page_title: Shinshu University
section_title: Administrative structure
hierarchical_section_title: Shinshu University / Academics / Administrative structure
caption_attribution_description: 日本語: 1910年に。繭の保管庫（貯繭庫）として建築され、現在は信州大学繊維学部資料館として利用されている。 http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/SearchDetail.do?heritageId=258912
context_page_description: Shinshu University, abbreviated to Shindai, is a Japanese national university in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The only university of its established time, bearing the name "Shinshu" used before the 1871 establishment of prefectural name, is also firmly rooted in the many regions of Nagano Prefecture. It was the 18th ranked higher education institution in Japan.
  The University has several campuses; Matsumoto, Nagano, Ueda and Minami-Minowa. Nagano Prefecture is located in the center of Japan, a region blessed with traditional culture that is kept alive at many places throughout the prefecture such as Zenkoji, Matsumoto Castle, Ueda Castle.
  The school was founded in 1873 and it was established as a university in 1949, at which time the following institutions were subsumed into it; Nagano Normal School, Ueda Textile College, Nagano Youths Normal School, Matsumoto High School, Nagano Technical College, Matsumoto Medical College, and Nagano Prefectural College of Agriculture and Forestry.
context_section_description: The School of General Education
  The mission of the School of General Education, is to cooperate closely with the five faculties concerned with teaching (Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, and Faculty of Textile Science and Technology) to make individuals acquire high professional skills based on the basic university policies for education. Furthermore, it aims to promote the educational research development and manage its plan comprehensively based on the university wide common perspective.
  The Faculty of Textile Science and Technology
  The Faculty of Textile Science and Technology is the only faculty in Japan with "Textile" in its name. It is recognized as an international research center in fiber engineering, and in 2010 celebrated the centenary of its establishment. It is ranked 35th in the sub-category "Textiles" in the international Science Citations Index . It is also ranked 50th in the "composites" sub-category. In 2012 they joined the Association of Universities for Textiles (AUTEX) based in Europe, to vitalize international exchange and collaboration.
  Faculties
  Arts
  School of Medicine
  Engineering
  Science
  Agriculture
  Economics
  Education
  Textile Science and Technology
  Graduate Schools
  The Shinshu University Graduate School is unique in that it offers interdisciplinary research courses that capitalize on the overall strengths of the university. Such courses allow students to explore issues such as fundamental philosophy, practical engineering, medicine, and law to contribute to the harmonious coexistence of nature and human society.
  Division of Arts
  Division of Education
  Division of Industrial and Social Studies
  Graduate School of Science and Technology
  Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Technology
  Division of Agriculture
  Graduate School of Medicine
  School of Law
caption: Faculty of Textile Science and Technology
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