Keio University

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Keio University
慶應義塾大学
Image:Keio-logo.png
Motto Calamvs Gladio Fortior
(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
Professional students 583
Location Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Campus Urban
Athletics 39 varsity teams
Colors Blue and Red
Nickname Unicorns, etc.
Mascot Popeye the Sailor (unofficial)
Fight song Wakaki chi
Affiliations Tokyo Six Universities
Website Keio University
The flag of Keio University

Keio University (慶應義塾大学 Keiō gijuku daigaku) is the top private university in Japan, which has a proud history as Japan's very first private institution of higher learning, which dates back to the formation of a school for Dutch studies in 1858 in Edo (now Tokyo) by founder Yukichi Fukuzawa.

It is often compared with Waseda University. Its baseball team plays in the Tokyo 6 Universities Alliance (league).

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[edit] History

Keio University (library, Mita campus)
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Keio University (library, Mita campus)

Keio was founded in 1858 by Fukuzawa Yukichi, who had studied the Western educational system at Brown University in the United States. 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.

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

[edit] Academics

Since the school's inception, the students of Keio have risen to the forefront of innovation in every imaginable academic field, emerging as social and economic leaders.

In today's internationally interdependent world, Keio places great effort upon maintaining the finest teaching faculty and superlative facilities. Based on the knowledge and experience of their predecessors, today's Keio students strive to develop the leadership qualities that will enable them to make valuable contributions to tomorrow's society. In 2008 the University will celebrate its sesquicentennial (150th) anniversary.

It is a member of LAOTSE (which also includes two other Tokyo universities, the University of Tokyo and the Tokyo Institute of Technology), an international network of leading universities in Europe and Asia exchanging students and senior scholars. Keio University is the Japanese host of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), whose staff work primarily at the Shonan Fujisawa Campus.

[edit] Campus

Keio University as seen from Tokyo Tower
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Keio University as seen from Tokyo Tower

The main campus is in Mita-cho, Minato-ku, Tokyo. Additional campuses include Hiyoshi, Shinanomachi, Shonan Fujisawa Campus (SFC), Tsuruoka Town Campus of Keio (TTCK) and Yagami. The university also operates five high schools, including the Keio Academy of New York, in Purchase, New York.

[edit] Alumni

Keio is known for producing numerous politicians. Famous Keio alumni include former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.

Notable alumni include:

[edit] Politicians

[edit] Finance

  • Taizo Nishimuro, Chairman and CEO of Tokyo Stock Exchange, Former CEO of Toshiba Corporation (Economics 1961)
  • Toshio Ando, Chairman of Japan Securities Dealers Association, Chairman of Nomura Asset Management (Law 1974)
  • Shigeharu Suzuki, President and CEO of Daiwa Securities Group (Economics 1971)
  • Junichi Arimura, President and CEO of Nikko Cordial Corporation (Business and Commerce 1973)
  • Toshiaki Ito, CEO and President of JAFCO (Law 1971)
  • Masanori Mochida, President of Goldman Sachs Japan (Economics)
  • Kensuke Hotta, Chairman of Morgan Stanley Japan (Economics)
  • Haruyasu Asakura, Managing Director and Head of Japan Growth Capital team of Carlyle Group (Science and Technology)
  • Taisuke Sasanuma, Founder and Representative Partner of Advantage Partners (Law, MBA)

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[edit] Other Businessmen

[edit] Entertainment

[edit] Art

[edit] Others

  • Tsunekazu Takeda, Chairman of Japanese Olympic Committee (Law 1970)
  • Chiaki Mukai, Surgeon and astronaut
  • Theodor Holm "Ted" Nelson, Computer architect, visionary, and contrarian (PhD, Media and Governance, 2002)
  • Sosuke Sumitani, Announcer (Economics)
  • Yoshio Taniguchi, Architect (Mechanical Engineering)

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Tokyo Big Six Baseball League
Hosei • Keio • Meiji • Rikkyo • Tokyo • Waseda
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