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Graduate School of Advanced
Preventive Medical Sciences

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Data

Graduate School of Frontier
Science Initiative10

Kanazawa University Data

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ProﬁleGraduate School of Law

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Number of Staﬀ

18

College of Human and Social Sciences 06

Graduate School of Professional
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Development in Teacher Education

Number of Students

19

The Charter of Kanazawa University 03
Organization04

College of Science and Engineering

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Institute of Liberal Arts and Science11

Graduates and Career Paths

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College of Medical, Pharmaceuticaland Health Sciences

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Undergraduate Training Course

11International Exchange

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Institutional Research Centers

12

Finances

33

Graduate Schools
Graduate School of Human andSocio-Environmental Studies

08

Aﬃliated Facilities / Common Institutes
for Education and Research

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Grants-in-Aid for Scientiﬁc Researchand Others

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Graduate School of
Natural Science and Technology

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Other Facilities

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University Hospital

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Graduate School of
Medical Sciences

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University Library

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Campus Maps

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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 deﬁ ned
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.

Kakuma Campus

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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Bachelors

Management

Administrative organization / Technical support organization

College of Science and Engineering

Corporative Audit Oﬃce

Graduate Schools

General Consultation Oﬃce

Organization of Global Human Resource
Development

Graduate School of
Medical Sciences

Engineering and Technology
Department

General Aﬀairs Division

Graduate School of Law

Management Committee

Public Relations Oﬃce

Facilities Department

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

Frontier Science and Social
Co-creation Initiative
Organization of Global Aﬀairs

Research and Social Co-creation
Promotion Department

Board of Executives
Vice President (9) 〔5 are concurrently Trustee〕

Student Aﬀairs Department

Student Support Division
Education and ResearchCouncil

Admission Division

Secretary General

Promotion Oﬃce for College ofPhilosophy in Interdisciplinary Sciences

International Relations Department
Management Council
Information Department

University Reform
Committee

Human and Social
Administration Department

One-Year Undergraduate Course
Institutes

General Aﬀairs Division
Accounting Division

Institute of Science and Engineering
Institute of Medical, Pharmaceuticaland Health Sciences

University Institutes

Hospital Department

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

Aﬃliated School for Special Needs Education
Center for Educational Practice and Support
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
School of Biological Science and Technology
Noto Center for Fisheries Science and Technology
School of Medicine
School of Pharmacy

Medicinal Plant Garden

School of Health Sciences
School of General Education
Faculty of Global Standard Education
Faculty of Foreign Language Studies
Faculty of Higher Education Research and Development
Undergraduate Training Course for School Nurses

Faculty of Law

Nanomaterials Research Institute

Faculty of Economics and Management

Advanced Manufacturing Technology Institute

Faculty of Education

Common Institutes
for Education
and ResearchInformation Media Center

Faculty of Mathematics and Physics
Faculty of Chemistry

Institute of Nature and Environmental Technology

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Advanced Science Research Center

Faculty of Frontier Engineering

Research Center for Child Mental Development

Faculty of Electrical, Information and Communication Engineering

Advanced Preventive Medical Sciences Research Center

Faculty of Geosciences and Civil Engineering

Environment Preservation Center

Organization of Global Human Resource Development

Faculty of Health Sciences Support Division

Institute for Frontier Science Initiative

General Aﬀairs Division

Frontier Science and Social Co-creation Initiative
Organization of Global Aﬀairs
CommonResearch
Facilities

Center for Regional Studies
Center for Cultural Resource Studies

Student Aﬀairs Division

Medical Support DivisionAﬃliated Senior High School

Faculty of Letters

Health Service Center

Hospital Aﬀairs DivisionAﬃliated Junior High School

Nano Life Science Institute

General Aﬀairs Division
Accounting Division

Hospital Management DivisionAﬃliated Elementary School

Cancer Research Institute

University Library

General Aﬀairs Division
Accounting Division

Faculty of Pharmacy and Cancer
Research Institute Support DivisionAﬃliated Kindergarten

Faculty of Human Science

Student Aﬀairs Division
Medical, Pharmaceutical and
Health Administration Department

School of Teacher Education

Faculty of Transdisciplinary Sciences

University Hospital

Student Aﬀairs Division
Science and Engineering
Administration Department

Institute of Transdisciplinary Sciences
Institute of Human and Social Sciences

International Planning DivisionInternational Student Exchange Division
Information Planning Division
Information Services Division
Information Technology Promotion Division

School of Economics

School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Regional Co-creation Division
University Corporate Relations Division

General Education Support Division（Professional
Degree Course）

Institute of Liberal Arts and Science

Research Promotion Aﬀairs Division

Student Aﬀairs Division(Master's Course,
Professional Degree Course)

Graduate School of Professional
Development in Teacher Education

Staﬀ Division

Finance Department(Integrated Courseof Master's andDoctoral Levels)

Graduate School of Frontier
Science Initiative
Personnel Division

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

（Master's Course, Integrated
Course of Master's and Doctoral
Levels, Doctoral Course）

Graduate School of Advanced
Preventive Medical Sciences（Doctoral Course）

Secretarial Oﬃce
General Aﬀairs Department（Integrated Course
Graduate School of Humanof Master's andand Socio-Environmental Studies
Doctoral Levels）
CourseGraduate School of Natural Science （Integratedof Master's andand Technology
Doctoral Levels）

Planning and Evaluation Oﬃce

Advisor to the President（a few people）

School of Law

College of Human and Social Sciences

College of Medical, Pharmaceuticaland Health Sciences

Auditor (2)President

School of Humanities

Education and Research

Low Temperature Laboratory

Faculty of Biological Science and Technology
Advanced Research Center for Space Science and Technology
Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Pharmacy
Faculty of Health Sciences
Central Library
Natural Science and Technology Library
Medical Library
Institute for Experimental Animals
Institute for Gene ResearchCentral Institute of Radioisotope Science
Radioisotope Laboratory for Natural Science and Technology
Research Institute for Instrumental Analysis

University Museum

Low Level Radioactivity Laboratory

Center for Archaeological Research

Ogoya Underground Laboratory

Technical Support Center

Alumni Oﬃce

Career Design Laboratory for Gender Equality

Foundation Oﬃce

Articulation Center for High School and University

Marine Laboratory
Botanical Garden
Incubation Laboratory
Social Co-creation Oﬃce
Research Facilities Support Oﬃce
Venture Business Laboratory
Super Global ELP Center

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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

School of
Teacher Education

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, theSchool of Mathematics and Physics organically integrates these fields of mathematics, physics andcomputational science to train human resources that can contribute to the further development ofthese 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

We develop human resources who are conscious of social problems and can tackle them in a positive
manner. Based on the Kanazawa University “Grobal” Standard (KUGS), the school of economics has
the following five aims with regard to the development of 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 having strong awareness of contemporary society and the ability to
discover various problems by themselves and work on them.
4. We develop human resources by fostering high communication skills (including foreign
languages), presentation skills, and ICT skills.
5. We develop human resources who are conscious of the problems faced by the local communityand can engage with it in a positive way.

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 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.

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 divers 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

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.

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.

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Graduate Schools

School of Pharmacy(6-Year Course),
School of
Pharmaceutical Sciences(4-Year Course)“Medicine” can cure worldwide many people who are suffering from disease. To achieve this goal,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 high expertise inthis area through advanced research.
The university provides “School of Pharmacy” (6-year course) for training next generation leadersof pharmacists or teaching staff in the School of Pharmacy and “School of Pharmaceutical Sciences”(4-year course) for training human resources who will take part in the cutting edge research for
drug discovery. There are three types of the entrance examination, The Admissions Office Entrance
examination, The Kanazawa University Entrance Examination and The Entrance Examination for
Undeclared (Science).

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

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.

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

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.

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).

Graduate School of
Natural Science andTechnology

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.

The Division conducts educational 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 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.

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Graduate School of
Medical Sciences

Graduate School of
Advanced Preventive
Medical Sciences

Graduate School of
Frontier Science
Initiative

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.

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 consistentdoctoral degree program (or four-year doctoral degree program) was selected as a Doctoral
Program for World-Leading Innovative & Smart Education by the Ministry of Education,
Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). It includes the NanoLife Science Institute(NanoLSI), which is among the world’s top-level research centers. This program takes advantageof the research environment of the institute and educates with the participation of privatecompanies. We intend to train technically skilled nano-precision medical professionals / medicallyskilled nano-precision science and engineering professionals, focusing heavily on technologies
targeting cancer, 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

10Division 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.

