Seikei University (成蹊大学, Seikei daigaku) is a private university in the Kichijōji area of the city of Musashino, Tokyo, Japan.

Seikei University
成蹊大学
Seikei University main entrance, July 2006
TypePrivate
EstablishedFounded 1906,
Chartered 1949
PresidentYoichi Kamejima
Location, ,
CampusUrban
ColorsPrussian blue
Website

Its name derives from a passage in the Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian.[citation needed] Its campus is noted for its rows of zelkova trees, which is listed as one of the 100 Soundscapes of Japan.[1]

Overview edit

The university was established as a university in 1949 under the new School Education Law. Its predecessor dates back to 1906 and was supported by Koyata Iwasaki, the fourth head of the Mitsubishi zaibatsu.[citation needed] Before World War II, the institution was financially supported by donations from Mitsubishi Group. After World War II, it became independent from Mitsubishi Group after dissolution of the zaibatsu. However, Seikei University still has close connections with the Mitsubishi Group. This university has many graduates from families of noble or business backgrounds.

The university is one of the Tokyo Four Universities (Seikei, Musashi, Seijo, Gakushuin), the grouping of universities that evolved from pre-war high schools.

Organization edit

 
Seikei Gakuen Zelkova trees
 
Seikei University Building No. 1, No.2 and No. 10
 
Keyaki Ground (400 m stadium) * The auditorium can accommodate about 1200 people

Undergraduate Faculties edit

  • Faculty of Economics
  • Faculty of Law
  • Faculty of Humanities
  • Faculty of Science and Technology

Graduate schools edit

  • Graduate School of Economics
  • Graduate School of Business
  • Graduate School of Law and Political Science
  • Graduate School of Humanities
  • Graduate School of Science and Technology
  • Law School

Research institutes edit

  • Center for Asian and Pacific Studies

Academic rankings edit

University rankings
ENSMP World[2] Alumni 89

Alumni rankings edit

École des Mines de Paris ranks Seikei University as 89th in the world in 2009 (89th in 2008) in terms of the number of alumni listed among CEOs in the 500 largest worldwide companies. (The university is also ranked 9th in Japan.)[3][4][5]

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Keiji Takezawa supported for is arrival address to the student body by Mr Albert J Oliver MBE at Cowra High School 1970

|thumb|Keiji Takazawa the first student from Seikei High School and Albert J Oliver MBE being introduced at Cowra High School ]]

Attached school edit

The university and its attached schools are jointly managed by the Seikei Gakuen School Corporation (学校法人成蹊学園).

Seikei Senior High School
Seikei high school has an exchange study program with St. Paul's School and Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire and Cowra High School (since 1970) in Cowra, New South Wales, Australia.
There is a study abroad program with Choate Rosemary Hall, Pembroke College, Cambridge and University of California, Davis.
Seikei Junior High School
Seikei Elementary School

Notable alumni edit

Study abroad agreement edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "100 Soundscapes of Japan". Ministry of the Environment. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  2. ^ "ENSMP World University Rankings" (PDF). École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris. 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
  3. ^ "Highly-ranked French engineering school - MINES PARISTECH".
  4. ^ パリ国立高等鉱業学校 世界大学ランキング(2008年) (in Japanese). 大学ranking.net.
  5. ^ パリ国立高等鉱業学校 世界大学ランキング(2009年) (in Japanese). 大学ranking.net.

External links edit


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