Waseda University

Waseda University
Japanese name
Kanji	早稲田大学
Hiragana	わせだだいがく
Transcriptions
- Romanization	Waseda daigaku

Waseda University
早稲田大学
Former names	Tōkyō Senmon Gakkō
Motto	Japanese: 学問の独立
Motto in English	Independence of scholarship
Type	Private
Established	October 21, 1882
President	Aiji Tanaka
Academic staff	2,176 full-time; 3,327 part-time
Administrative staff	1,144 full-time; 136 part-time
Students	51,129
Undergraduates	42,860
Postgraduates	8,269
Location	Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Campus	Urban
Athletics	43 varsity teams
Colors	Maroon
Affiliations	Universitas 21; APRU; URA; AALAU
Mascot	Waseda Bear
Website	www.waseda.jp
Waseda University
Japanese name
Kanji	早稲田大学
Hiragana	わせだだいがく
Transcriptions
- Romanization	Waseda daigaku

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Waseda University is a well known university in Japan. The main campus is in Shinjuku, Tokyo. It was founded in 1882. Waseda thirty-six departments: thirteen undergraduate schools and twenty-three graduate schools. As of May 2016, there were 42,860 undergraduate students and 8,269 graduate students. It is called Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value). in Japanese.

History

Ōkuma Shigenobu started this school in 1882. It started with departments of political science and economics, law, and physical science. There was also an English language course where all students could learn English.^[3]

Waseda University students in 1916

Much of the campus was destroyed in the fire bombings of Tokyo during World War II, but the university was rebuilt and reopened by 1949.

Campus

Nishi-Waseda

Toyama

Waseda

Takadanobaba

Nishi-Waseda

Waseda

Campus

Station

Waseda University's main campus is in Nishi-Waseda, Shinjuku. The nearest station is Waseda Station, but nearby Takadanobaba Station on the Yamanote Line is the main access to the university.

Waseda also has other campuses around the country:

Waseda (Main) Campus: Shinjuku, Tokyo
Toyama Campus: Shinjuku, Tokyo
Nishi-Waseda Campus: Shinjuku, Tokyo
Nihonbashi Campus: Chūō-ku, Tokyo
Higashifushimi Campus: Nishitōkyō, Tokyo
Tokorozawa Campus: Tokorozawa, Saitama
Honjō Campus: Honjō, Saitama
Kitakyūshū Campus: Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka

Organization

Undergraduate Faculties and Departments

Political Science and Economics
Law
Culture, Media and Society
Humanities and Social Sciences
Education
Commerce
Fundamental Science and Engineering

Creative Science and Engineering
Advanced Science and Engineering
Social Sciences
Human sciences
Sports Sciences
International Liberal Studies

Graduate Faculties and Departments

Political Science
Economics
Law
Letters, Arts and Sciences
Commerce
Fundamental Science and Engineering
Creative Science and Engineering
Advanced Science and Engineering
Education
Human Sciences
Social Sciences
Asia-Pacific Studies

Global Information and Telecommunication Studies
Japanese Applied Linguistics
Information, Production and Systems
Sports Sciences
Business school
The Okuma School of Public Management
Law school
Finance, Accounting and Law
Accountancy
Environment and Energy Engineering
Journalism

Research Centers

Kagami Memorial Laboratory for Materials Science and Technology^[4]
Institute for Comparative Law
The Institute for Research in Business Administration
Institute for Research in Contemporary Political and Economic Affairs
Advanced Research Center for Human Sciences
Advanced Research Institute for Science and Engineering
Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies
Global Information and Telecommunication Institute
Institute for Advanced Studies in Education
Center for Japanese Language
Media Network Center

Environmental Research Institute
Environmental Safety Center
Center for Finance Research
Human Service Center
Comprehensive Research Organization (Project Research Institute)
Institute for Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Consolidated Research Institute for Advanced Science and Medical Care
Information Technology Research Organization
Organization for Asian Studies
Waseda Institute for Advanced Study

Other Programs

Associations

F-Campus

This group of five universities in Tokyo started in 2001. Students from these universities may take courses at the other universities in the group. The members are:

Gakushuin University
Gakushuin Women's University
Japan Womens University
Rikkyo University
Waseda University

International Associations

Waseda is a member of:

Universitas 21
Association of Pacific Rim Universities

People

Alumni

Many famous and influential people have graduated from Waseda including:

Yasuo Fukuda
Haruki Murakami
Makiko Tanaka
Shinichi Oishi - mathematician
Tadashi Yanai
Miori Shimosaka - professional Go player at Nihon Ki-in.

Former Professors

Ryogo Hirota

Waseda University Media

Prince Okuma Shigenobu (1838–1922), 5th Prime Minister of Japan and founder of the university in 1882
Inside Waseda University campus
Red city locator symbol in a map; level 14
Red city locator symbol in a map; level 14
Red city locator symbol in a map; level 14
Red city locator symbol in a map; level 14
Ōkuma Auditorium, Waseda University campus
Okuma Garden. The tower of Okuma Auditorium seen from the garden.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 Waseda University FACTS 2016
↑ "Waseda University Baseball Team: Renewing Ties with the University of Chicago after 72 Years". Waseda OnLine. The Yomiuri Shimbun.
↑ Kimura, pp. 74, 123
↑ Shimamura, K., Villora, E. G., Muramatsu, K., & Ichinose, N. (2005). Kagami Memorial Laboratory for Materials Science and Technology, Waseda University, 2-8-26 Nishiwaseda, Tokyo 169-0051, Japan. Journal of Crystal Growth, 275(1-2), 128-134.