Tohoku University, which produced Japan's first "female college student," applied for the Japan Anniversary Association on August 8 as "College Student Day," and was officially registered.
Japanese universities around the end of the Meiji era were schools for male students who graduated from the old high school, and it was unthinkable for women to enter the university with regular student status.However, at the newly established Tohoku Imperial University (currently Tohoku University), based on the idea of "opening the door" set out by the first president, Masataro Sawayanagi, Chika Kuroda, Raku Makita, Ume Tange, Announced the passing of the entrance examination for three women. Announced in the official bulletin dated August 3, 1913 (Taisho 2), Japan's first "female college student" was born.
Based on this history, Tohoku University has registered "August 8", when Japan's first female college student was born, as "College Student Day".An online event to commemorate the registration will be held on August 21, 2020.
The event consists of two parts. In the first part, Satoshi Kato, Tohoku University Archives Associate Professor, and Chika Kuroda's grandson, Kotaro Kuroda, Professor Emeritus of Nagoya University, will give a lecture, and the first generation will set out the idea of "opening the door". Announcing the 2th winner of the "Sawayanagi Masataro Memorial Tohoku University Gender Equality Award" named after the president, Masataro Sawayanagi.In the second part, we will present research and exchange meetings for junior high school and high school students, "Tohoku University Science Angel", a female graduate student of Tohoku University's natural sciences.Pre-registration is not required for Part 1, and pre-registration is required for Part 7 (deadline until August 2).
