Yokohama City University (YCU) (横浜市立大学 Yokohama Shiritsu Daigaku?) is a public university, in Yokohama, Japan. As of 2013, YCU has two faculties with a total of around 4,850 students, 111 of whom are foreign. YCU also has four campuses (Kanazawa-Hakkei, Fukuura, Maioka and Tsurumi) and two hospitals (YCU Hospital and YCU Medical Center). YCU is a member of the Port-City University League (PUL), and a core member of the Japanese University Network in the Bay Area (JUNBA).
From Yokohama School of Commerce to Yokohama City University
The predecessor of YCU, the Yokohama School of Commerce (橫濱商法學校 Yokohama Shōhō Gakkō?), was founded in 1882, initially maintained by an association of local merchants. In 1888, the school was renamed Yokohama Commercial School (橫濱商業學校 Yokohama Shōgyō Gakkō?), a five-year school for boys (ages 14–19 or above). In 1917, Yokohama Commercial School was municipalized and in 1921 it became a seven-year commercial school (for ages 12–19 or above). The Ministry of Education urged the school to shorten the curriculum by two years, as Japanese Commercial School Regulations (1921) did not specify a seven-year course for commercial schools. In 1924, it became a five-year school with a two-year specialized course. In 1928, the specialized course became the Yokohama City College of Commerce (橫濱市立橫濱商業專門學校 Yokohama Shiritsu Yokohama Shōgyō Gakkō?). In 1949, it was renamed Yokohama City Economics College and reorganized into Yokohama City University under Japan's new educational system.
From Juzen Hospital to Yokohama City University
Another predecessor of YCU was founded in 1874 as Juzen Hospital (十全醫院 Jūzen Iin?). This hospital was municipalized in 1891. In 1944, Yokohama Municipal Medical College (橫濱市立醫學專門學校 Yokohama Shiritsu Igaku Senmon Gakkō?)) was established, and Juzen Hospital became a college hospital. In 1947, after World War II, the medical college became Yokohama Medical School (横浜医科大学 Yokohama Ika Daigaku?), a municipal university. Its three-year preparatory course was established in 1947, and the four-year main course was established in 1949. In 1952, the medical school was merged with Yokohama City University.
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