Tokyo Gakugei University
National university in Japan
東京学芸大学
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Type | Public (national) |
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Established | 1873 (chartered 1949) |
President | Yasuhiko Washiyama |
Administrative staff
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212 [1] |
Undergraduates | 4,408 [1] |
Postgraduates | 486 [1] |
Location |
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Colors | Purple, green & black [2] |
Website | u-gakugei.ac.jp |
Tokyo Gakugei University (東京学芸大学, Tōkyō gakugei daigaku ) is a national university in Koganei, Tokyo . Founded in 1873, it was chartered as a university in 1949. It is also known as Gakudai (学大) and TGU , for short.
In addition to its Koganei campus, it also maintains a number of attached public schools offering curricula in elementary, secondary, and special education at various locations in the greater Tokyo area. The university has a strong reputation in education-related fields, playing a national role in the development of educational policy and innovations in teacher education. [ citation needed ]
History
Tokyo Gakugei University was founded in 1873. It was formally chartered as a university in 1949 through the merging of four teacher-training institutions.
In 1966, the Graduate School of Tokyo Gakugei University was established, and since 1996 it has offered Doctoral degrees in the education field as part of a coalition of educational institutions that include Chiba University , Saitama University , and Yokohama National University .
In recent years, Tokyo Gakugei University has developed programs to better accommodate professional school teachers, including evening and short-term courses. The university also houses a number of national research centres in education-related fields.
Faculties
- A Course: The department of Elementary school's teacher training
- B Course: The department of Junior high school and high school's teacher training
- C Course: The department of Special school's teacher training
- L Course: The department of Long-Life Studying
- N Course: The department of Human Welfare Studying
- K Course: The department of International Understanding and Education
- F Course: The department of Environmentalogy
- J Course: The department of Information Studying
- G Course: The department of Art and Cultural Studies
Notable alumni and affiliates
- Keiko Abe , marimbist
- Mamoru Oshii , filmmaker
- Ichiro Saito , conductor
- Satoko Inoue , pianist
- David Hebert , musician/musicologist
- Eric Van Hove , contemporary artist
- Yasuko Muramatsu , president (2010 to 2014)
- Yoshiyuki Yoshida , Judoka/professional mixed martial artist
- Hideki Kuriyama , a manager of representation of Japan of baseball
References
- 1 2 3 "大学について" (PDF) . Archived from the original on 2012-03-20 . Retrieved 2023-07-04 .
- ↑ "東京学芸大学UI(University Identity System)|国立大学法人 東京学芸大学" . www.u-gakugei.ac.jp . Retrieved 2021-10-21 .
External links
- Tokyo Gakugei University
- Official English Website
- Music Education Department, Tokyo Gakugei University
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