明治大学Fact Book（2012年改訂版） "MEIJI UNIVERSITY Fact & Figures Book"

MEIJI UNIVERSITY

MEIJI University, GLOBAL 30 Member 　 03

Undergraduate Schools 　 04

Graduate Schools 　 08

Degree programs taught in English 　　 12

Alumni Association & Open to the community 　　 13

Campus Information 　　 14

Libraries & Museum 　　 15

Partner Institutions 　　 16

Support for International Students 　　 18

Statistics ( Facts & Figures ) 　　 20

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History

1881 Jan. Meiji Law School established.

1903 Aug. Name changed to Meiji University (in accordance with the Vocational School Ordinance)

1904 May. Establishment of the School of Law, School of Politics, School of Arts and Letters, School of Commerce, and the respective departments and professional course of each school in accordance with the revision of school regulations

1920 Apr. University status authorized by the University Law

1949 Feb. Reorganization of Meiji University in accordance with School Education law, and establishment of the School of Law, School of Commerce, School of Political Science and Economics, School of Arts and Letters, School of Engineering, and School of Agriculture 1980 Nov. 100th anniversary celebration

1998 Jul. Completion of Ikuta Campus High-Tech Research Center Sep. Completion of Liberty Tower

2001 Nov. Celebration events for the 120th anniversary of founding and the 150th Birthday of the Founders

2004 Jan. Completion of Academy Common

Apr. Establishment of School of Information and Communication 2008 Apr. Establishment of School of Global Japanese Studies

Global 30

Meiji University, which celebrated its 130th anniversary in 2011,

was first established as ‘Meiji Law School’ and later renamed Meiji University. With the founding principles “Rights and Liberty” and “Independence and Self-government” in mind, we have worked to Empower Individuals who can expand new areas of knowledge and respond to the needs of the times. Currently, more than 34,000 students study at the 9 faculties, 11 graduate schools, Law School, professional graduate schools, and affiliated junior and senior high schools. To date, about 506,500 graduates of Meiji University are contributing to society.

The G30 Project, announced by MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) is to further promote the “globalization” of Japanese higher education by assisting a select number of universities through a prioritized allocation of grants. In 2009, Meiji University was one of the group of 13 universities first selected by MEXT as a Global 30 Project institution. To implement the G30 Project policies, we established our own globalization strategy entitled the “Global Common Project (GCP)” which features a number of unique schemes.

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School of Law

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ndergraduate Schools

Since its foundation, the School of Law has made a great contribution to the improvement of the science of law. It has also focused on training legal experts, sending many lawyers into society. Today, legal knowledge is required in various ields, and to respond to such needs, we provide students with the necessary legal education, producing graduates of great individuality.

In the irst year, students are required to take “Legal literacy” and “Seminar on Basic Culture”, which are both seminars and taught by instructors who are experts in legal afairs and liberal arts. hrough these subjects, students learn basic techniques for studying law, studying legal cases, and how to comprehend and write legal documents. Furthermore, they deepen their knowledge about the current social system through presentations and discussions based on particular themes selected by the instructors. he classes are interactive, organized in small groups and diferent from lecture-style subjects. From the second year, the students, based on their career choices, hone their specialized skills by selecting one course from among the following: Business Law, for those who want to work in the business world; International Relations Low, for students who are interested in other cultures and in working in the international arena; Law and Information, for those who want to focus on IT-related skills and also on legal knowledge; Public Service Law, for work in the public service, and Pre-Law School, which prepares the students to pass the bar examination.

School of Commerce

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School of Political Science and Economics

The School of Political Science and Economics has three departments: Political Science, Economics as well as the Department of Local Governance. The School focuses on the forms that a civil society can take, and aims to give students an understanding of the fundamental elements of the issues that are creating massive upheavals in modern society. We are faced with a host of diicult problems, such as the environment, population growth, declining birthrates and an aging society, energy and resources, race and religion, education and so on. We are living in a turbulent age and to understand it, politics and economics cannot be separated from each other. hese two elements are the basis of all social phenomena.

Centering on these two academic ields, the School of Political Science and Economics provides a variety of subjects that are required to decipher today’s complex society.

hese subjects are arranged systematically, afording a bird’s eye view of the relationship between politics, economics and other issues, and their impact on society.

The Department of Local Governance engages students in studying the industrial world, local communities, and administration. The aim is to foster talented people who can contribute to invigorating regional communities by creating local industries, protecting the environment and aligning political, administrative and NPO activities.

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School of Arts and Letters

The School of Arts and Letters has three departments: Literature, History and Geography, and Psycho-Social Studies, which are further divided into 13 majors.

he School provides many options for students to closely observe human beings and society from diferent and broad perspectives. Whether for those who wish to master a specialized ield or acquire extensive knowledge and education, the School has everything to meet your expectations.