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Graduate Schools
Division of Legal Affairs

Graduate School of
Law

Division of Advanced Professional Development in Teacher Education

Graduate School ofProfessional
Development in
Teacher Education

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.
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 the college
professors 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.

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 work out key issues of 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 for
graduate students from diverse background, and establishing an international network with specialists and researchers in
related fields. This graduate school offers a 3-year doctoral course. Our division at Kanazawa University has been providing a
multidisciplinary research and education program that integrates molecular biology, brain imaging and social psychology.

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

The Institute was established in April of 2016. 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 toundergraduate 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 five faculty divisions: Faculty of GS
Education, Faculty of Foreign Language Education, Faculty of International Education, Faculty of
Remedial/Basic Science Education, and Faculty of Higher Education Research and Development.
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.

Undergraduate
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Sciences)

Center for
Regional Studies

The Center organizes various research programs and joint research project, while cooperating withlocal government and businesses, associations, and institutions inside and outside of the university. It
provides solutions by making the best use of academic specialties in humanities and social sciencesand establishes policy science for the path to regional regeneration in the contemporary global
economy. The Center conducts researches on the reconstruction of social system in regions facing
difficult living conditions due to depopulation and the management of new business creation thatmakes use of local resources.

Center for
Cultural Resource
Studies

Tangible and intangible cultural heritages are facing the danger of extinction around the world due toeconomic development and advancement of globalization. The Center redefines these cultural heritages
as “cultural resources” for the creation of new value, and conducts comprehensive research anddiversified investigation, as well as development of protection and utilization methods. There are threedivisions, namely Tangible Cultural Resources, Intangible Cultural Resources and Cultural Resource
Information, and they each aim to do survey and research on tangible cultural resources, intangible
cultural resources, and collection of cultural resources information and making social contributions.
The fields of research vary wide, ranging from Jordan, Guatemala, Honduras, India, China and others,
and the Center actively conducts international joint research projects in cooperation with research
institutions overseas.

(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.

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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Affiliated Facilities /Common Institutes for Education and Research
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 on a regular basis, with the aim of contributing to strengthening theEnglish language skills of all members of our university.

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 36 Specialized Clinical Departments specificto each organ and disease, and the Hospital is the core medical institution of the region with 838
beds designated as the advanced treatment hospital. Also, as the Prefectural Designated Regional
Cancer Hospital, the Hospital provides better cancer treatment in cooperation with regional medical
institutions. In terms of education, “Kanazawa University Hospital CPD Center” established incooperation 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, andthe 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 theonly institute solely focused on cancer research amongst the Research Institutes and Centers of Japan
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, we are focused on
deepening our understanding of cancer stem cell and the role of the tumor microenvironment, forthe discovery of novel molecular therapeutic targets. To accomplish these, the Institute aspires
to generate state-of-the-art cancer models by innovating on cutting-edge technologies, such as
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. Our comprehensive approach is organized into three distinct research programs: Cancer andStem Cell, Cancer Microenvironment, Cancer Molecular Target Exploration, to be complemented by
the Innovative Cancer Model Research Center.
In 2010, KU-CRI was commissioned by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology (MEXT) as a Joint Usage/Research Center on “Metastasis and Drug Resistance”.
This initiative brings together scientists from diverse fields including natural science, engineering,and clinical therapeutics in forming a cross-discipline alliance against cancer metastasis anddrug resistance. In 2016, KU-CRI was re-authorized as the same Joint Usage/Research Center on
Metastasis and Drug Resistance for another 6 years. With this mandate from the government ofJapan, KU-CRI members endeavor to broaden our collaboration nationally and internationally in ourbattle 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 will be completed in the South Area of the Kakuma
Campus, where researchers from different fields will gather. It is expected that the open environmentof 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

Advanced
Manufacturing
Technology Institute

University Library

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.
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.
The University Libraries are the Central Library, the Natural Science and Technology Library andthe Medical Library, and there are about 690,000 users 120,000 books checked-out annually. The
collection amounts to 1.92 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 intellectualinteraction and can ask for support to Learning Advisers and Learning Concierge for International
Students. In addition, the library created a library network with libraries in Japan and overseas, andactively 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. With the museum designated as a Museum-Equivalent Establishment by MEXT in 2016, ourmission is growing increasingly significant.

Information Media
CenterAs the base of information network of the university, the Center consists of Division of Information
Education, Division of Academic Resources, Division of Information Infrastructure and Management
Office. The Center is responsible for maintenance of on-campus central network (KAINS: Kanazawa
university Academic Integrated Network System) and the portal site of the university (Acanthus
Portal), providing multimedia educational facilities and research information database and operating
the Computer Help Desk.

Institute of
Nature andEnvironmental Technology

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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.

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Affiliated Facilities /Common Institutes for Education and ResearchThis center consists Divisions of Transgenic Animal Science, Functional Genomics, Tracer Kinetics,
and Instrumental Analysis with five-joint use facilities for experimental animals, gene research,radioisotope, and instrumental analysis. The mission of the center is; (1) safety management ofexperiments which are conducted at Kanazawa University, (2) research and education supports,
especially providing the newest knowledge and technologies of special fields, and (3) making asignificant contribution to science with our own research.

Advanced Science
Research Center

This interdisciplinary research center is one of the five core institutes of the United Graduate Schoolof Child Development, which are located at Osaka University, Kanazawa University, Hamamatsu
Medical University, Chiba University, and University of Fukui. The center at Kanazawa University
consists of three main divisions: Division of Basic Medicine and Translational Research, Divisionof Clinical Medicine and Social Implementation, and Division of Integrated Arts and Sciences andCommunity Support. These divisions cooperate with each other to clarify biological basis of social
recognition and communication impairments, to develop new methods of clinical brain imaging,and to contribute to local communities and international society by feeding back research outcomes
into educational programs and support services for developmental disorders. Some staffs are alsoaffiliated 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

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.

Articulation Centerfor High School andUniversity

The Health Service Center provides healthcare services and health education to students and faculty
members to improve their mental and physical health conditions. Nurses keep in touch with themand provide first-aid treatment. The Health Service Center also provides services of consultation 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.

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Affiliated Facilities /Common Institutes for Education and Research
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-sato
House

In 2005, a private house in Shiramine Village (house of Shinjuro Yamaguchi, built 300 years ago)
was relocated as a part of Kanazawa University’s 50th year anniversary activities. The house is used
for activities related to education, research, and regional cooperation in Kakuma Campus surroundedby natural environment.

Kanazawa University
Gokayama Seminar
House“SUKECHI”

In April 2016, new base was opened in the World Heritage
Site, Gassho-zukuri Village of Gokayama (Nanto-city,
Toyama). It is used for education, research and regional
collaboration activities. The building is located in the natural
beauty and it has very unique architectural style called
Gassho-zukuri.

The origin of Kanazawa University

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

As of May 1, 2020

The Number of staff : 2,842-Executives: 10 - Teaching Staff: 1,323 - Administrative Staff: 448 -Technical Staff: 1,061

2020 Fiscal Year Budget : Total 64,414million Yen
Area of Land : About 2.57million
m2 (≒ 635 acres)
2

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

DATA

Low Temperature
Laboratory

Kanazawa University Data

Our university has 3 colleges, 7 graduate schools, and others.

3 colleges, etc. ................ 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: 10,146 in total-Undergraduate: 7,799 -Graduate (Master’s course): 1,259 -Graduate (Doctoral course): 994-Graduate (Professional Degree Course): 58 -Undergraduate Training Course for School Nurses: 36
・New students: 1,781 About 47% from 3 Hokuriku Prefectures
・Graduates (undergraduate): 1,778, Total: 94,841 About 30% of graduates from bachelor’s program continue
on to graduate school・Graduates (graduate school): 821, Total: 26,930
・Library Holdings: 1.92 million Number of Titles Electric Journals : 9,805【Research】
・The number of Journals: 11,148 (January 1, 2010 ~ February 29, 2020)
・Journal Citations: Cited 147,323 times (January 1, 2010 ~ February 29, 2020)-18th in Japan, 972nd in World -Field of Pharmacology & Toxicology 7th in Japan, Field of Neuroscience & Behavior 10th in Japan・Grants-in-Aid for Scientiﬁc Research (in academic year 2019)

The number of Grants: 940, Grant Amount: 2,169 million Yen
・Grant from Outside the University (in academic year 2019)
The number of Joint Researches: 324 (Amount Accepted: 681 million Yen)
The number of Commissioned Researches: 299 (Amount Accepted: 2,156 million Yen)
The number of Endowments and Donations: 2,578 (Amount Accepted: 1,322 million Yen)
・The number of Patent Applications：61 (in academic year 2019)【International】
・The Number of International Partner Institutions: 283 (46 Countries and 1 Region)-University Level…200 institutions (from 41 Countries and 1 Region)-Department Level…83 institutions (from 27 Countries and 1 Region)

