Yamagata University
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is a 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...

 located in the Japanese cities of Yamagata
Yamagata, Yamagata
is the capital city of Yamagata Prefecture in Japan.As of July 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 253,951 with 97,457 households and a population density of 665.94 persons per km². The total area is 381.34 km². The city was founded on April 1, 1889.-Culture:The , one of Tōhoku's...

, Yonezawa
Yonezawa, Yamagata
is a city located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 91,704 and the population density of 167 persons per square kilometer...

 and Tsuruoka
Tsuruoka, Yamagata
is a city located in the Shonai region of Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.Tsuruoka is the second largest city in Yamagata Prefecture after Yamagata City...

 in Yamagata Prefecture
Yamagata Prefecture
-Fruit:Yamagata Prefecture is the largest producer of cherries and pears in Japan. A large quantity of other kinds of fruits such as grapes, apples, peaches, melons, persimmons and watermelons are also produced.- Demographics :...

.

The university was established in 1949 but its origin can be traced back to the , a public teacher-training institution, founded in 1878 in Yamagata City.
The university also has other roots: the founded in 1910 in Yonezawa City, the founded in 1920 in Yamagata City, the founded in 1922 in Yamagata City, and the founded in 1947 in Tsuruoka City.

Yamagata University is the second largest university in the Tohoku Region
Tohoku region
The is a geographical area of Japan. The region occupies the northeastern portion of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. The region consists of six prefectures : Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi and Yamagata....

.
The university has six faculties and about 10,000 students in four campuses. It also has an additional sub-campus in which University K-9 schools are administered.

History

The Imperial Japan (Meiji) Government decided to merge the "old" Yamagata, Okitama and Tsuruoka Prefectures into one new Yamagata Prefecture in August 1876. Each of the former three prefectures had their own normal schools
Normal school
A normal school is a school created to train high school graduates to be teachers. Its purpose is to establish teaching standards or norms, hence its name...

 but these were closed with the discontinuance of their administrative bodies. The direct institutional history dates back to 1877 when the Congress of new Yamagata Prefecture authorized an establishment of a new public teacher-training institution, Yamagata Prefectural Normal School which was founded in September 1878 in Hatago-machi, Yamagata City.

Meanwhile, Yonezawa Higher Technical School, the first national school of higher education in the prefecture, was founded in 1910. The institute was the seventh National Higher Technical School in Japan following the establishment of Tokyo, Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...

, Kyoto
Kyoto
is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...

, Nagoya, Kumamoto and Sendai Higher Technical Schools. It was renamed the Yonezawa Engineering College under reformation of the law in 1944

Ten years after the establishment of the Yonezawa Higher Technical School, another national school of higher education was founded (1920) in Yamagata Prefecture, Yamagata Higher School, located in Yamagata City and the 14th National Higher School in Japan.
During World War II, the United States' bombers
Bomber
A bomber is a military aircraft designed to attack ground and sea targets, by dropping bombs on them, or – in recent years – by launching cruise missiles at them.-Classifications of bombers:...

 destroyed the Komagome laboratories of the Japanese science research institute RIKEN
RIKEN
is a large natural sciences research institute in Japan. Founded in 1917, it now has approximately 3000 scientists on seven campuses across Japan, the main one in Wako, just outside Tokyo...

 and it was evacuated to several local cities (Kanazawa
Kanazawa, Ishikawa
is the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.-Geography, climate, and population:Kanazawa sits on the Sea of Japan, bordered by the Japan Alps, Hakusan National Park and Noto Peninsula National Park. The city sits between the Sai and Asano rivers. Its total area is 467.77 km².Kanazawa's...

, Osaka and Yamagata) as the situation worsened.
One of the evacuations sites was Yamagata Higher School.

The National Yonezawa Higher Technical School and Yamagata Higher School were both prestigious schools at the time and played a central role when Yamagata University was established after World War II. The two schools produced a number of exceptional graduates and alumni numbered about 5,500 and 5,000 respectively.

To meet the growing needs of primary and secondary education, Yamagata Prefecture founded one more public teacher-training institution, the Yamagata Prefectural Teacher's School for Vocational Supplementary Education, in 1922.
The school developed and was renamed the Yamagata Youth Teachers School when control was transferred to the Japanese in 1944.
Yamagata Prefectural Agriculture and Forestry School, founded in 1947 in Tsuruoka City, was also the predecessors of current Yamagata University.

Yamagata University was established on 31 May 1949 following the National School Establishment Law.
Five old institutions of higher education in Yamagata Prefecture were integrated to form the new University: Yamagata Normal School founded in 1878, Yonezawa Engineering College founded in 1910, Yamagata Higher School founded in 1920, Yamagata Youth Teachers School founded in 1922, and Yamagata Prefectural Agriculture and Forestry School founded in 1947.
The new university had a Faculty of Literature and Sciences, a Faculty of Education, a Faculty of Engineering, and a Faculty of Agriculture.

In 2006, Yuki Akio became the new university president in an election that caused much acrimony and hit the national press. Although he did not win the popular vote, a cabal of non-university Election Committee members forced through his nomination. Yuki was a civil servant at the Japanese Ministry of Education at the time and his appointment attracted much criticism for being a case of amakudari
Amakudari
is the institutionalised practice where Japanese senior bureaucrats retire to high-profile positions in the private and public sectors. The practice is increasingly viewed as corrupt and a drag on unfastening the ties between private sector and state which prevent economic and political...

, a corrupt practice the government had vowed to stamp out.

List of events

1878 Yamagata Prefectural Normal School founded
1889 Established the Division of Woman Education in the Yamagata Prefectural Normal School
1902 Separated the Division of Woman Education and founded the Yamagata Prefectural Woman's Normal School
1910 Founded the National Yonezawa Higher Technical School with two departments (Dyeing
Dyeing
Dyeing is the process of adding color to textile products like fibers, yarns, and fabrics. Dyeing is normally done in a special solution containing dyes and particular chemical material. After dyeing, dye molecules have uncut Chemical bond with fiber molecules. The temperature and time controlling...

 and Weaving
Weaving
Weaving is a method of fabric production in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads are interlaced at right angles to form a fabric or cloth. The other methods are knitting, lace making and felting. The longitudinal threads are called the warp and the lateral threads are the weft or filling...

