Wakkanai Hokusei Gakuen University (稚内北星学園大学, Wakkanai hokusei gakuen daigaku), abbreviated WAKHOK, is a private university in Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan, established in 1987.
稚内北星学園大学 | |
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| Type | Private |
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| Established | April 1987 |
| President | Saito Yoshihiro[1] |
| Address | 1-2290-28 Wakabadai , , , 097-0013 , 45°22′58″N 141°43′06″E / 45.382831°N 141.718363°E |
| Language | Japanese |
| Website | www |
The institution was founded as a junior college in 1987 and in 2000 became a four-year university. A Tokyo branch was opened in 2004.[2]
In December 2020, it was announced that the school would change its name to Ikueikan University (育英館大, Ikuei-kan daigaku) starting April 2022.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Wakkanai Hokusei Gakuen University information". World wide university details and data comparison. n.d. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
- ^ "History". Wakkanai Hokusei Gakuen University. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ 稚内北星学園大 名称変更で「育英館大」へ [Wakkanai Hokusei Gakuen University Renamed to "Ikueikan University"]. Hokkaido Shimbun (in Japanese). 10 December 2020. Archived from the original on 10 December 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2022 – via Google Translate. 京都の学校法人育英舘の経営参画で再建を目指す稚内北星学園大は２０２２年４月、大学名を「育英館大」に変更する。今後、京都にサテライトキャンパスを新設するなどして、道外からの学生確保を図る。 [Wakkanai Hokusei Gakuen University, which aims to rebuild with the management participation of the school corporation Ikueikan in Kyoto, will change the university name to "Ikueikan University" in April 2022. In the future, we will try to secure students from outside Hokkaido by establishing a new satellite campus in Kyoto.]
External links
edit- Official website (in English)
- Official website Archived 2011-02-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
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