・International student exchanges
International Students: 618
Students studying abroad: 615 (in academic year 2019, Including language training, etc.)
・Number of International Exchange of Researchers etc. / Sent Out and Received
The number of sent out: 1,353 (in academic year 2019) The number of received: 480 (in academic year 2019)【Medicine】
・Number of Beds: 838
・Number of Outpatients (Per day): 1,607 (April 1, 2019 ~ March 31, 2020)
・Number of Inpatients (Per day): 703 (April 1, 2019 ~ March 31, 2020)【Social Contribution】
・The Number of agreements with municipal bodies: 33
・The Number of courses Organized by the Center for Regional Collaboration: 42 (2020)【University Rankings】
・Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd.
QS Asia University Rankings 2020 : 19th in Japan, 129th in Asia
QS World University Rankings 2020 : 581-590th in World・Times Higher Education

Japan University Rankings 2020 : 18th in Japan
World University Rankings 2020 : 801-1000th in World16

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Unit: Person

As of May 1, 2020

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
Information Media Center
Institute of Nature andEnvironmental Technology
Advanced Science ResearchCenterResearch 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
Articulation Center for HighSchool and University
Aﬃliated Schools
Administration Oﬃce
Engineering and Technology
Department
Grand Total

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FemaleTotal
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FemaleTotal
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FemaleTotal
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FemaleTotal
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FemaleTotal
Male
FemaleTotal
Male
FemaleTotal
Male
Female
Total

8
2
10

2
1
3
90
19
109
92
2
94
61
15
76

7
6
13
3
3
10
1
11
9
1
10
3
3
6
6
3
3
4
1
5
1
1
2
1
1

65
26
91
82
8
90
65
12
77

4
1
5
49
8
57
60
35
95

19
7
26
40
2
42
5
1
6
8

1
6
1
7

3
2
5

1
1
2
1
1

32
18
50
110
14
124
33
5
38
20
2
22
8

2
2

8
8

2
3

8
8

2
4
1
5
5

3
5

5

4
1

8
13
2
15
10
1
11
2

1
1

2
3

1

3
1

3

2

5
4

2
2
1

1

2
1
3
160
47
207
224
18
242
186
62
248

6
5
11
67
12
79
18
3
21
3
1
4
2

8
3

1
1
1

3
8
2
10
14
2
16
2

302
50
352

304
61
365

233
69
302

2
1
3

1
1

2
4
2
6
53
14
67
3
1
4
26
5
31
4
1
5
1

153
818
971

1
1
2

1

1
1
4
2
6
7
5
12
2
3
5
1

3
3

1
1

18

Executives

Professors

2
36
20
56
316
846
1,162
36
6
42
47
8
55
12
1
13
9

135（ 79）

151（ 88）

148（ 93）187（114）621（374）

School of Law

170

158（ 58）

175（ 68）187（ 84）

217（97）737（307）

School of Economics

135

120（ 33）

141（ 40）

142（ 57）

222（76）625（206）100

102（ 54）103（ 57）

101（ 61）112（70）418（242）90

84（ 50）96（ 59）90（ 54）96（46）

366（209）85

82（ 60）86（ 69）87（ 64）

119（88）374（281）

Total

725

681（334）752（381）755（413）953（491）

3,141（1,619）＊ 51.5％School of Mathematics
and Physics

84

81（ 13）88（

8）

88（ 11）106（12）363（ 44）

School of Chemistry81

79（ 19）84（ 22）82（ 28）92（22）

337（ 91）

290

259（

School of Teacher
Education
School of Regional
Development Studies
School of International
Studies

211
239
448

101（

110
80

8）

3）

210（ 11）111（ 12）118（ 12）229（ 24）

86（

87（

8）

173（ 15）

7）

109（

100

92（ 18）94（ 20）116（ 26）

302（ 64）59

53（ 19）60（ 15）60（ 31）173（ 65）
183（13）183（ 13）150（12）150（ 12）92（16）

92（ 16）120（32）120（ 32）
2,591（394）＊ 15.2％660（119）743（107）

1
1
8
9
18
4
22
10
6
16
6
7
13
1

School of Medicine

112

111（ 24）

119（ 33）

122（ 26）

131（24）

School of Pharmacy
and School of
Pharmaceutical
Sciences75

78（ 42）64（ 30）75（ 33）

School of Pharmacy

35

3（

2）

5（

3）

1（

1）

36（ 27）

40

2（

1）

3（

0）

5（

1）

38（ 11）48（ 13）829（622）

College ofMedical,Pharmaceuticaland Health
Sciences

School of
Pharmaceutical
Sciences
School of Health
Sciences

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

55
54
109

100

7）

624（ 92）

1
1
2

149
43
192

259（

564（ 76）

1
1
2

24
9
33
47
4
51
223
836
1,061

7）

614

Total

208
239
447

Total

145

1

55
54
109

First year Second year Third year Fourth year Fifth year Sixth year

School of Humanities

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

Present Number of Students

Total

2
55
54
109
232
248
480
47
4
51
1,487
1,355
2,842

School of General
Education

Total
Grand Total

110（ 25）

119（ 32）712（164）217（105）34（ 21）36（ 26）115（ 80）200

198（148）

199（152）

212（150）220（172）387

392（217）390（218）415（211）425（234）‑62（ 20）1（

0）

63（ 20）‑82（ 19）1（

0）

83（ 19）‑144（ 39）2（0）

146（ 39）＊ 26.7％

1,726

1,781（666） 1,768（691） 1,830（743） 2,121（832）144（ 46）

144（ 46）

155（ 58）

155（58）

1,921（984）＊ 51.2％

7,799（3,036）＊ 38.9％

Unit: Person

Associate
Professors

Teaching Staﬀ
Assistant Assistants
Total
Professors

OthersTeachers

Administrative Technical
Staﬀ
Staﬀ

Grand
Total

9

10

4

11

73

461

559

58

149

207

82

45

96

281

711

70

199

122

391

65

37

179

211

884

1

188

94

19

2

303

16

15

93

107

535

6

94

13

3

1

111

23

1

7

1

149

109

448

1,061

2,842

2

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College of
Human andSocial Sciences

Admission
Capacity

5
1

1

352

Schools）＝The number of female students shown in parentheses.
＊＝shows the ratio of female students.

As of May 1, 2020

1

10

Colleges, etc.

※＝shows the Former Department（

1■Age composition table by occupation
Age of the end of the ﬁscal
year
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
Grand Total

8
2
10
2
1
3
169
48
217
227
18
245
194
65
259
14
2
16
2

BACHELORS

8
13
2
15
10
1
11
6
3
9
5

2

841
181
1,022

Grand
Total

9
8

4
3
7
2

2

8
2
10

Administrative Technical
Staﬀ
Staﬀ

9
1
10
3

1
1
4
5
14
2
16
2
1
3
4
4
8

3
3
8
1
9

2
1
3
1
2
3

Others Teachers

Unit: Person

As of May 1, 2020

DATA

DATA

Classiﬁcation

Teaching Staﬀ
Executives
Associate Assistant Assistants Total
Professors Professors
Professors

