Osaka

Osaka University (大阪大学, Ōsaka daigaku), or Handai (阪大,
Handai), is a national university located in Osaka, Japan. It is the
sixth oldest university in
Japan

Japan as the
Osaka

Osaka Prefectural Medical
College, and one of Japan's National Seven Universities. Numerous
prominent scientists have worked at
Osaka

Osaka University such as the Nobel
Laureate in Physics Hideki Yukawa.
It is the 4th best ranked higher education institution in
Japan

Japan (63rd
worldwide) in 2018 by the QS World University Ranking.
Contents
1 History
2 Campuses
3 Organization
4 Academic alliances
5 Academic rankings
5.1 General rankings
5.2 Research performance
5.3 Graduate school rankings
5.4 Alumni rankings
5.5 Popularity and selectivity
5.6 International student scholarships
6 Notable people
7 Unions
8 Media
9 See also
10 Notes and references
11 External links
History[edit]
Academic traditions of the university reach back to Kaitokudō
(懐徳堂), an Edo-period school for local citizens founded in 1724,
and
Tekijuku

Tekijuku (適塾), a school of
Rangaku

Rangaku for samurai founded by
Ogata Kōan

Ogata Kōan in 1838. The spirit of the university's human sciences is
believed to be intimately rooted in Kaitokudo, whereas that of the
natural and applied sciences, including medicine, is widely believed
to be based on Tekijuku.[4]
Osaka

Osaka University traces its origin back to 1869 when
Osaka

Osaka Prefectural
Medical School was founded in downtown Osaka. The school was later
transformed into the
Osaka

Osaka Prefectural Medical College with university
status by the University Ordinance (Imperial Ordinance No. 388 of
1918) in 1919. The college merged with the newly founded College of
Science to form
Osaka

Osaka Imperial University(大阪帝國大学) in
1931.
Osaka

Osaka Imperial University was inaugurated as the sixth imperial
university in Japan. As part of the University,
Osaka

Osaka Technical
College was later included to form the school of
Engineering

Engineering two years
later. The university was eventually renamed
Osaka

Osaka University in 1947.
Merging with Naniwa High School and
Osaka

Osaka High School as a result of
the government's education system reform in 1949,
Osaka

Osaka University
started its postwar era with five faculties: Science, Medicine,
Engineering, Letters, and Law. After that, faculties, graduate
schools, and research institutes have been successively established.
Among these are the School of
Engineering

Engineering Science, the first of its
kind among Japanese national universities, which draws upon the
excellence of both sciences and engineering disciplines, and the
School of Human Sciences, which covers its cross-disciplinary research
interest as broadly as psychology, sociology, and education. Built on
the then-existing faculties, 10 graduate schools were set up as part
of the government's education system reform program in 1953. Two
graduate schools, the Graduate School of Language and Culture and the
cross-disciplinary and cross-institutional
Osaka

Osaka School of
International Public Policy, add to the list, making the number of
graduate schools reach 12 in 1994.
In 1993,
Osaka

Osaka University Hospital was relocated from the Nakanoshima
campus in downtown
Osaka

Osaka to the Suita campus, completing the
implementation of the university's plan to integrate the scattered
facilities into the Suita and Toyonaka campuses. In October 2007, a
merger between
Osaka

Osaka University and
Osaka

Osaka University of Foreign
Studies was completed. The merger made
Osaka

Osaka University one of two
national universities in the country with a School of Foreign Studies
(with Tokyo University of Foreign Studies). In addition, the merger
made the university the largest national university in the country.
Osaka

Osaka University Hospital
In 2009,
Osaka

Osaka University implemented a major revision of its website.
The result is a website much more accessible and informative to
persons not versed in the Japanese language — a site much more
user-friendly to international exchange students, international
researchers, and expatriates living in the
Osaka

Osaka area. Currently,
thanks to the work of the "Creative Unit," virtually all Osaka
University's web pages come in pairs — a Japanese page and the same
page in English. These pairings include frequent updates on
symposiums, seminars, and other events open to staff, students and,
often, the general public.
Campuses[edit]
Toyonaka campus main entrance
Suita, Toyonaka and Minoh are the university's three campuses. Home to
the university's headquarters, the Suita campus extends across Suita
city and Ibaraki city in
Osaka

