Waseda University
private university in Tokyo, Japan
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Waseda University is a private university.
Key Facts
- Member of: OpenPOWER Foundation[3], ArXiv[4], Association of Pacific Rim Universities[5], Open Education Global[6], RU11[7]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Tokyo[8]
- Country: Japan[9]
- Instance of: academic publisher[10], higher education institution[11]
- Founder: Ōkuma Shigenobu[12]
- Maintained by: Gakko Hojin Waseda University[13]
- Named after: Waseda[14]
- Headquarters location: Shinjuku[15]
- Postal code: 169-8050[16]
- Child organization or unit: Consolidated Research Institute for Advanced Science and Medical Care, Waseda University[17], School of Commerce, Waseda University[18], Graduate School of Political Science, Waseda University[19], Waseda University Graduate School of Finance[20], School of Human Sciences, Waseda University[21], 早稲田大学大学院スポーツ科学研究科・スポーツ科学部[22], Waseda University Basketball Department[23]
- Part of: Tokyo Big6[24], Sōkei[25]
- Commons category: Waseda University[26]
- Has part(s): Ōkuma Auditorium[27], Ōkuma Garden[28], Statues of Ōkuma Shigenobu[29], Waseda University Library[30], Waseda University Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum[31], Waseda Aizu Museum[32], Waseda International House of Literature[33], Sōshisha[34]
- Inception: January 1, 1882[35]
- Participated in conflict: 早稲田騒動[36], 早稲田大学事件[37]
- Pseudonym: 私学の雄[38]
- Parent organization or unit: Gakko Hojin Waseda University[39]
- Significant event: Waseda University Military Research Group Incident[40]
- Official website: https://www.waseda.jp/[41], https://www.waseda.jp/top/en/[42]
- Topic's main category: Category:Waseda University[43]
- Phone number: +81-3-3203-7747[44]
- Ranking: 203[45], 199[46], 205[47]
- Replaces: Tōkyō Senmon Gakkō[48]
- Affiliation: Universitas 21[49]
- Motto text: 学問の独立[50]
Body
Identity
Short names include Sōdai[51] and 早大[52].
Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Waseda University include 9350 Waseda[53], an asteroid[54].
Why It Matters
Waseda University has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]
Entities named for it include 9350 Waseda[53], an asteroid[54].