General Information
Historical background

The Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki can trace back its origin to the Miyazaki College of Agriculture and Forestry (Departments of Agronomy, Forestry and Animal Science) which was founded in 1924. In 1949, the Miyazaki College of Agriculture and Forestry, 2 normal schools and a technical college were combined to form University of Miyazaki, and the Miyazaki College of Agriculture and Forestry set up the Faculty of Agriculture with Departments of Agronomy, Forestry, Animal Science, Veterinary Science and Agricultural Chemistry.
The Faculty of Agriculture, by successively expanding into several specialized scientific fields, eventually had 8 departments: Agronomy, Forestry, Animal Science, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Chemistry, Fisheries,Agricultural Engineering and Grassland Science. In 2010, after reorganizing the Departments, the Faculty now has Departments of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Forest and Environmental Sciences, Biochemistry and Applied Biosciences, Marine Biological and Environmental Sciences, Animal and Grassland Sciences, and Veterinary Science. Graduate School of Agriculture for Master's course (two-year course) was established in 1967, and now consists of 5 graduate courses: Agricultural Biology, Regional Resource Management Sciences, Forest and Grassland Sciences, Fishery Sciences,
Biochemistry and Applied Biosciences. From April 2007 a Doctoral course in Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Agriculture and Engineering (three-year course which combine agriculture and engineering), started with the purpose of integrating education and research fields from April 2010 another Doctoral course in Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine (four-year course) also commenced with the aim of producing excellent physicians, veterinarians, researchers and educators as advanced professionals.
Main Kibana Campus, UOM

Environment

UOM is located in the southern part of Miyazaki City. The climate in this area is rather moderate compared with other cities in Japan. Winters in Miyazaki City are clear and mild, with the temperatures seldom below freezing. It snows only a couple of days each winter. The average winter temperatures range from 5 to 10. Summers are sunny, hot and wet. Some days in summer the temperature exceeds 35.

Academic Calendar

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First Semester : April 1 to September 30,
Second Semester : October 1 to March 31

Admission (Application Procedure)

Applicants should receive an admission card for taking the entrance examination. In the case of application documents being sent by mail from the applicant, the admission card for taking the entrance examination will be sent back to the applicant as soon as the necessary steps have been taken. Requests for further information should be directed to the following offices.

For undergraduate course :
Admissions Division,University of Miyazaki, 1-1 Gakuen-Kibanadai-nishi, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan

For graduate course :
Educational Affairs Section, Faculty of Agriculture,University of Miyazaki, 1-1 Gakuen-Kibanadainishi,
Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan


Scholarship

Scholarships for foreign students or research residents are mainly provided by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Monbukagakusho) or the Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS). Applicants should contact the Japanese Embassy in their countries. In addition, the Faculty may directly recommend candidates to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Applicants should consult staffs of the Faculty in the latter case. Applicants are required either to have a valid degree comparable to the Bachelor's degree, to have completed a sixteen-year course of school education, or to be recognized by the Graduate School as having an ability equivalent or superior to that of a university graduate. Applicants must be under 35 years of age. The scholarship provides an allowance of 160,000 yen for graduate student and 126,000 yen for undergraduate student, and round- trip air fare from the student's country. All of admission fee and tuition concerned study can be free for applicants who got the scholarship.


Housing

Two International Houses (dormitories) on campus, one, for single students and the other for couples and families are available for foreign students in one year. Some students live in private apartment houses in Miyazaki City or Kiyotake Town. Rent is, therefore, somewhat more expensive than in a dormitory. However, living expenses in Miyazaki are still lower than in the larger cities in Japan. Some municipal public housings close to the university are available for use by foreign students after the check and selection by Miyazaki municipal office.

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