Osaka prefecture. The Suita campus houses
faculties of Human Sciences, Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmaceutical
Sciences, and Engineering. It contains the Graduate School of Frontier
Biosciences and a portion of the Graduate School of Information
Science and Technology. The campus is also home to the Osaka
University Hospital and the Nationwide Joint Institute of Cybermedia
Center and Research Center for Nuclear Physics. Because access to the
campus by public transportation is relatively inconvenient,
automobiles, motorcycles, and bicycles are commonly seen within the
campus. While sports activities are primarily concentrated on the
Toyonaka campus, tennis activities are concentrated on the Suita
campus because of its many tennis facilities.
The Toyonaka campus is home to faculties of Letters, Law, Economics,
Science, and
Engineering

Engineering Science. It is also the academic base for
Graduate Schools of International Public Policy, Language and Culture,
(a portion of) Information Science, and the Center for the Practice of
Legal and Political Expertise. All freshmen attend classes on the
Toyonaka campus during their first year of enrollment.
The Minoh campus was incorporated following the merger with Osaka
University of Foreign Studies in October 2007. The Minoh campus is
home to School of Foreign Studies, Research Institute for World
Languages, and Center for Japanese Language and Culture.
In addition to these three campus, the former Nakanoshima campus, the
university's earliest campus located in downtown Osaka, served as the
hub for the faculty of medicine until the transfer to the Suita campus
was completed in 1993.[5] Starting from April 2004, the Nakanoshima
campus has been transformed into the "Nakanoshima Center", serving as
a venue for information exchange, adult education classes, and
activities involving academic as well as non-academic communities.
Organization[edit]
Osaka

Osaka University has 11 faculties (学部) for undergraduate programs,
16 graduate schools (大学院),[6] 21 research institutes, 4
libraries, and 2 university hospitals.[7]
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Osaka

Osaka University, List of schools and faculties
Undergraduate Schools
School of Letters (文学部)
School of Human Sciences (人間科学部)
School of Foreign Studies (外国語学部)
School of Law (法学部)
School of
Economics
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Economics (経済学部)
School of Science (理学部)
Faculty of Medicine (医学部)
Faculty of Dentistry (歯学部)
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (薬学部)
School of
Engineering

Engineering (工学部)
School of
Engineering

Engineering Science (基礎工学部)
Graduate Schools
Graduate School of Letters (文学研究科)
Graduate School of Human Sciences (人間科学研究科)
Graduate School of Law and Politics (法学研究科)
Graduate School of
Economics
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Economics (経済学研究科)
Graduate School of Science (理学研究科)
Graduate School of Medicine (医学系研究科)
Graduate School of Dentistry (歯学研究科)
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (薬学研究科)
Graduate School of
Engineering

Engineering (工学研究科)
Graduate School of
Engineering

Engineering Science (基礎工学研究科)
Graduate School of Language and Culture (言語文化研究科)
Osaka

Osaka School of International Public Policy
(国際公共政策研究科)
Graduate School of Information Science and Technology
(情報科学研究科)
Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences (生命機能研究科)
Law School (高等司法研究科)
Academic alliances[edit]
Osaka

Osaka University has completed academic exchange agreements with a
large number of universities (in 2011, 92) throughout the world and
also exchange agreements between schools at
Osaka

Osaka University and
schools and institutes in other countries (in 2011, 366). These
agreements facilitate international students studying at Osaka
University and
Osaka

Osaka University students studying at overseas
universities, schools, and institutes. In many cases, students are
able to participate in these exchange agreements without paying any
additional tuition.[8] Below are examples of some of these
universities:
v
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e
Osaka

Osaka University, List of academic alliances
Americas
Cornell University

Cornell University (U.S., 1989)
Conference of Rectors and Principals of Québec Universities (CREPUQ)
(Canada, 1996)
University of Washington

University of Washington (U.S., 1996)
McGill University

McGill University (Canada, 1996)
McMaster University

McMaster University (Canada, 1997)
University of Toronto

University of Toronto (Canada, 1999)
University of British Columbia

University of British Columbia (Canada, 2000)
Wesleyan University

Wesleyan University (U.S., 2001)
Texas A&M University (U.S., 2001)
Nazareth College (New York)

