# University of Shiga Prefecture

The University of Shiga Prefecture (滋賀県立大学, Shiga Kenritsu Daigaku) is a public university in Hikone, Shiga, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1950, and it was chartered as a university in 1995.
The nickname of the university is "Kendai". The first university president was Hidaka Toshitaka (Japanese: 日高敏隆) who was an ethologist. Before 1995, this university was a junior college: Shiga Prefecture College (Japanese: 滋賀県立短期大学). In 2003, Shiga Prefecture College was reorganized as The University of Shiga Prefecture.

## History

・Nov 27, 1991: The university set up an establishment preparatory committee and hold the first meeting.
・Sep 16, 1993: The university holds a groundbreaking ceremony of the school building maintenance business.
・Apr 28,1994: The university apply for the setting authorization.
・Dec 21, 1994: The setting is authorized.
・April 10, 1995: The University of Shiga Prefecture opens studies and has its first entering ceremony. It set up department of environmental science, engineering, human culture.
・Jun 6, 1994: First opening ceremony.
・April 1996: The university opens 20,000 collection of books received from the Chinese museum of Kobe in April.
・Sep 7, 1996: Exchange center is opened.
・1998: A school building is chosen to 100 selections of public buildings.
・Mar 24, 1999: The first graduation ceremony and the establishment of an alumni association establishment meeting.
・Mar 13, 2002: Signed a unit compatible agreement with Shiga University.
・Apr 28, 2002: Application for permission to establish human nursing facility.
・Dec 19, 2002: Approved to establish faculty of human nursing.
・Apr, 2003: Established the Faculty of human nursing.
・March 24, 2005: The last graduation ceremony of the short term department of nursing college is held.
・Apr, 2006: The university will be the university that will establish and operate "public university corporation University of Shiga University".
・Apr, 2008: Department of Engineering Department is established.
・Sep 7, 2008: The university opened the center for Environment Symbiotic Research.
・Nov 9, 2009: The university conclude an exchange agreement with Augsburg University.
・2009: The university was completed the Electronic System Engineering Building.
・2012: Department of International Communication has been established in the Faculty of Human Culture.

## Campus

The campus is located near Lake Biwa. In 1998, this university was selected as one of the hundred best public buildings.

## Departments and Courses

* School of Environmental Science
・Department of Ecosystem Studies
・Department of Environmental Policy and Planning
・Department of Design and Architecture
・Department of Biological Resources Management
* School of Engineering
・Department of Materials Science
・Department of Mechanical Systems
・Department of Electronic Systems
* School of Human Culture
・Department of Regional Culture
* Department of Life Design
・Department of Nutrition
・Department of Human Relations
・Department of International Communication
* School of Nursing
・Department of Human Nursing

## Graduate school
### Environmental Science Graduate Course

* Department of Environmental Dynamics
* Department of Environmental Planning Science

### Engineering Graduate Course

* Department of Material Chemistry
* Department of Machine System Engineering

### Human Cultural Studies Graduate Course

* Department of Local Cultural Studies
* Department of Life and Cultural Studies

### Human Nursing Science Graduate Course

* Department of Human Nursing Science

## List of School Officials

List of University of Shiga Prefecture

## Agreement Between Other Universities

・Mongolia
・National University of Mongolia
・The United States of America
・Michigan State University
・Lake Superior State University
・People's Republic of China
・Hunan Normal University
・Hunan Agricultural University
・Republic of Korea
・Pai Chai University
・Kookmin University

## School Festival
### School Festival

The school festival is held for 3 days on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in the second week of November. This festival is called "Kofu-festival".
・ Features: As universities have the Department of Environmental Science, school festivals are actively engaged in considering the environment. The festival has sorting of garbage by a garbage can character called "Gomilla", "my own chopsticks" project, DRP (Dish Return Project) which is adopting a plastic dish which can be used any number of times, not a disposable dish. This is to work on resource conservation measures. The school festival displays students' handmade feeling all over, such as "Environment Squadron Gomilla Ranger Show" born from the garbage can character "Gomilla", "Fashion Show" centered on the 3rd grader of Department of Life and Culture Studies Department of Life and Culture.

### Summer Festival

It is held on Saturday around late May. It is called the summer festival, or "Umi Kaze Natsu Matsuri".
・This event gives a privilege to people who put on the kimono by distributing a fan. This festival's concept is "connection with the local community" so organizations which play an active part in the local area engage in this festival and participants dance "Goshu Ondo" which is a traditional dance in this prefecture.

