Gifu University
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National university
A national university is generally a university created or run by a government, but which at the same time operates autonomously without direct oversight or control by the state. Some national universities are closely associated with national cultural or political aspirations...
in the city of Gifu
Gifu, Gifu
is a city located in the south-central portion of Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and serves as the prefectural capital. The city has played an important role in Japan's history because of its location in the middle of the country. During the Sengoku period, various warlords, including Oda Nobunaga, used...
, Gifu Prefecture
Gifu Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the Chūbu region of central Japan. Its capital is the city of Gifu.Located in the center of Japan, it has long played an important part as the crossroads of Japan, connecting the east to the west through such routes as the Nakasendō...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It is sometimes abbreviated as Gidai (岐大) or Gifudai (岐阜大), with "Gifudai" being the abbreviation most commonly used throughout Japan.
Faculties and graduate schools
The following undergraduate and graduate degree programs and courses are offered on the Yanagido campus.Faculties
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Regional Studies
- School of Medicine
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences
- Faculty of Agriculture
Graduate schools
- Graduate School of Education
- Graduate School of Regional Studies
- Graduate School of Medicine
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Graduate School of Agriculture
- United Graduate School of Agricultural Science
- Shizuoka UniversityShizuoka UniversityShizuoka University isa national university in Shizuoka, Japan.The university consists of six faculties; Humanities and Social Sciences, Education, Informatics, Science, Engineering and Agriculture...
and Shinshu UniversityShinshu Universityis a national university in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The University has five campuses in Matsumoto, Nishi-nagano , Wakasato , Ueda and Minami-Minowa, and 8 faculties with a total of around 10,000 students....
joined with Gifu University in establishing this united graduate school.
- Shizuoka University
- United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences
- Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary MedicineObihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, is a university located in Obihiro, Hokkaidō, Japan. Commonly referred to as the Obihiro University, it is the only national university of agriculture and veterinary medicine in Japan...
, Iwate UniversityIwate Universityis a national university in Morioka, Iwate, Japan. This university has been called "Gandai" in Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1876, and was chartered as a university in 1949.-External links:*...
and Tokyo University of Agriculture and TechnologyTokyo University of Agriculture and TechnologyEstablished in 1949 as a national university, , nicknamed "Nōkōdai" or "TUAT", is a research-oriented national university with two campuses, one each located in the cities of Fuchū and Koganei, Tokyo....
joined with Gifu University in establishing this united graduate school.
- Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
- United Graduated School of Drug Discovery and Medical Information Science
Business
- Toichi Takenaka, President and CEO of Astellas PharmaAstellas Pharmais a Japanese pharmaceutical company, formed on 1 April 2005 from the merger of and .Astellas' franchise areas are urology, immunology , dermatology, cardiology, and infectious disease...
- Fumio Sugimori, President and CEO of ToshibaToshibais a multinational electronics and electrical equipment corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is a diversified manufacturer and marketer of electrical products, spanning information & communications equipment and systems, Internet-based solutions and services, electronic components and...
Electron Tubes & Devices
Law and politics
- Kenji Manabe, Minister of the EnvironmentMinister of the Environment (Japan)The is the member of the Cabinet of Japan in charge of the Ministry of the Environment. The post has been held by Goshi Hosono since 2 September 2011.- Minister of the Environment :...
(1998–1999)
Research
- Takayuki Ezaki, Professor and Bacteriologist at Gifu University.
Gifu University in Asia
Top 100 Asia Pacific Universities (2005)by Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai Jiao Tong University or SJTU), sometimes referred to as Shanghai Jiaotong University , is a top public research university located in Shanghai, China. Shanghai Jiao Tong University is known as one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in China...
, China
China
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- Gifu University (National Rank: 25)
Directions to Gifu University
Yanagido Campus- JRCentral Japan Railway CompanyThe is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and in Japanese as . Its headquarters are located in the JR Central Towers in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture.The company's operational hub is Nagoya Station...
Gifu StationGifu Stationis a train station operated by Central Japan Railway Company and is located in the heart of Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Along with Meitetsu Gifu Station, it is one of the two main rail stations in Gifu City.-History:...
or Meitetsu Gifu StationMeitetsu Gifu Stationis the main terminal of Nagoya Railroad in the city of Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the two major train stations of the city along with JR Gifu Station....
to Gifu University: 30 minutes (Gifu BusGifu Busis a public transportation company based in Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is a subsidiary of Nagoya Railroad and primarily operates within Gifu Prefecture. Some of its public transportation routes within the city of Gifu were handed over by Meitetsu Bus on October 1, 2004. On April 1, 2005, it...
http://www.gifubus.co.jp/noriai/nori/tizu/singifu.htm or car) - JR Nagoya StationNagoya Stationis a train station in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Japan. It is one of the world's largest train stations by floor area , and houses the headquarters of the Central Japan Railway Company . Much of this space is located in the "JR Central Towers" atop the station, as well as in underground concourses. The...
to JR Gifu Station: 18 minutes (JR Tōkaidō LineTokaido Main LineThe is the busiest trunk line of the Japan Railways Group , connecting Tōkyō and Kōbe stations. It is long, not counting its many freight feeder lines around the major cities...
) - Meitetsu Nagoya StationMeitetsu Nagoya Stationis the principal station of the Nagoya Railroad system in Nagoya, Japan. Most trains of Meitetsu's major lines operate through this station...
to Meitetsu Gifu Station: 30 minutes (Meitetsu Nagoya Line) - Gifu-Hashima StationGifu-Hashima Stationis a train station in Hashima, Gifu, Japan on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen. The station opened on October 1, 1964.Gifu-Hashima is the sole Shinkansen station in Gifu Prefecture...
(Tōkaidō Shinkansen) to Gifu University: 40 minutes (Car) - Chūbu Centrair International AirportChubu Centrair International Airportis an airport on an artificial island in Ise Bay, Tokoname City in Aichi Prefecture, south of Nagoya in central Japan.Centrair is classified as a first class airport and is the main international gateway for the Chūbu region of Japan...
(nearest airport) to Meitetsu Gifu Station: 55 minutes (Meitetsu Airport LineMeitetsu Airport LineThe is a railway line in Aichi, Japan operated by Nagoya Railroad between Tokoname Station and Central Japan International Airport Station in Tokoname.- Stations :● L: ● S: ● E: ● R: ● L: ● MU:...
http://www.meitetsu.jp/english/travel_info/centrair.html)
External links
- Gifu University (Official site)