Number of St udents

365

302

3

1,022

192

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Unit: Person

GRADUATE SCHOOLS
Graduates Schools

Graduate School of
Human and SocioEnvironmental
Studies

Graduate School of
Natural Science andTechnology

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
First year

Second year

Total

Division of Humanities

23

14（ 10）28（ 17）42（ 27）

Division of Economics

6

2（

12（

14（

Division of Regional Development Studies

14

13（ 11）20（ 11）33（ 22）Division of International Studies

10

8（

14（

9）

22（ 14）

5（

1）

5（

Division of Law and Politics

1）
5）

※

8）

9）

1）

Total

53

37（ 27）79（ 46）116（ 73）＊ 62.9％

Division of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

56

48（

1）

73（ 18）121（ 19）

Division of Material Chemistry57

62（ 20）68（ 14）130（ 34）

Division of Mechanical Science and Engineering

90

108（

4）

111（

3）

219（

7）

Division of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

67

73（

2）

78（

4）

151（

6）

Division of Environmental Design

40

35（

5）

59（ 10）94（ 15）

Division of Natural System

67

65（ 20）79（ 17）144（ 37）859（118）＊ 13.7％

Total

377

391（ 52）468（ 66）

Division of Medical Science

15

11（

16（

Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences38

43（ 10）40（ 19）83（ 29）Division of Health Sciences70

67（ 27）71（ 35）138（ 62）

Total

123

121（ 45）

127（ 62）248（107）＊ 43.1％

Graduate Schoolof Frontier Science
Initiative

Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences

14

12（

3）

16（

Division of Nano Life Science

6

8（

1）

Total

20

20（

4）

Graduate School of
Law

Division of Law and Politics

8

0（

0）

Total

8

0（

0）

Graduate School of
Medical Sciences

Grand Total

581

8）

16（

8）

27（ 16）

2）
2）

36（

28（

5）

8（

1）

6）＊ 16.7％0（0（569（128）

0）

0）＊ ‑

690（176） 1,259（304）＊ 24.1％

GRADUATE SCHOOLS

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

11（

7）

13（

8）

44（ 28）68（ 43）

Total

12

11（

7）

13（

8）

44（ 28）68（ 43）＊ 63.2％

Graduate School of
Medical Sciences

15

6（

2）

9（

2）

22（

3）

37（

7）

Division of Material Chemistry

14

2（

0）

11（

2）

10（

2）

23（

4）

Division of Mechanical Science and Engineering

25

7（

2）

14（

0）

37（

4）

58（

6）

Division of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

18

4（

0）

11（

3）

30（

4）

45（

7）

Division of Environmental Design

10

6（

3）

13（

2）

25（

7）

44（ 12）Division of Natural System

21

4（

1）

12（

4）

25（ 12）41（ 17）

※

1（

0）

1（

0）

Division of Environmental Science and Engineering

2（

0）

2（

0）

※

Total

103

29（

8）

70（ 13） 152（ 32）

Division of Medicine

64

39（

8）

75（ 14）62（ 23） 112（ 43）288（ 88）

Division of Pharmacy

4

4（

3）

5（

1）

1（

0）

17（

4）

18（

9）

39（ 14）80（ 47）132（ 70）

Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences

11

7（

1）

14（

Division of Health Sciences

25

17（

8）

35（ 15）

Division of Neuroscience※

Division of Cancer Medicine※

Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Division of Environmental Science※※

251（ 53）＊ 21.1％
7（

3）

19（

5）

19（

5）

47（

5）

47（

5）

27（

7）

27（

7）

21（

3）

21（

3）

Total

104

67（ 20） 129（ 34） 161（ 79） 233（ 66） 590（199）＊ 33.7％

Division of Advanced Preventive Medical Sciences

12

9（

Total

12

Graduate School of
Frontier Science
Initiative

Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences

14

Division of Nano Life Science

6

6（

3）

Total

20

8（

3）

Division of Neuroscience

Graduate School of
Medical Science

1）

15（

5）

13（

3）

23（

5）

9（

1）

15（

5）

13（

3）

23（

5） 60（ 14）＊ 23.3％

2（

0）

※

Division of Environmental Science

※

※

Total
Grand Total

251

Present Numberof Students

Undergraduate Training
Course for School Nurses

40

36（ 36）Grand Total

40

36（ 36）＊ 100%A ～ F

Classiﬁcatio

100%

50%

A

Undergraduate

0%10,324（3,807）＊36.9％
A ～ E

10,146（3,715）＊36.6％

Total Number

7,799

females（3,036）
ratio of females＊38.9％A ～ D

10,110（3,679）＊36.4％

PART-TIME DEGREE STUDENTS,RESEARCH STUDENTS, ETC.
Present Number of Students
Part-time
Students

Research
Students, etc.

Total

Faculties

22（ 13）21（ 12）43（ 25）

Graduate Schools

10（

1）

67（ 36）77（ 37）

School of International
Education0（0）

58（ 30）58（ 30）32（ 14）146（ 78）

178（ 92）＊ 51.7％

B

Graduates（Master’s） （304）1,259＊24.1％

C

Graduates（Doctoral） （314）＊31.6％
994

Professional Degree Course
58（25）＊43.1％
Undergraduate Training CourseE
36（36）＊100％
F Part-time Students, Research Students, etc.
178（92）＊51.7%

D

AFFILIATED SCHOOLS

2（

0）

6（

3）

3）＊ 37.5％

2（

1）

2（

1）

6（

1）

6（

1）

6（

0）

6（

0）

3（

0）

3（

0）

17（

2） 17（2）＊ 11.8％

124（ 39） 227（ 60） 370（142） 273（ 73） 994（314）＊ 31.6％

3-Year Course

Kindergarten

As of May 1, 2020）＝The number of female students shown in parentheses.
＊＝shows the ratio of female students.

2-Year Course

Total

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

24
5

120
24

100（ 53）
24（13）

28（13）

48（27）

105（52）102（51）96（48）

98（49）

12（ 9）

12（ 6）

18

105

654

108（53）

109（53） 618（306）（combined）2

1224

Junior High School

12

160

480

157（79）159（79）153（77）469（235）

Senior High School

9

120

360

123（63）120（60）118（61）361（184）

Elementary（combined）3

3

18

3（ 2）

3（ 1）

3（ 0）

Junior High

3

6

18

7（ 5）

6（ 2）

Senior High

3

8

24

9（ 2）

55

462

1,698

428（216）

Elementary School

School forSpecialNeeds
Education

Grand Total

GRADUATE SCHOOLS（

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

Schools60（ 14）

8（※

Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Admission
Capacity

Course7）

Graduate School of Advanced
Preventive Medical Sciences

Division of Cancer Medicine

UNDERGRADUATE TRAINING COURSE

Total

Division of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Division of Innovative Technology and Science

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

Grand Total

Doctoral Course and Doctoral Level Section of Integrated Course

Graduate School of
Natural Science andTechnology

Unit: Person

As of May 1, 2020

DATA

DATA

Master s Course・Master s Level Section of Integrated Course

As of May 1, 2020

3（ 0）

24（ 15）

18（

6）

4（ 1）

17（

8）

8（ 1）

9（ 3）

26（

6）

426（207）443（226）

113（55）3（ 1）

111（54）3（ 2）

112（55）

1,633（813）＊ 49.8%

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

12（ 5）

12（ 5）

6（ 2）

Total

15

12（ 5）

12（ 5）

6（ 2） 30（12）＊ 40.0％

Division of Advanced Professional Development in Teacher Education

15

13（ 8）

15（ 5）

28（13）Total

15

13（ 8）

15（ 5）

28（13）＊ 46.4％

30

25（13）

27（10）

6（ 2） 58（25）＊ 43.1％

Grand Total

20

Admission
Capacity

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Graduates and Career Paths

Unit: Person
As of May 1, 2020

Others7.9％

Residents
6.3％

Cumulative
Continuing
Graduates
Total（2019 Academic
Postgraduate（Number in 2019
OthersYear ）
Kanazawa Univ. Other Univs.
included）

Colleges・Schools/Faculties

Continuing Education
29.5％

College of Human and Social Sciences
School of Humanities
School of Law

Others 2.1％
Independent
Administrative 3.5％
Institution
Educators

School of Economics
Kanazawa Univ.
25.9％

4.2％

Total
Oﬃcial
14.2％

School of Teacher Education

Other Univs.
3.3％

1,778

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 2019 Academic Year Graduate

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

Others0.3％

School of Mathematics and Physics
School of Chemistry

Private Sector
32.4％

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

Finding
employment
56.4％

School of Natural System
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

Education

Finding employment

Total

PrivateSector

Oﬃcial

Educators

Regions

Independent
Administrative
Institution

Others

Total

Ishikawa
Pref.

Toyama,Fukui Prefs.

