2008-2009

YOKOHAMANational University

YOKOHAMA National University's MissionWith a spirit cultivated and upheld since its founding, YNU is building a strong basis in research and education

on the world stage in the 21st century. Towards this end, YNU is PRACTICAL, responding the needs of

society that surrounds us;YNU is ADVANCED, actively promoting new endeavors and innovation with daring;

YNU is OPEN, widely opening our doors to all aspects of society; YNU is INTERNATIONAL, facilitating and

encouraging exchange from all over the world.

Introduction　Yokohama National University (YNU) was established in 1949, merged from Yokohama Normal School (est. in 1876), Kanagawa Prefectural Training Institution for Teachers of Supplementary Vocational Education (est. in 1920), Yokohama Higher School of Commerce (est. in 1923) and Yokohama Higher School of Technology (est. in 1920). Currently, the university comprises four undergraduates (Education and Human Sciences, Economics, Business Administration, Engineering) and four graduate schools (Education, Social Sciences, Engineering, Environment and Information Sciences) and has developed into a university with more than 1,000 faculty members and 10,000 students. Since 2004, YNU has made a fresh start as a National University Corporation.　Based on more than fifty years of history and tradition, YNU is highly internationalized, as it respects and strives to respond to the needs of society. The university is determined to provide effective knowledge to its students and administers research and education with the aim to develop into a university open to society and eager to welcome new challenges.　YNU, located in the historically international city of Yokohama, has been highly dedicated to a global perspective and has concluded International Exchange Agreements with approximately 80 universities in 30 countries and regions. More than 750 international students from 60 countries are presently enrolled at YNU.

Organization

FacultiesFaculty of Education and Human Sciences Faculty of Economics Faculty of Business AdministrationSchool of Engineering

Graduate SchoolsGraduate School of EducationInternational Graduate School of Social SciencesGraduate School of Engineering / Faculty of EngineeringGraduate School of Environment and Information Sciences

/ Faculty of Environment and Information SciencesTokyo Gakugei University United Graduate School of

Education

University Library

Office of Industry and Community Liaison

Common Facilities for Research and EducationHealth Service CenterRadio-Isotope (RI) CenterCooperative Research and Development CenterInternational Student CenterInformation Processing CenterInstrumental Analysis CenterEducation CenterVenture Business LaboratoryCenter for Risk Management and Safety SciencesCenter for Future Medical Social Infrastructure Based

on Information Communications TechnologyGlobal-Local Education and Research CenterCenter for Oceanic Studies and Integrated EducationCenter for Corporate Strategy and Economic GrowthInterdisciplinary Research CenterForeign Student HouseOoka International HouseUniversity HallMinesawa International HouseEducation and Culture HallIncubation Facilities

Administration BureauGeneral Affairs DepartmentFinance DepartmentStudent Affairs DepartmentFacilities DepartmentLibrary and Information DepartmentIndustry-University Cooperation Division

(As of May 1, 2008)

PresidentVice Presidents

Executive Directors(Board of Directors)

Research and Education Council Joint Management Council

Auditor

EnrollmentUndergraduates (As of May 1, 2008)

Faculties Students International Students TotalEducation and Human Sciences 2,023 54 2,077Economics 1,064 74 1,138Business Administration 1,410 50 1,460Engineering 3,059 55 3,114

Total 7,556 233 7,789

Graduate Students (As of May 1, 2008)

Graduate SchoolsMaster’s Program Doctoral Program Law

SchoolSubtotal

TotalStudents Intl. Students Students Intl. Students Students Intl. Students Law School

Education 277 24 ― ― ― 277 24 ― 301International G.S. of Social Sciences 113 165 128 57 153 241 222 153 616Engineering 829 37 121 45 ― 950 82 ― 1,032Environment and Information Sciences 378 28 180 38 ― 558 66 ― 624

Total 1,597 254 429 140 153 2,026 394 153 2,573

Careers after Graduation Number of Doctoral Degrees Conferred (FY 2007)

