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FWU was the first public college in Japan dedicated to the higher education of women. Originally established in 1923 as Fukuoka Prefectural College for Women, the renamed FWU became a four‐year university in 1950. Beginning with the faculty of Liberal Arts, the College expanded in 1954 to include the faculties of Literature and Home Economics. The Graduate School of Literature was established in 1993, followed by a doctoral program in English Literature in 1997. The Graduate School of Human Environmental Sciences was created in 2000. April 2006 saw the incorporation of the University as the “Public University Corporation Fukuoka Women’s University.” Globalization and the demands of the times led to a major restructuring of existing faculties in April 2011 under the newly formed International College of Arts and Sciences. The Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Graduate School of Health and Environmental Sciences launched master’s programs in April 2015 and doctoral programs in April 2017. Since its establishment, FWU has been a pioneer in advanced education for women in western Japan. It has produced graduates who have gone on to successful careers in various fields where their contributions to improving the status of women and to culture and education have been widely recognized.1923 Fukuoka Prefectural College for Women opened (Produced 2,267 graduates by March 1951) Re‐established as Fukuoka Women’s University; Faculty of Liberal Arts (Japanese Literature, English Literature, Life Science) University relocated to its present site Faculty of Literature (Japanese Literature, English Literature) Faculty of Home Economics (Home Economics (Food Sciences and Clothing), Household Management Science) Graduate School of Literature (Master’s Program in Japanese Literature and English Literature) Faculty of Human Environmental Sciences (Environmental Sciences, Nutrition and Health Sciences, and Living Environment Sciences) Graduate School of Literature (Doctoral Program in English Literature)1950 1951 1954 1993 1995 1997 2000 Graduate School of Human Environmental Sciences (Master’s programs) Incorporated as Public University Corporation Fukuoka Women’s University “Basic Plan for the Reform of Fukuoka Women’s University” International College of Arts and Sciences Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master’s Programs) Graduate School of Health and Environmental Sciences (Master’s Programs) Doctoral Programs for Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences and Graduate School of Health and Environmental Sciences2006 2008 2011 2015 ◆◆◆◆2017 2022 Women’s Leadership Center 2023 Food Study CenterCentennial anniversary of the University’s foundingCarve out a new future, Nadeshiko Flowers!‐Develop human resources and provide opportunities for learning ‐02We give women the wide-ranging knowledge, sound judgment, and flexible thinking needed to help create a better society in Japan and around the world.We create a society where women with vision can play leading roles in world affairs.We support the development of women who act with initiative and global sensibilities.We produce graduates who will be key actors in promoting scholarship, culture, and life and peace in local communities.The emblem consists of a star expressing brilliant achievements, an octagonal bronze mirror symbolizing knowledge and virtue, and a white gillyflower signifying women’s virtue. Our MottoOur PrinciplesOur MissionCentennialWe celebrated our centennial in 2023.Educating the next generation of female leadersHistory and Identity