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, formerly "Science University of Tokyo" or TUS, informally or simply is a

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located in

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, Japan.

History

Tokyo University of Science was founded in 1881 as The Tokyo Academy of Physics by 21 graduates of the Department of Physics in the Faculty of Science,

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. In 1883, it was renamed the Tokyo College of Science, and in 1949, it attained university status and became the Tokyo University of Science. The leading character appearing in Japanese novelist Soseki Natsume's novel

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graduated from Tokyo University of Science. , it is the only private university in Japan that has produced a Nobel Prize winner and the only private university in Asia to produce Nobel Prize winners within the natural sciences field.

Academic rankings

Global university rankings

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ranked Tokyo University of Science in equal 13th place in Japan.

Graduate school rankings

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ranked Tokyo University of Science second in its rankings of "Top business school with significant international influence" in Japan.

Alumni rankings

In Times Higher Education ranking of CEOs of the world's largest enterprises, it is ranked third for Japanese universities.

Campuses

Tokyo University of Science main campus is located in the Kagurazaka district of

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. The nearest station is Iidabashi Station. Apart from the main campus in Shinjuku, there are other campuses around the country: * Kagurazaka (Main) Campus: Shinjuku * Fujimi school building: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo * Katsushika Campus:

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* Noda Campus:

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* Oshamambe Campus: Oshamambe, Hokkaido

Facilities

Libraries

Tokyo University of Science has libraries in four different areas: Kagurazaka, Noda, Katsushika and Oshamambe. * Kagurazaka Library * Noda Library * Katsushika Library * Oshamambe Library

Museum and other facilities

Other libraries on Tokyo University of Science campuses include: * Science and Technology Museum * Athletic Facilities * Seminar House * Training Center * Morito Memorial Hall

Undergraduate and graduate schools

Undergraduate schools

*Faculty of Science Division I (Day division) *Faculty of Engineering *Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences *Faculty of Science and Technology *Faculty of Industrial Science and Technology *Faculty of Management *Faculty of Science Division II (Night division)

Graduate schools

*Graduate School of Science *Graduate School of Engineering *Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences *Graduate School of Science and Technology *Graduate School of Advanced Engineering *Graduate School of Management *Graduate School of Biological Sciences

Special Training Course for Teachers

*Division of Mathematics

Research institutes

*University Research Administration Center **Planning and Management Division **Research Strategy Formulation Division **Research & Industry University Cooperation Supporting Division **Regional Alliance & Commercialization Promotion Division *Research Institute for Science and Technology **Research Centers ***Center for Fire Science and Technology ***IR FEL Research Center ***Research Center for Chirality ***Photocatalysis International Research Center ***Translational Research Center ***Imaging Frontier Center ***Water Frontier Science & Technology Research Center ***Research Center for Space Colony **Research Divisions ***Division of Pharmaco-creation Frontier ***Division of Integrated Science of Oshamambe town ***Division of Advanced Communication Researches ***International Research Division of Interfacial Thermo-fluid Dynamics ***Division of Nanocarbon Research ***Division of Bio-organometallics ***Division of Thermoelectrics for Waste Heat Recovery ***Division of Colloid and Interface Science ***Division of Synergetic Supramolecular Coordination Systems in Multiphase ***Division of Advanced Urbanism and Architecture ***Academic Detailing Database Division ***Division of Medical-Science-Engineering Cooperation ***Division of Mathematical Modeling and its Mathematical Analysis ***Water Frontier Science Research Division ***Fusion of Regenerative Medicine with DDS ***Photovoltaic Science and Technology Research Division ***Advanced EC Device Research Division ***Division of Agri-biotechnology ***Division of Things and Systems ***Atmospheric Science Research Division ***Division of Super Distributed Intelligent Systems ***Brain Interdisciplinary Research Division ***Division of Intelligent System Engineering ***Advanced Agricultural Energy Science and Technology Research Division **Joint Usage / Research Center ***Research Center for Fire Safety Science ***Photocatalysis International Research Center *Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences **Research Institute Division Groups ***Division of Immunobiology ***Division of Molecular Biology ***Division of Biosignaling ***Division of Molecular Pathology ***Division of Development and Aging ***Division of Experimental Animal Immunology ***Division of Clinical Research ***Division of Intramural Cooperation ***Division of Extramural Cooperation *Research Equipment Center *Center for Data Science

Academic exchange agreements overseas

As of 2016, Tokyo University of Science had academic exchange agreements with 75 overseas universities and research institutions, including those between departments and departments.

