Kyoto University

Kyoto University (京都大学, Kyōto daigaku), or Kyodai (京大, Kyōdai), is a Japanese university in Kyoto. It is the second oldest Japanese university.^[4] It is in the city of Kyoto in Kyoto Prefecture.

Kyoto University

京都大学
Motto	自由の学風
Motto in English	Freedom of academic culture
Type	National
Established	Founded June 18, 1897
Endowment	¥ 250.2 billion (2.2 billion USD)
Academic staff	2,864 (Teaching Staff)[1]
Students	22,707[1]
Undergraduates	13,399[2]
Postgraduates	9,308[3]
Location	Kyoto , Kyoto , Japan
Campus	Urban, 135 ha (333 acres)
Athletics	48 varsity teams
Colors	Dark blue
Nickname	Kyodai
Affiliations	Kansai Big Six, Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning
Mascot	None
Website	www.kyoto-u.ac.jp

History

Kyoto Imperial University (京都帝國大學, Kyōto-teikoku-daigaku) was established on June 1897 as a part of the Imperial university system.^[5]

The College of Law and the College of Medicine were founded in 1899, and the College of Letters was established in 1906.^[5]

In October 1947, Kyoto Imperial University was renamed Kyoto University.^[4]

Organization

Kyoto University has the following schools.^[6]

• Faculty of Integrated Human Studies
• Faculty & Graduate School of Letters
• Faculty & Graduate School of Education
• Faculty & Graduate School of Law^[7]
• Faculty & Graduate School of Economics
• Faculty & Graduate School of Science
• Faculty & Graduate School of Medicine^{[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]}
• Faculty & Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Faculty & Graduate School of Engineering
• Faculty & Graduate School of Agriculture

Related pages

• List of national universities in Japan
• University of Tokyo

Notable alumni

• Kenichi Fukui
• Susumu Tonegawa
• Shinya Yamanaka
• Yoshinori Ohsumi
• Tasuku Honjo
• Akira Yoshino