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School of Agriculture

he School of Agriculture has both natural science and social science departments and has been built through the concerted eforts of the faculty in natural science, social science and the humanities. Students can therefore learn from ields outside their normal specialties within the School. his environment diferentiates the School of Agriculture from other faculties. Since we are living in a highly international society with many diferent values existing together, we need our students to acquire education for the whole person and develop a lexible and broad outlook. With this in mind, we will work to foster creative yet independent graduates. hese graduates will have a good grounding in general knowledge and will be equipped with highly specialized skills

School of Business Administration

Founded in 1953, the School transformed itself to encompass three departments in 2002. he Department of Business Management aims at fostering individuals who work actively in the business world, the Department of Accounting aims to produce accounting professionals such as certiied public accountants, and the Department of Public Management looks to develop those who can make a contribution in central government and NPOs. he School of Business Administration is characterized by small-group seminars and foreign languages. he school ofers subsidies for examinations such as the TOEIC, TOEFL. We emphasize English-language education and ofers a short-term (4-week) study abroad program called the International Business Program (IBP). In addition, ield studies, an internship crediting system, and career development classes by business people and graduates are ofered as well.

Starting in the 2009 academic year, the School greatly increased the number of specialized courses conducted in English, paving the way for further academic exchanges with foreign universities. Following our agreement with the University of Victoria in Canada and Seoul National University in Korea, we will promote further exchange with faculties of business administration around the world.

School of Science and Technology

he School of Science and Technology is working hard to sending out well-trained people with highly specialized knowledge, and also is aiming to be a center of global academic excellence in concert with it’s Graduate School. It has the following departments: Electronics and Bioinformatics, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Information, Architecture, Applied Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, and a course for General & Cultural Studies.

The School of Science and Technology attaches importance not only to individual research but also to joint research that enhances social awareness. Instructors and students work together on experiments, doing research and contributing to seminars.

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School of Global Japanese Studies

Research and education proposed by the School of Global Japanese Studies covers Japanese culture in a broader sense, including contemporary Japanese culture, which includes not only traditional Japanese culture, but businesses, industry and society at large. In addition, we focus our energy on intensive English language education and global education that prepares students to properly understand diferent cultures, with the aim of fostering “real” cosmopolitans who can look at Japan from a global standpoint and actively introduce Japanese culture to the rest of the world. he School of Global Japanese Studies encompasses the following features. 【1】

Japanese culture that has attracted worldwide attention, 【2】Research on Japan’s social system, 【3】International studies program,【4】English education through small sized classes,【5】Accepting students from all over the world, 【6】Emphasis on Japanese language education which will give a better understanding of Japan, 【7】A variety of study-abroad programs

School of Information and Communication

Information technology is emerging as one of the 21st century’s most important issues. Gone are the days when we celebrated the joys of IT and dreamed of how information transparency and global difusion would lead to a perfect market and political system; consider recent hotly debated issues such as the digital divide, safeguards against online crimes, and conlict between the free distribution of information and invasion of privacy.

In response to the current situation, the School proposes a new discipline of Information and Communication Studies where students study these issues from an interdisciplinary viewpoint, involving the social sciences, humanities science and natural sciences. To make the most of this new discipline, the School ofers four courses which are, “Social System and Public,” “Organization and Man,” “Language and Culture,” and “Media and Human.” and these courses bring about a new type of education for the information age.

School of Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences (tentative name)

he School of Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences (tentative name) will be launched as a new undergraduate school with the opening of the Nakano Campus in April 2013.

By integrating mathematics and information and creating new links between them, the School aims to resolve the highly complex issues that society faces today. Under the guiding principle of “creating and developing mathematical sciences that contribute to society and actively announcing indings,” the School will engage in education and research activities with an eye to resolving contemporary issues by explicating natural phenomena as well as complex phenomena in the social sciences and humanities.

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Graduate School of Law

In the Graduate School of Law, the field of law is divided into two majors; public law, which deals with the relationship between the state and citizens, and civil law, which deals with legal issues related to man as a personal entity. Fundamental classes on law are ofered in both majors, with a lineup of superb teachers providing guidance on legal research at a high level. In response to increasing demands, we ofer classes outside the traditional realms of law, such as legal informatics, environmentology, Chinese law, international transaction law, and intellectual property rights law, and are striving to reinforce research guidance on these subjects. he school aims to develop researchers and professionals with a cosmopolitan outlook, a keen sense of human rights, and creativity.

