University of Shizuoka
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The , is a public university
in Shizuoka
, Japan
.
The Japanese
name of the university is Shizuoka Kenritsu Daigaku (静岡県立大学), which translates, literally, the "Prefectural University of Shizuoka." Since the English
version of the Japanese term for province (prefecture) is unfamiliar to many English speakers, the university's name was simplified to the "University of Shizuoka." This leads to some confusion, in English at least, since another nearby national university
has a very similar name in English (that institution is Shizuoka University
(静岡大学)).
The University of Shizuoka is located in the prefectural capital of Shizuoka. The Yada main campus is near Kusanagi Station
on the JR Tōkaidō Main Line
, six minutes from Shizuoka Station
. It is roughly half-way between the town centers of the former cities of Shimizu
and Shizuoka (which were merged to form a single city in 2003). It forms an important part of a major cultural and educational complex which also includes the Shizuoka Prefectural Library and the Shizuoka Prefectural Art Museum.
The University of Shizuoka was created through the amalgamation of three former public colleges in 1986 and was expanded to comprise five colleges. These are the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, the School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, the Faculty of International Relations, the School of Administration and Informatics and the School of Nursing. In addition to the undergraduate programs offered in the various departments of these colleges, the university also maintains graduate school
s in each of the five colleges, as well as a variety of research institutes, inter-disciplinary centers and other research centers. The university also operates a two-year junior college
, which is on a separate campus from the main university.
Public university
A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities. A national university may or may not be considered a public university, depending on regions...
in Shizuoka
Shizuoka, Shizuoka
is the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, and the prefecture's second-largest city in terms of both population and area. It became one of Japan's 19 "designated cities" in 2005.-Geography:...
, Japan
Japan
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.
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Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
name of the university is Shizuoka Kenritsu Daigaku (静岡県立大学), which translates, literally, the "Prefectural University of Shizuoka." Since the English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
version of the Japanese term for province (prefecture) is unfamiliar to many English speakers, the university's name was simplified to the "University of Shizuoka." This leads to some confusion, in English at least, since another nearby national university
National university
A national university is generally a university created or run by a government, but which at the same time operates autonomously without direct oversight or control by the state. Some national universities are closely associated with national cultural or political aspirations...
has a very similar name in English (that institution is Shizuoka University
Shizuoka University
Shizuoka University isa national university in Shizuoka, Japan.The university consists of six faculties; Humanities and Social Sciences, Education, Informatics, Science, Engineering and Agriculture...
(静岡大学)).
The University of Shizuoka is located in the prefectural capital of Shizuoka. The Yada main campus is near Kusanagi Station
Kusanagi Station (JR Central)
is a train station in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by Central Japan Railway Company . The station is 174.2 rail kilometers from Tokyo Station.-Station history:...
on the JR Tōkaidō Main Line
Tokaido Main Line
The is the busiest trunk line of the Japan Railways Group , connecting Tōkyō and Kōbe stations. It is long, not counting its many freight feeder lines around the major cities...
, six minutes from Shizuoka Station
Shizuoka Station
is a major railway station on the Tōkaidō Main Line of Central Japan Railway Company in Shizuoka, Japan, on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen and Tōkaidō Main Line. The station is 180.2 rail kilometers from Tokyo.-History:...
. It is roughly half-way between the town centers of the former cities of Shimizu
Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka
is one of three wards of the city of Shizuoka, in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, located in the eastern part of the city.-Geography:Shimizu is located on the coast of Suruga Bay of the Pacific Ocean and covers a wide area from a coastal plain to the hills...
and Shizuoka (which were merged to form a single city in 2003). It forms an important part of a major cultural and educational complex which also includes the Shizuoka Prefectural Library and the Shizuoka Prefectural Art Museum.
The University of Shizuoka was created through the amalgamation of three former public colleges in 1986 and was expanded to comprise five colleges. These are the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, the School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, the Faculty of International Relations, the School of Administration and Informatics and the School of Nursing. In addition to the undergraduate programs offered in the various departments of these colleges, the university also maintains graduate school
Graduate school
A graduate school is a school that awards advanced academic degrees with the general requirement that students must have earned a previous undergraduate degree...
s in each of the five colleges, as well as a variety of research institutes, inter-disciplinary centers and other research centers. The university also operates a two-year junior college
Junior college
The term junior college refers to different educational institutions in different countries.-India:In India, most states provide schooling through 12th grade...
, which is on a separate campus from the main university.
Undergraduate
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Division of Pharmacy
- Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- School of Food and Nutritional Sciences
- Department of Food Life Sciences
- Department of Nutritional Life Sciences
- Faculty of International Relations
- Department of International Relations
- International Politics and Economics Course
- International Behavioral Science Course
- Department of International Languages and Cultures
- British and American Culture Course
- Japanese Culture Course
- Asian Culture Course
- European Culture Course
- Department of International Relations
- School of Administration and Informatics
- Department of Administration and Informatics
- School of Nursing
- Department of Nursing
Graduate school
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Doctoral Program)
- Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Division of Medicinal Sciences
- Division of Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Graduate School of Nutritional and Environmental Sciences (Doctoral Program)
- Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences
- Department of Environmental Health Sciences
- Graduate School of International Relations (Master's Program)
- Program of International Relations
- Program of Comparative Cultural Studies
- Graduate School of Administration and Informatics (Master's Program)
- Division of Administration and Informatics
- Graduate School of Nursing (Master's Program)
- Division of Nursing
Research institute
- Institute for Environmental Sciences
- Institute of Sciences of Living
- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Medicinal Plant Garden
- Center for Drug Discovery
- Center for Korean Studies
- Center for Regional Management Studies
Junior colleage
- Department of Nursing
- Department of Dental Hygiene
- Department of Social Welfare
- Division of Social Welfare
- Division of Care Welfare
See also
- Shizuoka UniversityShizuoka UniversityShizuoka University isa national university in Shizuoka, Japan.The university consists of six faculties; Humanities and Social Sciences, Education, Informatics, Science, Engineering and Agriculture...
- a national universityNational universityA national university is generally a university created or run by a government, but which at the same time operates autonomously without direct oversight or control by the state. Some national universities are closely associated with national cultural or political aspirations...
in Shizuoka City, Shizuoka PrefectureShizuoka Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Shizuoka.- History :Shizuoka prefecture was formed from the former Tōtōmi, Suruga and Izu provinces.The area was the home of the first Tokugawa Shogun...
, JapanJapanJapan 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...
External links
- 静岡県公立大学法人 静岡県立大学 - Japanese WebsiteWebsiteA website, also written as Web site, web site, or simply site, is a collection of related web pages containing images, videos or other digital assets. A website is hosted on at least one web server, accessible via a network such as the Internet or a private local area network through an Internet...
. - UNIVERSITY OF SHIZUOKA - English Website.