, or is a
national university
A national university is mainly a university created or managed by a government, but which may also at the same time operate autonomously without direct control by the state.
Some national universities are associated with national cultural or po ...
in
Shiga Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Shiga Prefecture has a population of 1,412,916 (1 October 2015) and has a geographic area of . Shiga Prefecture borders Fukui Prefecture to the north, Gifu Prefecture to the nort ...
,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
, with campuses in the cities of
Ōtsu
file:Otsu City Hall.JPG, 270px, Ōtsu City Hall
is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Shiga Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 343,991 in 153458 households and a population density of 740 persons per km². The total a ...
and
Hikone
280px, Hikone City Hall
is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 111,958 in 49066 households and a population density of 570 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Hikone i ...
. Founded in 1874, it was chartered as a university in 1949.
Faculties & Graduate Schools
Shiga University has three faculties, the Faculty of Education in
Ōtsu
file:Otsu City Hall.JPG, 270px, Ōtsu City Hall
is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Shiga Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 343,991 in 153458 households and a population density of 740 persons per km². The total a ...
Campus, the Faculty of Economics and the Faculty of
Data Science
Data science is an interdisciplinary field that uses scientific methods, processes, algorithms and systems to extract or extrapolate knowledge and insights from noisy, structured and unstructured data, and apply knowledge from data across a br ...
, the first for faculty in Japan,
[Launch a new field! The department of Data Science is the first for faculty in Japan to meet a real society demand for rich imaginative leaders who use data efficiently.](_blank)
/ref> in Hikone
280px, Hikone City Hall
is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 111,958 in 49066 households and a population density of 570 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Hikone i ...
Campus. Each faculty
has a graduate school.
''See also
The improvement work of Shiga University Auditorium
''
The Faculty of Education
220px, The Entrance of Otsu Campus of Shiga University
The Faculty of Education consists of three departments:
(1) Department of School Teachers' Training,
which aims to develop teachers with attractive personality as well as practical leadership to
respond productively to the new school education;
(2) Department of Environment Education, which
aims to enhance understanding of current environmental systems and problems and encourage students to
create new ways to solve problems they are facing.
220px, Main Entrance to the Affiliated Schools (kindergarten, elementary school and junior high school) of the Faculty of Education of Shiga University located in Ōtsu
Graduate School of Education
School Education (Master's Degree)
School Education offers 3 courses: Educational Science, Special Education, and Development of Teaching Materials
(1) Educational Science
The Educational Science course offers classes focusing on educational foundations and methods, development and learning.
*Educational Science
*Special Education
(2) The Special Education course offers classes focusing on the theory of educational practice, classes focusing on neuropsychology and clinical child development, and classes focusing on medicine for disabled children.
*Special Education
(3) Development of Teaching Materials
The Development of Teaching Materials course offers various specialization classes, with subject education, teaching material development, and lesson observation, and includes practical and theoretical education research.
*Japanese Education
*Social Studies Education
*Mathematics Education
*Science Education
*Music Education
*Visual Arts Education
*Health and Physical Education
*Technology Education
*Home Economics Education
*English Education
*Environmental Education [Overview](_blank)
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Advanced Professional Development for Teachers (Professional Degree Program in Education)
Advanced Professional Development for Teachers offers 2 courses: the Professional Development Course for School Management and the Professional Development Course for Curriculum and Instruction, Guidance, Classroom Management.
(1) Professional Development Course for School Management
The Professional Development Course for School Management is aimed at currently practicing teachers and focuses on improving school management skills.
*Professional Development Course for School Management
(2) Professional Development Course for Curriculum and Instruction, Guidance, Classroom Management
The Professional Development Course for Curriculum and Instruction, Guidance, Classroom Management is aimed at fresh graduates from the Faculty of Education and currently practicing teachers, and focuses on improving practical skills, including lesson and class management skills.
*Professional Development Course for Curriculum and Instruction, Guidance, Classroom Management
The Faculty of Economics
The Faculty of Economics consists of six departments. All disciplines of Economics aim to ''develop specialists in economics with a global perspective'' and a ''problem solving ability capable of responding to the needs of a global information society''.
