University of the Sacred Heart (Japan)
 University of the Sacred Heart
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| Motto | Ubi caritas, ibi Deus |
|---|---|
| Type |
Catholic Private |
| Established | 1916/1948 |
Academic staff |
67 |
| Undergraduates | 2,000 |
| Postgraduates | 100 |
| Location |
, Japan
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| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | Society of the Sacred Heart |
| Website | www |
The University of the Sacred Heart (聖心女子大学, Seishin Joshi Daigaku) is a Japanese private women's university located in Hiroo, Shibuya, Tokyo.
It was established in 1916 as a special school (senmon gakkō) by the Society of the Sacred Heart. It became a university in 1948 and is one of the oldest women's universities in Japan.
Departments
The University has one faculty of Liberal Arts, with the following departments:
- Department of English Language and Literature
- Department of Japanese Language and Literature
- Department of History and Social Sciences
- Department of Philosophy
- Department of Education
It also has a graduate school of arts offering master's degrees and doctorates in these subjects.
Affiliated schools
Notable alumnae
- Eriko Yamatani, politician
- Makiko Fujino, politician
- Empress Michiko
- Sadako Ogata, scholar, former United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Mariko Ōhara, author
- Ayako Sono, author
- Ikumi Yoshimatsu, Miss International 2012 (first Japanese to do so)
- Momoko Abe, Miss Universe Japan 2017