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Tokai University (
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Type | Private non-sectarian higher education institution |
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Established | 1942 |
President | Tatsuro Matsumae[1] |
Undergraduates | 28,584 (2017)[2] |
Postgraduates | 969 (2017)[2] |
Location | Tokyo , Japan 35°39′52″N 139°41′05″E / 35.664478°N 139.6848°E |
Campus | Tokyo, Kanagawa, Shizuoka, Kumamoto and Hokkaido |
Colors | Blue |
Affiliations | Tokyo 12 Universities |
Mascot | Seagull |
Website | www |
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It was accredited under Japan's old educational system in 1946 and under the new system in 1950. In 2008, Tokai University, Kyushu Tokai University, and Hokkaido Tokai University were consolidated and reorganized into Tokai University. Its Chinese character name is the same as Tunghai University in Taiwan.
History
editThe Bosei Seminar
Dr. Matsumae founded the establishing entity of the university, or the Tokai University Educational System, in 1942. The university went through phases under the Japan's old educational systems, and reorganized schools accordingly roughly upon three stages for four times.
Training institutions for engineers and industrial schools
editFoundation for Telecommunications Engineering School
Old technical college
edit- Under the College Law of 27 March 1903
Before the end of World War II, technical colleges were governed under the College Law of 27 March 1903
After 1945
edit- Under Kyūsei daigaku system - the former Education Law of 6 December 1918
Foundation for National Defense Science and Technology Institute was renamed to Tokai Gakuen Foundation
Before the Shinsei daigaku system went into effect in 1947, the Foundation was reformed to Tokai University Foundation (1 May 1946 - 7 March 1951) under former Education Law of 6 December 1918, which operated former Tokai University (1 May 1946 - 1 April 1950) where students finished university education in three years.
- Under Shinsei daigaku system - the Education Law of 31 March 1947
School systems in Japan was reformed in March 1947, when colleges and universities regulated under the former law of education were reformed to four-years-system educational institutions.
Tokai University Educational System
editThe Tokai University Educational System is one of the largest general education and research institutions in Japan. Today, Tokai University holds its headquarters in Yoyogi, Tokyo, with eight campuses all over Japan at Sapporo, Takanawa and Yoyogi in Tokyo, Hiratsuka and Isehara in Kanagawa, Shizuoka, with Kumamoto and Aso in Kumamoto; 21 schools and faculties make up approximately 80 departments, majors, and programs. With its graduate school offering 21 courses, the total student enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate is approximately 30,000 including 775 international students as of 2017.[2] There are 1,653 faculty members[3] with the ratio of students per a faculty member below 30.[4]
Achievements
editIndustry-academia-government collaboration
editAs Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has been encouraging joint ventures among the industry sector, academia and government functions, between 1994 and 2004, Tokai University applied 519 patents compared to Nihon University (390), Waseda University (358), Tokyo Institute of Technology (338) and 324 cases for Nagoya University.[5] By 2004, Tokyo University as a national institute lead 1,361 joint ventures, Waseda University lead 683 as the top private institute against 278 by Tokai University ranking at the 15th place,[6] whereas Tokai University was commissioned 211 projects (12th) while Tokyo University attracted 818 at the top.[6]
Le Mans 24 Hours
editA student team at Tōkai University fielded a car for the Le Mans 24 Hours race in 2008. This was the first time that a university team attempted to enter the race.
The team entered a Courage-Oreca LC70-YGK numbered 22 in the LMP1 class. It completed 185 laps (just under half that of the race winner), retiring due to a gearbox problem, and was not classified.
It has been confirmed that they will race in the Asian Le Mans Series in November 2009. The team raced at the 2010 1000 km of Zhuhai and will race again at the 2011 6 Hours of Zhuhai, both races are part of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup.
Global Green Challenge
editThe Tokai Challenger is a solar car. The Tokai Challenger has become the winner of the 2009 World Solar Challenge, a race for solar cars across Australia. The car was designed and tested in collaboration with students from Tokai University and several Japanese companies in the automotive industry.
The Tokai Challenger covered the 3,021 kilometers off in 29 hours 49 minutes and it took an average speed of 100.54 kilometers per hour.
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Study Car 2005
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Courage-Oreca LC70 at 2010 1000 km of Zhuhai
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Tokai Challenger, the winner of 2009 Global Green Challenge, Japan. (Tokai University Solar Car Team)
Public relations
editThe Tokyo 12 Universities
editThe university is a member of the Tokyo 12 Universities, a joint public relations body for those headquartered in Tokyo, formed in 1964.[7] It consists of Aoyama Gakuin University, Chuo University, Hosei University, Keio University, Kokugakuin University, Meiji University, Nihon University, Rikkyo University, Senshu University, Sophia University, and Waseda University.
Collaborative administration for university facilities
editThe Research and Promotion Division administers Technical Collaborative Management Office to promote aggressive research activities by the faculty and student of the university, as well as to share university facilities with private companies and regions, aiming to return resources to society.[8]
Affiliated institutions
editArchive, memorial halls and museums
edit- Bōsei Academic and Archive Center - Archive
- Matsumae Commemoration Hall - on Shonan campus
- Museum of the School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokai University - an aquarium.