, and Applied Chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....

)
Established the Library of the Yonezawa Higher Technical School
1913 Established the Department of Machinery in the Yonezawa Higher Technical School
Reorganized the Department of Dyeing and Weaving into two independent departments (Dyeing and Weaving) in the Yonezawa Higher Technical School
1920 Founded the National Yamagata Higher School
Established the Yamagata Higher School Library
1921 Began an intercollegiate sports match between the Yonezawa Higher Technical School and the Yamagata Higher School
1922 Established the Department of Electricity in the Yonezawa Higher Technical School
Founded the Yamagata Prefectural Teacher's School for Supplementary Vocational Education
Vocational education
Vocational education or vocational education and training is an education that prepares trainees for jobs that are based on manual or practical activities, traditionally non-academic, and totally related to a specific trade, occupation, or vocation...

1935 Renamed the Yamagata Prefectural Teacher's School for Supplementary Vocational Education as the Yamagata Prefectural Youth Teachers School
1939 Established the Department of Communication Engineering
Telecommunication
Telecommunication is the transmission of information over significant distances to communicate. In earlier times, telecommunications involved the use of visual signals, such as beacons, smoke signals, semaphore telegraphs, signal flags, and optical heliographs, or audio messages via coded...

 in the Yonezawa Higher Technical School
1942 Established the Department of Machine Tools
Machine tool
A machine tool is a machine, typically powered other than by human muscle , used to make manufactured parts in various ways that include cutting or certain other kinds of deformation...

 in the Yonezawa Higher Technical School
1943 Integrated the Yamagata Prefectural Normal School and the Yamagata Prefectural Woman's Normal School, and founded the National Yamagata Normal School
1944 Renamed the Yonezawa Higher Technical School as the National Yonezawa Engineering College following the amendment of School Education Law
Reorganized seven old departments into four: Departments of Machinery (former departments of Weaving, Machinery and Machine Tools), Chemical Industry
Chemical industry
The chemical industry comprises the companies that produce industrial chemicals. Central to the modern world economy, it converts raw materials into more than 70,000 different products.-Products:...

 (former departments of Applied Chemistry and Dyeing), Electrical Communication (former department of Communication Engineering), and Electricity (not changed)
Established the National Yamagata Youth Teachers School
1947 Founded the Yamagata Prefectural Agriculture and Forestry School with two departments (Agriculture and Forestry
Forestry
Forestry is the interdisciplinary profession embracing the science, art, and craft of creating, managing, using, and conserving forests and associated resources in a sustainable manner to meet desired goals, needs, and values for human benefit. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands...

)
Founded the Research Institute for Local Industries in the Yonezawa Engineering College
1949 Founded Yamagata University under the National School Establishment Law on 31 May with four faculties (Literature and Sciences, Education, Engineering, and Agriculture)
  • The Yamagata Normal School and Yamagata Youth Teachers School was developed into the Faculty of Education.
  • The Yonezawa Higher Technical School was developed into the Faculty of Engineering with four departments (Textile Technology
    Textile manufacturing
    Textile manufacturing is a major industry. It is based in the conversion of three types of fibre into yarn, then fabric, then textiles. These are then fabricated into clothes or other artifacts. Cotton remains the most important natural fibre, so is treated in depth...

    , Applied Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering
    Mechanical engineering
    Mechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the...

    , and Electrical Engineering
    Electrical engineering
    Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...

    ).
  • The Yamagata Higher School was developed into the Faculty of Literature and Sciences with two departments (Literature and Science).
  • The Yamagata Prefectural Agriculture and Forestry School was developed into the Faculty of Agriculture with two departments (Agriculture and Forestry).

Established the Central, Engineering and Educational Libraries
Founded the University Farm and Forest in the Faculty of Agriculture
1950 Closed the Yamagata Higher School
Established the Agricultural Library
1951 Closed the Yonezawa Higher Technical School
Closed the Yamagata Normal School
Closed the Yamagata Youth Teachers School
Closed the Yamagata Prefectural Agriculture and Forestry School
1954 Founded the Junior College of Engineering
1957 Established the Department of Agricultural Engineering
Agricultural engineering
Agricultural engineering is the engineering discipline that applies engineering science and technology to agricultural production and processing...

 in the Faculty of Agriculture
1958 Established the Department of Chemical Engineering
Chemical engineering
Chemical engineering is the branch of engineering that deals with physical science , and life sciences with mathematics and economics, to the process of converting raw materials or chemicals into more useful or valuable forms...

 in the Faculty of Engineering
1959 Founded the Textile Production Research Laboratory in the Faculty of Engineering
1961 Established the Department of Precision Engineering
Precision engineering
Precision engineering is a subdiscipline of electrical engineering, electronics engineering, mechanical engineering, and optical engineering concerned with designing machines, fixtures, and other structures that have exceptionally low tolerances, are repeatable, and are stable over time...

 in the Faculty of Engineering
1963 Established the Department of Electronic Engineering
Electronic engineering
Electronics engineering, also referred to as electronic engineering, is an engineering discipline where non-linear and active electrical components such as electron tubes, and semiconductor devices, especially transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, are utilized to design electronic...

 in the Faculty of Engineering
Closed the Educational Library and merged it in the Central Library
1964 Established the Graduate School of Engineering (Major courses: Textile Technology, Applied Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Electrical Engineering)
Established the Department of Agricultural Chemistry
Agricultural chemistry
Agricultural chemistry is the study of both chemistry and biochemistry which are important in agricultural production, the processing of raw products into foods and beverages, and in environmental monitoring and remediation...

 in the Faculty of Agriculture
1965 Established the Department of Polymer Chemistry
Polymer chemistry
Polymer chemistry or macromolecular chemistry is a multidisciplinary science that deals with the chemical synthesis and chemical properties of polymers or macromolecules. According to IUPAC recommendations, macromolecules refer to the individual molecular chains and are the domain of chemistry...

 in the Faculty of Engineering
Completed to consolidate the Division of Basic Technology in the Faculty of Engineering
Established the Course of Precision Engineering in the Graduate School of Engineering
1966 Founded the Computation Center in the Faculty of Engineering
1967 Established the Course of Electronic Engineering in the Graduate School of Engineering
Reorganized the Faculty of Literature and Sciences into three faculties: the Faculty of Literature and Social Sciences
Social sciences
Social science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences...

 with two departments (Literature and Economics), the Faculty of Sciences with four departments (Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...

, Physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...

, Chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....

 and Biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...

), and the Faculty of General Education
1968 Established the Department of Horticulture and Fruit Science in the Faculty of Agriculture
1969 Established the Course of Polymer Chemistry in the Graduate School of Engineering
1970 Established the Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences (Major courses: Agriculture, Forestry, Agricultural Engineering, and Agricultural Chemistry)
Founded the Research Observatory
Observatory
An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial or celestial events. Astronomy, climatology/meteorology, geology, oceanography and volcanology are examples of disciplines for which observatories have been constructed...

 for Biological Production as a joint research facility on the International Biological Program
International Biological Program
The International Biological Program was an effort between 1964 and 1974 to coordinate large-scale ecological and environmental studies...

 (IBP)
Founded the Radioisotope Laboratory in the Faculty of Science
1972 Renamed the Department of Textile Technology as the Department of Textile and Polymer Technology, Faculty of Engineering
Renamed the Course of Textile Technology as the Course of Textile and Polymer Technology, Graduate School of Engineering
1972 Established the Course of Horticulture and Fruit Science in the Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences
1973 Established the Faculty of Medicine with a department (Department of Medicine)
Established the Radioisotope Laboratory in the Faculty of Medicine
1975 Established the Independent Qualifying Course for School Nurses
School nursing
School nursing is a specialized practice of professional nursing that advances the well being, academic success, and lifelong achievement of students...

 in the Faculty of Education
Delegated the Research Observatory for Biological Production to Yamagata University, and renamed it as the Urabandai
Mount Bandai
, also known as , , and , is a stratovolcano in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.In a major eruption on July 15, 1888 the north and east parts of the caldera collapsed in a massive landslide, forming two lakes, Hibara-ko and Onogawa-ko, as well as several minor lakes called Goshiki-numa, or the 'Five...

 Limnological
Limnology
Limnology , also called freshwater science, is the study of inland waters. It is often regarded as a division of ecology or environmental science. It covers the biological, chemical, physical, geological, and other attributes of all inland waters...

 Station, Faculty of Science
1976 Established the University Hospital
Teaching hospital
A teaching hospital is a hospital that provides clinical education and training to future and current doctors, nurses, and other health professionals, in addition to delivering medical care to patients...


Founded the Laboratory Animal Center in the Faculty of Medicine
1976 Renamed the Textile Production Research Laboratory as the Macromolecular
Macromolecule
A macromolecule is a very large molecule commonly created by some form of polymerization. In biochemistry, the term is applied to the four conventional biopolymers , as well as non-polymeric molecules with large molecular mass such as macrocycles...

 Research Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering
1977 Founded the Institute of Forestry in Heavy Snowing Region in the Faculty of Agriculture
1978 Established the Department of Earth Science
Earth science
Earth science is an all-embracing term for the sciences related to the planet Earth. It is arguably a special case in planetary science, the Earth being the only known life-bearing planet. There are both reductionist and holistic approaches to Earth sciences...

 in the Faculty of Science
Established the Medical Library
1979 Established the Graduate School of Medicine (Major course: Medicine)
Established the Graduate School of Science (Major courses: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology)
1980 Established the Department of Law in the Faculty of Literature and Social Sciences
1981 Established the Instrumental Center in the Faculty of Medicine
1982 Established the Course of Earth Science in the Graduate School of Science
1983 Established the Department of Information Engineering
Information engineering
Information engineering or information engineering methodology in software engineering is an approach to designing and developing information systems.-Overview:...

 in the Faculty of Engineering
Renamed the Department of Textile and Polymer Technology as the Department of Polymer
Polymer
A polymer is a large molecule composed of repeating structural units. These subunits are typically connected by covalent chemical bonds...

 Materials Engineering
Materials science
Materials science is an interdisciplinary field applying the properties of matter to various areas of science and engineering. This scientific field investigates the relationship between the structure of materials at atomic or molecular scales and their macroscopic properties. It incorporates...

, Faculty of Engineering
Established the Evening Course in the Faculty of Engineering with five departments (Polymer Materials Engineering, Applied Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Information Engineering
Founded the Research and Guidance Center for Teaching Practice in the Faculty of Education
Renamed the Instrumental Center as the Central Laboratory for Research and Education, Faculty of Medicine
1985 Closed the Junior College of Engineering
1987 Established the Course of Information Engineering in the Graduate School of Engineering
Renamed the Course of Textile and Polymer Technology as the Course of Polymer Materials Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering
Founded the Yamagata University Computing Service Center (Kojirakawa Center, Yonezawa, Iida and Tsuruoka Branches)
1990 Reorganized nine old departments in the Faculty of Engineering into three: Departments of Materials Science
Materials science
Materials science is an interdisciplinary field applying the properties of matter to various areas of science and engineering. This scientific field investigates the relationship between the structure of materials at atomic or molecular scales and their macroscopic properties. It incorporates...

 and Engineering (former departments of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Chemistry, Applied Chemistry, and Chemical Engineering), Mechanical Systems Engineering
Systems engineering
Systems engineering is an interdisciplinary field of engineering that focuses on how complex engineering projects should be designed and managed over the life cycle of the project. Issues such as logistics, the coordination of different teams, and automatic control of machinery become more...

 (former departments of Mechanical Engineering and Precision Engineering), and Electrical and Information Engineering (former departments of Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, and Information Engineering)
Established the United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences (three-year doctorate courses) in Iwate University
Iwate University
is a national university in Morioka, Iwate, Japan. This university has been called "Gandai" in Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1876, and was chartered as a university in 1949.-External links:*...

 (representative), Hirosaki
Hirosaki University
is a University in Hirosaki city in Aomori, Japan.- Faculties :* Faculty of Humanities* Faculty of Education* School of Medicine* Faculty of Science and Technology* Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science-History:...

 and Yamagata University as participants (Major courses: Science of Bioproduction, Science of Bioresources, and Science of Biotic Environment)
1991 Reorganized five old departments in the Faculty of Agriculture into two: Departments of Bioproduction and Bioenvironment
1993 Established the Graduate School of Education
School of education
In the United States and Canada, a school of education is a division within a university that is devoted to scholarship in the field of education, which is an interdisciplinary branch of the social sciences encompassing sociology, psychology, linguistics, economics, political science, public...

