YCU was founded in 1949 and today the University comprises two faculties: The International College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Medicine at four campuses located across Yokohama. Each campus houses YCU’s various graduate schools and research centres. With around 5000 students and 700 academic employees, YCU host an Advanced Medical Research Centre that conducts world-class research in medicine and life sciences and the Global Cooperation Institute for Sustainable Cities that strives to resolve urban issues concentrated in Asia.
In the Faculty of Sciences, our main goal is to have an integrated understanding of the fields of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Earth Science and Mathematics, and to take a multifaceted approach to natural phenomena from both physical and life perspectives.