Kwassui Women's University
Kassui Women's University is a private women's university in Nagasaki, Japan. It enrolls approximately 1,300 students and has exchange agreements with 28 universities in 8 countries.
Schools and faculties
As of 2021, the university had a Graduate School ; a Faculty of International Cultural Studies ; a Faculty of Music ; a Faculty of Wellness Studies ; and a Faculty of Nursing.Administration
Kassui Women's University is operated by an education foundation, Kassui Gakuin, which also runs Kassui Junior High School and Kassui High School.History
The university's predecessor, Kassui Girls' School, was founded by an American Methodist missionary, Elizabeth Russell, in 1879. It was recognized as Kassui Women's College in 1919.In 1950, under the new education system, it became Kassui Women's Junior College. The university was established in 1981 and the graduate school in 1991. The name Kassui Women's College remained in use until September 2010.