Miyagi University (宮城大学, Miyagi Daigaku) is a public university located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Established in 1997, the university has two campuses in Miyagi Prefecture, after merging with Miyagi Agricultural College in 2005. The university is often called "MYU" or "Miya-Dai" for an abbreviation.[citation needed]

Miyagi University
宮城大学
HQ Building of Miyagi University
Motto in English
"Hospitality and Amenity"
TypePublic
Established1997
Students1,658
Location, ,
38°20′54″N 140°50′22″E / 38.348333°N 140.839556°E / 38.348333; 140.839556
CampusTaiwa, Miyagi
38°20′54″N 140°50′22.4″E / 38.34833°N 140.839556°E / 38.34833; 140.839556
Taihaku-ku, Sendai
38°13′25.3″N 140°48′59.7″E / 38.223694°N 140.816583°E / 38.223694; 140.816583
NicknameMYU
Websitewww.myu.ac.jp/english/ Edit this at Wikidata
Miyagi University is located in Miyagi Prefecture
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Miyagi University is located in Japan
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History edit

In 1997, Miyagi University was established in the town of Taiwa in Kurokawa District, Miyagi with a school of nursing and school of project design. In 2001, university officials established graduate school programs for nursing and project design.

Miyagi Agricultural College, a junior college located in Taihaku-ku, Sendai, was merged with Miyagi University in 2005, and the school of food, agricultural, and environmental sciences was opened in the same year.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ "宮城県農業短期大学について" [About Miyagi Agricultural College] (in Japanese). Miyagi Prefecture. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-12-15.

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