Tokushima University

Tokushima University

University of Tokushima
Established	1949
Type	National
Location	Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan
Website	Official website

The University of Tokushima  is a national university in the city of Tokushima, Japan, with seven graduate schools and five undergraduate faculties. The university was founded in 1949, by merging six separate national educational facilities into one.

Overview

The University of Tokushima was first established in 1949 as a result of a merger of six existing schools, forming what are now the Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Medicine. The university has about 6,000 undergraduate and about 1,700 graduate students from Japan and other countries including South Korea, China, and the United States.

Organization and academics

The University of Tokushima is organized into seven graduate schools: School of Human and Natural Environment Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, School of Oral Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Nutrition and Bioscience, School of Health Sciences and School of Advanced Technology and Science. As for undergraduate faculties, there are Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Faculty of Engineering. One of the unique features of the university is the large number of affiliated institutes and research centers representing a wide range of interests and disciplines.

Campuses

The University of Tokushima operates on three different campuses: Shinkura (with the administrative head office), Jōsanjima, and Kuramoto.

Notable alumni

Among the alumni of the university are Shuji Nakamura, known as the inventor of first high brightness GaN LED and Shigenori Maruyama, a Purple Honour Medal recipient for his work related to plume tectonics.

University Mission Statement

The University of Tokushima aims to enhance mankind's culture and welfare by training human resources and promoting academic studies, by striving for the pursuit of truth and the advancement of knowledge in a spirit of independence, and to pass along to others our outstanding scientific, technological and cultural traditions. Our University is open to the whole world, and we are doing our best to create a rich and peaceful society for the future.

Our University's mission is as follows:

1. Education: To encourage the enterprising talent of students by respecting their individuality, developing their sense of humanity, and providing them with outstanding professional knowledge and skills in their chosen fields.

2. Research: To advance academic research through innovative joint efforts from researchers in various fields, regardless of their academic disciplines. The University aims to foster, refine, and disseminate research and original work of the highest international standard.

3. Social Contribution: To play an active role in building a peaceful and cultured society by being the center of an intellectual network, a network connected to both the local and international communities.

History & Development

Tokushima Kisei Normal School in the 1870s


Tokushima Higher Technical School in the 1920s


Tokushima Prefectural Medical College in the 1940s


Administrative Head Office in the 1940s

Administrative Head Office

A Brief History

The University of Tokushima began as the Tokushima Kisei Normal School, in 1874, later developing into several Schools. In accordance with the National School Establishment Law, the University of Tokushima-consisting of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Education, the Faculty of Medicine, and the Faculty of Engineering-was instituted in 1949.

The growth process of the University

1949	Faculty of Liberal Arts and Education Currently Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences
	Faculty of Engineering
	Faculty of Medicine
	University Hospital

1951	Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
1955	Graduate School of Medicine Currently Graduate School of Medical Sciences
1964	Graduate School of Engineering
	Currently Graduate School of Advanced Technology and Science
1965	Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
1966	Faculty of Education Faculty of Liberal Arts and Education renamed
1969	Graduate School of Nutrition Currently Graduate School of Nutrition and Bioscience
1975	Health Service Center
1976	Faculty of Dentistry
1979	University Dental Hospital
1983	Graduate School of Dentistry Currently Graduate School of Oral Sciences
1985	Institute for Animal Experimentation
1986	Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences Faculty of Education renamed
	Center for University Extension
1987	Junior College, School of Medical Sciences Currently School of Health Sciences
1991	Center for Cooperative Research
1992	Institute for Medicinal Resources
1994	Graduate School of Human and Natural Environment Sciences
	Information Processing Center Currently Center for Advanced Information Technology
1996	Satellite Venture Business Laboratory
1997	Institute tor Enzyme Research
1998	Institute for Genome Research
2000	Radioisotope Research Center
2002	International Student Center Currently International Center
2003	University Medical and Dental Hospital University Hospital and University Dental Hospital Integrated
	Intellectual Property Office Currently Department for the Promotion of Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration
2004	Institute of Health Biosciences, Graduate School
2006	Institute of Technology and Science, Graduate School
	Graduate School of Health Sciences
	Post-Graduate Course of Midwifery
2007	School of Oral Health and Welfare
2008	Health Sciences Doctoral Course
2009	Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences
	Institute of Socio-Arts and Sciences, Graduate School
2010	University Hospital （University Medical and Dental Hospital renamed

University Calendar

Key Dates for Academic Year 2011-2012

2011	April	1	First Semester begins.
	April	1- 5	Spring Vacation
	August	1-31	Summer Vacation
	September	30	First Semester ends.
	October	1	Second Semester begins.
	November	2	University Anniversary
	December	25	Winter Vacation begins.
	January	7	Winter Vacation ends.
2012	March	25-31	Year-end Vacation
	March	31	Second Semester ends.

