Department of Management and Economics（mixed, four-year courses）
Faculty of Management and Economics / Faculty of Management and Law
Graduate School of Business Innovation (offering master degrees in Management)
College of Business Communication （women only, two-year courses）
Born in 1926, Dr. Kato has long played an important role in both the theory and practice of Japanese economic strategy. His work was central to the privatization of several public corporations, in particular that of Japan National Railways. For ten years, he was also the President of the Japanese Government Tax Commission. Dr. Kato was appointed the first Dean of the Faculty of Policy Management at Keio University, having been centrally involved in the establishment of the Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus. Leaving Keio in 1995, he became president of Chiba University of Commerce, a post which he held for 12 years. In April 2008, Dr. Kato was appointed president of Kaetsu University. Dr. Kato has worked effectively in the reorganization of the universities he has worked for and in all posts, he has been known by the affectionate nickname “Kato Kan”
・The 24 hour campus: Providing a place where students can immerse themselves in study regardless of the constraints of time
・A new form of ICT education: With the help of Student and Teaching Assistants, students use computers in their study, rather than study computing
・Kaetsu Active Learning Classrooms: A learning environment using the very latest in classroom technology
・Innovative Curriculum: A curriculum where, from the moment they enter university, students study in a supportive, encouraging, and motivating atmosphere
For more details see the Kaetsu University website（http://www.kaetsu.ac.jp）
Kaetsu University has 42 full-time teaching staff in its Department of Management and Economics and 10 full-time teaching staff in its Department of Business Communication.
The Department of Management and Economics has a yearly quota of 300 men and women students. There are currently 1260 students studying full-time, and 1 student studying part-time. The breakdown by year is as follows:
| First year | 363 (of which 18 are from overseas) |
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| Second year | 306 （12 overseas students） |
| Third year | 257 （18 overseas students） |
| Fourth year | 334 （29 overseas students） |
The Department of Business Communication has a yearly quota of 150 women students. There are currently 221 students studying full-time in the Department. The breakdown by year is as follows:
| First year | 123（4 overseas students） |
|---|---|
| Second year | 98 |
The Graduate School will have a yearly quota of 10 men and women students.
・President’s Office
・Academic Affairs Centre
・Student Affairs Centre
・Careers Centre
・Information and Media Centre
・Research Support Centre
・Public Information Centre
・Admissions Centre
・Kaetsu University Research Centre for Industrial and Cultural Tourism
・Kaetsu Ariake Junior and Senior High Schools
・The Kaetsu Educational and Cultural Centre, Cambridge
・Wuhan University, China
・Murray Edwards College (formerly New Hall), University of Cambridge, UK
・The University of Southern Mississippi, USA
・Dalian Nationalities University, China
| Kaetsu University, Department of Management and Economics | JPY 1,164,000- (annual) |
|---|---|
| Kaetsu University, Graduate School of Business Innovation | JPY 984,000- (annual) |
| Kaetsu University, College of Business Communication | JPY 1,288,000- (annual) |
※Above amount is not including the cost of living, which is paid by yourself.
| 1903 | Taka Kaetsu, our Foundress, opens Japan’s very first private commercial school for girls |
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| 1919 | Taka Kaetsu becomes head of the school （taking over from a male colleague） and changes the school name to the Japan Commercial Girls’ School |
| 1929 | The school is renamed the Japan Commercial Girls’ High School |
| 1944 | Japan Women’s Commercial High School becomes Japan Women’s College of Economics |
| 1950 | With the post-war reorganisation of education, the school is re-established as the Japan Women’s College of Economics |
| 1951 | A graduate becomes Japan’s first female certified accountant |
| 1982 | The Japan Women’s College of Economics is re-named Kaetsu Women’s College and moves to the present Kaetsu University campus in western Tokyo |
| 1993 | Kaetsu Women’s College opens a Department of Management Information |
| 1996 | The Kaetsu Educational and Cultural Centre is built in Cambridge, UK, through an historic agreement with New Hall, University of Cambridge |
| 2001 | Kaetsu University opens, offering four-year courses to men and women in its Department of Management and Economics. The Women’s College is incorporated into the University, and continues to offer two year courses to women only |
| 2003 | The Kaetsu organization celebrates its centenary |
| 2005 | A Faculty of Management and Law is incorporated into the Department of Management and Economics. The former Women’s College becomes the Department of Business Communication |
| 2010 | Kaetsu University plans the establishment of a graduate programme, offering further degrees in Business Creative Research (application due to go through in August 2009) |
Kaetsu University
2-8-4 Minami-cho, Hanakoganei, Kodaira-shi, Tokyo 187-8578, Japan
We are 8 minutes walk from Hanakoganei station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line
| Tel | 0424-66-3711 |
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| Fax | 0424-63-1778 |
| president@kaetsu.ac.jp |
| Tel | 0424-66-7591 |
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| Fax | 0424-66-3681 |
| kikitai@kaetsu.ac.jp |
