Shimane University, established in 1949, is a national university with campuses in Matsue and Izumo. It offers programs in biosciences, ecosystem science, engineering, and humanities, with a focus on regional resources and environment.
Address: 1060 Nishikawatsu-cho, 690-8504 Matsue, Shimane, Japan
Bioscience & Biotechnology, Ecosystem Science & Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering
Domains taught:
- Agriculture, AI and Machine Learning, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Food Science, Geotechnics, 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
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Focus on regional issues of San’in district (Sea of Japan coast).
Research:
Geo-environmental science and disaster prevention, Material science for energy and environment, Applied biosciences and regional resources, Information science.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
800
Current students***:
6000
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Comprehensive university serving the San’in region, specific strengths in biosciences and environmental studies.
Cons
Located in a more rural part of Japan.
Best For
National university focused on biosciences, ecosystem science, and materials engineering.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Akita University is the closest domestic counterpart for bioinformatics, geotechnics and nanotechnologies; it is slightly smaller, at about 5,000 students against roughly 6,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Both schools build their programmes around agriculture, food science and bioinformatics, and Tottori University is the one to compare first within the country, since it has almost the same size, at about 6,000 students, and is also a public institution.
- In terms of fields, Kochi University is the nearest neighbour, with agriculture, food science and bioinformatics again at the core; it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers astroscience and marine science as well.
- Also strong in food science, geotechnics and nanotechnologies, Oita University makes a sensible second look at home; it covers industrial design and automation as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 5,000 students against roughly 6,000 here.
- Where this institution leans on agriculture, food science and bioinformatics, University of the Ryukyus does the same, and it covers marine science and transportations as well, and is slightly larger, at about 8,000 students against roughly 6,000 here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Université de Neuchâtel in Switzerland is the nearest foreign match on bioinformatics, geotechnics and microbiology and genetics; it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and is slightly smaller, at about 4,500 students against roughly 6,000 here.
- Université de Liège (Belgium) works on the same fields as this university, chiefly food science, bioinformatics and geotechnics; it covers aerospace and automation as well, and is far larger, with about 26,000 students against roughly 6,000 here.
- For agriculture, food science and bioinformatics outside the home country, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences in Poland is a natural reference; it is larger, enrolling about 9,000 students against roughly 6,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- The closest overseas parallel on agriculture, food science and bioinformatics is Poznań University of Life Sciences, located in Poland; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg, in Germany, takes a similar route through bioinformatics, geotechnics and nanotechnologies; 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.
- Ecosystem, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Impact, Marine Ecosystems, 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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