Kochi University, established in 1949, is a national university in Shikoku, with programs in sciences, engineering, agriculture, humanities, and education, focusing on regional issues like marine science and disaster prevention.
Address: 2-5-1 Akebono-cho, 780-8520 Kochi, Kochi, Japan
Science (Marine Biology; Geology; Physics), Engineering (Information; Mechanical; Civil), Agriculture (Warm Climate)
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, Marine Science, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Microbiology and Genetics, Nanotechnologies, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Focus on marine science (Kuroshio Current) and disaster prevention for Nankai Trough earthquakes.
Research:
Marine biology and Kuroshio science, Earthquake and tsunami disaster mitigation, Warm climate agriculture and horticulture, Regional resource management.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
900
Current students***:
5000
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Specific expertise in marine science and disaster prevention relevant to its location, strong regional focus.
Cons
Located in Kochi, Shikoku.
Best For
National university in Shikoku focused on marine science, disaster prevention, and regional agriculture.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Ehime University offers a comparable education in astroscience, marine science and agriculture: it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers transportations and industrial design as well.
- Shimane University shares the core fields of this university, namely agriculture, food science and bioinformatics; it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- Ibaraki University works in much the same fields, chiefly astroscience, agriculture and food science, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- Among national alternatives, University of the Ryukyus stands out for its focus on marine science, agriculture and food science, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- Iwate University overlaps with this university on astroscience, agriculture and food science, so the two are easy to compare, and it covers transportations and industrial design as well, and is slightly larger, at about 6,000 students against roughly 5,000 here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences (Poland) works on the same fields as this institution, chiefly marine science, agriculture and food science; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers aerospace and transportations as well.
- A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on agriculture, food science and bioinformatics is Universität Hohenheim in Germany, and it is larger, enrolling about 9,000 students against roughly 5,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- In Germany, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel teaches much the same core subjects, astroscience, marine science and food science, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- If this university is on your list for astroscience, marine science and bioinformatics, University of Szczecin in Poland deserves a comparison, because it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and is larger, enrolling about 12,000 students against roughly 5,000 here.
- Students considering a move abroad can look at Université de Bretagne Occidentale in France, where marine science, food science and bioinformatics also form the core, and it is far larger, with about 20,000 students against roughly 5,000 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, Climate Change, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Impact, Marine Ecosystems, Marine Life Impact, Risk Management
*: 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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