Type National President Shinichi Nakamura Students approx. 11,000 Acceptance rate 46% (2015) Total enrollment 10,251 (2014) Founded 31 May 1949 | Established May 1949 Administrative staff 2,480 Postgraduates 2,269 Undergraduate tuition and fees 535,800 JPY (2009) Phone +81 76-264-5111 Undergraduates 8,007 | |
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Address Japan, 〒920-1192 Ishikawa Prefecture, Kanazawa, 角間町 Notable alumni Bunji Sakita, Honobu Yonezawa, Yoshiko Chuma Similar University of Toyama, Chiba University, Niigata University, Okayama University, Nagoya University Profiles | ||
Kanazawa University (金沢大学, Kanazawa daigaku, abbreviated to 金大 Kindai) is a national university of Japan located in the city of Kanazawa, the capital of Ishikawa Prefecture.
Contents
- History
- Faculties Former Undergraduate Programs
- Colleges Current Undergraduate Programs
- Graduate Schools
- Research Facilities
- Kakuma Campus
- Takaramachi Tsuruma Campus
- Heiwamachi Campus
- Notable alumni
- Points of interest
- References
Kanazawa University is divided into two main campuses: Kakuma and Takaramachi. Student enrollment is about 11,000 including 350 international students.
History
The roots of Kanazawa University can be traced to 1862 when the Kaga Domain established Hikoso Vaccination Center (彦三種痘所, Hikoso shutōsho). Ishikawa Normal School (石川師範学校, Ishikawa shihan gakkō), Kanazawa Higher Normal School (金沢高等師範学校, Kanazawa kōtō shihan gakkō), Ishikawa Youth Normal School (石川青年師範学校, Ishikawa seinen shihan gakkō), Kanazawa Medical School (金沢医科大学, Kanazawa ika daigaku), Kanazawa Technical College (金沢工業専門学校, Kanazawa kōgyō senmon gakkō), and the Fourth Higher School (第四高等学校, Daishi kōtō gakkō) were integrated in May 1949 to form Kanazawa University. Since then, for over 50 years, Kanazawa University has been the leader of universities on the Sea of Japan. It has continuously and substantially contributed to the development of higher education in Japan as well as global promotion of research by offering various undergraduate and graduate courses.
Faculties (Former Undergraduate Programs)
Kanazawa University has 8 faculties (学部).
Colleges (Current Undergraduate Programs)
Kanazawa University has 3 colleges (学域) and 16 schools (学類) for undergraduate programs.
Graduate Schools
Research Facilities
Kakuma Campus
Takaramachi Tsuruma Campus
Heiwamachi Campus
Experimental schools attached to the College of Human and Social Sciences