Shiga University

Shiga University
滋賀大学
Shiga University Auditorium, Hikone Campus (renovated in 2020, Nationally Registered Tangible Cultural Property) where the commemorative lecture was given by Helen Keller on May 7, 1937 and Headquarter Building
Motto素顔で学ぶ、素直に生きる
[To learn with accepting yourself as you are, to live honestly]
TypePublic (National)
EstablishedMay 1949
Founded；1874
PresidentRyuichi Ida
Academic staff
413 (as of May 1, 2020)
  • Faculty of Economics: 77
  • Faculty of Education: 99
  • Faculty of Data Science: 22
  • Affiliated Highschool, etc: 215
Undergraduates3,502 as of 30 November 2020
Postgraduates215 as of 30 November 2020
Location
Hikone, Otsu
,
Shiga Prefecture
,
Japan
Foreign Students158 from 10 countries as of May 1, 2016
NicknameShigadai
MascotKamon-chan
Athletics26 varsity teams
Websitehttp://www.shiga-u.ac.jp/english/

Shiga University (滋賀大学, Shiga daigaku) or Shigadai (滋賀大, Shigadai) is a national university in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, with campuses in the cities of Ōtsu and Hikone. Founded in 1874, it was chartered as a university in 1949.

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