About Nagoya University

Nagoya University (NU) was first founded in 1871 as a temporary hospital and medical school. After
undergoing several transitions, NU was established as an imperial university in 1939, and it has grown to
be one of the world's top research universities. Throughout its history, NU has maintained a free and vibrant
academic culture. Conducting research and education on all aspects of human beings, society, and nature,
the University pursues its goal of contributing to the well-being and happiness of humankind.
Nagoya Universitys fundamental objective is to cultivate leaders with genuine courage and intellect. We call
such leaders Yuuki-aru Chishiki-jin , that is individuals who are able to harness their courage, curiosity,
and creativity to fully, yet responsibly, exploit their freedom with their educational and research endeavors.
Its multi-disciplinary curriculum is designed to cultivate ethical leaders who are able to develop innovative
solutions, through inquiry and analysis, with strong communication and teamwork skills to be productive
members of the global environment. Nagoya University welcomes highly motivated students who share this
vision to apply to our programs.
Facts & Figures
- Over 95% of our undergraduate students receive job offers prior to their graduation.
- 6 Nobel Laureates in Japan since 2000 are from Nagoya University.
- NU is a research-intensive university:
-Receiving the most significant government grants
-Ranked 3rd and 4th among Japanese universities in terms of number of patents registered
in the United States and in Japan (2000-2009)
- Home to over 20 research institutes
- Ranked top 20 in Asia (QS2014)
- 14 graduate schools, 9 undergraduate schools, 3 research institutes and 18 research centers.
- Home to approximately 16,000 students (1600 international-10% of students body)
- Close to 400 academic exchange partners worldwide
University Organization
Schools & Research Institutes / Centers & The Library

Message from President

Michinari Hamaguchi, D. Med.

President of Nagoya University
As a pivotal and comprehensive research university, it is our mission to foster our students to be rational
and creative persons as outstanding human resources to the world; individuals who will be able to respond
to the constantly changing social demands.
We are proud of our free and vibrant academic culture. The school charter states that Nagoya University
shall cultivate courageous intellectuals endowed with powers to sustain the future of humanity. Our ability in
world-class research activities has most recently drawn the attention of the world in 2008 when three of our
faculty members were awarded the Nobel Prize. While making the most of our academic culture, we intend
to move forward with balanced research activities and cultivating promising young researchers. For this
reason, we need to support, not only advanced research areas, but also the fields related to culture
succession. At the same time, we also need to carry out research that responds to social demands. This
requires upgrades to research environments that will allow us to continue conducting leading global
research.