Hirosaki University, established in 1949, is a national university in Aomori Prefecture, offering programs in sciences, engineering, agriculture, medicine, and humanities, with a focus on regional issues and cold climate studies.
Address: 1 Bunkyo-cho, 036-8560 Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan
Science & Technology (Physics; Materials; Electrical & Information), Agriculture & Life Science
Domains taught:
- Agriculture, AI and Machine Learning, Astroscience, Automation, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Food Science, Geotechnics, 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:
Key university in Aomori, focusing on northern Japan’s specific challenges.
Research:
Cold region agriculture and food science, Renewable energy and materials for cold climates, Radiation science and applications, Regional health and environment.
Famous Alumnis:
Osamu Dazai (attended predecessor school)
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
1000
Current students***:
6000
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Focus on regional needs of northern Honshu, specific research in cold climate agriculture and radiation science.
Cons
Located in Hirosaki (northern Japan), smaller university.
Best For
National university in northern Japan with programs in science, engineering, and agriculture, focusing on regional issues.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Kagawa University works in much the same fields, chiefly astroscience, agriculture and food science, and it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers aerospace and industrial design as well.
- Also strong in transportations, geotechnics and microbiology and genetics, Kitami Institute of Technology makes a sensible second look at home; it covers industrial design and project management as well, and is smaller, enrolling about 2,000 students against roughly 6,000 here.
- Think of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology when agriculture, food science and bioinformatics is the priority: it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers project management as well.
- Another national school that puts astroscience, agriculture and food science at the centre is Utsunomiya University, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- Miyazaki University offers a comparable education in agriculture, food science and bioinformatics: it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- On content, University of Technology and Life Sciences in Bydgoszcz in Poland and this institution are close, as both teach agriculture, food science and transportations; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- University of Life Sciences in Lublin brings a Poland setting to the same core fields, agriculture, food science and transportations, and it is slightly larger, at about 7,000 students against roughly 6,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Beyond national borders, Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg stands out as a comparable school for transportations, bioinformatics and geotechnics; it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers aerospace and industrial design as well.
- For astroscience, bioinformatics and geotechnics outside the home country, USTC in China is a natural reference; it covers aerospace as well, and is far larger, with about 25,000 students against roughly 6,000 here.
- For astroscience, agriculture and food science outside the home country, Universität Rostock in Germany is a natural reference; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers marine science and aerospace as well.
*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.
- Agriculture, Climate, Environmental Engineering, Food Safety, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Practices
*: 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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