October 5th, 2024

The graduate school degree award ceremony dated September 30, 2024, and the university and junior college diploma and degree award ceremony were held on October 5 in the Media Hall of the Kusaka Memorial Multimedia Hall.

Sixty-four students who earned the credits necessary to acquire qualifications at the graduate school, the university, and the junior college during the first semester each received diplomas from President Kazuyoshi Seguchi, representing the graduate school, the university, and the junior college, respectively.

After the ceremony, some graduates were in tears as they were approached by their professors, and others were seen holding their diplomas and degrees and taking pictures on campus with their parents and former teachers.

October 3rd, 2024

  On October 2nd, the MUKOJO Future Education Program SOAR (SOAR) was held for the first time at Mukogawa Women's University Junior and Senior High School for approximately 230 first-year high school students.

 SOAR is a customized education program developed by the University's Research Institute for Women's Career Advancement and Gender Equality Development to help students deepen their understanding of issues surrounding women and to strengthen the ability to lead their respective lives independently. The program has been offered to university students since 2022, and the first session was held for high school students in order to raise potential career awareness from high school.

Professor Kyoko Takahashi, Director of Research Institute for Women's Career Advancement and Gender Equality Development, opened the event by saying, “Let's all acquire the strength to be our utmost self and learn to live life to the fullest, and to carve out a lifelong career in the best way suited to you." Professor Akemi Nakamura of the School of Education gave a lecture on “Gender and Sexuality” and Professor Chieko Takahashi of the School of Business Administration gave a lecture on “Career Design and Life Planning.”

Professor Nakamura introduced the topics, sexuality, gender, and individual sexuality with illustrations. She asked, “What color do you think of when you hear the word ‘boy’?” What kind of scene do you imagine when you hear the word “mother”? She asked such questions as “What color do you think of when you hear the word ‘boy’?

Using data, Professor Chieko Takahashi explained that despite the increase in the number of working women in Japan, the advancement of women in the economy and politics has not progressed. On the other hand, she said that since the number of female leaders and workplaces where women can work comfortably is on the rise, “let's rewire our minds to acknowledge that women should continue to work and become leaders, rather than being caught up in the assumption of how women should be."

Students responded to the professors' invitations by raising their hands, speaking up, and taking notes.

September 30th, 2025

Construction has begun on the Project Building at the Hama-Koshien Campus, which will serve as a learning facility for the School of Environment and Sustainability, which will open in April 2025. Construction is scheduled to be completed in August 2025 to coincide with the start of the first term students' projects. You can see an image of the completed building on the YouTube channel of the Public Relations Office.

 The “Project Building” will be located in the west area of the Hama-Koshien Campus. It is a two-story wooden building with a long north-south axis, and a total of four project rooms will be located on the first and second floors to the south and north of the atrium lounge.

What catches the eye is the highly flexible modular design and environmental considerations. Natural materials such as wood and diatomaceous earth-based materials are used extensively. Breezeways will be provided in various locations and highly insulated double glazing will be used to reduce environmental impact and allow students to experience living in harmony with the environment on a daily basis. With a focus on local production, the plan is to use Hyogo made cypress and Japanese cedar for some of the lumber.