Gifu University

Gifu University

岐阜大学
Motto	Learning Exploring Contributing GIFU UNIVERSITY
Type	National
Established	1949
President	Hisataka Moriwaki
Administrative staff	810
Undergraduates	5,988
Postgraduates	1,602
Location	Gifu , Gifu , Japan
Affiliations	National Universities in the Tōkai Region (東海地区国立大学)
Website	www.gifu-u.ac.jp

Gifu University (岐阜大学, Gifu Daigaku) is a national university in the city of Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is sometimes abbreviated as Gidai (岐大) or Gifudai (岐阜大).

National University Corporation[]

The Tokai National Higher Education and Research System established by integrating with Nagoya University in April 2020, both are major universities in Tōkai region.

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.

• United Graduated School of Drug Discovery and Medical Information Science

Notable people[]

Business[]

• , President and CEO of Astellas Pharma
• , President and CEO of Toshiba Electron Tubes & Devices

Law and politics[]

• , Minister of the Environment (1998–1999)

Research[]

• Sachi Sri Kantha, Associate Professor, 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.

66. Gifu University (National Rank: 25)

According to the 2012 QS World University Rankings, Gifu University is ranked 106th in Asia and 551st in the world.

Directions to Gifu University[]

Yanagido Campus

• JR Gifu Station or Meitetsu Gifu Station to Gifu University: 30 minutes (Gifu Bus[1] 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[2])

External links[]

• Gifu University (Official site)

Coordinates: 35°27′51″N 136°44′20″E / 35.464052°N 136.73893°E / 35.464052; 136.73893