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Iwate Prefectural ACCESS GUIDE ■ By Airplane ●Sapporo About 1 hour Hanamaki University Shin-Hakodate- Hokuto ●Osaka(Itami) About 1 hour and 20 minutes Hanamaki ●Nagoya(Komaki) About 1 hour and 10 minutes Hanamaki University Guide ●Fukuoka About 120 minutes Hanamaki *From Iwate Hanamaki Airport to IPU ●Iwate Hanamaki Airport About 45 minutes By bus Morioka Station From Morioka Station to IPU, take a train or a bus. (See below) Shin Aomori Aomori IC ■ By Train : JR local line and Sinkansen Hachinohe Hachinohe IC ●From Shin-Hakodate- Hokuto About 130 minutes Morioka ●From Shin-Aomori About 1 hour Morioka Ninohe ●From Akita About 1 hour and 40 minutes Morioka Ashiro JCT Takizawa Campus Aiina Campus ●From Sendai About 40 minutes Morioka Akita Morioka IC Morioka Miyako From Yamagata About 2 hours Morioka ● Akita Shinkansen Nat’l Route 106 ●From Fukushima About 1 hour and 40 minutes Morioka Morioka Minami IC Nat’l Route 45 ●From Tokyo About 2 hours and 15 minutes Morioka Miyako Campus *The shortest time. Transfer time not included. Touhoku Expressway ■ By Bus : Bus routes from Morioka to IPU Ichinoseki Touhoku ●Iwate-ken Kotsu / Iwate Kenpoku Bus Touhoku Main Line Shinkansen Board at Morioka Station East Bus Stop No.2 It takes about 40 minutes. ▲ ▲ First bus departure [7:10] Last bus departure [21:20] *Please inquire about the update to each bus company. Iwate Prefectural ■ Train from Morioka station to Takizawa station To Aomori Nat’l Route 4 University ● Iwate Galaxy Railway [IGR] Touhoku Takizawa Campus ▲ ▲ Morioka station First train departure [5:41] Last train departure [23:20] Expressway Iwate Prefectural University ▲ ▲ Takizawa station First train departure [6:20] Last train departure [22:27] Morioka Junior College *There is also a shuttle bus available from Takizawa Eki-mae (i.e. Takizawa Morioka Noko-Mae To Hachinohe station) to Iwate Kenritsu Daigaku (i.e. IPU) Takizawa *Timetables are subject to change. Please check for the update. IC Takizawa *About 15 minutes walk from Takizawa station to IPU. Station Wakare Minami IGR Sugo Iwate Galaxy Railway Shako ■ Tohoku Expressway Sugo Station 【University History】 About 5 minutes from Takizawa Interchange (Exit the Tohoku Kuriyagawa Kuriyagawa Eki Mae Expressway, follow National Road 4 in the direction to Aomori, Station April 1951 Iwate Prefectural Morioka Junior College established. and make a right turn at the second intersection). Aoyama Station Route to Miyako Campus Morioka April 1990 Iwate Prefectural Miyako Junior College established. April 2006 Aiina Campus established at Morioka Station West ■ IC exit. Morioka Morioka Eki Mae April 1998 Iwate Prefectural University established. Mr. About 2 hours from Morioka station to Miyako station by Route Station Center for Liberal Arts Education and Research Iwate Prefectural University Morioka Iwate Prefectural University Junichi Nishizawa was appointed to 106 Express Bus or JR Yamada Line. Aiina Campus Iwate Prefecture Bus Center established. Citizens’ Cultural Miyako Junior College the first presidency. Board at Miyako station from bus stop 2 bound for Exchange 〈Miyako Campus〉 Morioka Center (Aiina) 7th Floor April 2009 Mr. Yoshihisa Nakamura was appointed to the Yagisawadanchi and get off at Yagisawa 1-chome. Minami Nat’l Route 106 April 2000 Graduate schools established. [Master's Program presidency. About 10 minutes walk. IC in Software and Information To Sendai Science / Doctoral Program in Software and April 2011 Second phase midterm goals and midterm plan ■ Route to Aiina Campus Information Science / Master's period started. Program in Policy Studies] About 3 minutes walk from Morioka station West Exit. Iwate Monozukuri and Software Integration Technology Center (i-MOS) established. April 2002 New graduate schools established. [Master's Center for Regional Policy Studies established. Program in Nursing Studies / Master's Program in Social Welfare studies / Doctoral April 2013 Center for the Advancement of Higher Education Program in Policy Science] established. April 2004 New graduate schools established. [Doctoral April 2014 Center for Liberal Arts Education and Research Contact information Program in Nursing Studies / Doctoral was integrated into the Center for Iwate Prefectural University Program in Social Welfare] the Advancement of Higher Education. April 2005 Iwate Prefectural University became a public April 2015 Mr. Atsuto Suzuki was appointed to the [Takizawa Campus] 152-52 Sugo, Takizawa-shi, Iwate-ken 020-0693 Phone: +81-19-694-2000 university corporation. Mr. Makoto presidency. [Miyako Campus] 1-5-1 Kanan, Miyako-shi, Iwate-ken 027-0039 Phone: +81-193-64-2230 Taniguchi was appointed to the presidency. April 2017 Fiscal year 2017 Third Period Mid-Term Goals and [Aiina Campus] 