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Organization

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ProﬁleCollege of Philosophy inInterdisciplinary Sciences

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College of Human and Social Sciences 06

Graduate School of
Medical Sciences

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Data

Graduate School of Advanced
Preventive Medical Sciences

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Kanazawa University Data

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Graduate School of Frontier
Science Initiative

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Number of Staﬀ

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Graduate School of Law

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Number of Students

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Graduates and Career Paths

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Graduate School of Professional
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Development in Teacher Education

College of Science and Engineering

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Institute of Liberal Arts and Science

11International Exchange

24College of Medical, Pharmaceuticaland Health Sciences

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Undergraduate Training Course

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Finances

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Institutional Research Centers

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Grants-in-Aid for Scientiﬁc Researchand Others

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Graduate Schools
Graduate School of Human andSocio-Environmental Studies

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Aﬃliated Facilities / Common Institutes
for Education and Research

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University Hospital

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Graduate School of
Natural Science and Technology

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Other Facilities

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University Library

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Campus Maps

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Kakuma Campus

The Charter of Kanazawa University

President
YAMAZAKI Koetsu

Humankind, despite repeated acts of creation and destruction,has succeeded in its long history, in enhancing an understanding
towards the nature and various social phenomena and thereby developing a highly publicized culture. Universities which are
incurred with the responsibility of academic research have served to bind generations together through creation of knowledge
and fostering of talent, and consequently contributed to the formation and development of a diverse society. And now a new
era has dawned, in which numerous people cross boundaries of states to cooperate on a global scale.
Kanazawa University, inheriting the tradition of its predecessor school, was established in 1949. After undergoing the violent
postwar period, the University has regularly contributed towards the development of Japan and the world. However, with the
new start as a National University Corporation the time has arrived to inquire once again into the true meaning of being“a university dedicated to society”.
Kanazawa University has set as its goal, being “a research university dedicated to education, while opening up its doors toboth local and global society”. Having this as its objective the university will work on reform, with the belief that its activities
will contribute to1) opening up a new 21st century era, and to2) promoting world peace and the continuous development of mankind.
Kanazawa University shall hereby establish as its charter the underlying ideology and objectives.

E ducat ion
Kanazawa University shall accept students with various talents
and competencies, giving consideration to collaboration withvarious educational institutes, recurrent education for adults,
international student education and lifelong learning. The
university will enforce practical education with clearly defined
objectives at the undergraduate level that is interlinked with thegraduate level.
Kanazawa University shall pay respect to the individualityof students as well as their right to learn, having self-study as
the basis of education. Organizationally carried out faculty
development activities aiming at educational reform will
be enhanced, resulting in fostering talent with specialized
knowledge and capability of pursuing problems. Furthermore,such talent will have adaptability to international society, in
addition to high morals and personalities rich in human qualities.

Re se a rch
Kanazawa University shall endeavor to cultivate distinguishedintellect, ranging from that of fundamental research dealing
with pursuit of truth to that of research directly connected totechnology. The university shall thus actively contribute tosociety by opening up new academic fields and by promoting
the transfer of technology and the creation of new industry.
Kanazawa University shall provide its members with anenvironment suitable for carrying out research independently
g uaranteei ng the f reedom of k nowledge and a healthy
competition, regardless of the field of study; i.e. humanities,
social sciences, natural sciences or medicine, or the characterof research, i.e. fundamental or applied research. Furthermore,
the university shall promote prospective research and foster
young researchers, thereby maintaining a structure capable ofchallenging the new at all times and bringing out its distinct
characteristics.

So cial Cont r ibut ion
Kanazawa University shall utilize its resources in order topromote the development of academic culture and lay thefoundations for the educational, medical, and welfare systemsof the region. Serving as the stronghold of intellect in Hokuriku
region, and East Asia, it shall continue to disseminate
information to the globalizing world.
Kanazawa Universit y shall f ulf ill its responsibilit y as“a research university dedicated to education, while opening up
its doors to both local and global society” by extending student
education from the pre-entrance to post-graduation period, by
discovering, managing and actively contributing to society,by utilizing intellectual property resulting from academic
research, and by promoting the development and popularizationof advanced medical services.

Ad m i n ist r at ion
Kanazawa University shall apply an autonomous and self-reliant
administ rative policy, and organically unite respective
depar tments, while allowing them to develop their own
characteristics based on their respective specialties and roles.
Moreover, it shall evaluate the extent of achievement of plans,and enhance constant reforms including the revision of theorganization and system.
Kanazawa University shall utilize grants from the government
and funds raised by its own income in a strict and systematicmanner. The University, while paying respect to human rights,
will provide its members with a secure environment suitable fordevotion to their duties. Furthermore, as a National University
Cor poration ser ving the public it shall f ulf ill its social
responsibility by observing the freedom of information.

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O r g a n i z ati on
Management

Administrative organization / Technical support organization
Auditor (2)Corporative Audit Oﬃce

General Consultation Oﬃce

Planning and Evaluation Oﬃce
Engineering and Technology
Department

Organization of Global Human Resource
Development

Secretarial Oﬃce
General Aﬀairs Department

General Aﬀairs Division
Personnel Division
Staﬀ Division
Public Relations Oﬃce

4 are concurrently Vice President.
Trustee (7) 1is concurrently Vice President
and Secretary General.

President

Advisor to the President（a few people）

Management Committee

Finance Department

Financial Planning Division
Financial Management Division

Facilities Department

Facility Planning Division
Facility Maintenance Division
Takara-machi Facility Support Oﬃce

Frontier Science and Social
Co-creation Initiative

Research and Social Co-creation
Promotion Department

Research Promotion Aﬀairs Division

Student Aﬀairs Department

Student Aﬀairs Division

Organization of Global Aﬀairs
Board of Executives

Regional Co-creation Division
University Corporate Relations Division

General Education Support Division

Vice President (9) 〔5 are concurrently Trustee〕

Student Support Division
Admission Division

Education and ResearchCouncilSecretary General

Management Council
University Reform
Committee

International Relations Department

International Planning DivisionInternational Student Exchange Division

Information Department

Information Planning Division
Information Services Division
Information Technology Promotion DivisionInterdisciplinary Sciences
Administration Department
Human and Social
Administration Department

General Aﬀairs Division
Student Aﬀairs Division
General Aﬀairs Division
Accounting Division
Student Aﬀairs Division

Science and Engineering
Administration Department

General Aﬀairs Division
Accounting Division
Student Aﬀairs Division

Medical, Pharmaceutical and
Health Administration Department

General Aﬀairs Division
Accounting Division
Student Aﬀairs Division
Faculty of Pharmacy and Cancer
Research Institute Support Division

Faculty of Health Sciences Support Division

Hospital Department

General Aﬀairs Division
Hospital Management Division
Hospital Aﬀairs Division
Medical Support Division

Top Global University Project
Planning and Promotion Headquarters

Top Global University Project
Planning and Promotion Oﬃce

WISE Program Promotion Oﬃce
Nano Life Science Institute
Administration Oﬃce
Alumni Oﬃce
Foundation Oﬃce

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School for the Future of Innovation in Society

Education and Research
Bachelors

Graduate Schools

College of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Sciences

School of Humanities
School of Law

College of Human and Social Sciences

School of Economics

College of Science and Engineering

School of Teacher Education

College of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences

Center for Educational Practice and Support（Integrated Course
Graduate School of Humanof Master's andand Socio-Environmental Studies
Doctoral Levels）

Aﬃliated Elementary School

CourseGraduate School of Natural Science （Integratedof Master's andand Technology
Doctoral Levels）

Graduate School of
Medical Sciences（Master's Course, Integrated
Course of Master's and Doctoral
Levels, Doctoral Course）

Graduate School of Advanced
Preventive Medical Sciences（Doctoral Course）(Integrated Courseof Master's andDoctoral Levels)

Graduate School of Frontier
Science Initiative
Graduate School of Law(Master's Course,
Professional Degree Course)

Graduate School of Professional
Development in Teacher Education（Professional
Degree Course）

Aﬃliated Kindergarten
Aﬃliated Junior High SchoolAﬃliated Senior High SchoolAﬃliated School for Special Needs Education
School of Regional Development Studies
School of International Studies
School of Mathematics and Physics
School of Chemistry
School of Mechanical Engineering
School of Frontier Engineering
School of Electrical, Information and Communication Engineering
School of Geosciences and Civil Engineering

Institute of Liberal Arts and Science

School of Biological Science and Technology

One-Year Undergraduate Course

School of Medicine

Noto Center for Fisheries Science and Technology

Institutes

Institute of Transdisciplinary Sciences

School of Health Sciences

Institute of Science and Engineering

School of General Education

Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences

Faculty of Global Standard Education
Faculty of Foreign Language Studies
Undergraduate Training Course for School Nurses

Cancer Research InstituteNano Life Science InstituteNanomaterials Research Institute
Advanced Manufacturing Technology Institute
Advanced Mobility Research Institute

Faculty of Transdisciplinary Sciences
Faculty of Human Sciences
Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Economics and Management
Faculty of Education
The Frontier Center for Tourism Science

University Library
Common Institutes
for Education
and Research

Medicinal Plant Garden

School of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Institute of Human and Social Sciences

University Hospital
University Institutes

School of Pharmacy

Center for the Study of Ancient Civilizations and Cultural Resources
Emerging Media Initiative
Institute of Nature and Environmental Technology
Research Center for Experimental Modeling of Human Disease
Research Center for Child Mental Development

Faculty of Mathematics and Physics
Faculty of Chemistry
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Frontier Engineering
Faculty of Electrical, Information and Communication Engineering

Advanced Preventive Medical Sciences Research Center

Faculty of Geosciences and Civil Engineering

Environment Preservation Center

Faculty of Biological Science and Technology

Health Service Center
Organization of Global Human Resource Development
Institute for Frontier Science Initiative
Frontier Science and Social Co-creation Initiative
Organization of Global Aﬀairs

Advanced Research Center for Space Science and Technology
Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Pharmacy
Faculty of Health Sciences
AI Hospital/Macro Signal Dynamics Research and Development Center
Central Library
Natural Science and Technology Library
Medical Library
Bioscience Core Facility
Institute for Experimental Animals

CommonResearch
Facilities

Low Temperature Laboratory
University Museum
Center for Archaeological ResearchTechnical Support Center

Career Design Laboratory for Gender Equality
Articulation Center for High School and University

Central Institute of Radioisotope Science
Radioisotope Laboratory for Natural Science and Technology
Research Institute for Instrumental Analysis
Low Level Radioactivity Laboratory
Ogoya Underground Laboratory
Marine Laboratory
Botanical Garden
Super Global ELP Center

Center for Management of Teaching and Learning

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College of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Sciences
School for the
Future of Innovation
in Society

The School aims to cultivate “pivotal human resources who will lead the way to a transformationof society” with a wide range of knowledge across the fields of humanities and sciences as well as astrong motivation to change society.
Based on adequate understanding of the radical social changes and scientific development happening
globally, students will tackle the complicated social challenges that come to the surface, while
applying the knowledge of humanities, social and natural science from various angles. The School
aims to cultivate human resources who will lead the way to a transformation of society as well as
have motivation and education for developing a new “knowledge” of a society.
Experiencing various field work, students each independently establish their own projects related
to the social agenda that they wish to pursue. The program also offers students an opportunity tocustomize the curriculum based on each student’s individual interests, in which they learn how tofind a solution to challenges of “their own agenda” at the core.

College of Human and Social Sciences
School of Humanities

The School offers 7 programs of study, which cover diverse areas in Humanities, ranging frompsychology to human sciences, archaeology and cultural resources studies, history, Japanese andChinese language and literature, English and European languages and cultures, and language science.
Through studies on these subjects, students understand the nature of human behavior, way of thinking
and creativity. Students choose a program at the start of their second year. The school provides
education that meets students’ research aspiration and life plans, thereby bringing up individuals with acomprehensive, interdisciplinary outlook. In order to pursue this purpose and to increase the students’
options, the School incorporates the sub-major system.

School of Law

The School of Law aims to provide the future generation of legal and policy professionals with theacademic skills and global awareness so that students are fully prepared to excel in confronting thecompetitive demands of contemporary society.
The School of Law consists of three courses: Public Law and Policy Studies, Business Law Studies,and Advanced Legal Studies.

School of Economics

The School has the following five goals of developing human resources.
1. We develop human resources who can play an active part in society with a wide range of cultural
knowledge and capacity of judgment.
2. We develop human resources with expertise in economics and business administration.
3. We develop human resources with a strong interest in the issues facing modern society and an
ability to discover various problems by themselves and work on them.
4. We develop human resources by fostering high communication (including foreign languages),presentation, and ICT skills.
5. We develop human resources with a strong interest in the problems facing local communities anda rich sense of humanity who can be actively involved in these problems.

School of
Teacher Education

The School takes a systematic and methodical approach to train teachers of elementary school, juniorhigh school and special needs school, and equip them with the ability to respond appropriately to thevarious problems that occur in an actual classroom.
Specialized knowledge and skills, as well as the ability to understand children and support children’s
growth are essential in conveying to children the meaning and joy of learning and fostering a richview of the world. In order to train teachers who have such practical leadership, the School provides
education that focuses on training courses and internship in classrooms.

School of
Regional Development
Studies

The School aims to train the next generation of regional development leaders through learning andpractice of the cutting-edge research area “Regional Development Studies” which explores thehappiness of each person living in the region.
After completion of common subjects, students study specialized themes in each course from thesecond year.The school focuses on field training-based education based on meticulous practice,training, and thesis-writing guidance in small classes.

School ofInternational Studies

The School has the objective of training truly global-minded individuals that are intensely interested
in other countries and cultures so that, as they gain deep insight into international society and Japan,
they are prepared to “flexibly coexist” with other people and cultures in the globalized 21st century. In
order to prepare for careers on the global stage, students gain a thorough knowledge of international
studies, deepen their understanding of interdisciplinary approaches, broaden their interculturalawareness and enhance their international communication skills. The School offers 5 courses: “Global
Studies,” “Japanese Studies,” “Asian Studies,” “American-British Studies” and “European Studies,”
each of which provides a multi-faceted and comprehensive understanding of the discipline.

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College of Science and Engineering
Mathematics and physics form the basis of natural science. In the modern era a new research method
using computer simulations has appeared, being successful in the analysis of natural phenomena
and verification of theories that were once too complex to handle. In its education and research,
the School of Mathematics and Physics organically integrates these fields of mathematics, physics,
applied mathematics and computational science to train human resources that can contribute to thefurther development of these disciplines, pass on the knowledge to next generations, and be actively
involved in various areas through the logical way of thinking and creativity nurtured by science.

School of
Mathematics andPhysics

Chemistry covers many fields of study, from atomic and molecular level exploration of phenomena
occurring in the natural world, to the invention of functional materials suited to the environmentconscious 21st century, and the development and production processed of the various chemical productsthat underpin our daily lives. The school trains human resources through chemistry who can contributeto the development and enrichment of science, technology and culture for the humankind to coexist withnature and to sustain rich living, and trains the leaders who can contribute to various areas of the society.

School of Chemistry

In the modern industrial society that is ever-so complex, mechanical engineering is becoming evermore important as the driving force of technological innovation. In order to construct a sustainable
society in which energy, environment and economy all develop, the school trains mechanicalengineers and researchers who can fulfil the social mission and responsibility of manufacturing
engineering, while aiming for harmony among nature, humans and society.

School of
Mechanical Engineering

In the world today, the ability to develop the future societies through a combination of various
technologies is essential. In the School of Frontier Engineering, the students first take the coreprograms covering the conventional areas of engineering such as electromechanical engineering,mechanical engineering, chemical engineering and electronic information engineering, and they next
engage in six advanced frontier-programs to explore the new fields of engineering.

School of Frontier
Engineering

The four areas of energy, electronics, communication and computer which are essential in achievinga clean, ecological and better living environment are strongly related to each other, and they serve
extremely important roles in the modern society. By studying these areas systematically, the students
foster future-oriented imagination, and the school aims to train technicians and researchers with
global perspective who can contribute to the advanced information society in the future.

School of Electrical,
Information andCommunication
Engineering

Students learn advanced science and technology to understand the Earth and its surface environmentand build a flourishing society. The School trains human resources capable of exploring the Earth’s
complex natural system from diverse perspectives, building and maintaining a safe and comfortablesocial infrastructure, and creating attractive cities and environments.

