Niigata University of Health and Welfare

What Niigata University of Health and Welfare does

Niigata University of Health and Welfare (新潟医療福祉大学) is a private Japanese university headquartered in Kita-ku, Niigata City, and operated since 1997 by the Educational Corporation Niigata Sogogakuen, a member of the NSG Group (新潟総合学園). It offers 16 undergraduate departments spanning nursing, physical and occupational therapy, speech-language-hearing, prosthetics and orthotics, acupuncture and moxibustion, clinical engineering and medical technology, visual science, emergency medicine, radiological technology, health and nutrition, health and sports science, social welfare, mental health, medical information management, and health data science, plus master's and doctoral graduate programs. The defining structural feature is its interprofessional team-based medical education (チーム医療) model, in which students from multiple healthcare disciplines co-locate on a single campus and train together, supported by practicum partnerships with more than 50 hospitals across Japan. Its single most differentiated offering is the dual-license Clinical Engineering and Clinical Laboratory Technician program, which is the only configuration in Japan enabling students to obtain both national certifications within the standard four-year curriculum.

The university's revenue model is exclusively tuition-driven: it is a private institution and pricing is not publicly disclosed, with prospective students directed to request application materials through official channels. The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer recruitment of domestic high-school graduates via a multi-channel acquisition system (official website, six social platforms including LINE, X, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube, open-campus events with free shuttle buses, high-school counselor outreach, and the IFUClip web magazine). The organization has expanded its scope beyond core education through wholly-owned subsidiaries including the NUHW Acupuncture Center (a clinical-treatment facility serving the community while providing student clinical placements), the NUHW International Children's Garden (early education), the Health Management Center, a Career Center, a Learning Support Center, a Teacher Career Support Center, and multiple research institutes spanning motion function, natural anthropology, project research, and collaborative education — with the Project Research Center and Motion Function Medical Science Institute classified as core operating subsidiaries.

The institution passed its third seven-year Japan Institution for Higher Education Evaluation (JIHEE) accreditation in 2020, which is the mandatory regulatory standing for all Japanese universities. Strategic positioning centers on (1) producing healthcare, rehabilitation, and welfare professionals to address Japan's healthcare workforce shortages, (2) leveraging the unique dual-license program as a defensible differentiator, and (3) extending into emerging health-data analytics via the newly added Health Data Science department. Demonstrated outcomes include a 93.3% employment rate for March 2026 Clinical Engineering graduates and a national ranking of 3rd in rehabilitation and sports science research. No public APIs, commercial software products, or external technology integrations are offered — the entire product surface is educational programs, clinical practicum placements, affiliated clinical services, and research publications.

Name

Niigata University of Health and Welfare

Legal name

Niigata University of Health and Welfare (新潟医療福祉大学)

Website

https://nuhw.ac.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Niigata University of Health and Welfare is a private Japanese health-sciences university operating 16 undergraduate departments and graduate programs, serving approximately 5,000 students with Japan's only dual Clinical Engineer and Clinical Laboratory Technician licensure program and a team-based interprofessional medical curriculum.

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Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Allied Health & Rehabilitation Sciences Schools (PT/OT/SLP, etc.) (EDAHAGAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Nutrition & Dietetics Schools (EDAHAGAK), Health & Biomedical Research Universities (Academic Medical Center–Affiliated) (EDAHABAC)

Keywords

• Healthcare education
• Nursing programs
• Rehabilitation sciences
• Medical technology training
• Health sciences university

Headquarters

HQ city

Niigata

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Enrollment Fees: Revenue generated from student tuition fees, admission fees, and related educational services. The university operates as a private educational institution under the NSG Group (学校法人新潟総合学園).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Niigata University of Health and Welfare is a private comprehensive university operating 16 undergraduate departments across healthcare, rehabilitation, medical technology, nursing, welfare, nutrition, sports science, and health data science. It delivers degree programs and national certification preparation, including Japan's only dual-license program for Clinical Engineer (臨床工学技士) and Clinical Laboratory Technician (臨床検査技師) qualifications. The university also runs affiliated clinical facilities such as the NUHW Acupuncture and Moxibustion Center and conducts research through the Advanced Research Center for Rehabilitation Science and Sports Science.

