Keio University

Keio University
慶應義塾大学
MottoLatin: Calamus gladio fortior
Motto in English
The pen is mightier than the sword[1]
TypePrivate research coeducational higher education institution
Established1858 (as a school for Dutch studies)
1920 (as a university)[2]
FounderFukuzawa Yukichi
Academic affiliations
ASAIHL, CoBS, CEMS – The Global Alliance in Management Education
Endowment706M US$
PresidentKohei Itoh
Academic staff
full time 2,791 (As of May 1, 2022)[3]
Administrative staff
full-time 3,252 (As of May 1, 2022)[4]
Students33,437 (As of May 1, 2022)[5][needs update]
Undergraduates28,641 (As of May 1, 2022)[5][needs update]
Postgraduates4,796 (As of May 1, 2022)[5][needs update]
1,426[5][note 1][needs update]
Other students
0[note 2][needs update]
Location,
Tokyo
,
Japan
CampusUrban
Flag
Colors  Yellow,   blue, and   red
NicknameUnicorns, etc.
Athletics39 varsity teams
Websitekeio.ac.jp

Keio University (慶應義塾大学, Keiō Gijuku Daigaku), abbreviated as Keio (慶應) or Keidai (慶大), is a private research university located in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.

It is the oldest institute of western higher education in Japan. Its founder, Fukuzawa Yukichi, originally established it as a school for Western studies in 1858 in Edo. It was granted university status in 1920, becoming one of the first private universities in the country.

The university is one of the members of the Top Global University Project (Top Type), funded by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.[6] Keio University is also one of the member universities of RU11[7] and APRU, and it is one of only two Japanese universities (alongside the University of Tokyo) to be a member of the World Economic Forum's Global University Leaders Forum.[8]

Its list of alumni and faculty includes three former prime ministers,[9] two astronauts,[9] six international honorary members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a Wolf Prize winner. Keio University also produced the largest number of CEOs of companies listed in the first section of Tokyo Stock Exchange.[9][10]

  1. ^ "Keio Logos". Keio University. Archived from the original on 2021-10-10. Retrieved 2021-10-29. Today, the phrase "the pen is mightier than the sword" also stands as the motto of Keio
  2. ^ "History". Keio University. 2024-02-01.
  3. ^ "Academic Staff (As of May 1, 2022)" (PDF). Keio University. 2022-05-01.
  4. ^ "Administrative Staff (As of May 1, 2022)" (PDF). Keio University. 2022-05-01.
  5. ^ a b c d "Student Enrollment (As of May 1, 2022)" (PDF). Keio University. 2022-05-01.
  6. ^ "Member University List". Global 30. Archived from the original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  7. ^ "Research University 11".
  8. ^ "Global University Leaders Forum (GULF) Members" (PDF). Retrieved 16 Jan 2020.
  9. ^ a b c "数字で見る慶應義塾:[慶應義塾]" [Keio University in numbers] (in Japanese). Keio University.
  10. ^ 『大学ランキング2020年版』. 東京: 朝日新聞出版. 2019. p. 386. ISBN 978-4-02-279224-2.


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