University of Fukui explained

University of Fukui
Native Name:	福井大学
Established:	1949
Type:	Public (National)
President:	Takanori Ueda^[1]
Undergrad:	4,083 (as of 2016)
Postgrad:	994 (as of 2016)
Administrative Staff:	1,798 (as of 2016)
Mascot:	None
Website:	http://www.u-fukui.ac.jp/eng/

The is a national university of Japan located in the city of Fukui, Fukui, Japan.

History

University of Fukui was established in 1949 by integrating three national colleges in Fukui Prefecture:, and .

The university at first had two faculties: Faculty of Liberal Arts and Faculty of Engineering.

• 1966: The Faculty of Liberal Arts was renamed Faculty of Education.
• 1983: Fukui University of Medical Science Hospital was established.
• 1999: The Faculty of Education was renamed Faculty of Education and Regional Studies.
• 2003: was merged with University of Fukui to constitute Faculty of Medical Sciences, and then Fukui University of Medical Science Hospital was renamed University of Fukui Hospital.

Schools and Graduate Schools

University of Fukui has 4 undergraduate schools (学部) and 3 graduate schools (大学院研究科).

Undergraduate schools

• School of Education (教育学部)
• School of Engineering (工学部)
• School of Global and Community Studies (国際地域学部)
• School of Medical Sciences (医学部)

Graduate schools

• Graduate School of Education (大学院教育学研究科)
• Graduate School of Engineering (大学院工学研究科)
• Graduate School of Medical Sciences (大学院医学系研究科)

Campuses

• Campus

Education, Engineering, Global and Community Studies

• Campus

Medical Sciences

• Campus

Research Institute of Nuclear Engineering

External links

• 福井大学公式ウェブサイト
• University of Fukui Official Website

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Message from the President . www.u-fukui.ac.jp . https://web.archive.org/web/20240320120401/https://www.u-fukui.ac.jp/wp/eng/about/message-from-the-president/ . 2024-03-20.