- H1N1 Flu (Swine flu or shingata/butta infuruenza) UPDATE
- A symposium on organic electronics, YU's prominent research area, will be held in Yonezawa on February 19.
- YU will hold its 60th anniversary commemorative ceremony on Saturday, March 13, 2010.
- Yamagata University secures a major government grant to launch its researcher training program in the field of science and engineering and seeks to recruit nine tenure-track senior research associates worldwide in FY 2009. This program is in conjunction with the university's on-going effort to establish an international complex for organic EL (electroluminescence) research in Yamagata, Japan.
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YU Faculty of Medicine’s molecular epidemiological study project utilizing the regional characteristics has been awarded a prestigious Center of Excellence grant known as Global COE Program by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science & Technology (MEXT).
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The Graduate School of Teacher Training opens its door to train experienced school teachers in the region in the areas of leadership and curriculum development
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The Yamagata Consortium of Colleges and Universities launches its new study field called “Mogami River Studies”, an interdisciplinary field to explore the well-known river in Japan that runs through the whole Yamagata region.
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To promote its newly established “Tohoku MIRAI (Future) Program”, the Master of Engineering in Management of Technology (MOT) Program at Graduate School of Science and Engineering organizes a consortium of private corporations and Yamagata University.
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YU Research Center for Higher Education has been awarded a Japanese government grant for its innovative Faculty Development project with a focus on the development and implementation of student-centered classroom practice to foster fundamental real life skills among students.
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A cooperation agreement has been reached between the Zao Hot Spring Sightseeing Association and Yamagata University. This is the first of its kind in a sense that a higher education institution and a sightseeing organization will work together. The purpose of the agreement is to promote internationalization and other collaborative initiatives in the local community.
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The 2009 Academy Award-winning film "Departures" (Okuribito) directed by Yojiro Takita was shot right here in Yamagata, Japan and its screen writer Kundo Koyama is a university professor in the region.
