Waseda University

Waseda University

Japanese private comprehensive university. The school is located in Waseda, Shinjuku District, Tokyo. Originally Tokyo Institute, it was founded in 1882. 1902 change universities in September. The founder of the school, the National People's Congress, is loyal to the principles of "independence of learning", "practicality of learning" and "training model citizens", advocates free academic discussion, advocates the spirit of original research, and trains talents with practical knowledge and extensive international affairs activities. Oppose the practice of teaching only in foreign languages in colleges and universities at that time, and insist on teaching in mother tongue. There are undergraduate and graduate schools. The undergraduate course includes eight departments, including political economy, law, first literature (including philosophy, history, literature, etc. 18), second literature (including sociology, foreign languages, drama, literature and art, etc.), education, business, science and engineering, and social science. The graduate school has six research subjects: politics, economy, law, literature, business, science and technology. Attached to the library, drama museum, industrial management research institute, comparative law research institute, system science research institute, foundry research institute, university history compilation research institute, environmental protection research center, computer research room and other institutions. There are also junior colleges, junior colleges, technical schools, high schools, junior high schools and other affiliated schools.

Country: Japan was founded: 1882

Venue: Tokyo Campus Composition: West Waseda Campus, Hushan Campus, Okubo Campus and Zong Ze Campus.

School type: University major setting:

Nature of the school: number of private students: more than 50,000.

Application fee: the number of international students: 1 100 or more.

Average cost of living: number of employees:

Degree awarding: Number of teachers with bachelor's degree, master's degree and doctor's degree:

School profile

Waseda University, with its idyllic name, is one of the most prestigious universities in Japan. 1882, along with the declaration of "learning to be independent", Waseda University's predecessor, Tokyo Specialized School, was born in a paddy field in the suburbs of Tokyo. Today, Waseda University has gone through 1 19 years and developed into a complete comprehensive university.

School reputation

During the period of 100, Waseda University has trained many famous people in politics, economy and culture for Japan, such as Shiqiao Zhanshan, Kōnosuke Matsushita, Kitahara Shirakawa and Hirauchi Xiaoyao.

geographical position

Waseda University has four campuses. It consists of West Waseda Campus (headquarters), Hushan Campus, Okubo Campus and Zong Ze Campus, and is located near Shinjuku in the northwest of Tokyo. Each campus not only has beautiful scenery and numerous buildings, but also has complete teaching and sports facilities.

course

The school has undergraduate and graduate schools. Undergraduate courses include: political economy, law, first literature, second literature, education, business, science and engineering, social science and so on. Among them, the second literature department and the social science department teach at night. The graduate school has six research subjects: politics, economy, law, literature, business, science and technology. The school also has affiliated institutions such as library, drama museum, industrial management research institute, comparative law research institute, system science research institute, foundry research institute, university history compilation institute, environmental protection research center, computer research room, and affiliated schools such as Waseda University College, Waseda Technical School, Waseda Middle School and High School.

Library and computer resources

* Establish a school-wide information utilization environment adapted to the information society.

The campus information center-Media Network Center (MNC) not only provides a media environment for information utilization for 50,000 students in the whole school, but also undertakes the education of basic computer knowledge. There are not only basic lectures such as "Computer Lecture for Freshmen" and "Introduction to Network", but also lectures such as "Programming", "Statistical Processing" and "Information Society Theory" to cultivate information adaptability. In the whole school, in addition to the computer room owned by each department, MNC also provides a terminal computer room for the whole school to use. In Waseda's campus, there is also a 24-hour computer study room.

* Symbol of knowledge and wisdom: library

Waseda University has 30 libraries, with the Central Library as the core. The total number of books is about 4.27 million and the number of users is 6.5438+0.8 million. Waseda University not only has a huge collection of books, but also has a huge and advanced book management system, and academic information in various fields has been searched online. In addition, Waseda University's book catalog database has been adopted by OCLC (Online Library Center: headquartered in the United States), the world's largest book catalog utilization institution, for use by researchers all over the world.

Overseas education liaison

Waseda University has established friendly intercollegiate exchange relations with about 260 famous universities in the world, and receives exchange students from these universities 150-200 every year.

Admission requirements

Almost all departments and research departments recruit international students and prepare special examination systems for international students. Candidates can apply for various departments at the same time according to their own interests. The test scores of each department are independent and have no influence at all. Candidates who apply for postgraduate studies need to take the postgraduate entrance examination.

Clubs and societies

Fifty thousand students from all over Japan and overseas gathered at Waseda University. Different personalities and different cultural backgrounds make students encourage each other in their study and after-school life, which values freedom and autonomy. There are 2,500 student groups and societies, which is the largest number of universities in China.

recreational activities

Participating in activities organized by Japanese students and overseas students not only enriches after-school life, but also deepens the exchanges between Chinese and Japanese students. On holidays in China, you can also participate in activities organized by China International Students' Association.

Important date of school

The international department also has another three-semester system:

Autumn semester from September 1 to February 10.

Winter semester 65438+10.7 ~ 2.0/kloc-0.7.

The spring term runs from April 3rd to June 24th.