- Shigeyoshi Matsumae Memorial Hall (
松前 重義 記念 館 (Matsumae Shigeyoshi kinenkan)) - on Kumamoto campus
Boarding school
edit- Tokai University Boarding School in Denmark (now closed)
Extension centers
edit- Bōsei gakujuku - classes offered to children and adults on the original site of
望 星 学 塾 (Bōsei gakujuku) at Musashino - Regional Collaboration Center - programs on Shonan, Takanawa and Kumamoto campuses with off campus offerings co-hosted by the city of Sagamihara[9]
Publishing
edit- Tokai University Press
- Tokai Newspress - a campus newspaper with its website
- Tokai Sports – weblog for students' sports activities, discontinued January 2018[10]
Research institutes and research centers
edit- Creative Science and Technology Research Organization
- Civilization Laboratory
- Ocean Research Laboratory
- Integrated Medicinal Laboratory
- Advanced Life Science Institute
- Educational Development Research Center
- Sports Medical Science Institute
- Agricultural Research Institute
- Okinawa Area Studies Center
- Research Institute for Science and Technology
- Information Technology Center
- Space Information Center
- Integrated Social Science Institute
- Peace Strategy International Research Institute
- Micro / Nano Research and Development Center
- Life Sciences Institute at the Junior College
- Integrated Nursing Research Facility at Medical Technology Junior College
- Tourism and Culture Research Institute at Fukuoka Junior College
Welfare facilities
edit- Ginreiso - cottage for mountaineering/ski in Jōzankei area
- Tsumagoi Training Center - Sports and lecture facilities with accommodation, open to the public, Gumma prefecture
- Yamanakako Seminar House - near Lake Yamanaka[11]
- Miho Training Center - a hotel with lecture rooms, open to the public[12]
- Matsumae Hall (
松前 会館 (Matsumae kaikan)) - on Shonan campus - International Friendship Hall - in the vicinity of Shonan campus, Hadano
- International House - on Sapporo campus
- International Hall – students' hall for international students on Shonan campus
Notable alumni
editThis article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (April 2018) |
- Mashu Baker – Japanese judoka
- Nana Eikura – actress, model
- Ryunosuke Haga – Japanese judoka
- Tatsunori Hara – manager of the Yomiuri Giants
- Eikō Harada – president of McDonald's Japan
- Kosei Inoue – Japanese judoka
- Toru Kamikawa – international football referee
- Radomir Kovačević – Serbian-Yugoslav judoka, coach, and bronze medalist at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Yuya Kubo – pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants
- Michael Leitch – Rugby Union Player
- Kazuo Sawa – video game music composer and musician
- Riki Nakaya – Japanese judoka
- Takuya Nakayama – basketball player
- Satoko Okudera – screenwriter
- Akinori Otsuka – pitcher for the Texas Rangers
- Kenji Sakaguchi – actor
- Kunihiro Shimizu – Japan national volleyball player
- Kenjiro Shinozuka – rally driver
- Shingo Suetsugu
- Naohisa Takato – Japanese judoka
- Kazuaki Tasaka – Japanese football player
- Maki Tsukada
- Naoki Eiga – Japanese kendoka
- Toshihide Wakamatsu – actor
- Yasuhiro Yamashita – undefeated Japanese judoka
- Shiho Yoshimura – former volleyball player
- Taishi Onodera – Japanese volleyball player
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Greetings | Tokai University". U-tokai.ac.jp. Archived from the original on 2018-04-08. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
- ^ a b c "Tōkaidaigaku gakusei jōhō - Zaisekisha-sū" [Number of enrollees - Tokai University, student information] (in Japanese). Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for Private Schools of Japan. Archived from the original on 2018-04-08. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ^ "Tōkaidaigaku kyōin jōhō - Kyōin-sū" [Number of faculty members - Tokai University, faculty information] (in Japanese). Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for Private Schools of Japan. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ^ Kiyoshi Yamada; Shin'ichi Hamana. "Upon the 75th anniversary of our university - To a university with prominent presence in the world". Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ^ "Heisei 17-nendo Tokkyochō sangyōzaisan-ken seidomondai chōsa kenkyū hōkoku-sho : daigaku ni okeru chiteki zaisan kanri katsuyō ni kansuru chōsa kenkyū hōkoku-sho" [Issues of the Industrial Property Rights System - Heisei 17 Research Report The management and utilization of intellectual property at universities] (PDF) (in Japanese). Institute of Intellectual Property
知的 財産 研究所 . March 2006. Retrieved 2018-03-14. - ^ a b "3. Kyōdō kenkyū, jutaku kenkyū no jisseki (Heisei 15-nendo jōi 30 daigaku); 1. Kyōdō kenkyū jutaku kenkyū kensū jisseki (gassan-chi)" [3. Collaborative research, results of contract research (top 30 universities, 2003); 1. Collaborative research · Number of research entrusted research results (total value)] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ^ "Tokyo juni daigaku" [12 Universities League in Tokyo] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ^ "Advanced physical property evaluation facility / chemical equipment analysis room" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-03-12.
- ^ "Go-aisatsu" [Greetings] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-03-12.
- ^ "【
海洋 学部 硬式 野球 部 】静岡 学生 秋季 リーグ戦 第 1週 1回戦 vs常葉 大 富士 キャンパス" [Baseball team at the School of Marine Science and Technology kicks off the first match against Tokoha University Ofuji Campus team at the Fall League, Shizuoka Students Baseball Championships]. 2017-08-27. Archived from the original on 2017-08-28. Retrieved 2018-03-12. - ^ "Tokai University Lake Yamanaka seminar house" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-03-12.
- ^ "Tokai daigaku miho kenshukan" [Miho Training Center, Tokai University] (in Japanese). Shizuoka City SURUGA Marketing & Tourism Bureau. Retrieved 2018-03-12.