Graduate School of Political Science and Economics

To date, Meiji is the only private university in Japan equipped with a graduate school in social science that is actually crowned with the name of Political Science and Economics. Based on the “mindset of independence and freedom,” we are making eforts to exercise our uniqueness based on the university’s traditional academic culture of “striving to pursue learning and reasoning through a composed and fair study of the actualities of society.” In both programs of Politics and Economics, classes are ofered to enable approaches through theory, policy, and history, with nearly 60 teaching staf providing guidance. hrough our curriculums, we attempt to accommodate various academic needs, by providing education for skilled professionals and international students.

Graduate School of Commerce

The Graduate School of Commerce is one of the most prestigious research and education institutions of commercial science in Japan as well as in East Asia, whose educational programs have successfully been developed to cultivate leading academics and business professionals based on the 107-year proud history of the research and education in commercial science at the School of Commerce.

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Graduate School of Business Administration

Classes are ofered covering the ields of Management heory, Corporate heory, Management Science, Business Management, Personnel and Labor Issues, Management History, Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Public Management and Global course, to enable both theoretical and factual research on issues facing corporate management today. We also strive for openness, and provide a credit transfer system as well as special lectures by researchers and specialists from outside the Graduate School.

he Graduate School of Business Administration consists of the Research Course and the Management Course. The Research Course is for future researchers who wish to investigate deeply specific themes of study. The Management Course is for those who come with work experience, and aim to study to enhance their level of management expertise.

Graduate School of Arts and Letters

he Graduate School of Arts and Letters consists of Japanese Literature, English Literature, French Literature, German Literature, Drama & heatre Arts, Literary Arts and Media, History, Geography, and Clinical Psycho-Social Sciences, each having its own distinct curriculum. hrough these curricula, the graduate school aims to enhance and develop the various ields in the study of arts and letters, which are becoming more complex and diversiied, and ofers opportunities for students who wish to gain specialized knowledge to improve themselves by working with fellow students who share the same areas of interest under the guidance of qualiied supervisors.

Graduate School of Information Communication

Graduate School of Agriculture

Graduate School of Advanced Mathematical Sciences

While the astounding advances of industry have made human life ininitely richer on the one hand, they have also given rise to increasingly serious environmental problems all over the world. he 21st century is now being touted as the “century of the environment,” and we at the Graduate School of Agriculture aim to contribute to the achievement of a sustainable symbiotic balance between mankind and nature by pursuing a comprehensive scientiic program focusing on food, life and the environment. We seek to address issues of all sizes—from molecular to global—through a broad-based approach that incorporates everything from life science to social sciences so as to nurture, in students, a deep sense of compassion, insight into life and a high degree of specialist knowledge. It is our aim to produce graduates who are equipped with both expertise and comprehensive capabilities that enable them to address pressing issues from a broader perspective.

he Graduate School of Advanced Mathematical Sciences aims to contribute improvement of humankind’s welfare by elucidating complex systems which appears in nature, society, and biological world, together with fulilling social innovation by beneitting it to the society. Under this ideology, we intent to foster human resources who will acquire high and sophisticated broad elements of mathematical sciences, and will be able to work and research internationally as an interface against various phenomena, with the ability to bridge mathematics and sciences. At the master’s program, our aim is to educate students to become researchers or professionals with conceptions and skills of mathematical sciences based on modeling and analysis in which its scheme is a fusion of mathematics and sciences. At the doctor’s program, in addition to cultivation of human resources from the master’s program, we will guide students to carry out their individual research to a higher level.

Graduate School of Science and Technology

he Graduate School of Science and Technology was established in 1993 by reorganizing the Graduate School of Engineering, which boasted a history and tradition of 40 years. he innovative research ield that integrates the humanities and science, was newly incorporated in 2008. To maintain and develop the spirit of innovation in science and technology in our rapidly transforming society, and to contribute to the issues facing civilization and the welfare of mankind, the importance of the role played by the Graduate School of Science and Technology is increasing. In turn, we are innovating new features, by incorporating subjects from multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary ields into the curricula of the school. In addition, through the introduction of the Graduate School Coalition System and participation in credit transfer agreements, exchanges with the wider world and with students of other graduate schools are frequent.

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Graduate School of Humanities

he Graduate School of Humanities was established in FY 2008 as a new graduate school with education and research devoted to “a quest for harmonization of humanity and environment.” Courses are offered in three research ields: Ethics, Philosophy and Religion; Culture; and Peace and the Environment. Students choose one of the three courses, but interdisciplinary teaching is provided by several faculty members. hat ensures students receive research guidance with a comprehensive approach not weighted toward any one specialty. In FY 2010, a doctoral course was established with the aim of fostering high-level professionals and academics who can engage in comprehensive research and respond to a variety of issues. hose issues include ethical questions raised by the dramatic advances in science and technology, cross-cultural understanding in today’s globalized world, development of peace-building strategies to combat structural violence, and contribution to humanity’s coexistence with the natural environment.

