Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine (京都府立医科大学, Kyoto furitsu ika daigaku) is a public university in Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan. The school's predecessor was founded in 1872, and it was chartered as a university in 1921. KPUM differs from Kyoto University, or "Kyodai" which is located nearby across the Kamo River, in that Kyoto University was nationally incorporated in 2004, and as such falls partly under the control of the Japanese Ministry of Education(文部科学省 Monbu-kagaku-shō). Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine declined to become nationally incorporated in order to retain a degree of academic freedom and independence. A major difference between the two schools can be described in terms of specialization.

Type

University

Founded

1872

Also known as

Kyoto Furitsu Ika Daigaku