 (Major courses: School Education, and Teaching Arts)
Established the Department of Nursing
Nursing
Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from conception to death....

 in the Faculty of Medicine
Reorganized nine old courses in the Graduate School of Engineering into three major courses with 14 groups of master's program: six groups of Materials Science and Engineering (former courses of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Chemistry, Applied Chemistry, and Chemical Engineering, besides a division of Basic Technology), three groups of Mechanical Systems Engineering (former courses of Mechanical Engineering and Precision Engineering), and five groups of Electrical and Information Engineering (former courses of Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, and Information Engineering, besides a division of Basic Technology)
Renewed two major courses with nine groups of doctorate program in the Graduate School of Engineering: five groups of Materials Science and Energy Engineering
Energy engineering
Energy engineering is a broad field of engineering dealing with energy efficiency, energy services, facility management, plant engineering, environmental compliance and alternative energy technologies. Domain of Energy Engineering expertise combines selective subjects from the fields Chemical,...

 and four groups of Systems and Information Engineering
1994 Participated Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
, is a university located in Obihiro, Hokkaidō, Japan. Commonly referred to as the Obihiro University, it is the only national university of agriculture and veterinary medicine in Japan...

 in the United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences
1995 Reorganized each department in the Faculty of Science to have two major groups and renamed: Departments of Mathematical Sciences (former department of Mathematics), Physics (not changed), Material and Biological Chemistry
Biochemistry
Biochemistry, sometimes called biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes in living organisms, including, but not limited to, living matter. Biochemistry governs all living organisms and living processes...

 (former department of Chemistry), Biology (not changed), and Earth and Environmental Sciences
Environmental science
Environmental science is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physical and biological sciences, to the study of the environment, and the solution of environmental problems...

 (former department of Earth Science)
Reorganized five old courses in the Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences into two major courses: Courses of Science of Bioproduction and Science of Bioenvironment
1996 Closed the Faculty of General Education
Reorganized three old departments in the Faculty of Literature and Social Sciences into two: Departments of Human Sciences and Cultural Studies
Cultural studies
Cultural studies is an academic field grounded in critical theory and literary criticism. It generally concerns the political nature of contemporary culture, as well as its historical foundations, conflicts, and defining traits. It is, to this extent, largely distinguished from cultural...

 (former department of Literature), and Public Policy
Public policy
Public policy as government action is generally the principled guide to action taken by the administrative or executive branches of the state with regard to a class of issues in a manner consistent with law and institutional customs. In general, the foundation is the pertinent national and...

 and Social Studies
Social studies
Social studies is the "integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence," as defined by the American National Council for the Social Studies...

 (former departments of Economics and Law)
Closed the Macromolecular Research Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering
Established the independent course of Human Sensing and Functional Sensor Engineering with five groups of doctorate program in the Graduate School of Engineering
1997 Established the Graduate School of Social and Cultural Systems (Major courses: Social Systems
Social structure
Social structure is a term used in the social sciences to refer to patterned social arrangements in society that are both emergent from and determinant of the actions of the individuals. The usage of the term "social structure" has changed over time and may reflect the various levels of analysis...

 and Cultural Systems
Cultural system
A cultural system may be defined as the interaction of different elements of culture. While a cultural system is quite different from a social system, sometimes both systems together are referred to as the sociocultural system....

)
Established the Course of Nursing in the Graduate School of Medical Science
Renamed the Graduate School of Medicine as the Graduate School of Medical Science with two major courses: Courses of Medicine and Nursing
1998 Reorganized two old departments in the Faculty of Agriculture into three: Departments of Bioproduction, Bioenvironment, and Bioresource Engineering
1999 Closed the Graduate School of Science
Renamed the Graduate School of Engineering as the Graduate School of Science and Engineering, and reconstructed the research and educational programs
Established five major courses with ten groups of master's program: two groups of Mathematical Sciences, two groups of Physics, two groups of Material and Biological Chemistry, two groups of Biology, and two groups of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Established a major course with three groups of doctorate program: Interactive Symbiosphere Sciences
Reorganized five old groups in the Course of Human Sensing and Functional Sensor Engineering into six groups of master's and doctorate programs
2000 Reorganized three old departments in the Faculty of Engineering into six: Departments of Polymer Science and Engineering
Polymer science
Polymer science or macromolecular science is the subfield of materials science concerned with polymers, primarily synthetic polymers such as plastics...

 (former courses of polymer science in department of Materials Science and Engineering), Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (former courses of chemical science in department of Materials Science and Engineering), Electrical Engineering (former courses of electrical science in department of Electrical and Information Engineering), Informatics
Informatics (academic field)
Informatics is the science of information, the practice of information processing, and the engineering of information systems. Informatics studies the structure, algorithms, behavior, and interactions of natural and artificial systems that store, process, access and communicate information...

 (former courses of Computer Science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...

 in department of Electrical and Information Engineering), Bio-System Engineering (former courses of bio-system science in department of Electrical and Information Engineering), and Mechanical Systems Engineering (not changed)
Established the Environmental Preservation Center in Iida Campus
Established the Research Laboratory for Molecular Genetics
Molecular genetics
Molecular genetics is the field of biology and genetics that studies the structure and function of genes at a molecular level. The field studies how the genes are transferred from generation to generation. Molecular genetics employs the methods of genetics and molecular biology...

 in Iida Campus
2001 Renamed the Research and Guidance Center for Teaching Practice as the Integrated Center for Education Research and Training, Faculty of Education
2002 Reorganized two old courses in the Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences into three major courses: Courses of Science of Bioproduction, Science of Bioenvironment, and Science of Bioresource Engineering
2004 Transformed Yamagata University into the National University Corporation Yamagata University under the National University Corporation Law
Established the Course of Environmental Life Science in the Graduate School of Medical Science
Reorganized two old courses with twelve groups (Materials Science and Engineering, and Electrical and Information Engineering) in the Graduate School of Science and Engineering into five major courses with twelve groups of master's program: three groups of Polymer Science and Engineering, three groups of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, two groups of Electrical Engineering, two groups of Informatics, and two groups of Bio-System Engineering
Reorganized the Yamagata University Computing Service Center into the Yamagata University Networking and Computing Service Center
2005 Reorganized the Faculty of Education into the Faculty of Education, Art and Science with three departments: Department of Education, Department of Art and Culture, and Department of Information, Environmental and Food Sciences
Food science
Food science is a study concerned with all technical aspects of foods, beginning with harvesting or slaughtering, and ending with its cooking and consumption, an ideology commonly referred to as "from field to fork"...