Graduate Schools NumberSocial Sciences 26Engineering 48Environment and Information Sciences 42

Total 116

Number of International Students (As of May 1, 2008)

Country / Region NumberAsia China 326

Korea, R. 146Taiwan 19Hong Kong 2Philippines 6Malaysia 18Indonesia 14Vietnam 43Cambodia 8Thailand 9Laos 5Myanmar 11Mongolia 11Bhutan 3Nepal 11Bangladesh 14India 5Sri Lanka 4Pakistan 2Iran 2Turkey 2

International Students by Areas

Country / Region NumberSyria 1Jordan 4

Africa Tunisia 1Egypt 1Kenya 3Nigeria 2Tanzania 1Cameroon 1Malawi 1Madagascar 1Uganda 1South Africa 1

Oceania Australia 5New Zealand 3

North America United States 13Central/ South El Salvador 1America Costa Rica 1

Colombia 1Brazil 12Peru 2Bolivia 2

Country / Region NumberParaguay 2Argentina 1

Europe United Kingdom 4Portugal 1Spain 1France 5Germany 6Italy 1Norway 1Austria 1Hungary 2Bosnia and Herzegovina 1Bulgaria 4Latvia 1Romania 4

Russia / Uzbekistan 10NIS Kazakhstan 1

Kyrgyz 2Moldova 1Russia 4

Total 772

Asia666 (86.3%)

Oceania8 (1%)

Russia / NIS15 (2%)

South America22 (2.8%)

Africa13 (1.7%)

North America13 (1.7%)

Europe35 (4.5%)

Private Firm1,437 (66%)

Teacher161 (7%)

Government89 (4%)

Pursue FurtherStudy

65 (3%)

Others441 (20%) (FY 2007)

(As of May 1, 2008)

Total of StudentsGraduated

1,051

Asia666 (86.3%)

Oceania8 (1%)

Russia / NIS15 (2%)

South America22 (2.8%)

Africa13 (1.7%)

North America13 (1.7%)

Europe35 (4.5%)

Private Firm1,437 (66%)

Teacher161 (7%)

Government89 (4%)

Pursue FurtherStudy

65 (3%)

Others441 (20%) (FY 2007)

(As of May 1, 2008)

Total of StudentsGraduated

1,051

Number of Staffs (As of May 1, 2008)

President/ Executive Directors/Auditors Full-time Teaching Staffs Full-time Non-teaching Staffs Total

7 711 273 991

Number of Researchers / Teaching Staff from Abroad (FY 2007)

Number of Researchers / Teaching Staff Staying Abroad (FY 2007)

Researchers / Teaching Staff Exchange by Areas

Region / Country NumberAsia India 13

Indonesia 2Korea, R. 24Singapore 1Thailand 2Taiwan 1China 58Korea, D.P.R. 1Turkey 1Nepal 1Bangladesh 6Philippines 4Vietnam 1

Region / Country NumberMalaysia 4

Africa D.R. Congo 1Tunisia 1

Oceania Australia 3North Canada 3America United States 29Central/South Guatemala 1America Brazil 3Europe Ireland 3

Italy 1Netherlands 1Sweden 2Spain 2

Region / Country NumberSlovakia 2Serbia 1Czech 3Germany 8Hungary 1Finland 3France 4Bulgaria 1Poland 2United Kingdom 7

Russia/NIS Russia 2Total 203

Region / Country NumberAsia India 14

Indonesia 6Korea, R. 96Cambodia 3Singapore 16Sri Lanka 1Thailand 21Taiwan 42China 101Syria 1Bangladesh 3Philippines 10Vietnam 12Malaysia 11Myanmar 2Mongolia 2Laos 9United Arab Emirates 2Oman 1Qatar 1Turkey 9

