Kyoto Prefectural University

, or for short, is one of the public universities in Japan. Its campus is located in Nakaragi-cho, Shimogamo, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto.

History

Kyoto Prefectural University was established in 1949 as by mingling two prefectural colleges: ''Kyoto Prefectural Agricultural and Forestry Vocational School'' (京都府立農林専門学校 , founded in 1895) and ''Kyoto Prefectural Women's Vocational School'' (京都府立女子専門学校 , founded in 1927).

Saikyo University had at first two faculties: the Faculty of Letters and Domestic Science (in Katsura Campus) / the Faculty of Agriculture (in Shimogamo Campus). The brief history of the university is as follows:
* 1951: The Faculty of Women's Junior College was established (in Katsura Campus).
* 1959: The University was renamed Kyoto Prefectural University.
* 1962: All the faculties were integrated in Shimogamo Campus (Katsura Campus was abolished).
* 1970: The Faculty of Letters and Domestic Science was reorganized into two faculties.
*: The Graduate School of Agriculture was established (Master's courses).
* 1977: The Faculty of Domestic Science was renamed Faculty of Living Science.
* 1983: A Doctoral course was added to the Graduate School of Agriculture.
* 1986: The Graduate School of Living Science was established (Master's courses).
* 1990: The Graduate School of Letters was established (Master's courses).
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Retrieved on 24 December 2007. The Faculty of Living Science was reorganized into two faculties: the Faculty of Welfare Society and the Faculty of Human Environment.
* 1998: The Faculty of Women's Junior College was abolished.
* 2001: Doctoral courses were added to the Graduate School of Letters.
*: The Graduate School of Welfare Society was established.
*: The Graduate School of Living Science was renamed Graduate School of Human Environment Science (with Doctoral courses).
* 2008: The faculties and graduate schools were reorganized.

Undergraduate Schools

* Faculty of Letters
* Faculty of Welfare Society
* Faculty of Human Environment
* Faculty of Agriculture

The faculties above were reorganized into three new faculties (in April 2008):
* Faculty of Letters
* Faculty of Public Policy
* Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences

Graduate Schools

*Graduate School of Letters
*Graduate School of Welfare Society
*Graduate School of Human Environment Science
*Graduate School of Agriculture

The graduate schools above were reorganized into three new schools (in April 2008):
* Graduate School of Letters
* Graduate School of Public Policy
* Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences

Institutes

*Attached Library
*Farm attached to the Faculty of Agriculture

References

External links

Official Website
(Japanese)

English Website

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Public universities in Japan
Universities and colleges in Kyoto
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