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located in the city of
Fukui
is a Japanese name meaning "fortunate" or sometimes "one who is from the Fukui prefecture". It may refer to:
Places
* Fukui Domain, a part of the Japanese han system during the Edo period
* Fukui Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan located in ...
,
Fukui
is a Japanese name meaning "fortunate" or sometimes "one who is from the Fukui prefecture". It may refer to:
Places
* Fukui Domain, a part of the Japanese han system during the Edo period
* Fukui Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan located in ...
,
Japan
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.
History
University of Fukui was established in 1949 by integrating three national colleges in Fukui Prefecture: , and .
The university at first had two faculties: Faculty of Liberal Arts and Faculty of Engineering.
*1966: The Faculty of Liberal Arts was renamed Faculty of Education.
*1983: Fukui University of Medical Science Hospital was established.
*1999: The Faculty of Education was renamed Faculty of Education and Regional Studies.
*2003: was merged with University of Fukui to constitute Faculty of Medical Sciences, and then Fukui University of Medical Science Hospital was renamed University of Fukui Hospital.
Schools and Graduate Schools
University of Fukui has 4 undergraduate schools (学部) and 3 graduate schools (大学院研究科).
Undergraduate schools
*School of Education (教育学部)
*School of Engineering (工学部)
*School of Global and Community Studies (国際地域学部)
*School of Medical Sciences (医学部)
Graduate schools
*Graduate School of Education (大学院教育学研究科)
*Graduate School of Engineering (大学院工学研究科)
*Graduate School of Medical Sciences (大学院医学系研究科)
Campuses
* Campus
:Education, Engineering, Global and Community Studies
* Campus
:Medical Sciences
* Campus
:Research Institute of Nuclear Engineering
References
External links
福井大学公式ウェブサイトUniversity of Fukui Official Website
Japanese national universities
University
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1949 establishments in Japan
Educational institutions established in 1949
American football in Japan
Fukui (city)
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