Kyoto University (京都大学 Kyōto daigaku), or Kyodai (京大 Kyōdai) is a major national university in Kyoto, Japan. It is the second oldest university in Japan, and formerly one of the Imperial Universities of Japan. The university has a total of about 22,000 students enrolled in its undergraduate and graduate programs.
Kyoto University has historically advocated a "spirit of freedom" in its academic activities The university established itself as a premier research university with six Nobel Laureates and two Fields Medalists among its faculties and alumni. The university is also known as the home of the Kyoto School group of philosophers.
Kyoto University was ranked as the 22nd best university in the world in 2007 according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities. The Times Higher Education Supplement ranked Kyoto University as the 25th in the world and the 3rd in Asia in 2007.
History
The forerunner of the Kyoto University was the Chemistry School (舎密局 Seimikyoku?) founded in Osaka in 1436, which, despite its name, taught physics as well. (舎密 is a transcription of a Dutch word chemie.) Later, the Third Higher School (第三髙等學校 Daisan kōtō gakkō) was established in the place of Seimi-kyoku in 1886, it then transferred to the university's present main campus in the same year.
Kyoto Imperial University (京都帝國大學 Kyōto teikoku daigaku) as a part of the Imperial University system was established in June 18, 1897,[4] using the Third Higher School's buildings. The higher school moved to a patch of land just across the street, where the Yoshida South Campus stands today. In the same year of the university's establishment, the College of Science and Technology was founded. The College of Law and the College of Medicine were founded in 1899, the College of Letters in 1906, expanding the university's activities to areas outside natural science.
After World War II, the current Kyoto University was established by merging the imperial university and the Third Higher School, which assumed the duty of teaching liberal arts as the Faculty of Liberal Arts (教養部 Kyōyōbu?). The faculty was dissolved with the foundation of the Faculty of Integrated Human Studies (総合人間学部 Sōgō ningen gakubu) in 1992.
Kyoto University has since 2004 been incorporated as a national university corporation under a new law which applies to all national universities.
Despite the incorporation which has led to increased financial independence and autonomy, Kyoto University is still partly controlled by the Japanese Ministry of Education (文部科学省 Monbu kagaku shō).
The current president is Hiroshi Matsumoto.
Campus
The university has three campuses in Yoshida, Kyoto; in Gokashō, Uji; and in Katsura, Kyoto.
Yoshida Campus is the main campus, with some laboratories located in Uji. The Graduate School of Engineering is currently under process of moving to the newly-built Katsura Campus.
Kyoto University's Policy for International Relations
Situated in Kyoto, a city with a rich East Asian cultural heritage, Kyoto University's Fundamental Principles, as stated in its Mission Statement assert that "as an international institution, Kyoto University will promote international academic exchange," and "the pursuit of harmonious coexistence within human and ecological community on this planet." Keeping these principles in mind, its international exchange efforts are not limited to simply accepting international students. In addition to actively supporting students and researchers in their educational and research activities overseas, it has been making efforts to pursue joint projects with talented international researchers, and disseminate the results of such endeavors to various educational and research organizations and communities around the world.
To further these endeavors and continuously improve the quality of its international exchange while maintaining our status as a point of convergence for talented students and researchers worldwide, it is important that it takes full advantage of Kyoto University's tradition of education and research, which is founded on a global outlook and respect for regional cultures. Kyoto University's international exchange activities are intended to be mutually beneficial for all participants. By engaging in increasingly creative and diverse forms of international exchange, we hope to further define the university's identity in the international community.
Based on this philosophy, the following four themes will be adopted to develop and improve Kyoto University's international cooperation and exchange endeavors:
- A shift in information flow, from a "receiving mode" to a "disseminating mode."
- Progression from the enrichment of bilateral exchanges to the development of multilateral exchanges.
- Focused support for exchange activities in specially designated fields.
- Enrichment of the International Exchange Infrastructure
Research Institutes and Centers
Research Institutes
Institute for Chemical Research
Institute for Research in Humanities
Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences
Institute of Advanced Energy
Research Institute for Sustainable Humanoshere
Disaster Prevention Research Institute
Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics
Institute for Virus Research
Institute of Economic Research
Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences
Research Reactor Institute
Primate Research Institute
Center for Southeast Asian Studies
Educational Research Centers
Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies
Radiation Biology Center
Center for Ecological Research
Center for Integrated Area Studies
Radioisotope Research Center (Japanese Text Only)
Environment Preservation Center (Japanese Text Only)
The International Center
Center for the Promotion of Excellence in higher Education
The Kyoto University Museum
Innovative Collaboration Center
Research Center for Low Temperature and Materials Sciences (Japanese Text Only)
Field Science Education and Research Center
Fukui Institute for Fundamental Chemistry
Counseling Center
Kokoro Research Center
Wildlife Research Center
Center for Archaeological Operation
Kyoto University Health Service
Kyoto University Archives (Japanese Text Only)
Nano-Medicine Merger Education unit
Institute of Sustainability Science
Pionnering Research Unit for Next Generation
Center for Archaeological Operations
Career-Path Promotion Unit for Young Life Scientists
Unit of Synergetic Studies for Space (Japanese Text Only)
Kyoto University Education Unit for Global Leaders in Advanced Engineering and Pharmaceutical Science (Japanese Text Only)
World Premier International Research Center Initiative
Center for African Area Studies
Center for Women Researchers (Japanese Text Only)
Venture Business Laboratory (Japanese Text Only)
The Health and Medical Services
Faculties and graduate schools
Faculties
Faculty of Integrated Human Studies
Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Economics
Faculty of Science
Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Agriculture
Graduate Schools
Graduate School of Letters
Graduate School of Education
Graduate School of Law
Graduate School of Economics
Graduate School of Science
Graduate School of Medicine
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Graduate School of Engineering
Graduate School of Agriculture
Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies
Graduate School of Energy Science
Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies
Graduate School of Informatics
Graduate School of Biostudies
Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies
School of Government
Graduate School of Management (Japanese Text Only)
Kyoto University Law School (Japanese Text Only)
Kyoto University School of Public Health
College of Medical Technology
College of Medical Technology (Japanese Text Only)
Kyoto University was ranked 25th in the 2008 THES-QS World University Ranking.
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