Closed the Integrated Center for Education Research and Training, Faculty of Education
Founded the Teacher Training Research Center, Yamagata University
2006 Renamed the Department of Public Policy and Social Studies as the Department of Law, Economics and Public Policy, Faculty of Literature and Social Sciences
Established the Course of Science of Cryobiosystems in the United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences
Reorganized the University Farm and Forest into the Yamagata Field Science Center in the Faculty of Agriculture

Campuses and colleges

Yamagata University has four main campuses
Campus
A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...

, Yamagata-Kojirakawa, Yamagata-Iida, Yonezawa and Tsuruoka.
Approximately 10,000 students are enrolled, including 177 international students.
Yamagata-Matsunami Campus has no research facility except for Teacher Training Research Center; there exists University K-9 schools.
Also the university has the Tokyo Satellite Center (3-3-6-503 Shibaura, Minato, Tokyo 108-0023, Japan).

Campuses

  • Kojirakawa Campus (1-4-12 Kojirakawa-machi, Yamagata 990-8560, Japan)
  • Administration Bureau
  • Faculty of Education, Art and Science
  • Faculty of Literature and Social Sciences
  • Faculty of Science
  • University Library
  • University Museum
  • Cooperative Research Center (Yamagata Satellite)
  • Education Center for Foreign Language
  • Information Center
  • International Center
  • Networking and Computing Service Center (Yamagata Branch)
  • Radioisotope Laboratory
  • Research Center for Higher Education
  • Teacher Training Research Center
  • Health Administration Center
  • Gymnasium
    Gym
    The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...


  • Iida Campus (2-2-2 Iida-nishi, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan)
  • Faculty of Medicine
  • University Hospital
  • University Library (Medical Branch)
  • Central Laboratory for Research and Education
  • Environmental Preservation Center
  • Laboratory Animal Center
  • Radioisotope Laboratory
  • Research Laboratory for Molecular Genetics
  • Special School Attached to the University
  • Gymnasium

  • Yonezawa Campus (4-3-16 Jonan, Yonezawa 992-8510, Japan)
  • Faculty of Engineering
  • University Library (Engineering Branch)
  • Cooperative Research Center
  • Incubation Center
  • Networking and Computing Service Center
  • Venture Business Laboratory (VBL)
  • Health Administration Center (Yonezawa Branch)
  • Gymnasium

  • Tsuruoka Campus (1–23 Wakaba-machi, Tsuruoka 997-8555, Japan)
  • Faculty of Agriculture
  • University Farm
  • University Forest
  • University Library (Agricultural Branch)
  • Networking and Computing Service Center (Tsuruoka Branch)
  • Research Laboratory for Molecular Genetics (Tsuruoka Branch)
  • Research Laboratory for Radioisotope (Tsuruoka Branch)
  • Health Administration Center (Tsuruoka Branch)
  • Gymnasium


Yamagata City where her head office exists is the capital of Yamagata Prefecture
Yamagata Prefecture
-Fruit:Yamagata Prefecture is the largest producer of cherries and pears in Japan. A large quantity of other kinds of fruits such as grapes, apples, peaches, melons, persimmons and watermelons are also produced.- Demographics :...

.
On the other hand, Yonezawa City where the Faculty of Engineering exists was the base of ruled by Uesugi clan
Uesugi clan
The was a Japanese samurai clan, descended from the Fujiwara clan and particularly notable for their power in the Muromachi and Sengoku periods ....

 during Sengoku
Sengoku period
The or Warring States period in Japanese history was a time of social upheaval, political intrigue, and nearly constant military conflict that lasted roughly from the middle of the 15th century to the beginning of the 17th century. The name "Sengoku" was adopted by Japanese historians in reference...

 and Edo periods
Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....

 and is the birth place of Teijin Limited
Teijin
is a Japanese chemical and pharmaceutical company. It is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange with a market capitalisation of USD 3.9 billion. It operates in five main business segments: synthetic fibres; films and plastics; pharmaceuticals and home health care; trading and retail; and IT and new...

.

Faculties

Currently Yamagata University consists of six faculties:
  • Faculty of Literature and Social Sciences
  • Faculty of Education, Art and Science
  • Faculty of Science
  • Faculty of Medicine
  • Faculty of Engineering
  • Faculty of Agriculture

Graduate schools

Currently Yamagata University consists of six graduate schools and a united graduate course:
  • Graduate School of Social and Cultural Systems
  • Graduate School of Education
  • Graduate School of Science
  • Graduate School of Medicine
  • Graduate School of Engineering
  • Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences
  • The United Graduate Course of Agricultural Sciences

Research facilities

  • University Farm
  • University Forest
  • University Hospital
  • University Libraries (Central, Medical, Engineering, Agricultural)
  • University Museum
  • Central Laboratory for Research and Education
  • Cooperative Research Centers (Yonezawa Center, Yamagata Satellite)
  • Education Center for Foreign Language
  • Environmental Preservation Center
  • Incubation Center
  • Information Center
  • International Center
  • Laboratory Animal Center
  • Networking and Computing Service Centers [NCSC] (Yamagata Center, Yonezawa, Iida and Tsuruoka)
  • Radioisotope Laboratory (Yamagata Center, Iida and Tsuruoka)
  • Research Laboratories for Molecular Genetics (Iida Center and Tsuruoka)
  • Research Center for Higher Education
  • Teacher Training Research Center
  • Teacher Training Research Center
  • Venture Business Laboratory [VBL]

Other facilities

  • University Gymnasia (Yamagata, Iida, Yonezawa and Tsuruoka)
  • Health Administration Centers (Yamagata, Yonezawa and Tsuruoka)
  • University-Attached Schools (Kindergarten
    Kindergarten
    A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...

