Iwaramoto University

Iwaramoto University原本義塾大学 	Iwaramoto University原本義塾大学 	
 	 	
Type 	Public 	
Founded 	1848 	
Country 	Nantou 	
Location 	Iwaramoto 	
Academic staff 	x,xxx 	
Students 	xx,xxx 	
Campus 	Urban 	
Colours 	BlueRed 	
Iwaramoto University (原本義塾大学 Iwaramoto gijuku daigaku), abbreviated as Iwaradai (原大), is a public research university located in Iwaramoto. Established in 1848 by charter from Emperor Shinmei, it is the first university established on the Ishi Islands. It is the founding institution of the Imperial Universities of Nantou.
== History ==
Chartered by the government of Emperor Shinmei in 1848, Iwaramoto University formed out of the merger of numerous professional schools in the fields of medicine and the sciences. It also brought in traditional thinkers and legal scholars under a structure of modern learning.
== Academics ==
Iwaramoto University is organized into 8 faculties and 10 graduate schools:
* Faculty of Agriculture
* Faculty of Classics & Humanities
* Faculty of Economics
* Faculty of Education
* Faculty of Engineering
* Faculty of Law
* Faculty of Medicine
* Faculty of Science
* Graduate School of Agriculture & Life Sciences
* Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
* Graduate School of Classics & Humanities
* Graduate School of Economics
* Graduate School of Education
* Graduate School of Engineering
* Graduate School for Law & Politics
* Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences
* Graduate School of Medicine
* Graduate School of Science
=== Research institutes and facilities ===
* Institute of Industrial Science
* Institute of Medical Science
* Institute of Shijian Culture
* Ohtani Conservatory
== Notable alumni and faculty members ==
* Kim Soo-cheol, first international student
* Satou Rin, 5th and 8th Kanpaku of Nantou
Category:Universities and colleges in Nantou