Kanto

Tokai

Kinki

OthersTotal

Residents

Others

1,290
1,513
1,596
928
694
628

146
168
164
106
88
82

6
5
0
2
2
3

4
4
2
3
0
1

0
0
0
0
0
1

10
9
2
5
2
5

71
49
96
20
53
54

29
79
38
5
26
4

5
1
0
60
0
3

3
3
1
2
0
1

1
6
2
3
3
7

109
138
137
90
82
69

41
38
40
34
21
15

15
21
22
32
15
7

25
27
39
8
12
22

11
27
19
2
8
9

3
8
8
7
8
2

14
17
9
7
18
14

109
138
137
90
82
69

0
0
0
0
0
0

27
21
25
11
4
8

790
787
1,387
1,079
755
948

82
85
156
117
80
101

46
62
108
65
29
64

9
5
11
7
2
3

1
0
0
1
0
0

56
67
119
73
31
67

15
9
31
37
29
21

0
4
0
2
20
4

4
2
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0

1
2
1
0
0
1

20
17
32
39
49
26

6
6
6
16
8
6

6
4
4
6
9
6

2
4
10
10
12
7

3
1
6
4
6
3

2
0
4
2
7
0

1
2
2
1
7
4

20
17
32
39
49
26

0
0
0
0
0
0

6
1
5
5
0
8

766
247
334
1,899
4,163
13,857
5,620
5,450
7,354
5,949
2,646
4,003
22,076
8,082
94,841

121
35
41
206

0
0
38
30

1
2
1
3

0
0
0
3

1
2
39
36

1
23
0
67

0
3
1
37

0
0
0
0

0
3
0
49

0
2
0
8

1
31
1
161

0
5
1
60

0
3
0
19

1
7
0
21

0
7
0
25

0
3
0
21

0
6
0
15

1
31
1
161

112
0
0
0

7
2
1
9

1,778

460

58

6

524

576

252

75

62

37

1,002

303

169

207

131

75

117

1,002

112

140

DATA

DATA

BACHELORS（ Colleges・Faculties ）Graduate Schools（ Master s Course ・Master s Level Section of Integrated Course)
Others
10.3％
Others

1.2％

Oﬃcial

2.2％

Continuing Education
6.6％
Other Univs.

0.2％

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

Lecturers 3.2％
Public Researchers
1.5％

Kanazawa Univ.
6.4％

Cumulative
Continuing
Graduates
Total（2019 Academic
Postgraduate（Number in 2019
OthersYear ）
Kanazawa Univ. Other Univs.
included）

Graduate Schools

Graduate School of Medical Sciences
Graduate School of Frontier Science Initiative

Hospital Staﬀ
8.3％

（Graduate School of Education ）（Graduate School of Medical Science ）Total（Graduate School of Letters ）591（Graduate School of Law ）Private Sector
66.7％（Graduate School of Economics ）Finding
employment
83.1％（Graduate School of Science ）（Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences ）（Graduate School of Technology ）
Total

627
9,640
763
13
1,241
991
622
214
166
1,677
718
3,136
19,808

Education

Finding employment
Lecturers

Total

University

Hospital Staﬀ

PublicResearchers

OthersPublicPrivate Sector

PrivateResearch

Technology

OﬃcialOﬃce

OthersOthers

Total

45
415
118
13

6
16
14
2

1
0
0
0

0
0
0
0

7
16
14
2

1
1
3
0

3
11
0
0

0
8
1
0

0
0
22
1

0
2
23
1

0
10
11
2

5
317
19
7

11
8
4
0

4
5
4
0

1
4
2
0

25
366
89
11

13
33
15
0

591

38

1

0

39

5

14

9

23

26

23

348

23

13

7

491

61

OﬃcialOthers

Total

Graduate Schools（ Doctoral Course and Doctoral Level Section of Integrated Course ）Continuing Education
0.6％

Others
12.4％
Others

0.6％

Oﬃcial2.2％

Other Univs.

Private Sector
16.3％

Total

Graduate School of Human and Socio-Environmental Studies
Public Researchers

Hospital Staﬀ
29.8％

Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology

11.2％

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

Finding
employment
87.1％

Continuing

Cumulative 2019 Academic Cumulative 2019 Academic Postgraduate
Year
TotalsYear
TotalsKanazawa Univ.

0.6％

Lecturers
27.0％

178

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

Graduate Schools（Graduate School of Medical Science ）（Graduate School of Socio-Environmental Studies）
Total

101
1,895
368
3
2,630
118
5,115

11
68
87
3
9
178

Education

Finding employment
Lecturers

Hospital Staﬀ

OthersPrivate Sector

University

OthersPublicResearchers

PublicPrivate

17
359
61

1
2
12

1,674
20
2,131

（0）0
（0）0
（0）0
（0）0
（0）0

（0）0
（0）1
（0）0
（0）0
（0）0

（0）0
（0）0
（0）0
（0）0
（0）0

（0）0
（0）1
（0）0
（0）0
（0）0

（0） 3
（0）20
（2）19
（0） 0
（0） 2

（1）0
（0）4
（0）0
（0）0
（0）0

（0） 2
（0）11
（0） 7
（0） 0
（0） 0

（0） 1
（0） 0
（1）32
（0） 3
（2） 5

（0） 0
（0） 0
（0）10
（0） 0
（0） 2

（0）0
（0）4
（0）5
（0）0
（0）0

（0） 1
（0）11
（0） 4
（0） 0
（1） 0

（0）0
（0）4
（0）0
（0）0
（0）0

（0）1
（0）2
（0）1
（0）0
（0）0

（0）0
（0）1
（0）0
（0）0
（0）0

（1） 8
（0） 57（3） 78
（0） 3
（3） 9

（1） 3
（5）10
（0） 9
（0） 0
（1） 0

15

（0）0

（0）1

（0）0

（0）1

（2）44

（1）4

（0）20

（3）41

（0）12

（0）9

（1）16

（0）4

（0）4

（0）1

（7）155（7）22

Other Univs.

OthersTotal

Research Technology

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

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

Total

22

Continuing Education
Cumulative
Graduates
Total
Postgraduate（2019 Academic（Number in 2019
OthersYear ）
Kanazawa Univ. Other Univs.
included）

258
46
304

5
16
21

0
0
0

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0
0
0

0
0
0

Lecturers

Total

University

0
0
0

0
0
0

Others0
14
14

PublicResearchers000Undergraduate Training Course

Finding employment
Hospital Staﬀ
Public000Private Sector

Private000Research

000Technology

000

Oﬃcial

Oﬃce

0
0
0

0
1
1

Others

0
1
1

Total

0
16
16

OthersCourse50
5Cumulative Total Graduates（Number in （2019 Academic Continuing
Education
2019 included）
Year）

Lecturers

Medical Staﬀ

WelfareWorkers

OthersUndergraduate Training
Course for School Nurses

1,458

31

0

20

6

1

4

（Postgraduate Course forSpecial Education ）

245
1,703

31

0

20

6

1

4

Total

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In t e r n ati ona l Ex ch an ge
As of May 1, 2020

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 Mongkutʼs 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

Netherlands㉑

European Platform of SixERS (Leiden) SieboldHuis

Russia㉒

Vladivostok Oﬃce (Vladivostok)㉓

Russia & NIS

China

North America U.S.A.
Central andSouth America

As of May 1, 2020

Classiﬁcation

Country or Region

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 (Xiʼ an)2009.08.24

2018.09

Dong Hua University（Shanghai）

2010.11.01

2016.08

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

2011.05.03

Paciﬁc Oceanological Institute of FEBRAS

2008.11Peking University（Beijing）

2011.10.19

Kazan Oﬃce (Kazan)

Kazan Federal University

2018.09

Shanghai International Business and Economics University (Shanghai)

2011.12.15㉔

Krasnoyarsk Oﬃce (Krasnoyarsk)

Krasnoyarsk State Medical University

2018.10

Northeast Normal University (Changchun)2014.11.04㉕

USA Oﬃce (Medford, MA)

Tufts University

2016.12

Qingdao University of Science and Technology (Qingdao)

2014.12.23

2012.07

University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (Shanghai)

2015.05.25

2017.08

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）

2013.12.27㉖

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

㉔

⑳

①,⑤,⑧
⑰

③

Asia

Bangladesh
Cambodia

China

India

㉕

⑬

④

②,⑥,⑩

Indonesia

㉖

⑪ ⑨

⑭,⑮
⑱

㉒

⑦

International Organization㉗⑯⑫■ Regional Division of International Partner Institutions (University-Level / Department-Level)
As of May 1, 2020

Asia
International Partner Institutions(University-Level)200 Institutions[41 Countries and 1 Region]
International Partner Institutions(Department-Level)
83 Institutions[27 Countries and 1 Region]
Total 283 Institutions[46 Countries and 1 Region]

124
52
176

MiddleEast

Oceania

6
1
7

6
3
9

Africa3
２
5Europe29
18
47

Russia &
NIS

11
2
13

North
America

124
16Central& SouthAmerica8‑8International
Organization

1

Korea

1
2
Laos

24

Date of Agreement
Conclusion

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

Guatemala⑲■International Partner Institutions (University-Level) 200 Institutions [41 Countries, 1 Region]

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DATA

DATA

■ Overseas Liaison Oﬃces

25

Country or Region

Asia

Malaysia

Country or Region

Oceania

Australia

Date of Agreement
Conclusion

Name of Institution (City)

2011.04.29

University of New England (Armidale)

