is a private university in
Tokyo
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,
Japan. The school's two campuses are in
Hino (along with the headquarters) and
Ōme. It also offers
correspondence courses
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which it introduced in 1967.
History
The university developed from the
Meisei Gakuen Institute, that had been founded in 1951 as a parent to several schools that had been founded since 1923. The university was opened in 1964 with just one faculty, the Faculty of Physical Sciences and Engineering.
Further faculties were added:
*Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 1965.
*Department of Economics, 1966.
*Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, 1971.
*Graduate School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, 1972.
*Faculty of Japanese Culture, 1992.
*Faculty of Informatics, 1992.
*Graduate School of Informatics, 1998.
Notable alumni
*
Naoki Urasawa
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References
External links
Official English Homepage
1964 establishments in Japan
Educational institutions established in 1964
Private universities and colleges in Japan
Universities and colleges in Tokyo
Hino, Tokyo
Ōme, Tokyo
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