NIIGATA UNIVERSITY

The Ikarashi Campus Feels the Arrival of Fall

A rural landscape with golden rice fields

Autumn Foliage and Gorges in Okutadami and Akiyamago

Niigata University School of Medicine's Red Gate and Autumn Foliage in the Evening Sun

A New Season of Sake Brewing Begins This Fall

The Historic Streetscapes and Daily Life of Furumachi and Honmachi in Niigata City

A serene autumn day on campus

Life Innovation

Life, Living, Human Experience, Environment
— Toward a university that looks at every aspect of "Life".

The act of human living is sustained by deep connections among life itself, daily living, one's life journey, and the environment that supports them all.

At Niigata University, with "Brain and Life" and "Food and Health" as starting points, researchers from across disciplines explore the essence of these connections, accumulating knowledge to make each person's life more secure and fulfilling.

While listening to the voices of our local community, we share globally oriented knowledge with society.

Initiatives for Creating Research Outcomes

J-PEAKS

Program for Forming Japan’s Peak Research Universities

Initiatives to Strengthen Research Capabilities

FLAGs

Future-Leading and Advanced Graduate-schools

Initiatives for Graduate School Education Reform

Opening Knowledge, Connecting with the World
— Niigata University

From Niigata to Asia, and to the world.
As a gateway of knowledge, Niigata University connects knowledge through education, research, and social contribution,
proposing new values to society for living humanely in the 21st century.

  • Founded
    1949
  • Faculties
    10
  • Graduate Schools
    5
  • Students
    12,207
    (As of May 1, 2025)
  • Campus Area
    750,000㎡

About NU

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