Kobe University

A national university corporation. In 1949, Kobe University of Economics (predecessor of Kobe Higher Commercial School, founded in 1902), its affiliated business school, Kobe Technical College (formerly Kobe Higher Technical School), the former Himeji High School, Hyogo Normal School, and Hyogo Young Teachers' Normal School were merged to form a new national university with six faculties: Literature and Science, Education, Law, Economics, Business Administration, and Engineering. In 1953, a graduate school was established. In 1954, the Faculty of Literature and Science was separated and reorganized to form the Faculty of Letters and the Faculty of Science. In 1964, the Faculty of Liberal Arts was established, and Hyogo Prefectural Kobe Medical College (predecessor of Hyogo Medical University) was transferred to form the Faculty of Medicine. In 1966, Hyogo Agricultural University (prefectural) was transferred to form the Faculty of Agriculture. In 1992, the Faculty of Liberal Arts and the Faculty of Education were reorganized, and the Faculty of International Culture and the Faculty of Human Development were established, bringing the total to 10 faculties. In 2003, the university merged with Kobe University of Mercantile Marine (located in Fukae Minamimachi, Higashinada Ward) to establish the Faculty of Maritime Sciences, bringing the total number of faculties to 11. In addition, the faculties of Law, Economics, and Business Administration reorganized all departments by 1994, and opened their doors to working students by establishing courses that were primarily taught at night (after 2004, student enrollment for the night courses was gradually stopped). As of 2010, the graduate school includes the Graduate Schools of Humanities, International Cultural Studies, Human Development and Environmental Studies, Law, Economics, Business Administration, Science, Medicine, Health Sciences, Engineering, System Informatics, Agriculture, and International Cooperation, as well as the Graduate School of Maritime Sciences, which was established through the merger with Kobe University of Mercantile Marine. The university also has the Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration, the International Medical and Healthcare Exchange Center, and the training ship Fukae Maru. In April 2004, the university became a national university corporation with the enforcement of the National University Corporation Act. The headquarters is located at 1-1 Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe.

[Toru Magose]

"Kobe University Centennial History," edited and published by Kobe University, 3 volumes (2002-2005)

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国立大学法人。1949年（昭和24）神戸経済大学（前身は1902年創立の神戸高等商業学校）、同大附属経営専門部、神戸工業専門学校（旧神戸高等工業学校）、旧制姫路高等学校、兵庫師範学校、兵庫青年師範学校を合併し、文理学、教育学、法学、経済学、経営学、工学の6学部からなる新制国立大学として発足。1953年大学院設置。1954年文理学部を分離改組して文学部、理学部とし、1964年教養部を設置し、兵庫県立神戸医科大学（前身は兵庫県立医科大学）を移管して医学部とし、1966年兵庫農科大学（県立）を移管し農学部とした。1992年（平成4）教養部および教育学部を改組し、国際文化学部および発達科学部を設置して10学部となる。2003年（平成15）には神戸商船大学（東灘(ひがしなだ)区深江南町(ふかえみなみまち)）と統合、海事科学部が設置され、11学部体制となった。また、法学、経済学、経営学の各学部は1994年までに全学科を改組、おもに夜間に授業を行うコースを設置するなど、勤労学生に門戸を開放した（2004年以降夜間主コースの学生募集を順次停止）。2010年時点で、大学院には人文学、国際文化学、人間発達環境学、法学、経済学、経営学、理学、医学、保健学、工学、システム情報学、農学、国際協力の各研究科と、神戸商船大学との統合により海事科学研究科が設置されている。附置研究所として経済経営研究所、附属研究施設として医学医療国際交流センターなどのほか、練習船深江丸がある。2004年4月、国立大学法人法の施行に伴い、国立大学法人となる。本部は神戸市灘(なだ)区六甲台町1-1。

［馬越　徹］

『神戸大学編・刊『神戸大学百年史』全3巻（2002～2005）』

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