On January 2024, 1, Jissen Joshi Gakuen, which operates Jissen Women's University, and Niigata Seiryo Gakuen signed an agreement for collaboration and cooperation. Utako Shimoda, the founder of Jissen Girls' Academy, was deeply involved in the founding of Niigata Seiryo Gakuen, and this led to an alliance between schools with similar roots, 30 years later. This is Jissen Women's Gakuen's second inter-corporate collaboration after Mukogawa Gakuin, and the seventh collaboration between its affiliated Jissen Women's University with another university.
Through this agreement, both schools will further deepen educational activities, academic research, and exchanges between faculty and students. In particular, matters related to research, research, and recognition of Utako Shimoda are based on the fact that the founder, Utako Shimoda, was deeply involved in the founding of Niigata Seiryo Gakuen. Additionally, for students from Niigata Seiryo University and Jissen Women's University, we will provide enhanced career support for each other, including employment in the Tokyo metropolitan area and support for UI turns to Niigata Prefecture.
The signing ceremony was held at Jissen Women's University Shibuya Campus. Akimasa Yamamoto, president of Jissen Joshi Gakuen, said, ``With today's signing, we will continue to enhance collaboration related to Utako Shimoda, expand the range of activities such as exchanges between students and faculty, and collaborate with both parties in education and research. I want this collaboration to develop into something beneficial," he said in his greeting. Akira Shinoda, president of Niigata Seiryo Gakuen, said, ``It is truly an honor for us to enter into an exchange agreement with Jissen Joshi Gakuen, which has a huge footprint, and I think it is a bright hope for the future. The current situation is really difficult, but I would like to work in a scrum with Jitsugyo Joshi Gakuen to develop human resources who will be useful in the ``practical studies'' that Utako Shimoda advocated.''
In November 1898, Utako Shimoda established the Imperial Women's Association with the aim of disseminating mass education for women throughout the country, and became its president. In response to this, the predecessors of the private Jissen Girls' School (currently Jissen Women's University) and Girls' Crafts School were established in May 11. Furthermore, as part of the activities of the Imperial Women's Association, Utako Shimoda's tour of Niigata was held, which led to the creation of the Niigata Seiryo Gakuen School of Sewing, the predecessor of Niigata Seiryo Gakuen, in April 1899 (renamed the Niigata Women's Crafts School in July of the same year). ) was founded.
Niigata Seiryo Gakuen has a university, junior college, high school, and kindergarten in Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture, with 996 students in the university department, 606 students in the junior college department, and 750 students in the high school.
Other agreements between Jissen Women's University include Aoyama Gakuin University, Kokugakuin University, University of the Sacred Heart (the four Shibuya universities collaborate), Mukogawa Women's University, Kyoto Women's University, Shibaura Institute of Technology, and Niigata Seiryo University.