Nazareth College (New York) (U.S., 2001)
University of California

University of California (U.S., 2002)
University of Maryland, College Park

University of Maryland, College Park (U.S., 2003)
Boston University

Boston University (U.S., 2006)
National Autonomous University of Mexico

National Autonomous University of Mexico (Mexico, 2007)
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil, 2007)
Rio de Janeiro State University

Rio de Janeiro State University (Brazil, 2008)
University of South Carolina

University of South Carolina (U.S., 2008)
Harvard University

Harvard University (U.S., 2008)
Stanford University

Stanford University (U.S., 2008)
New York University

New York University (U.S., 2008)
California Institute of Technology

California Institute of Technology (U.S., 2008)
University of Arizona

University of Arizona (U.S., 2008)
University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh (U.S., 2009)
University of São Paulo

University of São Paulo (Brazil, 2009)
Rice University

Rice University (U.S., 2011)
Asia
Chulalongkorn University

Chulalongkorn University (Thailand, 1988)
Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China, 1994)
Pusan National University (Korea, 1995)
Xi'an Jiaotong University

Xi'an Jiaotong University (China, 1995)
Wuhan University

Wuhan University (China, 1996)
Mahidol University

Mahidol University (Thailand, 1997)
Chonnam National University

Chonnam National University (Korea, 1997)
Yonsei University

Yonsei University (Korea, 1998)
National University of Mongolia

National University of Mongolia (Mongolia, 2000)
Seoul National University

Seoul National University (Korea, 2000)
Peking University

Peking University (China, 2001)
Fudan University

Fudan University (China, 2001)
Zhejiang University

Zhejiang University (China, 2002)
Vietnam National University, Hanoi

Vietnam National University, Hanoi (Vietnam, 2002)
Nanjing University

Nanjing University (China, 2003)
Tsinghua University

Tsinghua University (China, 2004)
National Institute of Health (Thailand, 2005)
Gyeongsang National University

Gyeongsang National University (Korea, 2005)
Kasetsart University

Kasetsart University (Thailand, 2006)
King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi

King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (Thailand, 2006)
Thammasat University

Thammasat University (Thailand, 2006)
Chungnam National University

Chungnam National University (Korea, 2006)
National Cheng Kung University (Taiwan, 2006)
De La Salle Philippines

De La Salle Philippines (The Philippines, 2006)
National University of Singapore

National University of Singapore (Singapore, 2008)
Nanyang Technological University

Nanyang Technological University (Singapore, 2008)
Europe
University of Cologne
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University of Cologne (Germany, 1982)
Université catholique de Louvain
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Université catholique de Louvain (UCL) (Belgium, 1996)
Technical University of Munich

Technical University of Munich (Germany, 1996)
Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich

Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich (Germany, 1996)
Åbo Akademi University

Åbo Akademi University (Finland, 1997)
University of Nottingham

University of Nottingham (UK, 1997)
University of Oxford

University of Oxford (UK, 1997)
Delft University of Technology

Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands, 1998)
Academy of Grenoble (France, 2000)
University of Strasbourg

University of Strasbourg (France, 2000)
Royal Institute of Technology

Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) (Sweden, 2001)
Karolinska Institutet

Karolinska Institutet (Sweden, 2001)
University of Padua

University of Padua (Italy, 2001)
University of Groningen

University of Groningen (The Netherlands, 2002)
University of Manchester

University of Manchester (UK, 2002)
Autonomous University of Madrid

Autonomous University of Madrid (Spain, 2003)
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (Switzerland, 2004)
University College London

University College London (UCL) (UK, 2004)
University of Pierre and Marie Curie

University of Pierre and Marie Curie (France, 2005)
French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) (France, 2005)
RWTH Aachen

RWTH Aachen University (Germany, 2005)
Imperial College London

Imperial College London (ICL) (UK, 2006)
University of Bologna

University of Bologna (Italy, 2006)
University of Gothenburg

University of Gothenburg (Sweden, 2007)
University of Geneva

University of Geneva (Switzerland, 2007)
University of Bergen

University of Bergen (Norway, 2007)
University of Valladolid

University of Valladolid (Spain, 2007)
University of Santiago de Compostela

University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain, 2007)
Jagiellonian University

