A Brief History of Ehime University
The university was established in May 1949, as a national university with three Faculties : Humanities and Science, Education, and Engineering, by consolidating the Matsuyama National High School (established 1919), the Ehime Prefectural Teachers School (1876), the Ehime Prefectural Youth Teacher's School (1927), and the Ehime Prefectural Niihama Technical School (1939).
In 1954, the Ehime Prefectural Matsuyama Agricultural College (1900) joined as the Faculty of Agriculture. The Faculty of Humanities and Science was divided into the Faculties of Law and Letters, of Science, and of General Education in 1968. The School of Medicine was founded in 1973. On April 1, 2004, when all national universities were privatized, Ehime University became the National University Corporation Ehime University and began anew as an independent management body.
Graduate Programs for master's and/or doctoral degrees were established in all the faculties between 1967 and 1993. Ehime University also acts as the host university of the United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, jointly run with Kochi and Kagawa Universities since 1985.
The university has grown rapidly since its foundation in 1949, and now ranks among the top 20 of the 87 national universities in Japan. There are about 10,000 students, both undergraduate and graduate, and 2,000 people on the academic and administrative staff. The university now consists of six Faculties: Law and Letters, Education, Science, Medicine, Engineering, and Agriculture, and in 2005 it initiated a Super Science Special Course for undergraduate students. Every Faculty has a Graduate School for post-graduate students.
The university is especially active in science, as seen in its three world-class centers: the Center for Marine Environmental Studies, the Center of Excellence for Interdisciplinary Studies on Environmental Chemistry, the Geodynamics Research Center and the Cell-free Science and Technology Research Center.
We have international academic exchange agreements with universities and institutes on all continents and welcome students, researchers and faculty members from abroad. As of April, 2009 the university's commitment to international cooperation is seen in the establishment of an Institute for International Cooperation which includes the Center for International Education, the Asia-Africa Center and the Office of International Planning.
Every effort will be made by Ehime University to assist your undergraduate and graduate studies and research in up-to-date academic facilities in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.
he island of Shikoku is the smallest of the four major islands of Japan, with an area of about 20,000 square kilometers. It has a mild temperature ranging from 5°C to 27°C and faces the Pacific Ocean to the south and the Seto Inland Sea to the north. Three extensive bridge systems link Shikoku to the main island of Honshu.
Ehime Prefecture, with a population of about 1,500,000, is the largest of the four prefectures on Shikoku. It is bordered on the north and west by the Seto Inland Sea National Park with hundreds of small islands covered by green pine trees. The prefecture is protected from typhoons and extremes of hot weather by the Shikoku Mountain Range in the south. The latter contains the sacred mountain, Ishizuchi-san, 1,982 meters high, which is the highest mountain in western Japan. Shikoku is also noted for the 1,300 km pilgrimage of 88 sacred temples related to the great Buddhist priest and scholar, Kobo-Daishi.
Matsuyama is the largest city on Shikoku, the capital of Ehime Prefecture and the home of Ehime University. It has an international airport which is connected to Osaka and Tokyo by about 30 flights a day. The city can also be easily reached by train, bus, ferry or hydrofoil. With a population of half a million, it is a calm, regional center with a famous hot spa. In the center of the city sits Matsuyama Castle 132 meters above sea level. Dogo Hotspring Spa, located in the northeast corner of the city, has a history of over 3,000 years; it is said to be the oldest hot spring spa in Japan. Matsuyama is also one of the few cities left in Japan to have streetcars.
Masaoka Shiki Matsuyama Castle
Matsuyama is noted for its rich cultural background; haiku poetry is probably the most famous cultural element and Masaoka Shiki, who was born here in 1867, started the modern haiku movement at the turn of the 20th century. In 1994, Kenzaburo Oe, who was born and raised near Matsuyama, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Tobe, a village famous for porcelain production, lies just south of the city. Bamboo products and cotton ikat cloth are two other traditional crafts of this area. There are many local festivals throughout the year.
Two large, covered shopping arcades (Okaido and Gintengai) run through the city center just south of the castle. While the city is certainly not as cosmopolitan as Tokyo or Osaka, the variety and quality of international food and restaurants are increasing.
(For more information on Ehime Prefecture and Matsuyama, please check the linked websites.)
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