University of Aizu
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The University of Aizu in Aizu-Wakamatsu, Japan
, is the first university
dedicated to computer science engineering in Japan. It has a total of about 1,100 students enrolled in its undergraduate and graduate programs. The university advocates "advancement of knowledge for humanity" and carries out significant research in computer science.
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The University of Aizu specializes in Computer Science education, both hardware and software, at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The university is known for its open access to computers; there is a 1:1 ratio of computers to students, and students have access to a computer twenty-four hours a day. Additionally, the computers are replaced every three years, so the available computer equipment is always the most recent technology.
In addition to Computer Science, English language education is an important aspect of the University of Aizu. The university is officially bilingual and all official meetings and correspondence are interpreted and translated. Approximately 40% of all professors come from overseas, including countries such as Vietnam, India, South Korea, Canada, United States, Russia and China. Not only do students enroll in English courses throughout their undergraduate programs, many of their computer science courses are also taught in English. Students are required to write a graduation thesis in English. The university has international students at the masters and doctoral levels.
In 2005, the University of Aizu was chosen by the Japanese government, along with 20 other universities, to be a national center responsible for the improvement of international education. In this role, the University of Aizu carries out Computer Science research in collaboration with foreign universities such as Shanghai University, China and Saint Petersburg State University, Russia. The University of Aizu has research ties with many universities overseas, has international staff, and accepts students from abroad.
The current president is Shigeaki Tsunoyama.
. The university has sports and swimming facilities, and numerous playing fields.
Japan
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, is the first university
University
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dedicated to computer science engineering in Japan. It has a total of about 1,100 students enrolled in its undergraduate and graduate programs. The university advocates "advancement of knowledge for humanity" and carries out significant research in computer science.
Description
The University of Aizu is located in Aizuwakamatsu city in Fukushima prefectureFukushima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region on the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Fukushima.-History:Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Fukushima prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....
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Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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The University of Aizu specializes in Computer Science education, both hardware and software, at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The university is known for its open access to computers; there is a 1:1 ratio of computers to students, and students have access to a computer twenty-four hours a day. Additionally, the computers are replaced every three years, so the available computer equipment is always the most recent technology.
In 2005, the University of Aizu was chosen by the Japanese government, along with 20 other universities, to be a national center responsible for the improvement of international education. In this role, the University of Aizu carries out Computer Science research in collaboration with foreign universities such as Shanghai University, China and Saint Petersburg State University, Russia. The University of Aizu has research ties with many universities overseas, has international staff, and accepts students from abroad.
The current president is Shigeaki Tsunoyama.
Campuses
The university is located on a 20 hectare campus in Aizu-Wakamatsu, FukushimaFukushima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region on the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Fukushima.-History:Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Fukushima prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....
. The university has sports and swimming facilities, and numerous playing fields.
Faculties and graduate schools
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Information Technology and Project Management
Graduate fields of study
- Computer Devices
- Information Systems
- Computer Network Systems
- Recognition and the Human Interface
- Algorithms and Theoretical Computer Science
- Computer Organization and Parallel Processing
- Synthetic Worlds, Virtual Reality and Multimedia
- Knowledge Engineering, Cybernetics and Software Systems
- Software Engineering and Information Technology
Research institutes, centers, and facilities
- University Business Innovation Center
- Center for Language Research
External links
- University of Aizu--- Official Website