Yokohama National University
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Yokohama National University (横浜国立大学, Yokohama Kokuritsu Daigaku), abbreviated to Yokohama Kokudai (横浜国大), Yokokoku (横国) or YNU, is a national university located in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Founded in 1876, it became a national university in 1949, and currently comprises five graduate schools and four undergraduate faculties.
横浜国立大学 | |
Other name | Yokokoku |
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Motto | Japanese: グローバルな学術の共創 |
Motto in English | Initiative for Global Arts & Sciences |
Type | National |
Established | 1876 (chartered 1949)[1][2] |
President | Izuru Umehara |
Undergraduates | 7,298 as of 1 May 2020[2] |
Postgraduates | 2,302 as of 1 May 2020[2] |
Location | , Japan 35°28′26″N 139°35′24″E |
Affiliations | Port-City University League (PUL) |
Website | www |
Location in Kanagawa Prefecture |
The university has been evaluated highly from the business world and was ranked first in Kantō (including Greater Tokyo Area) and Kōshin'etsu region and second in Japan by personnel departments of leading companies in Japan in 2020.[3][4] The university was also ranked tenth in Japan according to the ratio of the number of officers and managers produced to the number of graduates.[5]