Yamaguchi University

Yamaguchi University


Motto	Discover it. Nourish it. Realise it. A Place of Wisdom.
Established	Founded 1894 Chartered 1949
Type	National
President	Takuya Marumoto
Academic staff	889 full-time (May 2008)
Students	10,830 (May 2008)
Undergraduates	8,990
Postgraduates	1,840
Doctoral students	664
Location	Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, Japan
Campus	Suburb
Website	www.yamaguchi-u.ac.jp

Yamaguchi University is a national university in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It has campuses at the cities of Yamaguchi and Ube.

Yoshida campus in the city of Yamaguchi.

History

The root of the university was Yamaguchi Auditorium , a private school founded by Ueda Hōyō (1769–1853) in 1815. In 1863 the school became a han school of Chōshū Domain and was renamed Yamaguchi Meirinkan.

After the Meiji Restoration it became a prefectural secondary school, and in 1894 it developed into (older) Yamaguchi Higher School ( Yamaguchi kōtō gakkō), a national institute of higher education. It served as a preparatory course for the Imperial University. In February 1905 the school was reorganized into Yamaguchi Higher School of Commerce ( Yamaguchi kōtō shōgyō gakkō), the third national commercial college in Japan, after Tokyo (1887) and Kobe (1902). In 1944 the school was renamed Yamaguchi College of Economics.

In 1949 Yamaguchi University was established by integrating six public (national and prefectural) schools in Yamaguchi Prefecture, namely, (Revived) Yamaguchi Higher School, Yamaguchi College of Economics, Ube Technical College, Yamaguchi Normal School, Yamaguchi Youth Normal School and (Prefectural) Yamaguchi College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry.

In 1964 Yamaguchi Prefectural Medical College was merged into the university to constitute the School of Medicine. In 1966 Yoshida Campus (the main campus) was opened, and the faculties (except Engineering and Medicine) moved to the campus in the following years.

Undergraduate schools

Yoshida Campus (in Yamaguchi)

Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Economics
Faculty of Science
Faculty of Agriculture

Kogushi Campus (in Ube)

School of Medicine

Tokiwa Campus (in Ube)

Faculty of Engineering

Graduate schools

Graduate School of Humanities (Master's courses only)
Graduate School of Education (Master's courses only)
Graduate School of Economics (Master's courses only)
Graduate School of Medicine
Graduate School of Science and Engineering
Graduate School of Agriculture (Master's courses only)
Graduate School of East Asian Studies (Doctoral courses only)
Graduate School of Innovation and Technology Management (professional courses)
United Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Yamaguchi University (Doctoral courses only)
United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tottori University (Doctoral courses only)

Alumni

Daishiro Yamagiwa - politician

Location

Faculties and Graduate Schools :

Faculty of Humanities

Educational Objectives :
Tthe Philosophy of the Faculty of Humanities
To the Faculty of Humanities Webpage

Faculty of Education

Educational Objectives :
Towards Creating a Multitalented Individual
To the Faculty of Education Webpage

Faculty of Economics

Educational Objectives :
Towards Creating a Prosperous Society
To the Faculty of Economics Webpage

Faculty of Science

Educational Objectives :
Creating the Scientists of the Future
To the Faculty of Science Webpage

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Educational Objectives :
Tomorrow's Medicine Today
To the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Webpage

Graduate School

Graduate School of Humanities
Graduate School of Education
Graduate School of Economics
Graduate School of Medicine
Graduate School of Science and Engineering
Graduate School of Agriculture
Graduate School of East Asian Studies
Graduate School of Innovation &Technology Management and Department of Technology Management (Japanese)
United Graduate School of Veterinary Science
* Cooperation with professors and research facilities of the Departments of Veterinary Sciences in Tottori University, Miyazaki University and Kagoshima University.
Graduate School of Agricultural Science

Faculty of Engineering

Educational Objectives :
A Treasury of Knowledge
To the Faculty of Engineering Webpage

Faculty of Agriculture

Educational Objectives :
Communicating with the Future of the Earth
To the Faculty of Agriculture Webpage

University Services and Research Centers

Education Services Department

Center for the Promotion of Higher Education
Student Support Center
International Student Center

Admission Research Center
Health Services Center

Organization for University-Industry-Public Cooperation and Innovation

Office of Industry-University Cooperation Management
Liaison Office in Tokyo

Office of Innovation Support & Management
Office of Intellectual Property Management
Life Science Support Office
YAMAGUCHI TLO

Organization for Academic Information

University Library
Archaeological Museum

Media and Information Technology Center

Science Research Center

Institute of Instrumental Analysis
Institute of Experimental Animals
Institute of Radioisotopes Yoshida Laboratory
Institute of Gene Research

Institute of Biochemical Research and Education
Institute of Life Science and Medicine
Institute of Radioisotopes Research and Education
Center for Waste Water Treatment

Faculty of Education

Integrated Center for Educational Research and Training
Kindergarten
Yamaguchi Elementary School
Hikari Elementary School
Yamaguchi Junior High School
Hikari Junior High School
School for Children with Special Needs

Faculty of Agriculture

Experimental Farm
Veterinary Medical Center
Research Center for Thermotolerant Microbial Resources

Graduate School of Science and Engineering

Research Center for Environmrntal Safety

Extension Center

Experimental Farm
Veterinary Medical Center
Research Center for Thermotolerant Microbial Resources

Faculty of Economics

Institute of East Asian Economic Affairs
The Museum of Commodities

Faculty of Engineering

Center for Design and Products Innovation
Engineering Education Research Center