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  • ポイント❶ KUGS
    自らを知り、人間力を磨き、価値を表現し、世界とつながり、未来の課題に挑戦し、新しい社会を生きる
  • Point❷STEAM
    Creating innovation through the fusion of science (S), technology (T), engineering (E), art (A), mathematics (M), and other academic disciplines
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    Fostering "knowledge professionals" who contribute to global innovation and regional development

Students Teach and Nurture themselves

From pre-entry to working adults, Kanazawa University's consistent education system and diverse educational programmes provide a flexible and sophisticated learning experience tailored to the academic curiosity and pursuits of each student. More freely, more deeply - here you will find a menu of independent learning that will lead you to your future.

4 colleges There are four colleges that cover a wider range of academic areas than traditional faculties: College of Transdisciplinary Sciences for Innovation, College of Human and Social Sciences, College of Science and Engineering, and College of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences.
20 schools It is the basic unit of study for admission. There are 20 school that offer more flexibility and a broader field of study than traditional departments. Many school offer a "transitional elective" system in which students select programs and courses after admission.
Graduate schools Kanazawa University has seven graduate schools (Master, Doctoral, Professional Development in Teacher Education and Graduate School of Law) to train higher level researchers, educators and legal professionals.

Interfaculty Institute for Future Education

The Interfaculty Institute for Future Education is an internal organization under the leadership of the President that is responsible for a radical educational reform in order to create a learner-oriented educational environment (education where students learn and develop their own skills).
The organization is responsible for a radical educational reform under the president in order to create an environment for "Kanazawa University branded human resources" to lead the creation of the future. Furthermore, we will open our educational resources to students outside of the university, and link them to various types of learning, including recurrent education.

College of Transdisciplinary Sciences for Innovation

Fusion of arts and sciences (fusion of different disciplines), innovation, entrepreneurship, design thinking, and diversity - we provide integrative and fusion-oriented studies of diverse fields and systems to develop human resources who will lead innovation.

College of Human and Social Sciences

Human beings and society. Explore the world of knowledge freely. To confront the drastic changes that humans and their societies face in the 21st century, this colleges explores "human beings" and "society." Through six schools, students will deeply learn how to learn freely, overcoming the boundaries of existing academic disciplines, and develop the intellectual and behavioral abilities to deal with various issues in society.

College of Science and Engineering

The aim is to develop highly creative and technically skilled scientists who can contribute to society.
The Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Engineering were merged and integrated into College of Science and Engineering in 2008. In order to respond to the explosive development and fusion of fields, and to foster human resources who will lead future society through the creation of new value and technological innovation, College of Science and Engineering has reorganized the previous 6 schools system and started anew as 7 schools in 2018.

College of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences

We foster medical professionals with cutting-edge knowledge and skills and humanity.
In order to implement Faculty of Medicine education, which has been conducted separately in the past, in cooperation with each other, it has been reorganized into four schools College of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences. We foster medical, pharmaceutical, and healthcare professionals who are equipped with cutting-edge knowledge and skills and high ethical standards, and who can contribute to patient-oriented, holistic medical care.

Institute of Liberal Arts and Science

The department is responsible for the basic education of all colleges students to deepen their expertise. The program also offers a wide variety of subjects and class formats to cultivate the foundations and human qualities necessary for students to succeed in the world.

Undergraduate Training Course for School Nurses

It is a Nursing Teacher training institute designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology as a Nursing Teacher training institute as stipulated by the Educational Personnel Licensing Law.

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