is a private women's university in Nagasaki, Japan. It enrolls approximately 1,300 students and has exchange agreements with 28 universities in 8 countries. Schools and faculties As of 2021, the university had a Graduate School (for English Literature and Language); a Faculty of International Cultural Studies (Departments of English and Japanese Culture); a Faculty of Music (Department of Music); a Faculty of Wellness Studies (Departments of Nutritional Health, Design and Science for Human Life, and Child Development and Education); and a Faculty of Nursing (Department of Nursing). Administration Kwassui Women's University is operated by an education foundation, Kwassui Gakuin, which also runs Kwassui Junior High School and Kwassui High School. History The university's predecessor, Kwassui Girls' School, was founded by an American Methodist missionary, Elizabeth Russell, in 1879. It was recognized as Kwassui Women's College in 1919. In 1950, under the new education system, it became Kwassui Women's Junior College. The university was established in 1981 and the graduate school in 1991. The name Kwassui Women's College remained in use until September 2010. References External links Kwassui Women's University Private universities and colleges in Japan Educational institutions established in 1879 Women's universities and colleges in Japan Buildings and structures in Nagasaki Universities and colleges in Nagasaki Prefecture 1879 establishments in Japan Christian universities and colleges in Japan