University of the Ryukyus
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| University of the Ryukyus | |
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| 琉球大学 | |
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| Established: | May 22, 1950 |
| Type: | Public (National) |
| President: | Moshin Morita |
| Faculty: | 462 |
| Staff: | 1,265 |
| Students: | 8,098 |
| Undergraduates: | 7,078 |
| Postgraduates: | 1,020 |
| Doctoral students: | 278 |
| Other students: | 8 |
| Location: | Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan |
| Campus: | Rural |
| Affiliations: | ASAIHL |
| Website: | http://www.u-ryukyu.ac.jp/ |
The University of the Ryukyus (琉球大学 Ryūkyū Daigaku?), abbreviated to Ryūdai (琉大?), is the only and the largest public university on the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. It is located in the town of Nishihara on Okinawa Honto in Okinawa Prefecture. There are also campuses in Nakagusuku and Ginowan. Since Ryūdai boasts a large-scale medical school and many distinguished faculty members, it is recognized the most prestigious university in the Ryukyu Islands.
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[edit] History
Under the auspices of the United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands, the University of the Ryukyus was founded, as a territorial university, on the site of the historic Shuri Castle in Naha on May 22, 1950. It was placed under the jurisdiction of the Government of the Ryukyu Islands in 1966.
Ryūdai became a Japanese national university on May 15, 1972, upon Okinawa's handover to Japan. The university had been situated on the site of the Shuri Castle in Naha, it had moved to its current locations during 1975 and 1984 in order for the revival of the castle.
The university was a state-run university from 1972 until when it has been reclassified as a 'national university corporation' by the Japanese government's recent changes to the national university system in 2004.
[edit] Faculties and Graduate Schools
[edit] Faculties
- Law and Letters
- Education
- Science
- Medicine
- Engineering
- Agriculture
[edit] Graduate Schools
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Education
- Medicine
- Health Sciences
- Engineering and Science
- Agriculture
- Law school
[edit] Inter-Department Institutes for Education and Research
- Center of Molecular Biosciences
- Center for Cooperative Research
- Instrumental Research Center
- Education and Research Center for Lifelong Learning
- Computing and Networking Center
[edit] Facilities for Education and Research
- Center for Educational Research and Development
- The Institute for Animal Experiments
- Manufacturing Laboratory
- Subtropical Field Science Center
- Educational and Clinical Center for Children with Disabilities
- Research Laboratory Center
- Joint-Use Inter-Department Institutes
- Academic Museum(Fujukan)
- Low Temperature Center
- University Evaluation Center
- Radioisotope Laboratory
- University Education Center
- Center for Asia-Pacific Island Studies
- Language Center
- Environmental Science Center
