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EDUC 511Dr. Amelia Paje

University of TokyoReported by: Marites E. Lajada

University of Tokyo

Prepared by:Marites E. Lajada

Message

Tokyo to present to the world a new model for a

university that re-establishes faith in knowledge. It is necessary to transform the university

into a vigorous center for the free-flow of intellectual energy. To create such, it will

concentrate on maintaining an efficient core,

ensuring a just distribution of power, and

establishing a flexible interface. The three key words here

are Autonomy, Distribution, and

“It is the mission of the University of

Cooperation.”

from the President

Contents• Background

• History• Acad and Admin Staff

Numbers• Faculties, Grad Schools &

Institutes• Campuses• Online Websites

Background

• The University of Tokyo is commonly known as "Todai" in Japan, an abbreviation of the Japanese characters that make up the Japanese name of the University.

• The full Japanese name of the University is the four characters that spell out Tokyo Daigaku.

• Taking the first character of Tokyo (our home city) and the first character of Daigaku (which means university), gives Todai.

Background

(cont’d)• The abbreviation UT is no longer used for several reasons.

• First, to avoid confusion with other excellent overseas universities that use that abbreviation.

• Second, to create a single brand image and identity across the University, both visually and among all of our members, irrespective of language.

Background

(cont’d)• Third, and perhaps most importantly, because even in this global age Todai is a Japanese university, and we are proud of our heritage and unique character.

• The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign.

• Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano.It is considered to be the most prestigious university in Japan.

History1876

Tokyo Igakko transferred to Hongo, the present location of the University

1877

The University established as Tokyo Daigaku consisting of four departments: Law, Science, Literature and Medicine, and incorporating three institutions: Shoheiko (Japanese and Chinese Literature, established 1789), Yogakusho (Occidental Studies, established 1855) and Shutosho (Vaccinations, established 1860)

History(cont’d)

1886

The name of Tokyo Daigaku (Tokyo University) changed to Teikoku Daigaku (Imperial University)Absorbed Kobu Daigakko (Engineering College), resulting in five departments

1890

Established Tokyo Norin Gakko (Agriculture and Dendrology College), resulting in six colleges

1897

Name changed to Tokyo Teikoku Daigaku (Tokyo Imperial University) to distinguish it from the institution founded at this time in Kyoto 

History(cont’d)

1916

Institute for Infectious Diseases added

1919

Colleges became known as Faculties by virtue of Imperial OrdinanceFaculty of Economics established, resulting in seven faculties

1921

Aeronautical Research Institute establishedTokyo Astronomical Observatory established

1942

Second Faculty of Engineering instituted (continued until 1951) 

1946

Postwar expansion affecting the University Hospital, Branch Hospital, Marine Biological Station, Botanical Gardens, University Forests, Experimental Farm, Fisheries Laboratory, Engineering Research Institute, etc.Institute of Social Science established

1947

School Education Law promulgatedCo-education introducedName of the University changed from Tokyo Teikoku Daigaku to Tokyo Daigaku (The University of Tokyo) 

History(cont’d)

1949

Former University Ordinance and other related laws repealed; under new School Education Law Tokyo Daigaku incorporated former Tokyo Imperial University and attached Medical College; reorganized on a four-year undergraduate basis with the exception of a six-year program for MedicineCollege of General Education formed amalgamating Daiichi Koto Gakko and Tokyo Koto Gakko and offering general education to all freshmen and sophomore degree candidates;

History(cont’d)

1949

First matriculation of College of General Education under new system took place in JulyFaculty of Education evolved out of the Faculty of Letters resulting in nine facultiesEarthquake Research Institute addedInstitute for Oriental Culture establishedInstitute of Industrial Science establishedInstitute of Social Science establishedInstitute of Journalism opened

History(cont’d)

History(cont’d)

1950

Historiographical Institute established 

1953

Prototype of present graduate system comprising five graduate schools inaugurated (continued until March 1963)Institute of Applied Microbiology and Cosmic Ray Laboratory established 

1955

Institute for Nuclear Study established

1957

Institute for Solid State Physics established

1962

Ocean Research Institute established 

History(cont’d)

1963

Graduate School system reorganized to comprise eight graduate schools 

1965

Graduate School system reorganized to comprise ten graduate schools

1966

University Museum, Computer Centre and Health Centre established 

1967

Cryogenic Centre established Name of Institute for Infectious Disease changed to Institute of Medical Science

History(cont’d)

1970

Radioisotope Center established

1972

Research Center for Nuclear Science and Technology establishedEducational Computer Centre established

1975

Environmental Science Center established 

1981

Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science transferredInstitute of Interdisciplinary Research established

History(cont’d)

1983

Laboratory of Molecular Genetics establishedName of Research Center for Library and Information Science changed to Center for Bibliographic Information

1985

Japanese Language Center for Foreign Students established

1986

Center for Bibliographic Information transferred

1987

Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology established 

History(cont’d)

1988

Tokyo Astronomical Observatory transferredInstitute of Interdisciplinary Research abolished

1990

Name of the Japanese Language Center for Foreign Students changed to the International Center

1991

Center for Climate System Research established

History(cont’d)

1992

Division of Mathematical Sciences became an independent division to result in twelve graduate schools within the Graduate School systemThe name of the Institute of Journalism and Communication Studies changed to the Institute of Socio-Information and Communication Studies Research into Artifacts, Center for Engineering established 

