Gifu University
| Gifu University | |
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| Gifu Daigaku | |
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| Motto | Learning Exploring Contributing GIFU UNIVERSITY |
| Established | 1949 |
| Type | National |
| President | Toshio Kuroki |
| Admin. staff | 810 |
| Undergraduates | 5,988 |
| Postgraduates | 1,602 |
| Location | Gifu, Gifu, Japan |
| Affiliations | National Universities in the Tōkai Region |
| Website | www.gifu-u.ac.jp |
Gifu University is a national university in the city of Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is sometimes abbreviated as Gidai or Gifudai , with "Gifudai" being the abbreviation most commonly used throughout Japan.
Faculties and graduate schools
The following undergraduate and graduate degree programs and courses are offered on the Yanagido campus.
Faculties
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Regional Studies
- School of Medicine
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences
- Faculty of Agriculture
Graduate schools
- Graduate School of Education
- Graduate School of Regional Studies
- Graduate School of Medicine
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Graduate School of Agriculture
- United Graduate School of Agricultural Science
- Shizuoka University and Shinshu University joined with Gifu University in establishing this united graduate school.
- United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences
- Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Iwate University and Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology joined with Gifu University in establishing this united graduate school.
Gifu University hospital
- United Graduated School of Drug Discovery and Medical Information Science
Notable people
Business
- Toichi Takenaka, President and CEO of Astellas Pharma
- Fumio Sugimori, President and CEO of Toshiba Electron Tubes & Devices
Law and politics
- Kenji Manabe, Minister of the Environment (1998–1999)
Research
- Takayuki Ezaki, Professor and Bacteriologist at Gifu University.
Other
- Akira Komoto, artist
Gifu University in Asia
Top 100 Asia Pacific Universities (2005)
by Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China.
by Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China.
- Gifu University (National Rank: 25)
Directions to Gifu University
- Yanagido Campus
- JR Gifu Station or Meitetsu Gifu Station to Gifu University: 30 minutes (Gifu Bus or car)
- JR Nagoya Station to JR Gifu Station: 18 minutes (JR Tōkaidō Line)
- Meitetsu Nagoya Station to Meitetsu Gifu Station: 30 minutes (Meitetsu Nagoya Line)
- Gifu-Hashima Station (Tōkaidō Shinkansen) to Gifu University: 40 minutes (Car)
- Chūbu Centrair International Airport (nearest airport) to Meitetsu Gifu Station: 55 minutes (Meitetsu Airport Line
Faculty of Education/Graduate School of Education
Faculty of Education Main Building
Faculty of Education
The Faculty of Education trains teachers and prepares them with the professional skills, qualifications, and also the versatility for successful careers in education. Undergraduate curricula are geared towards education in schools and education for students with special needs and have, since 1998, also included an option for studying lifelong education.
Graduate School of Education
The Graduate School of Education offers a traditional master’s degree program while the Graduate School for Professionals in Education offers a program for current teaching professionals.
In 2008 the master’s degree program underwent some key changes when the Course in Education and the Course in Special Education were reorganized and the Supporting Psychological Development Course was instituted. Since 2002, current teachers also have the opportunity to conduct research and take night classes in the Curriculum Development Course. These night classes are offered at satellite classrooms in Takayama, Kakamigahara, Ogaki, and also in Kumamoto prefecture.
Graduate School for Professionals in Education strives to equip current professionals with the tools to contribute, as educational leaders in their schools, to the development of present educational practices. Upon completion of the course, students are conferred the degree of Master of Education. The curricula are designed to build well-rounded teachers through courses which develop the versatility needed for leadership in lesson development, school reform, and clinical psychology in education, while considering the practical development of school organization and leadership in education.
Faculty of Regional Studies/Graduate School of Regional Studies
Faculty of Regional Studies
Gifu University is the only national university in Japan to boast a regional studies department. The Faculty of Regional Studies at Gifu represents a unique integration of academic disciplines supporting students’ pursuit of a range matters as varied as policy, industry, the environment, welfare, and culture. The goal of the department is to advance and resolve regional issues and to train graduates who can help to create both a local and global society full of cultural richness, harmony, and increased ease of living.
The curricula are designed to support studies in a wide variety of fields while also allowing students to specialize in their particular area of interest. Since 2006, the undergraduates can choose either of two programs offering a total of five curricula:
The Regional Studies in Political Sciences program offers courses in
Industry and City Planning,
Local Autonomy Policy, and
Environmental Policy.
