Global InformationUniversity of Tokyo information
東京大学 | |
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| Latin: Universitas Tociensis | |
Former name | Imperial University (1886-1897) Tokyo Imperial University (1897-1947) |
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| Type | Research university |
| Established | April 12, 1877 |
Academic affiliations | IARU AEARU AGS BESETOHA AALAU |
| Budget | 280 billion JPY (US$2.54 billion) (2021)[1] |
| President | Teruo Fujii |
Academic staff | 6,311 (3,937 full-time / 2,374 part-time) (2022)[2] |
Total staff | 11,487 |
| Students | 28,133 (2022)[3] excluding research students and auditors |
| Undergraduates | 13,962 (2022)[4] |
| Postgraduates | 14,171 (2022)[5] including Professional degree courses |
| Location | Bunkyō , Tokyo , Japan |
| Campus | Urban |
| Language | Japanese English (for certain courses) |
| Colours | UTokyo Blue (淡青, Tansei)[6] |
| Website | u-tokyo.ac.jp |
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The University of Tokyo (東京大学, Tōkyō daigaku, abbreviated as UTokyo[7]) is a public research university in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1877 as the nation's first modern university by the merger of several pre-westernisation era institutions, its direct predecessors include the Tenmongata (founded in 1684) and the Shoheizaka Institute.[8]
Although established under its current name, the university was renamed Imperial University (帝國大學, Teikoku daigaku) in 1886 and was further retitled Tokyo Imperial University (東京帝國大學, Tōkyō teikoku daigaku) to distinguish it from other imperial universities established later.[9] It served under this name until the official dissolution of the Empire of Japan in 1947, when it reverted to its original name. Since its founding, UTokyo has maintained its status as the country's premier higher educational institution, with its educational and research standards consistently recognised as the best in the country across almost all fields it covers.[10][11]
Today, the university consists of 10 faculties, 15 graduate schools, and 11 affiliated research institutes.[12] As of 2023, it has a total of 13,974 undergraduate students and 14,258 graduate students.[12] The majority of the university's educational and research facilities are concentrated within its three main Tokyo campuses: Hongo, Komaba, and Kashiwa.[13] Additionally, UTokyo operates several smaller campuses in the Greater Tokyo Area and over 60 facilities across Japan and globally.[14][15] UTokyo's total land holdings amount to 326 square kilometres (approximately 80,586 acres or 32,600 hectares), placing it amongst the largest landowners in the country.[16][17]
As of 2024, UTokyo's alumni and past and present faculty include 17 prime ministers of Japan (out of 64), 18 Nobel Prize laureates, five astronauts, and a Fields Medalist.[18] Additionally, UTokyo alumni have founded some of Japan's largest companies, such as Toyota Motor,[19] Nissan Group[20] and Hitachi.[21] UTokyo alumni have also consistently held chief executive positions in approximately a quarter of the Nikkei 225 companies (47 in 2014),[22] a fifth of the total seats in the National Diet (139 out of 713 in 2023),[23][24] more than half of the prefectual governerships (27 out of 47 in 2023),[25] and about two thirds of the justiceships at the Supreme Court of Japan (11 out of 15 in 2024).[26]
- ^ "令和３年度 予算" (PDF). 東京大学. March 11, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2023.(in Japanese)
- ^ "教職員数（令和4年5月1日現在） - 常勤教員（教授～助手の計）". 東京大学. May 1, 2022. Archived from the original on October 6, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021.(in Japanese)
- ^ Details on the number of students "学生数の詳細について - 在籍者". u-tokyo.ac.jp. Archived from the original on June 5, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2022.(in Japanese)
- ^ The number of regular students, research students and auditors 令和4年5月1日現在 学部学生・研究生・聴講生数調 - 在籍者 Archived 2022-09-03 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
- ^ The number of graduate students, research students and international research students 令和4年5月1日現在 大学院学生・研究生・外国人研究生数調 - 在籍者 Archived 2022-07-21 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
- ^ UTokyo Visual Identity Guidelines
- ^ futi (June 20, 2014). "Our New Name, Friends of UTokyo, Inc. (FUTI) is Now Official". Friends of UTokyo, Inc. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ "沿革略図". 東京大学 (in Japanese). Retrieved March 6, 2024.
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- ^ "About UTokyo & School of Science - UTRIP". School of Science – The University of Tokyo. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
- ^ a b "The University of Tokyo". The University of Tokyo. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
- ^ "The University of Tokyo". The University of Tokyo. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
- ^ "海外拠点リスト". 東京大学 (in Japanese). Retrieved November 3, 2023.
- ^ "全国施設分布図". 東京大学 (in Japanese). Retrieved November 3, 2023.
- ^ "施設等所在地". 東京大学 (in Japanese). Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ "今年は「国際森林年」 主要32社の社有林 所有・利用状況". www.dai3.co.jp. Retrieved March 23, 2024.note: Although not mentioned in this list, which ranks only governmental bodies and companies, UTokyo would be ranked 6th in the country, just after Sumitomo Forestry.
- ^ "The University of Tokyo". The University of Tokyo. Archived from the original on October 26, 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
- ^ "» Kiichiro Toyoda | Automotive Hall of Fame". www.automotivehalloffame.org. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ "鮎川義介｜近代日本人の肖像". 近代日本人の肖像 (in Japanese). Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ "Legacy of Meister Namihei Odaira : Hitachi Review". www.hitachi.com. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ サンデー毎日 2014年 3/23号 (in Japanese). 毎日新聞社.
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