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List of national universities in Japan

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As of 2013, there were 86 national universities (国立大学, kokuritsu daigaku), 90 public universities and 606 private universities in Japan.[1] National universities tend to be held in higher regard in higher education in Japan than private or public universities.

As of the 2019 fiscal year, the number of national universities, 86, is unchanged, while the number of public universities increased to 93 and private universities increased to 607 compared with 2013.[2]

History

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In 2004, the national university system underwent partial privatization. Since 2004, each national university has been incorporated as a National University Corporation (国立大学法人, kokuritsu daigaku hōjin) and given limited autonomy in its operations.[3] Faculty and staff are no longer government employees (国家公務員, kokka kōmuin) working for the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. University names which shifted are "graduate university" (大学院大学, daigakuin daigaku).

Designated National Universities

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In April 2017, an amendment to the National University Corporation Act enabled the classification of national university corporations as “Designated National University Corporations”, with the stated aims of significantly improving the education and research levels of Japanese universities. As of 2021 a total of 10 national universities have been thus selected by the MEXT.

List of Designated National Universities in Japan
University Name Change Location Designated Time
The University of Tokyo former Tokyo Imperial University Tokyo June 2017
Kyoto University former Kyoto Imperial University Kyoto June 2017
Tohoku University former Tohoku Imperial University Sendai June 2017
Tokyo Institute of Technology now Institute of Science Tokyo Tokyo March 2018
Nagoya University former Nagoya Imperial University Nagoya March 2018
Osaka University former Osaka Imperial University Osaka October 2018
Hitotsubashi University former Tokyo University of Commerce Tokyo September 2019
University of Tsukuba former Tokyo University of Education Tsukuba October 2020
Tokyo Medical and Dental University now Institute of Science Tokyo Tokyo October 2020
Kyushu University former Kyushu Imperial University Fukuoka November 2021

List of national universities

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The list is in alphabetical order:

  1. Aichi University of Education
  2. Akita University
  3. Asahikawa Medical University
  4. Chiba University
  5. Ehime University
  6. Fukuoka University of Education
  7. Fukushima University
  8. Gifu University
  9. The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI)
  10. Gunma University
  11. Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
  12. Hirosaki University
  13. Hiroshima University
  14. Hokkaido University (former Hokkaido Imperial University)
  15. Hokkaido University of Education
  16. Hyogo University of Teacher Education
  17. Ibaraki University
  18. Iwate University
  19. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST)
  20. Joetsu University of Education
  21. Kagawa University
  22. Kagoshima University
  23. Kanazawa University
  24. Kitami Institute of Technology
  25. Kobe University
  26. Kochi University
  27. Kumamoto University
  28. Kyoto Institute of Technology
  29. Kyoto University of Education
  30. Kyushu Institute of Technology
  31. Mie University
  32. Miyagi University of Education
  33. Muroran Institute of Technology
  34. Nagaoka University of Technology
  35. Nagasaki University
  36. Nagoya Institute of Technology
  37. Nara Institute of Science and Technology
  38. Nara University of Education
  39. Nara Women's University
  40. Naruto University of Education
  41. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
  42. National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya
  43. Niigata University
  44. Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
  45. Ochanomizu University
  46. Oita University
  47. Okayama University
  48. Osaka Kyoiku University
  49. Otaru University of Commerce
  50. Saga University
  51. Saitama University
  52. Shiga University
  53. Shiga University of Medical Science
  54. Shimane University
  55. Shinshu University
  56. Shizuoka University
  57. Tokushima University
  58. Tokyo Gakugei University
  59. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
  60. Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
  61. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
  62. Tokyo University of the Arts
  63. Tottori University
  64. Toyohashi University of Technology
  65. Tsukuba University of Technology
  66. University of Electro-Communications
  67. University of Fukui
  68. University of Miyazaki
  69. University of the Ryukyus
  70. University of Toyama
  71. University of Yamanashi
  72. Utsunomiya University
  73. Wakayama University
  74. Yamagata University
  75. Yamaguchi University
  76. Yokohama National University

Exceptions

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Although The Open University of Japan and Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology are founded by the national government's initiatives and heavily subsidised by the government, they are classified as private.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Overview: Number of Schools". Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Japanese National Universities Factbook" (PDF). The Japan Association of National Universities. 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  3. ^ Keiko Yokoyama (2007) Changing Definitions of University Autonomy: The Cases of England and Japan, Higher Education in Europe, 32:4, 399-409, DOI: 10.1080/03797720802066294
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