Yokohama City University

Not to be confused with Yokohama National University.
Yokohama City University
横浜市立大学
Kanazawa-Hakkei Campus
Motto教育重視・学生中心・地域貢献
Motto in English
Emphasis on education, student-centeredness, and local contribution
TypePublic
Established1882
PresidentMichiko Aihara[1]
Academic staff
687 [2]
Undergraduates4232 [3]
Postgraduates966 [3]
Location
Yokohama
,
Kanagawa Prefecture
,
Japan
CampusUrban
MascotYochy (Ginkgo)[4]
Websitewww.yokohama-cu.ac.jp/en

Yokohama City University (YCU) (横浜市立大学, Yokohama Shiritsu Daigaku) is a public university, in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.[5] As of 2013, YCU has two faculties with a total of around 4,850 students, 111 of whom are foreign.[6] YCU also has four campuses (Kanazawa-Hakkei, Fukuura, Maioka and Tsurumi) and two hospitals (YCU Hospital and YCU Medical Center). YCU is a member of the Port-City University League (PUL),[7] and a core member of the Japanese University Network in the Bay Area (JUNBA).[8] In 2017, YCU has been ranked #16th among "world's best small universities" in 2016-2017 (Times Higher Education),[9] ranked at 23rd among life sciences institutes in Japan (Nature Index 2016).[10]

  1. ^ About | Yokohama City University
  2. ^ Number of faculty staff | Yokohama City University
  3. ^ a b Number of students | Yokohama City University
  4. ^ 横浜市立大学キャラクター ヨッチー Archived July 5, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
  5. ^ University Search - View University
  6. ^ Number of foreign students | Yokohama City University
  7. ^ Port-City University League
  8. ^ JUNBA
  9. ^ "The world's best small universities 2016". 25 January 2016.
  10. ^ "Top 25 life sciences | Nature Index 2017 Japan | Supplements | Nature Index".