University of Shiga Prefecture
| 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.) |
|---|---|
| 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/ |
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.
The nickname of the university is "Kendai". The first university president was Hidaka Toshitaka (Japanese: 日高敏隆) who was an ethologist. 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.