title: Iwate Prefectural University
text: # Iwate Prefectural University
  
  Iwate Prefectural University (岩手県立大学, Iwate kenritsu daigaku) is a Japanese public university located in Takizawa, Iwate, founded in 1998.
  
  ## History
  
  Iwate Prefectural University was established in 1998, with a graduate school following in 1999. In 2000, a teacher's training school was added, followed by a graduate school of nursing (master's and PhD program) in 2001.
  
  ## Organization
  
  ### Undergraduate
  
  * School of Nursing
  * School of Social Welfare
  * Faculty of Software and Information Science
  * Faculty of Policy Management
  
  ### Graduate
  
  * Nursing Graduate School ( Master's Program, Doctoral Program )
  * Social Welfare Studies (Master's Program, Doctoral Program)
  * Software and Information Science (Master's Program, Doctoral Program)
  * Graduate School of Policy (Master's Program, Doctoral Program)
  
  ### Junior Colleges
  
  * Morioka Junior College
  * Miyako Junior College
  