Ishikawa Prefectural University

What Ishikawa Prefectural University does

Ishikawa Prefectural University (石川県立大学) is a public prefectural university established in 2005 and operated by the Ishikawa Prefectural University Corporation under the Ishikawa Prefectural Government. The institution is structured around a single Faculty of Biological Resources and Environmental Sciences comprising three undergraduate departments — Bioproduction Science, Environmental Science, and Food Science — plus a Graduate School offering four master's programs and two doctoral programs. Its 131,105 m² campus is located in Nonoichi City at the foot of Mount Hakusan, and includes specialized infrastructure such as the Attached Farm (附属農場) with paddy fields, orchards, and greenhouses, and the Biological Resources Engineering Research Institute (生物資源工学研究所), which houses laboratories in plant cell engineering, applied microbiology, gene function analysis, and environmental bioengineering.

The university's research and technology portfolio spans plant biotechnology and genome editing (including rice varieties with controlled flowering timing and reduced-oxalic-acid spinach), the GEP Solution methane fermentation system that converts weeds and waste vegetables into gas and electricity, the Foot Activity Ladder (Foot活ラダー) for elderly frailty prevention commercialized through Kitahata Gakko, and drone- and sensor-based water environment analysis. Tuition and admission fees follow national guidelines; the primary revenue base is prefectural government subsidies supplemented by student tuition and commissioned research. Student recruitment is conducted through national and school-recommendation-based entrance examinations, open campus events, and multi-prefecture study consultation fairs. The university's Industry-Government-Academia Collaboration Center (産学官連携学術交流センター), including the Ishikawa University Collaboration Incubator (i-BIRD), channels joint research, commissioned work, and technology transfer to local businesses, agricultural cooperatives, and government agencies, with international research exchanges active with Hasanuddin University (Indonesia) and Rajamangala University of Technology (Thailand).

Name

Ishikawa Prefectural University

Legal name

石川県立大学 (Ishikawa Prefectural University)

Website

https://ishikawa-pu.ac.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ishikawa Prefectural University is a public Japanese prefectural university in Nonoichi, Ishikawa, offering undergraduate and graduate programs in bioresources, environmental science, and food science, with applied research in plant biotechnology, genome editing, methane fermentation, and regional revitalization.

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Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

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Public Research Universities with Comprehensive Graduate & Professional Schools (EDAHAAAF)

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Biomedical Sciences & Medical Research Institutes (University-Based) (EDAHAGAI), Public Research Universities with National Laboratories/Big Science Facilities (EDAHAAAJ)

Keywords

• Higher education
• Agricultural research
• Biotechnology research
• Food science
• Environmental science

Headquarters

HQ city

Nonoichi

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ishikawa Prefectural University is a public prefectural university operating a single Faculty of Biological Resources and Environmental Sciences with three undergraduate departments (Bioproduction Science, Environmental Science, and Food Science) and a Graduate School offering four master's programs and two doctoral programs. It conducts research through the Biological Resources Engineering Research Institute and the Attached Farm, while providing industry-academia collaboration and community engagement services for Ishikawa Prefecture.

Product overview

Ishikawa Prefectural University is a prefectural university with a single Faculty of Biological Resources and Environmental Studies offering 3 undergraduate departments (Production Science, Environmental Science, and Food Science) and a Graduate School of Biological Resources and Environmental Studies. The university operates the Biological Resources Engineering Research Institute for advanced biotechnology research and an Experimental Farm for practical education. A Data Science AI Education Program is offered through the Liberal Arts Education Center. The graduate school offers 4 master's majors and 2 doctoral majors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Faculty of Biological Resources and Environmental Sciences (生物資源環境学部)

