Shiga Prefectural University is a public university focusing on environmental science, engineering (materials, mechanical, electronic systems), and human sciences, with an emphasis on sustainability and regional issues around Lake Biwa.
Address: 2500 Hassaka-cho, 522-8533 Hikone, Shiga, Japan
Environmental Science & Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, Mechanical & Electronic Systems Engineering
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, 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, Project Management, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics, Transportations
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Strong focus on Lake Biwa environmental research and regional sustainability.
Research:
Lake Biwa environmental conservation, Sustainable materials and manufacturing, Robotics and mechatronics, Information and communication systems.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
300
Current students***:
2500
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Public university with a strong focus on environmental science and engineering related to Lake Biwa.
Cons
Regional focus, smaller university.
Best For
Public university focused on environmental science, materials, and mechanical/electronic systems engineering.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Akita Prefectural University is the closest domestic counterpart for food science, transportations and geotechnics; it covers aerospace and agriculture as well, and is smaller, enrolling about 1,500 students against roughly 2,500 here.
- Toyohashi University of Technology offers a comparable education in nanotechnologies, microbiology and genetics and optics: it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- On content, Ashikaga University and this university are close, as both teach transportations, geotechnics and nanotechnologies; it is slightly smaller, at about 2,000 students against roughly 2,500 here, and is private, whereas this university is public.
- University of Kitakyushu follows much the same lines as this university, with food science, transportations and geotechnics as common ground, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and is larger, enrolling about 4,000 students against roughly 2,500 here.
- Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of transportations, nanotechnologies and microbiology and genetics can consider Muroran Institute of Technology, and it is slightly larger, at about 3,000 students against roughly 2,500 here, and is also a public institution.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Students considering a move abroad can look at Technische Hochschule Bingen in Germany, where food science, transportations and geotechnics also form the core, and it does not run the doctoral programmes found here and covers quality and bioinformatics as well.
- Abroad, Hochschule für nachhaltige Entwicklung Eberswalde (Germany) covers food science, transportations and geotechnics in a comparable way, and it covers aerospace and agriculture as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 2,200 students against roughly 2,500 here.
- If this university is on your list for transportations, geotechnics and optics, Kielce University of Technology in Poland deserves a comparison, because it covers quality as well, and is larger, enrolling about 4,000 students against roughly 2,500 here.
- If this university is on your list for food science, transportations and geotechnics, Białystok University of Technology in Poland deserves a comparison, because it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers logistics and quality as well.
- Students considering a move abroad can look at IMT Nord Europe in France, where food science, transportations and geotechnics also form the core, and it covers logistics and aerospace as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 2,200 students against roughly 2,500 here.
*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.
- Environmental Engineering, Environmental Impact, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Renewable Energy, Robotics, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Materials
*: 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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