Keio University

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Keio University
慶應義塾大学
Keio University (library, Mita campus)
Motto: Calamvs gladio fortior
(Latin: The pen is mightier than the sword)
Established: 1858
Type: Private
Endowment: N/A
Chancellor: Yuichiro Anzai
Faculty: 2,001
Staff: 2,662
Students: 32,275
Undergraduates: 27,984
Postgraduates: 4,291
Doctoral students: 3,708
Location: Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Campus: Urban
Athletics: 39 varsity teams
Colors: Blue and Red          
Nickname: Unicorns, etc.
Affiliations: ASAIHL
Website: Keio University
Keio University as seen from Tokyo Tower
East Research Building in Mita
Mita Campus
Medical School in Yotsuya
Kyoseikan in Hiyoshi

Keio University (慶應義塾大学 Keiō Gijuku Daigaku?) is a university located in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It is a leading Japanese university,[1] similar to one of America's Ivy League institutions.[2] Keio is the oldest institute of higher education in Japan. Founder Fukuzawa Yukichi originally established it as a school for Western studies in 1858 in Edo (now Tokyo). It has eleven campuses in Tokyo and Kanagawa. It has nine faculties, which cover a wide range of academic fields, with each operating independently and offering a broad spectrum of creative and unique educational and research activities. The faculties are: Letters, Economics, Laws, Business and Commerce, Medicine, Science and Technology, Policy Management, Environment and Information Studies, Nursing and Medical Care, and Pharmacy. Keio's baseball team plays in the Tokyo Big6 Baseball League.

École des Mines de Paris (2007) ranks Keio University as 4th among the world's best universities [4], while the 4ICU (2009) [5] ranking classifies Keio as the 14th in the world. Keio is ranked at the top of all Japanese universities by Nikkei newspaper and Yomiuri magazine.

Keio has one of the largest financial endowments of any Japanese university. It has been considered by many to be the Harvard of Japan.[3] [4]

Some of the prominent Keio alumni include: Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (2001-2006), Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto (1996–1998), and Japanese Prime Minister Inukai Tsuyoshi. Dozens of other alumni have been cabinet members and governors in the post-war period. Keio has also a reputation for developing private sector leaders – alumni include 230 CEOs of major companies and 97 CEOs of foreign affiliated companies (both highest in Japan).[5]


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[edit] History

Keio traces its history to 1858 when Fukuzawa Yukichi, who had studied the Western educational system at Brown University in the United States, started to teach Dutch while he was a guest of Okudaira family. In 1868 he changed the name of the school to Keio Gijuku and devoted all his time to education. While Keiō's initial identity was that of a private school of Western studies, it expanded and established its first university faculty in 1890, and became known as an influential leader in Japanese higher education.

It is one of the most prestigious universities in Japan,[6] similar to one of America's Ivy League institutions.[7] Keio was the only Japanese university Albert Einstein visited when presenting his lecture on the special theory of relativity in 1922. [8] It is the first Japanese university to celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2008. Keio's School of Medicine also has long standing research links with the Harvard Medical School. [9]

[edit] Athletics

Edward Bramwell Clarke and Tanaka Ginnosuke first introduced Rugby union to Japanese students at Keio University. (The game had been played in the treaty ports of Yokohama and Kobe before that, but not between Japanese teams.)

The interest of Keio's students in baseball stretches back to the early years of the 20th century; and the history of exhibition games was reported internationally. In 1913, an American professional team made of players from the New York Giants and the Chicago White Sox played the Keio team in an exhibition game.[10] In a 1932 exhibition game, the Keio team beat the University of Michigan team which was then touring Japan.[11] Keio's baseball team plays in the Tokyo Big6 Baseball League (six prominent universities in the Tokyo area).


[edit] Organisation

[edit] Faculties

It has nine faculties, which cover a wide range of academic fields, with each operating independently and offering a broad spectrum of creative and unique educational and research activities. The faculties are:

[edit] Graduate Schools

  • Graduate School of Letters
  • Graduate School of Economics
  • Graduate School of Law
  • Graduate School of Human Relations
  • Graduate School of Business and Commerce
  • Graduate School of Medicine
  • Graduate School of Science and Technology
  • Graduate School of Business Administration
  • Graduate School of Media and Governance
  • Graduate School of Health Management
  • Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Law School
  • Graduate School of Media Design
  • Graduate School of System Design and Management

[edit] Media Centers

Main article: Keio Media Centers (Libraries)

Keio’s Media Centers, with combined holdings of over 3.7 million books and publications, are considered to be one of the foremost academic information storehouses in the country.

