Kagoshima University was established on 31 May 1949 under the National Schools Establishment Law as a national university with 4 faculties: Letters and Sciences, Education, Agriculture and Fisheries based on the Seventh Higher School, Normal School, Normal School for Youth Education, College of Agriculture and Forestry and College of Fisheries respectively. Since then, the University [...]

NCU originated as a combination of the Nagoya School of Pharmacy (Nagoya Yaku Gakko), founded in 1884, and the Nagoya City Women’s Medical College, founded in 1943.  After undergoing various changes, these colleges were eventually combined in 1950 to form Nagoya City University, featuring medicine and pharmaceutical sciences. Subsequently, with the College of General Education [...]

With the elegance of the Ouchi-clan’s predilection for the medieval court culture and the history over three-hundred years of the Mori-clan’s heritage of virile simplicity and plainness, Yamaguchi stands unique and distinct among the regions of Japan. Producing talents with indefatigable human strength for challenges like Yoshida Sho’in on the eve of Japan’s modernization in [...]

The role of the university in society is entering a period of immense change. Today, regional national universities are expected to both generate productive research and train globally minded graduates who will contribute to the development of the region. Under the banner of “Learning, Exploring, & Contributing,” Gifu University strives to be a leader among [...]

Osaka Prefecture University was incorporated as a public university after reorganization following the integration of former Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka Women’s University and Osaka Prefecture College of Nursing. The roots of OPU can be traced back to 1883 with the founding of a training school for veterinary medicine..
Former Osaka Prefecture University was originally established by [...]

The University of Tokushima began as the Tokushima Kisei Normal School in 1874, later developing into several Schools. In accordance with the National School Establishment Law, the University of Tokushima consisting of Faculty of Liberal Arts and Education, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Engineering, was instituted in 1949.
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1874         Kumamoto Teachers College established
1885         Kumamoto Pharmaceutical College established
1887         The Fifth High School established
1896         Kumamoto Medical College established
1906         Kumamoto Technical College established
There were five institutions of higher education in Kumamoto during the Meiji Era which eventually united to form Kumamoto University. Among these institutions was [...]

Niigata University is located in the City of Niigata, a key metropolis on the Sea of Japan. Niigata is the only government ordinance–designated city on that coast and thus is the region’s leading municipality. The university is nestled between the Sea of Japan and the Echigo Plain. Off the coast is the picturesque island of [...]

Niigata University is located in the City of Niigata, a key metropolis on the Sea of Japan. Niigata is the only government ordinance–designated city on that coast and thus is the region’s leading municipality. The university is nestled between the Sea of Japan and the Echigo Plain. Off the coast is the picturesque island of [...]

Osaka City University (OCU) is composed of eight faculties and ten graduate schools, three research institutes. OCU traces its beginnings to the 1880 founding of Osaka Commercial Training Institute, the center of commercial and industrial study in Osaka. The Institute was renamed as it developed and grew, becoming Osaka City Commercial School (1889), Osaka City [...]