    , Elementary School, Junior High School and Special School)

Affiliations

Yamagata University is affiliated with 48 universities and institutes in 18 countries. The University maintains international exchange agreements with 25 institutions in nine different countries (2007).

Inter-University Agreement

Country Institute
Chile
Chile
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University of Talca
China Harbin Medical University
Harbin Medical University
Harbin Medical University is a public university located in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.It was established in 1926 as Harbin Medical College. It was renamed to University in 1958.-External links:http://www.hrbmu.edu.cn/english/index.htm...

China Hebei Medical University
Hebei Medical University
Hebei Medical University is a university in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, People's Republic of China,under the provincial government.... a capital city of Hebei Province which is 4 hours away from Beijing by car and 1 and a half hours by train, Hebei Medical University Established in 1894, it is one of...

China Jilin University
Jilin University
Jilin University is a leading national university under the direct jurisdiction of China's Ministry of Education.-History:Founded in 1946 as the Northeast College of Administration in Harbin, Heilongjiang, Jilin University merged with many Universities and colleges and changed its name many times...

China North China Coal Medical University
Estonia
Estonia
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Tallinn University
Latvia
Latvia
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University of Latvia
University of Latvia
University of Latvia is a university located in Riga, Latvia. Being established in 1919, University of Latvia is the biggest university in the Baltic states.-History:...

Russia
Russia
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Buryat State University
Buryat State University
Buryat State University is a tertiary education facility in Ulan Ude, Buryat Republic. Courses are taught in Russian and Buryat. It was established in 1932 as Buryat State Teachers' Training College, and it became a university in 1995. It is a member of the University of the Arctic.BSU is located...

South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

 
Daegu University
Daegu University
Daegu University is a private university in South Korea. Its campus is located a short distance outside Daegu, in Gyeongsan City, North Gyeongsang province. The school currently consists of 13 colleges from college of humanities to college of rehabilitation....

South Korea Inje University
Inje University
Inje University is a private university founded in 1932, located in Gimhae, Korea. As of Aug, 2009, it had 874 faculty members and 230 staffs in total, 14,373 Undergraduate students and 1,458 Graduate students. The University has 6 colleges and 5 graduate schools. The founding mission is to save...

Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

 
Ming Chuan University
Ming Chuan University
Ming Chuan University is a selective private university founded by Pao Teh-Ming and her husband Lee Ying-Chao. Named after the famous progressive Qing Dynasty governor of Taiwan Liu Mingchuan, it is known for its communication and business programs.-History:The institution was founded as a three...

United States State University of New York
State University of New York
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United States State University of New York at Cobleskill
State University of New York at Cobleskill
The State University of New York College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskillis an accredited polytechnic college that is primarily baccalaureate and residential. SUNY Cobleskill is one of few institutions in the United States where an undergraduate student may also choose to earn an...

United States The University of Texas at Arlington

Inter-Faculty Agreement

Faculty of Literature and Social Sciences
Country Institute
China Guangxi Normal University
Guangxi Normal University
-External links:* * *...

China Harbin Institute of Technology
Harbin Institute of Technology
The Harbin Institute of Technology , or HIT, is colloquially known as Hagongda . It is a research university in the city of Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China....

, School of Foreign Languages
Russia Buryat State University
Buryat State University
Buryat State University is a tertiary education facility in Ulan Ude, Buryat Republic. Courses are taught in Russian and Buryat. It was established in 1932 as Buryat State Teachers' Training College, and it became a university in 1995. It is a member of the University of the Arctic.BSU is located...

, Department of Oriental Studies
South Korea Chonnam National University
Chonnam National University
Chonnam National University is a South Korean university located in the metropolitan city of Gwangju which lies in the middle of South Jeolla or Jeonnam province, for which the school is named in the Southwest of the country...

, College of Humanities
United States Fort Lewis College
Fort Lewis College
Fort Lewis College is a public liberal arts college in Durango, Colorado.-History:Military FortThe original site of Fort Lewis College began southwest of its present location back in 1880. Set up originally as a Military Fort for the 22nd Regimental Infantry which occupied the land from...

 (Durango, CO)
Faculty of Education, Art and Science
Country Institute
China Beihua University
Latvia University of Latvia
University of Latvia
University of Latvia is a university located in Riga, Latvia. Being established in 1919, University of Latvia is the biggest university in the Baltic states.-History:...

, Faculty of Modern Languages
Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

 
University of Bucharest
University of Bucharest
The University of Bucharest , in Romania, is a university founded in 1864 by decree of Prince Alexander John Cuza to convert the former Saint Sava Academy into the current University of Bucharest.-Presentation:...

South Korea Inje University
Inje University
Inje University is a private university founded in 1932, located in Gimhae, Korea. As of Aug, 2009, it had 874 faculty members and 230 staffs in total, 14,373 Undergraduate students and 1,458 Graduate students. The University has 6 colleges and 5 graduate schools. The founding mission is to save...

, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Taiwan Ming Chuan University
Ming Chuan University
Ming Chuan University is a selective private university founded by Pao Teh-Ming and her husband Lee Ying-Chao. Named after the famous progressive Qing Dynasty governor of Taiwan Liu Mingchuan, it is known for its communication and business programs.-History:The institution was founded as a three...

, School of Applied Languages
Faculty of Science
Country Institute
South Korea Daegu University
Daegu University
Daegu University is a private university in South Korea. Its campus is located a short distance outside Daegu, in Gyeongsan City, North Gyeongsang province. The school currently consists of 13 colleges from college of humanities to college of rehabilitation....

, College of Natural Sciences
South Korea Pusan National University
Pusan National University
Pusan National University is one of ten flagship Korean national universities and a leading university in South Korea...

, College of Natural Sciences
Faculty of Medicine
Country Institute
China Harbin Medical University
Harbin Medical University
Harbin Medical University is a public university located in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.It was established in 1926 as Harbin Medical College. It was renamed to University in 1958.-External links:http://www.hrbmu.edu.cn/english/index.htm...

China Hebei Medical University
Hebei Medical University
Hebei Medical University is a university in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, People's Republic of China,under the provincial government.... a capital city of Hebei Province which is 4 hours away from Beijing by car and 1 and a half hours by train, Hebei Medical University Established in 1894, it is one of...