2013.04.02

2016.06.23

Macquarie University（North Ride）

2013.05.27

National University of Mongolia (Ulaanbaatar)

2012.10.05

Charles Darwin University (Darwin)

2015.04.22

Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences（Ulaanbaatar）

2015.10.15

Egypt

Assiut University（Assiut）

2000.03.24

National Cancer Center of Mongolia（Ulaanbaatar）

2015.10.30

Kenya

Kenya Medical Research Institute（Nairobi）

2011.10.04

Mongolian Academy of Sciences（Ulaanbaatar）

2015.11.16

The University of Nairobi（Nairobi）

2011.10.04

Second General Hospital, Mongolia (Ulaanbaatar)

2019.05.16

BelgiumGhent University (Ghent)

2009.07.21

Ifugao State University (Ifugao)

2018.04.17

Bulgaria

Medical University-Varna (Varna)

2010.04.07

University of the Philippines Open University (Laguna）

2018.12.12

Czech

Charles University in Prague（Prague）

1995.09.04

University of the Philippines (Quezon）

2019.02.15

Czech Technical University in Prague (Prague)

2014.10.07

Chulalongkorn University (Bangkok)

1999.07.16

University of Jyvaskyla（Jyvaskyla）

1998.12.17

King Mongkutʼ s University of Technology Thonburi（Bangkok）

2000.04.21

Aalto University（Helsinki）

2000.08.21

Chiang Mai University（Chiang Mai）

2008.01.08

University of Lorraine（Nancy）

1976.09.21

Prince of Songkla University (Hat Yai)

2011.03.24

The University of Orleans（Orleans）

2010.07.22

Khon Kaen University（Khon Kaen）

2011.06.13

University of Toulouse Jean Jaures（Toulouse）

2013.09.10

Srinakharinwirot University（Bangkok）

2011.07.22

Jean Moulin ‒ Lyon 3 University (Lyon)

2015.02.19

Naresuan University（Phisanulok）

2013.09.26

University of Siegen（Siegen）

1993.09.14

Kasetsart University (Bangkok)

2015.01.05

University of Regensburg（Regensburg）

1999.10.13

Burapha University (Chon Buri)

2018.01.04

The University of Wurzburg (Wurzburg）

2015.10.26

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

2018.11.05

Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf（Dusseldorf）

2017.07.20

Mahidol University (Bangkok)

2018.11.06

IrelandDublin City University（Dublin）

1991.10.14

Hanoi Medical University（Hanoi）

2009.09.16

Italy

University of Florence（Firenze）

2011.02.01

Hanoi University of Science and Technology（Hanoi）

2009.09.18

PolandLublin University of Technology（Lublin）

2000.08.17

Academy of Finance（Hanoi）

2009.12.04

The University of Warsaw（Warsaw）

2010.11.22

Can Tho University（Can Tho）

2009.12.04

Portugal

University of Minho (Braga)

2017.07.31

Danang University of Technology（Danang）

2009.12.04

Slovakia

Slovak University of Technology（Bratislava）

2000.08.23

Foreign Trade University（Hanoi）

2009.12.04

Spain

Autonomous University of Barcelona（Barcelona）

2010.04.14

Hai Phong University of Medicine and Pharmacy（Hai Phong）

2009.12.04

University of Salamanca (Salamanca)

2013.03.13

Hanoi National University of Education（Hanoi）

2009.12.04

University of Santiago de Compostela (Santiago de Compostela)2013.03.15

Hanoi University（Hanoi）

2009.12.04

University of Alcala (Madrid)2018.09.13

Hanoi University of Pharmacy（Hanoi）

2009.12.04

SwedenKarlstad University (Karlstad)2018.03.19

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

2009.12.04

U.K.

Liverpool John Moores University（Liverpool）

1991.10.04

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

2009.12.04

University of Sheﬃeld（Sheﬃeld）

1991.10.08

Hue University（Hue）

2009.12.04

University of Central Lancashire（Preston）

2014.04.02

Nha Trang University（Nha Trang）

2009.12.04

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

2015.03.03

Nong Lam University（Ho Chi Minh City）

2009.12.04

Kazakhstan

Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (Almaty)

2019.08.30

Thai Nguyen University（Thai Nguyen）

2009.12.04

RussiaKazan Federal University（Kazan）

1998.09.03

Thai Nguyen University of Medicine and Pharmacy（Thai Nguyen）

2009.12.04

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

2000.11.22

University of Transport and Communications（Hanoi）

2009.12.04

Altai State University（Barnaul）

2014.01.10

Vietnam National University, Hanoi（Hanoi）

2009.12.04

Far Eastern Federal University（Vladiostok）

2014.04.14

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 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

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

Thailand

VietnamTaiwan26

Classiﬁcation

University of Malaya（Kuala Lumpur）

Philippines

Oceania

Date of Agreement
Conclusion

University of Technology, Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)
Mongolia

Middle East

Name of Institution (City)OUTLINE OF KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY 2020

AfricaEuropeFinlandFranceGermany

Russia & NIS

DATA

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 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) 83 Institutions [27 Countries, 1 Region]

As of May 1, 2020

Department

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

Bangladesh Graduate School of Natural

China

Faculty of Pharmacy

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

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

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

28

VietnamSchool 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）

2014.04.22
2017.10.29
2018.03.05
2020.04.24
2007.04.24

Taiwan2001.05.11

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

Czech

Faculty of Pharmacy

Shenyang Pharmaceutical University (Shenyang)2011.03.24

FranceFaculty 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

Germany

Graduate School of Medical Sciences

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

2019.01.22

Italy

College of Human and Social Sciences

College of Humanities, Hallym University (Chunchon)2009.10.28

College of Humanities, Inha University（Incheon）

2010.09.30

Netherlands

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

NorwayCollege of Science and Engineering

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

2005.03.10

PolandCollege of Science and Engineering

College of Engineering, Dankook University（Seoul）

2006.11.01

SwedenFaculty 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

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Chandrakasem
Rajabhat University（Bangkok)

2017.02.27

Belgium

U.K.

Name of Institution (City)

Date of Agreement
Conclusion

Institute of Nature andEnvironmental Technology

Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat
University (Pathum Thani)
National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology(Pathum Thani)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

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

Faculty of Pharmacy, Ankara University (Ankara)

2010.02.08

College of Science and Engineering〈Middle East〉
TurkeyFaculty of Pharmacy〈Oceania〉
Australia
College of Science andEngineering
New Zealand Institute of Nature andEnvironmental Technology
Institute of Medical, Pharmaceuticaland Health Sciences〈Africa〉
Egypt
Institute of Nature andEnvironmental Technology
Nigeria
Graduate school of Advanced
Preventive Medical Sciences〈Europe〉
Austria
College of Science and Engineering

Southern Medical University（Guangzhou）

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Institute of Medical, Pharmaceuticaland Health Sciences
Institute of Medical, Pharmaceuticaland Health Sciences
Institute of Medical, Pharmaceuticaland Health Sciences

2018.12.25

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

ThailandThailand

School of Public Health, Fudan University (Shanghai）

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

Philippines

Country or Region

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

College of Science and Engineering

Myanmar2018.11.29

Science and Technology

College of Science and Engineering

Korea

International Atomic Energy Agency［IAEA］

2020.01.22

College of Science and Engineering

Indonesia

Date of Agreement
Conclusion

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

College of Science and Engineering

India

Name of Institution (City)

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）

2006.10.24
2018.10.25

1999.01.20
2018.04.11
2014.03.17

National Research Center (Cairo)

2015.04.30

Institute of Human Virology (Abuja)2017.02.27

Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna (Vienna)

2015.06.07

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
College of Human and Social Sciences
Graduate school of Advanced
Preventive Medical Sciences

DATA

DATA

Country or Region

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
and Department of Interpreting and Translation, University of Bologna (Forli)
Department of Psychology and Cognitive Science, University ofTrento（Trento）

College of Human and Social Sciences Faculty of Humanities, Leiden University（Leiden）

2008.03.20
2017.03.23
2016.05.23
2013.12.10

School of International Studies

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

2009.07.28

Organization of Global Aﬀairs

Faculty of Philology, The Jagiellonian University (Kraków)

2019.09.24

School of Teacher Education, College of Human
Department of Education, Uppsala University (Uppsala)and Social Sciences / Graduate School ofProfessional 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〉
Russia1997.07.01
College of Science and Engineering Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics（Moscow）
Graduate School of Medical
2008.06.10
The Far-Eastern State Medical University（Khabarovsk）
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: Person
2019 Academic Year

Sent Out

Oceania 28

2.1%

Central & SouthAmerica 21

Received

Africa 18

North America 20

1.6%

Middle East 34

2.5%

483

Russia & NIS 33

35.7%

Total

Oceania 6

1.3%

2014

As of May 1, Each Year

2015

2016

2017

6.9%

Europe 55
11.5%

Total

480

Asia

64

75

79

73

62

Masterʼs Course

136

144

145

132

168

196

198

Doctoral Course

168

171

195

229

225

223

233

Research Students etc.

