Sugiyama Jogakuen University

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Sugiyama Jogakuen University is a distinguished private women's university located in Nagoya, Japan, renowned for its commitment to empowering women through education and fostering a unique learning environment. Academically, it is particularly strong in Human Sciences, International Communication, and Education, offering a diverse range of programs designed to cultivate well-rounded individuals. For international students, the university provides a supportive environment through its International Exchange Center, which offers dedicated assistance with Japanese language acquisition, cultural immersion, and daily life support. While instruction is primarily in Japanese, the university actively promotes global understanding through various exchange programs and aims to integrate international students into its unique all-female campus culture. Its distinctive characteristic is its long-standing tradition as a women's university, fostering a supportive and empowering community.

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Sugiyama Jogakuen University (椙山女学園大学, Sugiyama jogakuen daigaku) is a private women's college in Hoshigaoka in Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan, with a subsidiary campus in the city of Nisshin. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1905 as a sewing school, and it was chartered as a university in 1949. Locally, it is famous as one of the "SSK" schools of Nagoya: Aichi Shukutoku University, Kinjo Gakuin University, and this university. It is close to Hoshigaoka Station on the municipal subway's Higashiyama Line.

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