Chiba University

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Chiba University (Chiba Daigaku) is a national university located in Chiba Prefecture, a region noted for its industrial, intellectual and international achievements. It has campuses at Nishi-Chiba, Inohana, Matsudo, Kashiwanoha and Sumida. Its abbreviated name is Chibadai. Founded in 1872, it became a national university in 1949, and currently consists of nine faculties, the university library, the university hospital and other educational and research facilities. With 11,179 students in the undergraduate program, it has long been one of the largest universities in Japan. At the graduate level, there are about 2,354 students in ten master's programs and 1,220 in nine doctoral programs. It offers doctoral degrees in education as part of a coalition with Tokyo Gakugei University, Saitama University, and Yokohama National University. Chiba University has been ranked 168th on the Asia University Rankings 2019 Top 100 by "The Times Higher Education" and has achieved a high degree of participation in international cooperative research projects. Chiba University presently has a large body of international research scholars and students studying on its various campuses. As of 2009, there are approximately 477 international researchers and 957 international students.

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