Africa Algeria 1

Region / Country NumberEgypt 1Kenya 2Tanzania 3Tunisia 1Madagascar 2Morocco 1

Oceania Australia 16Kiribati 1New Zealand 7

North Canada 150America United States 17Central/South Argentina 1America Peru 1

Mexico 2Brazil 5

Europe Ireland 1Italy 25Ukraine 1Austria 10Netherlands 12Cyprus 1

Region / Country NumberGreece 4Switzerland 9Sweden 5Spain 14Slovakia 2Czech 6Denmark 4Germany 33Norway 3Hungary 5Finland 8France 34Bulgaria 2Belgium 2Poland 6Portugal 5Malta 1Romania 1United Kingdom 41

Russia/NIS Russia 10Total 819

Areas from Abroad Areas Staying Abroad(FY 2007) (FY 2007)

Central/SouthAmerica9 (1%)

Oceania24 (3%)

Africa11 (1%)

North America167 (20%)

Europe235 (29%)

Russia/NIS10 (1%) Asia

365 (45%)

Central/SouthAmerica4 (2%)

Oceania3 (1%)

Africa2 (1%)

North America32 (16%)

Europe41 (20%)

Russia/NIS2 (1%)

Asia119 (59%)

Academic Exchange Agreements (As of Nov. 1, 2008)Agreements between Universities(60 Universities from 24 Countries/Regions)

Country /Region Partner University Concluded

YearAustralia Australian National University 1996

University of Technology, Sydney 1997Macquarie University 1998Flinders University 1998

Brazil University of São Paulo 1983Canada University of Saskatcehewan 2004

École Polytechnique de Montréal 2005University of Toronto, Faculty of Arts and Science 2008

China Shanghai Jiao Tong University 1982Beijing Normal University 1998East China Normal University 2000Shanxi University 2005Tianjin University 2005Tsinghua University 2008

Czech VŠB Technical University of Ostrava 2003Tomas Bata University in Zlín 2008

France École Centrale Paris 1985Université Jean Moulin-Lyon 3 1998University of Poitiers 1999Université Paris XII 2005Université Stendhal - Grenoble 3 2006

Germany Saarland University 1981Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen 1986

University of Osnabrück 1999University of Erfurt 2003

Greece National and Kapodistrian University of Athens 1993India Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur 2004

Indian Statistical Institute 2008Italy University of Pisa, Faculty of Economics 2006Korea R. University of Seoul 1998

Korea University 2003Sookmyung Women's University 2004Yeungnam University 2005Kyonggi University 2005Yonsei University 2006Cheju National University 2007Pukyoung National University 2007

Madagascar University of Antananarivo 2004Malaysia Universiti Sains Malaysia 2008Netherlands Delft University of Technology 1996New Zealand University of Otago 2004Philippines University of Santo Tomas 2007Portugal University of Lisbon 2008Switzerland University of Bern 1998Taiwan National University of Kaohsiung 2006Thailand Thammasat University 2008United Kingdom University of Sheffield 1997

University of Durham 1999Cardiff University 2004Nottingham Trent University 2005University of Southampton 2006

United States San Diego State University 1978University of Georgia 1988Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1995

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1995Bellarmine University 2001

Agreements between Faculties(30 Faculties from 25 Universities, 16 Countries/Regions)

Country /Region Partner University Concluded

YearUnited States California State University, Sacramento 2001

Utah State University 2002San Jose State University 2005

Vietnam University of Transport and Communications 2008Australia Monash University, Faculty of

Engineering 1996

Monash University, Faculty of Science 1996Austria Graz University of Technology 2007Bangladesh University of Dhaka, Faculty of Science 2005China Tsinghua University, School of Law 2000

Tsinghua University, Department of Chemical Engineering 2001

Tsinghua University, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering 2003

Finland University of Oulu 2008France Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 2001Korea R. Pukyong National University, College

of Engineering 1995

University of Seoul, College of Engineering 1996

Pusan National University, College of Engineering 1996

Seoul National University, College of Engineering and Graduate School of Engineering 1999

Jeonju University, College of Arts, Athletics and Visual Communication 2005

Kyungpook National University, School of Law 2005

Yonsei University, Center for Advanced RFID/USN Technologies 2006

Changwon National University, Graduate School 2008

Changwon National University, College of Engineering 2008

Mongolia National University of Mongolia, Faculty of Chemistry 2007

Philippines University of Perpetual Help System, Laguna 2003

Russia Lomonosov Moscow State University, Institute of Asian and African Studies 2002

