As one of the best national comprehensive universities in northern Japan, Yamagata University fosters human resources who can solve the problems and innovate new technologies for local and global societies. Offering the variety of courses, we are dedicated to create high-quality environments that meet their learning needs and interests.

Yamagata University has produced many distinguished graduates, carrying on the tradition treasured since back in the time of the five predecessor schools.
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Yamagata University has four campuses spread throughout Yamagata Prefecture. By networking and enhancing collaboration among these campuses, YU offers educational programs and research projects making full use of each region's characteristics.

• Kojirakawa Campus (Yamagata City) –Humanities and Social Sciences/Education, Art and Science/Science
• Iida Campus (Yamagata City) – Medicine
• Yonezawa Campus (Yonezawa City) – Engineering
• Tsuruoka Campus (Tsuruoka City) - Agriculture

YU named its general education programs as "Arts and Sciences Education" (Kiban Kyoiku in Japanese) in 2010. The purpose of Arts and Sciences Education at YU is to have students expand their views, think critically and make sound judgments in the rapidly changing society, as well as to acquire the fundamental academic skills necessary for advanced study.
Faculties at YU teach students the well-selected themes of their own specialties, using the various teaching methods. Students can acquire the basic and necessary skills needed to succeed in their future careers through small-sized seminars, information-processing education and practical language education.
As a comprehensive university, YU proudly offers students the wide variety of Arts and Sciences Education curriculums to choose freely. Student evaluation for each class is conducted, and both faculties and students make continuous efforts to improve the quality of classes.