The Regional Studies in Cultural Sciences program offers courses in
Lifestyle and Society and
Humanity and Culture.
Industry and City Planning,
Local Autonomy Policy, and
Environmental Policy.
The Regional Studies in Cultural Sciences program offers courses in
Lifestyle and Society and
Humanity and Culture.
Beginning in the second semester in the second year of undergraduate studies, students apply and test their skills in the community through field practice and participation in small-group seminars related to their focus of study.
The 21st century has been called the Age of Globalism. The Faculty of Regional Studies offers the chance to learn about and contribute to society in a global environment through the pursuit of regional studies.
School of Medicine
School of Medicine Main Building/University Hospital
Nursing Course Building
Offering training rooted in state-of-the-art research and supporting medical care in the community
The Gifu University School of Medicine is dedicated to training outstanding medical researchers, nurses, and physicians ready to serve both the local and global community. The department’s ideology is based on the pillars of education, research, and clinical practice. Education in nursing and medicine is conducted by a large number of faculty members and teaching staff who are actively progressing and achieving results in first-class research and sophisticated clinical practices. The School of Medicine has pioneered a tutorial system and offers a clinical clerkship program, both of which are nationally acclaimed. In the tutorial system, students practice independent learning by solving problems of their own devising. During clinical clerkships, students experience the ultimate practical training and learn clinical practices from the standpoint of an attending physician.
The transfer and integration of the School of Medicine and the Gifu University Hospital in 2004 marked the beginning of a new era of cooperative scholarship, research, and service to the community at a wonderful new campus.
Medical Course
The transfer and integration of the School of Medicine and the Gifu University Hospital in 2004 marked the beginning of a new era of cooperative scholarship, research, and service to the community at a wonderful new campus.
Medical Course
Training outstanding doctors and medical researchers who harbor both human sensitivity and the ability to respond to issues of 21st century medical care.
The Function of Medical Course the training of medical researchers empowered by imagination and fine doctors with a high awareness of ethical standards and human sensitivities, who can provide service to the community and contribute to the development of medical sciences and the future of health, medicine, and medical care. Students are trained to both flourish in active roles in the local and global community and understand the position of patients. Education includes small-group and tutorial training, computer-based tests (CBT) and objective standard clinical examinations (OSCE), and fifth-year clinical clerkships and high-quality professional medical training
Nursing Course
Nursing Course
Training high-quality nurses who are active in health and medical care and who can respond to the diverse needs of society.
As the role of the nurse practitioner becomes increasing vital in clinical and local medical care, the Nursing Course strives to support students as they acquire and develop ever-progressing skills and knowledge and to train nurses ready to perform central roles in healthcare. This program emphasizes the development of practical nursing abilities and introduces clinical practice to the curricula as well as a system of tutorials rooted in independent learning.
Graduate School of Medicine
Pursuing dynamic educational research in creative, cutting-edge medical sciences and advanced medical treatment to serve the community
The Graduate School of Medicine strives towards the establishment of an internationally acclaimed system of advanced training in medical care and related sciences and its implementation in clinical practices of biomedical research. The school promotes creative and interdisciplinary cutting-edge research and endeavors to train tomorrow’s regional and global leaders who will carry medical sciences into the future.
Faculty of Engineering
Learn the professional skills and knowledge for a successful career in engineering.
The Faculty of Engineering trains both specialists proficient in individual areas of expertise and integrated engineers boasting an assortment of skills. The department trains students in a variety of engineering fields to graduate with both the professional skills and systematic knowledge necessary to engineering as well as the human sensitivities that allow for unique insight into nature, culture, and society.
Faculty of Engineering
Graduate School of Engineering
Master’s Degree Program
The Master’s Degree Program in Engineering offers education in state-of-the-art technologies in a variety of fields and trains students to become outstanding engineers and researchers. The program offers classes including interdisciplinary subjects in an educational environment ideal for learning both specialized and interdisciplinary professional knowledge. Students master the skills and technologies to excel in their respective fields and ready themselves to respond flexibly to the ever-changing demands of society.
The Master’s Degree Program in Engineering offers education in state-of-the-art technologies in a variety of fields and trains students to become outstanding engineers and researchers. The program offers classes including interdisciplinary subjects in an educational environment ideal for learning both specialized and interdisciplinary professional knowledge. Students master the skills and technologies to excel in their respective fields and ready themselves to respond flexibly to the ever-changing demands of society.
