Tokyo City University

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Tokyo City University
東京都市大学
TokyoCityUniversity logo.svg
Former names
Musashi Institute of Technology (1949–2009)
Type Private
Established1949
President Chitoshi Miki
Academic staff
289 (Full time, May 2019) [1]
Students7,566 (May 2019) [2]
Undergraduates 6,886
Postgraduates 600
80
Location,
Tokyo (headquarters)
,
Campus Urban
Website http://www.tcu.ac.jp/english/
Tokyo City University, Main Campus, Setagaya, Tokyo Tokyo City University, Main Campus.jpg
Tokyo City University, Main Campus, Setagaya, Tokyo

Tokyo City University (東京都市大学, Tōkyō toshi daigaku), often called Toshi-dai (都市大) or TCU for short, is a private university focused on engineering, environmental and information sciences, located in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.

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The university has four campuses, the Setagaya campus close to the Tama River at Oyamadai, Setagaya, Tokyo being the main campus. The other three campuses are the Yokohama campus, located in Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama, the Ōzenji campus, located in Asao-ku, Kawasaki and the Todoroki campus, located in Setagaya, Tokyo.

Gotoh Educational Corporation

The Gotoh Educational Corporation manages the Tokyo City University Group. Dating its origins to 1939 and the establishment of the Toyoko Girls Commercial School, the educational corporation was founded by Keita Gotō a leading industrialist and founder of the Tokyu Group of companies.[ citation needed ]

Incorporating the former facilities of Musashi Institute of Technology (founded in 1929), the university was reorganized and renamed Tokyo City University in 2009. The wider Tokyo City University Group now comprises eight private educational schools including Tokyo City University and serves over 12,000 students. [3] Other affiliated schools which share the Tokyo City University name include three senior high schools, two junior high schools, one elementary school and one kindergarten.

Affiliated educational institutions

Tokyo City University schools and laboratories

Undergraduate schools

Faculty of Science and Engineering

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering
  • Department of Electrical, Electronics and Communication Engineering
  • Department of Medical Engineering
  • Department of Applied Chemistry
  • Department of Nuclear Safety Engineering
  • Department of Natural Sciences

Faculty of Architecture and Urban Design

  • Department of Architecture
  • Department of Urban and Civil Engineering

Faculty of Information Technology

  • Department of Computer Science
  • Department of Intelligent Systems

Faculty of Environmental Studies

  • Department of Restoration Ecology and Built Environment
  • Department of Environmental Management and Sustainability

Faculty of Informatics

  • Department of Sociology and Media Studies
  • Department of Information Systems

Faculty of Design and Data Science

  • Department of Design and Data Science

Faculty of Urban Life Studies

  • Department of Urban Life Studies

Faculty of Human Life Sciences

  • Department of Human Life Sciences

Graduate schools

Graduate School of Integrative Science and Engineering

  • Mechanics
  • Electrical Engineering and Chemistry
  • Cooperative Major in Nuclear Energy (Joint graduate school with Waseda University.)
  • Natural Sciences
  • Architecture and Urban Design
  • informatics

Graduate School of Environmental and Information Studies

  • Environmental and Information Studies
  • International Collaborative Program of Transdisciplinary Sciences for Sustainability between Tokyo City University and Edith Cowan University (Joint degree program with Edith Cowan University in Australia.)
  • Urban Life Studies

Research laboratories

Exchange Programs and Overseas Internships

The University has a number of established international exchange and overseas internship programs. Prominent among which is an exchange partnership with Edith Cowan University in which up to 300 TCU undergraduates participate in extended study programs in Perth, Australia each year. [4]

Facilities

Tokyo City University, Todoroki Campus Tokyo City University, Todoroki Campus.jpg
Tokyo City University, Todoroki Campus

Campuses

Setagaya Campus

Setagaya Campus located in Tamatudumi, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo Metropolis. 12 minutes walk from Oyamadai Station, Ōimachi Line.

Yokohama Campus

Yokohama Campus located in Ko-Hoku New Town, Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama. 5 minutes walk from Nakagawa Station, Blue Line.

Todoroki campus

Todoroki Campus located in Todoroki, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo Metropolis. 1o minutes walk from Todoroki Station, Ōimachi Line. It was integrated into the Setagaya Campus in April 2022 as part of the campus redevelopment project.

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References

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