Ikueikan University
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Ikueikan University (育英館大, Ikuei-kan daigaku), previously known as Wakkanai Hokusei Gakuen University, is a private university in Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan, established in 1987.
The institution was founded as a junior college in 1987 and in 2000 became a four-year university. A Tokyo branch was opened in 2004.
In December 2020, it was announced that the school would change its name to Ikueikan University (育英館大, Ikuei-kan daigaku) starting April 2022.
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