Kobe University
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| Motto | None |
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| Established | 1949 |
| Type | Public (National) |
| Endowment | US$226 million (JP¥25,952 million) |
| President | Tomoyuki Nogami |
| Faculty | 1,436 |
| Staff | 1,241 |
| Undergraduates | 11,887 |
| Postgraduates | 4,957 |
| Location | Kobe, Hyogo, Japan |
| Nickname | None |
| Mascot | None |
| Website | http://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/ |
Kobe University (神戸大学 Kōbe daigaku?), also known in Kansai region as Shindai (神大?), is a leading national university located in Kobe, Japan. It was established in 1949, and comprises nine graduate schools and eleven faculties. The university holds a total of about 15,000 students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs. As Kobe is an extremely cosmopolitan city, the institution welcomes oversea students, which accounted for a total of 963 students, as of 2005. It also counts with 2,800 staff members, including professors, associate professors and administrative officials.
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[edit] Graduate Schools
- Graduate School of Economics
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- Graduate School of Business Administration
- Graduate School of Law
- Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies
- Graduate School of Medicine
- Graduate School of Science and Technology
- Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Graduate School of Cultural Studies and Human Science
- Graduate School of Letters
[edit] Faculties
- Faculty of Letters
- Faculty of Cross-Cultural Studies
- Faculty of Human Development
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Economics
- Faculty of Business Administration
- Faculty of Science
- School of Medicine
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Agriculture
- Faculty of Maritime Sciences
[edit] Research Institutes
- Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration
[edit] History
The roots of the university can be traced back to 1902, when the Kobe Higher Commercial School (神戸高等商業学校 Kōbe kōtō shōgyō gakkō?) was established. Its first president was Tetsuya Mizushima (水島銕也? 1864—1928). In 1929 this school was renamed Kobe University of Commerce (神戸商業大学 Kōbe shōgyō daigaku?), and it was further renamed in 1944, Kobe University of Economics (神戸経済大学 Kōbe keizai daigaku?).
In 1949, under Japan's new educational systems, the university was merged with Hyogo Normal School, Hyogo Junior Normal School, Kobe Technical College and Himeji High School, all of which were in Hyogo prefecture, leading to the creation of Kobe University.
From this period, the university has been expanded and has created new faculties to complement its main academic foundations, which is economics and commerce.
[edit] Campuses
The university is formed by four campuses: Rokkodai Campus, Kusunoki Campus, Myodani Campus and Fukae Campus. Rokkodai Campus is considered the main campus, and it comprises nine out of eleven faculties.
[edit] External links
| EU Institute in Japan |
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| Tokyo Consortium: Hitotsubashi • ICU • TUFS • Tsuda Kansai (Consortium): Kobe • Kwansei Gakuin • Osaka |
