Takasaki City University of Economics
Encyclopedia
is a municipal university
in Japan
. It is located in Takasaki City
, Gunma Prefecture
.
, the national colleges in Gunma Prefecture were merged to constitute Gunma University
(GU, whose main campus is in Maebashi
). Takasaki City wanted to invite an economic department (faculty
) of the national university; the city had one origin of GU - Gunma Youth Normal School
, which was located near Takasaki Castle, in the former site of a regiment of the Army
. But the school facilities were estimated too poor in quality, and no faculty of GU was settled in Takasaki.
In 1952 Takasaki City established its own municipal college - , a college with two-year courses in economics and business. In 1957 the college was developed into Takasaki City University of Economics. At first TCUE had one department: Department of Economics (Faculty of Economics). TCUE added departments and graduate schools as follows:
Public university
A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities. A national university may or may not be considered a public university, depending on regions...
in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It is located in Takasaki City
Takasaki, Gunma
is a city located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan.The city was founded on April 1, 1900.Takasaki is a regional transportation hub because its train station is the junction of several rail lines as well as a Shinkansen stop....
, Gunma Prefecture
Gunma Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the northwest corner of the Kantō region on Honshu island. Its capital is Maebashi.- History :The remains of a Paleolithic man were found at Iwajuku, Gunma Prefecture, in the early 20th century and there is a public museum there.Japan was without horses until...
.
History
After World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, the national colleges in Gunma Prefecture were merged to constitute Gunma University
Gunma University
, abbreviated to , is a national university in Japan. The main campus is located in Aramaki-machi, Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture.- History :Gunma University was established in 1949 by integrating the national colleges in Gunma Prefecture: , , and ....
(GU, whose main campus is in Maebashi
Maebashi, Gunma
is the capital city of Gunma Prefecture, Japan.The city was founded on April 1, 1892, by the samurai Makuba Kawai.On December 5, 2004 the town of Ōgo, and the villages of Kasukawa and Miyagi, all from Seta District, were merged into Maebashi....
). Takasaki City wanted to invite an economic department (faculty
Faculty (university)
A faculty is a division within a university comprising one subject area, or a number of related subject areas...
) of the national university; the city had one origin of GU - Gunma Youth Normal School
Normal school
A normal school is a school created to train high school graduates to be teachers. Its purpose is to establish teaching standards or norms, hence its name...
, which was located near Takasaki Castle, in the former site of a regiment of the Army
Imperial Japanese Army
-Foundation:During the Meiji Restoration, the military forces loyal to the Emperor were samurai drawn primarily from the loyalist feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū...
. But the school facilities were estimated too poor in quality, and no faculty of GU was settled in Takasaki.
In 1952 Takasaki City established its own municipal college - , a college with two-year courses in economics and business. In 1957 the college was developed into Takasaki City University of Economics. At first TCUE had one department: Department of Economics (Faculty of Economics). TCUE added departments and graduate schools as follows:
- 1964: Department of Business Management (a part of Faculty of Economics)
- 1996: Department of Regional Policy (Faculty of Regional Policy)
- 2000: Graduate School of Regional Policy (master's courses)
- 2002: Graduate School of Economics and Business Administration (master's courses)
- 2002: Graduate School of Regional Policy (doctoral courses)
- 2003: Department of Regional Development (a part of Faculty of Regional Policy)
- 2004: Graduate School of Economics and Business Administration (doctoral courses)
- 2006: Department of Tourism (a part of Faculty of Regional Policy)
Undergraduate schools
- Faculty of Economics
- Department of Economics
- Department of Business Management
- Faculty of Regional Policy
- Department of Regional Policy
- Department of Regional Activation
- Department of Tourism Policy
Graduate schools
- Graduate School of Economics and Business Administration
- Graduate School of Regional Policy
Institutes
- University Library
- Institute for Research of Regional Economy
- Information Center
- Regional Policy Research Center