Meisei University (明星大学, Meisei Daigaku) is a private university in Tokyo, Japan.[1] The school's two campuses are in Hino (along with the headquarters) and Ōme. It also offers correspondence courses which it introduced in 1967.
明星大学, Meisei Daigaku | |
Type | Private University |
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Established | 1964 |
Location | , |
Website | www |
History
[edit]The university developed from the Meisei Gakuen Institute, that had been founded in 1951 as a parent to several schools that had been founded since 1923. The university was opened in 1964 with just one faculty, the Faculty of Physical Sciences and Engineering.[2] Further faculties were added:
- Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 1965.
- Department of Economics, 1966.
- Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, 1971.
- Graduate School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, 1972.
- Faculty of Japanese Culture, 1992.
- Faculty of Informatics, 1992.
- Graduate School of Informatics, 1998.
Notable alumni
[edit]- Naoki Urasawa - Japanese manga artist
References
[edit]- ^ "平成28年度開設予定の大学の学部の設置等に係る答申について(平成27年8月27日):文部科学省". www.mext.go.jp. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
- ^ "Meisei University". Times Higher Education (THE). 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
External links
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