IAU-000723
https://www.whed.net/institutions/IAU-000723

Japan

top General Information

Address

Street:1-1 Tegata Gakuen-machi

City:Akita-shi

Province:Akita

Post Code:010-8502

WWW:http://www.akita-u.ac.jp

Other Sites

Also University Hospital, Hondo Campus, Hodono Campus

Institution Funding

Public

History

Founded 1949, incorporating Akita Shihan Gakko (Normal School), founded 1875, Akita Kozan Senmon Gakko (Mining College) 1910, Akita Seinen Shihan Gakko (Normal School for Youth Education) 1944, and Igakubu (School of Medicine) 1970. Responsible to the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture.

Academic Year

April to March (April-September; October-March)

Admission Requirements

Graduation from high school or foreign equivalent and entrance examination

Tuition Fees

National:Entrance Fee, 282,000; Tuition fee, 535,800 per annum (JPY)

Language(s)

Japanese

Accrediting Agency

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)

top Officers

Head : Fumio Yamamoto

Job title:President

top Divisions

Centre : Bioscience Education and Research

Fields of study:Biological and Life Sciences, Science Education

More details:BERC


Centre : Educational Research and Practice

Fields of study:Educational Research


Centre : Geo-Environmental Science

Fields of study:Environmental Studies, Geology


Centre : Innovative Engineering Design and Manufacturing

Fields of study:Design, Engineering, Production Engineering


Centre : Promotion of Educational Research and Affairs

Fields of study:Educational Research


Centre : Research and Education on Mineral and Energy Resources

Fields of study:Energy Engineering, Mineralogy

More details:International


Faculty : Education and Human Studies

Fields of study:American Studies, Art Education, Communication Studies, Education, Educational Psychology, Engineering, English, Environmental Studies, European Languages, Family Studies, Geography, Health Education, History, Humanities and Social Science Education, Information Sciences, International Studies, Mathematics, Modern Languages, Music Education, Physical Education, Political Sciences, Primary Education, Regional Studies, Special Education


Faculty : Engineering and Resource Science

Fields of study:Analytical Chemistry, Applied Chemistry, Applied Mathematics, Cell Biology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Electronics and Automation, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Geological Engineering, Information Technology, Materials Engineering, Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry, Telecommunications Engineering


Faculty : Medicine

Fields of study:Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Social and Preventive Medicine


Graduate School : Education

Fields of study:Art Education, Education, Educational Psychology, Foreign Languages Education, Health Education, Home Economics Education, Humanities and Social Science Education, Mathematics Education, Music Education, Native Language Education, Physical Education, Primary Education, Science Education, Technology Education


Graduate School : Engineering and Resource Science

Fields of study:Applied Chemistry, Applied Mathematics, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Electronics and Automation, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Geological Engineering, Information Technology, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering, Robotics, Systems Analysis, Telecommunications Engineering


Graduate School : Medicine

Fields of study:Anaesthesiology, Anatomy, Biochemistry, Biology, Cardiology, Cell Biology, Dentistry, Dermatology, Diabetology, Endocrinology, Environmental Studies, Forensic Medicine and Dentistry, Gastroenterology, Gerontology, Haematology, Health Education, Health Sciences, Immunology, Information Sciences, Laboratory Techniques, Medical Technology, Medicine, Molecular Biology, Nephrology, Neurological Therapy, Neurology, Nursing, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Occupational Therapy, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Oral Pathology, Orthopaedics, Otorhinolaryngology, Paediatrics, Pathology, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Physiology, Plastic Surgery, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Public Health, Radiology, Respiratory Therapy, Rheumatology, Social and Preventive Medicine, Surgery, Urology


Research Division : Disaster Prevention in the Local Community

Fields of study:Safety Engineering


Research Division : Environment

Fields of study:Environmental Studies


Research Division : Radioisotope

Fields of study:Chemistry


Unit : General Technology

Fields of study:Technology

top Degrees

Hakase

Fields of study:Engineering, Health Sciences, Medicine, Natural Resources

top Academic Periodicals

Periodicals

Akita Igaku

Akita University

Memoirs of the Faculty of Education and Humanities

Reports of Research Institute of Natural Resources, Materials and Global Environments

Scientific and Technical Reports of the Faculty of Engineering and Resource Science

top Student & Staff Numbers

Staff

Statistics Year:2013-2014

Full Time Total:648

Students

Statistics Year:2013-2014

Total:5157

Foreign Total:185

Updated on 23-02-2018