Niigata University ( 新潟大学 , Niigata daigaku ) is a national university in Niigata , Niigata Prefecture , Japan . It was established in 1949 and has its major origins in Niigata Medical College (established in 1922) and in Niigata Higher School (established in 1919). It is one of the largest Japanese national universities on the Sea of Japan .
17-556: The university comprises nine faculties and seven graduate schools (as of April 2010). The student enrollment is about 12,000. The oldest origin of the university was Kyoritsu Hospital (a temporary hospital) founded in 1870. It was reestablished in 1873 as Private Niigata Hospital, which became a prefectural hospital in 1877. In 1901 five national medical schools were established in Chiba , Sendai , Okayama , Kanazawa and Nagasaki . The municipal and prefectural governments of Niigata demanded
34-577: A National University Corporation in 2004. In 2017, the College of Creative Studies was established. The faculties, graduate schools (except Medicine and Dentistry) are concentrated in Ikarashi Campus (ca. 0.6 km) to the west of the city. The medical faculties (Medicine and Dentistry) are located in Asahimachi Campus in the downtown. Attached schools (an elementary school, a junior high school and
51-410: A diversity of programs ranging from introductory courses for absolute beginners, via multi-disciplinary subjects, to pioneering sciences and their applications for more advanced learners. The Faculty helps students become all-round scientists, experts and/or assets to the industry and communities. The history of Chiba University School of Medicine can be traced back as early as 1874, when its predecessor
68-451: A high degree of participation in international cooperative research projects. Chiba University presently has a large body of international research scholars and students studying on its various campuses. As of 2009, there are approximately 477 international researchers and 957 international students. The Faculty of Letters offers courses in the fields of national and international languages, literature, history, psychology, anthropology, and in
85-510: A national medical school from the Ministry of Education, but the plan was deferred because of the Russo-Japanese War . Later in 1910 Niigata Medical School was founded, and the former Niigata Hospital became its clinical facility. In 1922 the medical school was chartered as Niigata Medical College ( 新潟醫科大學 , Niigata ika daigaku ) . The municipal and prefectural governments of Niigata and
102-708: A school for children with special needs) are located in Nishi Ohata district next to Asahimachi Campus (also in Niigata City ). In a building next to Niigata Station there is a small campus named Tokimate ( ときめいと , former "CLLIC"), whose main purpose is to offer courses of lifelong learning for adults. The emblem of the university is called "Rikka" ( 六華 ), a symbolized shape of a snow crystal. 37°52′1″N 138°56′33″E / 37.86694°N 138.94250°E / 37.86694; 138.94250 Chiba University Chiba University ( 千葉大学 , Chiba Daigaku )
119-468: Is a national university in the city of Chiba , Japan . It offers Doctoral degrees in education as part of a coalition with Tokyo Gakugei University , Saitama University , and Yokohama National University . The university was formed in 1949 from existing educational institutions in Chiba Prefecture, and over a period of years absorbed Chiba Medical University (1923-1960), a preparatory department of
136-746: Is the only faculty / graduate school known by the name of horticulture among Japanese universities. The Graduate School of Horticulture offers education and research encompassing all aspects of “Horticulture, Food and Landscape” with interdisciplinary and international perspectives. With this aim, The Graduate School of Horticulture's teaching and research programs consists not only of natural sciences but also of social sciences and humanities, such as: cultivation, plant breeding, biotechnology of bio-resources, landscape design and engineering, human health and welfare, environmental science for sustainable cities and nature conservation, food system studies, and environmental and development economics. The research fields of
153-676: The Tokyo Medical and Dental University , Chiba Normal School (1872-1951), Tokyo Polytechnic High School (1914-1951), Chiba Horticultural High School, among others. Chiba University was reincorporated in 2010 under the National University Corporation Act . Chiba University has been ranked 168th on the Asia University Rankings 2019 Top 100 by "The Times Higher Education". Its abbreviated form is Chibadai (千葉大). Currently, Chiba University consists of nine faculties,
170-949: The Department of Pharmacy are qualified to take the national examination for the pharmacist's license. The School of Nursing offers a program leading to the Bachelor of Science in Nursing. The School also offers an RN-BSN option for registered nurses with an associate degree or diploma in nursing. Upon successful completion of the required courses, graduates are qualified to take the national licensure examinations for nurses, public health nurses, and/or midwives. The Faculty of Engineering consists of ten departments: Departments of Architecture, Urban Environment Systems, Design, Mechanical Engineering, Medical System Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanoscience, Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Image Science, and Informatics and Imaging Systems. Most of
187-565: The academic staff in the Faculty are also fully responsible for research and education within the two-year Master's and the three-year Doctoral Programs in the Graduate School of Engineering. Graduate School of Horticulture, located on top of a scenic hill in Matsudo City, has had major academic and international contributions in horticulture and landscape science since it was founded in 1909. It
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#1732876036688204-598: The local industrial firms further wanted the medical college to be developed into an imperial university (so-called Hokuriku Imperial University) and competed with Kanazawa . But the trials did not succeed until the end of World War II . In 1949 seven colleges (Niigata Medical College, Niigata Higher School, Niigata First Normal School, Niigata Second Normal School, Niigata Youth Normal School, Niigata Prefectural Agricultural and Forestry College, and Nagaoka College of Technology) were integrated to constitute Niigata University under Japan's new educational system. The university
221-922: The relatively new fields of cross-cultural studies, information science and theoretical linguistics. The Faculty of Education dates back to the year 1872, the year of the establishment of the modern educational system in Japan, and has the longest history in this university. The Faculty of Law, Politics and Economics is unique among Chiba University faculties in that it conducts research and education in social sciences. The Faculty consists of four Majors: Major in Law, Economics, Management and Accounting, Politics and Policy Studies. Students enrolled in one Major will take courses offered in other majors to develop comprehensive and interdisciplinary understandings of various social phenomena at hand. The Faculty of Science comprises five departments and in active in both education and research. It offers
238-574: The university library, the university hospital and other educational and research facilities. With 11,179 students in the undergraduate program, it has long been one of the largest universities in Japan. As for the graduate school, there are about 2,354 students in ten master's programs and 1,220 in nine doctoral programs. The University's five campuses, Nishi-Chiba, Inohana, Matsudo, Kashiwanoha and Sumida Satellite are ideally located in Chiba Prefecture, an area noted for its industrial, intellectual and international achievements. Chiba University has achieved
255-618: Was founded as a private hospital by donations from the local community. In 1876 it became a prefectural institution with medical teaching facilities and was named the Chiba Public Hospital. In 1923 it became the Chiba Medical College, and was incorporated into the School of Medicine at Chiba University in 1949. Alumni from this school have contributed greatly to the progress of medicine in Japan. The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
272-628: Was founded as the Department of Pharmacy in the Medical School of the First Senior High School in 1890, and is the oldest pharmaceutical faculty among Japanese national universities. Since then, the Faculty has greatly contributed to the development of pharmaceutical sciences in Japan through education and research works. The Faculty consists of two departments: Department of Pharmacy (6 year education program) and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences (4 year education program). The graduates from
289-532: Was inaugurated with the Faculties of Humanities, Education, Science, Medicine, Engineering, and Agriculture. In 1965 the Faculty of Dentistry was established. The faculties (except Medicine and Dentistry) began moving to new Ikarashi Campus in 1968, and the removals finished in the 1980s. In 1977 the Faculty of Humanities was reorganized into the Faculty of Law and Literature, then divided into three faculties (Humanities, Law, and Economics) in 1980. The university became
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