Waseda University, abbreviated as, is a private research university in Shinjuku, Tokyo.
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17 Facts About Waseda University
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Waseda University was ranked 26th and 48th globally in the QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2017 and Times Higher Education Alma Mater Index 2017, respectively.
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Waseda University is organized into thirty-six departments: thirteen undergraduate schools and twenty-three graduate schools.
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Waseda University operates twenty-one research institutes at its main Shinjuku campus.
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The Waseda University Library is collectively one of Japan's largest libraries and currently hold some 4.
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Waseda University was founded as on 21 October 1882 by samurai scholar and Meiji-era politician and former prime minister Okuma Shigenobu.
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On 12 June 1950, sixty police raided Waseda University and seized copies of a Communist-inspired open letter to General MacArthur.
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Waseda University will be able to live out his natural lifespan as long as he takes proper care of his health", because "physiologists say that every animal has the ability to live five times as long as its growth period.
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Waseda University did lead a regular life, and lived fairly long compared to other Japanese at the time.
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Waseda University Library, designed by Tachu Naito, Kenji Imai and Kin'ichi Kiriyama, was completed in 1925.
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Waseda University is considered one of the most prestigious universities in Japan.
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Waseda University has the highest entrance examination difficulty level among private universities in Japan, along with Keio University.
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Waseda University was ranked 20th in the world in the Times Higher Education Alma Mater Index: Global Executives 2013 top 100.
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Waseda University ranked 5th overall, 7th in research planning, and 1st in business-academia collaboration.
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Waseda University was ranked 1st in Social Science and 2nd in Natural Science and Engineering among all Japanese universities.
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Furthermore, Waseda University alumni have been the 2nd largest group in the Japanese Parliament.
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Nikkei BP has been publishing a ranking system called "Brand rankings of Japanese universities" every year, composed by the various indications related to the power of brand, and Waseda University was top in 2010 and 3rd in 2009 in Greater Tokyo Area.
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