Kobe University

The roots of the university can be traced back to 1902, when the was established. Its first president was . In 1929 this school was renamed , and it was further renamed in 1944, . In 1949, under Japan's new educational systems, the university was merged with Hyogo Normal School, Hyogo Junior Normal School, Kobe Technical College and Himeji High School, all of which were in Hyōgo Prefecture, leading to the creation of Kobe University. The university has since been expanded and has created new faculties to complement its main academic foundations, which have been strongly established in the fields of economics and commerce. == Organisation ==

Undergraduate faculties • • • • • • • • • • • Graduate schools • Graduate School of Humanities • Graduate School of Intercultural Studies • Graduate School of Human Development and Environment • Graduate School of Law • Tier 1 full-time law school • Graduate School of Economics • The Okishio Theorem (Nobuo Okishio) is well known and appreciated worldwide • Graduate School of Business Administration • Tier 1 full-time MBA school • Graduate School of Science • Graduate School of Medicine • Graduate School of Health Sciences • Graduate School of Engineering • Graduate School of System Informatics • Graduate School of Agricultural Science • Graduate School of Maritime Sciences • Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies Research institutes • Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration == Campuses ==

The university comprises four campuses: Rokkodai, Kusunoki, Myodani, and Fukae. Rokkodai Campus is the main campus of the university, and nine out of the eleven faculties are located there. Rokkodai area • Campus :Law, Economics, Business Administration (2-1, Rokkodai, Nada-ku, Kobe) • Campus :Letters, Science, Agriculture, Engineering (1-1, Rokkodai, Nada-ku, Kobe) • Campus :Intercultural Studies (1-2-1, Tsurukabuto, Nada-ku, Kobe) • Campus :Human Development (3-11, Tsurukabuto, Nada-ku, Kobe) Kusunoki area • Campus :Medicine (7-5-1, Kusunoki, Chūō-ku, Kobe) Myodani area • Campus :Health Sciences (7-10-2, Tomogaoka, Suma-ku, Kobe) Fukae area • Campus :Maritime Sciences (5-1-1, Fukaeminami, Higashinada-ku, Kobe) == Academic reputation and rankings ==

QS World University Rankings ranked the university 465th in the world in 2024. In 2023, THE World University Rankings categorised the university within the 601-800th tier globally, without specifying an exact rank. Popularity and selectivity Shindai is a popular university in Japan. Its admission process is usually considered as selective. It is ranked in top 20 in Japan. == International education ==

Scholarships for international students Kobe university encourages international students to study at the university through a number of scholarships for eligible students. Some of them are: • Japanese Government Scholarship System • JASSO/ Honors Scholarship • Hyogo Prefecture Private Foreign Student Scholarship • Kobe/Sugawara Scholarship == Notable alumni ==

Sosuke_Uno_19890603.jpg|Sōsuke Uno,75th Prime Minister of Japan Shigeru Ishiba and Sanae Takaichi 20241211 (cropped).jpg|Sanae Takaichi,104th Prime Minister of Japan Sazō Idemitsu.jpg|Sazō Idemitsu,founder, Idemitsu Kosan Rizaburo Toyoda.jpg|Rizaburo Toyoda,The first president of Toyota Masato_Sagawa_March_3,_2014-.png|Masato Sagawa,the 2022 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering laureate PM_Modi_during_a_visit_to_the_stem_cell_research_centre_at_Kyoto_University_(cropped).jpg|Shinya Yamanaka,the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine winner 脇田晴子.jpg|Haruko Wakita,historical researcher, Order of Culture • Politics • Sōsuke Uno, 75th Prime Minister of Japan • Masayuki Naoshima, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry • Sanae Takaichi, 104th Prime Minister of Japan • Technology • Sazō Idemitsu, founder, Idemitsu Kosan • Rizaburo Toyoda, founder, the first president of Toyota • Tadahiro Sekimoto, recipient of the IEEE Medal of Honor, ex-CEO, NEC. • Academic • Masato Sagawa, Neodymium magnet researcher, awarded the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering in 2022 • Shinya Yamanaka, stem cell researcher, awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2012 • Haruko Wakita, historical researcher, Order of Culture in 2010 • Arts • Shirin Nezammafi, Iranian writer • Shijaku Katsura II, Rakugo performer • Kuranosuke Sasaki, Japanese actor • Kumi Tanioka, Japanese video game music composer and musician • Yasuo Mizui, Sculptor, awarded Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Commandeur) == Notable faculty ==

• Yasutomi Nishizuka, biochemist, awarded the Lasker Award in 1989 • Ichiro Fujimori, visiting professor, electrical engineer == See also ==