TOYAMA Prefectural University

Established in 1990, Toyama Prefectural University was the first engineering university on the Sea of Japan coast. Our basic objectives are as follows: 1) to be a university with high educational capabilities that nurture students well, 2) to be a university that promotes advanced, future-oriented research, and 3) to be a university that contributes to the broader regional community. Since its founding, the university has aimed to become a knowledge hub in Toyama Prefecture, addressing regional issues and needs while conducting exceptional global research and also providing a comprehensive education that significantly enhances the capabilities of students.
In April 2019, the Faculty of Nursing was established, developing the university into a multi-disciplinary institution and contributing to the development of excellent human resources in the medical and nursing care fields. Thereafter, in April 2024, the Faculty of Information Engineering was established, bringing the total number of faculties to three and the student capacity to 515. Our university is educating and cultivating human resources who can master information technology and play active roles in the fields of manufacturing and nursing; in other words, we are striving to establish an educational system that combines the three faculties. In the future, we plan to further improve and strengthen our graduate school in order to respond to the demands for recurrent education and for cultivating human resources with advanced specialized knowledge.
To bring greater happiness to society and to people's lives, we will collaborate with local industries and governments to develop human resources with an international outlook and an entrepreneurial spirit who are ready both to take on local and global challenges and to conduct advanced research and development.