Shiga University

Shiga University
滋賀大学
Shiga University Auditorium, Hikone Campus (renovated in 2020, Nationally Registered Tangible Cultural Property) where the commemorative lecture was given by Helen Keller on May 7, 1937[1][2] and Headquarter Building
Motto素顔で学ぶ、素直に生きる
[To learn with accepting yourself as you are, to live honestly]
TypePublic (National)
EstablishedMay 1949
Founded；1874
PresidentRyuichi Ida[3]
Academic staff
413 (as of May 1, 2020)[4]
  • Faculty of Economics: 77
  • Faculty of Education: 99
  • Faculty of Data Science: 22
  • Affiliated Highschool, etc: 215
Undergraduates3,502 as of 30 November 2020[5][6]
Postgraduates215 as of 30 November 2020[5]
Location
Hikone, Otsu
,
Shiga Prefecture
,
Japan
Foreign Students158 from 10 countries as of May 1, 2016[7]
NicknameShigadai
MascotKamon-chan [8]
Athletics26 varsity teams[9]
Websitehttp://www.shiga-u.ac.jp/english/

Shiga University (滋賀大学, Shiga daigaku) or Shigadai (滋賀大, Shigadai) is a national university in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, with campuses in the cities of Ōtsu and Hikone. Founded in 1874, it was chartered as a university in 1949.

  1. ^ Collaborative Reference Database
  2. ^ ヘレン ケラーが訪れた場所｜DADA Journal 2023年3月閲覧
  3. ^ ADMINISTRATION / SHIGA UNIVERSITY
  4. ^ The number of staff as of May 1, 2020 / Shiga University
  5. ^ a b Shiga University / Japanese College and University Portraits
  6. ^ [1] Archived February 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS / SHIGA UNIVERSITY
  8. ^ "150 Goofy Mascots Gathered at "Yuru-Chara" Festival: Hikone, Shiga - GIGAZINE". En.gigazine.net. 2009-10-28. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  9. ^ Shiga University Athletic Association