Showa Pharmaceutical University

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Showa Pharmaceutical University
昭和薬科大学
Type Private
EstablishedFounded 1930;
Chartered 1949
Academic staff
207 (132 full-time) [1]
Undergraduates 1115
Postgraduates 43
Location, ,
Website www.shoyaku.ac.jp

Showa Pharmaceutical University (昭和薬科大学, Shōwa yakka daigaku) is a private university at Machida, Tokyo, Japan. The predecessor, Showa Women's Pharmaceutical Junior College, was founded in 1930, and it was chartered as a university in 1949.

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History

The university was originally founded as the Showa Women's Pharmaceutical Junior College in 1930, and became the Showa Women's College of Pharmaceutical Sciences in 1949. In 1950, co-ed education began, and the college was accordingly renamed as the Showa College of Pharmaceutical Sciences. [2]

Construction of a new campus in Machida began in 1985. The university relocated there in 1990. [2]

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References

  1. 学校法人 昭和薬科大学 平成18年度 事業報告書(目次) (PDF) (in Japanese). 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-12.
  2. 1 2 "History". About SPU. Showa Pharmaceutical University. Retrieved 11 March 2021.