Iwate University

Iwate University
岩手大学
	Main Gate of Iwate University
Type	National
Established	1949; 75 years ago
President	Satoshi Ogawa
Academic staff	363（May 2021）
Administrative staff	185（May 2021）
Undergraduates	4592（May 2021）
Postgraduates	775（May 2021）
Doctoral students	174（May 2021）
Other students	134 international students, 41 research students and auditors
Location	Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan; 39°42′54″N 141°08′16″E / 39.715011°N 141.137711°E
Campus	Morioka, Iwate (main); Kamaishi, Iwate
Colors	Green
Nickname	がんだい (Gandai)
Website	www.iwate-u.ac.jp

Iwate University (Japanese: 岩手大学, Iwate Daigaku, abbreviated as Gandai or 岩大) is a national university located in Morioka, Japan. Founded in 1876 as the Morioka Shihan Gakkō (盛岡師範学校), the school was formally established as Iwate University in 1949.

With its main campus located in Morioka, and another in Kamaishi, Iwate, it has several research institutes at cities in the Sanriku region to support the reconstruction of the fishing industry due to the 2011 Tōhoku Earthquake. These are under the jurisdiction of the Iwate University Sanriku Reconstruction and Regional Revitalization Promotion Organization.

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[IwateUni_about-1] "Iwate University Outline" (PDF). Iwate University. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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