China Ningxia Medical College
China North China Coal Medical University
China Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai Jiao Tong University or SJTU), sometimes referred to as Shanghai Jiaotong University , is a top public research university located in Shanghai, China. Shanghai Jiao Tong University is known as one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in China...

 School of Medicine
China Zhejiang University
Zhejiang University
Zhejiang University , sometimes referred to as Zheda, is a national university in China. Founded in 1897, Zhejiang University is one of China's oldest institutions of higher education...

 School of Medicine
Faculty of Engineering
Country Institute
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

 
Bangladesh Institute of Technology
China Donghua University
Donghua University
Donghua University is a public university in Shanghai, China administered by Chinese Ministry of Education and Shanghai municipality.-History:...

, School of Material Science and Engineering
China Henan Polytechnic University
China Henan University
Henan University
Henan University is a public university in Kaifeng, Henan, China.-History:Founded in 1912, Henan University is one of the oldest universities in China. It was originally named the Preparatory School for Further Study in Europe and America...

, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
China Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology
China Jilin University
Jilin University
Jilin University is a leading national university under the direct jurisdiction of China's Ministry of Education.-History:Founded in 1946 as the Northeast College of Administration in Harbin, Heilongjiang, Jilin University merged with many Universities and colleges and changed its name many times...

China Northeast Dianli University
Northeast Dianli University
Northeast Dianli University is a university in Jilin, China. It was formed in 1949 in Changchun and was moved to Jilin in 1955. It focuses on engineering and has 14,235 full time students.- History :...

China The Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chinese Academy of Sciences
The Chinese Academy of Sciences , formerly known as Academia Sinica, is the national academy for the natural sciences of the People's Republic of China. It is an institution of the State Council of China. It is headquartered in Beijing, with institutes all over the People's Republic of China...

, Institute of Chemistry (ICCAS)
Germany Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen Nuremberg
Friedrich-Alexander-University, Erlangen-Nuremberg
The Universität Erlangen Nürnberg is a university in the cities of Erlangen and Nuremberg in Bavaria, Germany. It is the second largest state university in Bavaria, having five Schools, 308 chairs, and 12,000 employees. There are 28,735 students enrolled at the university, of which about 2/3 are...

, Technical Faculty
Hungary
Hungary
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Budapest University of Technology and Economics
The Budapest University of Technology and Economics , in hungarian abbreviated as BME, English official abbreviation BUTE, is the most significant University of Technology in Hungary and is also one of the oldest Institutes of Technology in the world, having been founded in 1782.-History:BME is...

Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

 
Kharkiv National University of Radioelectronics
Kharkiv National University of Radioelectronics
Kharkiv National University of Radioelectronics is a higher education institution of the highest level of accreditation in Ukraine. It is one of the oldest Universities of Technologies in Ukraine with over 12000 students and 30 scientific centers....

United States Texas State University San Marcos
United States The University of Texas at Dallas, Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...

 
Ho Chi Minh City National University, Ho Chi Minh City University of Natural Sciences
Faculty of Agriculture
Country Institute
Bangladesh Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University
Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University
Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University is a government-financed public university of Bangladesh. This is the largest university of the north Bengal at Rangpur division.-History:...

Bangladesh Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University or SAU is the oldest agricultural institution in Bangladesh, situated in Sher-e-Bangla Nagor, Dhaka. It was established on December 11, 1938 as "Bengal Agricultural Institute " by Sher-e-Bangla A.K. Fazlul Huq, the then chief minister of undivided Bengal. It...

Chile University of Talca, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
China China Agricultural University
China Agricultural University
China Agricultural University is a university in Beijing, People's Republic of China specializing in agriculture, biology, engineering, veterinary medicine, economics, management, humanities and social science. It was formed in 1995 through the merger of the Beijing Agricultural University and...

, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering
China Shenyang Agricultural University
Shenyang Agricultural University
Shenyang Agricultural University is a university in Shenyang, Liaoning, China under the provincial government....

China Yanbian University
Yanbian University
Yanbian University is one of the key universities of the People's Republic of China, located at Yanji, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Jilin Province.-History:...

, Agricultural College
China Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Indonesia
Indonesia
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Gadjah Mada University
Gadjah Mada University
The Gadjah Mada University is the largest and the oldest national university in Indonesia . founded on December 19, 1949; although the first lecture was given on 13 March 1946. The name was taken from the name of Majapahit's Prime Minister, Gajah Mada.UGM is located in Yogyakarta, Daerah Istimewa...

, Faculty of Agriculture
Indonesia Gadjah Mada University
Gadjah Mada University
The Gadjah Mada University is the largest and the oldest national university in Indonesia . founded on December 19, 1949; although the first lecture was given on 13 March 1946. The name was taken from the name of Majapahit's Prime Minister, Gajah Mada.UGM is located in Yogyakarta, Daerah Istimewa...

, Faculty of Forestry
Indonesia Lambung Mangkurat University
Lambung Mangkurat University
Lambung Mangkurat University is a public university in Banjarmasin and Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is established on September 1, 1958. Its current rector is Prof. Dr. Ir. H. Muhammad Ruslan, M.S...

, School of Agriculture
Laos
Laos
Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...

 
National University of Laos
National University of Laos
National University of Laos is the leading university in Vientiane, the capital of Laos. Founded in 1996, with departments brought in from other existing colleges, it is the only national university in the country. NUOL accepts top students from Laos with few international students...

, Faculty of Engineering
Mongolia
Mongolia
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Mongolian State University of Agriculture
Mongolian State University of Agriculture
Mongolian State University of Agriculture is a national university of Mongolia, with the main branch situated in the capital of Ulan Bator...

South Korea Chungbuk National University
Chungbuk National University
Chungbuk National University is one of 10 Flagship Korean National Universities.It takes its name, Chungbuk, from the common abbreviated form of the province's Korean name.- Overview :...

, College of Agriculture, Life and Environments Sciences
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
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University of Peradeniya
University of Peradeniya
The University of Peradeniya is a world renowned state university in Sri Lanka, funded by the University Grants Commission...

, Faculty of Agriculture

Notable people and alumni

  • Yasushi Akashi
    Yasushi Akashi
    Yasushi Akashi is a senior Japanese diplomat and United Nations administrator. Akashi graduated with Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Tokyo in 1954, studied as a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Virginia, and later at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University...