Jagiellonian University (Poland, 2007)
University of Perugia

University of Perugia (Italy, 2007)
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany, 2008)
The University of Sheffield

The University of Sheffield (UK, 2009)
Berlin Institute of Technology

Berlin Institute of Technology (Germany, 2009)
University of Vienna

University of Vienna (Austria, 2009)
Uppsala University

Uppsala University (Sweden, 2009)
University of Pisa

University of Pisa (Italy, 2009)
Saint Petersburg State University

Saint Petersburg State University (Russia, 2009)
Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

Jean Moulin University Lyon 3 (France, 2010)
Goethe-University in Frankfurt/Main
Oceania
Australian National University

Australian National University (Australia, 1995)
Monash University

Monash University (Australia, 1996)
University of Adelaide

University of Adelaide (Australia, 2000)
University of Auckland

University of Auckland (New Zealand, 2007)
University of Canterbury

University of Canterbury (New Zealand, 2008)
University of Queensland

University of Queensland (Australia, 2010)
Africa
Cairo University

Cairo University (Egypt, 2007)
Alexandria University

Alexandria University (Egypt, 2011)
Academic rankings[edit]
University rankings
Toyo Keizai
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Toyo Keizai National[9]
General
4
Kawaijuku National[10]
General
3
T. Reuters National[11]
Research
3
WE National[12]
Employment
7
NBP Kansai[13]
Reputation
2
Shimano National[14]
Selectivity
SA
QS Asia
(Asian Ranking version)[15]
General
8
ARWU Asia[16]
Research
6
THE World[17]
General
130
QS World[18]
General
45
ARWU World[16]
Research
75
ENSMP World[19]
Alumni
92
Program rankings
Social Sciences & Humanities
LAW
BE Success National[20]
Qualification
7
BE Pass rate National[21]
Qualification
8
ECONOMICS
RePec National[22]
Research
2
Natural Sciences & Technology
Engineering
Kawaijuku National[23]
General
4
QS World[24]
General
51
MATERIALS SCIENCE
T.Reuters National[25]
Research
2
T.Reuters World[25]
Research
12
PHYSICS
T.Reuters National[25]
Research
3
T.Reuters World[25]
Research
22
CHEMISTRY
T.Reuters National[25]
Research
3
T.Reuters World[25]
Research
12
BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
T.Reuters National[25]
Research
3
T.Reuters World[25]
Research
28
ARCHITECTURE
ARE Success National[26]
Qualification
21
Life Sciences
IMMUNOLOGY
T.Reuters National[25]
Research
1
T.Reuters World[25]
Research
4
PHARMACOLOGY & TOXICOLOGY
T.Reuters National[25]
Research
9
T.Reuters World[25]
Research
154
* T. Reuters World rankings include non-educational institutions
Handai is one of the most prestigious universities in Japan. It can be
seen in the several rankings such as shown below.
General rankings[edit]
The university has been ranked 3rd in 2009 and 4th in 2008 and 2010 in
the ranking "Truly Strong Universities" by Toyo Keizai.[9] In another
ranking, Japanese prep school Kawaijuku ranked Handai as the 3rd best
university in Japan.[10]
It is recognized as a leading university, especially in the basic
sciences, technology and medical field. The university was ranked the
43rd among the world's best universities and the 3rd best Japanese
university in 2009, according to the THE-QS World University
Rankings.[27] In 2011, it came 45th in the QS World University
Rankings,[28] four places higher than the previous year (in 2010 Times
Higher Education World University Rankings and QS World University
Rankings parted ways to produce separate rankings).
QS World University Rankings

QS World University Rankings University Rankings (Overall) records
(World Ranking (Domestic Ranking))
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
The University of Tokyo
19 (1)
19 (1)
17 (1)
22 (1)
22 (1)
24 (1)
25 (1)
30 (1)
32 (1)
Kyoto University
29 (2)
29 (2)
25 (2)
25 (2)
25 (2)
25 (2)
32 (2)
35 (2)
35 (2)
Osaka

