Gunma University is a national university in Gunma Prefecture, with its main campus at Aramaki in Maebashi. It was founded in 1949, in the postwar reorganisation of Japanese higher education, and today it combines medicine with technology and informatics programmes.
The university works from three campuses: Aramaki and Showa, both in Maebashi, and Kiryu, in the city of the same name. Aramaki is the main campus. Among its academic units are the Faculty of Medicine, the Faculty of Informatics and a Cooperative Faculty of Education, with graduate schools covering fields such as medicine, health sciences, science and technology, informatics and food and population health sciences.
The directory profile highlights engineering in mechanical, electrical and applied chemistry fields as well as computer science. Prospective students and researchers should rely on the university’s English pages for the present list of faculties, since several units have been renamed and reorganised in recent years, and for up-to-date figures on enrolment and fees. The three campuses are in different cities, so students should check which campus hosts the faculty they plan to join.
Domains taught:
AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Food Science, Industrial Design, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Microbiology and Genetics, Nanotechnologies, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics, Transportations
Diplomas*:
Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
Public
Partnerships:
Strong regional presence in Gunma prefecture. Collaborations with local industries, particularly automotive and manufacturing.
Research:
Automotive engineering and intelligent mobility, Advanced materials and chemical engineering, Information and communication technology, Medical engineering (with tech focus).
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
1200
Current students***:
6000
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Good engineering programs with strong regional industry links, particularly in automotive sector (Kiryu campus).
Cons
Split campuses (Maebashi for medicine/education, Kiryu for engineering).
Best For
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*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
FAQ
When was Gunma University established?
It was founded in 1949 as a national university in Gunma Prefecture. The date follows the postwar creation of the national university system in Japan.
Where are the campuses of Gunma University?
There are three main campuses, Aramaki and Showa in Maebashi and Kiryu in Kiryu City. Aramaki is the main campus.
Which faculties does the university have?
Its undergraduate units include the Faculty of Medicine, the Faculty of Informatics, the Cooperative Faculty of Education and the School of Science and Technology. Graduate schools cover medicine, health sciences, education, science and technology, social and information studies, informatics, and food and population health sciences.
Is Gunma University a national or private university?
It is a national university. Applicants can check the admissions pages for the current fee schedule.
What is the university known for in research and teaching?
Directory data lists mechanical, electrical and applied chemistry engineering together with computer science.
Which prefecture is the university in?
Gunma Prefecture, in the Kanto region of Japan, hosts all its main campuses. The Maebashi campuses and the Kiryu campus are in different cities within the prefecture.
How can international applicants find programme information?
The English pages of the university list degree programmes, application procedures and contact offices for international students. Because programme names have changed in recent reorganisations, the current version of each page should be used.
Automotive, Design for Manufacturing (DfM), Engineering, Information Technology (IT), Lean Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Medical, Robotics
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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