University of Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba
筑波大学
Motto Imagine the future
Established October 1973 (Originally founded in 1872)
Type Public (National)
President Kyosuke Nagata
Academic staff
 2,616[1]
Administrative staff
 2,284[1]
Students 16,459[1]
Undergraduates 9,798[1]
Postgraduates 6,661[1]
Location Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
Campus Urban
Mascot None
Website www.tsukuba.ac.jp

University of Tsukuba (筑波大学 Tsukuba daigaku), one of the oldest national universities in Japan, 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 16,500 students (as of 2014).[1] The main Tsukuba campus covers an area of 258 hectares (636 acres), making it the largest single campus in Japan.[2]

It is famous for research in 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.[3] The university was one of the Japanese elite institutions of higher education as part of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's thirteen "Global 30" selected Project universities.[4] In 2014, the University of Tsukuba was named as one of the 13 Type A universities in the Japanese government's Super Global Universities program.[5]

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 the AfDB, and the president of University of Tsukuba signed a memorandum of understanding during the three-day event.[6]

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

Academic rankings

University rankings (overall)
Shimano National[7]Selectivity A1
QS Asia
(Asian Ranking version)[8]		General 20
ARWU Asia[9]Research 19–26 out of 22,000 universities in Asia
University rankings (by subject)
Social Sciences & Humanities

LAW

ECONOMICS

RePec National[10]Research 3

BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT

Natural Sciences & Technology

BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

T.Reuters National[11]Research 8
* T. Reuters World rankings include non-educational institutions

University of Tsukuba 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[12] ranked University of Tsukuba as the 20th best university in QS Asian University rankings.[8] The 2012 "QS top 50 under 50",[13] ranks Tsukuba joint 13th (with Hong Kong Polytechnic University) – the only Japanese institution on the list.

The university is ranked one of the top Asian universities (19th–26th) in the “Academic Ranking of World Universities".[14] Global University Ranking places the university 41st globally.[15] Traditionally, the university has been famous for its social science and international studies, and the latest Toyo Keizai (週刊東洋経済, one of Japanese magazine) 2010, one of the most influential economic magazines in Japan,[16] ranked the School of Social and International Studies (社会国際学類) 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. Its research standard is especially high in Biology & Biochemistry (8th in Japan, 155th in the world).[17]

Weekly Diamond reported that Tsukuba has the 27th highest research standard in Japan in terms of research fundings per researchers in COE Program.[18] In the same article, it's also ranked 11th in terms of the quality of education by GP (Japanese) 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.[10]

Graduate school rankings

Tsukuba's law school was ranked 19th in 2010 in the passing rate of the Japanese bar examination.[19]

Eduniversal ranked Tsukuba as 7th in the rankings of "Excellent Business Schools nationally strong and/or with continental links" in Japan.[20]

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.[21] By contrast, the alumni of Tsukuba's average salary is very high with the 8th best in Japan, according to PRESIDENT, Inc..[22]

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.[23][24]

Organization

Undergraduate schools and colleges

Graduate schools

Research centers

University libraries

University hospital

Laboratory schools

Famous alumni

Politicians

Academics

Businessmen

Athletes

Entertainers

Artists

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 University of Tsukuba. University of Tsukuba Highlights 2014. N.p.: U of Tsukuba, 2014. Print.
  2. ↑ "University of Tsukuba Homepage (English)". Campus Life. University of Tsukuba. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
  3. ↑ Organizations with ties to CCEP CCEP, accessed 2011-03-19
  4. ↑ http://www.uni.international.mext.go.jp/university_list/Index/
  5. ↑ "Selection for the FY 2014 Top Global University Project" (PDF). MEXT.
  6. ↑ "Bank Group Participates in TICAD IV," African Development Bank (Tunis). 3 June 2008.
  7. ↑ "GBUDU University Rankings" (in Japanese). YELL books. 2009. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "QS Asian University Rankings". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Academic Ranking of World Universities in Japan". Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Top 25% Institutions and Economists in Japan, as of January 2011". REPEC. 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Thomson Reuters 10 Top research institutions by subject in Japan" (in Japanese). Thomson Reuters. 2010. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
  12. ↑ "QS World University Rankings 2010 Results".
  13. ↑ "QS top 50 under 50".
  14. ↑ Academic Ranking of World Universities 2012
  15. ↑ http://www.globaluniversitiesranking.org/images/banners/top-100(eng).pdf
  16. ↑ TOYOKEIZAI Online, Back Issues (Japanese)
  17. ↑ "Thomson Reuters 20 Top research institutions in Japan" (in Japanese). Thomson Reuters. (this raking includes non-educational institutions)
  18. ↑ Weekly Diamond , Diamond Inc. (February 27, 2010) The article PDF (Japanese)
  19. ↑ http://laws.shikakuseek.com/data/2010data-2.html
  20. ↑ http://www.eduniversal-ranking.com/business-school-university-ranking-in-japan.html
  21. ↑ "Employment rate in 400 major companies rankings" (in Japanese). Weekly Economist. 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  22. ↑ http://hensachi-ranking.seesaa.net/article/26733115.html#more (November 4, 2006) (Japanese)
  23. ↑ Yoyogi seminar published Hensachi (the indication showing the entrance difficulties by prep schools) rankings http://www.yozemi.ac.jp/rank/gakubu/index.html
  24. ↑ 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.
  25. ↑ University Library (the university's site)
  26. ↑ Official website
  27. ↑ Official website
  28. ↑ "Yoshiyuki Sankai". Forbes. Retrieved 4 March 2015.

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