Waseda University

Waseda University
早稲田大学
Latin: Universitas Waseda
Motto学問の独立、学問の活用、模範国民の造就
Motto in English
Independence of Scholarship, Practical Application of Scholarship, Fostering of Good Citizens
TypePrivate; research university
Established21 October 1882 (21 October 1882)
FounderŌkuma Shigenobu
PresidentAiji Tanaka
Academic staff
2,218 full-time[1]
3,243 part-time[1]
Administrative staff
1,257 full-time[1]
119 part-time[1]
Students47,959[1]
Undergraduates39,382[1]
Postgraduates8,577[1]
Location,
Tokyo
,
Japan
CampusUrban
Athletics43 varsity teams
ColorsMaroon, white, and gold       [2][3]
AffiliationsAACSB
Universitas 21
APRU
URA
AALAU
MascotWaseda Bear
Websitewww.waseda.jp/top/en/
Japanese name
Kanji早稲田大学
Hiraganaわせだだいがく

Waseda University (早稲田大学), abbreviated as Waseda (早稲田) or Sōdai (早大), is a private research university in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as the Tōkyō Professional School by Ōkuma Shigenobu, the fifth Prime Minister of Japan, the school was formally renamed Waseda University in 1902.[4]

Waseda is organized into 36 departments: 13 undergraduate schools and 23 graduate schools. As of 2023, there are 38,776 undergraduate students and 8,490 graduate students. In addition to a central campus in Shinjuku (Waseda Campus and Nishiwaseda Campus), the university operates campuses in Chūō, Nishitōkyō, Tokorozawa, Honjō, and Kitakyūshū. Waseda also operates 21 research institutes at its main Shinjuku campus.[5]

The university is selected as one of the Top Type (Type A) universities under MEXT's Top Global University Project.[6] Waseda University has the highest entrance examination difficulty level among private universities in Japan.[7]

Its alumni include eight prime ministers of Japan;[8] three prime ministers of Korea;[9][10][11] a number of important figures of Japanese literature, including Haruki Murakami; founders of leading Japanese and Korean companies such as Samsung, Sony, Ito En, Lotte, POSCO; and many CEOs, including Japan's richest person, [12] Tadashi Yanai.[13]

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  9. ^ "東亞 100년, 東友 100인 최두선 | 동네 : 동아미디어그룹 공식 블로그" (in Korean). Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  10. ^ "이병철 회장, 후배 박태준에게 아호 '청암' 추천". 경남매일 (in Korean). 28 December 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
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  13. ^ "The Founder of Uniqlo Has a Wake-Up Call for Japan". Time. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.

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