University of Hyogo

The University of Hyogo (UH) was established in April 2004 by integrating three universities which were run by Hyogo Prefecture government: Kobe University of Commerce (神戸商科大学, Kōbe shōka daigaku), Himeji Institute of Technology (姫路工業大学, Himeji kōgyō daigaku) and the College of Nursing Art and Science, Hyogo (兵庫県立看護大学, Hyōgo kenritsu kango daigaku).

[3] At its foundation, UH opened a new independent campus (with its headquarters) in the Harborland (Chuo-ku, Kobe); the other campuses were those of the predecessors: Below are the histories of the predecessors: KUC was founded in 1929 as Hyogo Prefectural Kobe Higher Commercial School (兵庫県立神戸高等商業学校), a men's college (for age 17-20 or above).

Among the notable alumni are Isao Nakauchi (the founder of Daiei) and Nobuo Okishio (who finally graduated Kobe University).

[6] HIT was founded in 1944 as Hyogo Prefectural Technical School (兵庫県立高等工業学校), a men's college with three departments: Mechanics, Electronics and Applied Chemistry.

In 1945 the campus was heavily bombed; in 1946, after World War II, the college was removed to Idei, Himeji.