- Gifu University
Infobox_University
name = Gifu University 岐阜大学
native_name = Gifu Daigaku
motto = Learning
Exploring
Contributing
GIFU UNIVERSITY
established =1949
type = National
president= Toshio Kuroki
city = Gifu
state = Gifu
country =Japan
undergrad = 5,988
postgrad = 1,602
staff = 810
campus =
free_label =
mascot =
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affiliations = National Universities in the Tōkai Region
(東海地区国立大学)
website= [http://www.gifu-u.ac.jp/ www.gifu-u.ac.jp]nihongo|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), 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 AgricultureGraduate 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 andShinshu 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 andTokyo University of Agriculture and Technology joined with Gifu University in establishing this united graduate school.Notable alumni
Business
*Toichi Takenaka, President and CEO of
Astellas Pharma
*Fumio Sugimori, President and CEO ofToshiba Electron Tubes & DevicesLaw and politics
*Kenji Manabe, Minister of the Environment (1998–1999)
Gifu University in Asia
[http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/rank/2005/arwu2005_topasia.htm Top 100 Asia Pacific Universities] (2005)
by Institute of Higher Education,Shanghai Jiao Tong University ,China .- Gifu University (National Rank: 25)
Directions to Gifu University
;Yanagido Campus
*JRGifu Station orMeitetsu Gifu Station to Gifu University: 30 minutes (Gifu Bus [http://www.gifubus.co.jp/noriai/nori/tizu/singifu.htm] or car):*JRNagoya 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 [http://www.meitetsu.jp/english/travel_info/centrair.html] )External links
* [http://www.gifu-u.ac.jp/ Gifu University] (Official site)
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