Doctorate Program
The doctorate program offers advanced and specialized education to train engineers and researchers who harbor creative ingenuity, capability, and a variety of skills for application and development. This program also recognizes the needs and experience of students currently employed by off-campus companies. While their time conducting research at the university may thus be limited, the program offers such students the option of developing results of off-campus research into doctoral material to be evaluated accordingly. The Doctorate Program in Engineering also proactively accepts international exchange students as part of an effort to build a more international community at Gifu University.
The doctorate program offers advanced and specialized education to train engineers and researchers who harbor creative ingenuity, capability, and a variety of skills for application and development. This program also recognizes the needs and experience of students currently employed by off-campus companies. While their time conducting research at the university may thus be limited, the program offers such students the option of developing results of off-campus research into doctoral material to be evaluated accordingly. The Doctorate Program in Engineering also proactively accepts international exchange students as part of an effort to build a more international community at Gifu University.
Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences
The discipline of applied biological sciences represents an integration of the principles and techniques of biotechnology and life sciences and their ultimate application in bio-industry. Through education and research, the Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences at Gifu University strives to contribute to the welfare and sustainability of human existence and the enhancement of the environment in which we live.
To these ends, the department offers three undergraduate programs encompassing six unique curricula:
The Food and Life Science program includes
Food Science and
Molecular Life Science.
The Agricultural and Environmental Science program includes
Applied Plant Sciences,
Applied Animal Sciences, and
Environmental Ecology.
The Veterinary Medicine program trains students in veterinary sciences.
The Food and Life Science program includes
Food Science and
Molecular Life Science.
The Agricultural and Environmental Science program includes
Applied Plant Sciences,
Applied Animal Sciences, and
Environmental Ecology.
The Veterinary Medicine program trains students in veterinary sciences.
These programs deal with the following issues:
1. Securing a stable and safe supply of food
2. Environmentally friendly production of food
3. Restoration and preservation of both natural ecosystems and human habitats
4. Promotion of health and development of sophisticated and beneficial food products.
5. Bolstering public sanitation in order to cope with diseases that can pass between animals and humans.
1. Securing a stable and safe supply of food
2. Environmentally friendly production of food
3. Restoration and preservation of both natural ecosystems and human habitats
4. Promotion of health and development of sophisticated and beneficial food products.
5. Bolstering public sanitation in order to cope with diseases that can pass between animals and humans.
The Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences prepares students for active careers in agriculture as well as in biological industries related to food commodities, medical supplies, and the environment.
Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences
Graduate School of Applied Biological Sciences
In 2008, the Graduate School of Agriculture was reorganized and the Graduate School of Applied Biological Sciences established.Through education and research in the applied biological sciences, members of this school strive to adapt the techniques and principles of biological and life sciences to use in biological industries; they hope to benefit mankind and, most importantly, contribute to mankind’s continued existence.
To these ends, this school trains professionals with sophisticated knowledge regarding the stable and safe supply of food, environmentally sound production of food, and restoration and preservation of natural ecosystems and human habitats, and fosters the development of students expected to be active starting in the central Japan area, spreading to the rest of Japan, and finally reaching out into the neighboring countries of Asia.
The Graduate School of Applied Biological Sciences welcomes students who have gained a solid and well-rounded academic foundation through their undergraduate studies and offers them offers them training in the advanced scientific principles and techniques of the specialist.
United Graduate School of Agricultural Science
Gifu University
Shizuoka University
The United Graduate School provides unique educational programs with a wide variety of subjects under the credit-based system and doctoral dissertation research guidance by multiple supervisors through the synergistic linkage mainly between the Graduate School of Agriculture, Shizuoka University and the Graduate School of Applied Biological Science, Gifu University.
