Nagoya University (名古屋大学, Nagoya daigaku), abbreviated to Meidai (名大), is a Japanese national university headquartered in Chikusa-ku, Nagoya. It is one of Japan's National Seven Universities.

Nagoya University traces its roots back to 1871 when it was a temporary medical school. In 1939 it became Nagoya Imperial University. In 1947 it was renamed Nagoya University, and became a Japanese national university. In 2004 it became a Japanese national university corporation.

The ideal written in the Nagoya University academic charter is to encourage the intelligentsia with courage by providing an education which respects independent thought.

In March 2012 the university played host to the International Symposium on Innovative Nanobiodevices

Nagoya University Hospital

 

 

 

The Toyoda Auditorium of Nagoya University, constructed by Fumihiko Maki

Nagoya University