Osaka University
70 (3)
70 (3)
46 (3)
44 (3)
43 (3)
49 (3)
45 (3)
50 (3)
55 (3)
Tokyo Institute of Technology
118 (4)
118 (4)
90 (4)
61 (4)
55 (4)
60 (4)
57 (4)
65 (4)
66 (4)
Tohoku University
168 (10)
168 (10)
102 (5)
112 (5)
97 (6)
102 (6)
70 (5)
75 (5)
75 (5)
Nagoya University
128 (6)
128 (6)
112 (6)
120 (6)
92 (5)
91 (5)
80 (6)
86 (6)
99 (6)
Kyushu University
128 (6)
128 (6)
136 (7)
158 (7)
155 (9)
153 (7)
122 (8)
128 (8)
133 (7)
Hokkaido University
133 (8)
133 (8)
151 (8)
174 (8)
171 (10)
175 (9)
139 (9)
138 (9)
144 (8)
Hitotsubashi University
314
314
420
378
364
N/A
105 (7)
101 (7)
N/A
Keio University
120 (5)
120 (5)
161 (9)
214
142 (7)
206
188
200
193 (9)
University of Tsukuba
269
269
209
216
174
172 (8)
186
203
210 (10)
Waseda University
158 (9)
158 (9)
180 (10)
180 (9)
148 (8)
182(10)
185 (10)
198 (10)
220
Kobe University
181
181
197
199 (10)
218
234
247
295
304
Research performance[edit]
Handai is one of the top research institutions in Japan. According to
Thomson Reuters, Handai is the 3rd best research university in
Japan.[11] Its research excellence is especially distinctive in
Biology & Biochemistry (4th in Japan, 31st in the world),
Materials Science (4th in Japan, 15th in the world), Physics (3rd in
Japan, 24th in the world), Chemistry (5th in Japan, 14th in the world)
and Immunology (1st in Japan, 4th in the world).[29]
Weekly Diamond also reported that Handai has the 7th highest research
standard in
Japan

Japan in terms of research funding per researchers in COE
Program.[30] In the same article, it's also ranked 16th in terms of
the quality of education by GP funds per student.
Handai also has a high research standard in Economics.
Repec in Jan
2011 ranked Handai's Economic department as Japan's 2nd best economic
research university.[31] Handai has provided 5 presidents of Japanese
Economic Association in its 42-year history, and this number is 4th
largest.[32]
In addition, Nikkei Shimbun in 2004 surveyed about the research
standards in
Engineering

Engineering studies based on Thomson Reuters, Grants in
Aid for Scientific Research and questionnaires to heads of 93 leading
Japanese Research Centers, and Handai was placed top (research
planning ability 2nd/informative ability of research outcome
5th/ability of business-academia collaboration 9th) in this
ranking.[33]
According to the
QS World University Rankings

QS World University Rankings of September 2013,
Handai was ranked 55th in the world, and 3rd in Japan.[34]
Furthermore, Handai got the 4th place at the number of patents
accepted (171) during 2009 among Japanese Universities.[35]
Graduate school rankings[edit]
Handai Law School is considered as one of top law schools in Japan, as
it was ranked 7th in terms of the number of successful candidates of
Japanese
Bar Examination in 2010.[36]
Alumni rankings[edit]
According to the Weekly Economist's 2010 rankings, graduates from
Handai have the 7th best employment rate in 400 major companies in
Japan.[37]
École des Mines de Paris

École des Mines de Paris ranks Handai as 92nd in the world in 2011 in
terms of the number of alumni listed among CEOs in the 500 largest
worldwide companies.[19]
Popularity and selectivity[edit]
Osaka

Osaka University is one of the most selective universities in Japan.
Its entrance difficulty is usually considered as one of the highest in
Japan.[38][39]
Nikkei BP has been publishing a ranking system "Brand rankings of
Japanese universities" every year, composed by the various indications
related to the power of brand, and Handai was 2nd in 2010 in Kansai
Area.[40][13]
International student scholarships[edit]
Japanese government scholarships are available to suitable candidates.
Total of three scholarships are available at the time of
admissions.[41]
Notable people[edit]
Masaki Kito – attorney at law
Osamu Hayaishi – The Wolf Prize laureate in Medicine in 1986
Osamu Tezuka