Executive Officers

KAGAWA Susumu

President

IGARASHI Yoshiaki

Vice President
Executive Director for General Affairs
Executive Director for Financial Management
 

WADA Makoto

Vice President
Executive Director for Education and Student Affairs

FUKUI Masuo

Vice President
Executive Director for Scientific Research

TAKEUCHI Yoichi

Auditor (part-time)

KOMAKI Shinji

Auditor(part-time)

Deans:

ISHIKAWA Eisaku

Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences
Graduate School of Integrated Arts snd Sciences
Institute of Socio-Arts and Sciences, Graduate School

TAMAKI Toshiaki

Faculty of Medicine (Undergraduate)
Graduate School of Medical Sciences

Institute of Socio-Arts and Sciences, Graduate School

ICHIKAWA Tetsuo

Faculty of Dentistry (Undergraduate)
Graduate School of Oral Sciences

KIWADA Hiroshi

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Undergraduate)
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

TERAO Junji

Graduate School of Nutrition and Bioscience

TADA Toshiko

Graduate School of Health Sciences
Post-Graduate Course of Midwaifery

ONISHI Tokuo

Faculty of Engineering (Undergraduate)
Graduate School of Advanced Techonology and Science
Institute of Technology and Science, Graduate School

YASUI Natsuo

University Hospital

Directors:

NOJI Sumihare

University Library

HIOKI Zenro

Center for University Extension

KIDO Hiroshi

Institute for Enzyme Research

YANO Yoneo

Center for Administration of Information Technology

TAKAHAMA Yousuke

Institute for Genome Research

SHINOHARA Yasuo

Radioisotope Center

FUKUI Kiyoshi

International Center

ARAKI Hideo

Center for General Education

OIE Takahiro

Center for University Evaluation Analysis

TAKEDA Eiji

Center for Education and Research on Stress and Nutritional Science

MATSUMOTO Toshio

Diabetes Therapeutics and Research Center

NAKAMURA Yutaka

Archaeological Heritage Management Office

WADA Makoto

Center for Student Services

Job Support Center

MURATA Akihiro

Research Center for Management of Disaster and Environment

YOSHIDA Atsuya

Center for Community Revitalization

FUKUI Masuo

Department for the Promotion of Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration

