Kagawa University, established in 1949, is a national university in Shikoku, offering programs in engineering, agriculture, economics, law, and education.
Address: 1-1 Saiwai-cho, 760-8521 Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan
Engineering (Mechanical; Electrical; Information; Materials), Agricultural Sciences
Domains taught:
- Aerospace, 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, 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:
Key university in Kagawa prefecture, Shikoku. Focus on regional needs.
Research:
Rare sugar research (unique strength), Advanced materials and nanotechnology, Intelligent systems and robotics, Sustainable agriculture and food science.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
800
Current students***:
6000
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Unique research in rare sugars, good engineering and agricultural programs for the region.
Cons
Located in Takamatsu, Shikoku.
Best For
National university in Shikoku with expertise in engineering, agriculture, and unique rare sugar research.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Utsunomiya University offers a comparable education in astroscience, aerospace and agriculture: it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and is slightly smaller, at about 5,000 students against roughly 6,000 here.
- Niigata University is the closest domestic counterpart for astroscience, aerospace and agriculture; it is larger, enrolling about 12,000 students against roughly 6,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- A good alternative in the same country is Iwate University, which likewise covers astroscience, agriculture and food science; it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- On content, Ehime University and this university are close, as both teach astroscience, agriculture and food science; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- Hirosaki University sits close to this university on astroscience, agriculture and food science; it has almost the same size, at about 6,000 students, and is also a public institution.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on agriculture, food science and transportations is University of Technology and Life Sciences in Bydgoszcz in Poland, and it covers quality and project management as well, and is slightly larger, at about 7,000 students against roughly 6,000 here.
- The closest overseas parallel on aerospace, agriculture and food science is Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, located in Poland; it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen in Germany shares the astroscience, aerospace and agriculture orientation of this institution, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- Seen from abroad, Hochschule Osnabrück (Germany) is a close relative on subject matter, since aerospace, agriculture and food science are central to both, and it covers logistics and project management as well, and is larger, enrolling about 14,000 students against roughly 6,000 here.
- In China, Zhejiang University teaches much the same core subjects, astroscience, aerospace and agriculture, and it is far larger, with about 60,000 students against roughly 6,000 here, and is also a public institution.
*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, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Food Safety, Robotics, 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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