Gifu University
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岐阜大学 | |
| Motto | Learning, Exploring, Contributing |
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| Type | National |
| Established | 1949  |
| President | Kazuhiro Yoshida |
Academic staff | 874 (2021) |
Administrative staff | 322 (May 2020)[a] |
| Undergraduates | 5,644 (May 2022) |
| Postgraduates | 1,583 (May 2022) |
| Location | , , |
| Affiliations | Tokai National Higher Education and Research System |
| Website | https://www.gifu-u.ac.jp/ |
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Gifu University (岐阜大学, Gifu Daigaku) is a national university in the city of Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is sometimes abbreviated as Gidai (岐大) or Gifudai (岐阜大).
National University Corporation[edit]
The Tokai National Higher Education and Research System established by integrating with Nagoya University in April 2020, both are major universities in Tōkai region.
Faculties and graduate schools[edit]
The following undergraduate and graduate degree programs and courses are offered on the Yanagido campus.
Faculties[edit]
- Faculty of Education
- Regional Studies
- School of Medicine
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences
- Faculty of Social System Management
Graduate schools[edit]
- Graduate School of Education
- Graduate School of Regional Studies
- Graduate School of Medicine
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Graduate School of Science and Technology
- United Graduate School of Agricultural Science
- Shizuoka University joined with Gifu University in establishing this united graduate school.
- Joint Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences
- Tottori University joined with Gifu University in establishing this joint graduate school.
- United Graduated School of Drug Discovery and Medical Information Science
- Gifu Pharmaceutical University joined with Gifu University in establishing this united graduate school.
Notable people[edit]
Business[edit]
- Toichi Takenaka, President and CEO of Astellas Pharma
- Fumio Sugimori, President and CEO of Toshiba Electron Tubes & Devices
Law and politics[edit]
- Kenji Manabe, Minister of the Environment (1998–1999)
Research[edit]
- Sachi Sri Kantha, Associate Professor, Gifu University
Other[edit]
- Ryoichi Akamatsu (born 1995), Japanese high jumper
- Akira Komoto, artist
Gifu University in Asia[edit]
| THE World[1] | General | 1001-1200 |
|---|---|---|
| QS World[2] | General | 951-1000 |
According to the 2012 QS World University Rankings, Gifu University was ranked 106th in Asia and 551st in the world.
Directions to Gifu University[edit]
- Yanagido Campus
- JR Gifu Station or Meitetsu Gifu Station to Gifu University: 30 minutes (Gifu Bus[1] or car)
- JR Nagoya Station to JR Gifu Station: 18 minutes (JR Tōkaidō Line)
- Meitetsu Nagoya Station to Meitetsu Gifu Station: 30 minutes (Meitetsu Nagoya Line)
- Gifu-Hashima Station (Tōkaidō Shinkansen) to Gifu University: 40 minutes (Car)
- Chūbu Centrair International Airport (nearest airport) to Meitetsu Gifu Station: 55 minutes (Meitetsu Airport Line[2] Archived 2021-01-26 at the Wayback Machine)
Note[edit]
- ^ excluding Attached hospital
References[edit]
- ^ "THE World University Rankings". Times Higher Education. 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ "QS World University Rankings". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 2025. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
External links[edit]
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