Akita Mining College

Akita Mining College's building

Akita Mining College (秋田鉱山専門学校, Akita Kōzan Senmon Gakkō) was a Japanese specialized school (higher education institution) and school of mines in Akita. It was reorganised into Akita University during the post-war reform of the school system.

History

The Akita Mining School was established in 1910 by imperial charter on the model of the Freiberg School of Mines in Germany. It was established with donations from Denzaburo Fujita (Fujita Zaibatsu), Hisaya Iwasaki (Mitsubishi Zaibatsu) and Toranosuke Furukawa (Furukawa Zaibatsu), who had a mine in Akita Prefecture.

In 1949, it was reorganised as Akita University.

See also

• List of schools of mines

External links

• History of Akita Mining College, Akita University's official article - Japanese

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