136

165

153

149

160

174

125

Total

495

533

557

585

632

666

618

69.2%

RegionCountry or Region

Asia

Bangladesh

Bachelors

Master's Course

1
16
8

1
2
118
2
32
2
4

7
1

1
1
1
2
14
6
2

Cambodia

27

India
Indonesia

Asia

MiddleEast

Oceania

AfricaEurope

30

2020

53

China

Country or Region

2019

55

Classiﬁcation

Country or Region

EuropeSent Out

Received

Bangladesh

3

3

Cambodia

7

2

China

158

106

Finland

4

0

India

7

11

France51

12Indonesia

18

21

Germany

74

15

Korea

57

10

Greece

8

0

Laos

3

0

Hungary

5

0

Malaysia

5

3

Italy

30

7

Mongolia

20

14

Monaco20Myanmar21

7

Latvia

1

0

Nepal

3

1

Lithuania

10North Korea

20Netherlands

15

6

Sent Out

Received

Denmark

30

Estonia

60

Pakistan01

Norway30Philippines

18

43

Poland20

2Singapore

32

10Portugal

14

1

Sri Lanka

10Romania

10Thailand67

39

Slovenia20Vietnam

15

27

Spain

31

1

Taiwan46

34

Sweden

7

0

Total

483

332

Switzerland

200Bahrain

2

0

Iran

3

0

Israel80

Jordan

2

0

Oman

2

Qatar

0

Korea
Malaysia
MyanmarPhilippines
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Thailand
VietnamMiddle East

Ireland1

Kyrgyz1

0

1

Russia

57

33

2

0

Yemen

0

2

Total

34

6

Australia

23

3

New Zealand

5

3

Total

28

6

Central African Republic

1

Egypt

North
America

Canada66

2

U.S.A.

223

18

Total

289

20

1

El Salvador

1

0

0

Guatemala

7

17

500

13

1

Honduras

2

1

450

Kenya

1

2

Mexico20Nigeria

0

4

Total

21

21

350

Total

1,353

480

250

3

0
7

Austria170Belgium

15

2

Croatia

1

0

Czech

25

2

1
3
1

Colombia

1

1

62

198

233

125

As of May 1, Each Year

632

650
600
550

400
300

000

Total
Privately ﬁnanced Students

495

533

557

Japanese Government
Scholarship Students
Foreign Government
Dispatch Students

0

333

378

134

146

454

448

340
358

150
50

618

585

359

200
100

618

666

700

2

18

1

1

Brazil■Graph Showing the Number of International Students

0

Total

5

U.S.A.

Total

9South Africa

1

UkraineEl Salvador

EcuadorCentral& SouthAmerica

5

RussiaCuba

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Spain

North America
Central & SouthAmerica

UAE

1

Portugal

0

0

2
1
2
7

Poland0331Macedonia

2

2

1
4
3
1

1

Germany

1

63

1

1

FranceKazakhstan

Total

1

1

FinlandBelarus

Ukraine

1

17
6
295
3
99
20
15
9
7
4
1
3
35
43
6
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
1
2
2
2
17
1
2
4
1
1
1

9
5
3

1
1
1
3

Iran

Belgium

Russia & NIS

2

1
12
25

Mauritania

Europe

7

0

3
9
6
3

Pakistan

Total

2
67
1
8
2

58

Tunisia

55

4

Research Students etc.

16
2
83

Cabo Verde

61

11

Doctoral Course

Egypt

417

TurkeyTaiwanIraq

AfricaTotal

Saudi Arabia

As of May 1, 2020

Mongolia

U.K.

Russia &NIS

Unit: Person■Number of International Students by Country and Region332

Europe 417
30.8%Classiﬁcation

2018

Bachelors

4.4%

Asia

1,353

1.3%

Central & SouthAmerica 21

Russia & NIS 63

North America 289
21.4%

Middle East 6

4.2%

1.3%

4.7%

Africa 7
1.5%

Unit: Person■Number of International Students

DATA

DATA

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

67
70

2014

83

113

134
128

91

104

118

108

2015

2016

2017

2018

78

2019

42

2020

（Academic Year）

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Finances
000
600
500
400

Total

594

Overseas Experience Programs
Language training programs

502

Specialized training programs

287

200

138

100

Account

615

199

190

179

166

205

185

167

194

2015

58

73

65

2018

2019

2016

2017

Short Term

1．Tangible Fixed Assets

102,991

2．Intangible Fixed Assets

283
105,630（Academic Year）

Classiﬁcation
Asia

Country or Region
China

Indonesia
India
Korea
Malaysia
Thailand
VietnamTaiwanMiddle East
Oceania

EuropeTurkeyAustralia

Belgium
Czech
SwedenFinlandFranceGermany

Ireland
NorwayPoland
Spain

U.K.
Italy

Russia & NIS
North America

Netherland
RussiaCanadaU.S.A.

University and Faculty
Beijing Language and Culture University
Beijing Normal University
Dalian University of Technology
Dong Hua University
Nanjing University
Nankai 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※Department of Law, National Chengchi University
Canakkale Onsekiz Mart 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 Siegen
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
Far Eastern Federal University
University of Montreal
Illinois College
State University of New York at BuﬀaloState University of New York at New Paltz
Tufts University
University of Nevada, Reno
Wagner College

Total

32

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2015

1
2

2016

1
2

1
1

1
1
1
2
1
1

1
1
2
1
2
3
1
4
1

2
2

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

2017

1
2

1
2
2
1

1

1
1
2
2
1

1
1
2
3
1
2
1
3
2
2
4

4

3

2

2

2

2

3
2

1
2

3
2

3
1

1

1

2
2

1
1
3
2
2
2

2018

1

2
2
2
2

1
2
2
2
2
2

49

52

58

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

2019

2
1
1
2
1
1
1

3
1
1
1
1
1
2

1
1
5

33,082

Ⅱ．Current Liabilities

16,015

Total

49,097

Ⅰ．Capital Stock

58,641

Cash And Cash Equivalents

10,102

Ⅱ．Capital Surplus

8,110

Accounts Receivable

5,430

Ⅲ．Earned Surplus

9,896

Others

4,582

Total

76,647

Total※Department-Level International
Partner Institution

Ⅰ．Fixed Liabilities■ Net Assets

Ⅱ．Current Assets

Long Term

Amount of money

2,356

Total

20,114

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

Account■ Liabilities

3．Others

52

49

Amount of money

Ⅰ．Fixed Assets

2042（ Unit：million yen ）■ Assets

173

98

0

618

72

Studying at International
Partner Universities

300

147

March 31,2020■2019 Fiscal Year Balance Sheet

DATA

DATA

■Number of Student Participants in KU Study Abroad Programs

125,745

Total

125,745■2019 Fiscal Year Income Statement

April 1, 2019〜March 31, 2020
(Unit：million yen)Account

Amount of money

Ordinary Expenses

56,445

Operating Expenses

55,166

General and Administrative Expenses

1,170

Others109

Ordinary Revenues

56,858

Revenues from Subsidies for Management Expenses

15,281

Revenues from Student tuition fees etc.

6,075

Revenues from University Hospital

27,325

Others8,177

Ordinary Proﬁt

413

Extraordinary Loss

37

Extraordinary Proﬁt

54

Net Proﬁt

430

Reversal of Reserve for Speciﬁc Purposes

76

Gross Proﬁt

506※ The ﬁgures below one million yen are rounded oﬀ. Therefore the total might not
add up.
※ The amount of money is subject to change until the Minister approves.

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

2
2

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

Unit : million yen

41

Subsidy for Equipments
Improvement 250

2
1
2
1

65

0.1%

0.4%

Long-term Loans Payable

704

1.1%

Subsidy for Facilities
Improvement 1,713

Reversal of Reserve forSpeciﬁc Purposes 824

2.7%

Expenditure
Unit : million yen

Facilities Improvement
Costs 2,458

3.8%

Research Costs(include the Cooperationof Industry Field) 11,483

Equipments
Improvement
Costs 250

17.8%

0.4%

1.3%

Research Income(include the Cooperationof Industry Field) 11,705

18.2%

Subsidy from the
National Government

15,280Total

64,414

Miscellaneous
Revenue 322

33

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

■2020 Fiscal Year Budget

Million Yen

0.5%

23.7%

Tuition / Examination and
Entrance Fees 5,571

8.6%

Long-term Loans
Reclemption 2,529

3.9%

Total

64,414
Million Yen

College Hospital Revenue

College Hospital Costs

43.5%

39.6%

28,004

Education andResearch Costs

22,18034.4%

25,514

Personnel costs are 40% of total expenditure.

