{{Short description|National university in Fukui Prefecture, Japan}} {{Infobox university |name = University of Fukui |native_name = 福井大学 |image_name = University of Fukui logo.svg |image_size = 250px |motto = |established = 1949 |type = Public (National) |president= Takanori Ueda<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.u-fukui.ac.jp/wp/eng/about/message-from-the-president/ | title=Message from the President | website=www.u-fukui.ac.jp | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320120401/https://www.u-fukui.ac.jp/wp/eng/about/message-from-the-president/ | archive-date=2024-03-20}}</ref> |city = Fukui |state = Fukui |country = Japan |undergrad = 4,083 (as of 2016) |postgrad = 994 (as of 2016) |administrative_staff= 1,798 (as of 2016) |mascot = None |website= [http://www.u-fukui.ac.jp/eng/] |}} The {{nihongo|'''University of Fukui'''|福井大学|Fukui Daigaku|abbreviated to 福大 ''Fukudai''}} is a national university of Japan located in the city of Fukui, Fukui, Japan.
== History == University of Fukui was established in 1949 by integrating three national colleges in Fukui Prefecture: {{nihongo|'''Fukui Normal School'''|福井師範学校|Fukui shihan gakkō|founded in 1873}}, {{nihongo|'''Fukui Normal School for Youth'''|福井青年師範学校|Fukui seinen shihan gakkō|founded in 1944}} and {{nihongo|'''Fukui Technical College'''|福井工業専門学校|Fukui kōgyō semmon gakkō|founded in 1923}}.
The university at first had two faculties: Faculty of Liberal Arts and Faculty of Engineering.
*1966: The Faculty of Liberal Arts was renamed Faculty of Education. *1983: Fukui University of Medical Science Hospital was established. *1999: The Faculty of Education was renamed Faculty of Education and Regional Studies. *2003: {{nihongo|'''Fukui University of Medical Science'''|福井医科大学|Fukui Ika Daigaku}} was merged with University of Fukui to constitute Faculty of Medical Sciences, and then Fukui University of Medical Science Hospital was renamed University of Fukui Hospital.
== Schools and graduate schools == University of Fukui has four undergraduate schools (学部) and three graduate schools (大学院研究科).
=== Undergraduate schools === *School of Education (教育学部) *School of Engineering (工学部) *School of Global and Community Studies (国際地域学部) *School of Medical Sciences (医学部)
=== Graduate schools === *Graduate School of Education (大学院教育学研究科) *Graduate School of Engineering (大学院工学研究科) *Graduate School of Medical Sciences (大学院医学系研究科)
== Campuses == thumb|right|University of Fukui Entrance Gate *{{nihongo|Bunkyo|文京|Bunkyō}} Campus :Education, Engineering, Global and Community Studies *{{nihongo|Matsuoka|松岡|Matsuoka}} Campus :Medical Sciences *{{nihongo|Tsuruga|敦賀|Tsuruga}} Campus :Research Institute of Nuclear Engineering
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== External links == *[http://www.u-fukui.ac.jp/index.html 福井大学公式ウェブサイト] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521035056/http://www.u-fukui.ac.jp/index.html |date=2017-05-21 }} {{in lang|ja}} *[http://www.u-fukui.ac.jp/eng/ University of Fukui Official Website] {{in lang|en}}
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