     (1931–) – Yamagata Higher School (1950), Diplomat and UN administrator
  • Takeo Doi
    Takeo Doi (aircraft designer)
    was a Japanese aircraft designer.He designed many World War II fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force. His most important work was the , aka Kawasaki Ki-61 or "Tony"....

     (1904–1996) – Yamagata Higher School (1925), Aircraft Designer, He designed Kawasaki
    Kawasaki Heavy Industries
    is an international corporation based in Japan. It has headquarters in both Chūō-ku, Kobe and Minato, Tokyo.The company is named after its founder Shōzō Kawasaki and has no connection with the city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa....

     Ki-10
    Kawasaki Ki-10
    |-See also:-External links:* *...

    , Ki-61
    Kawasaki Ki-61
    The Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien was a Japanese World War II fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force...

    , Ki-100
    Kawasaki Ki-100
    The Kawasaki Ki-100 was a fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. The Japanese Army designation was "Type 5 Fighter"...

     and NAMC
    Nihon Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation
    The Nihon Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation , or NAMC, was the manufacturer of Japan's only successful civilian airliner, the YS-11.- History :...

     YS-11
    NAMC YS-11
    The NAMC YS-11 is a turboprop airliner built by a Japanese consortium, the Nihon Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation. The program was initiated by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in 1954, the aircraft was rolled out in 1962, and production ceased in 1974.-Development and design:In...

    .
  • Michiro Endō
    Michiro Endo
    is a Japanese musician, author and socialist activist. Known as frontman of the influential punk band The Stalin.Endo was born in Nihonmatsu and graduated from Yamagata University. After college he wandered through Vietnam and Southeast Asia...

     (1950–) – Yamagata University (1973), Musician
  • Shūhei Fujisawa
    Shuhei Fujisawa
    was a Japanese author. His real name is Tomeji Kosuge . Over fifty of his books were published, including both full-length novels and short story anthologies through the course of his lifetime. The focus of his writing was historical fiction. Before he became an author, he had been a...

     (1927–1997) – Yamagata Normal School (1949), Author
  • Itsuzō Hata (1880–1944) – Professor to the Yonezawa Higher Technical School, Founder of Teijin Limited
    Teijin
    is a Japanese chemical and pharmaceutical company. It is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange with a market capitalisation of USD 3.9 billion. It operates in five main business segments: synthetic fibres; films and plastics; pharmaceuticals and home health care; trading and retail; and IT and new...

  • Yatarō Mishima
    Yatarō Mishima
    was a Japanese businessman, central banker and the 8th Governor of the Bank of Japan . Viscount Mishima was a member of Japan's House of Peers.-Early life:Mishima was born in Kagoshima Prefecture....

     (1867–1919) – Yamagata Prefectural Normal School (1882), 8th President of the Bank of Japan
    Bank of Japan
    is the central bank of Japan. The Bank is often called for short. It has its headquarters in Chuo, Tokyo.-History:Like most modern Japanese institutions, the Bank of Japan was founded after the Meiji Restoration...

    , Senator, House of Peers
    House of Peers (Japan)
    The ' was the upper house of the Imperial Diet as mandated under the Constitution of the Empire of Japan ....

     of the Japanese Imperial Diet
    Diet of Japan
    The is Japan's bicameral legislature. It is composed of a lower house, called the House of Representatives, and an upper house, called the House of Councillors. Both houses of the Diet are directly elected under a parallel voting system. In addition to passing laws, the Diet is formally...

  • Shichirō Murayama
    Shichiro Murayama
    was a Japanese linguist who started his career lecturing at Juntendo University, and went on to become full professor at Kyoto Sangyo University. One of the world’s foremost authorities on the Altaic languages, he later made important contributions to the mixed-language theory of the origins of...

     (1908–1995) – Yamagata Higher School (1929), Linguist
  • Mikio Narita (1935–1990) – Faculty of Literature and Sciences (1959), Actor
  • Yasuta Satō (1924–) – Yonezawa Higher Technical School (1945), Founder of Takara
    TOMY
    is a Japanese toy, children's merchandise and entertainment company created from the March 2006 merger of two companies:  Tomy and long-time rival, Takara...

  • Yoshihiro Togashi
    Yoshihiro Togashi
    is a Japanese manga artist. He began drawing manga at an early age; while he attended college, the publisher Shueisha recognized his talent. Togashi has authored numerous manga series in different genres during the past three decades...

     (1966–) – Faculty of Education (1988), Manga
    Manga
    Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...

     artist
  • Takaaki Yoshimoto
    Takaaki Yoshimoto
    also known as Ryūmei Yoshimoto, is a Japanese poet, literary critic, and philosopher from Tokyo. He is the father of the famous Japanese writer known as Banana Yoshimoto and of the cartoonist Yoiko Haruno.-Early life:...

     (1924–) – Yonezawa Higher Technical School (1945), Poet , literary critic, and philosopher

Points of interest

  • Main Building of Yonezawa Higher Technical School (a designated national Important Cultural Property
    Important Cultural Properties of Japan
    The term is often shortened into just are items officially already classified as Tangible Cultural Properties of Japan by the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs and judged to be of particular importance to the Japanese people....

    )
4-3-16 Jonan, Yonezawa 992-8510, Japan (Yonezawa Campus, Yamagata University)
  • Education Museum of Yamagata Prefectural Museum (ex- Main Building of Yamagata Prefectural Normal School, one of the Japanese "Designated National Important Cultural Properties")
2-2-8 Midori-cho, Yamagata 990-0041, Japan
  • Auditorium
    Auditorium
    An auditorium is a room built to enable an audience to hear and watch performances at venues such as theatres. For movie theaters, the number of auditoriums is expressed as the number of screens.- Etymology :...

     of Yamagata Prefectural Yamagata North High School (ex- Music Hall
    Music hall
    Music Hall is a type of British theatrical entertainment which was popular between 1850 and 1960. The term can refer to:# A particular form of variety entertainment involving a mixture of popular song, comedy and speciality acts...

    of Yamagata Prefectural Normal School, one of the Prefectural "Designated Important Cultural Properties")
2-2-7 Midori-cho, Yamagata 990-0041, Japan

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