University of Aizu

Infobox University
name = Aizu University
native_name = 会津大学 ("Aizu Daigaku")


motto = "to advance knowledge for humanity"
established = 1993
type = Prefectural
staff = 150
president = Shigeaki Tsunoyama
city = Aizu-Wakamatsu
state = Fukushima
country = Japan
postgrad_label = graduate
campus = Urban, 20 hectares |
website = [http://www.u-aizu.ac.jp/official/index_e.html www.u-aizu.ac.jp]

The University of Aizu (Japanese: 会津大学, "Aizu Daigaku") in Aizu-Wakamatsu, Japan, is the first research university dedicated to computer science engineering in Japan. It has a total of about 1,100 students enrolled in its undergraduate and graduate programs. The university advocates "advancement of knowledge for humanity" and carries out significant research in computer science.

Description

The University of Aizu is located in Aizuwakamatsu city in Fukushima prefecture, Japan.

The University of Aizu specializes in Computer Science education, both hardware and software, at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The university is known for its open access to computers; there is a 1:1 ratio of computers to students, making it possible for each student to have access to a computer any time of day or night. Additionally, the computers are replaced every other year, so the available computer equipment is always the most recent technology.

In addition to Computer Science, English language education is an important aspect of the University of Aizu. The university is officially bilingual and all official meetings and correspondence are interpreted and translated. Approximately 40% of all professors come from overseas, including countries such as the United States, Russia and China. Not only do students enroll in English courses throughout their undergraduate programs, many of their computer science courses are also taught in English. Students are required to write a graduation thesis in English. The university has international students at the masters and doctoral levels.

In 2005, the University of Aizu was chosen by the Japanese government, along with 20 other universities, to be a national center responsible for the improvement of international education. In this role, the University of Aizu carries out Computer Science research in collaboration with foreign universities such as Shanghai University, China and Saint Petersburg State University, Russia. The University of Aizu has research ties with many universities overseas, has international staff, and accepts students from abroad.

The current president is Shigeaki Tsunoyama.

Campuses

The university is located on a 20 hectare campus in Aizu-Wakamatsu, Fukushima. The university has sports and swimming facilities, and numerous playing fields.

Faculties and graduate schools

*Computer Science and Engineering

Graduate fields of study

*Computer Devices
*Information Systems
*Computer Network Systems
*Recognition and the Human Interface
*Algorithms and Theoretical Computer Science
*Computer Organization and Parallel Processing
*Synthetic Worlds, Virtual Reality and Multimedia
*Knowledge Engineering, Cybernetics and Software Systems

Research institutes, centers, and facilities

*University Business Innovation Center
* [http://clrweb.u-aizu.ac.jp/cms/ Center for Language Research]
* [http://clrlab1.u-aizu.ac.jp/ CLR Phonetics Lab]
* [http://gamelibrary.pbwiki.com/ Video Game Library and Language Lab]

External links

* [http://www.u-aizu.ac.jp/official/index_e.html University of Aizu] --- Official Website