Kobe University

Not to be confused with Kobe College.
Kobe University
神戸大学
Latin: Kobienasis Universitas
Other name
Shindai (神大)
Motto
真摯・自由・協同
Motto in English
"Integrity – Freedom – Cooperation"
TypePublic (National)
EstablishedMarch 1902 (as the Kobe Higher Commercial School)
(31 May 1949 at reformation of educational system)
PresidentMasato Fujisawa
Academic staff
1,288 full-time (May 1, 2022)[1]
Students15,870 (May 1, 2022)[1]
Undergraduates11,426 (May 1, 2022)[1]
Postgraduates4,444 (May 1, 2022)[1]
1,580 (May 1, 2022)[2]
Location
Kobe
,
Hyogo
,
Japan
CampusUrban
Websitewww.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/index.html Edit this at Wikidata

Kobe University (神戸大学, Kōbe daigaku), also known in the Kansai region as Shindai (神大), is a public research university located in Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan.

The university was established in 1949, but the academic origins of Kobe University trace back to the establishment of Kobe Higher Commercial School in 1902, which was renamed as Kobe University of Commerce in 1929, and Kobe University of Economics in 1940.[3]

It comprises 14 graduate schools and 11 undergraduate faculties, and holds about 16,000 students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs. International students accounted for 1,179 members of the student body as of 1 May 2021.[4] It also has 3,102 staff members, including professors, associate professors and administrative officials.[5]

The university is known to be the sole university in Japan to have a faculty dedicated to maritime sciences. It was also the first university to establish a faculty dedicated to business administration in the country.[6]

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  2. ^ "入学者数・収容定員・在籍者数" (PDF). Disclosure of educational information. Kobe University. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.(in Japanese)
  3. ^ "沿革年表". 国立大学法人 神戸大学 (Kobe University) (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  4. ^ 神戸大学概覧2021 (PDF). Kobe University. 2021-10-31. pp. 22–23. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2021-11-02.(in Japanese)
  5. ^ 神戸大学概覧2021 (PDF). Kobe University. 2021-10-31. pp. 17–18. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2021-11-02.(in Japanese)
  6. ^ "国立大学法人神戸大学学則". www.office.kobe-u.ac.jp. Retrieved 2024-03-11.