Academic Calendar

Semesters

1st Semester starts on April 1 and ends on September 30.

2nd Semester starts on October 1 and ends on March 31.

Ceremonies

Entrance Ceremony: early April

Graduation Ceremony: late March

University Holiday

June 1 (University Foundation Day)

List of Contents

01 Message from the President

02 Brief History

03 Organization

04 Size of the Faculty, Staff and Student body

05 Faculty of Engineering

05 Liberal Arts and Sciences 06 Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering 07 Department of Intelligent Systems Design Engineering 08 Department of Information Systems Engineering 09 Department of Biotechnology 10 Department of Environmental Engineering

11 Graduate School of Engineering

11 Mechanical Systems Engineering 12 Intelligent Systems Design Engineering 13 Information Systems Engineering 14 Biotechnology 15 Environmental Engineering

16 Approaches to Environmental Education

16 Environmental Literacy Education for Sustainable Society

18 COC Program

19 Other Facilities

19 University Library 19 Cooperation Center 20 Career Center 20 Computer Center 21 Biotechnology Research Center

21 International Exchange

22 Campus Map

22 Location

Message from the President

ISHIZUKA, Masaru, D.Eng.

Toyama Prefectural University President

We foster an “engineering spirit”, which will allow you to boldly rise to the challenges of

the 21st century.

The phrase “engineering spirit” contains the idea of pursuing engineering as a path; it also

expresses the hope that many young people will rise to meet the challenges of today and

tomorrow as engineers.

In the 21st century, we will be called upon to create a sustainable society in symbiosis

with nature, while guaranteeing safety, security and bounty for all. Young engineers will

be the driving force that sees us meet these lofty goals, with their passion for high

technology and their inventive “engineering spirit”. Toyama Prefectural University

specializes in engineering, with 5 courses of undergraduate study and a graduate school

with 5 degree programs. Here, we provide an excellent education and environment for

research, in order to awaken the “engineering spirit” of our students.

Brief History

Toyama Prefectural University was founded in 1990, with missions to:

1) Contribute to the betterment of the Prefecture and its residents,

2) Work toward a better future,

3) Provide innovative education.

The College of Technology, originally an independent college named Otani College of Technology established in 1962, became part

of Toyama Prefectural University.

Major events

April 1990 Toyama Prefectural University established with two undergraduate departments

and associated with College of Technology.

October 1992 Biotechnology Research Center established

April 1994 Graduate Programs for Masters in Engineering established

April 1996-1988 Graduate Programs for Doctors in Engineering established

April 1998 Two-year Advanced Programs established under College of Technology

April 2004 Cooperation Center established

April 2006 Undergraduate Division re-structured and expanded from two departments to

four departments, with changes in the Graduate Division accordingly

April 2007 Career Center established

April 2009 Undergraduate Division expanded to five departments

March 2012 College of Technology abolished

April 2013 Graduate Programs for Masters in Engineering expanded to five departments

April 2015 Toyama Prefectural University incorporated as a public university corporation

Graduate Programs for Doctors in Engineering expanded to five departments

Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering

Department of Intelligent Systems Design Engineering

Department of Information Systems Engineering

Department of Biotechnology

Department of Environmental Engineering

Doctor's and Master's Programs of Mechanical Systems Engineering

Doctor's and Master's Programs of Intelligent Systems Design Engineering

Doctor's and Master's Programs of Information Systems Engineering

Doctor's and Master's Programs of Biotechnology

Doctor's and Master's Programs of Environmental Engineering

Organization

Biotechnology Research Center

President

Faculty of Engineering

Administration

University Library

Cooperation Center

Career Center

Computer Center

Graduate School of Engineering

Size of the faculty, staff and student body

Faculty and Staff (as of May 1,2014)

