信州大学 | |
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| Motto | Rooted in the community, opening up the world |
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| Type | Public (National) |
| Established | Founded 1873, Chartered 1949 |
| President | Kunihiro Hamada |
Academic staff | 1,179 |
| Undergraduates | 9,202 |
| Postgraduates | 1,768 |
| Location | , , Japan |
| Campus | Urban |
| Mascot | None |
| Website | www.shinshu-u.ac.jp |
Shinshu University (信州大学, Shinshū daigaku), abbreviated to Shindai (信大), is a Japanese national university located in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As the only national university in Japan bearing the name of a former Japanese province, it bears the name "Shinshu" (alternative name for Shinano Province), and is firmly rooted in the many regions of Nagano Prefecture.[1] It was the 18th ranked higher education institution in Japan.[2]
The University has several campuses; Matsumoto, Nagano, Ueda and Minami-Minowa. Nagano Prefecture is located in the center of Japan, a region blessed with traditional culture that is kept alive at many places throughout the prefecture such as Zenkoji, Matsumoto Castle, Ueda Castle.[3]
The school was founded in 1873 and it was established as a university in 1949, at which time the following institutions were subsumed into it; Nagano Normal School (established in 1873), Ueda Textile College (1910), Nagano Youths Normal School (1918), Matsumoto High School (1919), Nagano Technical College (1943), Matsumoto Medical College (1944), and Nagano Prefectural College of Agriculture and Forestry (1945).[1]
- ^ a b "History of Shinshu University". Shinshu University.
- ^ U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking (2015)
- ^ "Campuses". Shinshu University.