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The main Building of the Faculty of Engineering (ex- The Yonezawa Higher Technical School) built in 1910 is still in use as a University Museum.
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Motto | "Act Globally, Base Locally" |
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Type | Public (National) |
Established | 1878 (1949) |
Endowment | US$ 320 million (FY2006) |
President | Kiyohito Koyama |
Academic staff
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777 (2007) |
Administrative staff
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1,834 (2007) |
Students | 9073 (2015) |
Undergraduates | 7586 (2015) |
Postgraduates | 1287 (2015) |
Other students
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200 (International, 2015) |
Address |
1-4-12 Kojirakawa-machi, Yamagata 990-8560, Japan (Yamagata Campus) 2-2-2 Iida-nishi, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan (Iida Campus) 4-3-16 Jonan, Yonezawa 992-8510, Japan (Yonezawa Campus) 1–23 Wakaba-machi, Tsuruoka 997-8555, Japan (Tsuruoka Campus) 3-3-6-503 Shibaura, Minato, Tokyo 108-0023, Japan (Tokyo Center), Yamagata, Yonezawa, Tsuruoka, Yamagata, Japan 38°15′16″N 140°20′53″E / 38.254444°N 140.348056°E |
Campus | 8.47 km2 (2,094 acres) |
Colours | Green |
Nickname | YU, Yamadai |
Website | www.yamagata-u.ac.jp |
Yamagata University (YU) (山形大学 Yamagata daigaku?) is a national university located in the Japanese cities of Yamagata, Yonezawa, and Tsuruoka in Yamagata Prefecture.
The university was established in 1949, but its origin can be traced back to the Yamagata Normal School (山形師範学校 Yamagata Shihan Gakkō?), a public teacher-training institution, founded in 1878 in Yamagata City. The university also has other roots: the Yonezawa Higher Technical School (米沢高等工業学校 Yonezawa Kōtō Kōgyō Gakkō?) founded in 1910 in Yonezawa City, the Yamagata Higher School (山形高等学校 Yamagata Kōtō Gakkō?) founded in 1920 in Yamagata City, the Yamagata Youth Normal School (山形青年師範学校 Yamagata Seinen Shihan Gakkō?) founded in 1922 in Yamagata City, and the Yamagata Prefectural Agricultural College (山形県立農林専門学校 Yamagata Kenritsu Nōrin Senmon Gakkō?) founded in 1947 in Tsuruoka City.