岡山大学 | |
 Okayama University Library (Tsushima Campus) | |
| Motto | "Creating and fostering higher knowledge and wisdom" |
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| Type | Public (National) |
| Established | Founded 1870 Chartered 1922 |
| President | Yasutomo Nasu[1] |
Academic staff | 1,312 full-time （May 2021）[2] |
Administrative staff | 1,270（May 2021）[2] |
| Students | 13,024（May 2021）[2] |
| Undergraduates | 10,084（May 2021）[2] |
| Postgraduates | 2,970（May 2021）[2] |
| 1,237（May 2021）[2] | |
| Location | ,, |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Blue and red ocher |
| Website | www.okayama-u.ac.jp |
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Okayama University (岡山大学,Okayama Daigaku) is anational university inJapan. The main campus is located in Tsushima-Naka,Okayama,Okayama Prefecture.
The school was founded in 1870 and it was established as a university in 1949. In 2014, the university was selected as one of the 37Top Global Universities by the JapaneseMinistry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).
Okayama University was originally founded as theMedical Training Place (医学館,Igakkan) in 1870 byOkayama-Han. After theabolition of the han system, it became the Okayama Prefectural Medical School (岡山県医学校) in 1880. In 1888 it was merged into a national school, the Third Higher Middle School (第三高等中学校,Daisan kōtō chūgakkō)[3] to constitute the Medical Faculty. The Medical Faculty became an independent school in 1901 and was renamedOkayama Medical Speciality School (岡山医学専門学校,Okayama igaku semmon gakkō),[4] a four-year medical school for men ages 17–21 or above. In 1922, the school was chartered asOkayama Medical College (岡山医科大学,Okayama ika daigaku), a four-year medical college for men ages 19–23 or above.
In 1949, afterWorld War II, the college was merged with other national and public colleges in Okayama Prefecture to establishOkayama University, under Japan's new education system. The predecessors of the university were:
The new campus (Tsushima Campus) was the formercamp of theImperial Japanese Army (the 17th Division). Afteroccupation army left the camp in 1947, the students of the Sixth Higher School (whose buildings were burnt in the war) guarded the camp, residing in the former militarybarracks. Later, the camp became their campus. The faculties of Okayama University, except the Medical School, were gradually relocated to Tsushima Campus.
The university at first had five faculties: Law and Letters, Education, Science, Agriculture and Medicine. The latter history of the university is as follows:
| Global | |||
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| THE[5] | General | 801–1000 | |
| QS[6] | General | 951-1000 | |
| ARWU[7] | Research | 501–600 | |
| Regional | |||
| QS Asia (Asia version)[8] | General | =230 | |
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| THE (Japan version)[9] | Educational commitment | 21 | |
Okayama University was ranked as the top university in theChugoku andShikoku area in the 2020–2021University Brand Image Survey conducted byNikkei BP.[10]
In 2023, Okayama University ranked 21st in Japan and 351-400th in Asia according toTimes Higher Education.[11]
TheQS World University Rankings placed Okayama University in the 901-950th bracket overall, 613rd in Sustainability, and 134th in East Asia in 2024.[12] In theAcademic Ranking of World Universities, Okayama University ranked 501-600th worldwide in 2023.[13]
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