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University Hospital■ Number and Amount of Grants■ Number of Beds

■ 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

2,242,676

2013 281,280

2,169,472

1,940,257

1,816,130

Revenue by
Joint Research（Academic Year）

2015 347,067

751

809

861

912

914

910

940

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

1,786,852

2016 447,669

1,871,491

2017 476,789

1,697,338

2018 541,596

1,756,901

2019 680,856

838

Total
2,990,408

1,142,832

1,586,468

Total
3,449,061
Total
3,662,283

1,363,786

2,156,209

1,322,362

Total
4,159,427

Floor Space（Academic Year）

AmountAccepted

Revenue from Joint Research

324

680,856

Revenue from Commissioned Research299

2,156,209

Endowments and Donations

2,578

1,322,362

Total

3,201

4,159,427

Atmospheric monitoring and human health eﬀects
of particulate materials in East Asia

d

d

a
c

Kanazawa
University-Environmental monitoring in Angkor
Monument Area in Cambodia-Human health eﬀects by dioxin
exposure in Vietnam

c

b b

Total

Periodicals

903,823

303,601

1,207,424

16,210Natural Science andTechnology Library

5,758

694

202,656

224,014426,670

11,715

Medical Library

3,580

395

130,891

150,643

281,534

8,499

Total

19,794

2,186

1,237,370

678,258

1,915,628

36,424■ User Services 2019 Academic Year■ Information Retrieval

Total Opening Days

Package Titles ofElectric Journals

Total Opening Hours

845

9,482

Total Number of Visitors

690,116

Volumes Lent

117,058

InsideUniversity

Photocopying

Paleo-environments in
the Patagonia Ice ﬁeld

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 aerosolInterlibrary
Borrowing

Requestfrom Outside

355

2,727

Request to
Outside2,319

InsideUniversity

952

Lent toOutside901

Borrowedfrom Outside

Development of human resources of medical science aiming to eradicate hepatitis B virus-related liver diseases in East Asia

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Japanese Books Foreign Books

1,097

a

Archeological study of Mayan
civilization in Meso-America

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

34

Library Holdings

10,456

Ethnographic studyof Balinese CulturebcdNumber of
Seats

Central Library

Infectious diseaseresearch in Kenyaa

As of May 1, 2020㎡

Environmental radioactivity at thenuclear test site in Kazakhstan

Formation of Japan Island
deduced from Oman Ophiolite

703* Medical Library includes the facilities and library holdings of the Health Sciences Library.

Construction of Research Center for
Advanced Space Science and Technology
with Micro-Satellites

d257,175（Unit：1,000 yen）

Research programs in the world

Exploring the Roots ofMiddle Eastern Society

1,607

2019 Academic Year

Numbera b c

385,597

Per day■ Facilities and Library Holdings
NameClassiﬁcationaTotal Stays

University Library（Unit：1,000 yen）

■Revenue from Joint Research and Others

Per day

Total
3,622,662

1,303,502
1,274,934

Inpatients

Total Visits

Consultation Days: 240

Total
3,269,251

1,135,332

April 1, 2019 〜 March 31, 2020

Outpatients

Total

Endowments andDonationsTotal
2,657,142

1,412,946

962,9162014 261,108

Revenue by
Commissioned Research■ Number of Patients

As of May 1, 2020

DATA

DATA

Grants-in-Aid for Scientiﬁc Research and Others989

2019 Academic Year

Numberof Titles

Databases

Ichushi Web

Science Direct

2,280

Springer Link

1,584

Wiley Online Library

1,410

Kikuzo Ⅱ text for Libraries

Medical Online

1,421JapanKnowledge Lib

Taylor&Francis

2,209

Oxford Journals

245

JSTOR

115

EconLit

PsycARTICLES

117

Evidence Based Medicine Reviews

LWW Fixed 50

50

PsycINFO

GeoScienceWorld

48

ACS

61

ASCE

37

New York Times

Nature26

SciFinder

ASME

31

Others171

Grand Total

9,805

Saishin Kango Sakuin Web
Kagakusho Shiryokan

NIKKEI Telecom 21
NIKKEI BP Kiji Kensaku Service
CINAHL

InCites Journal ＆ Highly Cited Data（JCR+ESI）
Zassaku plus
MathSciNet

ScopusTKC Law Library
Westlaw Next
Todayʼs Clinical Support* Figure shows total number of 3 libraries

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Kakuma-Tawara
Line
East Clubhouse
BicycleGeneral Education
N5
N18(Municipal Road)
Parking
S13
C8
Lecture Hall
N4
E Parking Area
S14
General Education Hall 2
N3
C7
N1
S16
North Tennis Court
N19
N20
Human and Social Sciencer
C6
Multipurposeive
Acanthus Interface
Hall 1
C4
aR
Court
C3
Softball(Connecting Bridge)m
Human and Social Scienceku
Field
A Parking Area
Kanazawa
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Rugby Field
C5
B
Parking
Area
Lecture Hall 1
University
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University”
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Human and Social Science
S16
Bus Stop
Inscription Stone
Shizenken mae
Hall 2C1Bus Stop S14
North
G Parking Area
North Campus Store
C2
South
Bicycle-Parking
Acanthus Interface
and Restaurant(Connecting Bridge)
Human and Social Science
C11
S1
C10
Hall 3
S2
Human and Social Science
S5
Lecture Hall 2
S4
Parking Area
S3
Human and Social Science
Hall 4SouthS6Multi-purpose
Bicycle-Parking
Sports Ground
Human and Social Science
Kakumamachi Line
Kakuma-no-sato(Municipal
Road)
Hall 5House
M Parking Area
S9
S10 S11 S12 S13
KakumaMachine Laboratory
Kanazawa University
BridgeMedicine
L Parking Area
K
and Wood Workshop
Kakuma-guchi
S7
Storage
Parking Area
Bus Stop
Center for Educational
Convenience
Nano Life Science InstituteStore
Practice and Support
Kakuma-Tagami Line
(Under construction)(Municipal Road)
Swimming Pool
Center for Archaeological Research
Medicinal Plant Garden
C1
C6
Institute for Frontier Science Initiative
Administration Oﬃce, Health Service Center,North Clubhouse
Nano Life Science Institute
Frontier Science and Social Co-creation Initiative
Gymnasium
C7
C2
Low Temperature Laboratory
Information Media Center
Energy Station
C8
C3
Advanced Science Research Center,
Central Campus Store and Restaurant
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Incubation Laboratories,
Institute for Frontier Science Initiative
Nano Life Science Institute

C10
C11

Radioisotope Laboratory for Natural
Science and Technology
Guest HouseInternational House

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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
09 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

To Suzumi-machi

08
09

Japanese
Archery
Range

07

Memorial
Hall

06

08

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

11

Tsukushinbo
Nursery school

12

3

13
03

Kanazawa Advanced
Medical Center

7

04

16

15

14

05

1

RI Strage
Tank

18

Multistory Parking Area
(For Patients)

2

19

Kanazawa University
Hospital
Bus Stop

24
22

20
01

23

Tsuruma Area

02
21

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

The Monument Commemorating
the 150th Anniversary of
School of Medicine

Multistory
Parking Area

25

Kanazawa-Inami Line
(Prefectural Road)26

24 ★ Central institute of Radioisotope

Ishibiki Hiromi
Bus Stop

6

14
17

18 ★ Institute for Experimental Animals

Science25 School of Medicine Welfare Facilities
26 Clubhouse

4

5

10

1

School 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

Acanthus
Pharmacy

Nyoraiji-mae
Bus Stop
To Kasamai-machi★ Advanced Science Research Center

Heiwa-machi Area

Higashi-Kenroku Area

1 Kindergarten

7 Sports Field

1 School for Special Needs Education

2 Elementary School

8 Tennis Court

2 Gymnasium

3 Junior High School

9 Swimming Pool3 Suzukake House(Daily Life Training Facility)

4 Senior High School

10 YOHOKAN

4 Physical Ability Training Facility

5 Administration Oﬃce 11 Marshal Arts Hall

5 Sports Field

6 Gymnasium
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