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Graduate School of Global Japanese Studies (Starting April 2012)

At the Graduate School of Global Japanese Studies, we believe in the importance of training people with an international perspective, a deep awareness of Japan’s place in the world, and the ability to act efectively on the basis of that awareness. In keeping with this conviction, we seek to produce scholars who understand Japanese culture and social systems in an international context, grasp and appreciate the diversity of foreign cultures and social systems, and efectively convey their own ideas through the medium of language. We are committed to active interaction with overseas educational and research institutions through the exchange of students and other means, and to conducting the kind of high-caliber research that will make the graduate school an international center for Japanese studies.

The Graduate School of Global Business seeks to develop individuals with the ability to create value, troubleshoot potential problems, and contribute to corporate activities aimed at value creation, all of which are fundamental skills for business professionals. Courses enable students to acquire strategic thinking and the ability to utilize skills and knowledge. In particular, students can acquire a fundamental education in corporate management, with an emphasis on identifying and responding to problems, and innovation. This program develops professionals who can be proactive in the ”age of knowledge and risk.”

Graduate School of Global Business

Graduate School of Governance Studies

The Graduate School of Governance Studies offers courses on the concept and practice of policy formation and growth. Students can acquire a better understanding of how public policies are made, implemented and evaluated, and develop practical skills in each of these areas. This School is designed for senior government officials, local politicians, public officials, NPO and NGO staff, those engaged in local administration or international cooperation, students who have an interest in public policy areas, and international students sent from governmental agencies worldwide. The Graduate School aims to educate professionals furnished with the advanced vision and knowledge to raise their competence to deal with policy design and policy management for their ultimate guidance and determination.

Law School

The Meiji University Law School was established in 2004 as a professional graduate school aiming to nurture legal professionals who can lead Japan in the 21st century. The educational ideal of the school is to cultivate those legal counselors who have a broad perspective, high ideals, creative and flexible thinking strategies and professional skills not only in the general legal profession but also in specialized areas. For this reason, the School has created a unique curriculum and synthesized educational methods.

The Graduate School of Professional Accountancy places a particular emphasis on persons aspiring to become CPAs and professionals in the area of accounting. The school’s objectives are to nurture individuals (1)who can fulfill the role of accounting professionals in society, (2)who have advanced specialized knowledge and skills, as well as IT competency, (3)who have a high sense of professional values and the ability to make logical judgments based on professional ethics, and(4)who can participate actively in the international arena.

Graduate School of Professional Accountancy

Professional Graduate Schools

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Degree Programs taught in English at Meiji University

Building on the strong foundation of MIMS, our Global COE(*) program, “Formation and Development of Mathematical Sciences Based on Modeling and Analysis”, emphasizes studies on complex phenomena in society, nature, and biology in order to attain a clear-cut understanding of these phenomena, and ultimately create an internationally renowned center for Experimental Mathematical Sciences based on modeling and analysis. One of the important tasks of our Global COE Program is to educate young researchers. Hence, MIMS provides a broad curriculum on advanced knowledge in mathematics as well as technologies that help to clearly understand the nature of phenomena hidden behind complexity.

*COE = Center Of Excellence

■MIMS Ph.D. Program

■MIMS Training Program for Young Researchers

For more details, please refer to the MIMS website http://gcoe.mims.meiji.ac.jp/index-e.html

2. Graduate School of Business Administration

International Double Masters Program between Meiji University Graduate School’s Department of Business Administration and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Razak School of Engineering and Advanced Technology

3. Graduate School of Governance Studies

Graduate School of Governance Studies, English Track, Public Policy Program, International Development Policy Program, Community Planning Management Program

4. School of Global Japanese Studies

School of Global Japanese Studies, English Track

Summer Program

“Meiji University Law in Japan Program”

2. Headquarters of International Collaboration “Cool Japan Summer program”

3. Headquarters of International Collaboration “Summer Program in the Social Sciences”

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Meiji University Liberty Academy

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Lifelong Education

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At Liberty Academy, Meiji University professors and lecturers serve as coordinators to provide life-long learning based on university resources to broadly share the various intellectual properties held by the University.