School of
Geosciences andCivil Engineering

Our society is currently confronted with various challenges related to human health, food resources,and environmental conservation. The School aims to nurture scientists, engineers, and educators
equipped with the knowledge about life phenomena at molecular, cellular, individual organisms, andecosystem levels, and who can contribute to the progress toward sustainable societies. The students
will learn from the basics to the cutting-edge knowledge in life science, environmental science,marine resource engineering, and biotechnology.

School of Biological
Science andTechnology

College of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences
The School aims to foster doctors and medical scientists with a strong interest in medical science, an
extensive education, great sensitivity and a profound insight into human nature and who also havegood communication skills and can provide patient-centered medical care.
The students study the basic medical knowledge expected of doctors and medical scientists, actively
engage in medical research and real-time medical care, and gain deeper understanding and empathyof human nature. Over the 6-year course, the school aims to train doctors and medical scientist who
can contribute to the society through the promotion of better medical care, health, and welfare.

School of Medicine(6-Year Course)“Medicine” can cure worldwide many people who are suffering from disease. To achieve thisgoal, basic pharmaceutical and life science research as well as progressive applied research on“medicine”and “human health” are essential. The school trains various human resources with highexpertise in this area, specially next generation faculty members or researchers at a university or
research institute, through advanced research.
There are three types of the entrance examination, the Special Admission to the School of Pharmacy
for Undergraduate-to-Postgraduate Program, the Kanazawa University Entrance Examination andthe Entrance Examination for Undeclared (Science).

School of Pharmacy(6-Year Course),
School of Pharmacy

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College of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences
School of Medical
and Pharmaceutical
Sciences

Our nation is fast becoming a ‘super-aging’ society. We urgently need to work toward building asociety with both healthy life-expectancy and quality of life. To achieve this, it is essential that we
nurture superior researchers in both biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences. At our school, we educate
advanced researchers whose work will lead to innovations in medicine along with the development ofrevolutionary new drugs on a global level. We currently offer two courses - Biomedical Science andPharmaceutical Sciences, and we can accept up to 9 members in each course. Our unique program
begins with the basics of medicine and pharmacology and moves seamlessly into a deeper specializationof each course.

School of
Health Sciences

The School is committed to educate “professionals of health science” who take part in the developmentof health, medicine, and welfare of humankind. The students obtain the eligibility of taking theexam for national license at the time of graduation. They are prepared to master the basic skills andknowledge of Health Science, a field of study that aims to contribute to the improvement of health andwellbeing and to protect the dignity of human beings. The School consists of five divisions: Nursing,Radiological Technology, Laboratory Technology, Physical Therapy, and Occupational Therapy.
The students are supported and encouraged to acquire scientific knowledge, theory and skills in
health science, medicine and welfare. Through this program, the students become highly qualified
professionals able to respond positively to many challenges coming from the changing health caresystem, health context, social needs and to advanced medical technologies.

Graduate Schools
Graduate School of
Human andSocio-Environmental
Studies

Division of Humanities (Master’s Course)

The Division consists of 5 Interdisciplinary Programs, which conduct studies mainly on a composite
domain, and 17 Advanced Studies Programs, which conduct studies mainly on a specific specialized
domain such as Human Sciences, History, Linguistics and Literature, Culture Resources Studies andso on, and students select one program to take at the time of entrance examination. The degree thatcan be obtained is Master of Arts or Master of Philosophy.

Division of Economics (Master’s Course)

The Division consists of 3 courses, Economic Theory and Policy Course, Global Community andEconomic Course and Management Information Course, and students select one course to take. The degree
that can be obtained is Master of Economics, Master of Business Administration or Master of Philosophy.

Division of Regional Development Studies (Master’s Course)

The Division consists of 2 courses, Regional Development Studies Course and Educational Support
Development Course, which aim to train specialized professional equipped with advanced regional
development skills, and there are challenge-based internships. The degree that can be obtained inboth courses is Master of Regional Development Studies or Master of Philosophy.

Division of International Studies (Master’s Course)

The Division consists of 2 courses, International Relations and Area Studies Course and Japanese
Language Education and Culture Studies Course, and the former course has the International Studies
Program in which all classes are taught in English. The degree that can be obtained in both courses is
Master of Arts in International Studies or Master of Philosophy.

Division of Human and Socio-Environmental Studies (Doctoral Course)

The Division consists of 3 courses, Humanities Course, Law and Politics Course, and Economics andSocial Studies Course, and students take one of these courses. The degree that can be obtained is Doctorof Philosophy in Socio-Environment Studies, Doctor of Philosophy in Literature, Doctor of Philosophy
in Law, Doctor of Philosophy in Politics, Doctor of Philosophy in Economics or Doctor of Philosophy.

Graduate School of
Natural Science andTechnology

Division of Mathematical and Physical Sciences (Master’s Program/Doctoral Program)In the wide range of science research, the Division conducts educational research in mathematics,
physics and computational science with a comprehensive perspective while focusing on thecharacteristics as the basic science.

Division of Material Chemistry (Master’s Program/Doctoral Program)

The Division trains high-level human resources who can voluntarily find research topics and conduct
pioneering research in wide-ranging fields related to chemistry, in order to grasp various natural
phenomena from the perspective of material conversion and realize a prosperous society in harmony
with nature.

Division of Mechanical Science and Engineering (Master’s Program/Doctoral Program)

The Division conducts practical and wide-ranging research on mechanical science that takes into
account the harmony between nature and humankind (research that contributes to the development ofcompatibility with nature, efficient use of resource and energy, and comfortable, safe and ordered society).

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Graduate Schools
Division of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Master’s Program/Doctoral Program)

The Division conducts innovative technology development toward the realization of the high-speed,
high-capacity, and comfortable advanced information network society. The Division systematicallyconducts global standard education in the fields of electrical engineering, electronics, communicationengineering and information engineering, and creates new technology by powerful coordination ofthese fields.

Graduate School of
Natural Science andTechnology

Division of Environmental Design (Master’s Program/Doctoral Program)

The Division conducts education and research on technology and engineering with high specializationand interdisciplinary traits, which are required in wide-ranging aspects of environmental design
including survey, research, planning, design, construction and maintenance, as well as waste
processing, regeneration, renewal, and disposal; this is in order to bear the responsibility of building asocial infrastructure that is key to sustainable, safe, and comfortable homeland and urban development
while being oriented to create a social and environmental infrastructure in harmony with nature.

Division of Natural System (Master’s Program/Doctoral Program)

The Division of Natural System is a new Division made by the fusion of biology, bioengineering,chemical engineering and earth environmental science that challenges the fusion area of science andengineering. Through the education at the Division, we train researchers, technicians and educatorsin the areas of natural science who have high-level global awareness, creativity, and ethics.

Division of Medical Science (Master’s Course)

Students study life science, basic medicine and clinical medicine in organized and intensive manner,and learn experimental sciences related to medical sciences under the research guidance of supervisor.
The Division accepts individuals with diverse educational background, even in non-medical fields suchas humanities and sciences, with the aim to train human resources equipped with medical capability tocontribute as medical researchers and specialized professionals in medical and industrial fields.

Graduate School of
Medical Sciences

Division of Medicine（Doctoral Course）

Our Graduate Medical School’s four Divisions - Neuroscience, Cancer Medicine, Cardiovascular
Medicine, and Environmental Science have all been integrated into one new Division of Medicine. The
Division of Medicine, building on the achievements of each of its former divisions’ accomplishments,
aims to promote further development of clinical educational research, with a primary focus on medical
science and treatment. The Division of Medicine provides students with a strong foundation in medical
science, the ability to elucidate disease mechanisms and clinical conditions, and the opportunity todevelop and provide rapid and accurate diagnoses and effective high-quality treatments, with patient
comfort given the utmost priority.

Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Master’s Program/Doctoral Program)

The Master’s Program aims to train human resources equipped with wide-ranging knowledge
and research ability from basics to application of pharmaceutical sciences. In particular, theprogram trains excellent human resources who can contribute to the whole life sciences including
pharmaceutical sciences, through education and basic research that takes into account pharmaceuticalproducts and various other physiologically active substances from chemical, physical or biologicalperspective.
The Doctoral Program aims to arouse the latest knowledge and skills, as well as superior research abilities
in the academic disciplines, centered on pharmaceutical sciences. Through advanced and developmental
education and research approaches of the pharmaceutical sciences, the school trains independent andgenuine researchers equipped with superior creativity, deep insight, great research planning abilities,
strong leadership and global competitiveness.
Division of Pharmacy (Doctoral Program)

The Division of Pharmacy aims to arouse the latest knowledge in the academic discipline centeredon pharmacy, practical research as a medical professional, a strong sense of ethics and global vision.
In an interdisciplinary environment unique to the graduate school that coordinates across the three
medical disciplines of pharmaceutical, medical and health sciences, the School aims to develop
highly professional leaders of pharmaceutical education and research, as well as medical experts who
combine the discipline of natural science and excellent research abilities covering various fields fromthe basics of pharmacy to clinical pharmacy.

Division of Health Sciences (Master’s Program/Doctoral Program)

The Division aims for the creation of knowledge and the formation of a new research field that leadhealth sciences in the 21st century and promote the interdisciplinary research and comprehensive
study of health sciences. The students are supported to master the basic research of following fields:
Nursing Science, Medical Science and Technology and Rehabilitation Science.
In order to address the social needs of highly specialized health care, medical care and welfare, theMaster’s program trains highly specialized professionals and leaders equipped with rich and wideranging knowledge and problem-based learning. The doctoral program trains future international
researchers and educators equipped with advanced research ability to contribute to the developmentof health sciences, human health and improvement of welfare.
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Graduate School of
Advanced Preventive
Medical Sciences

Graduate School of
Frontier Science
Initiative

Division of Advanced Preventive Medical Sciences

The Division of Advanced Preventive Medical Sciences is a ‘joint’ graduate school offering a fouryear doctoral course with the Graduate School of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba
University, and the Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. This joint
curriculum combines each strength of the three schools. The objective of the Division of Advanced
Preventive Medical Sciences is to nurture physicians and researchers who can practice “Personalized
Prevention” that covers from pre-primary prevention to tertiary prevention in the fields of educational
research, medicine and so on. “Personalized Prevention” is a new methodology based on the fieldsof traditional hygiene and public health that physicians and researchers can practice to exhaustively
analyze and evaluate the characteristics of individuals and the environment, from omics information
to macro environment information.

Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences (Master’s program/Doctoral program)

The Division aims to foster scientific and technological innovative human resources withtransdisciplinary mind to solve current agenda, and the education philosophy is “Promotion ofTransdisciplinary Sciences by fusion of different scientific fields”. The Division is a joint major withJapan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, and the research and study fields coveredby professors in both universities are Humanities, Sciences, Engineering, Information Sciences,
Medicine, Pharmacy, and Health Sciences. We provide characteristic curriculum such as studying
introductory subjects in different fields and transdisciplinary laboratory rotation, and guide students
from viewpoints of transdisciplinary sciences and their social implementation.

Division of Nano Life Science (Master’s program/Doctoral program)

The Division is established to on April 2020 to foster researchers who will open up “unexplorednano-regions” using the world’s most advanced Scanning Probe Microscope (SPM) technology
possessed by Kanazawa University and developing nano-level dynamic measurement and dynamic
behavior control of organelle, biological membrane, protein, DNA et al. in the field of life andmaterials science. Based on the research results of Nano Life Science Institute (NanoLSI), we willdevelop “human resources working on research and development of innovative nano dynamics
measurement technology” and “human resources developing state-of-the-art dynamic measurement
technology aimed at elucidating nano-level life phenomena”.

Doctoral Program for World-leading Innovative & Smart Education (WISE Program)“WISE Program for Nano-Precision Medicine, Science, and Technology”

In April 2020, four graduate schools—Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology,
Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Advanced Preventive Medical
Sciences, and Graduate School of Frontier Science Initiative, jointly launched the “WISE Program
for Nano-Precision Medicine, Science, and Technology”. This five-year consistent doctoral
degree program (or four-year doctoral degree program) was selected as a Doctoral Program forWorld-Leading Innovative & Smart Education by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology in 2019 (MEXT). It includes the NanoLife Science Institute (NanoLSI),
which is among the world’s top-level research centers. This program takes advantage of theresearch environment of the institute and educates with the participation of private companies.
We intend to train technically skilled nano-precision medical professionals / medically skilled
nano-precision science and engineering professionals, focusing heavily on technologies targetingcancer, lifestyle-related diseases, cranial nerve diseases, and diseases caused by microparticles
and nanomaterials, which are some of the major issues in human society.

Graduate School of
Law

Division of Law and Politics (Master’s Course)

The Division consists of 2 courses. Research Course is for the future academic researchers
specialized in the field of law and politics, and it consists of 4 programs: Basic Science of Law
Program, Public and Social Law Program, Private Law Program, and Politics Program. Professional
Course is for the legal and political professionals in practice. The degree that can be obtained in bothcourses is Master of Law or Master of Politics.

Division of Legal Affairs

The Law School was established in 2004 with the purpose of training legal professionals. There arestandard course (3 years) and intensive course (2 years).
The School trains professionals who can quickly and appropriately resolve various legal disputes, andalso has the mediating ability to avoid disputes. After learning the basics of the law in small classes
and repetitive learning, students experience the practice under attorney, conduct cycle-oriented study
to make use of this experience, and foster not only knowledge but deep insight of the society andindividuals. Upon graduation, students receive the degree to Juris Doctor (professional degree), andthey become eligible to take the bar exam. Many graduates who successfully pass the bar exam work
as lawyers, mainly in the three Hokuriku prefectures.

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Division of Advanced Professional Development in Teacher Education

The Graduate School of Professional Development in Teacher Education was established in 2016 forthe purpose of bringing along highly advanced teachers in education.
There are two courses: one is “Learning Design Course” and the other is “School Management
Course.” The first one is focused on enhancing creativity in both learning design and teaching style.
The second one aims to enhance the educational leadership in the school management process.
The School encourages the collaboration of graduate students: with those who have teachingprofession at every school system, from pre-school up to secondary education, but study here as
graduate students, and those who are fresh from college in order to be teachers in future.
Furthermore, every class as well as each research is conducted by collaborative work with theprofessors and well-experienced educational practitioners who used to be school leaders.
In cooperation with the Board of Education, the School engages in bringing along capable teachers who
can deal with modern educational agendas properly taking theories and practices into consideration.

Graduate School ofProfessional
Development in
Teacher Education

United Graduate School of Child Development, Osaka University, Kanazawa University, Hamamatsu University School of
Medicine, Chiba University and University of Fukui
Division of Socio-Cognitive Neuroscience (Kanazawa School)

Our mission is to solve key challenges in children’s mental health, such as impairments of social recognition and autism
spectrum disorders. With a focus on the development of mind and brain, we are providing interdisciplinary education andtraining so that graduate students from diverse backgrounds can lead an international network of specialists and researchers
in related fields in the future. This graduate school offers a 3-year doctoral course that integrates neuro biology, brain
imaging, social psychology, and other related areas.

Institute of Liberal Arts and Science
Advancing General Education and Initiating the University’s Global Education

The Institute takes the initiative to globalize the university’s education by promoting and advancing
the Kanazawa University “Global” Standard (KUGS) benchmark in the area of general education. By
providing a firm foundation to undergraduate and postgraduate education, the Institute nurtures the
Kanazawa University (KU)-Brand of values with which students can venture out into the world.
The Institute offers a wide range of subjects in the category of general education. They include
introductory courses, Liberal Arts courses based on KUGS values (GS courses), English language
courses (GS language courses), other foreign language courses, basic science courses, and elective
courses. These courses are developed and run by the Institute’s four faculty divisions: Faculty of GS
Education, Faculty of Foreign Language Education, Faculty of International Education, and Facultyof Remedial/Basic Science Education.
In addition, the Institute is home for those students enrolled under the admission category of“undeclared enrollment” in the first year. These students study within the School of General
Educational of the Institute. The school provides multiple supports to enable all “undeclared”
students to choose a major that fits their own career plan. After an internal selection, they cansmoothly transfer to the relevant department in their second year.

