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| + | '''Nagasaki University'''' is a [[Japanese national university|national university]] of [[Japan]]. Its nickname is ''Chōdai''. The main campus is located in Bunkyo-machi, [[Nagasaki|Nagasaki City]], [[Nagasaki Prefecture]], Japan. | ||
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| + | == History == | ||
| + | [[File:Nagasaki Medical College.jpg|thumb|200px|Nagasaki Medical College in the Meiji Era]] | ||
| + | [[File:Nagasaki 1945 - Before and after (adjusted).jpg|thumb|200px|Nagasaki before and after the Atomic Bombing. "17": Nagasaki Medical College, "20": Hospital]] | ||
| + | [[File:NagasakiUniv Katafuchi KeirinHall.jpg|thumb|200px|Keirin Hall at Katafuchi Campus, built in 1919]] | ||
| + | Nagasaki University was established in 1949 by incorporating several national institutions, namely, Nagasaki Medical College (including College Hospital and College of Pharmaceutical Sciences), Nagasaki College of Economics, Nagasaki Normal School, Nagasaki Youth Normal School and Nagasaki High School.<ref>http://www.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/guidance/gaiyo/h19/h19-001.pdf</ref> | ||
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| + | The new main campus (Bunkyo Campus) was formerly a plant site of Mitsubishi Arms Factory (Ohashi Plant).<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20070830233249/http://www-sdc.med.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/n50/disaster/D-map.gif </ref> | ||
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| + | === Nagasaki Medical College === | ||
| + | The oldest of the predecessors was Nagasaki Medical College. It was founded in November 1857 as {{nihongo|Medical Training Institute|医学伝習所|Igaku denshūsho}} by the branch office of [[Tokugawa Shogunate]]. The first professor was [[J. L. C. Pompe van Meerdervoort]], and the institute was one of the first<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20090615071212/http://www.med.tohoku.ac.jp/english/history/index.html </ref> western-style (not ''[[Kampo|Kampō]]'') medical schools in Japan. In 1861 the hospital was founded, and after [[Meiji Restoration]] the school became a public (prefectural, later national) medical school. It was developed into Nagasaki Vocational School of Medicine in 1901, then into Nagasaki Medical College in 1923. | ||
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| + | After Japan participated in the [[Pacific War]], the medical college added several institutes for the war, such as Temporary College of Medicine (1940) and East Asia Research Institute of Endemics (1942, Institute of Tropical Medicine today). On August 9, 1945 the college was [[Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki|heavily damaged by the atomic bomb]], because it was located only 500 to 700 meters away from the [[hypocenter]]. Over 800 professors, students and medical workers were killed. The college was moved to [[Ōmura, Nagasaki|Omura]] in September 1945, and then to [[Isahaya, Nagasaki|Isahaya]] in 1946. The old campus (Sakamoto Campus) was restored later in 1950, after the college was integrated into Nagasaki University. | ||
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| + | === Nagasaki College of Economics === | ||
| + | Another notable predecessor was Nagasaki College of Economics. It was founded in March 1905 as Nagasaki Higher Commercial School|. It was the fourth national commercial college in Japan, after [[Hitotsubashi University|Tokyo]] (1887), [[Kobe University|Kobe]] (1902) and [[Yamaguchi University|Yamaguchi]] (February 1905), and aimed at educating students so that they could engage in business with China, Korea and Southeast Asia. In 1917 it added the Advanced Course for Trade (one-year course), and the building for the course was built in 1919 (Keirin Hall today). | ||
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| + | In 1944 it was renamed {Nagasaki College of Economics. On August 9, 1945 although Nagasaki underwent the atomic bombing, the college buildings were protected by Mt. Kompira. Its campus (Katafuchi Campus) has been used by the Faculty of Economics, Nagasaki University. | ||
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Nagasaki University' is a national university of Japan. Its nickname is Chōdai. The main campus is located in Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.
History
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Nagasaki University was established in 1949 by incorporating several national institutions, namely, Nagasaki Medical College (including College Hospital and College of Pharmaceutical Sciences), Nagasaki College of Economics, Nagasaki Normal School, Nagasaki Youth Normal School and Nagasaki High School.[1]
The new main campus (Bunkyo Campus) was formerly a plant site of Mitsubishi Arms Factory (Ohashi Plant).[2]
Nagasaki Medical College
The oldest of the predecessors was Nagasaki Medical College. It was founded in November 1857 as Template:Nihongo by the branch office of Tokugawa Shogunate. The first professor was J. L. C. Pompe van Meerdervoort, and the institute was one of the first[3] western-style (not Kampō) medical schools in Japan. In 1861 the hospital was founded, and after Meiji Restoration the school became a public (prefectural, later national) medical school. It was developed into Nagasaki Vocational School of Medicine in 1901, then into Nagasaki Medical College in 1923.
After Japan participated in the Pacific War, the medical college added several institutes for the war, such as Temporary College of Medicine (1940) and East Asia Research Institute of Endemics (1942, Institute of Tropical Medicine today). On August 9, 1945 the college was heavily damaged by the atomic bomb, because it was located only 500 to 700 meters away from the hypocenter. Over 800 professors, students and medical workers were killed. The college was moved to Omura in September 1945, and then to Isahaya in 1946. The old campus (Sakamoto Campus) was restored later in 1950, after the college was integrated into Nagasaki University.
Nagasaki College of Economics
Another notable predecessor was Nagasaki College of Economics. It was founded in March 1905 as Nagasaki Higher Commercial School|. It was the fourth national commercial college in Japan, after Tokyo (1887), Kobe (1902) and Yamaguchi (February 1905), and aimed at educating students so that they could engage in business with China, Korea and Southeast Asia. In 1917 it added the Advanced Course for Trade (one-year course), and the building for the course was built in 1919 (Keirin Hall today).
In 1944 it was renamed {Nagasaki College of Economics. On August 9, 1945 although Nagasaki underwent the atomic bombing, the college buildings were protected by Mt. Kompira. Its campus (Katafuchi Campus) has been used by the Faculty of Economics, Nagasaki University.
