Meijo University

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Meijo University
名城大学
Tempaku campus in Meijo University
Tempaku campus in Meijo University
TypePrivate
EstablishedMay 1926 (1926-05)[1]
PresidentAkihiro Ohara
Location,
35°08′10″N 136°58′34″E / 35.136°N 136.976°E / 35.136; 136.976
35°24′40″N 137°00′47″E / 35.411°N 137.013°E / 35.411; 137.013
CampusMultiple campuses
Colors 
AffiliationsJapan Private Universities FD Coalition Forum
Websitewww.meijo-u.ac.jp/english/index.html

Meijo University (名城大学, Meijō daigaku) is a private university in Japan. Its main campus is in Tempaku-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, and it has two other campuses in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. It had two faculty members who were Nobel laureates as of 2021.

History[edit]

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; 97 years ago (1926-05); it was chartered as a university in 1949. It is the largest university in the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area.

Notable faculty[edit]

Notable graduates[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "History". Archived from the original on 2002-06-24.
  2. ^ RYOJI NOYORI PRESIDENT, RIKEN AND UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR, NAGOYA UNIVERSITY / BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY / HETEROCYCLES, Vol.76, No.1, 2008 5

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