enshū School of Christ”, the forerunner of "Seirei Christopher High School" and "Seirei Christopher University" in 1949. Seeing the need for increased medical services in postwar Japan, the sanatorium creased the "Seirei Vocational School for Practical Nurses" in 1952; it changed its name in 1969 to the "Seirei Gakuen Junior College of Nursing". In 1992, with the financial help of three billion yen from the Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Company, the four-year "Seirei Christopher College of Nursing" was founded.
Seirei Christopher College of Nursing changed its name to "Seirei Christopher College" when the School of Social Work was established in 2002. The School of Social Work started a graduate studies programs in April 2004. Also in 2004, the School of Rehabilitation Sciences was founded.
Academic Programmes
- School of Nursing
- Department of Nursing
- Department of Nursing
- Department of Public Health
- Department of Midwifery
- Graduate Programs of Nursing
- Department of Nursing
- School of Rehabilitation Sciences
- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
- Division of Physical Therapy
- Division of Occupational Therapy
- Division of Speech Therapy
- Graduate Programs of Rehabilitation Sciences
- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
- School of Social Work
- Department of Social Work
- Division of Care Work
- Division of Social Work
- Graduate Programs of Social Work
- Department of Social Work