History

History of KYOAI GAKUEN UNIVERSITY

Kyoai Gakuen was founded over 130 years ago through the efforts of Christians in Gunma Prefecture.
It is a Christian school with one of the longest histories in the country.
Kyoai Gakuen Women's Junior College was founded in 1988 with the educational goals of providing a holistic education rooted in rich religious sentiment, a broad culture backed by an international perspective, and a sincere attitude toward scholarship.
The department I was in was International Liberal Arts, and its curriculum was characterized by combining language studies, primarily English, with a wide range of social science subjects, including economics and political science.
Combined with an emphasis on computer education, the school has been able to cultivate talented individuals who will contribute to society, and since its opening, it has been sending 200 to 300 graduates out into society each year.

In 1999, the junior college was completely reorganized into a coeducational four-year university, and KYOAI GAKUEN UNIVERSITY was born. The reasons for this reorganization were as follows:
First, given the current trends, it has become increasingly necessary to significantly enhance specialized education in response to rapid internationalization.
Secondly, it has become believed that human resource development does not discriminate between men and women, that coeducation is a natural form of education, and that the experience of working together with men will have a positive impact on women's future social lives.
KYOAI GAKUEN UNIVERSITY has inherited and developed the spirit and education of the junior college, promoting high levels of specialization and co-educational collaboration between men and women. The junior college closed in 2000, but for the junior college alumni, this campus will always remain their alma mater.

Kyoai Gakuen emblem

The Kyoai Gakuen emblem is called the "Tomo Sakura" emblem and is shaped like a cherry blossom. At first, there was no cross in the center, but it was added around the beginning of the Showa era.

Kyoai Girls' School has been using this emblem since the Meiji era.

At the time, the school uniform for female students consisted of hakama, and from 1902 onwards, a pattern based on a cherry blossom emblem was sewn onto the bottom of the hakama to distinguish the school from other girls' schools. The pattern on the hakama was a graceful curve called "Tomo Sakura Kuzushi."

By the way, Gunma Prefectural Girls' High School (now Gunma Prefectural Takasaki Girls' High School) had a single thick line on the bottom of their hakama, while Maebashi Municipal Girls' High School (now Gunma Prefectural Maebashi Girls' High School) had two white lines. The emblem on the bottom of the hakama was a source of pride for female students at the time.

Kyoai Gakuen emblem