1-7-1 Moriokaekinishidori, Morioka-shi, Iwate-ken 020-0045 First phase midterm goals and midterm plan period Mid-Term Plans started. Iwate Prefecture Citizens’ Cultural Exchange Center 7th Floor Phone: +81-19-606-1770 started. Establish Iwate Prefectural University Regional [Web] http://www.iwate-pu.ac.jp Iwate Prefectural University Search (Created 2018) Cooperative Research Center. Message from the President Striving to become a university that develops human resources and contributes to the creation of the future of the local community in Iwate. Iwate Prefectural University Our university aims to become one that contributes to the community as “a Iwate Prefectural University Morioka Junior College house of learning” to cultivate the future, and nurture the talent who will bear Iwate Prefectural University Miyako the future. Junior College (Third phase midterm goal and midterm plan) President Atsuto Suzuki Fundamental Principle We anticipate the creation of new culture [Education to improve the ability for carving out the future] and the great potential of Iwate Prefectural [Contribution to the local community to create the future] [High ability for research to be basis of education and local contribution] University. Iwate Prefectural University is located on magnificent land with the view of Mission Mt. Iwate and Mt. Himekami as well as Kitakami River flows along side. It was established in 1998 with “In hope of creating a new era of harmony The University that improves student’s “intellectual an inquiring mind and creativity” (Education) among nature, science and mankind, we provide an education that fosters independence, sound knowledge, rich sensibility and highly specialized skills Iwate Prefectural University develops creating Iwate human resources (who which contribute to the enrichment of humanity and society.” as its founding have intellectual an inquiring mind and creativity that will secure the local principal. future) through practical learnings and real-world education as well as local- On March 11, 2011,the coastal areas of Iwate Prefecture were hit oriented education. by extraordinarily huge tsunami and received extensive damages. Right after the disaster, our students as well as faculty and staff “Iwate Creative Learning” Shizukuishi Course immediately participated in various restoration and relief volunteer This is a look at the field-work. activities and still continue to play a major role in the earthquake recovery volunteer efforts among students from all over the country. Besides, a variety of sports and cultural club activities are actively The University to create new assets (Research) hosted that have been successful, winning many prizes in various competitions and contests. Iwate Prefectural University creates new assets through basic research to As you can see, our university is filled with young people who are heading contribute to the establishment of a local community, and applied research by into the future with a positive attitude towards their studies, social activities practical learning and real-world practices, furthermore shaping appropriate and extracurricular activities. responses for a changing social environment, and promoting academic research From now on, as the globalization progress intensifies, you would have more that goes beyond the special field. opportunities to face the world. You will learn the culture and the civilization This is a look at the mid-term announcement for“Software and of Japan and also other countries in the world, as well as cultivating a profound Information Science PBL” using by“enPiT” project. knowledge, intelligence, communication skills and sound judgement at all times. I hope you will be a someone with a strong curiosity and a spirit to face the challenges so that you would be able to succeed in various fields not only in Iwate The University to contribute to the creation for the local future but also the world outside. In order to do so, please make sure you do your best at (Contribution to the local community) your assignments no matter how small they are. Making every effort will give you a sense of achievement and confidence. I am certain that the accumulation of this As a “hub of knowledge”, through developing leaders for the advancement is very important for character building in this age of globalization. of the community, we aspire to offer various learning opportunities that At this great campus situated on Iwate's symbol Takizawa region, both students facilitate approaches to solve local issues. Iwate Prefectural University and faculty will together devote themselves to developing energetic and attractive contributes to vitalization of the region, and supports globalization of the local community heading towards implementation of a multicultural coexistent