Shinshu University is a national university with eight faculties (Arts, Education, Economics and Law, Science, Medicine, Engineering, Agriculture, and Textile Science and Technology) and six graduate schools. The University offers courses and conducts research across a broad range of academic disciplines on its five campuses located in Matsumoto, Nagano, Ueda, and Ina. Employing a total of 1,100 teaching staff, it has a student body of around 11,000 (including about 300 international students).
The University takes full advantage of its multidisciplinary character by encouraging collaboration between its various academic departments, resulting in internationally recognized research and innovative approaches to teaching.
Surrounded by the natural beauty of the Japan Alps mountain range-the “roof of Japan”-the University is a local center of knowledge, actively forging collaborative relationships with the local community and industry as it seeks for new ways to contribute to the goal of building a sustainable society.
A World-Class International Research Center
The Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting-Edge Research was established in order to bring together resources in five research areas in which the University has unique and world-class strengths: carbon science, energy and environmental science, fiber engineering, mountain science, and biomedical sciences. Our aim in pursuing this multi-faceted approach that transcends the traditional barriers separating academic fields is to nurture the next generation of researchers and position the University at the forefront of innovation and creativity in science and technology. In addition, we have established the “Global Aqua Innovation Center for Improving Living Standards and Water-sustainability (COI)”, a national project designed to promote social systems innovation. In the Reuters university rankings, Shinshu University was highly rated as one of the most innovative universities in Asia.
The Appeal of Being the “Only One”: the Faculty of Textile Science and Technology
The Faculty of Textile Science and Technology is the only faculty in Japan with “Textile” in its name. Since the time of the once-flourishing silk industry, it has been recognized as an international research center in fiber engineering, and in 2010 celebrated the centenary of its establishment. In 2012, we joined the European-based “Association of Universities for Textiles (AUTEX)” in order to stimulate international exchange and collaboration. We are proud of the way that in recent years our fiber engineering research has contributed to the worldwide development of material sciences.
Ranked No.１for University Local Community Contribution
Shinshu University was ranked top overall for four years running from 2012 to 2015 in the Nationwide University Local Contribution Survey conducted by the Nikkei Research Institute of Industry and Regional Economy.
Collaboration with local governments and local industries, offering open courses and symposia for the public, and providing local volunteers, are some of the ways in which the University’s human resources and research activities contribute to local development.
Education and Research Born from the Rich Natural Environment of Shinshu
Nagano Prefecture is located in the center of Japan, a region blessed with abundant natural resources such as clear air, pure water, blue skies, and beautiful mountains. Local folk crafts, historical assets, and traditional culture are kept alive throughout the prefecture at many popular sites such as Zenkoji, Matsumoto Castle, and Ueda Castle.
The University has five campuses turning out outstanding graduates in a wide range of fields. As a local center of knowledge, publishing the results of our unique research programs both in Japan and overseas, we proudly see our mission as that of “remaining rooted in the community, while opening up the world”.
信州大学是一所国立大学，设有八个学部（文学部、教育学部、经济学与法学部、理学部、医学部、工学部、农学部以及纤维学部）和六个研究生院。该校在松本、长野、上田和伊那五个校区开设课程，并开展广泛的学科研究。拥有约1100名教职员工，学生人数约11000人（包括约300名国际学生）。该大学充分发挥其多性向特色，鼓励各院系间开展合作，从而产出了国际认可的研究成果与创新教学模式。坐落在被誉为"日本屋脊"的日本阿尔卑斯山脉自然胜境中，这所大学作为区域知识中心，正积极与当地社区及产业建立协作关系，探索助力可持续社会建设的新路径。
世界级国际研究中心为整合学校在碳材料科学、能源环境科学、纤维工程学、山地科学及生物医学五大具有全球独特优势的研究领域资源，跨学科尖端研究集群应运而生。我们旨在通过这种打破传统学科壁垒的多维研究方法，培养新一代科研人才，并将大学定位为科学技术创新与创造的前沿阵地。此外，我们还设立了国家项目"全球水创新提升生活标准与可持续性中心（COI）“，旨在推动社会体系创新。在路透社大学排行榜中，信州大学被评为亚洲最具创新力的大学之一。
“唯一性"的魅力：纺织科学与技术学院纺织科学与技术学院是日本唯一名称中带有"纺织"二字的学院。自昔日繁荣的丝绸产业时代起，该院就被公认为纤维工程领域的国际研究中心，并于2010年迎来了建院百年庆典。2012年，为促进国际交流与合作，我院加入了总部位于欧洲的"纺织大学协会(AUTEX)”。近年来，我院的纤维工程研究为全球材料科学发展做出了贡献，我们对此深感自豪。地方贡献度排名第一的大学 ，信州大学在日经产业地域经济研究所实施的全国大学地方贡献度调查中，2012至2015年连续四年蝉联综合排名榜首。
该校通过与地方政府及当地产业协作、面向公众开放课程及研讨会、提供地方志愿者服务等方式，将人力资源与科研活动转化为推动地域发展的力量。源自信州丰富自然环境的教育与研究
长野县位于日本中心地带，这片土地得天独厚地拥有清新的空气、纯净的水源、湛蓝天空与壮丽山峦等丰沛自然资源。在善光寺、松本城、上田城等知名景点，当地民间工艺、历史遗产与传统文化得以鲜活传承。该大学拥有五个校区，培养出众多领域的优秀毕业生。作为地方知识中心，我们在日本国内外发表独特研究项目的成果，自豪地将使命定位为"扎根社区，面向世界”。