Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus

Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus (慶應義塾大学湘南藤沢キャンパス, Keio Gijuku Daigaku Shonan-Fujisawa kanpasu), also known as “Keio SFC” is a research-oriented campus of Keio University located in the city of Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The campus currently offers three undergraduate courses and two postgraduate courses, and incorporates one high school and several research institutes. The campus was designed by Fumihiko Maki, a Pritzker Prize laureate.

Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus
慶應義塾大学湘南藤沢キャンパス;
Keio Gijuku Daigaku Shonan-Fujisawa kanpasu
TypePrivate
Established1990
Location
Fujisawa
,
Kanagawa
,
Japan
WebsiteOfficial website

History

Keio Gijuku (public school) was founded by Fukuzawa Yukichi in 1858 in downtown Tokyo. The subsidiary Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus opened in 1990, starting with the Faculty of Policy Management(The first dean was Hiroshi Katou.) and Faculty of Environmental Information(The first dean was Jun Murai, called "The Father of the Internet in Japan" or "Internet Samurai"[1].). This was expanded in 1991 with the establishment of three Research Institutes (Policy Management, Environmental Information, and Language Communication).

In addition to the university, the Shonan Fujisawa Junior and Senior High Schools were added in 1992, and a graduate school for Media and Governance in 1994. The Keio Research Institute was opened in 1996. In 2001, the school added a Faculty of Nursing and Medical Care, followed by a teacher training course in 2002. A graduate school of Health Management was started in 2005.

Schools
Eliica project is led by Hiroshi Shimizu, professor of SFC

Research institutes
  • The Keio Research Institute at SFC (KRIS)

Other Facilities
  • Keio Fujisawa Innovation Village SFC-IV

People

Faculty

Alumni

Location

The nearest train station is Shonandai Station, which is about 45 minutes away from Shinjuku. Almost all of the students take a bus from the station, as the campus is approximately 3 kilometers away.

Reference
  1. "INTERNET HALL of FAME PIONEER -Jun Murai-". Internet Hall of Fame, Internet Society. Retrieved 2020-08-10.

See also

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