Jobu University
Jobu University is a private university in Isesaki, Gunma, Japan, established in 1968. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1950. The university has a secondary campus in the city of Takasaki, Gunma.
History
- 1968: Jobu University was established. Shinmachi High School and Shinmachi Kindergarten were annexed to Jobu University and were renamed to Jobu University High School and Jobu University Kindergarten, respectively.
- 1986: School of Business, Department of Business Management and Information was established.
- 1997: Graduate School of Management and Administration was established.
- 2002: Department of Commercial Science was renamed to School of Business Information, International Business Department.
- 2004: Shinmachi Campus opened. The School of Nursing was established.
- 2008: Takasaki Media Center opened.
- 2012: School of Business Information, International Business Department and School of Business, Department of Business Management and Information were merged and renamed to School of Business Information, Department of Sports and Health Management.
Organization
Undergraduate
- School of Business Information
- * Department of Sports and Health Management
- * Department of International Business
- School of Nursing
- * Department of Nursing
Graduate
- School of Management and Administration
- * Management and Administration Track
- * Accounting System Track
- * Management and Information System Track
- * Marketing Distribution and Economics Track
- * Sports and Health Management Track
Student life
Sports
- Baseball
- Long-distance relay road race
- * Jobu University has participated in Hakone Ekiden since 2009 for seven consecutive years.
Handwriting Culture Lab
Headed by Mr. Kunio Koike, a leading artist and educator in Etegami, the Handwriting Culture Lab was established in 2014 to study hand-writing and hand-drawing as part of indispensable part of humanities. The Lab consists of five faculty members and Ms. Tomoko Shibuya, Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of Jobu University, as an advisor.Facilities
Campus
- Isesaki Campus
- * School of Business Information
- * Baseball and football fields
- Takasaki Campus
- * School of Nursing and Graduate School of Management and Administration