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 早稲田大学 (Waseda Daigaku) in Japanese.
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Former names | Tōkyō Senmon Gakkō | ||||
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| Motto | Japanese: 学問の独立 | ||||
Motto in English | Independence of scholarship | ||||
| Type | Private | ||||
| Established | October 21, 1882 | ||||
| President | Aiji Tanaka | ||||
Academic staff | 2,176 full-time[1] 3,327 part-time[1] | ||||
| Students | 51,129[1] | ||||
| Undergraduates | 42,860[1] | ||||
| Postgraduates | 8,269[1] | ||||
| Location | , , Japan | ||||
| Campus | Urban | ||||
| Athletics | 43 varsity teams | ||||
| Colors | Maroon [2] | ||||
| Affiliations | Universitas 21 APRU URA AALAU | ||||
| Mascot | Waseda Bear | ||||
| Website | www | ||||
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| Kanji | 早稲田大学 | ||||
| Hiragana | わせだ だいがく | ||||
| Katakana | ワセダ ダイガク | ||||
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History change
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.[3]
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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 change
Campus 
StationWaseda 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
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F-Campus change
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 change
Waseda is a member of:
- Universitas 21
- Association of Pacific Rim Universities
People change
Alumni change
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.
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References change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Waseda University FACTS 2016
- ↑ "Waseda University Baseball Team: Renewing Ties with the University of Chicago after 72 Years". Waseda OnLine. The Yomiuri Shimbun.
- ↑ Kimura, pp. 74, 123
- ↑ Shimamura, 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.
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Media related to Waseda University at Wikimedia Commons
Geographic data related to Waseda University at OpenStreetMap- Waseda[permanent dead link]