Institute ofLiberal Arts andScience

Undergraduate Training Course
This is a training course for school health nurses that have been designated by the Minister of
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). This is a 1-year course
for those who have nurse license or expect to get one, and aims for acquisition of school health nurse
license type 1 based on the subjects of the nurse license. In the “subjects related to school healthnursing” that are prerequisites for license, there is practical exercise in a mock school health officethat is directly related to educational environment, and in the “subjects related to teaching,” there arelectures about the essence of teaching, as well as teacher internship at affiliated schools. The course
trains school health nurses by offering wide options of health examination practices at affiliatedschools and partners schools, volunteer activities in school health office and other practices, andguidance by university faculty members and outside professionals of school health nursing.

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Institutional Research Centers(Institute of Human and Social
Sciences)

The Frontier Center
for Tourism Science

The center has been established in April 2021, with a view to contribute to promotion of tourism
and regional development. We will seek for future transformation by tourism innovation through aninterdisciplinary approach that integrated the arts and sciences with scientific analysis of activities,
services, and policy related to tourism.
We set three purposes: 1)establishing “Tourism Sciences” regarding mobility, empathy, and sharing.
2)being an international research hub which leads tourism sciences by cross-disciplinary approaches.
3)contributing to sustainable tourism and sustainable communities through tourism innovation
making use of local resources in Kanazawa City and Hokuriku area where our university is located.

Center for the
Study of Ancient
Civilizations andCultural Resources

The Center for the Study of Ancient Civilizations and Cultural Resources was established in April
2021 in order to significantly advance the study of archaeology and cultural resources, one of thestrengths of Kanazawa University. With objective of becoming a world-class ancient civilizations
research center through interdisciplinary research, the university aims to: (ⅰ) contribute to theelucidation of human history through the study of ancient civilizations by conducting world-leading
excavations and archaeological research at the centers and peripheries of ancient civilizations aroundthe world. (ⅱ) To unravel the origins of ancient civilizations around the world and to shed light on themechanisms of their development and decline through innovative interdisciplinary research. (ⅲ) To
contribute to the achievement of the SDGs by disseminating the results of our research to society atlarge, not just within the academic field.

(Institute of Science andEngineering)

Advanced ResearchCenter for Space
Science andTechnology

The Advanced Research Center for Space Science and Technology (ARC-SAT) was established under theInstitute of Science and Engineering in July 2019, for conducting innovative space science research using
satellites and space probes, based on the world-leading research achievement in the field of space scienceand engineering at Kanazawa University. The ARC-SAT consists of three research divisions, Satellite
Development Division, Astronomy and Astrophysics Division, and Solar-Terrestrial Science Division, to
promote outstanding achievements in Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Sun-Earth Space Science throughdeveloping leading-edge instrumentation for space observations, as well as to nurture human resourcesin space science and technology. The ARC-SAT is pursuing the “Kanazawa University Microsatellite
Project,” where an in-house microsatellite for scientific research is being developed by staff and students.

AI Hospital/Macro
Signal Dynamics
Research andDevelopment Center

Keep moving to establish global, sustainable, healthy, longevity social model.
AI Hospital/Macro Signal Dynamics Research and Development Center (ai@ku) was establishedin September 2020. Ai@ku is aimed to establish novel research area and extend academic fieldby integrating findings of big data sciences using genome, medical and health care records,
computational science and AI. Ai@ku promotes healthy longevity social model and give backit to local community to establish supra-smart, sustainable, health eco-health care system forcommunities in the super-aged society. We take every advantage of Kanazawa University, i.e., highquality data set obtained by strong network of affiliated hospitals community-based organization andcross-disciplinary collaboration as the research infrastructure. We keep moving toward to address
the social needs and innovate seeds to shape the future society and implement them.

Affiliated Facilities /Common Institutes for Education and Research
Organization of
Global Human Resource
Development

The Organization of Global Human Resource Development has been established directly under the
President, with the purpose of developing university-wide human resource training programs tofoster global human resources, while taking into account the education, research and global strategiesof the university.
We have established a platform to develop human resources for the next generation and carry out
global human resource development programs.

Institute for
Frontier Science Initiative

The Institute was established on April 2015 for the purpose of creating innovative research results
and opening new fields of scientific inquiry. The Institute enhances the academic advantages ofKanazawa University, promotes interdisciplinary research, and accelerates international circulationof talented researchers. It also cultivates young researchers’ interdisciplinarity, comprehensiveness,and internationality on the basis of its research results. The Institute consists of Research Department,
Higher Education Department and Research Support Department. Within Research Department,
the central body of the Institute, there are three research cores : Cancer Research Core, Innovative
Integrated Bio-Research Core and Future Society Creation Research Core. Also, each core consists ofmultiple units which promote interdisciplinary research through its distinctive strategies.

Frontier Science andSocial Co-creation
Initiative

The Initiative has two purposes: (i) to support a broad range of research at the university, from basic
to applied research; (ii) to facilitate returning the research outcomes obtained through industryacademia-government collaboration to society. The Initiative consists of the General Management
Division and associated facilities, which are in charge of promoting various social co-creation projects.

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The Organization was established in April 2012 to oversee activities related to internationalization,and to promote the internationalization of the university. It consists of the “International
Collaboration Division,” responsible for the formulation of international cooperation strategies, theenhancement of international exchange, support for international research exchange, and international
cooperation; and the “International Education Division” provides support for international students,
international researchers, and students who wish to study abroad, as well as various education andtraining programs for international students. In addition, the “Super Global ELP Center” plans anddevelops English Language Programs (ELP) suitable for each of our faculty, administrative staff, andstudents, and implements them with the aim of contributing to strengthening the English language
skills of all members of our university. In February 2019, “SDGs Biosphere Reserves, Geoparks
Research Center” was newly established in Hakusan City. This Center is the new academic base topromote research and education on the SDGs, geoparks and UNESCO ecoparks.

Organization of
Global Affairs

The origin of the Hospital was in 1862, with the establishment of the Vaccination Center of Kaga
Domain, and today it practices state-of-the-art medical care at all times as the “stronghold of
medicine care” of the whole Hokuriku region. There are 35 Specialized Clinical Departments
specific to each organ and disease, and the Hospital is the core medical institution of the region
with 830 beds designated as the advanced treatment hospital. Also, as the Prefectural DesignatedRegional Cancer Hospital, the Hospital provides better cancer treatment in cooperation with regional
medical institutions. In terms of education, “Kanazawa University Hospital CPD Center” establishedin cooperation with Ishikawa Prefecture functions as the place of intellectual exchanges for medical
professionals. Utilizing this Center, the Hospital promotes training for the medical professionals in
the prefecture, developing professional skills, enhancing lifelong learning and improving the level of
medical care. In terms of research, “Innovative Clinical Research Center” promotes clinical study,
and the Hospital team participates in “Chubu Regional Consortium for Advanced Medicine.”
Through this consortium, universities in the Chubu region collaborate to develop medical technology
and equipment.
The Hospital has the mission of “to dedicate to providing excellent medical care and to training
outstanding and humane medical professionals,” and aims to train doctors, nurses and allied healthprofessionals who will satisfy patients with medical provisions and carry the future of medicine on
their shoulders.

University Hospital

The Kanazawa University Cancer Research Institute (KU-CRI) bears the distinction of being
the only institute solely focused on cancer research amongst the Research Institutes and Centersof Japanese National Universities. Since its establishment in 1967, KU-CRI has made numerous
groundbreaking contributions to the fields of basic and clinical cancer research. At present, weare focusing on understanding of cancer stem cell, the role of the tumor microenvironment, andthe discovery of novel molecular targets in cancer therapeutics. To accomplish these, the Instituteaspires to generate state-of-the-art cancer models by innovating on cutting-edge technologies, suchas genetically engineered mouse, patient-derived xenograft and molecular imaging. Our consuming
passion is to usher in a new era of cancer treatment in which malignant diseases are completely
curative. KU-CRI is organized into three distinct research programs: Cancer and Stem Cell, Cancer
Microenvironment, Cancer Molecular Target Exploration, to be complemented by the Innovative
Cancer Model Research Center.
KU-CRI has been commissioned by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology (MEXT) as a Joint Usage/Research Center on “Metastasis and Drug Resistance”. Thisinitiative brings together scientists from diverse fields including natural science, engineering, andclinical therapeutics in forming a cross-discipline alliance against cancer metastasis and drug
resistance. A number of unique and high-quality research achievements have been reported. With thismandate from the government of Japan, KU-CRI members endeavor to broaden our collaboration
nationally and internationally in our battle against cancer.

Cancer ResearchInstituteNano Life Science Institute (NanoLSI) was established in October 2017 after Kanazawa University’s
proposal was accepted by the World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI) in
the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. The Institute seeks to fostertransdisciplinary research between nanometrology, supramolecular chemistry, life science andcomputational science, by taking advantage of the cutting-edge technologies in bio-scanning probe
microscopy, which is the strength of this Institute. Research activities are based on research andnetwork established through the CHOZEN Project, which was launched with the aim of forming a
global research base focusing on research areas that provide advantages for Kanazawa University. In
September 2020, a new research building was completed in the South Area of the Kakuma Campus,
where researchers from different fields could gather. It is expected that the open environment of
the new building will further accelerate research activities beyond the boundaries of disciplinary
research fields. We aim to create the world’s first nanoprobe technologies for direct observation,
analysis and manipulation of intracellular and cell-surface nanodynamics in order to elucidate
unknown mechanisms of various life phenomena, such as the emergence of life, aging, or diseases
like cancer. The Institute will bring about dramatic advances in the life sciences that will eventuallylead to the establishment of a new research field, “Nanoprobe Life Science.”

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Nanomaterials
Research Institute

The Institute was established in August 2018 for the purpose of further developing innovativenanoscience research, a remarkable achievement of interdisciplinary research fostered by theInstitute for Frontier Science Initiative. The Institute promotes the development of novel functional
materials by taking advantage of cutting-edge technologies in supramolecular chemistry, materials
science, nanometrology and computational science, and by introducing the method of “Formulation
Engineering.” The Institute consists of the New Materials Development Group, Energy Creation
Device Development Group, Energy Saving Device Development Group, Nanometrology Group andTheoretical Design Group and aims to create next-generation materials, and devices that contributeto our daily lives and industry in cooperation with National Research and Development Agency,
enterprises and overseas research institutes.

Advanced
Manufacturing
Technology Institute

Under the current global trend in the rapid technological innovation called “The Fourth Industrial
Revolution,” promotion of the strategic project toward the sophistication of “Monodzukuri”(manufacturing) through the comprehensive collaboration of industry, government and academia isessential. The goal of such activity is the construction of the “Smart” design and production system
to realize on-demand manufacturing. To this end, the Research Center for Advanced Manufacturing
Technology (RAMT) was established in October 2016, and the RAMT has been progressively
reorganized to the Advanced Manufacturing Technology Institute (AMTI) in June 2019. This
research institute is composed of two research fields and five divisions: “Design optimization using
computational intelligence” and “Digital twinning and simulation” in the Design and computation
field, and “Metal additive manufacturing,” “Innovative material and structure,” and “Composite
materials and fabrication” in the Manufacturing field. The objective of this institute is the developmentof next-generation on-demand manufacturing technologies.

Advanced Mobility
Research InstituteToward the realization of Society 5.0, attention is focused on the advanced mobility technology invarious fields such as autonomous driving and logistics automation by utilizing technologies suchas artificial intelligence (AI) and mobile robots. There are also great expectations for the creation of
new services that utilize these advanced mobility technologies. From these backgrounds, based on theefforts of the Autonomous Vehicle Research Unit, Future Society Creation Research Core, Institutefor Frontier Science Initiative, which Kanazawa University has an advantage, Advanced Mobility
Research Institute (AD-More) was established in April 2021. This research institute is composedof five divisions: “Future Mobility Service Division”, “Autonomous Driving Technology Division”,“Perceptional Technology Division”, “Advanced Vehicle Technology Division”, and “Future Society
Design Division”. In addition to research and develop advanced mobility technologies, this research
institute aims to create a new future society by organizing issues for its social introduction andproviding various new values.

University Library

The University Libraries are the Central Library, the Natural Science and Technology Library and the
Medical Library, and there are about 270,000 users 74,000 books checked-out annually. The collection
amounts to 1.91 million books, including historical materials inherited from the predecessor schools,
and valuable books and materials. To meet the learning needs of the students, there are Learning
Commons and amenity space in the library, where the students can enjoy intellectual interaction andcan ask for support to Library Learning Advisor and Academic Advisor for International Students.
In addition, the library created a library network with libraries in Japan and overseas, and actively
provides study opportunities for working adults and local residents by allowing the users (residents of
the 3 prefectures in Hokuriku) to directly borrow the collection materials and accepting book requests
at the public library counters.

University Museum

The University Museum was established in 1989 when Kanazawa University was relocated from the
Kanazawa Castle site to the present Kakuma Campus.
The museum stores around 88,000 materials, specimens and archives that serve as academic
resources for not only Kanazawa University but also its predecessors such as the Fourth Higher
School. The museum designated as a Museum-Equivalent Establishment at Museum Law in 2016.

Emerging Media
Initiative

The Emerging Media Initiative consists of two divisions, the Academic Systems Division and the
Educational Media Division, serving as the strategic base for the digital transformation for the
University. Our office building also houses the Information System Management Office who manages
and operates the University’s network and information services, such as the Acanthus Portal, email,and the Integrated Authentication System. Additionally, the Office also provides ICT support throughthe PC Help Desk.

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Affiliated Facilities /Common Institutes for Education and Research
The Institute of Nature and Environmental Technology aims to solve the natural and social
environmental problems of the region of the Sea of Japan and to create environmental harmonization.
In order to strengthen environmental studies, the institute has been reorganized into two
departments and divisions such as the Divisions of Atmospheric, Marine, Terrestrial and Integrated
Environmental Studies. The institute has four attached facilities, i.e. the Noto Supersite Observatory,
the Noto Marine Laboratory, the Low Level Radioactivity Laboratory, the Ogoya Underground
Laboratory, and the Botanical Garden.
Since April 2016, the Institute of Nature and Environmental Technology has been designated as a Joint
Usage/Research Center aiming for “International Cooperative Research Center for Environmental
Changes with Transboundary Pollution” by the MEXT. The institute has widely provided support forexperimental research fields in the Noto Peninsula at central Japan and the international monitoring
network in East Asia. We have been performing cooperative research for establishment of a migration
model for contaminants in an integrated system among atmosphere-marine-land, and of assessment
for impacts of transboundary contaminants to human health and the ecosystems.

Institute of
Nature andEnvironmental Technology

The center consists of Research Support Core and Department of Advanced Sciences. Research
Support Core is comprised of five-joint use facilities and carry out training and safety management
for using experimental animal, radioisotope, gene-modification, and instrumental analysis.
Department of Advanced Sciences is comprised of three divisions to generate and analyze transgenic
animals as human disease model for facilitating science and for connecting basic research andclinical application.

Research Center
for Experimental
Modeling of
Human Disease

This research center is one of the five core institutes of the United Graduate School of Child
Development, which are located at Osaka University, Kanazawa University, Hamamatsu Medical
University, Chiba University, and University of Fukui. The center at Kanazawa University consistsof three main divisions: Division of Basic Medicine and Translational Research, Division of Clinical
Medicine and Social Implementation, and Division of Integrated Arts and Sciences and Community
Support. These divisions cooperate with each other to elucidate the biological basis of social
recognition and communication impairments, to develop novel methods of clinical brain imaging,and to practice new educational programs and support services for developmental disorders. Throughthese activities, we would like to give back to both local communities and international societies.
Some of us are also affiliated with an outpatient clinic for child psychiatry at Kanazawa University
Hospital.

Research Center forChild Mental
Development

We established the Advanced Preventive Medical Sciences Research Center to promote researchon practicing “Personalized Prevention” , which includes from pre-primary prevention to tertiary
prevention by exhaustively analyzing and evaluating the characteristics of individuals and theenvironment in both education and research. Not only Kanazawa University, but also Chiba
University and Nagasaki University have established the Advanced Preventive Medical Sciences
Research Center. These three universities are conducting joint research as well as a cohort study of
local residents.

Advanced Preventive
Medical Sciences
Research Center

The Environmental Preservation Center is promoting research and education on environmental
issues. It also operates chemicals management system, and manages collection and outsourcing
treatment of harmful wastes, for instance, containing heavy metals or organic solvents, which are
generated through research, education and medical care activities in Kanazawa University.

