Welcome to Saitama University, an internationalizing national university. Whether you are a prospective undergraduate or graduate student, a would-be exchange student or professor from an overseas partner university, or an organizational leader seeking to collaborate with a premier research institution, I do hope you to enjoy exploring this website to know more about our university and to join us.
“Saitama University, All in One Campus at Metropolitan Area Saitama – Embodiment of Diversity, Synergy and Integration” is the vision of Saitama University (SU). Over the past 68 years since it was established in 1949 as a small university comprising only two schools, SU has grown into a middle-sized national university with five undergraduate schools and three graduate schools in the academic fields of liberal arts, economics, education, science and engineering. The university is distinctive in that all the schools are located together on the lush green campus in Saitama, just north of Tokyo. This is very advantageous in many respects, being conducive to research and learning in the integrated fields of humanities and science.
SU has been adding to its brightness more and more by pushing forward two functional enhancements. The first is the base reinforcement by extensively enhancing the functions of fundamental/applied researches and education for global human resource cultivation, based on the university mission being the creation and succession of intellect. As a research institution, we established the Strategic Research Division in 2014, consisting of three research areas of Life & Nano-Bio, Green & Environment, and Sensitivity Recognition Support. In addition, a new research area of X-ray & optical infrared astrophysics has just started in collaboration with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The plan of enhancing the educational function has also advanced smoothly in each of three graduate schools including the programs for overseas students.
The second is the self-branding as SU by aggressively taking a role of regional centers to activate the metropolitan area around Saitama. In 2016, the Advanced Institute of Innovative Technology was established in SU for promoting a concrete utilization of the intellect by the industry-university-government collaboration to provide for the solution to the concerns of our time. Furthermore, the Career Center SU was organized to take the communication with the regional community positively to cultivate talented human resources depending on social needs.
Dr. Takaaki Kajita, who graduated from Department of Physics, SU, in 1981, has received the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics. During his SU life, he was active both in studies and sports, especially in the Japanese art of archery, and encountered a variety of studies, professors and friends. His free and vigorous four years in the SU campus might have led him to the way to a researcher and to a tidemark of winning the Nobel Prize, and his steady research-style could be closely related to sound SU tradition. SU continues to provide high quality education, research, and social contribution proudly from now on.
Saitama is known for its well-developed industries and cultures, well -balanced urban and natural environment and convenience.
The city of Saitama is the place where Japanese have had a close relationship with foreigners for a long time, and respecting and embracing people from other areas. Moreover, the Saitama prefecture is distributing its touristy information via the Facebook sites “Saitama JAPAN Just North of Tokyo” in 9 different languages. Please click on your language in the table below.
As a comprehensive institution, SU has set the following goals, in line with its key policies of developing human resources as the mainstay of a civil society and generating knowledge and technology in response to the demands of the day to fulfill universal role as a seat of knowledg. To strive to solve the challenges facing contemporary society. To contribute to the global community.
As the only one national university established in Saitama Prefecture, Saitama University’s history begins a century ago. Three renowned Japanese national education universities, Urawa Higher School（est.1921,Saitama Normal School （est.1873）and Saitama Youth Normal School（est. 1922）were integrated into Saitama University in 1949 to cultivate talented minds. The University was established based on the diverse characteristics and the know-how of each institute. These founding principles reflect the diversity, harmony and progress seen on our campus today.
Saitama University has long been established as a respected national university within Japan. As part of our global initiative, we convey outstanding results born from our multifarious research projects to scholars across the world.
The University is not the stereotypical, conventional Japanese national university.
We create originality from original mindsets. Our students communicate with faculty. Our faculty’s fields of expertise enable Saitama’s unique curriculum of combining onsite classes and research to academics.
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Excellent faculty. Very helpful staff. Best place to work, study and have fun.
By Abhishek Sadhu (Jan, 2018) |
Beautiful campus. Lovely greenery and picturesque areas within the campus. Excellent student facilities. It is a great place to study and have fun at the same time. The campus is the best during fall with its special Gingko trees. The faculty are very knowledgeable and the staff are very helpful to international students. The University bus stop is very convenient. The library is nice. However, the co-op store and cafeteria are slightly overpriced.
By Ilika Ghosh (Jan, 2018) |
Its awesome university with nice and healthy living environment
By Kunj Vaidya (Dec, 2016) |
Watakushi is Saitama University Faculty of Economics Alumni Association "through Kazue" director.
It will be said and the University of the good environment in two of meaning as a learning place.
Its one is, students who come to the admission from Saitama Prefecture, there are not many not that much. I remember as excellent students there were many of the relatively public high schools in other prefectures, or the like. "Not rub" student obedient temperament will be said that it is a feature.
Its two to, the coming fine guidance faculty is change of post from the beginning the National University of the University of Tokyo, will be referred to himself blessed with opportunities available to be spared even hope effort.
And generally blessed with human environment, nature and was directly connected to the central Tokyo convenience high regional characteristics of Saitama is not in the other, is a university that combines the rustic and sophistication.
By Yasuo HOSHI (Dec, 2015) |
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At Saitama University, the exceptional quality of education combined with the unwavering support from the staff has transformed my child's academic journey into a remarkable success story.
By Salman Patel (May, 2024) |