Gifu University

Gifu University (岐阜大学; Gifu Daigaku, abbreviated to 岐大 Gidai or 岐阜大 Gifudai) is a national university in Gifu, Japan.

Faculties and Graduate Schools
The following undergraduate and graduate degree programs and courses are offered on the Yanagido campus.

Faculties

 * Faculty of Education
 * Faculty of Regional Studies
 * School of Medicine
 * Faculty of Engineering
 * Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences
 * Faculty of Agriculture

Graduate Schools

 * Graduate School of Education
 * Graduate School of Regional Studies
 * Graduate School of Medicine
 * Graduate School of Engineering
 * Graduate School of Agriculture
 * United Graduate School of Agricultural Science
 * Shizuoka University and Shinshu University joined with the Gifu University in establishing this united graduate school.
 * United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences
 * Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary medicine, Iwate University and Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology joined with the Gifu University in establishing this united graduate school.

Business

 * Toichi Takenaka, President and CEO of Astellas Pharma
 * Fumio Sugimori, President and CEO of Toshiba Electron Tubes & Devices

Law & politics

 * Kenji Manabe, Minister of the Environment (Japan)(1998-1999)

Gifu University in Asia
Top 100 Asia Pacific Universities(2005) by Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. Gifu University (National Rank: 25) 

Yanagido Campus

 * JR Gifu Station or Meitetsu Gifu Station - Gifu University : 30 minutes (Gifu Bus or Car)
 * JR Nagoya Station - JR Gifu Station : 18 minutes (JR Tōkaidō Line)
 * Meitetsu Nagoya Station - Meitetsu Gifu Station : 30 minutes (Meitetsu Nagoya Line)

Nearest Airport: Chūbu Centrair International Airport
 * Gifu-Hashima Station (Tōkaidō Shinkansen) - Gifu University : 40 minutes (Car)
 * Meitetsu Central Japan International Airport Station - Meitetsu Gifu Station : 55 minutes (Meitetsu Airport Line)