September 9th, 2024

On July 24th, a joint presentation of cosmetic planning ideas conceived by students from the Departments of Health and Bio- Pharmaceutical Sciences and Business Administration was held on the central campus.

At the University, a cross-departmental lecture is held in both the Departments of Health and Life Pharmaceutical Sciences and Business Administration, where students learn about the marketing knowledge necessary for cosmetic product development through the planning of new cosmetics. With the aim of having students experience the fun and difficulty of creating products with the user in mind, this lecture, which started in 2021, is taught by two faculty members with experience in the cosmetics industry. In the first semester of 2024, 41 students enrolled in "Cosmetic Development Theory" and "Beauty Industry Theory" from both departments participated.

In the class, students first submitted individual cosmetic planning proposals, and the top ideas were selected by a vote of all students enrolled. Afterwards, students were divided into groups based on their ideas and refined their proposals by conducting surveys and receiving guidance from the instructors in charge.

Associate Professor Miki Minamino of the Department of Health and Life Pharmaceutical Sciences said, "Students were able to plan cosmetics from the perspective of each department's learning, and the color of each department stood out. I hope that the activities without departmental barriers that we have carried out this time will be useful in the future."

Associate Professor Miho Shinei of the Department of Business Administration said, "In the past, we’ve had presentations focusing on makeup around the eyes, but this year, there were many presentations focusing on base makeup. I think this is due to the fact that people have stopped wearing masks, and it was an interesting result. I think the presentations were wonderful, as the ideas were further refined from the interim presentation."

August 27th, 2024

Eje Pamuk, a student from Bahçeşehir University in Turkey, will be the focus of the upcoming episode of "Mukogawa Women's University's Mukojo TV," airing on September 2nd at approximately 5:30 PM on Asahi Broadcasting Television (Channel 6). As a short-term exchange student in the Department of Architecture, Pamuk will be closely followed as she immerses herself in design and model-making alongside Japanese students.

Mukogawa Women's University and Bahçeşehir University have a general exchange agreement. Since 2009, the Department of Architecture has been running a short-term exchange program with the aim of cultivating globally active architects. After a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, student exchanges from Turkey to Japan have resumed this year. Eight students studying architecture and interior design arrived on June 28th and have been participating in classes at the Department of Architecture and the Department of Landscape Architecture while living together.

Mina Shindo, a third-year student from Mukogawa Women’s University’s Junior and Senior High School Broadcasting Club, provided the narration for episode #25. Shindo, who recorded in a studio in Osaka City, shared, "This was my first time recording in a professional studio, so I was nervous, but it was a moving experience. I felt like a professional announcer."

"Mukogawa Women's University's Mukojo TV" is an original infomercial program that has been airing on the first Monday of every month since April 2022 on Asahi Broadcasting Television.

August 26th, 2024

The School of Nursing held a “Community Clinic” at LaLaport Koshien on August 7th, and many local residents joined in.

 The “Community Clinic” is held throughout Japan as a place where people can casually consult with nurses about their mental and physical concerns and difficulties. Mukogawa Women's University holds this event twice a year in cooperation with the Hyogo Prefecture Nursing Association, with the purpose of providing an opportunity for people living in Nishinomiya City to think about their health and broadening the perspectives of the future nurses of the School of Nursing.

Ms. Sayoko Taki, a fourth-year student at the School of Nursing who participated as a student volunteer, said, “During my internship at a hospital, I often came into contact with patients with symptomatic conditions, and I wanted to learn more about activities to prevent illness. I believed this event would be a great opportunity to learn about the perspectives in nursing that can be acquired outside of hospital settings,” she said enthusiastically.

August 21st, 2024

Mukogawa Women's University's “Laboratory for Living” was created for students of the Department of Human Environmental Sciences to learn about home construction in a real-life setting, and graduate students are working on the renovation of a Japanese-style room.

 The house is a two-story wooden 4DK (4 rooms, a dining room and a kitchen space) house in Kasaya-cho, an ordinary residential house built more than 50 years ago, but the university reinforced the earthquake resistance and made various innovations to the interior so that students of the Department can learn practical aspects of residential and interior design and construction while experiencing the construction method and structure.

Led by Kaho Maeda, a first-year student in the master's course of the graduate school, about 10 students from the architecture circle “Bau,” the Department of Human Environmental Sciences, the Department of Fashion and Living Design, and other departments took on the challenge of renovating two Japanese-style rooms on the first and second floors.

Ms. Maeda, who aspires to become a first-class architect, says, “Being able to have practical training in the vicinity of the school helps me concentrate on my work, because I don't have to travel around. Plastering mud walls was particularly difficult the first time I did it, and I faced the same difficulties carpenters face, which I did not foresee when I was drawing the plans before I started DIY,” she said.

August 9th, 2024

Two graduates of the University will compete in the Paris Olympics, which start on 26th of July. Ms. Sumire Hata (Health and Sports Sciences 2019 graduate) in the women's long jump and Ms. Matsuri Arai (Health and Sports Sciences 2023 graduate) in the women's high dive. Ms. Hata won the Japan Athletics Championships in June for the fourth year in a row and will compete in her first Olympics.

Ms. Arai has won the Japan Championships swimming event for six consecutive years since 2017. This will be followed by an appearance at the Tokyo Olympics. In addition, Aiko Sugihara, who competed in two consecutive Olympics in Rio and Tokyo, is an alternate in the women's gymnastics.

Competition in high jump and gymnastics starts on 27th of July, and in athletics on 1st of August. There is an eight-hour difference in local time from Japan, so the finals in each event will take place between midnight and dawn.

August 9th

The third open campus for FY2024 was held on August 9th at the Main Campus, Hama-Koshien Campus (School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and School of Environment and Sustainability (opening in April 2025), and Kami-Koshien Campus (School of Architecture), attracting 1926 people (estimated number on a preliminary basis).

 Due to it being the school summer vacation, many high school students, parents, and other visitors came to the event. At the opening ceremony held in the Koe Memorial Auditorium, the baton and cheerleading clubs welcomed the visitors with a beautiful and well-coordinated performances. Following the ceremony, students gave a live talk show and explained the entrance examination system, etc.

After the general briefing, a variety of programs were held, including “Department Programs,” in which each department introduced the contents of their studies, “Campus Tours” led by student staff, and a “Consultation Section,” where students had the opportunity to have one-on-one with their advisors about entrance examinations, scholarships, studying abroad, teaching and employment, etc. They also visited classrooms and laboratories where lectures and research are actually being conducted. The students also toured classrooms and laboratories where lectures and research are actually being conducted.

The Department of Environment and Sustainability, which will open in April 2025, held department information sessions and consultation booths at the Main Campus and Hama-Koshien Campus. At the Hama-Koshien campus, visitors were given a tour of classrooms and laboratories, movies were shown in the seminar building, and a planetarium was also available for viewing.

 The Open Campus will be held again tomorrow, on the 10th, and the last Open Campus of the year will be held on September 22nd.