Kobe University (神戸大学 Kōbe daigaku), also known in the Kansai region as Shindai (神大), is a leading national university located in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.
It was established in 1949, and comprises nine graduate schools and eleven faculties. The university holds a total of about 15,000 students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs. As Kobe is an extremely cosmopolitan city, the institution welcomes oversea students, which accounted for a total of 963 students, as of 2005. It also has 2,800 staff members, including professors, associate professors and administrative officials.
Located beside the foothills of lush green of Mount Rokko, the university provides a splendid view to the city and port of Kobe, providing a serene and ideal environment for the pursuit of academic studies, especially social science areas. Kobe University is one of the oldest and largest national universities in Japan.
The academic origins of Kobe University trace back to the establishment of Kobe Higher Commercial School in 1902, which was renamed as Kobe University of Commerce, and Kobe University of Economics.
Unique Features, Benefits: Kobe Higher Commercial School was one of the oldest institution with business and economics majors in Japan. Especially, the Graduate School of Economics benefits fully from a century of the history and the tradition. Kobe is also the first collegiate business school in Japan. Therefore, Kobe is called the birth place of Japanese higher education in economics and business administration, and it has always been the center of Japanese business studies.
Furthermore, the Graduate School of Law was also established with the legal studies section of the former Kobe University of Economics. It has become a leading institution of high academic institution in the field of legal and political studies, and has been successful in becoming a reputable academic center.
The Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration, founded in 1919, has a history as a high-level research institution for international economics and international management. The Institute has been highly regarded internationally for its outstanding achievements in theoretical, historical, empirical, and quantitative research.
In 1990 they made new changes as one of the major universities specializing in graduate research and education. Under the Japanese Ministry of Education and Science, it has started a new Center of Excellence (COE) projects, the "Research and Education Center of New Japanese Economic Paradigms", "Development and Education Center for Advanced Business Systems", and "Research Center for Dynamic Legal Processes of Advanced Market Societies".
Brief history
Kobe University's inception can be traced back to March 1902 with the establishment of Kobe Higher Commercial School. In April 1929, the School was renamed Kobe University of Commerce, and in October 1944, it became Kobe University of Economics. In May 1949, Hyogo Normal School, Hyogo Junior Normal School, Kobe Technical College, Himeji High School, and Kobe University of Economics were brought together to form Kobe University. In the initial stage, Kobe University began with six faculties. Since then, new faculties and graduate schools were added, as well as reorganized for the enhancement of its academic environment.
In October 1992, the Division of Liberal Arts and the Faculty of Education were reformed, resulting in the creation of the Faculty of Intercultural Studies, the Faculty of Human Development, and the Research Institute for Higher Education. At the same time, the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies was newly established. In October 2003, Kobe University of Mercantile Marine (KUMM) was integrated into Kobe University. In April 2004, Kobe University was incorporated in accordance with the Japanese government's National University Corporation Bill.
Today, each faculty has its own graduate program, which promotes a better academic environment for students and researchers.
Campuses
The university is formed by four campuses: Rokkodai, Kusunoki, Myodani, and Fukae. Rokkodai Campus is considered the main campus, and it comprises nine out of eleven faculties.
Rokkodai area
Faculty of Human Development Campus
Human Development (3-11, Tsurukabuto, Nada-ku, Kobe)
Faculty of Intercultural Studies Campus
Intercultural Studies (1-2-1, Tsurukabuto, Nada-ku, Kobe)
Rokkodai (六甲台 Rokkōdai) Campus
Law, Economics, Business Administration (2-1, Rokkodai, Nada-ku, Kobe)
The Second Rokkodai (六甲台第2 Rokkōdai Daini) Campus
Engineering, Letters, Science, Agriculture (1-1, Rokkodai, Nada-ku, Kobe)
Kusunoki area
Kusunoki (楠 Kusunoki) Campus
Medicine (7-5-1, Kusunoki, Chūō-ku, Kobe)
Myodani area
Myodani (名谷 Myōdani) Campus
Health Sciences (7-10-2, Tomogaoka, Suma-ku, Kobe)
Fukae area
Fukae (深江 Fukae) Campus
Maritime Sciences
Library
Kobe University Library has collected about 3,400,000 bibliographical materials. The Library is comprised of General Library and 9 branches divided in accordance with subjects. (But General Library and Library for Intercultural Studies are sharing the same space.) 1 of these at Kusunoki, 1 at Myodani, 1 at Fukae and others at Rokkodai as follows.