Courses Open to society

From business programs to technical lecture courses by University lecturers, the Academy offers a wide variety of courses. Qualification exam preparatory courses and language courses are also ofered. A membership system is used for Liberty Academy courses, and one of the beneits of membership is library privileges.

e-Learning/Distance Lectures, Internet Courses "Meiji University e-Seminar" public courses are broadcast via broadband as distance courses using the Internet. The University also runs real-time joint lecture courses via a video classroom system with Iida City in Nagano Prefecture as part of the "Meiji University/Iida University of Industry and Technology" program to train people to work in industry.

Alumni Association

he alumni association continues its activities to sponsor the university and to develop friendly relations among the graduates. he alumni association is composed of branches from each administrative division in Japan and abroad.

Recent noteworthy graduates include Takeo MIKI and Tomiichi MURAYAMA, former prime ministers of Japan. Takeshi KITANO, a multi-talented ilmmaker is also alumnus of Meiji University.

Takeo MIKI,

the 66th Prime Minister of Japan (1974 – 1976)

Tomiichi MURAYAMA, the 81st Prime Minister of Japan (1994 – 1996)

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he hree Campuses

■ Surugadai Campus (Graduate School and 3rd and 4th year students mainly in social science and humanities faculties)

hree minutes on foot from Ochanomizu Station (JR and Subway) is the Surugadai Campus. he 25,000 square-meter campus accommodates various educational and research buildings such as Liberty Tower, the Faculty Oice Building, the University Hall, and Building 12 which comes fully equipped with classrooms and facilities for information and audiovisual education, and the newly completed Academy Common that serves as a lifelong education center. Liberty Tower is home to the Central Library and is equipped with facilities to meet the needs of our information age. Meiji University's goal is to fulill its place as an urban university campus.

■ Izumi Campus ( School of Global Japanese Studies, Graduate School of Humanities, Graduate School of Global Japanese Studies and 1st and 2nd year students for other social science and humanities faculties) The Izumi Campus is located near Meidaimae Station where the Keio Line and Inokashira Line cross each other. While conveniently located within easy reach, just 10 minutes away from major city areas, the campus is surrounded by lush greenery. Approximately, 11,000 students attend classes here. In April 2005, the Izumi Media Building opened. his building is equipped with the newest information facilities. he new building is a focal point for general education as the campus continues to evolve into its new form.

■Ikuta Campus (Graduate and Undergraduate students in natural sciences and agriculture)

he huge Ikuta Campus occupies an area of 169,000 square-meters in the lush green Tama Hills. Approximately 8,000 students (freshmen to seniors) of the Schools of Science and Technology, School of Agriculture, and the related Graduate School students study here, leading a campus life that is comprised of attending lectures, conducting experiments and research, and participating in extracurricular activities.

■Nakano Campus ~ Meiji University’s new campus ~

Meiji University’s 4th campus, Nakano Campus, will be opened in April 2013. A few minutes on foot from Nakano Station (JR and Subway), the Nakano Campus will be conveniently located just 5 minutes away from Shinjyuku.

The new campus will accommodate School of Global Japanese Studies, Graduate School of Global Japanese Studies, Graduate School of Science and Technology (“Frontier Sciences and Innovation” and “Architecture”), Graduate School of Advanced Mathematical Sciences, and the Meiji Institute for Advanced Study of Mathematical Sciences.

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Librar

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he libraries of Meiji University are comprised of the Central Library at the Surugadai Campus, the Izumi Library for humanities and social sciences at the Izumi Campus, and the Ikuta Library for students in the Schools of Science and Technology and Agriculture at the Ikuta Campus.

he libraries contain approximately 2,300,000 books, 22,000 newspapers, journals, and other periodicals, as well as a collection of numerous materials on microilm, microiche, and CD-ROM.

Furthermore, the libraries have book collections such as the Ashida Map Collection comprising numerous old maps, the Modern Japanese Literature Collection, and the Meidai Collection consisting of books and periodicals published by the university.

Libraries

Central Library Izumi Library Ikuta Library Ikuta Warehouse Museum Total Books Books Total 1,178,519 306,088 412,676 374,203 99,949 2,371,435

Japanese 762,274 249,279 251,334 173,207 99,000 1,535,094

Foreign 416,245 56,809 161,342 200,996 949 836,341

Magazines Books Total 16,251 2,192 7,928 8,093 2,837 37,301

Japanese 10,076 1,547 4,919 4,795 2,787 24,124

Foreign 6,175 645 3,009 3,298 50 13,177

Others hesis for a degree 805 0 458 0 0 1,263

Braille Books 474 0 0 0 0 474

Total Number of Bibliotheca

Based on the University's founding philosophy of "Rights, Liberty, Independence and Autonomy", the Meiji University Museum aims to publicly exhibit the achievements of its academic pursuits and to contribute to lifelong education. In this 21st century, we are embroiled in a myriad of problems. We hope some hint to overcoming them can be found in this museum.

he Museum is divided into three departments, each having its own history.

