Shiga University, with origins from 1875, is a national university known for its Faculty of Economics and Faculty of Education, but also has a Faculty of Data Science, one of the first in Japan. This focuses on data science.
Address: 1-1-1 Banba, 522-8522 Hikone, Shiga, Japan
Data Science, Economics (with quantitative focus)
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Life Sciences, Logistics, Manufacturing, Mathematics, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Telecommunications, Transportations
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Pioneering Faculty of Data Science in Japan. Collaborations with industries for data analysis projects.
Research:
Big data analytics and AI, Statistical modeling and machine learning, Data-driven decision making in business and social sciences.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
500
Current students***:
5000
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Leading in data science education in Japan, strong focus on a high-demand field.
Cons
Primarily known for economics and education, data science is a newer but prominent addition.
Best For
National university with a pioneering Faculty of Data Science.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- For students who like the transportations, signal processing and project management focus of this university but want another option nearby, Shiga Prefectural University fits well: it is smaller, enrolling about 2,500 students against roughly 5,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- The comparison with Wakayama University is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on signal processing, project management and computer vision, and it has almost the same size, at about 5,000 students, and is also a public institution.
- Also strong in computer vision, statistics and ecology and sustainability, Yokohama City University makes a sensible second look at home; it covers bioinformatics and nanotechnologies as well, and has almost the same size, at about 5,000 students.
- Where this university leans on signal processing, project management and computer vision, University of Electro-Communications does the same, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers ergonomics and UX and bioinformatics as well.
- Also strong in transportations, signal processing and project management, Nagoya Institute of Technology makes a sensible second look at home; it covers nanotechnologies and optics as well, and has almost the same size, at about 5,000 students.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Abroad, Université Paris Dauphine - PSL (France) covers logistics, quality and signal processing in a comparable way, and it is also a public institution and also offers mba programmes.
- A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on signal processing, project management and computer vision is Universität Koblenz in Germany, and it covers ergonomics and UX and bioinformatics as well, and is larger, enrolling about 9,000 students against roughly 5,000 here.
- Pompeu Fabra University brings a Spain setting to the same core fields, signal processing, statistics and life sciences, and it covers finance as well, and is larger, enrolling about 12,558 students against roughly 5,000 here.
- Universität Mannheim offers an international parallel to this university, with project management, computer vision and telecommunications as common ground; it is larger, enrolling about 12,000 students against roughly 5,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- ENSAE Paris brings a France setting to the same core fields, quality, project management and statistics, and it does not run the bachelor's programmes found here and covers engineering 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.
- Artificial Intelligence (AI), Continuous Improvement, Machine Learning, Predictive Maintenance Algorithms
*: 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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