Environment
Preservation Center

The Laboratory promotes development of research environment and system as well as awareness andpublic relations activities for gender-equality. It aims for the realization of a true gender-equal society
in which women actively continue their study, make achievements and fully express their abilities,
and to attract female researchers of the next generation.
The Laboratory also plays a leading role in Hokuriku district by sharing the strategies effective in
our university through the Hokuriku Women Researchers’ Network (HWRN) established among
academia, local government and industry. Under the program accepted by the MEXT (Initiativefor Realizing Diversity in the Research Environment, Human Resource Development Program for
Science and Technology) collaborated with Toyama Prefectural University and YKK Corporation,
we further work on implementation of diversity in research environment in Hokuriku district
through collaborations between industry and academia and the effective circulation of female humanresources.

Career Design
Laboratory for
Gender Equality

Center for Management of Teaching and Learning was established with the aim of contributing to
the realization of the basic principles and goals of Kanazawa University by promoting teaching andlearning management to develop the education and the enhancement of learning.
The center establishes degree programs in the entire university, college, graduate school and aninternal quality assurance system at the level of each lesson subject. The center also works on
improving education to realize learner-centered education, providing research and development related
to higher education such as educational methods, systems and educational support. Furthermore, thecenter supports improving skills of teachers and FD activities in college and graduate school.

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Articulation Centerfor High School andUniversity

The Center was established in July, 2018 for the purpose of accepting and fostering the humanresources with diverse potentials needed to lead the global society. It promotes research anddevelopment of admission selection methods based on the idea of Kanazawa University “Global”
Standard (KUGS) and conducts trend surveys and analysis of entrance examination systems atuniversities both in Japan and overseas in addition to development, implementation and evaluation ofHigh School/ University Articulation programs.

Health Service
Center

The Health Service Center provides healthcare services and health education to students, faculty,
and staff to improve their mental and physical health conditions. Nurses keep in touch with themand provide first-aid treatment. The Health Service Center also provides consultation services byphysicians and counseling services by certified public psychologists to support successful campus
life. Also, we provide Student Support Programs aimed at improving and growing student wellness.
We are also responsible for health and safety operations.

Low Temperature
Laboratory

The Low Temperature Laboratory was established as a shared facility within the university to carryout research at extremely low temperatures. Liquid helium and liquid nitrogen etc. can be used in
the shared labs set up within this facility. A magnetic property measurement system and various
instruments are also installed as interoperable equipment. This laboratory possesses a heliumliquefier and liquid nitrogen storage tank and, as well as providing liquid helium and liquid nitrogenfor many departments within the university, it also offers the technical guidance and services
necessary for low temperature experiments. Safety training courses based on the High Pressure Gas
Safety Law are held every year.

Center for
ArchaeologicalResearch

The Center for Archaeological Research was established in 1997 for the purpose of exploration andpreservation of cultural assets from the campus. The main activities of the Center are excavation andresearch of archaeological sites, and preservation of artifacts found from the campuses. It also holds
exhibitions, lectures and workshops for specialists and the public.

Technical Support
CenterThis Center was established with the purpose of providing technology education and researchsupport for students and academics at the university. Social contribution activities, including
technical support to the local society and raising awareness about the importance of core
manufacturing technology are also intended. The Center is equipped with various kinds of machine
tools, from conventional machines to state-of-the-art Machining Center. These equipments areused for research support, basic machining practice and learning technical skill for students in thefield of technology education. The technical stuff and/or specialists in the center can support design
and production of experimental devices for research. As contribution to society, the center holds aworkshop as “Monodzukuri Class” for local children every year. The Center has been enhancing
the environmentally-friendly manufacturing based on the ISO 14001 standard (Environmental
Management System).

Other Facilities
Kanazawa University
Student Dormitory“SAKIGAKE”“HOKUMEI”“SAKIGAKE” and “HOKUMEI” are student dormitories with the purpose to support student life
and to strengthen the system of support and reception of international students increased by theuniversity’s internationalization.
They are shared house-type dormitories in which the Japanese and international students live
together.

Kanazawa University
International House

The International House is a dormitory for international students and foreign researchers. The houseconsists of 78 single-type rooms and common facilities such as multi-purpose room and lounge.

Kakuma-no-satoHouse

As one of the commemorative projects for the 50th anniversary of Kanazawa University, a privatehouse (Shinjuro Yamaguchi House, 300 years old) in Shiramine Village was relocated in 2005. It is
used for events for education, research, and community cooperation at the Kakuma Campus, whichis blessed with a rich nature.

Kanazawa University
Gokayama Seminar
House“SUKECHI”

As a new base for education, research, and social contribution activities, the House opened in April
2016 in the World Heritage Site of the Gassho-zukuri Village of Ainokura (Nanto City, Toyama
Prefecture). The Gassho-zukuri thatched building has a multipurpose space, Japanese-style rooms,
and a shower room, and is used for a variety of activities.

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Ka n a z awa U ni v ersity Data
The origin of Kanazawa University

As of May 1, 2021

The number of staff : 2,874-Executives: 10 - Teaching Staﬀ: 1,336 - Administrative Staﬀ: 447 -Technical Staﬀ: 1,081

2021 Fiscal Year Budget : Total 60,622million Yen
Area of Land : About 2.57million m2 (≒ 635 acres)

Kakuma Campus 2,008,565 m2 (≒ 496 acres),
Takara-machi･Tsuruma Campus 151,053 m2 (≒ 37 acres)

DATA

Hikoso Vaccination Center was established in 1862.
Kanazawa University was founded in 1949 under its current university system.

Our university has 4 colleges, 7 graduate schools, and others.

4 colleges, etc. ................ College of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Sciences
College of Human and Social Sciences
College of Science and Engineering
College of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences
School of General Education
7 graduate schools .......... Graduate School of Human and Socio-Environmental Studies
Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology
Graduate School of Medical Sciences
Graduate School of Advanced Preventive Medical Sciences
Graduate School of Frontier Science Initiative
Law School
Graduate School of Professional Development in Teacher Education
Others.............................. University Hospital, University Institutes, etc.

【Education】
・The number of students: 10,111 in total-Undergraduate: 7,773 -Graduate (Master’s course): 1,298 -Graduate (Doctoral course): 944-Graduate (Professional Degree Course): 59 -Undergraduate Training Course for School Nurses: 37
・New students: 1,764 About 44% from 3 Hokuriku Prefectures
・Graduates (undergraduate): 1,768, Total: 96,609 About 31% of graduates from bachelor’s program continue
on to graduate school・Graduates (graduate school): 821, Total: 27,751
・Library Holdings: 1.91 million Number of Titles Electric Journals : 10,744【Research】
・The number of Journals: 11,756 (January 1, 2011 ~ February 28, 2021)
・Journal Citations: Cited 162,004 times (January 1, 2011 ~ February 28, 2021)-18th in Japan, 1001st in World -Field of Pharmacology & Toxicology 8th in Japan, Field of Geosciences 10th in Japan, Fieldof Neuroscience & Behavior 11th in Japan・Grants-in-Aid for Scientiﬁc Research (in academic year 2020)

The number of Grants: 1,003, Grant Amount: 2,215 million Yen
・Grant from Outside the University (in academic year 2020)
The number of Joint Researches: 349 (Amount Accepted: 674 million Yen)
The number of Commissioned Researches: 281 (Amount Accepted: 2,085 million Yen)
The number of Endowments and Donations: 3,015 (Amount Accepted: 1,307 million Yen)
・The number of Patent Applications：53 (in academic year 2020)【International】
・The number of International Partner Institutions: 291 (47 Countries and 1 Region)-University Level…204 institutions (from 42 Countries and 1 Region)-Department Level…87 institutions (from 27 Countries and 1 Region)

・International student exchanges
International Students: 636
Students studying abroad: 159 (in academic year 2020. Online students only due to the pandemic of COVID-19)
・Number of International Exchange of Researchers etc. / Sent Out and Received
The number of sent out: 12 (in academic year 2020) The number of received: 17 (in academic year 2020)【Medicine】
・Number of Beds: 830
・Number of Outpatients (Per day): 1,428 (April 1, 2020 ~ March 31, 2021)
・Number of Inpatients (Per day): 622 (April 1, 2020 ~ March 31, 2021)【Social Contribution】
・The number of agreements with municipal bodies: 34
・The number of extension courses: 35 (2021)【University Rankings】
・Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd.
QS Asia University Rankings 2021 : 23rd in Japan, 150th in Asia
QS World University Rankings 2021 : 591-600th in World・Times Higher Education

Japan University Rankings 2021 : 18th in Japan
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Unit: Person

As of May 1, 2021

DATA

Classification
Executives
Institute of Transdisciplinary
Sciences
Institute of Human and Social
Sciences
Institute of Science andEngineering
Institute of Medical, Pharmaceuticaland Health Sciences
Graduate School of Medical
Sciences
Graduate School of Advanced
Preventive Medical Sciences
Institute of Liberal Arts andScience
University Hospital
Cancer Research InstituteNano Life Science InstituteNanomaterials ResearchInstitute
Advanced Manufacturing
Technology Institute
Advanced Mobility ResearchInstitute
University Library
Emerging Media Initiative
Institute of Nature andEnvironmental Technology
Research Center for Experimental
Modeling of Human Disease
Research Center for Child
Mental Development
Advanced Preventive Medical
Sciences Research Center
Environment Preservation
Center
Health Service Center
Institute for Frontier Science
Initiative
Frontier Science and Social
Co-creation Initiative
Organization of Global Affairs
University Museum
Career Design Laboratory for
Gender Equality
Center for Management of
Teaching and Learning
Articulation Center for HighSchool and University
Affiliated Schools
Administration Office
Engineering and Technology
Department
Grand Total

18

Executives
Male
FemaleTotal
Male
FemaleTotal
Male
FemaleTotal
Male
FemaleTotal
Male
FemaleTotal
Male
FemaleTotal
Male
FemaleTotal
Male
FemaleTotal
Male
FemaleTotal
Male
FemaleTotal
Male
FemaleTotal
Male
FemaleTotal
Male
FemaleTotal
Male
FemaleTotal
Male
FemaleTotal
Male
FemaleTotal
Male
FemaleTotal
Male
FemaleTotal
Male
FemaleTotal
Male
FemaleTotal
Male
FemaleTotal
Male
FemaleTotal
Male
FemaleTotal
Male
FemaleTotal
Male
FemaleTotal
Male
FemaleTotal
Male
FemaleTotal
Male
FemaleTotal
Male
FemaleTotal
Male
FemaleTotal
Male
FemaleTotal
Male
FemaleTotal
Male
FemaleTotal

OUTLINE OF KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY 2021

91
10Teaching Staff
Associate Assistant Assistants Total
Professors Professors
Professors

2
38
21
59
315
871
1,186
34
6
40
48
9
57
13
1
14
10

8
3

2
2

10
5

3

2

5

1
1

1
1
8
1
9
13
2
15
9
1
10
6
2
8
4

7
6
13
3

14
8
22
10
1
11
7
2
9
7

11
6
17
103
12
115
16
2
18
2
1
3
1

32
20
52
116
13
129
32
5
37
20
2
22
8

1
2
2

4
6

7
3
3

6
2

1

2

1

6
4
10
156
49
205
219
19
238
182
63
245

4

1

3

8

4
5
1
6
1
1
2
1

1
4
1
5
5

3
4

3
1

8
13
2
15
9
1
10
2

1
1

2
2

1
1

2
1

1

1
1
4
5
13
1
14
4
1
5
4
4
8

1

5

1
1

1
1
2
6
6

3
2
5

9
1
10

8
8

2
6
1
7
46
18
64
2
1
3
27
6
33
5
1
6
2

1
1
2
15
4
19
57
9
66
63
37
100

3
9
1
10
11
1
12
4

6
1
7
4
1
5
1
2
3

4
3

3
3
1
1

2

2

2

2

308
53
361

246
59
305

285
75
360

2
1
3

Grand
Total

4
9
2
11
17
2
19
2

1
2
3
55
24
79
70
7
77
56
10
66

1

Administrative Technical
Staff
Staff

9
1
10
6
4
10
165
50
215
223
19
242
191
65
256
17
2
19
2

4
1
5
85
20
105
91
3
94
63
16
79

1
1
2
1

Others Teachers

841
188
1,029

9
1
10
4

153
840
993

1
1
2

1
1

4
2
6
2
2

4
1

3
3

1
1
2
9
7
16
2
3
5
1

1
1

1
1
7
8
14
2
16
14
8
22
6
7
13
1

1

1

1
1

1
1
2

3
1
4

153
48
201

55
51
106

55
51
106

202
243
445

203
244
447

24
8
32
46
5
51
224
857
1,081

2
3
1
4
55
51
106
226
251
477
46
5
51
1,485
1,389
2,874

Unit: Person■Age composition table by occupation
Executives

Teaching Staff
Assistant Assistants
Total
Professors

Professors

Associate
Professors

10

1

49

140

82

154

165

2

179

90

39

6

99

12

6

361

305

360

10

5

13

66

460

190

87

42

105

286

710

401

66

34

176

215

892

2

310

18

15

94

119

558

1

118

22

2

6

1

155

0

3

1,029

201

106

447

1,081

2,874

3

College ofPhilosophy inInterdisciplinary
Sciences

School for the Futureof Innovation in Society

College ofMedical,Pharmaceuticaland Health
Sciences

55

Total

55（ 17）

55（

55（
17）
＊ 30.9%17）

55

55（ 17）

School of Humanities

141

131（ 84）

146（ 85）

152（ 88）

186（111）615（ 368）

School of Law

160

145（ 71）172（ 61）

179（ 70）221（ 95）

717（ 297）

School of Economics

131

119（ 50）

135（ 36）140（ 39）

188（ 65）582（ 190）

85

86（ 47）103（ 55）

100（ 57）

113（ 69）402（ 228）

88

81（ 49）94（ 52）96（ 59）99（ 56）370（ 216）

83

75（ 62）89（ 64）87（ 68）138（103）389（ 297）
3,075（1,596）＊ 51.9%School of Teacher
Education
School of Regional
Development Studies
School of International
StudiesTotal

688

637（363）739（353）754（381）945（499）

School of Mathematics
and Physics

82

74（

8）

84（ 12）92（

9）

103（ 11）353（

School of Chemistry79

75（ 27）86（ 24）88（ 22）86（ 27）335（ 100）

282

250（ 12）

97

93（

2）

109（

107

106（

6）

116（ 12）

87（

1）

78

93（

9）

8）

40）

250（

12）

3）

310（

14）

118（ 12）

340（

30）

87（

108（

8）

267（

17）

98

89（ 19）101（ 20）102（ 22）116（ 26）

408（

87）

58

52（ 19）60（ 22）60（ 15）60（ 31）

232（

87）

23（

3）

23（

3）

17（

0）

17（

0）

6（

0）

6（

0）

16（

4）

16（

4）

2,557（ 394）
＊ 15.4%

Total

599

540（ 85）617（ 87）660（ 97）740（125）

School of Medicine

112

111（ 27）

119（ 28）116（ 33）

130（ 28）

School of Pharmacy

65

66（ 43）

66（

43）

18

19（

19（

6）

189

190（139）

School of Medical andPharmaceutical Sciences
School of Health
Sciences
School of Pharmacy and School※of Pharmaceutical Sciences
School of Pharmacy

※

Total
School of General
Education（Humanities）
School of General Education（Science/Technology）
Total
Grand Total

384

386（215）︲69（ 36）︲78（ 21）︲
1,726

124（ 23）

117（ 26）

6）

School of Pharmaceutical※
Sciences

School of
General
Education）＝The number of female students shown in parentheses.
＊＝shows the ratio of female students.

Total

School of Mechanical Engineering,
School of Frontier Engineering andSchool of Electrical, Information andCommunication Engineering
School of MechanicalEngineering
School of Frontier
Engineering
School of Electrical, Information
and Communication Engineering
School of Geosciences
and Civil Engineering
School of Biological
Science and Technology
School of Mechanical※Engineering
School of Electrical and※Computer Engineering
School of Environmental※
DesignSchool of Natural※
SystemCollege of
Science andEngineering

As of May 1, 2021

Present Number of Students
Admission
Capacity First year Second year Third year Fourth year Fifth year Sixth year

Schools

College of
Human andSocial Sciences

Unit: Person※＝shows the Former Department（Colleges, etc.

