, also known as “Keio SFC” is a research-oriented

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located in the city of Fujisawa,

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. The campus currently offers three

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courses and two

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courses, and incorporates one

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and several research institutes. The campus was designed by

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, a

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laureate.

History

''Keio Gijuku'' (public school) was founded by

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in 1858 in downtown

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. The subsidiary Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus opened in 1990, starting with the Faculty of Policy Management(The first dean was Hiroshi Katou.) and Faculty of Environmental Information(The first dean was Hideo Aiso). This was expanded in 1991 with the establishment of three Research Institutes (Policy Management, Environmental Information, and Language Communication). In addition to the university, the Shonan Fujisawa Junior and Senior High Schools were added in 1992, and a graduate school for Media and Governance in 1994. The Keio Research Institute was opened in 1996. In 2001, the school added a Faculty of Nursing and Medical Care, followed by a teacher training course in 2002. A graduate school of Health Management was started in 2005.

Schools

*Faculty of Policy Management *Faculty of Environment and Information Studies *Faculty of Nursing and Medical Care *Graduate School of Media and Governance *Graduate School of Health Management * Keio Shonan-Fujisawa Junior & Senior High School

Research institutes

*The Keio Research Institute at SFC (KRIS)

Other Facilities

*Keio Fujisawa Innovation Village SFC-IV

People

Faculty * Jun Murai: founder of JUNET and president of

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* Heizo Takenaka: economist, former politician (member of Koizumi Cabinet) *

Laureate * Shirō Asano : former governor of

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* Hiroshi Shimizu: project leader of

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* Takeshi Natsuno: creator of

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* Shunji Yamanaka: designer of

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* Naoki Sakai: designer of

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Naoyuki Agawa was a Japanese lawyer, diplomat, academic and author. He was a professor of law at Keio University from 1999; Early life and education Naoyuki was born in Tokyo on April 14, 1951. He was the son of the novelist and historian Hiroyuki Agawa. His ...

: a Japanese lawyer, diplomat, academic and author * Jimbo Ken Alumni *

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: Go professional *

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: member of JPop group

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: JPop singer, songwriter *

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: actor, model *

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: athlete,

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Location

The nearest train station is Shonandai Station, which is about 45 minutes away from

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. Almost all of the students take a bus from the station, as the campus is approximately 3 kilometers away.

Reference

External links

Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus (SFC)WIDE projectWIDE UniversityKeio SFC Global Campus

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