ProfessorsAssociate

Professors

Assistant

Professors

Non-

teaching

Staff

Total

President 1

Faculty of Engineering 33 69 6 108

Liberal Arts and Sciences 5 14 19

Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering 4 12 1 17

Department of Intelligent Systems Design Engineering 6 12 1 19

Department of Information Systems Engineering 6 12 1 19

Department of Biotechnology 7 9 3 19

Department of Environmental Engineering 5 10 15

Administration 39 39

Total 148

Students (as of May 1,2014)■　Undergraduates

Admission

quota

Currently

registeredDepartment of Mechanical Systems Engineering 50 222

Department of Intelligent Systems Design Engineering 50 224

Department of Information Systems Engineering 50 223

Department of Biotechnology 40 170

Department of Environmental Engineering 40 178

Total 230 1017

■　Postgraduates (Master's and/or Doctor's Program)

Admission

quota

Currently

registeredMechanical Systems Engineering 21 47

Intelligent Systems Design Engineering 21 42

Information Systems Engineering 21 37

Biotechnology 19 33

Environmental Engineering 12 16

Total 94 175

Faculty of Engineering

The Faculty of Engineering has Liberal Arts and Sciences and five departments:

Mechanical Systems Engineering, Intelligent Systems Design Engineering, Information

Systems Engineering, Biotechnology, and Environmental Engineering.

The faculty members conduct research in a wide variety of fields, maintaining close

relations among the five departments, and with outside organizations.

Liberal Arts and Sciences

Liberal Arts and Sciences consists of five research areas: Humanities, Social Science,

Sciences, Foreign Languages, and Health Science.

Subjects

Japanese literature, Japanese expression, Art history and theory of arts, Philosophy, History of

science, Economics, Sociology, Psychology, International relations, Law, English, German,

Chinese, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Theory of health and exercise sciences,

First year seminar.

1 Humanities

Japanese classical literature, Japanese art history

2 Social Science

Sociology of education, Historical sociology,

Experimental psychology, Cognitive science,

Theories of economics, Macroeconomics

3 Sciences

Solid state physics, Magnetism, Applied

mathematics, Mathematical physics, Organic

photochemistry, Bioorganic chemistry

4 Foreign Languages

Social interaction and 'cognition', Modern German

literature, Linguistics (syntax, morphology, speech

science)

5 Health Science

Environmental and exercise physiology

Students studying humanities, art, culture, and

language

Students synthesizing fragrance from fruit

Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering

The Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering has three courses of study: Mechanical Energy

Engineering, Eco-design Engineering, and Eco-material Engineering. Each course provides students

basic engineering classes and advanced engineering classes in the forms of lectures, exercises, and

experiments.

1. Mechanical Energy Engineering

Fluid dynamics

Fluid engineering

Fluid machinery

Thermodynamics

Energy science

Energy conversion

Heat transfer

Thermofluid dynamics

Cooling design

Energy transfer

Combustion

2. Eco-design Engineering

Dynamics of machinery

Materials and Mechanics

Mechanics of structure

Finite element analysis

Reliability design

Life cycle assessment

Design of machine elements

Automotive engineering

Computer aided design and manufacturing (CAD/ CAM)

3. Eco-material Engineering

Materials science and engineering

Engineering materials

Mechanical properties of materials

Environment conscious materials

Materials processing

Powder metallurgy

Advanced materials

Shock wave interaction with a solid body

Side impact analysis of a door module by FEM

Microstructural evolution during plastic deformation in

Mg alloy

Department of Intelligent Systems Design Engineering

Intelligent Systems Design Engineering is the interdisciplinary field of scientific and

technological research combining advanced electronics and mechanics for the new era. Our

department focuses on intelligent robotics, human interface, biomedical engineering,

micro/nano-technology and advanced materials. Human development through education in

our department produces highly specialized researchers and engineers. Our course of study

provides the following topics to have in-depth knowledge of those fields.

