Tokyo Gakugei University (東京学芸大学, ''Tōkyō gakugei daigaku'') is a

national university A national university is mainly a university created or managed by a government, but which may also at the same time operate autonomously without direct control by the state. In the United States, the term "national university" connotes the highe ...

Koganei, Tokyo is a Cities of Japan, city located in the Western Tokyo, western portion of the Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 123,698 in 61,832 households. The total area of the city is so the population density is about 11, ...

. Founded in 1873, it was chartered as a university in 1949. It is also known as ''Gakudai'' (学大) and TGU, for short. In addition to its Koganei campus, it also maintains a number of attached public schools offering curricula in elementary, secondary, and special education at various locations in the greater Tokyo area. The university has a strong reputation in education-related fields, playing a national role in the development of educational policy and innovations in teacher education.

History

Tokyo Gakugei University was founded in 1873. It was formally chartered as a university in 1949 through the merging of four teacher-training institutions. In 1966, the Graduate School of Tokyo Gakugei University was established, and since 1996 it has offered Doctoral degrees in the education field as part of a coalition of educational institutions that include

Chiba University is a national university in the city of Chiba, Chiba, Chiba, Japan. It offers doctoral degrees in education as part of a coalition with Tokyo Gakugei University, Saitama University, and Yokohama National University. The university was formed in ...

, Saitama University, and Yokohama National University. In recent years, Tokyo Gakugei University has developed programs to better accommodate professional school teachers, including evening and short-term courses. The university also houses a number of national research centres in education-related fields.

Faculties

A Course: The department of Elementary school's teacher training *B Course: The department of Junior high school and high school's teacher training *C Course: The department of Special school's teacher training *L Course: The department of Long-Life Studying *N Course: The department of Human Welfare Studying *K Course: The department of International Understanding and Education *F Course: The department of Environmentalogy *J Course: The department of Information Studying *G Course: The department of Art and Cultural Studies

Notable alumni and affiliates

Keiko Abe is a Japanese composer and marimba player. She has been a primary figure in the development of the marimba, in terms of expanding both technique and repertoire, and through her collaboration with the Yamaha Corporation, developed the modern fiv ...

, marimbist *

Mamoru Oshii is a Japanese filmmaker, television director and writer. Famous for his philosophy-oriented storytelling, Oshii has directed a number of acclaimed anime films, including ''Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer'' (1984), ''Angel's Egg'' (1985), '' ...

, filmmaker * Ichiro Saito, conductor * Satoko Inoue, pianist * David Hebert, musician/musicologist * Eric Van Hove, contemporary artist * Yasuko Muramatsu, president (2010 to 2014) * Yoshiyuki Yoshida, Judoka/professional mixed martial artist * Hideki Kuriyama, baseball manager * Natsumi Tsunoda, Judoka

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Tokyo Gakugei University
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