Fukuoka Women's University

University in Fukuoka Japan

Fukuoka Women's University
福岡女子大学

Type	Public
Established	1923 (chartered 1950)
Location	Fukuoka, Fukuoka , Japan
Website	Official website

Fukuoka Women's University (福岡女子大学, Fukuoka Joshi Daigaku) is a public university in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Established in 1923, it was chartered as a university in 1950. Alongside Gunma Prefectural Women's University, it is one of the two public women's universities in Japan. Its abbreviated form is Fukujodai.

History

The school was founded in 1923 as Fukuoka Prefectural Women's Vocational School. It was chartered as a university in 1950, following the Japanese school reform after World War II.^[1]