Meijo University

Meijo University (名城大学, Meijō daigaku) is a private university in Japan. Its main campus is in Tempaku-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan and it has a satellite campus in Kani, Gifu Prefecture.

Meijo University
名城大学
Tempaku campus in Meijo University
TypePrivate
EstablishedMay 1926 (1926-05)[1]
PresidentHiroshi Shimoyama
Location
Main: Tempaku-ku, Nagoya
Satellite: Kani, Gifu
,
Japan

35.136°N 136.976°E / 35.136; 136.976
35.411°N 137.013°E / 35.411; 137.013
CampusMultiple campuses
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AffiliationsJapan Private Universities FD Coalition Forum
Websitewww.meijo-u.ac.jp/english/index.html

History

The name Meijō derives itself from the abbreviated kanji form of Nagoya Castle (名古屋城, Nagoya-jō).

The predecessor of the school was founded by Juichi Tanaka in May 1926 (1926-05); it was chartered as a university in 1949. It is the largest university in the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area.

Meijo University is the first private university in Japan to produce three Nobel Prize winners, it is the first brilliant achievement.

Notable faculty

Notable graduates
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See also

References
  1. "History". Archived from the original on 2002-06-24.



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