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The University of Tokyo
東京大学
Latin: Universitas Tokiensis
Established: 1877
Type: Public (National)
President: Hiroshi Komiyama
Faculty: 2,429 full-time
175 part-time[1]
Staff: 5,779
Students: 28,071[2]
Undergraduates: 14,471
Postgraduates: 13,600
Doctoral students: 12,668
Location: Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan
Campus: Urban
Colors: Light Blue
Mascot: None
Athletics: 46 varsity teams
Affiliations: IARU, APRU, AEARU, AGS, BESETOHA, Tokyo Six Universities
Website: u-tokyo.ac.jp
The place of the establishment of the University of Tokyo
The place of the establishment of the University of Tokyo

The University of Tokyo (東京大学 Tōkyō daigaku?), abbreviated as Todai (東大 Tōdai?), is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point A national university is a University created or run by a national government and may not be autonomous from Government interference University president is the title of the highest ranking officer within a University, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as is a Japanese Scientist. He has been the president of University of Tokyo since April 2005 A faculty is a division within a University. The concept of a university with different faculties for different subjects dates back to Al-Azhar University, which had Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. The word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation Verb "studēre" In some Educational systems undergraduate education is Post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelor's degree. See also Postgraduate Training in Education Postgraduate education (synonymous in North America with graduate education, and sometimes described A doctorate is an Academic degree that indicates the highest level of academic achievement is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. Situated in the middle of the ward area Bunkyō is a residential and educational center officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. School colors are the Colors chosen by a School to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification The term mascot – defined as a term for any person animal or object thought to bring Luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common The International Alliance of Research Universities ( IARU) was launched in January 2006 as a leading co-operative network of 10 leading international research-intensive universities The Association of Pacific Rim Universities ( APRU) formed in 1997, is a Consortium of 37 leading Research universities in the Pacific Rim The Association of East Asian Research Universities, established in 1996 by nine Universities of East Asian region is now the organisation of 17 universities BESETOHA is a forum in which four representative East Asian Universities &mdash Peking University, Seoul National University, the A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, some 2,100 of them foreign. A faculty is a division within a University. The concept of a university with different faculties for different subjects dates back to Al-Azhar University, which had Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. Hongō (本郷 is a district of Tokyo located in Bunkyō, due north of the Tokyo Imperial Palace and west of Ueno. is a railway station in Meguro Tokyo, Japan. The station is located at. is a city located in Chiba, Japan. As of May 1, 2005, the city has an estimated Population of 382957 Shirokane (白金 is a district of Minato Tokyo, Japan. Currently it consists of six chōme.

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History

The university was founded by the Meiji government in 1877 under its current name by amalgamating older government schools for medicine and Western learning. The, or Meiji era, denotes the 45-year reign of the Meiji Emperor, running in the Gregorian calendar, from 23 October 1868 to 30 July It was renamed "the Imperial University (帝國大學 Teikoku daigaku?)" in 1886, and then Tokyo Imperial University (東京帝國大學 Tōkyō teikoku daigaku?) in 1887 when the Imperial University system was created. The title Imperial university should literally denote a university established under an Empire, however many universities have adopted the title simply to add a sense of prestige In 1947, after Japan's defeat in World War II, it assumed the original name again. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including With the start of the new university system in 1949, Todai swallowed up the former First Higher School (today's Komaba campus) and the former Tokyo Higher School, which henceforth assumed the duty of teaching first and second-year undergraduates, while the faculties on Hongo main campus took care of third and fourth-year students.

The University of Tokyo has since 2004 been incorporated as a "national university corporation" under a new law which applies to all national universities.

While nearly all academic disciplines are taught at the University, it is perhaps best known for its faculties of science, law, and literature (i. An academic discipline or field of study is a branch of Knowledge which is taught or Researched at the college or university level Science (from the Latin scientia, meaning " Knowledge " or "knowing" is the effort to discover, and increase human understanding Law is a system of rules enforced through a set of Institutions used as an instrument to underpin civil obedience politics economics and society Literature is the Art of written works Literally translated the word means "acquaintance with letters" (from Latin littera letter e. , faculty of letters).

Furthermore, the law department has produced many Japanese politicians, though the power of the department has been gradually decreasing. Law is a system of rules enforced through a set of Institutions used as an instrument to underpin civil obedience politics economics and society This is a list of Prime Ministers of Japan, and its predecessor state the Empire of Japan, from when the first Prime Minister (in the modern sense Hirobumi For example; the ratio of its alumni in prime ministers is 2/3, 1/2, 1/4, 1/5 and 1/6 in the 1950s, 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s respectively.

The University of Tokyo is widely thought of as being one of the most prestigious schools in many academic areas. Its rival schools are the other six of the Seven Universities, which were Imperial Universities before World War II. The is formally used to refer to seven public institutions of higher education in Japan. The title Imperial university should literally denote a university established under an Empire, however many universities have adopted the title simply to add a sense of prestige Its primary rival is considered to be Kyoto University, which has, in fact, produced more Nobel Prize winners. or is a major national university in Kyoto, Japan. It is the second oldest university in Japan and formerly one of the Imperial Universities of

One of the presidents of Tokyo Imperial University was Kikuchi Dairoku. Baron was a mathematician educator and educational administrator in Meiji period Japan.

