Toyama University, formed in 2005 by merging three institutions (oldest from 1873), is a comprehensive national university with programs in sciences, engineering, arts, humanities, and medicine.
Address: 3190 Gofuku, 930-8555 Toyama, Toyama, Japan
Science (Mathematics; Physics; Chemistry; Biology), Engineering (Mechanical; Electrical; Materials; Chemical), Pharmaceutical Sciences (technical aspects)
Domains taught:
- 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, 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:
Comprehensive university serving Toyama prefecture. Regional collaborations.
Research:
Materials science and engineering, Pharmaceutical sciences and drug discovery, Environmental science and sustainable technology, Information and communication technology.
Famous Alumnis:
Jokichi Takamine (born in Toyama region, association)
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
1500
Current students***:
9000
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Broad range of science and engineering programs, strong in pharmaceutical sciences.
Cons
Multi-campus university, more regional focus.
Best For
Comprehensive national university with strong programs in science, engineering, and pharmaceutical sciences.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Both schools build their programmes around food science, bioinformatics and geotechnics, and Tokushima University is the one to compare first within the country, since it is slightly smaller, at about 7,000 students against roughly 9,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Where this university leans on astroscience, transportations and bioinformatics, Kumamoto University does the same, and it has almost the same size, at about 10,000 students, and is also a public institution.
- Kanazawa University offers a comparable education in astroscience, transportations and bioinformatics: it has almost the same size, at about 10,000 students, and is also a public institution.
- Another national school that puts transportations, bioinformatics and geotechnics at the centre is Saitama University, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- Yamaguchi University shares the core fields of this university, namely astroscience, food science and transportations; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- In France, Université de Strasbourg teaches much the same core subjects, astroscience, food science and bioinformatics, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz (Poland) works on the same fields as this university, chiefly astroscience, food science and bioinformatics; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and has almost the same size, at about 9,000 students.
- For a study option in Poland with a comparable spread of astroscience, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies, University of Szczecin is the reference point: it covers marine science as well, and is slightly larger, at about 12,000 students against roughly 9,000 here.
- ShanghaiTech University in China pursues a similar profile in bioinformatics, nanotechnologies and microbiology and genetics, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- Universität Konstanz offers an international parallel to this university, with astroscience, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies as common ground; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and is slightly larger, at about 11,000 students against roughly 9,000 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.
- Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Materials, Mathematics, Medical
*: 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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