Shunan University

Shunan University

周南公立大学
Former name	Tokuyama University
Type	Public
Established	1971
Address	843-4-2, Gakuendai , Shūnan , Yamaguchi , Japan
Website	Shunan University

Shunan University (周南公立大学, Shūnan kouritsu daigaku) is a public university in Shunan, Yamaguchi, Japan, established as a private university in 1971. It was formerly called Tokuyama University, but was transferred into a public university in 2022.

Organisation and administration

The University has two faculties:

Department of Economics

• Department of Contemporary Economics
  • Contemporary Economics Course
  • Community Economics Course
  • Finance Course
• Department of Business Strategy
  • Business management courses
  • Intellectual property development courses
  • Sports Management Course

Department of Welfare and Information Studies

• Department of Human Communication
  • Social Welfare Course
    • Social Welfare Course
    • Welfare Course
    • Lifelong Sports Course
  • Information and Communication Course
    • Media Information Course
    • Psychology Major

Department of Nursing Course (2024-)

Junior college

The junior college Tokuyama Women's College (徳山女子短期大学, Tokuyama Joshi Tanki Daigaku) was founded in 1987 and closed in 2004.

Notable alumni

• Bad Luck Fale (Real Name: Simi Taitoko Fale), Tongan-New Zealand professional wrestler and former rugby union player (NJPW)
• SHO (Real Name: Sho Tanaka, Nihongo: 田中 翔, Tanaka Shō), Japanese professional wrestler and former Greco-Roman wrestler (NJPW)
• Shunsuke Yamamoto (Nihongo: 山本 駿亮, Yamamoto Shunsuke), Japanese footballer (J3 League, Kagoshima United FC)
• Tsutomu Fujimura (Nihongo: 藤村 勉, Fujimura Tsutomu), Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler
• Tsuyoshi Fujitake (Nihongo: 藤武 剛, Fujitake Tsuyoshi), Japanese footballer (J3 League, Tegevajaro Miyazaki)

External links

• (in Japanese) Official website

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