SATAKE Hiromu

Innovation Human Resources Development Center

MOTONAKA Junko

AWA Support Center

NINOMIYA Tsuneo

Health Service Center

ITO Koji

Institute for Medicinal Resources

International Academic Exchange Agreements

Country	Foreign University	Faculty/Institute	Date Concluded

Australia	Monash University	University-Wide	Jul. 22, 2009
China	Heilongjiang Academy of Sciences	Faculty of Engineering	Jul. 24, 1985
	Harbin Institute of Technology	University-Wide	Nov. 8, 1989
	Wuhan University	University-Wide	Oct. 9, 1995
	Nantong University	University-Wide	Sept. 5, 2005
	Fudan University	Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences	Aug. 3, 2000
	Tongji University	University-Wide	Feb. 12, 2008
	Jilin University	University-Wide	Jul. 2, 2002
	Xi'an Jiaotong University	University-Wide	Aug. 25, 2003
	Beijing University of Post and Telecommunications	University-Wide	Apr. 4, 2006
	Dalian University of Technology (The Software School)	Institute of Technology and Science	Jun. 1, 2007
	Graduate School of Dalian University of Technology	Institute of Technology and Science	Jul. 30, 2007
	Sichuan University	University-Wide	Mar. 28, 2008
	Nanjing University	University-Wide	Oct. 21, 2008
	School of Stomatology, China Medical University	Faculty of Dentistry	Apr. 17, 2009
	Dali University	Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science	Mar. 24, 2010
	Ninth People's Hospital Medical School of Shanghai Jiao Tong University	Faculty of Dentistry	Jun. 25, 2010
	Tianjin Medical University,The College of Pharmacetical Science	Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science	Mar. 7, 2011
Ethiopia	University of Gondar	University-Wide	Jun. 28, 2007
Finland	Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences	Faculty of Dentistry	Aug.16, 2010
France	Institut National des Sciences Appliquees de Toulouse	Faculty of Engineering	Apr. 22, 1993
Germany	Wiesbaden University of Applied Sciences	Faculty of Engineering	Jul. 29, 2002
	Hannover Medical School	University-Wide	March. 15, 2009
Indonesia	Gadjah Mada University	University-Wide	Aug. 22, 1996
	The Hang Tuah University	Institute of Health Biosciences	May. 30, 2007
	University of Muhammadiyah	Institute of Faculty of Dentistry	Feb. 25, 2011
Korea	Seoul National University (College of Pharmacy)	Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences	Jul. 18, 1990
	Chosun University (College of Dentistry)	Faculty of Dentistry	Jun. 13, 1997
	Kyungpook National University	University-Wide	Oct. 28, 1998
	Korea Maritime University	University-Wide	May. 9, 2001
	Konyang University	Faculty of Medicine	Apr. 18, 2006
	Dong-eui University	Faculty of Engineering	Dec. 15, 2008
	Seoul National University College of Medicine	Faculty of Medicine	Nov. 23, 2010
Malaysia	University Sains Malaysia	University-Wide	Nov. 7, 2009
Mongolia	Health Sciences University of Mongolia	University-Wide	Oct. 5, 2007
New Zealand	The University of Auckland	University-Wide	Oct. 27, 1988
Pakistan	University of Karachi (International Center for Chemical Sciences)	Faculty of Medicine	Oct. 18, 2006
Switzerland	University of Basel	University-Wide	Dec. 20, 2005
Taiwan	Southern Taiwan University	Institute of Technology and Science	Mar. 11, 2010
U.S.A.	Florida Atlantic University	University-Wide	Mar. 31, 1995
	Tufts University(Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging)	Faculty of Medicine	Mar. 14, 2002
	The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	University-Wide	Nov. 27, 2002
	San Jose State University	Center for University Extension	Dec. 4, 2002
	Duke University	Faculty of Medicine	Jun. 22, 2006
	The University of North Carolina of Chapel Hill	Faculty of Phamaceutical Science	Jan. 27, 2009
	The University of Colorado at Boulder	Institute of Technology and Science	Feb. 2, 2010

Faculties

Faculties	Department / Course	Degree

aculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences	Dept. of Human Sciences	Bachelor of Integrated Arts and Sciences
	Dept. of Civil and Environmental Studies
	Dept. of Mathematical and Material Sciences
Faculty of Medicine	School of Medicine	Bachelor of Medicine
	School of Nutrition	Bachelor of Science Nutritional Science
	School of Health Sciences	Bachelor of Nursing
		Bachelor of Health Science
Faculty of Dentistry	School of Dentistry	Bachelor of Dental Science
	School of Oral Health and Welfare	Bachelor of Oral Health
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences	School of Pharmacy	Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
	School of Pharmaceutical Technosciences
Faculty of Engineering	Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering	Bachelor of Engineering
	Department of Mechanical Engineering
	Department of Chemical Science and Technology
	Department of Biological Science and Technology
	Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
	Department of Information Science and Intelligent Systems
	Department of Optical Science and Technology

Duration is 4 years for all courses, but 6 years for the School of Medicine, for the School of Dentistry and for the Course of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

University Library

The University Library consists of the main on Josanjima Campus and the branch library on Kuramoto Campus. It does the service in order to support education and research.