Product overview

Niigata University of Health and Welfare (新潟医療福祉大学) is a comprehensive university in Niigata, Japan, operated by the Niigata Sogakuen educational corporation. The university offers a unified portfolio of 16 academic departments spanning health sciences, rehabilitation, medical technology, nursing, welfare, nutrition, sports, and data science. The portfolio architecture is organized around interprofessional team-based care education, with the clinical engineering department notably offering Japan's only dual-license program enabling students to simultaneously prepare for both Clinical Engineering and Clinical Laboratory Science national examinations. The university extends its offerings through an affiliated acupuncture treatment center (新潟医療福祉大学附属针灸センター) and dedicated research platforms. Research outputs are distributed through university-managed channels including scientific journals, the Resuscitation Plus and Scientific Reports publications cited in recent news items. The institution provides no commercial software products, public APIs, or technology integrations — its offerings are exclusively educational programs, clinical training facilities, and research publications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Physical Therapy (理学療法学科)
• Occupational Therapy (作業療法学科)
• Speech-Language-Hearing (言語聴覚学科)
• Prosthetics and Orthotics (義肢装具自立支援学科)
• Acupuncture and Moxibustion (鍼灸健康学科)
• Clinical Engineering and Medical Technology (臨床技術学科) - Double License Program
• Visual Science (視機能科学科)
• Emergency Medicine (救急救命学科)
• Radiological Technology (診療放射線学科)
• Health and Nutrition (健康栄養学科)
• Health and Sports Science (健康スポーツ学科)
• Nursing (看護学科)
• Social Welfare (社会福祉学科)
• Mental Health (心理健康学科)
• Medical Information Management (医療情報管理学科)
• Health Data Science (健康データサイエンス学科)
• NUHW Acupuncture and Moxibustion Center (新潟医療福祉大学附属鍼灸センター)
• NUHW International Children's Garden (新潟医療福祉大学附属インターナショナルこども園)
• Research Introduction Portal (研究紹介)

Quantifiable outcome

• 93.3% employment rate for March 2026 graduates from Clinical Engineering Department
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Kanazawa Medical University (金沢医科大学)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 April 2026Collaborative research partnership in medical science. Researchers from both institutions conducted a nationwide retrospective cohort study analyzing approximately 57,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrest cases from Japan's national emergency data (2018-2023), examining survival rates between foreign and domestic visitors to Japan.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kitasato University: Major private Japanese university encompassing medicine, pharmaceutical sciences, nursing, and allied health programs. Comparable breadth across healthcare disciplines and strong research reputation.
• International University of Health and Welfare: Japan's leading private health sciences university with similar comprehensive coverage of nursing, rehabilitation, and medical technology disciplines. Closest direct comparable by mission, portfolio breadth, and private-university positioning in the allied health education market.
• Health Sciences University of Hokkaido: Private Japanese university specializing in health sciences with multiple departments covering PT, OT, nursing, and clinical technology. Comparable in size, portfolio composition, and private-university positioning in regional healthcare education.
• Teikyo University: Large private Japanese university with multiple medical and health sciences faculties including medicine, pharmaceutical sciences, and medical technology. Comparable in comprehensive healthcare education portfolio and national footprint.
• Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University: Private Japanese university combining medical and pharmaceutical sciences education. Comparable in private-university positioning and comprehensive healthcare professional training portfolio.
• Kanazawa Medical University: Private Japanese medical university with established research partnership with NUHW on nationwide cardiac arrest cohort study. Comparable in healthcare professional education focus and medical science research orientation.
• Fujita Health University: Large private Japanese health sciences university offering comprehensive programs in medicine, nursing, rehabilitation, and medical technology. Comparable comprehensive portfolio and team-based clinical education approach.
• Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences: Private Japanese university with strong health sciences orientation including pharmacy, life sciences, and medical-related programs. Comparable in private-university health sciences positioning and educational portfolio depth.
• Jichi Medical University: Japanese medical university focused on producing healthcare professionals for regional communities. Comparable in healthcare professional education mission, though operates as a public institution with different funding model.

Regional players

• Sapporo Medical University: Public medical university in Hokkaido with nursing and allied health programs. Comparable in healthcare professional training but operates in a different geography (Hokkaido vs. Niigata/Hokuriku) and under a public funding model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/nuhw11
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/NUHWmovie
• Facebookfacebook.com/nuhw.news
• Instagraminstagram.com/nuhw
• TikToktiktok.com/@nuhw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/niigata-university-of-health-and-welfare

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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