1 Intelligent Systems Engineering

Mechatronics and Robotics

Biomechanics

Control engineering

Design engineering

Mechanisms

Dynamics of machinery

2 Intelligent Interface Engineering

Human interface engineering

Pattern information processing engineering

Electrical control engineering

Computer engineering

Brain information processing

Analog and digital circuits

3 Micro-/Nano-Systems Engineering

Micro/nano-machining

Instrumentation Engineering

Materials Processing

Kinematics of Mechanisms

Thermodynamics and fluiddynamics

Biomeasurement

4 Electronic Nano-Device Engineering

Advanced electronic materials

Optical electronics

Sensor/actuator engineering

Plasma electronics

Basic electromagnetic theory

Quantum mechanics

Basic nano-analysis

Human sensing and modeling for designing

mechatronics applications

Synthesis of functional nano-materials

Real-time personal authentication using iris

patterns

Department of Information Systems Engineering

In developing "advanced human-friendly information systems", we offer

basic/professional education and research in courses of Information Systems Engineering,

Internet technology integrates information and communication, and we believe that can

be used to improve the quality of our lives.

1 Information Media Engineering

Computer Engineering

Data Processing Engineering

Information Theory

Bionics

Theory of Communication Networks Design

Large-Scale Telecommunication Systems

2 Communication Network Engineering

Optical Communication Engineering

Semiconductor Devices

Applied Informatics

Information Transmission Theory

Wireless Communication Engineering

Integrated Circuit Design

Ubiquitous Network Communication Engineering

Radio Informatics

Semiconductor nanodevices

3 Software Engineering

Computer Information Systems

Foundations of Computer Software

Computer Programing

Algorithms and Data Structures

Internet Engineering

System Design Engineering

Multi-agent simulation for urban traffic behavior

Test chip for low power operation technology of CMOS

VLSI

Risk behavior detection on the sensor wheelchair

Department of Biotechnology

The Department of Biotechnology has seven courses of study. The faculty is responsible for education in

advanced subjects covering the themes given under each course of study.

1 Enzyme Chemistry

Microbiology; Biochemistry; Enzymology; Organic

chemistry; Molecular biology; Molecular genetics; Gene

engineering; Protein engineering; Improvement of enzyme

function based on its 3D structure; High-throughput

screening of enzymes; Enzyme chip technology; Enzymatic

synthesis of chiral intermediates; Biotransformation of

synthetic chemicals.

2 Biocatalysis and Bioprocessing

Biocatalysis; Enzyme engineering; Molecular genetics; Protein engineering; Biological chemistry;

Applied microbiology.

3 Microbial Engineering

Bioprospecting of underexploited marine or terrestrial species for new bioactive molecules; structure

elucidation; evaluation of bioactivity; biosynthesis.

4 Bioorganic Chemistry

Chemistry and Functionality of Polyglycerols; Chemistry of Woody Biomass and Lignin; Develop-ment

of Novel Synthetic Methodology; Total Synthesis of Biologically Active Natural Products.

5 Food Science and Technology

Molecular biochemistry of functional foods; Metabolism of biofactors including physiological and

dietary compounds; Enzyme chemistry of xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes; Molecular neurophysiology.

6 Plant and Cell Engineering

Biochemistry; Enzymology; Bioorganic Chemistry; Plant

cell and tissue culture; Genetic engineering; Molecular

breeding; Natural product biosynthesis; Secondary

metabolism and its regulation; Biomass utilization.

7 Applied Bioinformatics

Microbioinformatics; Genome engineering; Genome

evolution; Protein engineering; Protein evolution; Systems

biology.

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Department of Environmental Engineering

The department teaches science and technology to contribute to the creation of a recycling society,

coexistence of people and nature, and the global environmental conservation for sustainable

development. The department will promote engineers who have creativity and the practical skills for

the solution of various environmental issues by being able to acquire literacy and basic education to

understand from the regional environmental problems to global problems. The department has three

courses of study.