Organization

Akamon (the Red Gate).
Akamon (the Red Gate).
Yasuda Auditorium on the University of Tokyo's Hongō Campus.
Yasuda Auditorium on the University of Tokyo's Hongō Campus.

Faculties

Graduate schools

Research institutes

Academic rankings

Five alumni of University of Tokyo have received the Nobel Prize. The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature [1]

In the 2007 University ranking published by The Times Higher Education Supplement, University of Tokyo was ranked 17th in the world and 1st in Asia. Times Higher Education ( THE) formerly The Times Higher Education Supplement ( THES) is a magazine based [2]

Campus

The main Hongo campus occupies the former estate of the Maeda family, Edo period feudal lords of Kaga Province. The, also referred to as the Tokugawa period (徳川時代 Tokugawa-jidai) is a division of Japanese history running from 1603 to 1868 was an old province in the area that is today the southern part of Ishikawa Prefecture. The university's best known landmark, Akamon (the Red Gate) is a relic of this era. The symbol of the university is the ginkgo leaf, from the abundant trees throughout the area. Ginkgo ( Ginkgo biloba; in Chinese 銀杏 Pinyin romanization yín xìng) frequently misspelled as "Gingko" and also known

First Medical Building

Second Medical Building

Medical Experimental Research Bldg.

Medical Library

General Library

The Experimental Tank

Komaba Campus

Main article: University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus
Komaba Campus detail, Tokyo University's Komaba campus.
Komaba Campus detail, Tokyo University's Komaba campus. Being one of the five campuses of University of Tokyo Komaba Campus is home to the department of the College of Arts and Sciences the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences the Graduate School

Being one of the five campuses of University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus is home to the department of the College of Arts and Sciences, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences, and a number of advanced research facilities and campus services. It’s the campus for all the freshmen and sophomores in undergraduate school. Therefore, every University of Tokyo student has spent at least two years in the Komaba Campus. University of Tokyo is the only University in Japan which has a system of two years of general education before let the students choose and move on to the major studies. In this system, the Komaba Campus is the cornerstone of the general education, and was designated as the “center of excellence” for three new areas of research by the Japanese Ministry of Education and Science. There are currently over 7,000 students in the junior division (freshmen and sophomores) for College of Arts and Sciences, about 450 students in the senior division, and 1,400 graduate students devoting in their studies.

Sanshiro Pond

Sanshiro Pond detail, Tokyo University's Hongō campus.
Sanshiro Pond detail, Tokyo University's Hongō campus.

Sanshiro Pond (三四郎池 Sanshirō ike?), in the heart of the university's Hongo campus, dates to 1615. After the fall of the Osaka Castle, the Shogun gave this pond and its surrounding garden to Maeda Toshitsune. is a Japanese castle in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. was a Japanese Daimyo of the Edo period, who ruled the Kaga Domain. As Maeda Tsunanori further developed the garden, it became known as one of the most beautiful gardens in Edo (now Tokyo), with the traditional eight landscapes and eight borders, but also known for its originality in its artificial pond, hills, and pavilions. ( December 26, 1643 - June 29, 1724) was a Japanese Daimyo of the early Edo period who ruled the Kaga Domain. literally bay - Door, " Estuary " edo once also spelled Yedo or Yeddo, is the officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. It was at that time known as Ikutoku-en (Garden of Teaching Virtue). The pond's contours are in the shape of the character kokoro or shin (heart), and thus its official name is Ikutoku-en Shinjiike. However it has been commonly called Sanshiro Pond since the publication of Natsume Sōseki's novel Sanshiro. was the Pen name of, who is widely considered to be the foremost Japanese novelist of the Meiji Era (1868-1912

Notable alumni and faculty members

Main article: List of University of Tokyo people

University of Tokyo has produced many notable people. Notable faculty members Divie Bethune McCartee Basil Hall Chamberlain Dairoku Kikuchi Notable Six Japanese Prime Ministers have studied at University of Tokyo.

See also

References

  1. ^ The University of Tokyo [Organization Number of Students / Personnel]. Gakushi-kai (学士会 is an Alumni society consisting of Bachelor, Master, doctor, Professor, Associate professor and The Imperial College of Engineering (ICE or) was founded as a university at Tokyo in 1873 though its predecessor the existed from 1871 Baron was a mathematician educator and educational administrator in Meiji period Japan. The Koishikawa Botanical Gardens 小石川植物園 (40 acres 16 hectares are Botanical gardens with Arboretum operated by the University of Tokyo The Nikko Botanical Garden 日光植物園 (26 acres 105 hectares 104490 m² is a Botanical garden operated by the Graduate School of Science University of Tokyo The University of Tokyo Library consists of the General Library which provides service for all students and researchers affiliated with the university Komaba Library which supports the Retrieved on 2007-06-14. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the
  2. ^ The University of Tokyo [Number of Students Enrollment]. Retrieved on 2007-06-14. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the

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