Okayama Prefectural University is a public university with faculties in health sciences, design, and information science and engineering. This entry focuses on its technical aspects.
Address: 111 Kuboki, 719-1197 Soja, Okayama, Japan
Information & Computer Engineering, Design Engineering (with technical focus), Health Sciences (bioengineering aspects)
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Ergonomics and UX, Industrial Design, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Focus on regional needs and industry collaboration in Okayama prefecture.
Research:
AI and data science, Human-centered design and ergonomics, Biomedical engineering and assistive technologies, Information systems and software development.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
200
Current students***:
1500
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Public university offering specialized programs in information science, design engineering, and health-related technology.
Cons
Primarily known for health sciences and design, engineering is more specific.
Best For
Public university with programs in information science, design engineering, and health technology.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Sapporo City University works in much the same fields, chiefly ergonomics and UX, optics and signal processing, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers sound engineering as well.
- Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of ergonomics and UX, signal processing and industrial design can consider Iwate Prefectural University, and it is slightly smaller, at about 1,200 students against roughly 1,500 here, and is also a public institution.
- The comparison with Aichi Prefectural University is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on ergonomics and UX, optics and signal processing, and it is larger, enrolling about 3,000 students against roughly 1,500 here, and is also a public institution.
- Future University Hakodate sits close to this university on ergonomics and UX, optics and signal processing; it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers sound engineering and marine science as well.
- Where this institution leans on optics, signal processing and industrial design, Akita Prefectural University does the same, and it has almost the same size, at about 1,500 students, and is also a public institution.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- For a study option in France with a comparable spread of ergonomics and UX, optics and signal processing, Université de Technologie de Compiègne is the reference point: it does not run the bachelor's programmes found here and covers bioinformatics and nanotechnologies as well.
- Looking internationally, Hochschule Harz in Germany is where ergonomics and UX, optics and signal processing get a comparable treatment; it is also a public institution and does not run the doctoral programmes found here.
- If this university is on your list for optics, signal processing and industrial design, Koszalin University of Technology in Poland deserves a comparison, because it covers transportations and quality as well, and is larger, enrolling about 4,000 students against roughly 1,500 here.
- Hochschule Mittweida brings a Germany setting to the same core fields, ergonomics and UX, optics and signal processing, and it covers sound engineering and aerospace as well, and is far larger, with about 6,000 students against roughly 1,500 here.
- Looking internationally, École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay in France is where optics, signal processing and industrial design get a comparable treatment; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
*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.
- Artificial Intelligence (AI), Bioengineering, Ergonomics, Human-Centered Design
*: 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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