1 Engineering Hydrology

Hydrology

Water Resource Engineering

Soil Improvement Technology

Water Quality Engineering

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Snow and Ice Chemistry

Water Treatment Engineering

Aquatic Ecology and Ecotoxicology

2 Resource Recovery Engineering, Environmental Policy

Material Flow Analysis

Environmental Remediation

Environmental Management

Resource Recovery from Wastes

Environmental Risk

Environmental Policy

3 Ecological Engineering on Regional Design

Ecological Regional Planning

Concept and Application of Biotope

Ecological Construction Materials

Geographical Information System

River and Coastal Engineering

Disaster Prevention and Land use Planning

Observation of atmospheric environment using a

helicopter

Disaster waste management

Field work training at a water source forest, lakeside at

Arimine

Graduate School of Engineering

Mechanical Systems Engineering The department has three programs for doctor's and master's students: Mechanical Energy

Engineering, Eco-design Engineering, and Eco-material Engineering Programs.

1. Mechanical Energy Engineering

The objective of the Mechanical Energy Engineering

Course is to enhance the theory and application of the

effective energy conversion and utilization for

environmental harmony. Some current projects are as

follows:

Cooling of electronic equipment

High-temperature gas dynamics

Shock wave phenomena

Heat and mass transfer

Non intrusive flow measurement

Thermodynamic property measurement and modeling

2. Eco-design Engineering

There are three major research fields in this course.

They are Mechanical Design, Materials and Mechanics,

and Design Methodologies. Current research topics are

mainly as follows:

(1) Mechanical Design

Tribological properties of hard coatings

Evaluation of mechanical properties of micro materials

(2) Materials and Mechanics

Structural reliability, Structural design, Experimental

mechanics, Large scale finite element method,

Molecular dynamics method

(3) Design Methodologies

Shape modeling with free-form deformation and

interactive design

Life cycle design method by LCA and CAE

Analysis of vibration and noise of automotives

3. Eco-material Engineering

The course has three major research fields, that is,

Material Processing, Structural Material, and

Environmental Conscious Materials. Main recent

researches are as follows:

(1) Structural Materials

Fatigue and fracture of polymers and composites

Mechanics of nanocomposites and smart composites

(2) Material Processing

Extrusion of Mg and Al alloy

Powder metallurgy

(3) Environmental Conscious Materials

Biomedical material science and engineering using

green lithography

Eco-friendly electronic material derived from biomass

CO2 gas hydrate

Interactive design of digital clay model with augmented

reality

Microcapsules in the self-healing material

Intelligent Systems Design Engineering Doctor’s and Master’s programs of Intelligent Systems Design Engineering have been

running to promote international-level cutting-edge research in the following four divisions:

1 Intelligent Systems Engineering

We research on intelligent systems for the coming

generation that requires sensing, modeling, designing,

evaluating and manipulating.

Next generation robots not limited by early general

ideas of robotics

Flexible production systems with future generation

robots

User-friendly welfare applications

2 Intelligent Interface Engineering

Our division conducts research in human interface

design and sophisticated pattern recognition systems. Current

research projects include:

Key-input systems using eye-gaze and blink,

Real-time personal authentication using iris patterns,

Super-realistic auditory telepresense robot,

Speech communication system for voice impaired,

Computer aided learning for visually impaired,

Brain-machine interface,

Handwritten character recognition.

3 Micro-/Nano-Systems Engineering

This division has focused on fabricating

micro-/nano-sacle materials and nondestructive

measurements. The key technologies are:

Micro-/nano-processing (e.g. micromachines),

Micro-/nano-measurements (e.g. laser technology),

Nano-bioengineering (e.g. nano-medicine).

4 Electronic Nano-Device Engineering

We are performing research and education in follow-

ing advanced subjects covering both fundamental and

applied studies:

Preparation and application of ferroelectric and

piezoelectric materials,

Large volume phase-controlled plasma generation and its applications,

Synthesis of carbon based new materials, magnetic properties and transport phenomena.

