Teikyo University

Teikyo University (帝京大学, teikyō daigaku) is a private university headquartered in the Itabashi ward of Tokyo, Japan. It was established in 1931 as Teikyo Commercial High School (帝京商業高等学校). It became Teikyo University in 1966. It is part of Teikyo Group, a multinational educational foundation that also operates language and cultural exchange facilities at pre-university levels in various countries.

Teikyo University
Typeprivate
Established1931
PresidentYoshihito Okinaga
Undergraduates21,000
Postgraduates441
Location
Itabashi, Tokyo
,
Japan
Campus9
Websitehttp://www.teikyo-u.ac.jp/
Itabashi campus

The university consists of eight undergraduate facilities, one junior college, and six graduate schools. Five main campuses in Japan are supplemented by several overseas campuses that provide study-abroad opportunities for Japanese students, as well as Japanese-oriented learning for residents of the campuses' home countries. Total enrollment is about 20,000 students. Although the headquarters is the Itabashi campus, the majority of students (approximately 17,000) are enrolled at the Hachiōji campus in West Tokyo.

In the 2019 and 2020 editions of its university rankings, Times Higher Education ranked Teikyo University among the top 500 universities in the world and 78th in Asia.[1]

Campuses and areas of study

Campuses in Japan
  • Itabashi Headquarters campus (Itabashi, Tokyo)
  • Hachiōji campus (Hachiōji-shi, Tokyo), including a junior college and graduate school
  • Sagamiko campus (Sagamiko-machi, Tsukui-gun, Kanagawa-ken)
  • Utsunomiya campus (Utsunomiya-shi, Tochigi)
  • Fukuoka campus (Omuta-shi, Fukuoka)

Campuses in other countries

Former campuses

Also, the Harvard University School of Public Health and the Teikyo University School of Medicine have an ongoing collaboration called the Teikyo–Harvard Program, established in 1993.

Undergraduate programs
  • Medical technical
  • Medicine

Notable alumni

College sports
Picture show on Teikyo University's Rugby club players takes champion on the All Japan University Championship in 2016

In 1970, Teikyo University established its renowned rugby club. Rugby gamemeplay was not so fantastic until 1995. However, since 2008, the rugby college has produced strong outcomes in domestic universities and beyond Keio Gijyuku, Waseda, Meiji and Doshisha, The university continuously clinches "champion" status in the "All Japan University Championship" from 2009 to the 2017 seasons.[2]

References
  1. "Tekyo University profile". Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
  2. ja:帝京大学ラグビー部 (Japanese language) Retrieved date on 28 October.

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