University of Miyazaki | |
Native Name: | 宮崎大学 |
Established: | 2003[1] |
Type: | National |
President: | Tsuyomu Ikenoue[2] |
City: | Miyazaki |
State: | Miyazaki |
Website: | Official website |
is a national university primarily in the Kibana neighborhood of southern Miyazaki city, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. The name is sometimes shortened to the abbreviation "UoM" or the portmanteau "Miyadai." The predecessor of the school was founded in 1884, and it was chartered as a university in 2003.[3] The university has undergraduate faculties in education and culture, regional innovation, medicine, engineering, and agriculture.[4] The university also has graduate programs in agriculture, education, engineering, and medicine (inc. veterinary medicine).[4]
The Center for International Relations provides several English-language guides directed at international students.
The University of Miyazaki offers multiple bicycle parking areas around the Kibana campus. Some areas are covered and some are not. Bicycles are not allowed in the central part of campus, only the periphery where cars also have access.
Automobiles are another popular form of transportation to the University of Miyazaki, and there are several parking lots positioned around the Kibana campus.
There are pedestrian paths (including sidewalks) leading in and out of the Kibana campus at multiple locations.
The closest train station is Kibana Station (Kibana Eki). There is a bus stop on campus.