Tokyo City University Explained

Tokyo City University should not be confused with Tokyo Metropolitan University.

Tokyo City University
Native Name:東京都市大学
Established:1949
Type:Private
President:Chitoshi Miki
City:Setagaya
State:Tokyo (headquarters)
Faculty:289 (Full time, May 2019)[1]
Students:7,566 (May 2019)[2]
Undergrad:6,886
Postgrad:600
Doctoral:80
Former Names:Musashi Institute of Technology (1949–2009)
Website:http://www.tcu.ac.jp/english/

, often called or TCU for short, is a private university focused on engineering, environmental and information sciences, located in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.

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.

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

Faculty of Architecture and Urban Design

Faculty of Information Technology

Faculty of Environmental Studies

Faculty of Informatics

Faculty of Design and Data Science

Faculty of Urban Life Studies

Faculty of Human Life Sciences

Graduate schools

Graduate School of Integrative Science and Engineering

Graduate School of Environmental and Information 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

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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 教員組織及び専任教員数(学部) . ja . Tokyo City University . 2020-05-14.
  2. Web site: 在学者数 . ja . Tokyo City University . 2020-05-14.
  3. Web site: Tokyo City University. Gotō Ikuei. Gotoh Educational Corporation. 15 March 2018.
  4. News: 三木. 千寿. 学生、大きく成長 海外インターンシップ. 2 April 2018. 日本経済新聞.