1) Every year, we purchase six thousand books at both libraries. There are a lot of books to study Japanese and the Japanese culture, too.
2) Students may borrow up to five books in the reading room at one time. The loan period is two weeks for students.
3) We have online catalog freely available on our web site.
4) There are many personal computers by which you can access the Internet and write papers.
5) The latest articles can be searched by using the databases such as Web of Science, MathSciNet, and Eric. Moreover, about 7,500 kinds of electronic journals can be used.
6) When the book or the journal you are looking for is not in the library, you can obtain photocopies or borrow books from other libraries.
7) Students and staff can stay in touch with our latest news by subscribing to our free e-mail newsletter in Japanese. Sign up on the web page.
8) Please feel free to call on us at any time.

Library Hours ---------- The library open for the semester period every day.

Semester period

	Mondays-Fridays	8:40am-10pm (Kuramoto: 8:40am-9pm)
	Saturdays	10am-5pm
	Sundays/National Holidays	10am-5pm

University Vacations period

	Mondays-Fridays	8:40am-5pm
	Saturdays	10am-5pm

University Library in Josanjima Campus

Closed Days

National holidays in University Vacations,
The second Friday morning of each month (except for February, April, July),
May 3-6,
August 12-15,
November 2-4 during Campus Festival,
December 28-January 3 (the end and beginning of the year)

University Hospital

The Tokushima University Hospital, now one of the Institutes of the University of Tokushima, was formed in April 2010, independent of the Faculties of Medicine and Dentistry. Before then it was The University Medical and Dental Hospital, formed in October 2003 combining the University Medical Hospital and the University Dental Hospital, each separately annexed to the Faculties.

Clinical Departmens:

Department of Internal Medicine Department of Surgery Department of Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology, Dermatology, Orthopedics, and Plastic Surgery Department of Neurosurgery, Psychiatry, and Anesthesiology Department of Pediatrics, Perinatal and Gynecology Department of Radiology Department of General Dentistry Department of Orthodontics Department of Pediatric Dentistry Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Number of Patients (April 1, 2009 ― March 31, 2010)

Inpatients: 208,286　　Outpatients: 304,632 (Medical Division)
Inpatients:　　5,990　　Outpatients: 103,491 (Dental Division)

 

Graduate Schools

School	Course	Program	Degree

Integrated Arts and Sciences	Master Course	Regional Sciences	Master of Arts and Sciences
		Clinical Psychology	Master of Clinical Psychology
	Doctoral Course	Regional Science	Doctor of Philosophy
Medical Sciences	Master Course	Medical Science	Master of Science  Medical Science
	Doctoral Course	Medical Sciences	Doctor of Philosophy Medical Science
		Proteomics
Oral Sciences	Doctoral Course	Dental Science	Doctor of Philosophy  Dental Science
			Doctor of Philosophy
Pharmaceutical Sciences	Master Course	Pharmaceutical Chemistry	Master of Science Pharmaceutical Chemistry
		Pharmaceutical Life Sciences	Master of Science  Biological Pharmacy
			Master of Science  Clinical Pharmacy
	Doctoral Course	Pharmaceutical Chemistry	Doctor of Philosophy  Pharmaceutical Chemistry
		Pharmaceutical Life Sciences	Doctor of Philosophy  Pharmaceutical Life Sciences
Nutrition and Bioscience	Master Course	Nutritional Science	Master of Science  Nutritional Science
	Doctoral Course	Nutritional Science	Doctor of Philosophy  Nutritional Science
Health Sciences	Master Course	Health Sciences	Master of Health Science Master of Nursing
	Doctoral Course		Doctor of Philosophy Health Science
Advanced Technology and Science	Master Course	Intelligent Structures and Mechanics Systems Engineering	Master of Engineering
		Earth and Life Environmental Engineering
		Systems Innovation Engineering
	Doctoral Course	Intelligent Structures and Mechanics Systems Engineering	Doctor of Engineering
		Earth and Life Environmental Engineering
		Systems Innovation Engineering

Duration is   years for the master course and   years for the doctoral courses in Medical Sciences and Oral Sciences but   years for the other doctoral courses.

