Waseda University

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  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.Kimura, pp. 74, 123


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
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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 TechnologyShimamura, 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.
 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

References

Related pages
 Waseda University Honjo Senior High School
 Waseda Shibuya Senior High School
 Waseda Jitsugyo
 Waseda University Go Club

Other websites

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