Wakayama University, established in 1949, is a national university with faculties in economics, education, systems engineering, and tourism. This entry focuses on systems engineering.
Address: 930 Sakaedani, 640-8510 Wakayama, Wakayama, Japan
Systems Engineering (Mechanical; Electrical; Information; Materials), Data Science
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, Chemistry, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Industrial Design, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Focus on interdisciplinary systems engineering. Regional collaborations.
Research:
Intelligent systems and robotics, Data science and AI applications, Materials design and processing, Environmental systems engineering.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
500
Current students***:
5000
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Interdisciplinary approach in systems engineering, good regional integration.
Cons
Smaller university, engineering is one faculty.
Best For
National university with a strong Faculty of Systems Engineering and data science programs.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Nagoya Institute of Technology takes a similar route through optics, signal processing and fluid dynamics, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers transportations and nanotechnologies as well.
- Among national alternatives, University of Hyogo stands out for its focus on optics, signal processing and fluid dynamics, and it is slightly larger, at about 6,000 students against roughly 5,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Fukuoka Institute of Technology overlaps with this university on optics, signal processing and fluid dynamics, so the two are easy to compare, and it is private, whereas this university is public, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- Utsunomiya University follows much the same lines as this university, with optics, signal processing and fluid dynamics as common ground, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers astroscience and aerospace as well.
- Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of optics, signal processing and fluid dynamics can consider Toyohashi University of Technology, and it is smaller, enrolling about 2,500 students against roughly 5,000 here, and is also a public institution.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on optics, signal processing and fluid dynamics is Hochschule Mittweida in Germany, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- Hochschule Fulda, based in Germany, is built around optics, signal processing and fluid dynamics much like this institution, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers ergonomics and UX and food science as well.
- For a study option in China with a comparable spread of optics, signal processing and fluid dynamics, Shenyang University of Technology is the reference point: it covers transportations and quality as well, and is far larger, with about 23,000 students against roughly 5,000 here.
- Shenyang Ligong University, based in China, is built around optics, signal processing and fluid dynamics much like this university, and it covers quality as well, and is far larger, with about 18,000 students against roughly 5,000 here.
- University of Bielsko-Biała in Poland pursues a similar profile in optics, signal processing and fluid dynamics, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
*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), Environmental Engineering, Innovation, Materials, Robotics, Sustainable Development, Systems Modeling Language (SysML)
*: 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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