Musashi University
| Musashi University | |
|---|---|
| founding | 1922/1949 |
| Sponsorship | Private |
| place | Nerima , Tokyo |
| country | Japan |
| management | Tetsuya Yamasaki |
| Students | 4,444 (May 2009) |
| Employee | about 110 |
| Website | www.musashi.ac.jp |
The Musashi University ( Jap. 武蔵大学 , Musashi daigaku ) is a private university in Japan . It is located in Nerima , Tokyo.
history
The university was founded in 1922 by the entrepreneur Kaichirō Nezu ( 根 津 嘉一郎 , 1860-1940; see Nezu Museum ) as a Musashi High School ( 武 蔵 高等学校 , Musashi kōtō gakkō ). It was the first private 7-year high school (ages 12-19) in Japan and served the wealthy Tokyo sons as a preparatory course for the Imperial Universities .
After the Pacific War , the high school was reorganized according to the new Japanese education system. It became the (new) Musashi High School (1948; 3 year old school), Musashi Middle School (1949; 3 year old) and Musashi University (1949; 4 year old). The three schools are supported by the Nezu Foundation ( 学校 法人 根 津 育 英 会 ).
Faculties
The university was opened with a faculty (economics). She added the faculties: Humanities (1969) and Social Sciences (1998).
Well-known graduates
- Tetsuya Ota (* 1959), former racing driver
- Takeo Watanabe (1933–1989), composer
See also
Web links
- Official website (Japanese and English)
- School chronicle and educational goals of the Musashi School (German) - Musashi Middle and High School
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.musashi.ac.jp/english/about/president.html
- ↑ 武 蔵 大学: 在 籍 学生 数 (Musashi University: Student Numbers), in Japanese: Undergraduates 4,444, accessed June 19, 2010.
- ↑ A Brochure of Musashi University ( Memento of the original from March 31, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , in English, page 1 ( Introducing Musashi University ), accessed June 19, 2010.
Coordinates: 35 ° 44 ′ 13.1 ″ N , 139 ° 40 ′ 3.9 ″ E