ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi wʌz kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd θɹuː ðɪ ˌɪntᵻɡɹˈeɪʃən ʌv θɹˈiː ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃənəl ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃənz, ˈiːtʃ əv wˌɪtʃ hæd ɪts ˈoʊn lˈɔŋ hˈɪstɚɹi ænd tɹɐdˈɪʃənz: wˌækeɪˈɑːmə nˈoːɹməl skˈuːl mˈɛnz dᵻvˈɪʒən ænd wˈɪmɪnz dᵻvˈɪʒən, wˌækeɪˈɑːmə nˈoːɹməl skˈuːl fɔːɹ jˈuːθ, ænd wˌækeɪˈɑːmə tˈɛknɪkəl skˈuːl ʌv ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪks.
The University was created through the integration of three educational institutions, each of which had its own long history and traditions: Wakayama Normal School (Men's Division and Women's Division), Wakayama Normal School for Youth, and Wakayama Technical School of Economics.