Osamu Tezuka – Manga artist (School of Medicine)
Heizo Takenaka

Heizo Takenaka –
Economist

Economist (Graduate School of Economics)
Akio Morita
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Akio Morita –
Sony

Sony founder (School of Science)
Hideki Yukawa

Hideki Yukawa – Nobel Prize in Physics (Graduate School of Science)
Hantaro Nagaoka

Hantaro Nagaoka –
Physicist

Physicist (First President of
Osaka

Osaka University)
Shiba Ryotaro

Shiba Ryotaro – author (School of Foreign Studies)
Michio Morishima

Michio Morishima – economist, co-founder of International Economic
Review
Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed –
SAARC

SAARC Secretary-General
Koushun Takami – journalist, author of Battle Royale
Toru Kumon - developer of Kumon method
Akira Yoshino - inventor of lithium-ion battery
Seishi Yokomizo

Seishi Yokomizo - novelist, creator of private detective Kosuke
Kindaichi.
Toshio Masuda- film director
Hiroshi Haruki - mathematician, author of Haruki's theorem and
Haruki's Lemma
Hiroshi Ishiguro
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Hiroshi Ishiguro - creator of the Geminoid robots
Luc Devroye - mathematician, computer scientist
Ko Ko Oo - scientist , former
Myanmar

Myanmar Ministry of Science and
Technology(Myanmar)
Tetsurō Itodani -
Professional shogi player

Professional shogi player and former
Ryūō

Ryūō title
holder. (B.A. and M.A. from Literature department)
Unions[edit]
Some staff at
Osaka

Osaka University are represented by the General Union, a
member of the
National Union of General Workers (NUGW), which is
itself a member of the National Trade Union Council (Zenrokyo).[42]
Media[edit]
Handai Post - student newspaper
(in Japanese) Handai Walker - student newspaper
See also[edit]
Osaka

Osaka University portal
Kansai Science City
Notes and references[edit]
^ Facts & Figures of the University —
Osaka

Osaka University.
Osaka-u.ac.jp (2010-05-01). Retrieved on 2011-06-26.
^ a b c d e "
Osaka

Osaka University: Outline of the University". Retrieved
2010-01-14.
^ Introduction to Official Student Groups —
Osaka

Osaka University.
Osaka-u.ac.jp (2010-10-13). Retrieved on 2011-06-26.
^ "History of the University".
Osaka

Osaka University. Retrieved
2008-02-08.
^ History of
Osaka

Osaka University —
Osaka

Osaka University. Osaka-u.ac.jp.
Retrieved on 2011-06-26.
^ Undergraduate and Graduate schools & facilities — Osaka
University. Osaka-u.ac.jp. Retrieved on 2011-06-26.
^ History of
Osaka

Osaka University —
Osaka

Osaka University. Osaka-u.ac.jp
(2007-10-01). Retrieved on 2014-06-17.
^ University Exchange Agreements —
Osaka

Osaka University. Osaka-u.ac.jp
(2010-11-01). Retrieved on 2011-06-26.
^ a b "Truly Strong Universities" (in Japanese). Toyo Keizai. 2010.
Retrieved April 29, 2011.
^ a b "Kawai 30 Top Japanese Universities". Kawaijuku. 2001. Retrieved
April 29, 2011.
^ a b "
Thomson Reuters

Thomson Reuters 20 Top research institutions in Japan". Thomson
Reuters. 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2011. (this raking includes 5
non-educational institutions)
^ "Employment rate in 400 major companies rankings" (in Japanese).
Weekly Economist. 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
^ a b "Nikkei BP Brand rankings of Japanese universities" (in
Japanese). Nikkei Business Publications. 2010. Retrieved April 29,
2011.
^ "GBUDU University Rankings" (in Japanese). YELL books. 2009.
Retrieved April 29, 2011.
^ "QS Asian University Rankings". QS
Quacquarelli Symonds Limited.
2016. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
^ a b "Academic Ranking of World Universities". Institute of Higher
Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. 2017. Retrieved September
24, 2017.
^ "THE World University Rankings". Times Higher Education. 2018.
Retrieved September 24, 2017.
^ "QS World University Rankings". QS
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