Yokohama City University
History. From Yokohama School of Commerce to Yokohama City University. The predecessor of YCU, the , was founded in 1882, initially maintained by an association of local merchants. In 1888, the school was renamed , 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 . 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 . This hospital was municipalized in 1891. In 1944, ) was established, and Juzen Hospital became a college hospital. In 1947, after World War II, the medical college became , 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. From Yokohama City University College of Nursing. was a public junior college in Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Japan. It opened in 1898 as a vocational school, and was amalgamated with the Yokohama City University School of Medicine in 2005. Recent history. In 1949, YCU had one faculty: the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration. In 1952, two faculties were added (School of Medicine and Faculty of Literature and Science). The subsequent history of YCU is as follows. Campuses. Kanazawa-Hakkei Campus. The Kanazawa-Hakkei Campus  in Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama is one of the main campuses of YCU. Yochy, the mascot of YCU is a ginkgo leaf, from the trees found throughout the campus. One of the university's landmarks, the clock tower, is on this campus. Fukuura Campus. The Fukuura Campus in Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama is one of the main campuses of YCU. It includes the YCU School of Medicine, Hospital, and Advanced Medical Research Center. It is connected to Shidai-Igakubu Station on the Yokohama Seaside Line. The Hepburn Hall is on this campus. Maioka Campus. The Maioka Campus in Totsuka-ku, Yokohama is  home to Kihara Institute for Biological Research (KIBR). Tsurumi Campus. The Tsurumi Campus in Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama was established in 2001 as a graduate school partnership between YCU and RIKEN. RIKEN Yokohama researchers visit YCU as guest professors and provide guidance for students as part of a cooperative graduate school agreement. Faculties (undergraduate schools). International College of Arts and Sciences. International College of Arts and Sciences will be reorganized and divided into School of International Liberal Arts, School of Economics and Business Administration, and School of Science in 2019. Joint graduate school of medicine program. The YCU Graduate School of  Medicine is engaged in "Joint Graduate School Programs" with various establishments include the following. University hospitals. Yokohama City University Hospital. The YCU Hospital in Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama has 654 beds, and in the 2012 fiscal year, treated 465,918 out-patients and 213,149 in-patients. The Hospital is a designated hospital as a Regional Cancer Care Hospital, AIDS Care Central Core Hospital and an approved as a Specific Function Hospital. International cooperation. YCU has exchange agreements with the following universities. Some graduate schools have engaged in joint research with the following African universities. Honorary doctoral degree recipients. Honorary doctoral degree recipients  include the following.