Komazawa University
University in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Komazawa University (駒澤大学, Komazawa Daigaku), abbreviated as 駒大 Komadai, is one of the oldest universities in Japan. Its history starts in 1592, when a seminary was established to be a center of learning for the young monks of the Sōtō sect, one of the two main Zen Buddhist traditions in Japan.
駒澤大学 | |
Motto | Truth, Sincerity, Respect, and Love (信誠敬愛) |
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Type | Private |
Established | 1592 |
President | Ryōkō Hirose |
Administrative staff | 600 |
Undergraduates | 14,000 |
Postgraduates | 200 |
Location | , , |
Campus | Urban |
Member of | Setagaya 6 Universities consortium |
Colors | bluish-purple |
Website | komazawa-u.ac.jp/english/ |
The university in Tokyo campus comprises seven faculties and 17 departments with a total of around 14,000 students. Also, for students who wish to pursue advanced studies, each department has a graduate school. It also has eleven research institutes and a Museum of Zen Buddhist Culture. Times Higher Education places Komazawa University in the 150+ bracket in its ranking of Japan's 200 best universities.[1]