Singapore Nanyang Technological University, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences

2008

Sweden University of Jönköping, Jönköping International Business School 2002

Taiwan National Taiwan University, College of Engineering 2006

National Chiao Tung University, College of Science 2008

Thailand King Mongkut's University of Technology ,Thonburi Faculty of Engineering

1995

Prince of Songkla University, Faculty of Engineering 1999

Prince of Songkla University, Faculty of Science 2003

United Kingdom

University of Exeter, School of Business and Economics 2008

United States University of Redlands, Redlands Institute 2008

Facilities for International Students / ResearchersInternational Student Center　This center provides international students with systematic instruction in the Japanese language and cultural adaptation and also offers counseling for international students on academic and daily life, and for Japanese students on studying abroad.

* JUNIOR YEAR OVERSEAS (JOY) PROGRAM　In order to further promote the internationalization of the university, this program offers international students from partner universities the opportunity to take courses for up to a year from a wide-based curriculum ranging from engineering to liberal arts. While the primary language of instruction is English, students with sufficient Japanese language proficiency are also able to take courses taught in Japanese. This program also facilitates sending YNU students to our overseas partner universities.

Accommodations for International Students / Researchers　YNU offers two dormitories for international students. The Foreign Student House is a dormitory for international students only, while both Japanese students and international students can use the Minesawa International House, getting the opportunity to exchange cultures through life at the dormitory. Accommodations for researchers who studies at YNU are also provided.

Among Fascinating Research ActivitiesCOE (Centers of Excellence) Program　This program, supported by the Japanese government, strengthen and enhance the education and research functions of graduate schools, to foster highly creative young researchers who will go on to become world leaders in their respective fields through experiencing and practicing research of the highest world standard.　YNU was selected to work for the new “GLOBAL COE PROGRAM” which are; “Innovative Integration between Medicine and Engineering Based on Information Communications Technology” led by Prof. Ryuji Kohno of the Faculty of Engineering and “Global Eco-Risk Management from Asian Viewpoints” led by Prof. Hiroyuki Matsuda of Faculty of Environment and Information Sciences.　YNU was also selected to conduct two works under the previous COE Program. Those were; “Creation of Future Social Infrastructure Based on Information Telecommunication Technology” led by Prof. Ryuji Kohno and “Environmental Risk Management for Bio/Eco-Systems” lead by Prof. Kohei Urano of Faculty of Environment and Information Sciences.

Annual Revenues and Expenditures

*”Self Generated Income” includes tuition fee, entrance fee, entrance examination fee and miscellaneous income.

ManagementExpenses Grant

9,272 (50%)

*Self GrantedIncome

6,457 (35%)

Subsidy Income 150(0.8%)

Center for NationalUniversity Financeand ManagementFacility Expenses

Grant47 (0.3%)

FacilitiesMaintenance Grant

969 (5%)

Donation451 (2.5%)

AppropriatedSurplus Liquidation

67( 0.4%)

Industry-UniversityCollaboration

Research Income1,036 (6%)

Education andResearchExpenses

11,147 (65%)

Industry-University

CollaborationResearchExpenses

1,088 (6.2%)FaciliteisMaintenance

Expenses1,016 (5.9%)

Subsidies150 (0.9%)

GeneralAdministration

Expenses3,446 (20%)

DonationBusiness381 (2%)

(FY 2007) (FY 2007)

18,453 Million Yen 17,230 Million Yen

Revenue Expenditure

YNU Faculties and Graduate SchoolsFaculty of Education and Human Sciences　This faculty is comprised of four courses; School Education which is aimed at training teachers, Environmental Sciences, Multimedia Studies, and Social Network Globalization, which are framed in a comprehensive human science theme. Key phrases which aim to promote personnel who can bear the burden of cultural and scientific creation in the next generation, are "Advanced Information Literacy," "Network Techniques of Knowledge," and a deep "Understanding of Environment and Community".

