Mie University (三重大学; Mie Daigaku, abbreviated to 三重大 Miedai) is a national university in Tsu, Mie Prefecture, Japan. As with other national universities, Mie University has been a National University Corporation since April 2004, when state-funded universities were partially privatisation.Mie University: ' Mie University History'. In 2006, it was ranked 250th in the Times Higher Education Supplement list of the world's best universities.Mie University: ' Mie University ranked 250th internationally by the Times Higher Education Supplement'. 14 August 2007.
The institution is Mie prefecture's only national university,Japanese 'national universities' were originally created by the government, but as of 2004 are partially privatisation. located in the city of Tsu in the Kansai region, within easy reach of Kyoto, Osaka and Nagoya. The campus is situated in the north-east of the city, close to the coast of Ise Bay. Though some students make use of nearby accommodation, larger numbers commute from the larger cities, as well as nearby such as Ise, Matsusaka and Toba.
In 2017, Mie University established the world's first research centre about the ninja. A graduate master course opened in 2018. It is located in Iga (now Mie Prefecture). The first graduate of the ninja studies master course was Genichi Mitsuhashi (45 years old) in 2020.
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