Haptic glove system for various

virtual reality applications

Super realistic auditory

telepresense robot

Microchip design and processing

for biomedical applications

Information Systems Engineering

The Doctor's and Master's Program of Information Systems Engineering has three research programs:

Information Media Engineering, Communication Network Engineering, and Software Engineering. The

program of this department is designed for the practicing professional engineer.

1. Information Media Engineering

This laboratory is struggling to establish various

innovative information technologies. The scope of the

laboratory includes cloud computing, information

network, bio-information engineering with emphasis on

brain-machine interfaces, video image processing as well

as system planning and optimization. The laboratory is

also engaged in more theoretical fields such as formal

language and computation theories.

2 Communication Network Engineering

This laboratory provides a wide variety research for the

broadband network service, the ubiquitous network and

the satellite communications. Current projects include

the development of support systems in daily life, the

functionality of the Internet by using the photonic

technologies and semiconductor devices (VLSI, CMOS

devices, etc.) for advanced systems. The measurements

of space environment are carried out using the sounding

rocket, spacecraft, and the computer simulations for the

satellite communications in the future.

3 Software Engineering

The objective of this laboratory is to develop information

systems utilized for various areas, including medical and

welfare supports systems, home healthcare systems,

education support systems, using a variety of sensor

devices, computers, WWW/Internet, based on the

following fundamental technologies: sensor

integration/fusion, human behavior recognition,

information visualization, web-based programming and

so on.

Internet QoS measurement and data acquisition system

Performance test of instruments onboard sounding rocket

Driving skill evaluation system using wearable sensors

Biotechnology

The Ph. D. and Master's programs of Biotechnology has seven research areas. The faculty is responsible for

education and research in advanced subjects covering the themes given under each research area.

1 Enzyme Chemistry

Extensive screening for novel enzymes catalyzing new reactions; Intensive basic studies to understand the

enzymological characteristics; Molecular evolutionary approach to alter the properties of the enzymes, thus

achieving industrial use of the enzymes.

2 Biocatalysis and Bioprocessing

The use of enzymes and/or microorganisms (biocatalysts)

for the efficient production of useful compounds, such as

pharmaceutical and agrochemical intermediates, especially

chiral compounds; Asymmetric bioreduction/biooxidation;

Metagenomics for enzyme screening; Functional food

materials; Enzyme engineering; Protein engineering of

biologics, and so on.

3 Microbial Engineering

Bioprospecting of underexploited marine or terrestrial species for new bioactive molecules; structure

elucidation; evaluation of bioactivity; biosynthesis.

4 Bioorganic Chemistry

Studies on structure and functionality of natural and unnatural-products that have important biological

activity and reactivity; Studies on structure and reactivity of lignin and other woody biomass; Total synthesis

of natural products to stimulate the development of new synthetic methodologies and strategies.

5 Food Science and Technology

Metabolism of vitamin D and its analog by cytochrome

P450; Glucuronidation of dietary compounds including

bioflavonoids; DNA microarray analysis of dietary

compound-induced gene expression; Molecular

neurophysiological analysis of fatigue.

6 Plant and Cell Engineering

Molecular breeding of plants and plant cells for their manufacturing use in biologically active compounds

production and biomass utilization. Basic studies on enzymes and secondary metabolites in plants with

knowledge in biochemistry, organic chemistry, and molecular biology.

7 Applied Bioinformatics

Elucidation of genome evolution mechanism, and establishment of genome design method. Design and

synthesis of de novo proteins with targeted structure and function.

