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Saga University

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; abbreviated as or , is a higher education
Higher education
Higher education refers to a level of education that is provided by universities, vocational universities, community colleges, liberal arts colleges, institutes of technology and other collegiate level institutions, such as vocational schools, trade schools and career colleges, that award academic...

 institution in Saga
Saga, Saga
is the capital of Saga Prefecture, located on the island of Kyūshū, Japan.Saga was the capital of Saga Domain in the Edo period, and largest city of former Hizen Province....

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Japan
is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of 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...

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The University has 5 faculties with a total of around about 7,000 students. Its 2 campuses are in and .
  • The history of Saga University is complicated. The oldest Saga teacher's school was demoted to the prefectural school by the law of teacher's school.


started in 1920. This High School is origin that is Saga University.
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; abbreviated as or , is a higher education
Higher education
Higher education refers to a level of education that is provided by universities, vocational universities, community colleges, liberal arts colleges, institutes of technology and other collegiate level institutions, such as vocational schools, trade schools and career colleges, that award academic...

 institution in Saga
Saga, Saga
is the capital of Saga Prefecture, located on the island of Kyūshū, Japan.Saga was the capital of Saga Domain in the Edo period, and largest city of former Hizen Province....

,Japan
Japan
is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of 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...

.
The University has 5 faculties with a total of around about 7,000 students. Its 2 campuses are in and .

History

  • The history of Saga University is complicated. The oldest Saga teacher's school was demoted to the prefectural school by the law of teacher's school.


started in 1920. This High School is origin that is Saga University. Then, and started in 1943-1944. These schools was named "Saga University" in 1949.
started in 1976. Saga University and Saga Medical School merged in 2003. And The National University corporatised in 2004.

Campus location

Campus
    • Honjo, Saga-shi, Saga-ken JAPAN Campus
    • Nabeshima, Saga-shi, Saga-ken JAPAN

Faculties

Campus
    • Culture and Education
    • Economics
    • Science and Engineering
    • Agriculture Campus
    • Medicine

Graduate Schools

Campus
    • Education (Master's programme)
    • Economics (Master's programme)
    • Engineering (Master's and Doctorate programme)
    • Agriculture (Master's programme) Campus
    • Medicine (Master's and Doctorate programme)
  • Other
    • The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University (Doctorate programme)

Exchange Program


Saga University offer an exchange program called SPACE (Saga University Program for Academic Exchange). It is 1 year program, with the main purpose to increase exchange student Japanese skills. SPACE also offer independent study which accommodate the exchange student to conduct a simple research with particular professor.

Ranking


From "World Universities' ranking on the Web: top 4,000 World Ranking." (July, 2008)

0001 - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
0054 - University of Tokyo (Japan)
1298 - Saga University (Japan)

Alumni

    • Heiji Ogawa (Japanese governor)
    • Hiroshi Tanaka (Researcher)
    • Kozueko Morimoto (Cartoonist)

 etc.

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