Oita University

Higher education institution in Ōita, Japan

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Oita University
大分大学

Type	National
Established	1949^[1]
President	Seigō Kitano^[2]
Location	Ōita , Ōita , Japan 33°10′32′′N 131°36′47′′E / 33.17556°N 131.61306°E / 33.17556; 131.61306
Website	Official website

Oita University (大分大学, Ōita daigaku) is a national university in Ōita, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. It was established in 1949, and in 2003 absorbed Oita Medical University, which had been established in 1976.^[1] The university offers courses in economics, education, engineering, international studies, and medicine.^[3]

The university provides an international program with two strains: IPOU an NIHO: the former for Japanese speakers below a certain skill level; the latter for those with a level of Japanese that would permit them to follow a normal Japanese curriculum. As well as the mandatory Japanese lessons, students can take courses related to Japanese history, popular culture, and subject specific courses including Economics and Linguistics.^[4]