■he Criminal Material Department, established in 1929.

■he Commodity Department, established in 1951.

■he Archaeology Department, established in 1952.

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Institutions (37countries,168 universities)

(as of March 1st 2012)

■FRANCE (18 schools)

University of Reims

University Paris Sorbonne (ParisⅠ) University Paris Dauphine (ParisⅨ) Université Toulouse 1 Capitole

Groupe ESC Rennes and he School of Commerce National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civillizations l'Université Jean Moulin Lyon3

Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Centre National de la Recherche Scientiique University of Paris Sorbonne Nouvelle (ParisⅢ) Université de Provence (Aix-MarseilleⅠ) Centre d'Analyse et de Mathematique Sociales ISC Paris

ESCEM School of Business and Management Tours - Poitiers École Nationale Supèrieure d'Architecture de Paris La Villette Université Paris Diderot

IPAG Business School Mod'art International

■UK (7 schools)

he University of Sheield University of Cambridge, Hughes Hall Cardif University

York St John University Queen Mary, University of London

he University of Manchester (Faculty of Humanities) he University of Birmingham

■Germany (6 schools)

Friedrich Schiller University of Jena Bremen University of Applied Sciences Zeppelin University

University of Siegen

Bielefeld University, Faculty of Linguistics and Literary Studies he University of Bamberg, Faculty of Humanities

■Italy(5 schools)

University of Siena CA' Foscari University of Venice Università degli Studi di Milano

Istituto per le Applicazioni del Calcolo "Mauro Picone" he University of Florence

■Austria (1 school)

he University of Vienna

■Swiss (1 school)

University of Zurich

■Sweden (1 school)

Linkoping University

■Russia(5 schools)

Plekhanov Russian University of Economics Krasnoyarsk State Pedagogical University State University of Management M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University

he Far East Geological Institute, he Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences

■Hungary(1 school)

Eötvös Loránd University

■Poland(2 school)

University of Lodz Poznań University of Economics

■Rumania(1 school)

University of Bucharest

■Bulgaria(1 school)

Soia University

■Serbia (1 school)

University of Belgrade

■Bosnia(2 schools)

University of Sarajevo Banja Luka University

■Spain (4 schools)

Instituto de Matematica Interdisciplinar Universidad de Alicante

he Universitat Rovira i Virgili IE University

■Greece (1 school)

he University of Crete

China(26 schools) Korea(18 schools) Taiwan(12 schools) Malaysia(5 schools) Singapore(1 school) hailand(5 school) Indonesia(1 school) Laos(1 school) India(2 schools) Vetnam(4 schools) Pilipinas(1 schools) Mongol(1 schools) Saudi Arabia(1 schools) South Africa(2 schools)

Tanzania(1 school) FRANCE (18 schools)

UK (7 schools) Germany (6 schools)

Italy(5 schools) Austria (1 school)

Swiss (1 school) Sweden (1 school)

Russia(5 schools)

Hungary(1 school) Poland(2 school) Rumania(1 school)

Bulgaria(1 school) Serbia (1 school) Bosnia(2 schools) Spain (4 schools) Turkey (2 school) Greece (1 school)

Europe

Africa

Asia

Oceania

South America

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■Turkey(2 schools)

Middle East Technical University Boğaziçi University (Bosphorus University)

■South Africa(2 schools)

University of Fort Hare University of Limpopo

■Tanzania(1 school)

University of Dar-Es-Salaam

■China(26 Schools)

Remin University of China Yanbian University East China Normal University Tsinghua University Shenzhen University Xiamen University Shanghai Jiao Ton University

Central University of Finance and Economics Yunnan Agricultural University Liaoning University Yunnan Nationalities University Inner Mongolia Institute of Technology Dalian University of Foreign Languages Yunnan University

Peking University Soochow University Nanjing University

Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) Beijing Normal University

Donghua University

Sun Yat-sen University, International Business School Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade

University of International Business and Economics, UIBE Business School Nanjing University of Finance and Economics

he Chinese University of Hong Kong City University Of Hong Kong, College of Business

■Korea(18 Schools)

Ewha Womans University Korea University Chungbuk National University Dongduk Women's University Kyungpook National University Inha University

Daegu University

Sookmyung Women's University Gyeongsang National University

Seoul National University - College of Business Administration Sogang University

Yonsei University Yeungnam University Chung-ang University Daejeon University Chonbuk National University Kyung Hee University

Woosong University, Graduate School of Management

■Taiwan(12 schools)

National Taiwan University Chinese Culture University National Formosa University National Taipei University National Chiayi University

