Reliable specialized knowledge / skills and flexible creativity.Pave the way for yourself, from the region to the world

Shimane University is a comprehensive university with five faculties of law, education, human science, general science and engineering, and bioresource science on the Matsue campus, and a medical school on the Izumo campus.In addition to inheriting traditional scholarship and creating knowledge, we are promoting education and research aimed at solving contemporary issues in response to changes in social and industrial structures.We also actively carry out practical education such as field study and study abroad / training in various parts of Shimane prefecture.We are developing human resources who can play an active role as leaders in the region, Japan, and around the world by acquiring advanced expertise, skills, global sensibilities, and flexible creativity, building an upcoming ultra-smart society.

List of faculties / departments
Faculty of Law and LiteratureLaw and Economics Department Capacity 76 people
Department of Social and Cultural Studies Capacity 47 people
Department of Language and Culture Capacity 52 people
Faculty of EducationSchool curriculum Capacity 130 people
Faculty of Human SciencesHuman Science Department Capacity 80 people
Faculty of medicineMedical department capacity 102 people
Nursing Department Capacity 60 people
Faculty of Science and EngineeringDepartment of Applied Physics Capacity 60 people
Department of Materials Chemistry Capacity 60 people
Department of Earth Sciences Capacity 50 people
Department of Mathematical Sciences Capacity 46 people
Intelligent Information Design Department Capacity 50 people
Department of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering Capacity 64 people
Architectural Design Department Capacity 40 people
Faculty of Materials and EnergyDepartment of Materials and Energy Capacity 80 students
Faculty of Bioresource ScienceDepartment of Life Sciences Capacity 70 people
Agriculture and Forestry Production Department Capacity 60 people
Department of Environmental Symbiosis Science Capacity 70 people

Contact information, address, etc.
Matsue Campus (Faculty of Law and Letters, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Human Sciences, Faculty of Integrated Science and Engineering, Faculty of Materials and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Bioresource Sciences)
Zip Code690-8504
Address1060 Nishikawatsu-cho, Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture
DepartmentEducation and Student Support Department Entrance Examination Division
Phone0852-32-6073
Izumo Campus (Faculty of Medicine)
Zip Code693-8501
Address89-1 Enyacho, Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture
DepartmentIn charge of Entrance Examination, Academic Affairs Division, School of Medicine
Phone0853-20-2087



Others
Official pagehttps://www.shimane-u.ac.jp/

Shimane University Article List

Why boiled shellfish soup turns white and cloudy Shimane University discovers causative agent

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106 high school students from Tottori and Shimane enter Shimane University Faculty of Education on a trial basis

 On August 2022, 8, the Sanin Teacher Education Consortium “Future Teachers” training project, Shimane University Faculty of Education, had a trial admission, and Tottori, Shimane […]

Shimane University, Hiroshima University, and Tokushima University are selected as attractive local national universities. Capacity will increase in 2023.

 The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has selected Shimane University, Hiroshima University, and Tokushima University as regional national universities that will contribute to the realization of attractive regional universities in 2023 universities nationwide […]

Elderly people who enjoy loneliness, tend to be less likely to experience negative emotions

 Elderly people who have a strong tendency to enjoy loneliness have low negative emotions, Aya Toyoshima, Lecturer, Faculty of Human Sciences, Shimane University, Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University […]

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