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Gifu University

岐阜大学
Motto	Learning, Exploring, Contributing
Type	National
Established	1949
President	Kazuhiro Yoshida
Academic staff	846(2023)
Administrative staff	334(May 2023)[a]
Undergraduates	5,619(May 2023)
Postgraduates	1,624(May 2023)
Location	Gifu , Gifu , Japan
Affiliations	Tokai National Higher Education and Research System
Website	https://www.gifu-u.ac.jp/

Gifu University (岐阜大学,Gifu Daigaku) is anational university in the city ofGifu,Gifu Prefecture,Japan. It is sometimes abbreviated asGidai (岐大) orGifudai (岐阜大).

TheTokai National Higher Education and Research System established by integrating withNagoya University in April 2020, both are major universities inTōkai region.

The following undergraduate and graduate degree programs and courses are offered on theYanagido campus.

• Faculty of Education
• Regional Studies
• School of Medicine
• Faculty of Engineering
• Faculty of AppliedBiological Sciences
• Faculty ofSocial System Management

• GraduateSchool of Education
• GraduateSchool of Regional Studies
• GraduateSchool of Medicine
• GraduateSchool of Engineering
• Graduate School ofScience and Technology
• United Graduate School ofAgricultural Science
• :Shizuoka University joined with Gifu University in establishing this united graduate school.
• Joint Graduate School ofVeterinary Sciences
• :Tottori University joined with Gifu University in establishing this joint graduate school.

• United Graduated School of Drug Discovery and MedicalInformation Science
• :Gifu Pharmaceutical University joined with Gifu University in establishing this united graduate school.

• Toichi Takenaka, President and CEO ofAstellas Pharma
• Fumio Sugimori, President and CEO ofToshiba Electron Tubes & Devices

• Kenji Manabe,Minister of the Environment (1998–1999)

• Sachi Sri Kantha, Associate Professor, Gifu University

• Ryoichi Akamatsu (born 1995), Japanese high jumper
• Akira Komoto, artist

According to the 2025QS World University Rankings, Gifu University was ranked 359th in Asia^[4] and 1001-1200 in the world.^[5]

Yanagido Campus

• JRGifu Station orMeitetsu Gifu Station to Gifu University: 30 minutes (Gifu Bus[1] or car)

• JRNagoya Station to JR Gifu Station: 18 minutes (JRTōkaidō Line)
• Meitetsu Nagoya Station to Meitetsu Gifu Station: 30 minutes (Meitetsu Nagoya Line)

• Gifu-Hashima Station (Tōkaidō Shinkansen) to Gifu University: 40 minutes (Car)
• Chūbu Centrair International Airport (nearest airport) to Meitetsu Gifu Station: 55 minutes (Meitetsu Airport Line[2]Archived 2021-01-26 at theWayback Machine)

• Official website

35°27′51″N136°44′20″E / 35.464052°N 136.73893°E /35.464052; 136.73893

• Buildings and structures in Gifu
• Universities and colleges in Gifu Prefecture
• Japanese national universities
• 1949 establishments in Japan
• Universities and colleges established in 1949

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