554

5

N u m ber of S tud e n ts
BACHELORS

Grand
Total

Teachers210Administrative Technical
Staff
Staff

Others147（ 57）

200（148）210（160）

77（ 41）64（ 30）

3（

2）

4（

3）

37（ 19）

4（

2）

3（

0）

48（ 14）403（221）

5（
5（

DATA

Age of the end of the fiscal
year
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
Grand Total

As of May 1, 2021

397（226）

222（157）437（218）717（ 165）

822（ 604）
141（

71）

114（

73）

55（

16）

35（ 27）35（ 22）159（ 50）

1,934（ 978）152（ 48）＊ 50.6%
69（

36）

1）

83（

22）

1）

152（
58）
＊ 38.2%

1,765（737） 1,764（662） 1,811（704） 2,122（842）

159（ 50）

152（ 48）

7,773（3,043）＊ 39.1%OUTLINE OF KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY 2021

19

Unit: Person

GRADUATE SCHOOLSDATAMaster’s Course・Master’s Level Section of Integrated Course

Graduates Schools

Graduate School of
Human and SocioEnvironmental
Studies

Divisions※＝shows the Former Department（）＝The number of female students shown in parentheses.
＊＝shows the ratio of female students.

Admission
Capacity

Present Number of Students

Graduate School of
Medical Sciences
Graduate Schoolof Frontier Science
Initiative
Graduate School of
LawFirst year

Second year

Total

Division of Humanities

23

18（

7）

29（ 21）47（ 28）Division of Economics

6

6（

4）

7（

13（

Division of Regional Development Studies

14

17（

7）

16（ 13）33（ 20）

Division of International Studies

10

4（

3）

15（

9）

19（ 12）

5（

1）

Division of Law and Politics

※

Total

Graduate School of
Natural Science andTechnology

As of May 1, 2021

53

45（ 21）3）

72（ 47）

5（

7）

1）

117（ 68）＊ 58.1%

Division of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

56

50（

7）

80（ 21）130（ 28）

Division of Material Chemistry57

67（ 16）64（ 21）131（ 37）

Division of Mechanical Science and Engineering

90

105（

6）

130（

5）

235（ 11）

Division of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

67

74（

2）

85（

5）

159（

Division of Environmental Design

40

39（

3）

50（ 12）7）89（ 15）

Division of Natural System

67

69（ 18）72（ 22）141（ 40）

Total

377

404（ 52）481（ 86）885（138）＊ 15.6%

Division of Medical Science15

16（ 10）16（ 12）32（ 22）Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences38

32（ 12）49（ 14）81（ 26）

Division of Health Sciences70

50（ 24）79（ 32）129（ 56）

Total

123

98（ 46）144（ 58）242（104）＊ 43.0%

Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences

14

13（

2）

15（

5）

28（

7）

Division of Nano Life Science

6

9（

2）

11（

3）

20（

5）

Total

20

22（

4）

26（

8）

Division of Law and Politics

8

4（

0）

2（

0）

Total

8

4（

0）

2（

0）

Grand Total

581

573（123）48（ 12）＊ 25.0%
6（
6（

0）

0）＊ 00.0%725（199） 1,298（322）＊ 24.8%

GRADUATE SCHOOLS

Doctoral Course and Doctoral Level Section of Integrated Course

Present Number of Students
Admission
Capacity First year Second year Third year Fourth year

Graduates Schools

Divisions

Graduate School of Human andSocio-Environmental Studies

Division of Human and Socio-Environmental Studies

12

9（

5）

16（

9）

42（ 28）67（ 42）

Total

12

9（

5）

16（

9）

42（ 28）67（ 42）＊ 62.7%

Division of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

15

5（

0）

10（

2）

16（

4）

31（

6）

Division of Material Chemistry

14

2（

0）

3（

0）

14（

3）

19（

3）

Division of Mechanical Science and Engineering

25

9（

0）

9（

3）

31（

4）

49（

7）

Division of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

18

6（

1）

7（

1）

27（

6）

40（

8）

Division of Environmental Design

10

3（

1）

11（

5）

22（

2）

36（

8）

Division of Natural System

21

7（

1）

6（

2）

27（ 13）

Total

103

32（

3）

46（ 13） 138（ 32）

Division of Medicine

64

49（ 11）61（ 18）74（ 14） 132（ 49）316（ 92）

Division of Pharmacy

4

1（

0）

4（

3）

5（

1）

12（

Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences

11

9（

3）

11（

2）

21（

7）

Division of Health Sciences

25

15（

6）

20（ 10）Graduate School of
Natural Science andTechnology

Division of Innovative Technology and Science

Graduate School of
Medical Sciences

Division of Neuroscience

1（※

Division of Environmental Science

1（

※

※

0）

216（ 48）＊ 22.2%
2（

1）

5）

41（ 12）87（ 48）※Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

40（ 16）0）※

Division of Cancer Medicine

Total

122（ 64）
12（

3）

12（

3）

29（

3）

29（

3）

20（

5）

20（

5）

13（

1）

13（

1）

Total

104

74（ 20）96（ 33） 187（ 70） 208（ 62） 565（185）＊ 32.7%

Graduate School of Advanced
Preventive Medical Sciences

Division of Advanced Preventive Medical Sciences

12

7（

3）

13（

4）

15（

5）

33（

7）

68（ 19）

Total

12

7（

3）

13（

4）

15（

5）

33（

7）

68（ 19）＊ 27.9%

Graduate School of
Frontier Science
Initiative

Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences

14

0（

0）

3（

1）

3（

1）

Division of Nano Life Science

6

7（

1）

8（

6）

15（

7）

Total

20

7（

1）

11（

7）

Division of Neuroscience

Graduate School of
Medical Science

18（※

Division of Cancer Medicine※

Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Division of Environmental Science

※

※

Total
Grand Total

2518）＊ 44.4%

2（

1）

2（

1）

2（

1）

2（

1）

3（

0）

3（

0）

3（

0）

3（

0）

10（

2）

10（

2）＊ 20.0%129（ 32） 182（ 66） 382（135） 251（ 71） 944（304）＊ 32.2%

GRADUATE SCHOOLS
Professional Degree Course

Graduate Schools
Law School
Graduate School of Professional
Development in Teacher Education

Divisions

Present Number of Students
First year

Second year

Third year

Total

Division of Legal Affairs

15

10（ 5）

15（ 6）

6（ 2）

Total

15

10（ 5）

15（ 6）

6（ 2） 31（13）＊ 41.9%

Division of Advanced Professional Development in Teacher Education

15

15（ 7）

13（ 8）

28（15）Total

15

15（ 7）

13（ 8）

28（15）＊ 53.6%

30

25（12）

28（14）

6（ 2） 59（28）＊ 47.5%

Grand Total

20

Admission
Capacity

OUTLINE OF KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY 2021

31（13）

Graph showing total number of students
at Kanazawa University（ ）＝The number offemale students shown in parentheses.
＊＝shows the ratio of female students.

UNDERGRADUATE TRAINING COURSE
Admission
Capacity

CoursePresent Numberof Students

Undergraduate Training
Course for School Nurses

40

37（36）

Grand Total

40

37（36）＊ 97.3%

A ～ F

100%

50%

A

Undergraduate

0%10,272（3,799）＊37.0%
A ～ E

10,111（3,733）＊36.9%

Total Number

7,773

females（3,043）
ratio of females＊39.1％A ～ D

10,074（3,697）＊36.7%

PART-TIME DEGREE STUDENTS,RESEARCH STUDENTS, ETC.
Classificatio

DATA

Unit: Person

As of May 1, 2021

Present Number of Students
Part-time
Students

Research
Students, etc.

Total

Faculties

24（14）

15（11）

39（25）

Graduate Schools3（ 0）96（28）

99（28）

Organization of Global
Affairs1（ 0）

22（13）

23（13）

Grand Total

28（14）

133（52）161（66）＊ 41.0%B

Graduates（Master’s） （322）1,298＊24.8％C Graduates（Doctoral） （304）＊32.2％
944

Professional Degree Course
59（28）＊47.5％
Undergraduate Training CourseE
37（36）＊97.3％F Part-time Students, Research Students, etc.
161（66）＊41.0%

D

AFFILIATED SCHOOLS（

As of May 1, 2021）＝The number of female students shown in parentheses.
＊＝shows the ratio of female students.

Present Number of Students
Total
Number of Admission
Enrollment
ClassesCapacity
CapacityFirst year Second year Third year Fourth year Fifth year Sixth year

Schools

3-Year Course

Kindergarten

3-years old 4-years old 5-years old

24
5

2-Year Course

Total

120
24

96（ 52）24（14）

44（24）

28（14）

105（52）104（52）102（51）96（48）

12（ 6）

12（ 9）

18

105

654

107（52）108（53） 622（308）（combined）2

1224

Junior High School

12

160

480

159（80）158（79）159（79）476（238）

Senior High School

9

120

360

121（63）123（63）

119（60）363（186）

Elementary（combined）3

3

18

3（ 2）

3（ 2）

3（ 1）

Junior High

3

6

18

6（ 4）

7（ 5）

6（ 2）

19（ 11）

Senior High

3

8

24

8（ 3）

9（ 2）

8（ 1）

25（

55

462

1,698

426（218）448（227）437（214）

Elementary School

School forSpecialNeeds
Education

Grand Total3（ 0）111（57）24（ 15）3（ 0）110（52）3（ 1）

111（54）

18（

6）

6）

1,643（822）＊ 50.0％OUTLINE OF KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY 2021

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Graduates and Career Paths

DATA

BACHELORS（ Colleges・Faculties ）Others6.0％

Residents
6.0％

OthersCumulative
Continuing
Graduates
Total（2020 Academic
Postgraduate（Number in 2020
OthersYear ）
Kanazawa Univ. Other Univs.
included）

Colleges・Schools/Faculties

Continuing Education
30.9％

College of Human and Social Sciences

0.8％

School of Humanities
School of Law

Independent
Administrative 3.7％
Institution

School of Economics
Kanazawa Univ.
27.0％

Educators
4.6％

School of Teacher Education
Other Univs.
3.5％

Total
1,768

Oﬃcial
14.3％

School of Regional Development Studies
School of International Studies
College of Science and Engineering

Others0.5％

School of Mathematics and Physics
School of Chemistry

Private Sector
33.7％

School of Mechanical Engineering
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
School of Environmental Design
School of Natural System

Finding
employment
57.1％

College of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences
School of Medicine
School of Pharmacy
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
School of Health Sciences（Faculty of Letters ）（Faculty of Education ）（Faculty of Law ）（Faculty of Economics ）（Faculty of Science ）（Faculty of Medicine（School of Medicine））（Faculty of Medicine（School of Health Sciences））（Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences ）（Faculty of Engineering ）（College of Human and Social Sciences（School of Law））
Total

1,434
1,688
1,764
1,027
781
696

144
175
168
99
87
68

6
6
0
2
2
2

3
7
1
2
0
4

0
0
0
0
0
0

875
873
1,544
1,207
839
1,050

85
86
157
128
84
102

48
68
106
69
32
69

11
8
5
7
2
6

0
0
0
0
0
0

877
282
365
2,107
4,163
13,857
5,620
5,450
7,354
5,949
2,646
4,003
22,076
8,082
96,609

111
35
31
208

0
2
30
35

0
0
0
5

0
0
0
8

1,768

477

61

8

Graduate Schools（ Master ’s Course ・Master ’s Level Section of Integrated Course)
Others7.9％
Others

1.3％

Oﬃcial2.0％

Continuing Education
9.1％
Other Univs. 1.6％
Others 0.2％

Graduate School of Human and Socio-Environmental Studies
Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology

Lecturers 2.1％
Public Researchers
0.7％

Kanazawa Univ.
7.3％

Cumulative
Continuing
Graduates
Total（2020 Academic
Postgraduate（Number in 2020
OthersYear ）
Kanazawa Univ. Other Univs.
included）

Graduate Schools

Graduate School of Medical Sciences
Graduate School of Frontier Science Initiative

Hospital Staﬀ
8.6％

（Graduate School of Education ）（Graduate School of Medical Science ）Total（Graduate School of Letters ）559（Graduate School of Law ）Private Sector
68.3％（Graduate School of Economics ）Finding
employment
83.0％（Graduate School of Science ）（Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences ）（Graduate School of Technology ）
Total

672
10,038
864
28
1,241
991
622
214
166
1,677
718
3,136
20,367

45
398
101
15

5
22
14
0

3
4
1
1

0
1
0
0

559

41

9

1

Graduate Schools（ Doctoral Course and Doctoral Level Section of Integrated Course ）Others
10.4％
Others

0.5％

Oﬃcial

2.4％

By completing the course By submitting thesis only
(Doctor ’s Degrees)(Doctor ’s Degrees)

Graduate Schools
Lecturers
23.7％
Private Sector
19.4％

Public Researchers

211

Hospital Staﬀ
34.1％

Cumulative Totals
Cumulative Totals
2020 Academic
2020 Academic Postgraduate（Number in 2020
（Number in 2020
Year
Year
Kanazawa Univ.
included）
included）

Total

112
1,970
486
6
2,634
118
5,326

Lecturers
University
OthersPublicResearchers

Graduate School of Human and Socio-Environmental Studies

Total

Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology

9.5％

Graduate School of Medical Sciences
Graduate School of Advanced Preventive Medical Sciences

Finding
employment
89.6％

Continuing（Graduate School of Medical Science ）（Graduate School of Socio-Environmental Studies）

11
75
118
3
4
211

18
362
67

1
3
6

1,674
20
2,141

（0）0
（0）0
（0）0
（0）0
（0）0

10

（0）0

Graduate Schools（ Professional Degree Course ）Graduate
Schools
Graduate School of Law
Graduate School of Professional
Development in Teacher Education

Total

22

Continuing Education
Cumulative Total Graduates（Number in 2020 （2020 Academic
Postgraduate
Othersincluded）
Year ）
Kanazawa Univ. Other Univs.

261
61
322

3
15
18

0
0
0

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0
0
0

0
0
0

Total

0
0
0

0
0
0

0
15
15

0
0
0

Finding employment
Hospital Staff
PublicPrivate

0
0
0

0
0
0

Private Sector
Research Technology

0
0
0

0
0
0

Unit: Person
As of May 1, 2021

Education

Finding employment
PrivateSectorOfficial

Educators

9
13
1
4
2
6

75
53
118
11
56
47

39
85
32
5
21
4

4
1
0
68
0
2

59
76
111
76
34
75

14
6
35
44
28
19

1
1
0
1
22
5

0
2
30
48

0
26
0
63

546

595

Total

Regions

Independent
Administrative
Institution

Residents

OthersOthers

Total

Ishikawa
Pref.

1
3
2
0
2
1

3
1
3
2
2
0

122
143
155
86
81
54

33
44
49
50
34
8

14
25
35
21
10
8

35
35
28
4
11
21

21
18
22
3
8
4

5
6
9
4
9
4

14
15
12
4
9
9

122
143
155
86
81
54

0
0
0
0
0
0

13
19
12
9
4
8

6
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
1
0
0

21
7
35
46
50
24

10
2
9
18
9
9

2
0
4
7
8
0

5
2
6
13
11
5

1
2
6
5
5
3

3
1
8
1
10
5

0
0
2
2
7
2

21
7
35
46
50
24

0
0
0
0
0
0

5
3
11
6
0
3

0
2
0
35

0
0
0
0

0
4
0
53

0
1
0
2

0
33
0
153

0
11
0
59

0
1
0
28

0
9
0
20

0
9
0
21

0
2
0
12

0
1
0
13

0
33
0
153

106
0
0
0

5
0
1
7

253

81

66

15

1,010

345

163

205

128

79

90

1,010

106

106

Official

Others

Education

Toyama,Fukui Prefs.

Kanto

Tokai

Kinki

Others

Total

DATA

In addition, totals cited based on the results of these surveys do notalways sum to 100% due to rounding to the first decimal place.

