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Miyagi University
宮城大学
	HQ Building of Miyagi University
Motto in English	"Hospitality and Amenity"
Type	Public
Established	1997
Students	1,658
Location	Taiwa, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan; 38°20′54″N 140°50′22″E / 38.348333°N 140.839556°E
Campus	Taiwa, Miyagi; 38°20′54″N 140°50′22.4″E / 38.34833°N 140.839556°E; Taihaku-ku, Sendai; 38°13′25.3″N 140°48′59.7″E / 38.223694°N 140.816583°E
Nickname	MYU
Website	www.myu.ac.jp/english/
	Japan Miyagi Prefecture Miyagi University (Japan)

Miyagi University (宮城大学, Miyagi Daigaku), abbreviated as MYU or Miya-Dai,^{[citation needed]} is a public university located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Established in 1997, the university has two campuses in Miyagi Prefecture, after merging with Miyagi Agricultural College in 2005.

History

In 1997, Miyagi University was established in the town of Taiwa in Kurokawa District, Miyagi with a school of nursing and school of project design. In 2001, university officials established graduate school programs for nursing and project design.

Miyagi Agricultural College, a junior college located in Taihaku-ku, Sendai, was merged with Miyagi University in 2005, and the school of food, agricultural, and environmental sciences was opened in the same year.^[1]

References

^ "宮城県農業短期大学について" [About Miyagi Agricultural College] (in Japanese). Miyagi Prefecture. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-12-15.