History of the University and University Junior College

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May 1888
Opened in Noboricho, Kumamoto City as a Seiseiko School-affiliated Girls’ School. Founded by Tomofusa Sassa et al, with the first principal Gijuro Naito and 23 students.
May 1889
The lyrics “Hirakeyuku Manabi no Mado no Hanazakura Yo ni Niofubeki Haru wo Kosomate” were bestowed upon the school by Empress Dowager Shoken to encourage girls’ education.
October 1891
Became independent from Seiseiko School and was renamed Shokei Girls’ School
April 1896
Was renamed the Private Shokei Senior Girls’ School
May 1912
Established the Incorporated Shokei Foundation
November 1920
Moved to Kuhonji, Oe Village, Hotaku District (present location)
November 1931
Received a visit from the Emperor as a representative girls’ school of the prefecture
April 1947
Inauguration of Shoken Middle School through reforms of the education system
April 1948
Became Shokei Senior High School under the new education system
March 1951
The previous Incorporated Shokei Foundation was reorganized into the Shokei Educational Institution
April 1952
Opened Kumamoto Girls’ Junior College and set up the Home Economics Department.
April 1967
Kumamoto Girls’ Junior College’s Home Economics Department was divided into the Home Economics Major and the Food and Nutrition Major.
April 1968
The Childhood Education Course of Kumamoto Girls’ Junior College was setup in the Shimizu school grounds (present location).
April 1969
Opened the Kumamoto Girls’ Junior College-attached kindergarten
April 1975
Opened Shokei University and set up the Faculty of Literature (Japanese Department and English Department).
Kumamoto Girls’ Junior College was renamed Shokei Junior College, and the attached kindergarten became the Shokei Junior College-attached Kindergarten
January 1986
Emperor Showa bestowed upon the school the poem “Hanashinobu no Uta Shimijimi Kikite Seitora no Kokoro wa Hana no Gotoku Are to Inoru”.
May 1988
Performed ceremony to commemorate the 100th year anniversary since the Shokei Educational Institution
April 1996
Set up the Shokei Junior College Food and Nutrition Major
April 2006
SSet up the Shokei College Faculty of Human Life Science, Department of Nutritional Science. The Japanese and English departments of the Faculty of Literature were reorganized into the Faculty of Culture and Language, Department of Culture and Language.
Shokei Junior College was renamed Shokei University Junior College, and the Childhood Education Course was renamed the Department of Childhood Education
The Home Economics Department was reorganized into the Department of Integrated Career Studies and the Department of Food and Nutrition
March 2009
Abolition of the Shokei University Junior College Food and Nutrition Major
July 2011
Faculty Exchange Agreement formed between the Faculty of Culture and Language and Taiwan’s Tzu Chi University, Department of Oriental Language and Literature
May 2013
Performed ceremony to commemorate the 125th year anniversary since the founding of Shokei Educational Institution
June 2014
University Exchange Agreement formed between Shokei University and Taiwan’s Tzu Chi University
June 2014
University Exchange Agreement formed between Shokei University and South Korea’s Induk University
April 2016
The Shokei University Junior College-attached Kindergarten is changed to a Kindergarten and Childcare Center Authorized Institution
December 2017
University Exchange Agreement formed between Shokei University Junior College and Taiwan’s Tzu Chi University
March 2018
University Exchange Agreement formed between Shokei University Junior College and South Korea’s Induk University