Career Paths of 2020 Academic Year Graduate

Finding employment
Lecturers

Total

University

Hospital Staff

PublicResearchers

OthersPublicPrivate Sector

PrivateResearch

Technology

OfficeOthers

Total

8
27
15
1

0
0
1
0

1
9
1
0

0
4
0
0

0
0
25
0

0
1
22
0

0
0
0
0

7
309
21
13

10
19
2
1

3
5
3
0

3
4
0
0

24
351
75
14

13
20
11
0

51

1

11

4

25

23

0

350

32

11

7

464

44

Official

Others

Total

Finding employment

Education
Lecturers

OthersPrivate Sector

OthersPublicPrivate

（0）1
（0）4
（0）0
（0）0
（0）0

（0） 3
（1） 7
（0） 9
（0） 1
（0） 0

（0） 0
（0） 0
（0）53
（0） 1
（2） 3

（0） 0
（0） 0
（2）13
（0） 1
（0） 1

（0）0
（1）0
（0）1
（0）0
（0）0

（0） 0
（3）29
（1）10
（0） 0
（0） 0

（0）0
（0）0
（0）1
（0）0
（0）0

（0）1
（0）3
（0）1
（0）0
（0）0

（0）0
（0）1
（0）0
（0）0
（0）0

（0） 9
（7） 64（5）109
（0） 3
（2） 4

（3） 2
（1）11
（0） 9
（0） 0
（0） 0

（1）20

（2）57

（2）15

（1）1

（4）39

（0）1

（0）5

（0）1 （14）189

（4）22

Total

University

（0）0
（0）0
（0）0
（0）0
（0）0

（0）0
（0）0
（0）0
（0）0
（0）0

（0）0
（0）0
（0）0
（0）0
（0）0

（0） 4
（2）20
（2）21
（0） 0
（0） 0

（0）0

（0）0

（0）0

（4）45

（0）5

Other Univs.

Hospital Staff

PublicResearchers

OthersResearch Technology

Office( ) indicates the number of students who completed the doctoral program without degree. (in addition to the regular figures.)

Undergraduate Training Course
Office000Official

Others

0
0
0

0
0
0

Total

0
15
15

CourseOthers3
03

Cumulative Total Graduates（Number in （2020 Academic Continuing
Education2020 included）
Year）

Lecturers

Medical Staﬀ

WelfareWorkers

OthersUndergraduate Training
Course for School Nurses

1,491

33

0

19

4

0

10

（Postgraduate Course forSpecial Education ）

245
1,736

33

0

19

4

0

10

Total

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DATA■ Overseas Liaison Offices

As of May 1, 2021

Classification Country

Icon

Name of Institution（City）

Office Location

Date of
Establishment

Asia

①

Beijing Office (Beijing)

State Key Laboratory of Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Instituteof Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

2007.04②

Shanghai Office (Shanghai)

Ishikawa Prefectural Government Shanghai
Representative Office

2008.08③

Hangzhou Office (Hangzhou)

Zhejiang University of Technology

2009.04④

Tianjin Office (Tianjin)

Tianjin Biomedical Research Institute2009.04⑤

Beijing Office (Beijing)

Beijing Normal University

2009.08⑥

Shanghai Office (Shanghai)

Shanghai Representative Office, Hokuriku Bank

2009.09⑦

Six National Universities Changchun Joint Office(Changchun)Northeast Normal University

2014.11⑧

Beijing Office (Beijing)

Global Education Service CO., LTD

2016.10⑨

Fuzhou Office (Fuzhou)

School of Architecture, Fuzhou University

2017.08⑩

Shanghai Office (Shanghai)

Global Education Service CO., LTD

2019.07⑪

Shenzhen Office(Shenzhen）

Tsinghua University

2020.04

Indonesia⑫

Bandung Office (Bandung)

Bandung Institute of Technology

2009.04

Korea⑬

Daejeon Office (Daejeon)

Korea Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources

2017.10

Thailand⑭

Bangkok Office (Bangkok)

King Mongkut’s University of Technology

2010.02⑮

Bangkok Office (Bangkok)

KX building

2017.08⑯

PSU Office (Hat Yai, Surat Thani, Phuket） Prince of Songkla University

2018.11

Vietnam⑰

Hanoi Office (Hanoi)

Hanoi Medical University

2010.02

AfricaKenya⑱

Nairobi Office (Nairobi)

Guesthouse of KEMRI

2010.03

EuropeBelgium⑲

Ghent Office (Ghent)

Ghent University

2015.05

Germany⑳

Dusseldorf Office (Dusseldorf）

Dusseldorf University

2018.09

Russia & NIS

China

Netherlands㉑

European Platform of SixERS (Leiden) SieboldHuis

Russia㉒

Vladivostok Office (Vladivostok)

Pacific Oceanological Institute of FEBRAS㉓

Kazan Office (Kazan)

Kazan Federal University

2018.09㉔

Krasnoyarsk Office (Krasnoyarsk)

Krasnoyarsk State Medical University

2018.10㉕

USA Office (Medford, MA)

Tufts University

2016.122012.072017.08

North America U.S.A.
Central andSouth America

2016.08

Guatemala㉖

Tikal Office (Flores)

Tikal National Park, Vice Ministry of Cultural and Natural
Heritage of the Ministry of Culture and Sports

Honduras㉗

Copan Office (Copan Ruinas)

Honduran Institute of Anthropology and History

㉓

㉑
⑲

㉔

⑳

⑰

③

㉕

⑬

④

②,⑥,⑩

㉖

⑪ ⑨

⑭,⑮
⑱

㉒

⑦

①,⑤,⑧

2008.11㉗⑯⑫■ Regional Division of International Partner Institutions (University-Level / Department-Level)
As of May 1, 2021

24

Asia

MiddleEast

Oceania

AfricaEuropeRussia &NIS

NorthAmerica

Central& SouthAmerica

International
Organization

International Partner Institutions(University-Level)204 Institutions[42 Countries and 1 Region]

124

7

6

3

31

11

12

9

1

International Partner Institutions(Department-Level)
87 Institutions[27 Countries and 1 Region]

55

1

4

2

18

2

4

-

1

Total 291 Institutions[47 Countries and 1 Region]

179

8

10

5

49

13

16

9

2

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Classification

Country or Region

International Organization
Asia

Bangladesh
Cambodia

China

India

Indonesia

Korea

Laos
Malaysia

Date of Agreement
Conclusion

Name of Institution (City)
Coordinating Committee for Geoscience Programmes in East and Southeast Asia［CCOP］

2011.03.29

The University of Dhaka (Dhaka)

2010.04.19

University of Chittagong (Chittagong)

2014.10.22

Authority for the Protection and Management of Angkor and the Region of Siem Reap (Siem Reap)

2010.02.09

Institute of Technology of Cambodia (Phnom Penh)2010.02.11

National University of Management（Phnom Penh）

2014.02.26

Soochow University（Suzhou）

1997.01.22

Harbin Medical University（Harbin）

1999.03.20

Beijing Normal University（Beijing）

1999.09.14

Beijing University of Technology（Beijing）

2000.08.11

Dalian University（Dalian）

2001.03.08

Sichuan University（Chengdu）

2003.03.05

Dalian University of Technology（Dalian）

2003.10.21

Nanjing University（Nanjing）

2004.03.26

Yanbian University（Yanji）

2007.01.31

East China University of Science and Technology（Shanghai）

2008.11.20

Nankai University（Tianjin）

2008.12.23

Zhejiang University of Technology（Hangzhou）

2008.12.24

Beijing Language and Culture University（Beijing）

2009.03.30

Xidian University (Xi’ an)2009.08.24

Dong Hua University（Shanghai）

2010.11.01

Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences（Beijing）

2011.05.03

Peking University（Beijing）

2011.10.19

Shanghai International Business and Economics University (Shanghai)

2011.12.15

Northeast Normal University (Changchun)2014.11.04

Qingdao University of Science and Technology (Qingdao)

2014.12.23

University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (Shanghai)

2015.05.25

Renmin University of China (Beijing)

2016.02.29

Jilin University (Changchun)2016.08.24

Tongji University (Shanghai)2017.03.01

South China University of Technology (Guangzhou)

2017.03.24

Chongqing University (Chongqing)2017.05.18

Northeastern University (Shenyang）

2018.05.09

Southern University of Science and Technology (Shenzhen)

2019.04.22

Henan University of Chinese Medicine (Zhengzhou)

2019.11.26

Lanzhou University (Lanzhou)

2019.11.29

Savitribai Phule Pune University (Pune)

1999.09.01

Tilak Maharashtra University（Pune）

2013.05.07

Nalanda University (Bihar)

2017.04.27

Bandung Institute of Technology（Bandung）

2008.03.03

Indonesia University of Education（Bandung）

2010.05.24

Semarang State University (Semarang)

2012.09.24

University of Brawijaya (Malang)

2012.09.25

University of Indonesia (Depok)

2012.09.25

Gadjah Mada University (Yogyakarta)

2012.10.18

State University Malang (Malang)2013.04.02

Indonesia Computer University (Bandung)

2016.01.30

International Women University (Bandung)

2016.01.30

Pasundan University (Bandung)

2016.01.30

STIE Ekuitas (Bandung)

2016.01.30

University of Merdeka Malang (Malang)2016.01.30

Hasanuddin University（Makassar）

2017.02.22

Diponegoro University (Semarang)

2017.07.25

Universitas Pertamina (Jakarta)

2017.11.07

Universitas Telkom (Bandung)

2018.11.02

University of Muhammadiyah Semarang in Indonesia (Semarang)

2020.04.13

Dong-A University (Busan)

1998.04.16

Pusan National University（Busan）

2000.09.26

Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources（Daejeon）

2005.10.17

Pukyong National University（Busan）

2007.01.23

Hoseo University (Asan)

2012.09.25

Hanyang University (Seoul)2013.01.07

Chonbuk National University（Jeonju）

2013.06.24

Kumoh National Institute of Technology (Gumi)

2014.07.16

National University of Laos（Vientiane）

2013.12.26

University of Health Sciences（Vientiane）

2013.12.27

University of Malaya（Kuala Lumpur）

2011.04.29

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■International Partner Institutions (University-Level) 204 Institutions [42 Countries, 1 Region]

25

DATA

Classification
Asia

Country or Region
Malaysia

University of Technology, Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)

2016.06.23

National University of Mongolia (Ulaanbaatar)

2012.10.05

Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences（Ulaanbaatar）

2015.10.15

National Cancer Center of Mongolia（Ulaanbaatar）

2015.10.30

Mongolian Academy of Sciences（Ulaanbaatar）

2015.11.16

Second General Hospital, Mongolia (Ulaanbaatar)

2019.05.16

Ifugao State University (Ifugao)

2018.04.17

University of the Philippines Open University (Laguna）

2018.12.12

University of the Philippines (Quezon）

2019.02.15

Chulalongkorn University (Bangkok)

1999.07.16

King Mongkut’ s University of Technology Thonburi（Bangkok）

2000.04.21

Chiang Mai University（Chiang Mai）

2008.01.08

Prince of Songkla University (Hat Yai)

2011.03.24

Khon Kaen University（Khon Kaen）

2011.06.13

Srinakharinwirot University（Bangkok）

2011.07.22

Naresuan University（Phisanulok）

2013.09.26

Kasetsart University (Bangkok)

2015.01.05

Burapha University (Chon Buri)

2018.01.04

Prince of Songkla University (Hat Yai)/
National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (Pathum Thani)

2018.11.05

Mahidol University (Bangkok)

2018.11.06

Hanoi Medical University（Hanoi）

2009.09.16

Hanoi University of Science and Technology（Hanoi）

2009.09.18

Academy of Finance（Hanoi）

2009.12.04

Can Tho University（Can Tho）

2009.12.04

Danang University of Technology（Danang）

2009.12.04

Foreign Trade University（Hanoi）

2009.12.04

Hai Phong University of Medicine and Pharmacy（Hai Phong）

2009.12.04

Hanoi National University of Education（Hanoi）

2009.12.04

Hanoi University（Hanoi）

2009.12.04

Hanoi University of Pharmacy（Hanoi）

2009.12.04

Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy（Ho Chi Minh City）

2009.12.04

Ho Chi Minh City University of Pedagogy（Ho Chi Minh City）

2009.12.04

Hue University（Hue）

2009.12.04

Nha Trang University（Nha Trang）

2009.12.04

Nong Lam University（Ho Chi Minh City）

2009.12.04

Thai Nguyen University（Thai Nguyen）

2009.12.04

Thai Nguyen University of Medicine and Pharmacy（Thai Nguyen）

2009.12.04

University of Transport and Communications（Hanoi）

2009.12.04

Vietnam National University, Hanoi（Hanoi）

2009.12.04

Vietnam National University of Agriculture（Hanoi）

2009.12.04

VNU Hanoi University of Engineering and Technology（Hanoi）

2009.12.04

VNU Hanoi University of Science（Hanoi）

2009.12.04

VNU HCMC University of Science（Ho Chi Minh City）

2009.12.04

Lac Hong University（Bien Hoa）

2010.03.31

VNU HCMC University of Technology（Ho Chi Minh City)

2010.11.23

VNU HCMC University of Social Sciences and Humanities（Ho Chi Minh City）

2011.12.05

The University of Danang（Danang）

2012.02.27

National University of Civil Engineering（Hanoi）

2012.03.09

VNU Hanoi University of Languages and International Studies（Hanoi）

2014.04.10

Vietnam-Japan University, Vietnam National University, Hanoi（Hanoi）

2019.02.11

National Taiwan Normal University（Taipei）

2000.08.16

National Taiwan University（Taipei）

2011.05.10

Fu Jen Catholic University (New Taipei City)

2012.12.11

Taipei Medical University（Taipei）

2013.12.16

National Tsing Hua University（Hsinchu）

2017.07.31

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (Hsinchu）

2018.12.25

National Cheng Kung University（Tainan）

2019.07.08

National Chengchi University（Taipei）

2019.07.09

Iran

Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University（Tabriz）

2016.03.07

Saudi Arabia

Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University（Riyadh）

2010.07.08

King Faisal University（Al-Hassa）

2012.05.16

Northern Border University (Arar)2018.04.06

TurkeyCanakkale Onsekiz Mart University（Canakkale）

2013.09.19

UAE

University of Sharjah（Sharjah）

2012.01.29

IsraelThe Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Jerusalem)

2020.05.14

Australia

Australian National University（Canberra）

1998.08.24

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology（Melbourne）

2000.03.16

University of Technology Sydney (Sydney)

2012.08.15

University of New England (Armidale)

2013.04.02

Thailand

VietnamTaiwanOceania

26

Date of Agreement
Conclusion

Mongolia

Philippines

Middle East

Name of Institution (City)OUTLINE OF KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY 2021

Country or Region

Oceania

Australia

AfricaEuropeMacquarie University（North Ride）

2013.05.27

Charles Darwin University (Darwin)

2015.04.22

Egypt

Assiut University（Assiut）

2000.03.24

Kenya

Kenya Medical Research Institute（Nairobi）

2011.10.04

The University of Nairobi（Nairobi）

2011.10.04

BelgiumGhent University (Ghent)

2009.07.21

Bulgaria

Medical University-Varna (Varna)

2010.04.07

Czech

Charles University in Prague（Prague）

1995.09.04

Czech Technical University in Prague (Prague)

2014.10.07

The Czech Academy of Sciences (Prague)2020.10.20

University of Jyvaskyla（Jyvaskyla）

1998.12.17

Aalto University（Helsinki）

2000.08.21

University of Lorraine（Nancy）

1976.09.21

The University of Orleans（Orleans）

2010.07.22

University of Toulouse Jean Jaures（Toulouse）

2013.09.10

Jean Moulin ‒ Lyon 3 University (Lyon)

2015.02.19

University of Siegen（Siegen）

1993.09.14

University of Regensburg（Regensburg）

1999.10.13

The University of Wurzburg (Wurzburg）

2015.10.26

Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf（Dusseldorf）

2017.07.20

IrelandDublin City University（Dublin）

1991.10.14

Italy

University of Florence（Firenze）

2011.02.01

PolandLublin University of Technology（Lublin）

2000.08.17

The University of Warsaw（Warsaw）

2010.11.22

Jagiellonian University (Krakow)

2020.12.02

Portugal

University of Minho (Braga)

2017.07.31

Slovakia

Slovak University of Technology（Bratislava）

2000.08.23

Spain

Autonomous University of Barcelona（Barcelona）

2010.04.14

University of Salamanca (Salamanca)

2013.03.13

University of Santiago de Compostela (Santiago de Compostela)2013.03.15

University of Alcala (Madrid)2018.09.13

SwedenKarlstad University (Karlstad)2018.03.19

U.K.

