University of Shiga Prefecture
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The University of Shiga Prefecture (滋賀県立大学, Shiga Kenritsu Daigaku) is a public university in Hikone, Shiga, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1950, and it was chartered as a university in 1995.
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Motto | キャンパスは琵琶湖。テキストは人間。(Lake Biwa is our campus. Humanity is our text.) |
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Type | Public |
Established | 1950 as Shiga Prefecture College. Reorganized in 1995 as The University of Shiga Prefecture |
President | Hirokawa Yoshitugu |
Academic staff | 264 |
Students | 2557 |
Undergraduates | 238 |
Postgraduates | 30 |
Location | Hikone |
Campus | Region 320184 m2 |
Colours | Biwako-blue |
Nickname | Kendai |
Website | https://www.usp.ac.jp/english/ |
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The nickname of the university is "Kendai". The first university president was Hidaka Toshitaka (Japanese: 日高敏隆) who was an ethologist.[1] Before 1995, this university was a junior college: Shiga Prefecture College (Japanese: 滋賀県立短期大学). In 2003, Shiga Prefecture College was reorganized as The University of Shiga Prefecture.