Miyagi University
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is a public university located in Miyagi Prefecture
Miyagi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan in the Tōhoku Region on Honshu island. The capital is Sendai.- History :Miyagi Prefecture was formerly part of the province of Mutsu. Mutsu Province, on northern Honshu, was one of the last provinces to be formed as land was taken from the indigenous Emishi, and became the...

, Japan
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...

. Established in 1997, the university has currently two campuses in Miyagi prefecture, after merging with Miyagi Agricultural College in 2005. The university is often called "MYU" or "Miya-Dai" for an abbreviation.

History

In 1997, Miyagi University was established in Kurokawa District, Miyagi
Kurokawa District, Miyagi
is a district located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 80,214 and a population density of 192.39 persons per km². The total area is 416.93 km²....

. Established the Administrative Headquarters in Taiwa area in the Kurokawa District, the university set up the School of Nursing and School of Project Design. In 2001, the university established the Graduate School Programmes for Nursing and Project Design.

The Miyagi Agricultural College, a 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...

 located in Taihaku-ku, Sendai
Taihaku-ku, Sendai
is a ward located in Sendai in Miyagi, Japan.As of 2005, the ward has an estimated population of 223,530 and the density of 979.49 persons per km²...

, was merged with Miyagi University in 2005, and the School of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences was opened in the same year. The campus housing School of Nursing, School of Project Design, and the graduate school is called Taiwa campus, while the campus where the School of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is located is called Taihaku campus, after its location.

Schools

  • School of Nursing
  • School of Project Design
  • School of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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