United Nations University

academic and research arm of the United Nations
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United Nations University

Summary

United Nations University is an international university[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of international_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (220 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • United Nations University is located in Jingūmae[3].
  • United Nations University is in the country of Japan[4].
  • United Nations University's image is recorded as United-Nations-University-00.jpg[5].
  • United Nations University's instance of is recorded as international university[6].
  • United Nations University's instance of is recorded as research university[7].
  • United Nations University's instance of is recorded as organization established by the United Nations[8].
  • United Nations University's instance of is recorded as international organization[9].
  • United Nations University's instance of is recorded as think tank[10].
  • United Nations University's architect is recorded as Kenzō Tange[11].
  • United Nations University's founder is recorded as United Nations General Assembly[12].
  • United Nations University's logo image is recorded as United Nations University logo.svg[13].
  • United Nations University's headquarters location is recorded as Jingūmae[14].
  • United Nations University's ISNI is recorded as 0000000119311704[15].
  • United Nations University's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 124422233[16].
  • United Nations University's GND ID is recorded as 1047782-2[17].
  • United Nations University's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n78050731[18].
  • United Nations University's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11865783k[19].
  • United Nations University's IdRef ID is recorded as 02640415X[20].
  • United Nations University's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA00027914[21].
  • United Nations University's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00288311[22].
  • United Nations University's child organization or unit is recorded as United Nations University Vice-Rectorate in Europe[23].
  • United Nations University's child organization or unit is recorded as United Nations University Institute on Globalization, Culture and Mobility[24].
  • United Nations University's child organization or unit is recorded as Institute for Environment and Human Security[25].
  • United Nations University's child organization or unit is recorded as United Nations University International Institute for Software Technology[26].
  • United Nations University's child organization or unit is recorded as World Institute for Development Economics Research[27].

Body

Founding

United Nations University's founder is recorded as United Nations General Assembly[12]. +1972-12-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it[28].

Identity

United Nations University's part of is recorded as United Nations System[29].

Operations

United Nations University's headquarters location is recorded as Jingūmae[14]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as United Nations[30]. Subsidiaries include it Vice-Rectorate in Europe[23], an international university[31], in Germany[32], founded in 1973[33], headquartered in UN Campus[34]; United Nations University Institute on Globalization, Culture and Mobility[24], an international university[35], in Spain[36]; Institute for Environment and Human Security[25], a facility[37], in Germany[38], headquartered in Bonn[39]; United Nations University International Institute for Software Technology[26], an institute of technology[40], in People's Republic of China[41], founded in 1992[42]; World Institute for Development Economics Research[27], a research institute[43], in Finland[44], founded in 1984[45]; and Global Environmental Outreach Centre[46], a facility[47], in Japan[48], founded in 1996[49].

Why It Matters

United Nations University ranks in the top 10% of international_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (220 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

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  14. [16] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  26. [46] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  14. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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