General Library
Library for Human Development Sciences
Library for Social Sciences
Library of Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration
Library for Science and Technology
Library for Medical Sciences
Library for Humanities
Library for Health Sciences
Library for Intercultural Studies
Library for Maritime Science
Each library provides a wide range of books and journals to the students and staff to promote their education and assist their research. The libraries also collect audio-visual and CD-ROM materials to complement these written materials. Computerization of the library system in cooperation with the Information Science and Technology Center and the establishment of networks with non-university institutions, such as the National Institute of Informatics, is extending the library network, helping to provide a better service for all users.
In 1999, "Kobe Digital Library" system launched its service. It provides digitized collections for users inside and outside the campus via the Worldwide Web (www.lib.kobe-u.ac.jp/dlib/e-index).
The Library for Social Sciences stores 40,000 materials related to the Great Hanshin Earthquake. "The Earthquake Library" discloses them, and aims to contribute to boosting the emergency restoration, earthquake researches, and disaster-prevention measures.
University Hospital
The origin of Kobe University Hospital is the establishment of a hospital affiliated with Hyogo Prefectural Kobe Medical School in 1869. The hospital was the first to provide medical service in the Kobe area. In 1967, it was transferred to Kobe University School of Medicine.
The Hospital consists of 29 medical divisions with 920 beds. It is today one of the leading hospitals in Hyogo Prefecture, playing an important role in educating medical doctors as well as advancing medical standards through its activities. The Hospital is also responsible for providing preventive medicine, sanitation education, and advisory service on medical procedures in the University and other general hospitals in the Kobe area.
Moreover, Kobe University Hospital has a distinguished feature that it is playing an important role as a base hospital for disaster and emergency medicine as well as for serving to international patients. The International Patient Center was established in October 2001 for the purpose of accepting international patients who wish to receive medical consultation, treatment, and second opinions.
The International Patient Center offers besides consultation, examination, and hospitalization, an interpretation service with the cooperation of the staff and the international doctors who are training at the Hospital. The new ward, completed in September 2001 and relocated in February 2002, has ample space and a heliport, which can accommodate many sick and/or injured people even in case of a catastrophic disaster. This new ward also makes the Hospital a disaster-base hospital, supporting the local residents' emergency care activities.
Since April 2007, for both outpatients and inpatients, the medical examination system has been classified by internal-organ function into 4 areas (29 clinical divisions): Internal Medicine, Internal Related, Surgery, and Surgery Related.
Research Fields
Faculty of Letters / Graduate School of Humanities
Faculty of Intercultural Studies / Graduate School of Intercultural Studies
Faculty of Human Development / Graduate School of Human Development and Environment
Faculty of Law / Graduate School of Law
Faculty of Economics / Graduate School of Economics
School of Business Administration / Graduate School of Business Administration
Faculty of Science / Graduate School of Science
School of Medicine / Graduate School of Medicine (Faculty of Medicine)
School of Medicine / Graduate School of Health Sciences (Faculty of Health Sciences)
Faculty of Engineering / Graduate School of Engineering
Faculty of Agriculture / Graduate School of Agricultural Science
Faculty of Maritime Sciences / Graduate School of Maritime Sciences
Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies
Organization of Advanced Science and Technology (OAST)
Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration (RIEB)
Centers
Kobe University was ranked 199th in the 2008 THES-QS World University Ranking.
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