International University of Health and Welfare

The International University of Health and Welfare is a private university 150km north of Tokyo. It was established in 1995 to help “build a society where people live together”. Its three fundamental principles establish a focus on well-balanced individuals with a solid sense of humanity, a university connected to and open to its community, and a university directed towards attaining a global standard.

There are eight university departments: medicine; nursing; physical therapy; occupational therapy; speech and hearing sciences; medical technology and sciences; radiological sciences; and pharmaceutical sciences. 

An office of international activities and international exchange committee plan and implement international projects. These include exchange visits with countries such as China, Korea, Thailand and Vietnam, as well as lectures by international guest speakers. And the university supports international volunteer activities arranged by IUHW students.

The student dormitory is named Kozunomori Heights. Rooms are single-occupancy, with private bathroom, as well as an induction hob and kitchen sink. If students provide their own fridge, washing machine or microwave, dormitory staff will install it; for those without, there is a communal laundry.

IUHW students can participate in sports including basketball, kendo, baseball, table tennis, golf and skiing and mountaineering. 

Cultural clubs include tea-ceremony club, Japanese traditional instrument club, DJ circle, a capella club and aroma circle. Meanwhile, Stuffed Animal Hospital aims to alleviate children’s anxiety about hospitals through pretend play.