Institute of Mathematical Modeling and Scientiic Computing National Taiwan University - Dept. of Agricultural Economics Chung Yuan Christian University

National Pingtung University of Science and Technology Southern Taiwan University

National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, College of Design

■Malaysia(5 schools)

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Universiti Sains Malaysia University of Malaya Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS

■Singapore(1 school)

Singapore Management University

■hailand(5 school)

King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang Chulalongkorn University, he Faculty of Science

King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology honburi - School of Bioresources and Technology

Srinakharinwirot University

Kasetsart University, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen

■Indonesia(1 school)

Institut Teknologi Bandung

■Laos(1 school)

National University of Laos

■India(2 schools)

Indian Institute of Science Indian Statistical Institute

■Vetnam(4 schools)

he Nong Lam University

Institute of Mathematics, Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology Foreign Trade University

Hanoi University

■Pilipinas(1 school)

he University of the Philippines Diliman

■Mongol(1 school)

National University of Mongolia

■Saudi Arabia(1 schools)

King Abdulaziz University

■Australia(5 schools)

he University of Western Sydney University of the Sunshine Coast he University of New South Wales University of South Australia Queensland University of Technology

■USA(11 schools)

University of Oregon he University of Iowa

Southern Illinois University at Carbondale he State University of New York at New Paltz University of Alabama

Missouri State University University of Kansas Northeastern University University of Southern California he University of Memphis

Iowa State University of Science and Technology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

■Canada(9 schools)

York University University of Alberta University of Victoria Université de Montréal Dalhousie University McMaster University Yukon College Université Laval

University of Saskatchewan, College of Agriculture and Bioresources

■México (1 school)

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)

■Brazil(2 school)

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Support for International Students

Izumi International House (University owned dormitory) his university dormitory is available only for exchange students and researchers from partner institutions.

Learning Support Staf

he learning support staf (assistants and teaching assistants (postgraduates only)) help the students coming from abroad with their studies.

Employment Support

Meiji University supports the employment of international students who desire employment here in Japan.

Japanese Language Course

his course provides basic skills classes in reading and writing to enable international students to undertake college classes.

Japanese Culture and Society

Studies in literature, law, life and customs are available for international students.

International Student Exchange Center

Entrance examination applications, scholarships, medical aid, information on housing, events, study abroad programs, international seminars, and international conferences are administered

International Lounges (Surugadai, Izumi, Ikuta campuses)

In order to promote friendly exchanges among international students and Japanese students, international exchange lounges are situated at each campus. Teaching assistants help international students with their learning of the Japanese language. Scholarships

Scholarship matters for international students are handled at the International Student Exchange Center. In principle, students eligible for this scholarship need to have the residence status of “college student”.

Housing

Meiji University does not provide dormitories for all international students.

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New In-coming International Students’ Orientation

In early-April, we have an orientation for new international students to provide an opportunity for them to learn about the university life, scholarships for international students, and health advice. At the friendship party after the orientation, the new international students will ind friends, and also have a chance to hear other students’ experiences.

Field Trips

International students have a chance to go on ield trips to cultural and historic places.

President’s Award International Students’ Speech Contest

A Japanese language speech contest is held every autumn for international students. Japanese student provide support for the contestants and work with them as a team to produce the inal result.

Japanese Culture Study Trips

International students enjoy traditional 'Noh' and 'Kabuki’ performances, and experience Japanese confectionery making. hese are valuable chances for international students to actually experience Japanese culture.

Year-End Friendship Party

About 100 students and teaching staf attend this party which takes place in December every year.

2011 President's Award International Students' Speech Contest Japanese tea ceremony

Academic Year 2008 2009 2010 2011

School Number of Applicant Number of Applicant Number of Applicant Number of Applicant

Law 12,535 11,668 12,885 11,860 Commerce 17,015 15,002 16,849 16,459 Political Science and Economics 14,371 15,569 15,957 14,662 Arts and Letters 15,242 13,729 15,460 14,864 Science and Technology 17,902 16,962 17,892 17,965 Agriculture 8,109 9,470 9,968 10,491 Business Administration 11,309 11,071 10,885 12,466 Information and Communication 8,192 9,108 8,696 9,695 Global Japanese Studies 4,271 3,682 7,108 5,443 Total 108,946 106,261 115,700 113,905 Undergraduate Total Male Female Internatinal Student

Law 3,827 2,903 924 15

Commerce 4,482 3,270 1,212 142

Political Science and Economics 4,926 3,849 1,077 46

Arts and Letters 3,682 1,814 1,868 83

Science and Technology 4,233 3,691 542 91

Agriculture 2,418 1,528 890 21

Business Administration 3,043 2,216 827 133 Information and Communication 1,987 1,098 889 58 Global Japanese Studies 1,433 510 923 209

