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Sugiyama Jogakuen University (SJU) evolved from humble beginnings just over 100 years ago in Nagoya City. Our founder, Masakazu Sugiyama, labored to achieve his aim of providing a high standard of education specifically for girls and young women.

The core of Sugiyama’s education is based upon the founder’s motto: “Nurturing humanity.” With this dictum as our guide, we aim to cultivate the human resources suited to the demands of future society. Currently, we educate 8,000 students in our kindergarten, primary school, high school and university.

1905	Nagoya Women’s Sewing School opened
1917	Sugiyama Women’s Academy opened
1930	Sugiyama Vocational School for Women opened
1937	Sugiyama School of Commerce for Women opened
1942	Kindergarten affiliated with the Vocational School opened
1947	Sugiyama Jogakuen Junior High School opened
1948	Sugiyama Jogakuen Senior High School opened
1949	Sugiyama Jogakuen University School of Home Economics opened
1952	Sugiyama Jogakuen University Primary School opened
1969	Sugiyama Jogakuen University Junior College opened
1972	University expanded with the establishment of School of Literature
1977	University expanded with the establishment of Graduate School of Home Economics
1987	University expanded with the establishment of School of Human Sciences
1991	University expanded with the establishment of School of Home Economics Department of Social Sciences
2000	University expanded with the establishment of Graduate School of Human Sciences University expanded with the establishment of School of Culture-Information Studies
2003	University expanded with the establishment of School of Modern Management
2005	The 100th Anniversary of Sugiyama Jogakuen celebrated
2007	University further expanded with the establishment of School of Education
2010	University further expanded with the establishment of School of Nursing
2011	University expanded with the Department of Media-Information Studies