The principles of agricultural science are: in an ecological system called Earth, to preserve environment; to develop comprehensive scientific technologies and cultures based on the production of foods and biological materials; and to contribute to the existence and welfare of mankind. Agricultural science is an integrated science based on the relationship between biological production, which is essential to human life, and human society, consisting mainly of biological science, biological resources science, environmental science, life science and social science. (in Charter of Agricultural Science, Japan, 2002)
The Graduate School aims to cultivate researchers and professional engineers/technologists with highly professional ability, abundant academic knowledge and a broad perspective of science related to Biological (animals, plants, and microbial products) Resources, Biological Environment and Biological Resources, and thereby to contribute to the advancement of agricultural science and development of biological-resources-related industries. The Graduate School provides education to allow students to acquire extensive knowledge of agricultural science and to conduct a research on a given subject and seek a solution, and furthermore to develop the ability to solve problems and the ability to discover research subjects that can be exercised in the boundary fields and multidisciplinary fields. The Graduate School also welcomes overseas applicants who are willing to learn and acquire advanced agricultural technologies and science.
Students the Graduate School seeks:The principles of agricultural science are: in an ecological system called Earth, to preserve environment; to develop comprehensive scientific technologies and cultures based on the production of foods and biological materials; and to contribute to the existence and welfare of mankind. Agricultural science is an integrated science based on the relationship between biological production, which is essential to human life, and human society, consisting mainly of biological science, biological resources science, environmental science, life science and social science. (in Charter of Agricultural Science, Japan, 2002)
The Graduate School aims to cultivate researchers and professional engineers/technologists with highly professional ability, abundant academic knowledge and a broad perspective of science related to Biological (animals, plants, and microbial products) Resources, Biological Environment and Biological Resources, and thereby to contribute to the advancement of agricultural science and development of biological-resources-related industries. The Graduate School provides education to allow students to acquire extensive knowledge of agricultural science and to conduct a research on a given subject and seek a solution, and furthermore to develop the ability to solve problems and the ability to discover research subjects that can be exercised in the boundary fields and multidisciplinary fields. The Graduate School also welcomes overseas applicants who are willing to learn and acquire advanced agricultural technologies and science.
- Individuals who are willing to understand the integrate nature of agricultural science based on the existence of mankind and to contribute to the local community and society.
- Individuals who are willing to set research subjects on their own and to challenge such research subjects.
- Individuals who are willing to absorb not only professional knowledge but also a wide range of knowledge.
- Individuals who have strong ethics and are able to exercise their leadership skills in the agricultural science and other relevant fields.
- Individuals who are willing to play an active role on the global stage and have necessary basic ability.
United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences
Gifu University
Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Iwate University
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Contributing to the development of veterinary medicine and related sciences and of the community through the training of researchers and technical experts in areas related to veterinary sciences
Founding Principles
The United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences (UGSVS), which offers a four-year doctoral program, was established at Gifu University in 1990 in collaboration with the Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Iwate University, and the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology.
Through cooperation with the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare) since 2001, the National Institute of Health Sciences (Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare) since 2003, and the National Institute of Animal Health (National Agriculture and Food Research Organization) since 2004, we have been striving to promote professional guidance of and mutual exchange in educational research activities, and we hope ultimately to contribute to the further development of veterinary sciences and technology.
Objectives
The UGSVS strives to contribute to the progress of veterinary medicine and related sciences by equipping students with expertise and practical skills in veterinary medicine. We train original and pioneering researchers and technical experts ready to serve the community on numerous fronts. As part of our efforts to promote cooperation and serve the international community, the UGSVS welcomes students from abroad.
United Graduate School of Drug Discovery and Medical Information Sciences
Established in 2007 in conjunction with Gifu Pharmaceutical University
This unified graduate school brings together the vast and varied talents in medicine and life sciences at Gifu University with the expertise that has led to achievements in new drug discovery at Gifu Pharmaceutical University. We strive to train researchers and technical experts who will engage in state-of-the-art medical treatment and drug development and who are able to conduct inspections and first-class research at businesses and government organizations dealing with pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and food commodities. We are dedicated to analysis and development based on medical information with the theme of developing new drugs.
Themes of Research Programs
Techniques and methods relating to drug discovery:
• Basic research into the development of new drugs by means of chemical, biological, and genetic techniques (in connection to techniques for the development of new pharmaceuticals)
• Research relating to the development of diagnostic methods for modern diseases based on functional analysis from the molecular and cellular level to the level of individual organisms (safe and effective approach to drug therapy methods)
Assimilation and analysis of medical information:
• Basic research within the field of medical information, particularly the integration of bio-information which is based on patient information, and analysis hinging on command of mathematical and informational techniques
• Research concerning biological responses to pharmaceuticals and regulation of patients’ conditions
Potential career Tracks
We train and nurture students who will become :
• Researchers and technical experts engaging in medical treatment, drug discovery, and post-genome research and industries
• Technical experts and leaders possessing applied skills and practical expertise for conducting inspections of pharmaceuticals and state-of-the-art medical facilities for government organizations
• Researchers and technical experts who perform inspections and safety checks for allergies and side effects of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and food commodities
Campus Map
Campus Map
Library
The University Library plays an important part in our university, pro-viding the faculty members and the students with large collection of books, periodicals and other materials from inside and outside of the country for their research activities.
