University of Tsukuba

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University of Tsukuba
筑波大学
The seal of the University of Tsukuba
MottoNone
TypePublic (National)
EstablishedOctober, 1973 (Originally in 1872)
PresidentNobuhiro Yamada
Students16,584[1]
Undergraduates10,211
Postgraduates6,373
Location
Tsukuba
,
Ibaraki
,
Japan
CampusUrban
MascotNone
Websitewww.tsukuba.ac.jp

University of Tsukuba (筑波大学, Tsukuba daigaku) is located in the city of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture in the Kantō region of Japan. The University has 28 college clusters and schools with a total of around 15,000 students (in 2003). The main Tsukuba campus covers an area of 258 hectares (636 acres), making it the largest single campus in Japan.[3]

It is famous in the research of physics, economics, physical education and social science. Its Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences is represented on the national Coordinating Committee for Earthquake Prediction.[4]

History

Outside the Main Library

The current university was established in October, 1973. A forerunner of this university was Tokyo University of Education (東京教育大学, Tōkyō kyōiku daigaku) originally founded in 1872 as one of the oldest universities in Japan,Tokyo Higher Normal School (東京師範学校, Tōkyō Shihan Gakkō) .

In October 2002, the University of Tsukuba merged with the University of Library and Information Science (ULIS, 図書館情報大学, Toshokan jōhō daigaku). The School of Library and Information Science and the Graduate School of Library and Information - Media Studies were established.

In May 2008, the Tokyo International Conference on African Development became an opportunity for the African Development Bank (AfDB) and universities in Japan to promote partnership on higher education, science and technology. Donald Kaberuka, the President of AfDB and the President of Tsukuba University signed a memorandum of understanding during the three-day event.[5]

The University of Tsukuba has provided several Nobel Prize winners so far, such as Leo Esaki, Hideki Shirakawa and Sin-Itiro Tomonaga.

Points of interest

Academic Rankings

University rankings
T. Reuters National[6] Research 9
Shimano National[7] Selectivity A1
QS Asia
(Asia version)[8]		 General 20
ARWU Asia[9] Research 19-26
Program rankings
Social Sciences & Humanities
LAW
Natural Sciences & Technology
BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
T.Reuters National[10] Research 8
* T. Reuters World rankings include non-educational institutions

Tsukuba University is one of the leading universities in Japan. It can be seen in the several rankings such as shown below.

General Rankings

The positions in the University ranking is depending on the subjects, however, generally it has higher rankings in social science field such as Economics (#3 in Japan) or Law (#5 in Japan.) In 2010 QS World University Rankings[16] ranked Tsukuba University as the 20th best university in QS Asian University rankings.[8]

The university is ranked one of the top Asian universities (19th-26th) in the “Academic Ranking of World Universities". [1]. Global University Ranking places the university 41st globally.[17] Traditionally, the university has been famous for its social science and international studies, and the latest Toyo Keizai (週刊東洋経済) 2010, one of the most influential economic magazines in Japan [2], ranked the School of Social and International Studies (社会国際学類, former 社会学類 and 国際関係学類) as No.1 among international, social science departments (which include Economics, Law, Politics, and Sociology) in Japan. It also ranked those courses as most selective.

Research performance

Tsukuba is one of the leading research institutions in Japan. According to Thomson Reuters, Tsukuba is the 9th best research university in Japan.[6] Its research standard is especially high in Biology & Biochemistry (8th in Japan, 155th in the world).[18]

Weekly Diamond reported that Tsukuba has the 27th highest research standard in Japan in terms of research fundings per researchers in COE Program.[19] In the same article, it's also ranked 11th in terms of the quality of education by GP funds per student.

It also has a good research standard in Economics, as RePec ranked Tsukuba as the 8th best Economics research university in January 2011.[20]

Graduate school Rankings

Tsukuba has a Law school which is widely opened for the people who have work experiences. Currently it is ranked 19th in 2010 in the passing rate of Japanese Bar Examination.[21]

Eduniversal ranked Tsukuba as 7th in the rankings of "Excellent Business Schools nationally strong and/or with continental links " in Japan.[22]

Alumni Rankings

According to the Weekly Economist's 2010 rankings, graduates from Tsukuba have the 64th best employment rate in 400 major companies in Japan.[23] By contrast, the alumni of Tsukuba's average salary is very high with the 8th best in Japan, according to the PRESIDENT.[24]

Popularity and Selectivity

Given its high ranking among educational institutions in Japan, the entrance examination to University of Tsukuba is highly competitive. Overall difficulty is currently graded as "A1" or 2 on a ten-point scale.[25][26]

Famous alumni

Politicians

Academics

Businessmen

Athletes

Entertainers

Artists

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "The University of Tsukuba: Student Figures (Japanese)" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-10-31.
  2. ^ "The University of Tsukuba: Staff Figures (Japanese)" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-10-31.
  3. ^ "Tsukuba University Homepage (English)". Campus Life. Tsukuba University. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
  4. ^ Organizations with ties to CCEP CCEP, accessed 2011-03-19
  5. ^ "Bank Group Participates in TICAD IV," African Development Bank (Tunis). June 3, 2008.
  6. ^ a b "Thomson Reuters 20 Top research institutions in Japan". Thomson Reuters. 2011. Retrieved July 22, 2022. (this raking includes 5 non-educational institutions)
  7. ^ "GBUDU University Rankings" (in Japanese). YELL books. 2009. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
  8. ^ a b "QS Asian University Rankings". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference Rankings_ARWU_W was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Thomson Reuters 10 Top research institutions by subject in Japan" (in Japanese). Thomson Reuters. 2010. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
  11. ^ Asahi Shimbun University rankings 2010 "Publification rankings in Law (Page 4)" (PDF) (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. 2010. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
  12. ^ "Kawaijuku japanese universities rankings in Engineering field" (in Japanese). Kawaijuku. 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  13. ^ "QS topuniversities world rankings in Engineering field". Topuniversities. 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  14. ^ a b "ARWU in Mathematics". Shanghai Jiaotong University. 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
  15. ^ a b "ARWU in Computer Science". Shanghai Jiaotong University. 2010. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
  16. ^ "QS World University Rankings 2010 Results".
  17. ^ http://www.globaluniversitiesranking.org/images/banners/top-100(eng).pdf
  18. ^ "Thomson Reuters 20 Top research institutions in Japan" (in Japanese). Thomson Reuters. (this raking includes non-educational institutions)
  19. ^ "週刊ダイヤモンド" ダイヤモンド社 2010/2/27 http://web.sapmed.ac.jp/kikaku/infomation/0227daiyamondokiji.pdf
  20. ^ Cite error: The named reference Rankings_RE_N was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  21. ^ http://laws.shikakuseek.com/data/2010data-2.html
  22. ^ http://www.eduniversal-ranking.com/business-school-university-ranking-in-japan.html
  23. ^ "Employment rate in 400 major companies rankings" (in Japanese). Weekly Economist. 2011. Retrieved Apr 29, 2011.
  24. ^ http://hensachi-ranking.seesaa.net/article/26733115.html#more
  25. ^ Yoyogi seminar published Hensachi (the indication showing the entrance difficulties by prep schools) rankings http://www.yozemi.ac.jp/rank/gakubu/index.html
  26. ^ Japanese journalist Kiyoshi Shimano ranks Tsukuba's entrance difficulty as A1 (2nd most selective/out of 10 scales) in Japan. "危ない大学・消える大学 2012年版" (in Japanese). YELL books. 2011.

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  • Outside the Main Library
    Outside the Main Library
  • The University of Tsukuba has a modern campus
    The University of Tsukuba has a modern campus
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