Gakushuin University

Gakushuin University
学習院大学
Former names
Gakushūjo (学習所); pre-war English translation: Peers School
TypePrivate
Established1847 in Kyoto and moved to Tokyo in 1877;
reformed in 1949 as a private university
PresidentIchiro Arakawa
Administrative staff
279 (full time only)[1]
Studentsapprox. 8,600
Undergraduatesapprox. 8,000
Postgraduatesunder 600
Other students
international students: about 120
Location, ,
Websitewww.univ.gakushuin.ac.jp

Gakushūin University (学習院大学, Gakushūin Daigaku) is a private university in Mejiro, Toshima, Tokyo.

The Gakushūin (or "Peers School") was established during the Meiji period to educate the children of the Japanese nobility, but back then the institution had only the primary and secondary education departments. The university was established after World War II as tertiary component of the reorganised and privatised Gakushūin School Corporation.

The university is still noted for its royal connections, with most of the members of the present Imperial Family among its alumni.[2]

  1. ^ "公表情報コーナー:専任教員数:大学概要:学習院大学". Archived from the original on 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
  2. ^ "これからの学習院". Archived from the original on 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2011-05-01.

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