Hiroshima International University

Hiroshima International University
広島国際大学
TypePrivate
Established1998
PresidentMasuhide Yakihiro [1]
Students4,500
Location, ,
Japan

34°18′48.1″N 132°41′12.6″E / 34.313361°N 132.686833°E / 34.313361; 132.686833
Websitewww.hirokoku-u.ac.jp/english/index.html
Main gate of the Kure campus.

Hiroshima International University (広島国際大学, Hiroshima Kokusai Daigaku) is a private university in East Hiroshima city, Japan. It was established by Josho Gakuen Educational Corporation, first opened in 1922 as a Kansai Engineering College, and became a four-year university in 1998, to its present name.[2] The university has 6 faculties: Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Faculty of Comprehensive Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health and Sports, Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Nursing, and Faculty of Pharmacy with total capacity of 1,060 entrance students[3] and 17 international students (out of 4132 students body).[4]

The university is offering 10 undergraduate majors with rank of 201+ (in Japan University Rankings in 2023) based on Times Higher Education[5] (out of more than 750 universities in 2013), and it has exchange program with Semey Medical University, Republic of Kazakhstan.[6] The University is part of the Hiroshima Research and Educational Institutes Network for Peace in conjunction with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research.[7]

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References

  1. ^ "Re-elected as president at Osaka Institute of Technology, Setsunan University, and Hiroshima International University". University Journal Online (in Japanese). 2019-02-11. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  2. ^ "Hiroshima International University". Times Higher Education (THE). 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  3. ^ "Hiroshima International Universities Portal site|publisher=Hiroshima local government website". pref.hiroshima.lg.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  4. ^ "Hiroshima International Universities". int-students-hiroshima.jp. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  5. ^ "Hiroshima International University Japan Ranking". Times Higher Education. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  6. ^ "Hiroshima International University Exchange program". ssp.jst.go.jp. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  7. ^ "UNITAR joins Hiroshima Research and Educational Institutes Network for Peace". UNITAR. Retrieved 2023-12-24.