Himeji Dokkyo University

Himeji Dokkyo University
姫路獨協大学

Type	Private
Established	1881, chartered as a university in 1986
Location	Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan
Website	Official website

Himeji Dokkyo University (姫路獨協大学, Himeji dokkyō daigaku) is a private university in Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1881, and it was chartered as a university in 1986. It has a large number of international students relative to other Japanese universities, and is most known for the strength of its foreign studies program. It is a sister university of Dokkyo University in Tokyo.

The first faculties were the Faculty of Foreign Languages, the Faculty of Law. In 1989, the faculty of Econo-informatics was founded, and in 2006 faculties of Medicine, Health and Physical Therapy were started.

The Japanese foundation University Accreditation Association, according to a 2010 university evaluation and accreditation, has certified the university as being in conformity with Japanese university standards.^[1]

On May 26, 2010, the decision was taken to stop accepting new student applications to the graduate law school, which was opened in April 2006. No students passed the entrance exam.^[2]

Unions

Some staff at Himeji Dokkyo University are represented by the General Union, a member of the National Union of General Workers (NUGW), which is itself a member of the National Trade Union Council (Zenrokyo).^[3]

Critical Language Scholarship Program, Japan, 2013 site

In 2013, Himeji Dokkyo University was chosen as the partner site for the U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program. Approximately thirty students live in a Himeji business hotel and attend 20 hours of per week language instruction at the University for the summer.^[4] ^[5]

External links

Official website (Japanese)

References

↑ http://www.juaa.or.jp/images/accreditation/pdf/result/university/2010/himejidokkyo.pdf
↑ http://sankei.jp.msn.com/affairs/trial/100527/trl1005270201000-n1.htm
↑ General Union website GU eNews Retrieved on June 6, 2012
↑ http://clscholarship.org/lang_2013_japanese_himeji_japan.php
↑ http://dervlainjapan.wordpress.com

Coordinates: 34°52′20″N 134°41′22″E / 34.87222°N 134.68944°E / 34.87222; 134.68944

Kansai Collegiate American Football League

Division 1	Doshisha Wild Rover Kansai Kaisers Kobe Ravens Konan Red Gang Kwansei Gakuin Fighters Kyoto Gangsters Ritsumeikan Panthers Ryukoku Seahorse

Division 2 (A Block)	Hyogo Trail Blazers Osaka Gakuin Phoenix Osaka Kyoiku Dragons Osaka Sangyo Lions Otemon Gakuin Soldiers

Division 2 (B Block)	Kindai Devils Kobe Gakuin Navy Seals Kyoto Sangyo Sagittarius Momoyama Gakuin Thundering Legion Lions Osaka Prefecture Shrikes Osaka Tridents Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences Spartans

Division 3 (A Block)	Bukkyo Hawks KIT Cougars Kyoto Prefectural Wyverns Shiga Gladiators Tottori Rakers University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences Voyagers

Division 3 (B Block)	OIT Rowdies Okayama Badgers Osaka City Golden Cedars OUE Bombers Tenri Crushing Orcs Wakayama Blind Sharks

Division 3 (C Block)	Kansai Gaidai Lynx Kyoto University of Education Grampus Kyoto Gakuen Dare Devils Kyoto Pharmaceutical Scarlet Knights Setsunan Blue Crush

Division 3 (D Block)	Hannan Fighting Bears Kibi International Fortifiers OECU Black Angels Osaka Arts Vipers Tokushima Pirates

Division 3 (E Block)	Hyogo College of Medicine Siegfried KUFS Fightin` Bulldogs Ōtani Bandits Tezukayama Bisons

Division 3 (F Block)	Kobe International Crimson Knights Kyoto Seika Gawks Okayama University of Science Gators Osaka University of Economics and Law Blue Thunders OUC Steelers

Independents	Himeji Dokkyo Wild Boars Osaka International Maverick

Bowls	Koshien Bowl Rice Bowl Tokyo Bowl

See also	Legacy Bowl X-League

Seasons	1941 1942 Did not play 1943-1945 because of World War II 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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