Waseda University

Summary

Waseda University is a private university^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of private_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,561 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Waseda University was a member of OpenPOWER Foundation^[3].
• Waseda University was a member of Q118398^[4].
• Waseda University was a member of Association of Pacific Rim Universities^[5].
• Waseda University was a member of Open Education Global^[6].
• Waseda University was a member of RU11^[7].
• Waseda University is located in Tokyo^[8].
• Waseda University is in the country of Japan^[9].
• Waseda University's instance of is recorded as private university^[10].
• Waseda University's instance of is recorded as academic publisher^[11].
• Waseda University's instance of is recorded as higher education institution^[12].
• Waseda University's founder is recorded as Ōkuma Shigenobu^[13].
• Waseda University's maintained by is recorded as Gakko Hojin Waseda University^[14].
• Waseda is named after Waseda University^[15].
• Waseda University's headquarters location is recorded as Shinjuku^[16].
• Waseda University's postal code is recorded as 169-8050^[17].
• Waseda University's child organization or unit is recorded as Consolidated Research Institute for Advanced Science and Medical Care, Waseda University^[18].
• Waseda University's child organization or unit is recorded as School of Commerce, Waseda University^[19].
• Waseda University's child organization or unit is recorded as Graduate School of Political Science, Waseda University^[20].
• Waseda University's child organization or unit is recorded as Waseda University Graduate School of Finance^[21].
• Waseda University's child organization or unit is recorded as School of Human Sciences, Waseda University^[22].
• Waseda University's child organization or unit is recorded as Q22120903^[23].
• Waseda University's child organization or unit is recorded as Waseda University Basketball Department^[24].
• Waseda University is part of Tokyo Big6^[25].
• Waseda University is part of Sōkei^[26].
• Waseda University's Commons category is recorded as Waseda University^[27].

Body

Founding

Waseda University's founder is recorded as Ōkuma Shigenobu^[13]. January 1, 1882 marks the founding of it^[28].

Identity

Part of include Tokyo Big6^[25], a group^[29], in Japan^[30] and Sōkei^[26], a neologism^[31], in Japan^[32]. Short names include {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'Sōdai'}^[33] and {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '早大'}^[34].

Operations

Waseda University's headquarters location is recorded as Shinjuku^[16]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Gakko Hojin Waseda University^[35]. Subsidiaries include Consolidated Research Institute for Advanced Science and Medical Care, it^[18]; School of Commerce, it^[19], a faculty^[36], in Japan^[37]; Graduate School of Political Science, it^[20], a graduate faculty^[38]; Waseda University Graduate School of Finance^[21], a graduate faculty^[39]; School of Human Sciences, it^[22], a faculty of human sciences^[40], in Japan^[41]; and Q22120903^[23], a combination of undergraduate and graduate school^[42], in Japan^[43].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Waseda University include 9350 Waseda^[44], an asteroid^[45].

Why It Matters

Waseda University ranks in the top 8% of private_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,561 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Entities named for it include 9350 Waseda^[44], an asteroid^[45].