Faculty of Economics　This faculty is comprised of two departments and three courses: Division of Economic Systems (Economics Course/Law and Economics Course) and International Economics, and offers education with a balance between theory and practice through measures such as a focus on computer proficiency, thereby educating people with a cross-disciplinary perspective.

Faculty of Business Administration　This faculty is aimed at education and research for the effective utilization of the management resources of people, things, money, information, and intellectual property, by offering courses such as Business Administration, Accounting and Information, Management System Science, and International Business, each with its own focused objective.

School of Engineering　This school, through its Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science; Materials Science and Chemical Engineering; Civil Engineering, Architecture and Marine Technology; Electrical and Computer Engineering and Physics Divisions, deals with materials that are beneficial to humanity, energy, the development and creation of information, and research and education related to the creation of a comfortable environment.

Graduate School of Education　This school is aimed to respond to the various problems of present times, including problems related to the education of children, internationalization, computerization, the declining birthrate and the aging population and environmental problems. The establishment of a wide range of majors, and interdisciplinary education and research enabled by courses covering multiple majors, help to train faculty and educators capable of flexible thinking over a wide range of perspectives.*TOKYO GAKUGEI UNIVERSITY UNITED GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION　This graduate course was established by Tokyo Gakugei University, with the participation of Yokohama National University, Saitama University, and Chiba University and works to create and establish a "Curriculum Research as General Sciences" to train researchers in the new field of education curriculum.

International Graduate School of Social Sciences　This graduate school conducts education research related to the areas of economics, business administration, law, politics, and international development in a general frame of social sciences. Education in the master course is positioned as the final stage of systematic education in each field. It is characterized by the international nature of its programs, offering English education to students from developing countries and by its emphasis in practicality. With a high level of cutting-edge education and research in each field's doctoral course, this graduate school counts on prominent researchers and faculty members.

Graduate School of Engineering / Faculty of Engineering　This graduate school cultivates engineers and researchers infused with a frontier spirit, who can independently search for issues and make flexible and comprehensive judgments regarding unknown problems from a wide perspective. While the master course is positioned as the core of the university's specialized education, the doctoral course is focused on the creation, research, and development of original technology and science, and the fostering of advanced, highly creative development engineers and researchers who can independently open up new areas of learning and industry.

Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences / Faculty of Environment and Information Sciences　This graduate school promotes researchers literate in science and technology, who can contribute to finding solutions to a variety of problems affecting the global environment with specialized knowledge and technology, with multifaceted insights and the ability to utilize advanced, cutting-edge information systems, as well as advanced professional practitioners with the ability to solve practical problems.

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Access to YNU

−Board the Yokohama Municipal Bus number 201 or 202 from Yokohama Station West Exit Bus Terminal (approximately 20 minutes ride), alight at "Okazawa-cho" bus stop. When using bus number 201, use the overpass to reach the Main Entrance.−Board the Sotetsu Bus number 5 or 10 at Yokohama Station West Exit Bus Terminal (approximately 25 minutes ride), and alight at "Okazawa-cho" bus stop. Then use the overpass to reach the Main Entrance.

How to reach YNU from Yokohama Station

● Movement between major points inside the Tokyo-Yokohama area is convenient due to the efficient public transportation system in place.　Below are some of the convenient routes available:

− From Tokyo Station to Yokohama Station −30 minutes by JR Tokaido Line or Yokosuka Line− From Tokyo Narita Airport to Yokohama Station−90 minutes by JR Narita Express− From Tokyo Narita Airport to Yokohama City Air Terminal (YCAT) −120 minutes by Airport Limousine Bus

Transportation to Yokohama

Science and International Affairs Division, General Affairs DepartmentYokohama National University

79-1, Tokiwadai, Hodogayaku, Yokohama City, JAPAN, 240-8501Phone : +81-45-339-3036 Fax : +81-45-339-3039

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