Affiliated schools

The university has two affiliated four-year universities: Tokyo University of Science, Yamaguchi, in Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi, and Tokyo University of Science, Suwa, in

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Principals, presidents, and chairmen

Principals

* Hisashi Terao, 1883-1896History of TUS Presidents
Tokyo University of Science. Retrieved March 26, 2017. * Kiyoo Nakamura, 1896–1930Brief History
Tokyo University of Science. Retrieved March 20, 2017. * Kyohei Nakamura, 1930–1934 * Masatoshi Ōkōchi, 1934–1945学校法人東京理科大学の沿革
Tokyo University of Science. Retrieved March 20, 2017. * Nakagoro Hirakawa, 1945–1949 * Kotaro Honda, 1949–1951 :Concurrently appointed president of Tokyo University of Science.

Presidents

* Kotaro Honda, 1949–1953 * Masaichi Majima, 1955-1966 * Seishi Kikuchi, 1966-1970 * Masao Kotani, 1970-1982 * Masao Yoshiki, 1982-1990 * Tetsuji Nishikawa, 1990-2001 * Hiroyuki Okamura, 2002-2005 * Shin Takeuchi, 2006-2009 * Akira Fujishima, 2010-2018, discoverer of

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* Yoichiro Matsumoto, 2018-

Chairmen

* Kotaro Honda, 1951–1953History of TUS Chairmans
Tokyo University of Science. Retrieved March 24, 2017. * Nakagoro Hirakawa, 1953-1978 * Shigeyoshi Kittaka, 1978-1997 * Sanjiro Sakabe, 1997-1999 * Nobuyuki Koura, 1999-2002 * Takeyo Tsukamoto, 2002-2012 * Shigeru Nakane, 2012-2015 * Kazuo Motoyama, 2015-

Notable faculty

* Makoto Asashima, Vice President, discoverer of

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* Michael A. Cusumano, business administration, vice president,

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professor * Chiaki Mukai,

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astronaut, Vice President * Teruaki Mukaiyama, chemist, former professor, discoverer of Mukaiyama aldol addition *

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, chemist, professor, discoverer of Soai reaction * Jaw-Shen Tsai, physicist, professor * Noriaki Kano, professor emeritus * Kazunori Kataoka, former professor,

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winner *

Norio Taniguchi was a professor of Tokyo University of Science. He coined the term '' nano-technology'' in 1974 N. Taniguchi, "On the Basic Concept of 'Nano-Technology'," Proc. Intl. Conf. Prod. Eng. Tokyo, Part II, Japan Society of Precision Engineering, 1974 ...

, former professor, Proponent of

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Notable alumni

Nobel prize laureates

* Satoshi Ōmura, biochemist, 2015

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winner

Government

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, Prime Minister, (Attended University 1896 but dropped out)

Business

* Kazuo Motoyama, President of

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, 2013-2015, Chairman of TUS 2015- * Philip M. Condit, CEO of

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, 1996-2003 * Toshihiro Suzuki, CEO of

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, 2016- * Seiichi Sudo, Vice President of

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, 2013-2016 * Tatsuya Tanaka, President of Fujitsu, 2015- * Shigeki Tanaka, President of

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Japan, 2016- * Masahiro Inoue, CEO of

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Japan, 1996-2012 * Shigeru Nakane, CEO of SAP Japan, 1993-1999 * Shiinoki Shigeru, Vice President of

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Japan, 2013-2016 * Zenji Miura, CEO of

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, 2013- * Fumikathu Tokiwa, Kao Corporation Chairman. 1997-2000 * Shuhei Nakamoto,

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Vice President, Repsol Honda representative * Takanobu Satō, President of

Shinchosha is a publisher founded in 1896 in Japan and headquartered in , Shinjuku, Tokyo. Shinchosha is one of the sponsors of the Japan Fantasy Novel Award. Books * Haruki Murakami: '' Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World'' (1985), '' Ute ...

. 1996-

Academia

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, mathematician, professor * Isamu Shiina, professor, discoverer of 2-Methyl-6-nitrobenzoic anhydride, Shiina macrolactonization and Shiina esterification * Yasuhiko Kojima, virologist, discoverer of

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* Tetsuo Asakura, professor, developer of artificial blood vessels using silk * Tashpolat Tiyip, president of Xinjiang University

Architecture

* Kazuo Shinohara, architect,

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awarded a special commemorative Golden Lion * Hideto Horiike, architect, Visiting Professor of the

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, Visiting Professor of the

Media

* Tsuyoshi Muro, actor, (attended university but dropped out)

Others

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, sound editor * Hirokazu Yasuhara, video game designer * Shigeru Nakanishi, artist * Ryu Ota (1930–2009), politician * Fushigi Yamada (born 1959), voice actress * Hiroshi Sakurazaka, author * Akihiro Murayama, mixed martial artistAkihiro Murayama
tapology. Retrieved April 1, 2017.

References

External links

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