Kyoto University

, or , is a Japanese university in Kyoto. It is the second oldest Japanese university.Kyoto University, "Historical Sketch" ; retrieved 2012-6-10. It is in the city of Kyoto in Kyoto Prefecture.

 History 
 was established on June 1897 as a part of the Imperial university system.Kyoto University, "Chronological Table" ; retrieved 2012-6-10.

The College of Law and the College of Medicine were founded in 1899, and the College of Letters was established in 1906.

In October 1947, Kyoto Imperial University was renamed Kyoto University.
Organization
Kyoto University has the following schools.
 Faculty of Integrated Human Studies
 Faculty & Graduate School of Letters
 Faculty & Graduate School of Education
 Faculty & Graduate School of LawA law school (school for students who want be a lawyer) is independently operated.
 Faculty & Graduate School of Economics
 Faculty & Graduate School of Science
 Faculty & Graduate School of MedicineSchool of Public Health is independently operated.Kasahara, M., Takada, Y., Egawa, H., Fujimoto, Y., Ogura, Y., Ogawa, K., ... & Tanaka, K. (2005). Auxiliary partial orthotopic living donor liver transplantation: Kyoto University experience. American journal of transplantation, 5(3), 558-565.Sakamoto, S., Egawa, H., Kanazawa, H., Shibata, T., Miyagawa‐Hayashino, A., Haga, H., ... & Uemoto, S. (2010). Hepatic venous outflow obstruction in pediatric living donor liver transplantation using left‐sided lobe grafts: Kyoto University experience. Liver Transplantation, 16(10), 1207-1214.Morioka, D., Kasahara, M., Takada, Y., Shirouzu, Y., Taira, K., Sakamoto, S., ... & Tanaka, K. (2005). Current role of liver transplantation for the treatment of urea cycle disorders: a review of the worldwide English literature and 13 cases at Kyoto University. Liver transplantation, 11(11), 1332-1342.Tamura, Y., Tanaka, S., Asato, R., Hirano, S., Yamashita, M., Tamaki, H., & Ito, J. (2007). Therapeutic outcomes of laryngeal cancer at Kyoto University Hospital for 10 years. Acta Oto-Laryngologica, 127(sup557), 62-65.Kokubo, M., Mitsumori, M., Ishikura, S., Nagata, Y., Fujishiro, S., Inamoto, T., ... & Hiraoka, M. (2000). Results of breast-conserving therapy for early stage breast cancer: Kyoto University experiences. American journal of clinical oncology, 23(5), 499-505.Kozaki, K., Kasahara, M., Oike, F., Ogawa, K., Fujimoto, Y., Ogura, Y., ... & Tanaka, K. (2002). Apheresis Therapy for Living‐Donor Liver Transplantation: Experience of Apheresis Use for Living‐Donor Liver Transplantation at Kyoto University. Therapeutic Apheresis, 6(6), 478-483.
 Faculty & Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
 Faculty & Graduate School of Engineering
 Faculty & Graduate School of Agriculture

Related pages
 List of national universities in Japan
 University of Tokyo
Notable alumni
 Kenichi Fukui
 Susumu Tonegawa
 Shinya Yamanaka
 Yoshinori Ohsumi
 Tasuku Honjo
 Akira Yoshino

 References 

 Other websites 

 Kyoto University website 

Category:1897 establishments in Asia
Category:1890s establishments in Japan