Kochi University Article List

Four national universities propose to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology to increase the student capacity in Shikoku

 Akira Chiba, chairman of the Shikoku Economic Federation, and the presidents of four national universities in Shikoku, including Ehime University, visited the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and said, "Universities in Shikoku are in the process of regional revitalization [...]

Investigation of the effects of the giant tsunami on the genetic diversity of coastal animals, Kochi University, etc.

 Kochi University, Higashi […] that the snail Batillaria attratus inhabiting both Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures maintains genetic diversity even after the huge tsunami caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake.

19 schools selected for the university education revitalization acceleration program, strengthening efforts for "quality assurance at the time of graduation"

 The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has included Kochi University, Hyogo Prefectural University, Nihon Fukushi University, Yamanashi Gakuin Junior College, and National […] in the 2016 project of the University Education Revitalization Acceleration Program.

10 hours of sleep required for mental health of teenage boys, surveyed by the University of Tokyo, etc.

 Professor Tsukasa Sasaki of the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Education, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, and the research team of Kochi University show that teenagers maintain their mental health […]

Discovered evidence of marine life extinction due to a giant meteorite impact 2 million years ago Kumamoto University and others

 The late Triassic period (2-2 million years ago) is said to be an era of repeated extinctions of living things.Ammonites often found in this era and […]

Kochi University reorganized the Faculty of Science into the Faculty of Science and Engineering from 2017, and newly established the Department of Global Environmental Disaster Prevention

 Kochi University has decided to reorganize the Faculty of Science into the Faculty of Science and Engineering from 2017, and submitted an installation plan to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.Disaster prevention theory, which is rare in Japan […]

Rush to open "Faculty of Regional Development" at national universities such as Ehime University

 The Faculty of Regional Revitalization was established one after another at national universities nationwide such as Ehime University and Miyazaki University.A place where the new faculty suffers from a declining population and a slump in the local economy […]

Highest rating for 5 schools including Kochi University and Fukushima University, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Committee

 The National University Corporation Evaluation Committee of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology evaluates the business implementation status of 2014 national universities and 86 inter-university research institutes in 4. […]

A trip for elementary school students to learn about regional revitalization in Kochi, planning such as Kochi University

H.I.S. (Tokyo), a major travel agency, is a joint project with Kochi University and NPO Children's University, and elementary school students are enthusiastic about regional revitalization […]