Environmental Engineering

With increasing diversity of target substances, enlargement of the scale of problems, and complex

interaction between many phenomena, environmental problems must now be tackled from a comprehensive

perspective, advanced technologies, and international corporation. Educational principles of this program aims

to develop talents with abilities to propose solutions for such complex and diverse environmental issues and

propose technologies and policies for building a sound material-cycle society considering creativity and

practical skills. Environmental issues have many aspects, including environmental pollution by various

substances, energy resources, waste disposal, biodiversity conservation, and symbiosis between nature and

human life. Thus, this program provide education and research opportunities to cultivate abilities in

developing advanced environmental technologies for handling these issues and in acquiring management

skills in environmental businesses and administrative bodies.

1 Engineering Hydrology

Research on efficient and advanced use of sustainable water resource. Some current projects are as follows:

・Hydrology

・Water Resource Engineering

・Soil Improvement Technology

・Water Quality Engineering

・Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

・Snow and Ice Chemistry

・Water Treatment Engineering

・Aquatic Ecology and Ecotoxicology

2 Resource Recovery Engineering, Environmental Policy

Research on effective recycling of resources, as well as environment policy and management to actualize

these technologies. Some current projects are as follows:

・Function and Safety Engineering for Recycled Resources

・Energy System for Low Carbon Society

・Environmental Management

・Environmental Policy(Environmental Assessment)

・Environmental Communication

3 Ecological Engineering on Regional Design

Research on development of social infrastructure as the foundation of a safe, secure, and sustainable society.

Some current projects are as follows:

・Hydrology

・Hydraulics

・Structural Engineering

・Concrete Engineering

・Concrete Structural Engineering

・Geo Hazard and Disaster Prevention

・Remote Sensing, GIS, and Regional Planning

Hydraulics observation in Thailand

Geo-polymer Production from Rice Husk

Investigation of torrent erosion at a check dam, Toyama

Environmental Literacy Education for a Sustainable Society

Toyama Prefectural University (TPU) needs those who have broad range of vision and ethical sense of

environment, “environmental literacy” for a sustainable society.

TPU is developing an educational program to ensure that all university graduates are environmentally

literate and have the awareness and understanding to be ecologically responsible citizens.

This program has the four following characteristics:

(1)Take advantage of local resources, such as protecting natural settings and historical

experiences from devastating environmental pollutions in the 1970s to present global

environmental problems in Toyama Prefecture.

(2)Feasibility of conducting environmental educational programs in all departments in a small

scale university such as TPU.

(3)Systematic and integrated educational programs from introduction to a specific major.

(4)Experience-based programs including eco-tour and campus field activities, and eco-point

systems to encourage students to learn independently.

Through this educational approach, TPU will cultivate the future engineers who will create

environmentally-friendly technologies to support a sustainable society. Furthermore, we aim to show the

model of environmental education that should be carried out in every higher education system.

Educational program for first year students and second year students

(1) Experience-based program; Eco-tour Ⅰ

Students learn about nature, history and actions of the environmental problems in Toyama Prefecture

through experience of a site visit. Recent years student visits Murodo area in the Chubusangaku

National Park for exterminating foreign species.

(2) Integrated subjects; EnvironmentologyⅠ・Ⅱ

EnvironmentologyⅠandⅡdeal with the natural science and social science/technological aspects of

the environmental problem, respectively.

(3) Participation / action-based program; campus field activities

Students participate in actions of improvement of the environmental problems on campus.

Educational program for third year students and fourth year students

(1) Specialized subjects on environment

These subjects include Environmental Management, Life Cycle Assessment, Green Chemistry, and

related subjects.

(2) Experience-based program; Field practice for students of Department of Environmental Engineering

Field practice is a unique educational experience for better understanding of the entire river basin

environment and consists of“field tours”and“field research”.

(3) Special lectures on environmental issues

Students learn about the latest environmental problems and other environmental issues from front-

line researchers and managers

Eco-point system

Students are given eco-points as an index of the achievement of environmental education depending

on their degree. The university’s original titles, such as“Environment Meister”or“Eco-student”are

given to the students who acquired these points systematically. These titles will aid in job hunting

according to the appeal of the careers of the students.

