Utsunomiya University
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is a national university
Japanese national university
As of 2008, there were 87 , 89 public universities and 580 private universities in Japan. National universities, tend to be held in higher regard in higher education in Japan than private or public universities....

 in 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...

. The main campus is located in Miné-machi, Utsunomiya
Utsunomiya, Tochigi
is the capital and most populous city of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. In October 2010 the city had an estimated population of 510,416 and a population density of 1,224.49 people per square kilometer. The total area is 416.84 km². had a population of 888,005 in the 2000 Census...

, Tochigi Prefecture
Tochigi Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the Kantō region on the island of Honshū, Japan. The capital is the city of Utsunomiya.Nikkō, whose ancient Shintō shrines and Buddhist temples UNESCO has recognized by naming them a World Heritage Site, is in this prefecture...

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History

Utsunomiya University was established in 1949 by integrating three national colleges: , and .

The university at first had two faculties: Faculty of Agriculture (in Mine Campus) and Faculty of Liberal Arts (in Takaragi Campus).
  • 1955: The Faculty of Liberal Arts was removed to Mine Campus.
  • 1964: was merged with the university to constitute Faculty of Engineering (in Yoto Campus).
  • 1966: The Faculty of Liberal Arts was renamed Faculty of Education.
  • 1994: The Faculty of International Studies was added.

Faculties (Undergraduate Schools)

  • Faculty of International Studies
    • Department of International Social Studies
    • Department of International Cultural Studies
  • Faculty of Education
    • School Teachers' Training Course
    • Lifelong Education Course
    • Environmental Education Course
  • Faculty of Engineering (in Yoto Campus)
    • Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering
    • Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
    • Department of Applied Chemistry
    • Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
    • Department of Information Science
  • Faculty of Agriculture
    • Department of Bioproductive Science
    • Department of Environmental Engineering
    • Department of Agricultural Economics
    • Department of Forest Sciences

Graduate Schools

  • Graduate School of International Studies (Master's/Doctoral)
  • Graduate School of Education (Master's courses only)
  • Graduate School of Engineering (Master's/Doctoral)
  • Graduate School of Agriculture (Master's/Doctoral)
    • The doctoral courses belong to the Joint Graduate School of Agriculture by Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
      Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
      Established in 1949 as a national university, , nicknamed "Nōkōdai" or "TUAT", is a research-oriented national university with two campuses, one each located in the cities of Fuchū and Koganei, Tokyo....

      , Ibaraki University
      Ibaraki University
      , Japan, is a national university located in Ibaraki Prefecture, with campuses in the cities of Mito, Ami and Hitachi. It was established on May 31, 1949, integrating these prewar institutions: Mito High School , Ibaraki Normal School , Ibaraki Juvenile Normal School , and Taga Technical...

      and Utsunomiya University.

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36.55133333°N 139.9298056°W (engineering school)
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