Total 30,031 20,879 9,152 798

Graduate Total Male Female Internatinal Student

Advanced Mathematical Sciences 23 17 6 5

Humanities 34 17 17 7

Law 93 57 36 16

Commerce 118 67 51 67

Political Science and Economics 132 77 55 54

Arts and Letters 255 148 107 26

Science & Technology 952 875 77 26

Agriculture 200 136 64 6

Business Administration 139 74 65 58

Information & Communication 50 21 29 15

Governance Studies 122 95 27 35

Global Business 166 119 47 7

Professional Accountancy 159 133 26 5

Law School 465 335 130 1

Total 2,908 2,171 737 328

Number of Students (2011)

as of May 01, 2011

Name of University Number of applicant he Ratio of Successful Applicants Previous year

1 Meiji University 113,905 24.9 115,700 2 Waseda University 113,653 20.2 115,515 3 Hosei University 92,819 20.9 94,536 4 Nihon University 92,186 13.2 95,322 5 Kansai University 86,463 24.7 88,399 6 Chuo University 86,155 23.3 81,898 7 Kinki University 81,387 20.1 76,744 8 Ritsumeikan University 75,683 17.5 77,744 9 Rikkyo University 67,837 23.4 72,966 10 Toyo University 67,538 12.5 72,768

Number of Applicants (2011) – Top 10 –

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UNDERGRADUATE Number of Faculty Members

Faculty (International Faculty) Law 302 (22) Commerce 331 (23) Political Science and Economy 240 (19) Arts and Letters 467 (29) Science and Technology 492 (10) Agriculture 166 (6) Business Administration 208 (26) Information and Communication 115 (8) Global Japanese Studies 93 (30)

GRADUATE Number of Faculty Members

Faculty (International Faculty) Graduate Schools 194 (18) Governance Studies 56 (5) Global Business 63 (2) Professional Accountancy 28 (1) Law School 76 (0)

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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

219 285 338 468 542 Korea 441 Korea 34 China 257 China 2 7 Taiwan 21 Taiwan 16 Bangladesh 6 Tanzania 6 Malaysia 21 Malaysia 19 USA 9 Other 49 Other 4 Korea 441 Korea 34 China

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Name of University Number of successful applicants

1 University of Tokyo 210

2 Chuo University 176

3 Kyoto University 172

4 Keio University 164

5 Waseda University 138

6 Meiji University 90

7 Hitotsubashi University 82

8 Kobe University 69

9 Doshisha University 65

10 Tohoku University 54

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Patent Application 27 39 25 Domestic 20 33 19 International 7 6 6

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First Semester

April 2 Orientation for New International Students April 7 Entrance Ceremony

April 10 First Semester begins

July 24 〜 31 Final Examination for First Semester August 1〜 September 19 Summer Vacation

Second Semester

September 20 Second Semester begins November 1〜3 Campus Festival (IZUMI) November 1 University Holiday November 23 〜 25 Campus Festival (IKUTA) December 25 〜 January 7 Winter Vacation January 17 University Anniversary

January 25〜 February 2 Final Examination for Second Semester March 26 Commencement Ceremony

Academic Calendar (2012)

UNDERGADUATE Total

Law 1,229,800

Commerce 1,233,500 Political Science and Economy 1,238,500 Arts and Letters 1,420,500

Science and Technology 1,765,500〜1,785,500 Agriculture 1,621,500〜1,775,500 Business Administration 1,238,500

Information and Communication 1,238,500 Global Japanese Studies 1,420,500

GRADUATE Total

Law 822,500 (M) , 802,500 (D) Commerce 822,500 (M) , 802,500 (D) Political Science and Economics 822,500 (M) , 802,500 (D) Arts and Letters 822,500〜872,500 (M) , 802,500 (D) Science & Technology 1,162,500 (M) , 1,132,500 (D)

Agriculture 1,050,500〜1,162,500 (M) , 1,014,500〜1,132,500 (D) Business Administration 822,500 (M) , 802,500 (D)

Information and Communication 822,500 (M) , 802,500 (D) Humanities 822,500 (M) , 802,500 (D) Advanced Mathematical Sciences 1,162,500 (M)

Global Japanese Studies 822,500 (M) Governance Studies 1,612,500 Global Business 1,812,500 Professional Accountancy 1,712,500 Law School 1,622,500

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For International Students

International Student Exchange Oice TEL +81-3-3296-4146 FAX +81-3-3296-4360 (General Inquiry) E-mail: [email protected] URL : http://www.meiji.ac.jp/cip/english/

For Academic Cooperation