COC (Center of Community) Program

In August 2013, The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)

selected a project proposed by Toyama Prefectural University for its Center of Community

(COC) program. Since then, Toyama Prefectural University has made university-wide efforts

for promoting community-oriented education, research and social contribution.

The following are the themes on which Toyama Prefectural University focuses:

(1) Vitalization of local industry and Enhancement of local attractiveness

(2) Contribution to a sustainable society

(3) Contribution to a super-aging society

(4) Community safety and security

(5) Fostering an interest in science and technology among children

Education

Restructure seminar courses conducted in small group settings to be more community-

oriented and categorize such courses as “Community cooperation course” which focuses

on developing students’ communication skills and observation skills for solving local

issues.

Support students’ initiative activities by preparing “Active learning cooperation space”

and setting up a student group named “COCOS” which aims at solving local issues.

Research

Encourage students to actively participate in research studies focusing on local issues.

Social contribution

Provide “Step up seminar”, the human resources development seminars for young

engineers at local companies.

Provide courses open to the public for encouraging lifelong learning.

Encourage students to participate and organize the science event for children, “Da Vinci

Festival”.

Encourage student clubs/circles to organize environmental preservation activities and

science events for elementary and junior high school students.

Field work: Shinkansen and its surrounding

transportation systems

Hot air balloon making class for junior

high school students

Field work: Application development for

supporting Satoyama conservation activity, a

part of ESD education

University Library

The University Library is a round two-story building, having a total floor area of

2,440 m2 (Fig.1). The lower floor accommodates an open shelving stack room, carrels,

and group study rooms, the mezzanine floors feature reading desks and tables (Fig.2),

while on the upper floor are the entrance gate, the information counter, the serial and

reference collections, and a viewing room equipped with DVD players. Collaborative

learning tables are provided in the study space before the entrance gate.

The library holds approximately 167,000 volumes, 3,800 periodicals including

electronic journals, and 600 multimedia materials. Most of them are those of natural

science and engineering, while those of literature and social sciences are also held.

Faculty members and students of Toyama Prefectural University can search books or

journals on-site with the help of librarians or on-line using the library database. The

library is open to community residents as well. Over 36,000 people visit the library

every year. Details are on the library home page (http://www.pu-toyama.ac.jp/library/).

Fig.1: External view of the library building.

Fig.2: Interior view of the library; the mezzanine floors.

Cooperation Center Cooperation with the community and industry is one of the most important outreaches of the

university. The Cooperation Center of Toyama Prefectural University was founded in 2004 to

coordinate systematically the wide-range of activities so far developed and to cultivate new

areas of interrelationship with the community. Since then, the center has been working as the

open gateway to the university for citizens and industry. The center has been supported by the

“Kenkyu-KyoryokuKai” (The Society for the Promotion of Cooperative Research) which was

established in 2004 and now consists of 191 enterprises

and 15 individuals.

The functions of the center are (1) the support of

cooperative research, commissioned research, etc, (2)

matching activities of the university’s seeds with the

community’s needs, (3) services for the engineering and

technological consultation, (4) support for the

incubation and creation of intellectual property and

others. Academic information has been exchanged

between TPU and the community in many ways such as the open forum, the open seminars,

“Step-up Seminar for Young Engineers” of specified topics for community engineers, and the

“da Vinci Festival”, a science-enlightening event mainly for youth and children. Thus, the

Cooperation Center of TPU will continue to serve the community in intellectually creative

activities and in cooperation with the community.

Career Center Toyama Prefectural University maintains top rank in

Japan in the success rate in finding employment by

students previous to graduation.

The Career Center develops a “wide range of life

career education” to help students build a spirit of

independence and make effective decisions on career

choices in collaboration with various organizations and

business communities in the area.

The center provides the following services:

- Career guidance

- Support for entrance into graduate schools

- Advice on anxiety and concerns arising from the job

search

- Advice on how to fill in application forms

- Advice on interviews, and so on.

