University of Toyama

OVERVIEW

The University of Toyama is situated in Toyama Prefecture, on the west coast in the centre of Japan. University of Toyama is a university comprised of three former national universities: Toyama University (founded in 1949), Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University (founded in 1975) and Takaoka National College (founded in 1983), which were unified in October 2005. This integrated university consists of 9 Schools, 9 Graduate Schools, as well as a University Laboratory, University Hospital, University Library, and 12 institutes including the Organization for International Education and Exchange to facilitate international collaboration towards education for sustainable development (ESD).

University of Toyama will uphold a global standard of education and research integrated with the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and life sciences open to the regional community and to the world. The university will nurture students with a strong sense of mission and creativity based on the respect for human dignity. We will make contributions to the local, regional and international community, and will promote the harmonious development of science, art and culture, society and the natural environment.

The university offers diverse degree programs for international students and places great emphasis on research in the sciences and humanities.

For more details, please visit https://www.u-toyama.ac.jp/en/

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COURSES

University of Toyama has a strong commitment to promote sustainability studies among social science, engineering, and natural sciences for the development of multidisciplinary programmes in education and research.Especially, the Graduate School of Sustainability Studies (Master’s Course) promotes the Global Sustainability Science Program which is an inter- and multi-disciplinary educational programme that aims to develop human resources capable of contributing to the building of a sustainable society.

The programme aims to expand ESD programmes through international cooperation, especially with ASEAN countries, and as a measure to achieve this goal, it has established a scholarship programme for overseas students from ASEAN and neighbouring countries.

For more details, please visit https://www.gss.u-toyama.ac.jp/program/global_sdgs/?lang=en

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CONTACT INFORMATION

University of Toyama
3190 Gofuku, Toyama-shi, Toyama 930-8555, Japan
Tel: +(81) 76-445-6302, +(81) 76-445-6678

Main Contact: International Exchange Division, International Affairs Department kokusai@adm.u-toyama.ac.jp
Secondary contact: Prof. Naoya Wada, Dean of Graduate School of Sustainability Studies wada@sci.u-toyama.ac.jp
Website: https://www.u-toyama.ac.jp/en/