Keio University

The Keio University (Japanese庆 应 义 塾 大学Keio Gijuku daigaku ) is a private university in Japan.

It was 1858 by Fukuzawa Yukichi as Rangaku - juku - founded school for Western studies - in 1868 (year 4 of the Keio era Japanese- era) gave its present name Keio Gijuku (庆 应 义 塾, dt " donor funded public school Keiō " ), targeting a 1890 its first university faculty.

They faded in its reputation rapidly alongside the State University of Tokyo. One reason for this may have been the Samurai the difficult relationship of Fukuzawa Yukichi, who supported the then Meiji government. The Keio University vies with Waseda University to the place the most important private university in Japan. The visit one of these prestigious schools is different from the state elite universities are not essential subject to the most severe entrance examination in the country. Colloquially, the male students are sometimes referred to as " Keio Boys".

Today, Keio University has nine faculties: literature, economics, law, commerce science, medicine, technology, Policy Management, Environment and Information Studies, Nursing and Medical Care In addition, the University since 1996 Asian host organization of the World Wide Web Consortium is. Overall study at Keio University 28,112 students (as of 2004).

The University is spread over seven locations:

  • Mita Campus ( Mita, Minato- ku, Tōkyō )
  • Hiyoshi Campus ( Kohoku -ku, Yokohama )
  • Shinanomachi Campus ( Shinjuku -ku, Tōkyō )
  • Yagami Campus ( Kohoku -ku, Yokohama )
  • Shonan - Fujisawa Campus ( Fujisawa ( Kanagawa ) )
  • Shin -Kawasaki - campus ( Kawasaki ( Kanagawa ) )
  • Tsuruoka campus ( Tsuruoka )

Keio Gijuku operates next to the University even elementary schools, middle schools and high schools.

Famous graduates

  • Kazuyoshi Kaneko ( b. 1942 ), politician
  • Rei Kawakubo ( born 1942 ), fashion designer
  • Jun'ichirô Koizumi ( b. 1942 ), politician
  • Ryutaro Hashimoto (1937-2006), politician
  • Inukai Tsuyoshi (1855-1932), politician
  • Eiji Okada (1920-1995), actor
  • Ichirō Ozawa ( b. 1942 ), politician
  • Shō Sakurai ( b. 1982 ), singer and actor
  • Ryu Shionoya (* 1950), politician
  • Koji Suzuki ( born 1957 ), writer

Famous professors

  • Heizo Takenaka ( Economic Policy)
  • Hiroshi Shimizu, a developer of electric cars
Emperor Meiji Shinjuku, Tokyo Fujisawa (Kanagawa) Kawasaki (Kanagawa) Tsuruoka, Yamagata Keio Medical Science Prize
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