Keio University

private university in Tokyo, Japan
Organization private_university Q815432
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Keio University was founded in October 1858 by Fukuzawa Yukichi[1]. The organization maintains its headquarters in Mita[2][3]. It operates as an educational institution established by this specific founder during the mid-19th century[1]. The university remains based in its original location of Mita[2][3].

Keio University

Summary

Keio University is a private university[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of private_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (571 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Keio University was a member of Top International Managers in Engineering[3].
  • Keio University was a member of ORCID, Inc.[4].
  • Keio University was a member of Q118398[5].
  • Keio University was a member of Association of Pacific Rim Universities[6].
  • Keio University was a member of RU11[7].
  • Keio University is located in Tokyo[8].
  • Keio University is in the country of Japan[9].
  • Keio University's instance of is recorded as private university[10].
  • Keio University's instance of is recorded as academic publisher[11].
  • Keio University's anthem is recorded as Wakaki Chi(Young Blood)[12].
  • Keio University's founder is recorded as Fukuzawa Yukichi[13].
  • Keio University is owned by Keio Gijuku[14].
  • Keiō is named after Keio University[15].
  • juku is named after Keio University[16].
  • Keio University's headquarters location is recorded as Mita[17].
  • Keio University's child organization or unit is recorded as faculty of letters[18].
  • Keio University's child organization or unit is recorded as faculty of economics[19].
  • Keio University's child organization or unit is recorded as faculty of law[20].
  • Keio University's child organization or unit is recorded as faculty of business and economics[21].
  • Keio University's child organization or unit is recorded as medical school[22].
  • Keio University's child organization or unit is recorded as Faculty of Science and Technology[23].
  • Keio University's child organization or unit is recorded as Faculty of policy management, Keio University[24].
  • Keio University's child organization or unit is recorded as faculty of environmental science[25].
  • Keio University's child organization or unit is recorded as nursing faculty[26].
  • Keio University's child organization or unit is recorded as faculty of pharmacy[27].

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Founding

Keio University's founder is recorded as Fukuzawa Yukichi[13]. October 1858 marks the founding of it[28].

Identity

Keio University's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '慶應義塾大学'}[29]. Part of include Tokyo Big6[30], a group[31], in Japan[32] and Sōkei[33], a neologism[34], in Japan[35].

Leadership

Keio University's chairperson is recorded as Kohei Itoh[36].

Operations

Keio University's headquarters location is recorded as Mita[17]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Keio Gijuku[37]. Subsidiaries include faculty of letters[18], a type of educational institution[38]; faculty of economics[19]; faculty of law[20], a type of educational institution[39]; faculty of business and economics[21]; medical school[22], a type of educational institution[40]; and Faculty of Science and Technology[23], a faculty[41], in Spain[42], founded in 1968[43].

Ownership

Keio University is owned by Keio Gijuku[14].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Keio University include Keio Medical Science Prize[44], a science award[45], in Japan[46].

Why It Matters

Keio University ranks in the top 9% of private_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (571 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

Entities named for it include Keio Medical Science Prize[44], a science award[45], in Japan[46].

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  20. [27] . pha.keio.ac.jp. pha.keio.ac.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  25. [5] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  28. [36] . keio.ac.jp. keio.ac.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . keio.ac.jp. keio.ac.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [37] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [44] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  12. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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