Research

The 21st Century Center of Excellence (COE) Program

“The 21st Century Center of Excellence (COE) Program” is a support program launched by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) in fiscal year 2002. The aims of this program are to advance the level of research and education at Japanese universities and making them more internationally competitive and to form world-class centers in Japan.
Two remarkable projects from the University of Tokushima were adopted for the 21st Century Center of Excellence (COE) Program in FY 2003.
The outline of each project is as follows:

1. Disease Proteomics for Multi-factorial Disorders

2. Human Nutritional Science on Stress Control

• 1. Fields of Study: Medical Sciences
  Program Title: Disease Proteomics for Multi-factorial Disorders
  Program Leader: Professor Toshio MATSUMOTO Program Summary: With changes in the life style as well as a shift toward an aged society, multifactorial disorders have become the largest causes of deaths and medical costs in Japan. Therefore, to overcome multifactorial disorders has become one of the most important sociomedical issues of the 21st century. Our program targets a variety of multifactorial disorders including osteoporosis, diabetes, autoimmune disorders and metastatic cancers, and aims to conquer these disorders via proteomic approaches by clarifying the pathogenesis, finding diagnostic biomarkers and identifying new drug targe ts. In order to accomplish these goals, basic scientists expertised in proteomics and functional genomics research along with clinical scientists committed to these multifactorial disorders are organized in the program to apply proteomics technologies to the elucidation of multifactorial disorders. Because multifactorial disorders develop by a combination of multiple genetic and environmental risk factors, analyses of both quantitative and qualitative changes in the cellular proteome will be performed to profile disease-related proteome changes. Through these efforts to develop disease proteomics, the program is trying to form a platform for basic and clinical scientists in sharing common research goals, and to bring up young scientists who can lead medical sciences of the 21st century.

Flowchart

A newly-acquired FT-ICR-MS
for high-throughput proteomic
analysis

• 2. Fields of Study: Interdisciplinary, Combined Fields, New Disciplines
  Program Title: Human Nutritional Science on Stress Control
  Program Leader: Professor Eiji TAKEDA
  Program Summary: In today's society, human activities and lifestyles generate numerous forms of environmental stress. This outstanding level of stress is certainly reflected by the number of Japanese people (more than 30,000) who commit suicide, and mental and physical disorders caused by stress are serious social and economic problems in Japan. Food environment, such as eating styles or nutrients, greatly affects mental health especially in children and teenager. The concept of functional food, particularly brain food, still has left much room for scientific arguments by professionals. Brain food is aimed at modifying genetic and psychological aspects of human life, and preventing as well as treating a growing number of stress-related mental disorders. The establishment of functional foods that correctly regulate stress response must be firmly based upon scientific knowledge and legal regulation. Therefore, efficient biomarkers related to pathological stress responses must be found. Furthermore, it is essential to analyze possible diet or nutrient interactions as well as it is indispensable to conduct valid studies on humans. The University of Tokushima Graduate School of Nutrition has an ability to open this new field of research on human nutrition. We have developed a novel method that makes it possible to simply, objectively evaluate human stress response using a microarray technique. Particularly, we have succeeded in detecting a gene expression profile characteristic of major depression in peripheral blood leukocytes. At the same time, we have been developing “nanobiodevices” to promptly measure these maker gene products. Based on our state of-the-art technologies and outstanding achievements in human nutrition, this COE program will definitely meet the demands of society by establishing a new “biomental” technique to objectively measure pathological stress responses, introducing brain foods that correctly regulate stress responses, and developing an integrated system to open a new field of research.

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• Intellectual Property Office
• Educator and Researcher Directory

Admissions

Admission to Graduate Schools

In the Graduate Schools of the University of Tokushima, the types of admission are Matriculated students  graduate students  and Non-Matriculated students  research and special studies students of graduate levels . ... As a general rule, admission to the matriculated course is in April. As an exception for foreign students, the entrance examinations are held between the end of August to the beginning of September and admission is in October.

Admission to Undergraduate Schools

There are two types of admission for undergraduate students: regular (matriculated) and special (unclassified or non-degree) admissions. ... However, for students in the Faculties of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, the duration of the educational programe is generally 6 years, and the degree of Bachelor of Medicine, Dentistry or Pharmacy is granted upon completion of the programe.

Tuition and Fees

Students are required to pay an entrance examination fee at the time of application, an enrollment fee at the time of registration, and a tuition fee within a given period of time. Payments are due before and after admission.

Related Links

• Living Expenses in Tokushima
• Scholarship of the Japanese Ministry of Education
• Scholarship for Self-Supported International Students

Entrance ceremony


Commencement day