Graduate School of Economics
Objective
The academic objective of the Graduate School of Economics is to develop professionals with advanced expertise, as well as specialist researchers in specific fields. The common goal is educating global specialists, namely, businesspeople with a broad-based acumen and advanced expertise that speaks volumes in this age of globalization.
Overview
With the doctoral program in Economic and Business Risk established in 2003, the Graduate School of Economics now comprises three master's programs and one doctoral program. An outgrowth of the master's program in "Economics" (Accounting and Management) established in 1955, the School made a new start in 1973 with two master's programs in "Economics" and "Business administration", and added a master's program in "Global Finance", geared more to the development of professionals with advanced skills, in 2001.
The Graduate School of Economics aims to train professionals with advanced expertise, as well as specialist researchers in specific fields. The Master's Program comprises three fields of specialization as above-mentioned, and the Doctoral Program comprises three fields of education and research which are "Basic Research in Risk Analysis", "Research in Risk Management" and "Research in Risk and Creativity".
The Faculty of Data Science
The Department of Data Science
Data science is an interdisciplinary field that uses scientific methods, processes, algorithms and systems to extract or extrapolate knowledge and insights from noisy, structured and unstructured data, and apply knowledge from data across a br ...
is the first for faculty in Japan to meet a real society demand for rich imaginative leaders who use data efficiently. The curriculum provides the latest science in 21st century called “data science” (data centric science) which transcends conventional informatics and statistics along with the development of ICT (Information and Communication Technology).
Graduate School of Data Science
The Graduate School of Data Science offers the curriculum to learn project management and models unique to application domains as well as methodologies of data science and real-world examples. By understanding real-world data and experiencing the process of problem-solving through project research, students will not only acquire knowledge but also experience success in problem-solving and gain the ability to create values from data.
History
The predecessor of the current school, the Shiga College of Education,[HISTORY SHIGA UNIVERSITY](_blank)
/ref> was established in 1943 which originated from the Shiga Normal School, so-renamed in 1875 one year later after founded as the Training Institute for Elementary School Teachers in 1874. Thereafter in 1949 three colleges, namely the above-mentioned Shiga College of Education, Shiga Teachers Training College and Hikone Commercial College known as Hikone Kōshō which was founded in 1922, were combined into one institution and it was chartered as a university.
220px, Memorial of Shiga Prefectural Girls' Normal School, one of the predecessors of Shiga University, located in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture
The Otsu campus of Shiga University has its origin in the establishment of Shiga Normal School in Otsu in 1874. This school was reorganized as the Shiga College of Education in 1943. Upon the founding of Shiga University in May, 1949, the Shiga College of Education and the Shiga Teachers Training College were brought together as the Faculty of Liberal Arts.
The Hikone campus has its origin in the establishment of the Hikone Commercial College in 1922 when Kizo Yasui
was a Japanese corporate executive. He held the positions of the chairman of the board of directors of Toray Industries, vice-president of Mitsui Bank, president of Mitsui Petrochemicals Industries, vice-chairman of Nihon Keidanren (Japan Busi ...
as the town mayor of Hikone
280px, Hikone City Hall
is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 111,958 in 49066 households and a population density of 570 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Hikone i ...
(Then Hikone was not a city but a town under the old system) had been making every effort to establish this college.Y. Abe, ''Shiga Daigaku Keizai Keiei Kenkyū-sho Chōsa-Shiryō-shippō ⑨'' [''Departmental Bulletin Paper ⑨ of The Institute for Economic and Business Research Shiga University''] 351 THE HIKONE RONSO 159, 162-163 (2004)
/ref> This college was reorganized in 1944 as the Hikone College of Economics. At the time Shiga University was founded in May, 1949, the college had become the Faculty of Economics.
The administrative offices of the university are located on the Hikone
280px, Hikone City Hall
is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 111,958 in 49066 households and a population density of 570 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Hikone i ...
campus.