Liverpool John Moores University（Liverpool）

1991.10.04

University of Sheffield（Sheffield）

1991.10.08

University of Central Lancashire（Preston）

2014.04.02

Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures（Norwich）

2015.03.03

Kazakhstan

Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (Almaty)

2019.08.30

RussiaKazan Federal University（Kazan）

1998.09.03

Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences（Vladivostok）

2000.11.22

Altai State University（Barnaul）

2014.01.10

Far Eastern Federal University（Vladiostok）

2014.04.14

FinlandFranceGermany

Russia & NIS

Date of Agreement
Conclusion

Name of Institution (City)

DATA

Classification

Krasnoyarsk State Medical University named after Prof. V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky（Krasnoyarsk） 2017.03.17

North America

CanadaU.S.A.

Central & SouthAmerica

BrazilGuatemalaHonduras
MexicoIrkutsk State University (Irkutsk)

2017.12.25

Tatarstan Cancer Center（Kazan）

2018.01.17

Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University（Saint Petersburg）

2018.02.09

Saint Petersburg State University（Saint Petersburg）

2018.03.06

Lomonosov Moscow State University (Moscow)

2018.11.09

Yukon College（Whitehorse）

2013.09.13

University of Montreal（Montreal）

2013.11.29

University of Manitoba (Winnipeg）

2018.11.07

University of Pennsylvania（Philadelphia, PA）

1956.01.20

State University of New York at Buffallo（Buffallo, NY）

1974.06.12

College of William and Mary（Williamsburg, VA）

1991.06.06

Tufts University（Medford, MA）

1996.12.27

State University of New York at New Paltz（New Paltz, NY）

1998.08.05

University of Nevada, Reno (Reno, NV)

2009.11.24

Illinois College（Jacksonville, IL）

2011.10.14

Wagner College（Staten Island, NY）

2014.03.27

The University of California, Devis (Devis, CA)

2017.09.29

Rio de Janeiro State University (Rio de Janeiro)

2016.01.13

Federal University of Amazonas（Manaus）

2016.08.25

The University of Brasilia (Brasilia)

2021.03.04

The Vice Ministry of Cultural and Natural Heritage of the Ministry of Culture and Sport（Guatemala City）

2011.06.27

University of the Valley of Guatemala (Guatemala City)

2015.08.03

University of San Carlos of Guatemala (Guatemala City)

2016.09.22

Honduran Institute of Anthropology and History (Tegucigalpa)

2013.02.08

National Autonomous University of Honduras (Tegucigalpa)

2017.12.15

Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (Monterrey)

2010.05.03

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■International Partner Institutions (Department-Level) 87 Institutions [27 Countries, 1 Region]

As of May 1, 2021

DATA

Country or Region

Name of Institution (City)

Date of Agreement
Conclusion

International Atomic Energy Agency［IAEA］

2018.11.29

Science and Technology

Graduate School of Physical Science, Shahjalal university of
Science and Technology (Sylhet)

2020.01.22

Faculty of Pharmacy

Department of Pharmacy, University of Asia Pacific (Dhaka)2018.11.09

Department

International Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical
Organization and Health Sciences〈Asia〉

Bangladesh Graduate School of Natural

China

College of Human and Social Sciences School of Ethnic Culture, Yunnan University of Nationalities（Kunming） 2011.10.31
College of Human and Social Sciences

School of Geography and Planning, Sun Yat-Sen University (Guangzhou)

2014.12.11

Graduate School of Human andSocio-Environmental Studies

School of Humanities, Zhejiang University（Hangzhou）

2010.10.11

College of Science and Engineering

College of Science, Zhejiang University（Hangzhou）

2009.04.30

College of Science and Engineering

School of Environment, Tsinghua University（Beijing）

2012.02.20

College of Science and Engineering

Faculty of Engineering, Shandong University（Jinan）

2012.03.27

College of Science and Engineering

School of Social Development and Public Policy, Fudan
University (Shanghai)

2012.08.06

College of Science and Engineering

School of Architecture, Tsinghua University (Beijing)

2012.08.27

College of Science and Engineering
College of Science and Engineering
College of Science and Engineering
College of Science and Engineering
Institute of Nature andEnvironmental Technology
Institute of Nature andEnvironmental Technology
Graduate School of Medical
Sciences / School of Medicine
Graduate School of Medical
Sciences / School of Medicine

India
Indonesia

Korea

Thailand2018.03.05
2020.04.24
2007.04.24

Southern Medical University（Guangzhou）

2001.05.11

China Medical University（Shenyang）

2002.05.07

Graduate School of Medical Sciences

Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University（Shanghai)

2016.12.21

Graduate School of Medical Sciences

TSO-NGON (Qinghai) University Tibetan Medical College (Qinghai Xining)2019.02.01

Faculty of Pharmacy

Shenyang Pharmaceutical University (Shenyang)2011.03.24

Faculty of Pharmacy

School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China
Pharmaceutical University (Nanjing)2018.05.01

Faculty of Pharmacy

Tso-Ngon(Qinghai) University Tibetan Medical College (Qinghai Xining)2019.11.25

Cancer Research InstituteShanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University（Shanghai）

2010.07.27

College of Science and Engineering

Department of Civil Engineering, Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram
University of Science and Tecnology (Haryana)

2018.03.09

College of Science and Engineering

Faculty of Engineering, Andalas University (Padang )2019.08.01

Graduate School of Medical Sciences

School of Nursing Science, University of Muhammadiyah
Pontianak (Pontianak）

2019.01.22

College of Science and Engineering

Faculty of Engineering, Tadulako University (Central Sulawesi)

2021.02.10

College of Human and Social Sciences

College of Humanities, Hallym University (Chunchon)2009.10.28

College of Humanities, Inha University（Incheon）

2010.09.30

Graduate School of Global Cooperation, Hallym University (Chunchon)2019.06.28

College of Science and Engineering

College of Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Scienceand Technology（Daejeon）

2005.03.10

College of Science and Engineering

College of Engineering, Dankook University（Seoul）

2006.11.01

Faculty of Sciences, Kyung Hee University（Seoul）

2005.12.19

College of Medicine, University of Ulsan（Seoul）

2008.10.24

Cancer Research Institute

Genetic Engineering Research Institute, Korea Institute of
Science and Technology（Daejeon）

1993.04.22

Cancer Research Institute

Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University（Seoul）

2013.07.10

Cancer Research InstituteTumor Microenvironment Global Core Research Center, Seoul
National University (Seoul)

2016.04.04

College of Science and Engineering

Department of Geology, Dagon University (Yangon)

2017.01.23

Graduate School of Medical Sciences

University of Medicine 2 Yangon（Yangon）

2013.10.23

College of Science and Engineering

University of the Philippines, Diliman（Quezon）

1999.05.11

College of Human and Social Sciences
College of Science and Engineering

28

2017.10.29

2018.12.25

Institute of Nature andEnvironmental Technology
Graduate School of Medical
Sciences / School of Medicine

Philippines

2014.04.22

School of Public Health, Fudan University (Shanghai）

Graduate School of Human andSocio-Environmental Studies
Graduate School of Human andSocio-Environmental Studies

MyanmarSchool of Architecture and School of Environment andResources, Fuzhou University (Fuzhou)
College of Information, Science and Electronic Engineering,
Zhejiang University (Hangzhou)
Department of Electronic Engineering, School of Electronic, Informationand Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Shanghai)
Collaborative Innovation Center For Smart City, Shandong
Jianzhu University (Jinan)
State Key Laboratory of Numerical Modeling for Atmospheric Sciences and GeophysicalFluid Dynamics, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences（Beijing）

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Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Chandrakasem
Rajabhat University（Bangkok)
Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat
University (Pathum Thani)

2017.02.27
2006.10.24

Department

Name of Institution (City)

ThailandInstitute of Nature andEnvironmental Technology
Institute of Human and Sosial
Sciences

National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology(Pathum Thani)

Vietnam2020.10.19

College of Science and Engineering

Thuyloi University (Hanoi)

2014.10.27

College of Science and Engineering

School of Maritime Technology & Economics, Ba Ria-Vung Tau
University (Ba Ria-Vung Tau)

2018.10.26

Vietnam National Institute of Maritime Medicine（Hai Phong）

2012.05.31

The Office of National Steering Committee on Overcoming Consequences of Toxic Chemicals
Used by the US Army in Vietnam, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Hanoi)

2013.03.26

National Hospital of Pediatrics (Hanoi)

2013.04.03

Faculty of Medicine

Cardiovascular Center, Hospital E（Hanoi）

2011.06.08

School of Law, Graduate School of Law

College of Law, National Taipei University (New Taipei City)

2020.03.09

College of Science and Engineering

College of Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology (Taipei)

2012.10.05

Graduate School of Natural
Science and Technology

Taiwan Information Security Center at National Taiwan
University of Science and Technology (Taipei)

2018.06.12

Graduate School of Law

Judges Academy (Taipei)

2020.08.13

Faculty of Pharmacy, Ankara University (Ankara)

2010.02.08〈Middle East〉
TurkeyFaculty of Pharmacy〈Oceania〉
Australia
College of Science andEngineering
New Zealand Institute of Nature andEnvironmental Technology
Institute of Medical, Pharmaceuticaland Health Sciences
Organization of Global Affairs〈Africa〉
Egypt
Nigeria〈Europe〉
Austria
Belgium

Czech
FranceGermany

Italy

Netherlands
NorwaySwedenU.K.

2018.10.25

School of Social Innovation, Mae Fah Luang University (Chiang Rai)

Institute of Medical, Pharmaceuticaland Health Sciences
Institute of Medical, Pharmaceuticaland Health Sciences
Institute of Medical, Pharmaceuticaland Health Sciences
TaiwanDate of Agreement
Conclusion

Institute of Nature andEnvironmental Technology
Graduate school of Advanced
Preventive Medical Sciences
Division of Environmental Design, Graduate
School of Science and Technology

Division of Information Technology, Engineering & theEnvironment, University of South Australia (Adelaide)
Institute for Applied Ecology New Zealand, Auckland Universityof Technology (Auckland)
Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland
University of Technology（Auckland）

1999.01.20
2018.04.11
2014.03.17

Waikato Pathways College, The University of Waikato (Hamilton)

2020.11.12

National Research Center (Cairo)

2015.04.30

Institute of Human Virology (Abuja)2017.02.27

Research Center of Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering,
Vienna University of Technology

2020.12.01

College of Human and Social Sciences Free University of Brussels（Brussels）

2019.07.01

College of Human and Social Sciences The Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, Universite de Liege (Liege)

2020.01.14

College of Science and Engineering

The Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague（Prague）

2003.04.01

Faculty of Law

Faculty of Law and Political Science, Toulouse 1 Capitole
University (Toulouse)

2015.10.15

College of Science and Engineering

University of Savoy（Chambery）

2000.03.14

Graduate School of Natural
Science and Technology
Division of Material Science,Graduate
School of Natural Science and Technology
Institute of Medical, Pharmaceuticaland Health Sciences
College of Science and Engineering

Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Tours（Tours） 2016.11.21
European School of Chemistry, Polymers and Materials,
University of Strasbourg（Strasbourg）

2020.01.23

Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Grenoble Alpes University（Grenoble） 2019.04.15
University of Stuttgart（Stuttgart）

School of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Interpreting and Translation
College of Human and Social Sciences
and Department of Interpreting and Translation, University of Bologna (Forli)
Graduate school of Advanced
Department of Psychology and Cognitive Science, University ofPreventive Medical Sciences
Trento（Trento）
College of Human and Social Sciences Faculty of Humanities, Leiden University（Leiden）
School of International Studies

DATA

Country or Region

Department of Sociology and Political Science, Norwegian
University of Science and Technology（Trondheim）

2008.03.20
2017.03.23
2016.05.23
2013.12.10
2009.07.28

School of Teacher Education, College of Humanand Social Sciences / Graduate School of
Department of Education, Uppsala University (Uppsala)
Professional Development in Teacher Education

2020.02.17

College of Human and Social Sciences Pembroke College, University of Oxford（Oxford）

1996.12.01

College of Science and Engineering

2016.12.05

College of Engineering, Swansea University（Swansea）〈Russia & NIS〉
RussiaCollege of Science and Engineering Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics（Moscow）
1997.07.01
Graduate School of Medical
The Far-Eastern State Medical University（Khabarovsk）
2008.06.10
Sciences / School of Medicine〈North America〉
U.S.A.
College of Human and Social Sciences / Graduate
East Asian Studies Department, Princeton University（Princeton, NJ） 2000.04.28
School of Human and Socio-Environmental Studies
Affiliated Elementary School

Lower School of Berwick Academy（South Berwick, ME）

1998.05.29

Graduate School of Medical
Sciences / School of Medicine

John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at
Manoa (Honolulu, HI)

2007.12.03

Organization of Global Affairs

College of Arts and Sciences, Lehigh University (Bethlehem, PA)

2015.09.15

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Unit: Person2020 Academic YearDATA

In addition, totals cited based on the resultsof these surveys do not always sum to 100%due to rounding to the first decimal place.

■Number of International Exchange of Researchers etc. /Sent Out and Received

Sent Out

Received

Asia 1
8.3%

5.9%

Oceania 2

16.7%

Europe 4
23.5%

Total

North America 3
25%

12

Total

17

Asia 1270.6%

Europe 650.0%Classification

Country or Region

Asia

Bangladesh

2

China

4

PolandIndonesia

1

Switzerland

2

Oceania

Sent Out

Received

Classification

Country or Region

EuropeGermany

Sent Out

Received

3

2
1

3

U.K.

1

1

Philippines

1

Total

6

4

Vietnam

1

U.S.A.

3

1

Total

3

1

Total

12

17

Korea

30

North America 1

1

Total

1

Australia

2

Total

2

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12

0

North
AmericaUnit: Person

2015

As of May 1, Each Year

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Bachelors

53

64

75

79

73

62

64

Master＇s Course

144

145

132

168

196

198

227

Doctoral Course

171

195

229

225

223

233

233

Research Students etc.

165

153

149

160

174

125

112

Total

533

557

585

632

666

618

636

Unit: Person■Number of International Students by Country and Region
RegionCountry or Region

Asia

Bangladesh

Bachelors

Master＇s Course

As of May 1, 2021

Doctoral Course

2

Research Students etc.

21

3

3

30

131
2

1

Indonesia

1

26

47

Korea

14

1

Malaysia

8

2

2

12

Mongolia

3912Myanmar

2

4

6

2

2

India

98

Sri Lanka

2

Thailand

28

13
15

Vietnam98

Taiwan

1

7

1

1
1

Kenya

1

1

2

2

2

1

2

1

1

1

2

1
2

2

9

5

21

1

1

Spain

7

1
1

Bolivia

1

64

Total

227

233

112

636

As of May 1, Each Year

666

700

632

650
600

300

2
1

■Graph Showing the Number of International Students

350

1

1

1

El Salvador

400

2

1

Mexico45021Portugal500

31Poland

550

1

1

1

Czech

Brazil111Germany

U.S.A.

34
13
2

FranceCentral & SouthAmerica2
51Mauritania

North America

421Cabo Verde

Russia

80

2

Egypt

Russia & NIS

6

2

Pakistan
Iraq

Europe342
3

Uzbekistan

Africa83

15

Philippines

Middle East

Total

19

Cambodia
China

DATA

■Number of International Students

000

Total

533

557

618

585

636

Privately ﬁnanced Students
Japanese Government
Scholarship Students
Foreign Government
Dispatch Students

333

378

134

146

454

340

448

476

128

131

359

250
200
150
100
50
0

83

113

134

91

104

118

108

2015

2016

2017

2018

78

2019

42

2020

29

2021

（Academic Year）

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DATA

■Number of Student Participants in KU Study Abroad Programs
000
600
500
400

Total

618

615

147

199

190

173

204

179

166

205

185

167

194

52

58

73

65

60

2018

2019

2020*

594

Overseas Experience Programs
Language training programs

Short Term

Specialized training programs
Studying at International
Partner Universities

502
72

Long Term

300

Online students

200
100
0

2016

2017

159
93

3
3

（Academic Year）* We didn’t send students abroad due to the pandemic of COVID-19.

■Number of Students Studying at International Partner Universities (Faculties)
Classification
Asia

Country or Region
China

Indonesia
India
Korea
Malaysia
Thailand
VietnamTaiwanOceania

EuropeAustralia

Belgium
Czech
SwedenFinlandFranceGermany
Ireland
NorwayPoland
Spain

U.K.
Italy

Russia & NIS
North America

Netherland
RussiaCanadaU.S.A.

