Last update :2025/10/07
Kanazawa University
Ishikawa
National
Welcome to Kanazawa University
Kanazawa University consists of the four colleges of "College of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Sciences", "Human and Social Sciences", "Science and Engineering" and "Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences", 7 graduate schools, and other organizations such as a Cancer Research Institute.It plays an important role as a core university that contributes to higher education and academic research on the Japan Sea side of the country. The enrollment is about 10,750 and students come not only from the Hokuriku prefectures of Ishikawa, Fukui, and Toyama, but also rofm various other areas of the country. There are about 780 international students from 60 countries and regions including Asian countries such as China, Korea, Indonesia, Vietnam, and other countries, who are studying in pursuit of their goals.From 2008, the previous academic structure of 8 faculties and 25 colleges have been reorganized and integrated into 3 colleges and 16 schools, which gave students more flexibility in selecting courses.Since then, in response to the needs of the times, they have been reorganized, and in 2023, they became 4 colleges and 20 schools . It is possible to study one discipline in depth to master a specialized topic, and also to take classes in a wide range of disciplines to obtain a variety of knowledge.
Basic information
- Scholarship system
- Yes ( for some international students)
- Tuition exemption/ reduction system
- Yes ( for all of international students)
- Accommodation support
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Providing student dormitory : Yes ( for some international students) Supports other than student dormitory : No (Special notes) : In addition to our university's dormitories, we also arrange some rooms at the Ishikawa International Students House which is operated by Ishikawa Prefecture Ishikawa Foundation For International Exchange . - Availability of prayer room
- Yes (for some campuses only)
- Availability of religious meals at cafeterias
- Yes
Faculty/school group
Bachelor's Degree
- College of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Sciences | School of Tourism Sciences and Design
- College of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Sciences | School for the Future of Innovation in Society
- College of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Sciences | School of Smart Technology and Innovation
- College of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences | School of Health Science Department of Occupational Therapy
- College of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences | School of Health Science Department of Physical Therapy
- College of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences | School of Health Science Department of Laboratory Sciences
- College of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences | School of Health Science Department of Radiological Technology
- College of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences | School of Health Science Department of Nursing
- College of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences | School of Pharmacy
- College of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences | School of Medicine
- College of Human and Social Sciences | School of International Studies
- College of Human and Social Sciences | School of Regional Development Studies
- College of Human and Social Sciences | School of Teacher Education Joint Institute of Teacher Education
- College of Human and Social Sciences | School of Economics
- College of Human and Social Sciences | School of Law
- College of Human and Social Sciences | School of Humanities
- College of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences | School of Medical and Pharmaceutical Science
- College of Science and Engineering | School of Biological Science and Technology
- College of Science and Engineering | School of Geosciences and Civil Engineering
- College of Science and Engineering | School of Electrical ,Information and Communication Engineering
- College of Science and Engineering | School of Frontier Engineering
- College of Science and Engineering | School of Mechanical Engineering
- College of Science and Engineering | School of Chemistry
- College of Science and Engineering | School of Mathematics and Physics
Doctoral Degree
- Graduate School of Medical Sciences | Division of Health Sciences
- Graduate School of Advanced Preventive Medical Sciences | Division of Advanced Preventive Medical Sciences
- Graduate School of Medical Sciences | Division of Medicine
- Graduate School of Human and Socio-Environmental Studies | Division of Human and Socio-Environmental Studies
- Graduate School of Frontier Science Initiative | Division of Transdisciplonary Sciences
- Graduate School of Frontier Science Initiative | Division of Nano Life Science
- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology | Division of Biological Science and Technology
- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology | Division of Geosciences and Civil Engineering
- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology | Dision of Frontier Engineering
- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology | Division of Electrical ,Information and Communication Engineering
- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology | Division of Mechanical Science and Engineering
- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology | Division of Material Chemistry
- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology | Division of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Master's Degree
- Graduate School of Medical Sciences | Division of Health Sciences
- Graduate Shool of Medical Sciences | Division of Medical Science
- Graduate School of Law | Division of Law and Politics Special Examination in English(Admission in October)
- Graduate School of Law | Division of Law and Politics, The Special Examination in English
- Graduate School of Law | Division of Law and Politics (Admission in October)
- Graduate School of Law | Division of Law and Politics
- Graduate School of Human and Socio-Environmental Studies | Division of International Studies ,Remote Special Selection for "Overseas-Resident" Applicants
- Graduate School of Human and Socio-Environmental Studies | Division of International Studies
- Graduate School of Human and Socio-Environmental Studies | Division of Regional Development Studies
- Graduate School of Human and Socio-Environmental Studies | Division of Economics
- Graduate School of Human and Socio-Environmental Studies | Division of Humanities,Remote Special Selection for"Overseas-Resident"Applicants
- Graduate School of Human and Socio-Environmental Studies | Division of Humanities
- Graduate School of Frontier Science Initiative | Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences
- Graduate School of Frontier Science Initiative | Division of Nano Life Science
- Graduate School of Frontier Science Initiative | Division of Convergence Science
- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology | Division of Biological Scinece and Technology
- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology | Division of Geosciences and Civil Engineering
- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology | Division of Frontier Engineering
- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology | Division of Electrical ,Information and Communication Engineering
- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology | Division of Mechanical Science and Engineering
- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology | Division of Material Chemistry
- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology | Division of Mathematical and Physical Sciences