Rikkyō University
| Rikkyo University 立 教 大学 |
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|---|---|
| founding | 1874 |
| Sponsorship | Private |
| place | Ikebukuro and Niiza , Japan |
| president | Yangchoon Kwak |
| Students | 20,481 ( October 2017 ) |
| Professors | 624 ( May 2018 ) |
| Networks | IAU |
| Website | rikkyo.ac.jp |
The Rikkyō University ( Japanese 立 教 大学 , Rikkyō daigaku ), also: St. Paul's University , is a private university in Japan . The Christian University was founded in 1874 as St. Paul's School, making it one of the oldest universities in Japan. The founder is Channing Moore Williams (1829–1910), a bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States of America . In 1907 it was given university status under its current name. Rikkyō University is located in the north of Tokyo in the Ikebukuro district of the Toshima district , a second campus is in Niiza (Saitama Prefecture, 35 ° 48 ′ 48.8 ″ N , 139 ° 33 ′ 57.4 ″ E ).
The Rikkyō University is also one of the six universities of Tokyo , which compete in annually held baseball and rugby tournaments, which also contributes to the prestige of the six universities.
The entrance exams to Rikkyō University (as well as to the other leading universities in Japan) pass less than 1% of the top high school leavers in Japan. Of the 33,000 or so students who are admitted to the Rikkyō University entrance exam, fewer than 10% are accepted.
The Rikkyō University had around 18,000 students in 2006 of which 1,100 were enrolled in the master's program and 120 in the doctoral program. The university also has 500 foreign students - most of whom are in undergraduate studies - which is due to the strict selection process. 75% of the foreign students come from China and Korea .
The university achieved an excellent reputation especially in the fields of humanities, sociology, business administration and economics.
Graduates from Rikkyō University are among the most sought after candidates in the Japanese market, which means that companies try to recruit the graduates while they are still studying. As a result, the starting salaries are above average and the employment rate of graduates is also well above the national average.
Faculties
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Economics
- Faculty of Business Administration
- Faculty of Humanities
- Faculty of Sociology
- Faculty of Psychology
- Faculty of Science
- Faculty of Tourism
- Faculty of Intercultural Communication
- Faculty for Community Wohl
Well-known graduates
- Toshio Ogawa (born 1948), a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party (DPJ) (In September 2010 he became Vice Minister of Justice in the reshaped Kan cabinet)
- Fukuzō Iwasaki (1925–2012), real estate entrepreneur
- Zhou Zuoren (1885–1967), brother of Lu Xun , a Chinese translator and writer
- Rei Nakanishi (* 1938), a Japanese storyteller and songwriter
- Shinkichi Mitsumune , composer
- Mino Monta (* 1944), radio and television speaker
- Yuka Murayama , author
- Yōko Nogiwa (1936-2017), actress
- Shinji Aoyama , director
- Kiyoshi Kurosawa (* 1955), director
- Masayuki Suo (born 1956), director
- Shigeo Nagashima , baseball player and manager of the Yomiuri Giants
- Kazuhito Tadano , baseball player, Oakland Athletics
- Kikuji Kawada (* 1933), photographer
Web links
- Official website - Japanese and English
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c About Rikkyo. Tradition. In: rikkyo.ac.jp. Rikkyo University, accessed August 4, 2019 .
- ^ President. In: rikkyo.ac.jp. Rikkyo University, accessed August 4, 2019 .
- ^ Rikkyo at a Glance. Number of Faculty and Staff & Students. In: rikkyo.ac.jp. Rikkyo University, accessed August 4, 2019 .
- ^ Faculty & Staff. (pdf) In: rikkyo.ac.jp. Rikkyo University, May 2018, accessed August 4, 2019 .
- ^ List of IAU Members. In: iau-aiu.net. International Association of Universities, accessed August 4, 2019 .
- ^ History & Mission. History of Rikkyo. In: rikkyo.ac.jp. Rikkyo University, accessed August 4, 2019 .
Coordinates: 35 ° 43 ′ 49.9 " N , 139 ° 42 ′ 14.2" E