University and Faculty

2016

Beijing Language and Culture University
Beijing Normal University
Dalian University of Technology
Dong Hua University
Nanjing University
Soochow University
Yanbian University
Renmin University of China
University of Indonesia
Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth
Hanyang University
University of Malaya
Chiang Mai University
Kasetsart University
Srinakharinwirot University
Hanoi University
University of Languages & International Studies-VNU
National Taiwan Normal University
National Taiwan University
National Chengchi University
Australian National University
University of New England
University of Technology Sidney
Charles Darwin University
Ghent University
Charles University in Prague
Karlstad University
Aalto University
University of Jyvaskyla
Jean Moulin-Lyon 3 University
The University of Orleans
University of Lorraine
University of Toulouse-Jean Jaures
University of Regensburg
University of Dusseldorf
University of Wurzburg
Dublin City University※Department of Sociology and Political Science,
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
The University of Warsaw
University of Alcala
Autonomous University of Barcelona
University of Salamanca
University of Santiago de Compostela
University of Central Lancashire
University of Sheffield※School of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Interpreting and Translation
and Department of Interpreting and Translation, University of Bologna※Faculty of Humanities, Leiden University
Kazan Federal University
University of Montreal
Illinois College
State University of New York at Buffalo
State University of New York at New Paltz
Tufts University
University of Nevada, Reno
Wagner College

Total

1
2

2
2

1
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
6
4

（ Academic Year ）※Department-Level International
Partner Institution

2017

1
2
1

1
2
2
1

2019

1

1
2
1
1
1

1

1
1
2
2
1

1
1
2
3
1
2
1
3
2
2
4
3

2

2

2

2

1
2

3
2

2
2
2
2

3
1
2
2
2
2
2

52

58

1

2018

2
2
1
1
5
7
2
1
2
2

5
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1

73

2
1

2020

1（ 1 ）

3
1
1
1
1
1
2

1
1
5

1（ 1 ）

2
4
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1

2
2

3
3
2
1
2
1

1（ 1 ）

65 （
3 3）
*

* We didn’t send students abroad due to the pandemic of COVID-19.
（ ）=The number of students who study online shown in parentheses.

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Finances
Account（ Unit：million yen ）Amount of money■ Assets

Account

Amount of money■ Liabilities

Ⅰ．Fixed Assets
1．Tangible Fixed Assets

102,826

2．Intangible Fixed Assets

337

3．Others

Ⅰ．Fixed Liabilities

32,067

Ⅱ．Current Liabilities

18,883

Total

50,950

2,413

Total

105,576■ Net Assets

Ⅱ．Current Assets

Ⅰ．Capital Stock

56,323

Cash And Cash Equivalents

12,071

Ⅱ．Capital Surplus

10,017

Accounts Receivable

7,499

Ⅲ．Earned Surplus

10,690

Others

2,834

Total

77,030

Total

DATA

March 31, 2021

■2020 Fiscal Year Balance Sheet

22,404

Total

127,980

Total

127,980■2020 Fiscal Year Income Statement

April 1, 2020～March 31, 2021
(Unit：million yen)Account

Amount of money

Ordinary Expenses

55,641

Operating Expenses

54,386

General and Administrative Expenses

1,170

Others85

Ordinary Revenues

57,247

Revenues from Subsidies for Management Expenses

14,177

Revenues from Student tuition fees etc.

6,044

Revenues from University Hospital

26,835

Others

10,191

Ordinary Profit

1,606

Extraordinary Loss

15

Extraordinary Profit

15

Net Profit

1,606

Reversal of Reserve for Specific Purposes

227

Gross Profit

1,833

Subsidy from National Institution
for Academic Degrees and Quality
Enhancement of Higher Education

Unit : million yen

41

Subsidy for Equipments
Improvement 757

add up.
※ The amount of money is subject to change until the Minister approves.

In addition, totals cited based on the results of these surveys do not always sum to 100% due torounding to the first decimal place.

■2021 Fiscal Year Budget

Income※ The ﬁgures below one million yen are rounded oﬀ. Therefore the total might not

0.1%

1.2%

Long-term Loans Payable

165

0.3%

Subsidy for Facilities
Improvement 1,014

Reversal of Reserve forSpeciﬁc Purposes 836

1.7%

Expenditure
Unit : million yen

Facilities Improvement
Costs 1,220

2.0%

Research Costs(include the Cooperationof Industry Field) 8,862

Equipments
Improvement
Costs 757

14.6%

1.2%

1.4%

Research Income(include the Cooperationof Industry Field) 9,090

15.0%

Subsidy from the
National Government

15,319Total

60,622

Miscellaneous
Revenue 251

Million Yen

0.4%

25.3%

Long-term Loans
Reclemption 2,622

4.3%

Total

60,622

Tuition / Examination and
Entrance Fees 5,524

Million Yen

9.1%

College Hospital Revenue

College Hospital Costs

45.6%

42.0%

27,625

Education andResearch Costs

21,72635.8%

25,435

Personnel costs are 41.9% of total expenditure.

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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research and Others

DATA■ Number and Amount of Grants■ Revenue from Joint Research and Others

Numbers and Amounts based on our unique summary ofGrants-in-Aid for Scientific Research

Grant Amount（Unit：1,000 yen）
Number of Grants
2,099,714

2,418,877

2,311,538

2,169,472

2,242,676

1,940,257

Revenue by
Joint Research（Academic Year）
2014 261,108

2,215,436

809

861

912

914

910

940

1,003

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

1,786,852

2016 447,669

1,871,491

2017 476,789

1,697,338

2018 541,596

1,756,901

2019 680,856

2,156,209

2020 673,691

2,085,317

Total
3,269,251

1,135,332

Total
3,449,061

1,274,934

1,322,362
1,306,780

2020 Academic Year

AmountAccepted

Classiﬁcation

NumberRevenue from Joint Research

349

673,961

Revenue from Commissioned Research

281

2,085,317

Endowments and Donations

3,015

1,306,780

Total

3,645

4,066,058（Unit：1,000 yen）

Research programs in the worldConstruction of Research Center for
Advanced Space Science and Technology
with Micro-Satellites

Environmental radioactivity at thenuclear test site in Kazakhstan
Atmospheric monitoring and human health eﬀects
of particulate materials in East AsiadExploring the Roots ofMiddle Eastern SocietyadFormation of Japan Island
deduced from Oman OphiolitedcKanazawa
University-Environmental monitoring in Angkor
Monument Area in Cambodia-Human health eﬀects by dioxin
exposure in Vietnam

b b

Ethnographic studyof Balinese CulturecPaleo-environments in
the Patagonia Ice ﬁeld

Natural Electromagnetic Waves and monitoringof KOSA at the Showa Station (Antarctica)

b
c
d

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Strategic Formation of Research Network among Japan , the United States , European Nations , and Canada toward
Development of Innovative Functional Supramolecular Material
Establishment of Core Research Center for ADMET-Based Drug Safety Study
International collaboration research base for reaction of atmosphere-marine-ecosystem caused by aerosol
Development of human resources of medical science aiming to eradicate hepatitis B virus-related liver diseases in East Asia

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civilization in Meso-America

Infectious diseaseresearch in Kenya

a

Total
3,662,283

1,363,786（Academic Year）

a b c

Total
3,622,662

1,303,502

Total
4,159,427
Total
4,066,058（Unit：1,000 yen）

■Revenue from Joint Research and OthersaEndowments andDonationsTotal
2,990,408

1,142,832

1,586,468

2015 347,067

Revenue by
Commissioned ResearchUniversity Hospital■ Number of Patients

As of May 1, 2021

April 1, 2020 ～ March 31, 2021

Outpatients

Total

830

DATA

■ Number of Beds

Inpatients

Total Visits

Per day

Total Stays

346,968

1,428

226,911Per day622

Consultation Days: 243

University Library■ Facilities and Library Holdings
Name

Floor SpaceAs of May 1, 2021

Number of
Seats㎡

Library Holdings
Japanese Books Foreign Books

Total

Periodicals

Central Library

10,456

1,097

905,628

303,358

1,208,986

21,944Natural Science andTechnology Library

5,758

694

198,045

224,441

422,486

13,014

Medical Library

3,580

394

132,113150,758

282,871

8,410

Total

19,7942,185

1,235,786

678,557

1,914,343

43,368* Medical Library includes the facilities and library holdings of the Health Sciences Library.

■ User Services 2020 Academic Year■ Information Retrieval

Total Opening Days

Package Titles ofElectric Journals

Total Opening Hours

694

7,599

Total Number of Visitors

270,067

Volumes Lent

73,856

InsideUniversity

PhotocopyingInterlibrary
Borrowing

Requestfrom Outside

304

2,845

Request to
Outside

2,060

InsideUniversity

884

Lent toOutside1,083

Borrowedfrom Outside

912

2020 Academic Year

Numberof Titles

Databases

Ichushi Web

Science Direct

2,376

Springer Link

2,269

Wiley Online Library

1,474

Kikuzo Ⅱ text for Libraries

Medical Online

1,452JapanKnowledge Lib

Taylor&Francis

2,225

Oxford Journals

242

JSTOR

116

EconLit

PsycARTICLES

120

Evidence Based Medicine Reviews

LWW Fixed 50

50

PsycINFO

GeoScienceWorld

49

ACS

64

ASCE

35

MathSciNet

Nature27

SciFinder

ASME

33

Others212

Grand Total

10,744

Saishin Kango Sakuin Web
Kagakusho Shiryokan

NIKKEI Telecom 21
NIKKEI BP Kiji Kensaku Service
CINAHL

InCites Journal ＆ Highly Cited Data（JCR+ESI）
Today’s Clinical Support
Zassaku plus

ScopusTKC Law Library
UpToDate
Westlaw Next

* Figure shows total number of 3 libraries

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Campus Maps

DATA

Kakuma Campus

To Nanto (Toyama Pref.)D Parking Area

Kanazawa University
Bus Stop
C Parking Area

Nort h Are a
N2

N3
N4

N5
N6

N7

N8

N9

N10

N11

N12

N13

N14

N15

N16
N17
N18
N19
N20

N8

N9

N7
University Hall
N10
N16
N6
Central Library,
N2
N11
University Museum
N14
N17
N12 N13
General Education Hall 1
General Education
N5
N18
Lecture Hall
N4
General Education Hall 2
N3
N1
North Tennis Court
N19
N20
Human and Social Science
Multipurpose
Acanthus Interface
Hall 1
Court
Softball(Connecting Bridge)
Human and Social Science
Field
A Parking Area
Kanazawa
Rugby Field
B Parking Area
Lecture Hall 1
University
Central“Kanazawa
University”
標石
Human and Social Science
Bus Stop
Inscription Stone
Hall 2
C1
North
G Parking Area
North Campus Store
Bicycle-Parking
and Restaurant
Human and Social Science
C11
C10Hall 3
Human and Social Science
Lecture Hall 2
Human and Social Science
Hall 4
Human and Social Science
Kakumamachi Line
Kakuma-no-sato(Municipal Road)
Hall 5House
KakumaMachine Laboratory
Kanazawa University
Bridgeand Wood Workshop
Kakuma-guchi
Bus Stop
Center for Educational
ConvenienceStore
Practice and Support
Swimming Pool
Center for Archaeological Research
C1
Administration Oﬃce, Health Service Center,North Clubhouse
Frontier Science and Social Co-creation Initiative
Gymnasium
C2
Emerging Media Initiative
Energy Station
C3
Central Campus Store and RestaurantCent ra l Area

C4
C5

To Central Kanazawa

36

N15

BicycleParking

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Natural Science and Technology Hall 5
Incubation Laboratories,
Institute for Frontier Science Initiative

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So uth Ar ea
S1
S2

S3

Riﬂe Range

Japanese Archery
Range

S4

Riding Field

S5
S6

Stables Botanical
GardenFarm(Kanazawa University
SOLTILO FIELD B, C-Pitch)
Football
Field

S7
S8

To Tawara-machi
and Mt. Iozen

Athletic Field
Southern(Kanazawa University
TennisSOLTILO FIELD A-Pitch)
Court
East Clubhouse

C8

BicycleParking

S10
S11

Kakuma-Tawara Line
(Municipal Road)

E Parking Area

C4

S14

C6

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S16

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Ka H Parking Area

C5

Kanazawa University
Shizenken mae
Bus Stop S14

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1
C2

S12

S13

C7
C3

S9

Natural Science and Technology Main Hall
Natural Science and Technology Library,South Campus Store and Restaurant
Natural Science and Technology Hall 1,
Nanomaterials Research Institute
Natural Science and Technology Hall 2
Natural Science and Technology Hall 3
Cancer Research InstituteEnvironment Preservation Center
Nano Life Science InstituteVenture Business Laboratory,
Hard Ware Laboratory 1
Hard Ware Laboratory 2
Institute of Nature and Environmental Technology,
Hard Ware Laboratory 3
Advanced Manufacturing Technology Institute,
Hard Ware Laboratory 4
Technical Support Center
Natural Science Lecture Hall
Student Dormitory ”SAKIGAKE”, ”HOKUMEI”

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ty

N1～N20, S1～S16, C1～C11

S16

South
Acanthus Interface(Connecting Bridge)

S1
S2
S5

S4

S3

Parking Area

South
S6
Bicycle-Parking

Multi-purpose
Sports GroundS9

M Parking Area

S10

Medicine
Storage

S7

S11

S12

S8

C6
C7
C8

C10
C11

S13

L Parking Area

Institute for Frontier Science Initiative
Low Temperature Laboratory
Research Center for Experimental
Modeling of Human Disease,
Radioisotope Laboratory for Natural
Science and Technology
Guest HouseInternational House

K
Parking Area

Kakuma-Tagami Line
(Municipal Road)
Medicinal Plant Garden

To Yamagawa
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Campus Maps

DATA

Takara-machi Area
01
02
03
04

05
06
07

Innovative Clinical Research Center
Annex Building
Central Consultations Building
Outpatients and Consultations Building,Kanazawa Univ. Hosp. CPD Center
School of Medicine Hall C
West Ward, East Ward
MRI-CT Building

Dormitory for Nurses
North Ward
10 Ju-zen Hall
11 School of Medicine Hall A
12 School of Medicine Hall B
13 School of Medicine Pathologic
Sample Storage

08
09

Japanese
Archery
Range

07

Memorial
Hall

06

08

10

09

Medical Library
15 School of Medicine Hall D,
Research Center for Child
Mental Development,
Advanced Preventive Medical Sciences
Research Center
16 ★ Bioscience Core Facility
17 School of Medicine
Anatomical Specimen Storage

03

Kanazawa Advanced
Medical Center

04

14

05

Multistory Parking Area
(For Patients)

01

Kanazawa University
Hospital
Bus Stop

02

18 ★ Institute for Experimental Animals

School of Medicine Hall E
School of Medicine Educational Hall
21 School of Medicine Hall F
22 Old Book Storage
23 School of Medicine Hall G
19

20

Multistory Parking Area
(For Patients)

24 ★ Central institute of Radioisotope

Science
School of Medicine Welfare Facilities
26 Clubhouse
25

Ishibiki Hiromi
Bus Stop

Acanthus
Pharmacy★Research Center for Experimental Modeling of Human Disease

Heiwa-machi Area

1 Kindergarten

7 Sports Field

2 Elementary School

8 Tennis Court

3 Junior High School

9 Swimming Pool

4 Senior High School

10 YOHOKAN

5 Administration Oﬃce 11 Marshal Arts Hall
6 Gymnasium
Noda-Senkoji Line (Prefectural Road)38

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To Suzumi-machi

11

4

5

Tsukushinbo
Nursery school

12

3

13

7
16

15

1

6

14
17

RI Strage
Tank

18

2

19
24
22

20

23

Tsuruma Area

21

The Monument Commemorating
the 150th Anniversary of
School of Medicine

Multistory
Parking Area

25

Kanazawa-Inami Line
(Prefectural Road)

26

1School of Health Sciences Hall 1

2

School of Health Sciences Hall 2

3

School of Health Sciences Hall 3

4

School of Health Sciences Hall 4

5

School of Health Sciences Hall 5

6

Gymnasium

7

School of Health
Sciences Welfare Facilities

Nyoraiji-mae
Bus Stop
To Kasamai-machi

Higashi-Kenroku Area

1 School for Special Needs Education
2 Gymnasium
3 Suzukake House(Daily Life Training Facility)
4 Physical Ability Training Facility
5 Sports Field

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