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Meijo University

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Type
  
Private

President
  
Hiroshi Shimoyama

Undergraduate tuition and fees
  
460,000 JPY (2010)

Phone
  
+81 52-832-1151

Founded
  
1949

Established
  
May 1926 (1926-05)

Campus
  
Multiple campuses

Total enrollment
  
15,422 (1 May 2015)

Color
  
Maroon

Meijo University

Location
  
Main: Tempaku-ku, Nagoya Satellite: Kani, Gifu, Japan

Affiliations
  
Japan Private Universities FD Coalition Forum

Address
  
1 Chome-501 Shiogamaguchi, Tenpaku Ward, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture 468-0073, Japan

Subsidiaries
  
Meijo University, Tempaku-ku, Nagoya, Meijo University, Yagoto, Meijo University, Kani, Gifu

Similar
  
Chukyo University, Nanzan University, Aichi Gakuin University, Aichi Institute of Technology, Aichi Shukutoku University

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Meijo University (名城大学, Meijō daigaku) is a private university in Japan. Its main campus is in Tempaku-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan and it has a satellite campus in Kani, Gifu Prefecture.

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History

The name Meijō derives itself from the abbreviated kanji form of Nagoya Castle (名古屋城, Nagoya-jō).

The predecessor of the school was founded by Juichi Tanaka in May 1926 (1926-05); it was chartered as a university in 1949. It is the largest university in the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area.

Notable Graduates

  • Yoshihiro Sato, boxer
  • Tatsutoshi Goto, professional wrestler
  • Takuya Kirimoto, actor
  • Notable Faculty

  • Fumitada Itakura, scientist
  • Sumio Iijima, scientist
  • Isamu Akasaki, scientist, awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics
  • Katsuyoshi Kato, Lawyer
  • References

    Meijo University Wikipedia