Kanazawa University (, abbreviated to ) is a Japanese national university in the city of Kanazawa, the capital of Ishikawa Prefecture. Founded in 1862, it was chartered as a university in 1949. Kanazawa University is divided into two main campuses: Kakuma and Takaramachi. University enrollment is about 10,100 students, including 636 international students in 2021.

History

The university was founded in 1862 as an institution for smallpox vaccination (種痘 所, Shutō-sho ) called Hikoso Vaccination Center (彦三種痘所), which was established by the Kaga Domain. In 1876 it became a medical school funded by Ishikawa Prefecture. In 1887 it became the Medical Faculty of the Fourth Higher Middle School (第四 高等 中 学校 医学 部, Dai-shi kōtō chūgakkō igakubu ) and then in 1894 to the Medical Faculty of the Fourth Higher School (第四 高等学校 医学 部, Dai-shi kōtō gakkō igakubu ). In 1901 it developed into the Kanazawa Medical College (Kanazawa Medical College, Kanazawa igaku semmon gakkō) and then in 1923 to the Kanazawa Medical University (Kanazawa Medical University, Kanazawa ika daigaku). The prefectural and municipal governments wanted to promote the medical college to a comprehensive imperial university (the Medical School as its medical faculty); this was not realized before the Second World War. In 1949, Kanazawa University was formed through the merger of Kanazawa Medical School (金沢医科大学) and five state technical schools: The former main building of the Fourth High School (built 1891), became The Fourth High School Memorial Museum of Cultural Exchange (石川四高記念文化交流館). The main campus of Kanazawa University was first located in the former Kanazawa Castle. In 1989 the larger Kakuma campus was opened and in 1994 the headquarters moved to the new campus.

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Basic data

Location

Emblem

Organization

Faculties (former undergraduate programs)

Kanazawa University has eight faculties (学部).

Colleges (undergraduate programs)

Kanazawa University has three colleges (学域) and 16 schools (学類) for undergraduate programs.

Graduate schools

Research facilities

Campuses

Kakuma Campus

Takaramachi Tsuruma Campus

Heiwamachi Campus

Experimental school attached to the College of Human and Social Sciences

Notable alumni

Points of interest

Gallery (Kakuma Campus)

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