The history of the library started with the foundation of Gifu University in May 1949. Today the library consists of two divisions; the Central and the Medical Libraries now closed. The former was reorganized in July 1984 by annexing two branch libraries, is located on the main campus of Yanagido. The latter was established in April 1965 for School of Medicine, is placed on the campus of Tsukasa.
One of the characteristic features in the University Library is a device to centralize the management of the one divisions so that they can be function- ally well organized and administrated under the Director of the University Library.
The Library adopts the system of the so-called open-stack, which enables faculty members and students to browse freely among bookstacks.
To facilitate various library services, the Library has been automated in almost all library functions; acquisition, cataloging, circulation, payment, bibliographic data retrieval, and information retrieval.
The co11ecion of the library has already exceeded more than 880,000 volumes, to which about 20,000 acquisitions are added annually. This co11ection consists of over 580,000 volumes of Japanese books and 300,000 volumes of foreign books, including 17,000 periodical titles.
The history of the library started with the foundation of Gifu University in May 1949. Today the library consists of two divisions; the Central and the Medical Libraries now closed. The former was reorganized in July 1984 by annexing two branch libraries, is located on the main campus of Yanagido. The latter was established in April 1965 for School of Medicine, is placed on the campus of Tsukasa.
One of the characteristic features in the University Library is a device to centralize the management of the one divisions so that they can be function- ally well organized and administrated under the Director of the University Library.
The Library adopts the system of the so-called open-stack, which enables faculty members and students to browse freely among bookstacks.
To facilitate various library services, the Library has been automated in almost all library functions; acquisition, cataloging, circulation, payment, bibliographic data retrieval, and information retrieval.
The co11ecion of the library has already exceeded more than 880,000 volumes, to which about 20,000 acquisitions are added annually. This co11ection consists of over 580,000 volumes of Japanese books and 300,000 volumes of foreign books, including 17,000 periodical titles.
* The Central Library
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Saturday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.(Examination period only)
Vacation Season Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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* The Medical Library (now closed)
Term Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Saturday: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Vacation Season Monday - Friday:�@ 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Saturday: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Locations Library Collections
- 4F
- Stacks room
- Books
- 3F
- Reading room
- Audio-visual room
- Stacks room
- Periodicals (Japanese)
- 2F
- Reading room
- Reserved books
- Stacks room
- Periodicals (non-Japanese )
- 1F
- Office room
- Reading room
- Reference books
- Current periodicals
- Secondary publications
Ideals
Under the motto of “Learn, Explore, Contribute,” Gifu University is a national university strongly rooted in the local community. This is the land where the cultures of East and West Japan have come together to produce and share diverse cultural and technological assets. These traditions have been passed down to the university, and today, Gifu University continues to be a place for the gathering and exchange of people and knowledge, for the integration of systematic and advanced knowledge, and for both scholarly and humanitarian development. The university returns the products of these activities to society and sends forth talented graduates into the community. We take pride in thus contributing to advances in culture and academia and to the development of a safe and bountiful society.
Aims
1.) Our first priority is the cultivation of human resources. To this end, we conduct education replete in both quality and quantity and strive to furnish students with an affluent education and reliable and sophisticated expertise, a broad outlook and comprehensive powers of discernment, and excellent communication skills. We strive to train independent and internationally minded professionals ready to contribute to society in a variety of fields. 2.) Gifu University strives to maintain high standards of research to serve as the foundation of outstanding education. We also aspire to be a hub for advanced, original research in fields such as life science and environmental science, and to return the products of research to society.
3.) Gifu University draws on diverse academic and research capacities to tackle regional issues and help stimulate local society. We believe in having a strong presence in the community.
4.) Gifu University strives to fully utilize its rich educational and research features to promote internationalization of the university, bolster the international affluence of students and faculty members, and stimulate local society.
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