Medical Creation University, an educational corporation that operates the Iwaki Campus of Medical Creation University (Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture), held a board meeting and decided to merge the three faculties of nursing, psychology, and health and medical science into a new Faculty of Integrated Medical Sciences (tentative name) from the 2026 academic year, and to stop accepting applications from the Faculty of Pharmacy. Due to the rapid decline in the population of 3-year-olds, there are regular cases of students not filling the quota, and the university has made this difficult decision in order to survive.
医療創生大学によると、いわきキャンパスの4学部は2024年5月現在、薬学部が収容定員450人に対して学生数269人、看護学部が320人に対して210人、心理学部が240人に対して169人、健康医療科学部が400人に対して313人と、定員が未充足の状態にある。
In particular, the Faculty of Pharmacy, which was established in 2007, only reached its enrollment quota in 2015, and even with the reduction in enrollment numbers, the situation remains tough. With the population of 18-year-olds in Fukushima Prefecture rapidly decreasing, it was determined that the number of students would not be able to be met in the future.
Medical Creation University has its headquarters and School of International Nursing in Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture, and four faculties of pharmacy, nursing, psychology, and health and medical sciences in Iwaki City. The Iwaki Campus was originally Iwaki Meisei University, which was invited by Iwaki City and opened in 4. It started with a School of Science and Engineering and a School of Humanities, but due to a significant drop in enrollment and difficulties in running the university, it changed its name to Medical Creation University in 1987 and is transforming into a university specializing in the training of medical personnel.
reference:[Medical Creation University] New Structure of Medical Creation University Iwaki Campus