  • Mita Media Center
  • Hiyoshi Media Center
  • Media Center for Science and Technology
  • Shinanomachi Media Center
  • SFC Media Center

[edit] Information Technology Centers

  • ITC Headquarters
  • Mita ITC
  • Hiyoshi ITC
  • Shinanomachi ITC
  • Science & Technology ITC
  • Shonan Fujisawa ITC

[edit] Affiliated Schools

Elementary Education

  • Keio Yochisha Elementary School

Secondary Education

  • Keio Futsubu School (Boys Junior High School)
  • Keio Chutobu Junior High School
  • Keio Shonan Fujisawa Junior and Senior High School
  • Keio Senior High School
  • Keio Shiki Senior High School
  • Keio Girls Senior High School
  • Keio Academy of New York (High School)

Language Education

  • Japanese Language Program
  • Keio Foreign Language School

Others

  • Keio Marunouchi City Campus (KMCC)

[edit] Hospital and Rehabilitation Center

Keio University Hospital is one of the largest and best known general hospitals in Japan and is also a prestigious teaching hospital. Established in 1920, it has over 1,000 beds, a cutting-edge laboratory, and research and medical information divisions. [12]

  • Keio University Hospital
  • Tsukigase Rehabilitation Center

[edit] Campuses

It has eleven campuses.

  • Shin-Kawasaki Town Campus (Kawasaki, Kanagawa)
  • Tsuruoka Town Campus of Keio (Tsuruoka, Yamagata, aka TTCK)
  • Urawa Kyoritsu Campus (Urawa, Saitama)
  • Keio Osaka Riverside Campus (Osaka)
  • Keio Marunouchi City Campus (Tokyo)


[edit] Professors

[edit] Current professors

[edit] Former professors

[edit] Academic ranking

Keio University is widely accepted as one of the premier universities in Japan. The 4ICU [14] ranking classifies Keio as the top university in Japan (2009). École des Mines de Paris (2007) ranks Keio University as 2nd in Japan for the number of alumni seated as CEOs of fortune 500 companies [15], while Webometrics (2008) ranks Keio University as 3rd in Japan for quantity and quality of web publication. [16]

Keio’s Business School is ranked No. 1 in Japan by the Nikkei Shimbun (national economic newspaper). Keio graduates have also ranked first in Japan in the number of successful national CPA exam applicants for over 30 years. In addition, Keio graduates are the most employable in Japan according to the Yomiuri Weekly’s 2006 rankings (national news magazine).

Globally, Keio University is regarded as one of the leading universities. École des Mines de Paris (2007) ranks Keio University as 4th among the world's best universities [6], while the 4ICU (2009) [7] ranking classifies Keio as the 14th in the world.

[edit] Alumni

Some of the prominent Keio alumni include: Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (2001-2006), Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto (1996–1998), and Japanese Prime Minister Inukai Tsuyoshi. Dozens of other alumni have been cabinet members and governors in the post-war period.

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[edit] Politicians

[edit] Finance

[edit] Media

[edit] Other business people

[edit] Entertainment

[edit] Art

[edit] Thailand

[edit] Others

[edit] See also

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Okun, Stanley. "For Japanese in U.S., School, Japanese Style," New York Times. February 1, 1988.
  2. ^ O'Connor, James V. "Ethos at Keio Academy Is Both Japanese and Fun," New York Times. December 17, 1995.
  3. ^ http://nga.gov.au/InternationalPrints/Tyler/pamphlets/TylerTGL/1995.pdf
  4. ^ http://www.glocom.org/debates/20070827_dolan_harvard/index.html
  5. ^ http://www.ogi.keio.ac.jp/english/Keio-University-pamphlet.pdf
  6. ^ Okun, Stanley. "For Japanese in U.S., School, Japanese Style," New York Times. February 1, 1988.
  7. ^ O'Connor, James V. "Ethos at Keio Academy Is Both Japanese and Fun," New York Times. December 17, 1995.
  8. ^ http://www.keio.ac.jp/english/keio_in_depth/keio_view/001.html
  9. ^ http://keio150.jp/english/ceremony/img/05.pdf
  10. ^ McGraw, John J. "Americans Defeat Great Jap Pitcher; Sugase, Idolized at Keio University, Easy for Giants and White Sox," New York Times. December 8, 1913.
  11. ^ "Michigan Nine, Touring Japan, Loses to Keio University, 2-1," New York Times. Sptember 11, 1932.
  12. ^ http://www.ogi.keio.ac.jp/english/Keio-University-pamphlet.pdf
  13. ^ "Edits Japanese Law Data; Prof. Wigmore Completing Work on Records of 1600-1860," New York Times. June 23, 1935.
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  17. ^ Ozaki, Yukio. (2001). The Autobiography of Ozaki Yukio: The Struggle for Constitutional Government in Japan, pp. 21-26; Encylopedia Britannica: Ozaki Yukio.
  18. ^ Korea Communications Commission: OECD, Katsuaki Watanabe.
  19. ^ "Yoji Yamamoto," Womens Wear Daily (New York).

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