wˌækeɪˈɑːmə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi wʌz ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪn mˈeɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi nˈaɪn æz ɐ nˈuː stˈaɪl ʌv jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi wɪð ɐ ɡˈoʊl ænd mˈɪʃən ʌv "ˌʌndɚtˈeɪkɪŋ ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ ænd ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ɪn hˈaɪli spˈɛʃəlˌaɪzd ˌækədˈɛmɪk fˈiːldz bˈeɪst ˌɔn ɐ bɹˈɔːd ɹˈeɪndʒ ʌv nˈɑːlɪdʒ, mˈeɪnli ɪn ˌækədˈiːmiə ænd kˈʌltʃɚ, ɪn ɐkˈoːɹdəns wɪððə spˈɪɹɪt ʌvðə fˌʌndəmˈɛntəl lˈɔː ʌv ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ænd ðə skˈuːl ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən lˈɔː, ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə fˈɑːstɚɹ ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəlz hˌuː wɪl kəntɹˈɪbjuːt tə səsˈaɪəɾi.
Wakayama University was established in May 1949 as a new style of university with a goal and mission of "undertaking research and education in highly specialized academic fields based on a broad range of knowledge, mainly in academia and culture, in accordance with the spirit of the Fundamental Law of Education and the School Education Law, in order to foster individuals who will contribute to society.