## Events

・The orchestra in USP is held a concert annual autumn in Hikone Cultural Plaza.

## Clubs

・University of Shiga Prefecture Sports Clubs
・Men's volleyball club
・Women's volleyball club
・Men's basketball club
・Men's tennis club
・Women's tennis club
・Badminton club
・Track and field club
・Kendo club
・Kyudo club
・Judo club
・Aikido club
・Hardball baseball club
・Rubberball baseball
・Windsurfing club
・Canoe club
・Rowing club (Suspension of club activities)
・Swimming club
・Golf club
・Table tennis club
・Soccer club
・Futsal club
・Gymnastics and trampoline club

## Footnotes

* ↑ "日高敏隆氏が死去 動物行動学草分け、初代県立大学長". 京都新聞. 京都新聞社: 朝刊 1. November 24, 2009.
* ↑ "年度内に基本構想 平成7年向け初会合 滋賀県立大開設準備委". 京都新聞. 京都新聞社: 朝刊 3. November 28, 1991.
* ↑ "県立大 本格工事スタート 彦根で起工式 2年後に開学へ 談合指摘の管理棟入札のめど立たず". 京都新聞. 京都新聞社: 朝刊 滋賀版. November 17, 1993.
* ↑ "県立大設置認可を申請 来春開学へ学部構成提出". 読売新聞. 読売新聞社: 朝刊 滋賀版. April 30, 1994.
* ↑ "環境科学部備えた 滋賀県立大 来春開校へ". 産経新聞. 産経新聞社: 朝刊 滋賀版. December 21, 1994.
* ↑ "学問の追求誓う 滋賀県立大 初の入学式". 京都新聞. 京都新聞社: 夕刊 10. April 10, 1995.
* ↑ "滋賀県立大 開学 「環境立県」の砦 船出 研究成果世界に発信". 京都新聞. 京都新聞社: 朝刊 16–17. March 26, 1995.
* ↑ "県立大の開学祝い式典 日高学長ら 期待込めあいさつ". 京都新聞. 京都新聞社: 朝刊 滋賀版. June 7, 1995.
* ↑ "神戸の中国資料館から県立大に蔵書2万冊 4月から一般公開 きょう感謝状". 京都新聞. 京都新聞社: 朝刊 滋賀版. February 22, 1996.
* ↑ "楠田枝里子さん 地上絵巡り対談 県立大学長と". 読売新聞. 読売新聞社: 朝刊 滋賀版. September 8, 1996.
* ↑ "きょうオープン 記念の講演や対談 県立大学の交流センター". 朝日新聞. 朝日新聞社: 朝刊 滋賀版. September 7, 1996.
* ↑ "公共建築100選に県立大学と八日市市庁舎". 中日新聞. 中日新聞社: 朝刊 滋賀版. October 31, 1998.
* ↑ "きょう同窓会設立総会開く 初の卒業式の県立大". 朝日新聞. 朝日新聞社: 朝刊 滋賀版. March 24, 1999.
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* ↑ "3大学新設を承認 長浜バイオ びわこ成蹊スポーツ 聖泉 文科省 県立大1学部増も". 京都新聞. 京都新聞社: 朝刊 3. December 20, 2002.
* ↑ "「精神の牙を磨け」西川学長が呼びかけ". 毎日新聞. 毎日新聞社: 朝刊 滋賀版. April 10, 2003.
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* ↑ "公募の理事ら決定 法人化で県立大（彦根市）". 京都新聞. 京都新聞社: 朝刊 滋賀版. March 8, 2006.
* ↑ "環境共生研究センター 県立大が開設". 中日新聞. 中日新聞社: 朝刊 滋賀版. July 2, 2008.
* ↑ "温暖化研究拠点を設立 企業や自治体と連携 1日開所式 県立大". 京都新聞. 京都新聞社: 朝刊 滋賀版. June 29, 2008.
* ↑ "県立大と交流協定 独のアウクスブルク大". 中日新聞. 中日新聞社: 朝刊 20. November 10, 2009.
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* ↑ "環境へ配慮 県立大「湖風祭」". 朝日新聞. 朝日新聞社: 朝刊 滋賀版. November 8, 1998.
* 1 2 "「和」テーマに湖風夏祭 県立大学で24日に開催 浴衣着用でうちわ （彦根市・県立大）". 朝日新聞. 朝日新聞社: 朝刊 滋賀版. June 21, 2006.