1993

Name of Institute of Applied Microbiology changed to Institute of Molecular and Cellular BiosciencesBiotechnology Research Center established 

History(cont’d)

1994

International Center for Elementary Particle Physics established Name of the Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences changed to the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences

1995

Asian Natural Environmental Science Center establishedDivision of Sociology abolishedDivision of Humanities restructured and renamed the Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology

History(cont’d)

1996

Structure of the University Museum changedCenter for Research and Development of Higher Education established Center for Collaborative Research established VLSI Design and Education Center established Administration Bureau unified with Student Affairs Department (Research Management and International Affairs Department established, and General Affairs Department's Japanese name changed) 

History(cont’d)

1997

Institute for Nuclear Study abolished (and changed to High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, a facility open to all scholars in Japan) The process of placing emphasis on graduate school completed

1998

Graduate School of Frontier Sciences established Komaba Open Laboratory establishedCenter for Spatial Information Science established

History(cont’d)

1999Research Center for Advanced Economic Engineering established High Temperature Plasma Center established Name of Educational Computer Centre and Computer Centre changed to Information Technology Center

History(cont’d)

2000 Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies established Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies established International Research Center for Medical Education established Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, and Institute for Solid State Physics moved to the Kashiwa Campus

History(cont’d)

2001

Branch Hospital merged into the University Hospital Graduate School of Information Sciences and Technology establishedInstitute of Industrial Science relocation to the Komaba Campus completed

2002

School of Nursing and School of Midwives closedProfessor Emeritus Masatoshi Koshiba awarded the 2002 Nobel Prize for Physics

History(cont’d)

2003 Animal Center for Biomedical Research abolishedCenter for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine establishedThe Charter of The University of Tokyo enacted

2004 All National Universities transformed into National University Corporations; The University of Tokyo incorporated as aNational University CorporationGraduate School of Public Policy established

History(cont’d)

2004 Institute of Socio-Information and Communication Studies abolished (became part of the Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies/Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies)Research Center for Advanced Economic Engineering abolished (became part of the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology)Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology changed into an Institution attached to the University

History(cont’d)

2005Research Center for Nuclear Science and Technology abolished (became part of the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Management, the Graduate School of Engineering)The University of Tokyo Beijing Office establishedThe University of Tokyo Action Plan published

2007Todai-Yale Initiative establishedThe University of Tokyo 130th anniversary celebrations

History(cont’d)

2009Health Service Center abolished

2010 International Center abolishedOcean Research Institute and Center for Climate System Research reformed to establishthe Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute

Acad & Admin Staff

Executive StaffPresident 1

Executive Vice Presidents7 (5 concurrently Vice President)

Comptrollers 2

Associate Managing Directors

6

Total 16

Acad & Admin Staff

Academic and Administrative Staff

Male

Female

Total

Professors1,258

621,320

Associate Professors 830 84 914

Lecturers 206 32 238

Research Associates1,140

2061,346

Research Assistants 38 22 60

Teachers at Attached Schools 26 15 41

(cont’d)

Acad & Admin Staff

Academic and Administrative Staff

MaleFemale

Total

Academic Affairs Staff   1 1

Administrative staff 898 5991,497

Technical staff 487 138 625

Medical staff 200 1,4121,612

Other staff 12 6 18

Total5,095

2,5777,672

(cont’d)

Faculties1. Faculty of Law2. Faculty of Medicine3. Faculty of

Engineering4. Faculty of Letters5. Faculty of Science6. Faculty of

Agriculture7. Faculty of

Economics8. College of Arts and

Sciences

9. Faculty of Education

10.Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Grad Schools1. Graduate School of

Humanities and Sociology

2. Graduate School of Education

3. Graduate Schools for Law and Politics

4. Graduate School of Economics

5. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

6. Graduate School of Science

7. Graduate School of Engineering

8. Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences

Grad Schools9. Graduate School of

Medicine10.Graduate School of

Pharmaceutical Sciences

11.Graduate School of Mathematical Science

12.Graduate School of Frontier Sciences

13.Graduate School of

Information Science and Technology

14.Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies

15.Graduate School of Public Policy

(cont’d)

Institutes

1. Institute of Medical Science

2. Earthquake Research Institute

3. Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia

4. Institute of Social Science

5. Institute of Industrial Science

6. Historiographical Institute

Institutes

7. Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences

8. Institute for Cosmic Ray Research

9. Institute for Solid State Physics

10.Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute

11.Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology

(cont’d)

Campuses

A. Hongo Campus- The main Hongo campus occupies the former estate of the Maeda family, Edo period feudal lords of Kaga Province. One of the university's best known landmarks, Akamon (the Red Gate), is a relic of this era. The symbol of the university is the ginkgo leaf, from the trees found throughout the area.

CampusesB. Komaba Campus

- One of the five campuses of the University of Tokyo, the Komaba Campus is home to the College of Arts and Sciences, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences, and a number of advanced research facilities and campus services. This is the campus where all the freshmen and sophomores of the University of Tokyo spend their college life.

(cont’d)

Online Websites

• The Univeristy of Tokyo Official Main Website

• University of Tokyo Open Course Ware

• TODAI.TV

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promote excellent research and

encourage the integration of the latest expertise in all fields. The university will

then become a crossroads where academic achievement and social issues meet, and

where the models, industries, and

academic fields of the future can confidently be

“The University of Tokyo will both

developed.”

from the President

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