{{Short description|University in Gifu, Japan}} {{More citations needed|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox university |name = Gifu University |native_name = 岐阜大学 |native_name_lang = ja |logo = Gifu University logo.svg |motto = Learning, Exploring, Contributing |established = {{wikidata|property|edit|P571}} |type = National |president = {{wikidata|property|edit|P488}} |city = Gifu |state = Gifu |country = Japan |undergrad = 5,619 {{small|(May 2023)}} |postgrad = 1,624 {{small|(May 2023)}} |faculty = 846 {{small|(2023)}} |administrative_staff = 334 {{small|(May 2023)}}{{efn|excluding Attached hospital}} |campus = |free_label = |mascot = |free = |affiliations = Tokai National Higher Education and Research System |website = {{wikidata|property|edit|P856}} }} thumb|Faculty of Engineering {{nihongo|'''Gifu University'''|岐阜大学|Gifu Daigaku}} is a national university in the city of Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is sometimes abbreviated as '''Gidai''' ({{lang|ja|岐大}}) or '''Gifudai''' ({{lang|ja|岐阜大}}).
== National University Corporation == The Tokai National Higher Education and Research System established by integrating with Nagoya University in April 2020, both are major universities in Tōkai region.
== Faculties and graduate schools == The following undergraduate and graduate degree programs and courses are offered on the Yanagido campus.
=== Faculties === * Faculty of Education * Regional Studies * School of Medicine * Faculty of Engineering * Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences * Faculty of Social System Management
=== Graduate schools === * Graduate School of Education * Graduate School of Regional Studies * Graduate School of Medicine * Graduate School of Engineering * Graduate School of Science and Technology * United Graduate School of Agricultural Science * :Shizuoka University joined with Gifu University in establishing this united graduate school. * Joint Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences * :Tottori University joined with Gifu University in establishing this joint graduate school. thumb|right|Gifu University hospital * United Graduated School of Drug Discovery and Medical Information Science * :Gifu Pharmaceutical University joined with Gifu University in establishing this united graduate school.
== Notable people == === Business === * Toichi Takenaka, President and CEO of Astellas Pharma * Fumio Sugimori, President and CEO of Toshiba Electron Tubes & Devices
=== Law and politics === * Kenji Manabe, Minister of the Environment (1998–1999)
=== Research === * Sachi Sri Kantha, Associate Professor, Gifu University
=== Other === * {{anbl|Ryoichi Akamatsu}} * Akira Komoto, artist
== Gifu University in Asia == {{Infobox Japanese university ranking | TSU_N = | THE_W = 1001-1200 | QS_W = 1001-1200 | ARWU_W = | Nature Index academic = 15 |QS_A==359}}
According to the 2025 QS World University Rankings, Gifu University was ranked 359th in Asia<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-20 |title=QS Asia University Rankings 2025 - Overall |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/asia-university-rankings |access-date= |website=Top Universities |language=en}}</ref> and 1001-1200 in the world.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-20 |title=QS World University Rankings 2025: Top global universities |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/world-university-rankings |access-date= |website=Top Universities |language=en}}</ref>
== Directions to Gifu University == ;Yanagido Campus * JR Gifu Station or Meitetsu Gifu Station to Gifu University: 30 minutes (Gifu Bus[https://web.archive.org/web/20061014155943/http://www.gifubus.co.jp/noriai/nori/tizu/singifu.htm] or car) :* JR Nagoya Station to JR Gifu Station: 18 minutes (JR Tōkaidō Line) :* Meitetsu Nagoya Station to Meitetsu Gifu Station: 30 minutes (Meitetsu Nagoya Line) * Gifu-Hashima Station (Tōkaidō Shinkansen) to Gifu University: 40 minutes (Car) * Chūbu Centrair International Airport (nearest airport) to Meitetsu Gifu Station: 55 minutes (Meitetsu Airport Line[http://www.meitetsu.jp/english/travel_info/centrair.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126104923/http://www.meitetsu.jp/english/travel_info/centrair.html |date=2021-01-26 }})
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== External links == * [https://www.gifu-u.ac.jp/en/ Official website] {{Gifu}} {{Tokai Collegiate American Football Association navbox}} {{authority control}} {{coord|35.464052|N|136.73893|E|source:dewiki_region:JP-21_type:edu|format=dms|display=title}}
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