The following table shows the development and reorganization of Shiga University since its foundation in 1949:
As a base university selected by MEXT
Shiga University together with Hokkaido University
, or , is a Japanese national university in Sapporo, Hokkaido. It was the fifth Imperial University in Japan, which were established to be the nation's finest institutions of higher education or research. Hokkaido University is considered ...
, University of Tokyo
, abbreviated as or UTokyo, is a public research university located in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1877, the university was the first Imperial University and is currently a Top Type university of the Top Global University Project by ...
, Kyoto University
, mottoeng = Freedom of academic culture
, established =
, type = National university, Public (National)
, endowment = ¥ 316 billion (2.4 1000000000 (number), billion USD)
, faculty = 3,480 (Teaching Staff)
, administrative_staff ...
, Osaka University
, abbreviated as , is a public research university located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is one of Japan's former Imperial Universities and a Designated National University listed as a "Top Type" university in the Top Global University Project. ...
and kyushu University
, abbreviated to , is a Japanese national university located in Fukuoka, on the island of Kyushu.
It was the 4th Imperial University in Japan, ranked as 4th in 2020 Times Higher Education Japan University Rankings, one of the top 10 Design ...
is one of the 6 base universities for education of applied mathematics
Applied mathematics is the application of mathematical methods by different fields such as physics, engineering, medicine, biology, finance, business, computer science, and industry. Thus, applied mathematics is a combination of mathematical s ...
and data science
Data science is an interdisciplinary field that uses scientific methods, processes, algorithms and systems to extract or extrapolate knowledge and insights from noisy, structured and unstructured data, and apply knowledge from data across a br ...
selected by MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology).[Base consortium for strengthening applied mathematics and data science](_blank)
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Student activities
Shiga University offers a wide variety of clubs and circles.
''Further information
Extracurricular activities (clubs and circles)
'
SIFE National Champion & World Cup semifinalist
In 2010, Shiga University team of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), which won twice in Japan in 2007 and 2010 by beating Kyoto University
, mottoeng = Freedom of academic culture
, established =
, type = National university, Public (National)
, endowment = ¥ 316 billion (2.4 1000000000 (number), billion USD)
, faculty = 3,480 (Teaching Staff)
, administrative_staff ...
, Waseda University
, abbreviated as , is a private university, private research university in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as the ''Tōkyō Senmon Gakkō'' by Ōkuma Shigenobu, the school was formally renamed Waseda University in 1902.
The university has numerou ...
, Keio University
, mottoeng = The pen is mightier than the sword
, type = Private research coeducational higher education institution
, established = 1858
, founder = Yukichi Fukuzawa
, endowmen ...
and so on, became the first-ever Japanese semifinalist of SIFE World Cup.[Shiga University advanced to semifinal in SIFE World Cup for the first time in Japan. / The Japan Association of National Universities]
Evaluation from Business World
Notable people
* Yoshiji Fukushima, businessperson
* Hirotaro Higuchi, businessperson
* Kakuzo Kawamoto
was a Japanese business executive and politician.
Career
Kakuzo Kawamoto was born in Takashima District, Shiga on March 27, 1917. He graduated from Hikone Commercial College (later, Shiga University) in 1937. In 1946, he founded Yamashiro Orimo ...
, businessperson and politician
* Gentaro Kawase, businessperson
* Koji Kobayashi, businessperson
* Masahiro Murakami, businessperson
* Shoji Nishida
is a conservative Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). He was born in Kyoto Prefecture on 19 September 1958, graduated from Shiga University in 1981, beca ...
, politician
* Yoshiomi Tamai, activist, philanthropist and educator
* Sōsuke Uno
was a Japanese politician who was briefly Prime Minister of Japan in 1989, the first Prime Minister who came from Shiga Prefecture. A scandal exposed by the geisha Mitsuko Nakanishi contributed to his premature resignation from office after just ...
, prime minister
References
External links
Official website
Introduction of 13 National Universities in Kinki Region starting with Shiga University
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Kansai Collegiate American Football League
Ōtsu
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