Back جامعة كيئو Arabic جامعة كيئو ARZ کیئو بیلیمیوردو AZB Univérsitas Kéio BAN Universitat de Keiō Catalan Keiō-Universität German Πανεπιστήμιο Κεϊό Greek Universitato de Keio Esperanto Universidad de Keiō Spanish Keiō ülikool Estonian
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慶應義塾大学 | |||||
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| Latin: Universitas Keio | |||||
| Motto | ペンは剣よりも強し Calamus Gladio Fortior | ||||
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Motto in English | 'The pen is mightier than the sword' | ||||
| Type | Private; Research University | ||||
| Established | 23 April 1858 | ||||
| Founder | Fukuzawa Yukichi | ||||
| Affiliation | AACSB, APRU, CEMS – The Global Alliance in Management Education, COBS, ASAIHL | ||||
| President | Kohei Itoh | ||||
Academic staff | 2,791 full-time (As of May 1, 2022)[1] | ||||
Administrative staff | 3,252 full-time (As of May 1, 2022)[2] | ||||
| Students | 33,437 (As of May 1, 2022)[3][needs update] | ||||
| Undergraduates | 28,641 (As of May 1, 2022)[3][needs update] | ||||
| Postgraduates | 6,222 (As of May 1, 2022)[3][needs update] | ||||
| Location | , Tokyo , Japan | ||||
| Campus | Urban | ||||
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| Colors | Gold, Navy Blue, and Red | ||||
| Mascot | Keio Unicorn | ||||
| Athletics | 43 Varsity Teams | ||||
| Website | keio.ac.jp | ||||
| Japanese name | |||||
| Kanji | 慶應義塾大学 | ||||
| Hiragana | けいおうぎじゅく | ||||
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Keio University (慶應義塾大学, Keiō Gijuku Daigaku), abbreviated as Keio (慶應) or Keidai (慶大), is a private research university located in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It was originally established as a school for Western studies in 1858 in Edo. It was granted university status in 1920, becoming one of the first private universities in the country.
The university is one of the members of the Top Global University Project (Top Type), funded by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.[4] Keio University is also one of the member universities of RU11[5] and APRU, and it is one of two Japanese universities (alongside the University of Tokyo) to be a member of the World Economic Forum's Global University Leaders Forum.[6]
- ^ "Academic Staff (As of May 1, 2022)" (PDF). Keio University. 2022-05-01.
- ^ "Administrative Staff (As of May 1, 2022)" (PDF). Keio University. 2022-05-01.
- ^ a b c "Student Enrollment (As of May 1, 2022)" (PDF). Keio University. 2022-05-01.
- ^ "Member University List". Global 30. Archived from the original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- ^ "Research University 11". Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ "Global University Leaders Forum (GULF) Members" (PDF). Retrieved 16 Jan 2020.