is a public university located in

Miyagi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Miyagi Prefecture has a population of 2,305,596 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Miyagi Prefecture borders Iwate Prefecture to the north, Akita Prefecture to the nort ...

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. Established in 1997, the university has currently two campuses in Miyagi prefecture, after merging with Miyagi Agricultural College in 2005. The university is often called "MYU" or "Miya-Dai" for an abbreviation.

History

In 1997, Miyagi University was established in the town of

Taiwa 270px, Taiwa Town Hall is a town located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 28,436, and a population density of 130 persons per km² in 12,016 households. The total area of the town is . Geography Taiwa i ...

Kurokawa District, Miyagi Map showing original extent of Kurokawa District in Miyagi Prefecturecolored area=original extent in Meiji period; green=present area plus Tomiya city (3) is a rural district in Miyagi Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. As of 2 ...

with a School of Nursing and School of Project Design. In 2001, the university established the Graduate School Programs for Nursing and Project Design. Miyagi University’s policy is “We aim to be a university firmly rooted in the local community, but our doors and networks open to all over the globe”. Miyagi University is also about “Hospitality” and “Amenity”, where hospitality is being able to understand other people on an emotional level and amenity is keeping environments open in terms of a learning and living community. Miyagi Agricultural College, a

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located in

Taihaku-ku, Sendai is the southernmost ward of the city Sendai, in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. , the ward had a population of 226,069 and a population density of 1470 persons per km2 in 102,728 households. The total area of the ward was . Taihaku-ku is eleventh larg ...

, was merged with Miyagi University in 2005, and the School of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences was opened in the same year.

Faculties

Schools

* School of Nursing * School of Project Design * School of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Graduate Schools

* Graduate School of Nursing * Graduate School of Project Design

Institutions

* International Center * Regional Liaison Center

References

External links

Miyagi University Official Homepage
{{authority control Public universities in Japan Sendai Universities and colleges in Miyagi Prefecture Educational institutions established in 1997 1997 establishments in Japan