Quantifiable outcome

• Strong employment rates with graduates advancing to diverse careers
• +3 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hasanuddin University (Indonesia)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025International joint research exchange under the PKPI-PMDSU program supported by Indonesia's Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology. Doctoral student Ms. Dwi Ghina Nadhifa conducted approximately 6 months of research at Ishikawa Prefectural University. Professor Meta Mahendradatta visited in December 2025 and gave a lecture on food science education and research at Hasanuddin University at the 23rd Food Science Public Seminar.
• Rajamangala University of Technology (Thailand)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Educational exchange program where Ishikawa Prefectural University students conduct overseas training at partner company facilities in Thailand. Ongoing annual exchange with Thai university including student internships and joint educational activities.
• Kanazawa UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 November 2011Inter-university workshop series held since 2011 focusing on collaborative research including rice disease resistance gene exploration, watershed monitoring and ecosystem management, and traditional fermented food research. Includes panel discussions on effective utilization of educational research resources and mutual complementation.
• Hachiban Co., Ltd. (株式会社ハチバン)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerOverseas enterprise training partner for Ishikawa Prefectural University students. Students conduct overseas training at Hachiban's operations in Thailand. Special lecture by Hachiban Executive Director Yoshimura Yoshinori at the 23rd Food Science Public Seminar on international expansion strategy of Hachiban ramen.
• Hokuriku Gakuin UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative participation in the 23rd Food Science Public Seminar. Professor Enomoto Toshiki (Honorary Professor at Ishikawa Prefectural University) gave a special lecture on linking Hokuriku food science to the world.
• Kitahata Gakko (淡野製作所)minorOthersManufacturer of the Foot Activity Ladder (Foot活ラダー) developed by Professor Miyaguchi Kazuyoshi. Product commercialized and catalog-listed by Kitahata Gakko (Osaka) for elderly exercise and frailty prevention applications.
• University Consortium Ishikawa (大学コンソーシアム石川)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional consortium supporting disaster recovery through community-based research seminars. Ishikawa Prefectural University (Sumimoto Laboratory and Yamashita Laboratory) collaborates with Shika Town residents on regional revitalization workshops addressing agriculture, festivals, and daily life perspectives.
• Kitahata Gakko (淡野製作所)minorOthersManufacturer partner for Foot Activity Ladder commercialized for elderly health programs including exercise classes at Nonoichi Kamino and introduction to Noto region for disaster recovery support and frailty prevention.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Tohoku University: National research university with strong life-science and agricultural science graduate programs. Comparable bioresource/genome research overlap but operates as a much larger comprehensive research institution.
• Hokkaido University: Premier national university with a long-established Faculty of Agriculture and Graduate School of Agriculture conducting bioresource, food, and environmental research at much greater scale. Comparable research domains but broader portfolio and significantly larger scale than Ishikawa Prefectural University.
• University of Tsukuba: National university with graduate programs in life and environmental sciences, including agricultural and biological sciences. Comparable academic scope but operates at significantly greater scale with broader disciplinary coverage.
• Kobe University: National university with a Faculty of Agriculture and Graduate School of Agricultural Science covering agrobioscience, food science, and environmental biology. Comparable research domains with broader scope and stronger publication record.

Direct peers

• Osaka Metropolitan University: Public university formed from merger of Osaka Prefecture University and Osaka City University, with agriculture and life-science faculties. Comparable public-university status and applied research in bioresources, environment, and food sciences.
• Tokyo University of Agriculture: Japan's leading private agricultural university with comprehensive faculties spanning bioproduction, applied bioscience, and food science. Comparable academic scope though private rather than public, with strong industry-academia collaboration.
• Kyoto Prefectural University: Public prefectural university in Japan with life-science and environmental programs under a single faculty structure. Highly comparable governance and funding model to Ishikawa Prefectural University, with similar applied research focus in agriculture and food.
• Shizuoka University: National university with a Faculty of Agriculture that conducts applied research in plant science, food science, and environmental management. Comparable scope in bioproduction and agricultural technology research within a Japanese public university setting.
• Mie University: National university with a Faculty of Bioresources covering plant and animal production, food science, and environmental science. Directly comparable faculty structure and applied agricultural/bioresource research mandate to Ishikawa Prefectural University.

Regional players

• Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology: Public university with a narrower applied focus on marine/food sciences, comparable to Ishikawa Prefectural University's integrated bioresource model. Similar scale and public-university funding structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCZXildsFlJQR4KC9eEyuvnw
• Facebookfacebook.com/IshikawaPrefecturalUniversity
• Instagraminstagram.com/kendaikyoumu
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ishikawa-prefectural-university

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Profiles1 record

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