Computer Center

The Computer Center provides computing and communications services for academic and research activities.

The center also manages the network infrastructure and IT security on the campus.

The principal services are as follows:

・ Secure and high-speed network environment to

classrooms and laboratories (Gigabit Ethernet to every

room and wireless network access all over the campus),

・ "Laptop-Ready" classrooms with power supply and

gigabit Ethernet port for each seat,

・WWW based communication System for education,

which can be accessed anytime and anywhere,

・Desktop PCs for classroom education with CAD software,

multimedia tools, and so on,

・ Reliable and highly-available server services and a

powerful computing environment,

・ Several useful software licenses to all users in the

university,

・Technical consulting and advising.

The Biotechnology Research Center

The new Biotechnology Research Center was established in

April 2006, as a core institution of biotechnology, promoting

collaboration between Universities, Toyama Prefectural

research institutes, and R&D industries.*

The goals that we aim to achieve in Biotechnology Research

Center are as follows:

1. Basic and applied research concerning biotechnology;

2. Creation of an innovative and internationally competitive

regional research center, participating in large research

projects, and so on;

3. Promotion of excellent and creative talents of researchers;

4. Acceptance of trainees for technical education.

Organization

Researchers and staff include a director, an adviser, all staffs of the Department of Biotechnology

and some selected staffs of all of the departments. Additionally, researchers from Toyama

Prefectural research institutes, and external research laboratories, and so on. may collaborate.

* The functions of the "Biotechnology Center" of Toyama Prefecture (1992-2005) and

the former Biotechnology Research Center (1992-2005) were integrated into the new

Biotechnology Research Center in April 2006.

International Exchange

The University welcomes international students who wish to study in any of its programs. It also

invites teachers and researchers from overseas who can work with its faculty and enrich its

educational and research projects. The research resulting from such exchange has been and will be

reported at international conferences for academic and industrial advancement.

International research collaboration agreements signed by the following institutions:

Oct. 9, 1998 University of Alaska Fairbanks (US)

Sep. 27, 2001 The Pennsylvania State University (US)

Aug. 1, 2005 Prince of Songkla University (Thailand)

Oct. 16, 2006 Shanghai Institute of Ceramics (China), Chinese Academy of Sciences (China)

Jan. 11, 2011 Shenyang Institute of Chemical Technology (China)

Mar. 11, 2011 National Water Supply and Drainage Board (Sri Lanka), University of Peradeniya

(Sri Lanka)

Sep. 16, 2011 Tadulako University (Indonesia)

Feb. 20, 2012 Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences in Chinese Academy of

Sciences (China)

Jan. 9, 2013 Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (Vietnam)

Feb. 10, 2014 University of Ruhuna (Sri Lanka)

Aug. 11, 2014 Bielefeld University (Germany)

Dec. 24, 2014 Zhejiang University of Science and Technology (China)

【Campus Map】

1) Main Building 2) Classrooms 3) Student labs and workrooms 4) Faculty offices & research

facilities 5) Library 6) Dining Hall, Shop, First Aid & Counseling Room 7) Gymnasium 8)

Facilities for Faculty and Staff 9) Administrative Offices & additional classrooms 10)

Department of Biotechnology 11) Biotechnology Research Center 12) Engineering Workshop

13) Department of Environmental Engineering 14) Computer Center 15) Auditorium 16) Tea

Room 17) Experimental Rice Field 18) Sports Grounds 19) Tennis Court 20) Fureai Hill 21)

Taikou Pond 22) Parking

【Location】

Toyama Prefecture is located approximately in the center of Japan, adjacent to the Japan

Sea. The followings are the approximate distance from three major metropolitan areas:

Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya.

Air Railway Automobile

Toyama-Tokyo 1 hour 2.1 hours 5 hours

Toyama-Osaka - 3.1 hours 4.1 hours

Toyama-Nagoya - 3.3 hours 3 hours