Tokyo University of Science (東京理科大学, Tōkyō Rika Daigaku), formerly "Science University of Tokyo" or TUS, informally Rikadai (理科大) or simply Ridai (理大) is a private research university located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.
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History
Tokyo University of Science was founded in 1881 as The Tokyo Academy of Physics by 21 graduates of the Department of Physics in the Faculty of Science, University of Tokyo. In 1883, it was renamed the Tokyo College of Science, and in 1949, it attained university status and became the Tokyo University of Science. The leading character appearing in Japanese novelist Soseki Natsume's novel Botchan graduated from Tokyo University of Science.
As of 2016, it is the only private university in Japan that has produced a Nobel Prize winner and the only private university in Asia to produce Nobel Prize winners within the natural sciences field.
Academic rankings
Global university rankings
Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked Tokyo University of Science in equal 13th place in Japan.
Graduate school rankings
Eduniversal ranked Tokyo University of Science second in its rankings of "Top business school with significant international influence" in Japan.
Alumni rankings
In Times Higher Education ranking of CEOs of the world's largest enterprises, it is ranked third for Japanese universities.
Campuses
Tokyo University of Science main campus is located in the Kagurazaka district of Shinjuku. The nearest station is Iidabashi Station.
Apart from the main campus in Shinjuku, there are other campuses around the country:
Kagurazaka (Main) Campus: Shinjuku
Fujimi school building: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Katsushika Campus: Katsushika-ku, Tokyo
Noda Campus: Noda, Chiba
Oshamambe Campus: Oshamambe, Hokkaido
Facilities
Libraries
Tokyo University of Science has libraries in four different areas: Kagurazaka, Noda, Katsushika and Oshamambe.
Kagurazaka Library
Noda Library
Katsushika Library
Oshamambe Library
Museum and other facilities
Other libraries on Tokyo University of Science campuses include:
Science and Technology Museum
Athletic Facilities
Seminar House
Training Center
Morito Memorial Hall
Undergraduate and graduate schools
Undergraduate schools
There are abbreviations for each department, and most of them are set based on these English names. For example, like Department of Architecture in Faculty of Engineering becomes "A", and Department of Applied Electronics in Faculty of Advanced Engineering becomes "AE". In contrast, abbreviations for just Faculty of Science are set based on these Japanese names: Department of Mathematics, in Japanese, "Sugaku-ka" becomes "S", and Department of Applied Mathematics, in Japanese, "Ouyou-Sugaku-ka" becomes "OS". Here are all faculties, departments, and abbreviations respectively.
Faculty of Science Division I (Day division)
Department of Mathematics ( S )
Department of Physics ( B )
Department of Chemistry ( K )
Department of Applied Mathematics ( OS )
Department of Applied Physics (Reorganization) ( OB )
Department of Applied Chemistry ( OK )
Department of Science Communication ( KK )
Faculty of Engineering
Department of Architecture ( A )
Department of Industrial Chemistry ( C )
Department of Electrical Engineering ( E )
Department of Information and Computer Technology ( I )
Department of Mechanical Engineering ( M )
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Department of Pharmacy (6-year system) ( YP )
Graduate schools
Graduate School of Science
Department of Mathematics
Department of Physics
Department of Chemistry
Department of Applied Mathematics
Department of Applied Physics (Reorganization)
Department of Mathematics and Science Education
Graduate School of Engineering
Department of Architecture
Department of Industrial Chemistry
Department of Electrical Engineering
Department of Information and Computer Technology
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Department of Pharmacoscience
Graduate School of Science and Technology
Department of Mathematics
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Department of Information Science
Department of Applied Biological Science
Department of Architecture
Special Training Course for Teachers
Division of Mathematics
Research institutes
University Research Administration Center
Planning and Management Division
Research Strategy Formulation Division
Research & Industry University Cooperation Supporting Division
Regional Alliance & Commercialization Promotion Division
Research Institute for Science and Technology
Research Centers
Center for Fire Science and Technology
IR FEL Research Center
Research Center for Chirality
Photocatalysis International Research Center
Translational Research Center
Imaging Frontier Center
Water Frontier Science & Technology Research Center
Research Center for Space Colony
Research Divisions
Division of Pharmaco-creation Frontier
Division of Integrated Science of Oshamambe town
Division of Advanced Communication Researches
International Research Division of Interfacial Thermo-fluid Dynamics
Academic exchange agreements overseas
As of 2016, Tokyo University of Science had academic exchange agreements with 75 overseas universities and research institutions, including those between departments and departments.
Affiliated schools
The university has two affiliated four-year universities: Tokyo University of Science, Yamaguchi, in Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi, and Tokyo University of Science, Suwa, in Chino, Nagano.
Principals, presidents, and chairmen
Principals
Hisashi Terao, 1883-1896
Kiyoo Nakamura, 1896–1930
Kyohei Nakamura, 1930–1934
Masatoshi Ōkōchi, 1934–1945
Nakagoro Hirakawa, 1945–1949
Kotaro Honda, 1949–1951
Concurrently appointed president of Tokyo University of Science.
Presidents
Kotaro Honda, 1949–1953
Masaichi Majima, 1955-1966
Seishi Kikuchi, 1966-1970
Masao Kotani, 1970-1982
Masao Yoshiki, 1982-1990
Tetsuji Nishikawa, 1990-2001
Hiroyuki Okamura, 2002-2005
Shin Takeuchi, 2006-2009
Akira Fujishima, 2010-2018, discoverer of photocatalyst
Yoichiro Matsumoto, 2018-
Chairmen
Kotaro Honda, 1951–1953
Nakagoro Hirakawa, 1953-1978
Shigeyoshi Kittaka, 1978-1997
Sanjiro Sakabe, 1997-1999
Nobuyuki Koura, 1999-2002
Takeyo Tsukamoto, 2002-2012
Shigeru Nakane, 2012-2015
Kazuo Motoyama, 2015-
Notable faculty
Makoto Asashima, Vice President, discoverer of activin
Michael A. Cusumano, business administration, vice president, Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor
Chiaki Mukai, JAXA astronaut, Vice President
Teruaki Mukaiyama, chemist, former professor, discoverer of Mukaiyama aldol addition
Kensō Soai, chemist, professor, discoverer of Soai reaction
Jaw-Shen Tsai, physicist, professor
Noriaki Kano, professor emeritus
Kazunori Kataoka, former professor, Humboldt Prize winner
Norio Taniguchi, former professor, Proponent of Nanotechnology
Notable alumni
Nobel prize laureates
Satoshi Ōmura, biochemist, 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine winner
Government
Shigeru Yoshida, Prime Minister, (Attended University 1896 but dropped out)
Business
Kazuo Motoyama, President of Asahi Soft Drinks, 2013-2015, Chairman of TUS 2015-
Philip M. Condit, CEO of Boeing, 1996-2003
Toshihiro Suzuki, CEO of Suzuki, 2016-
Seiichi Sudo, Vice President of Toyota, 2013-2016
Tatsuya Tanaka, President of Fujitsu, 2015-
Shigeki Tanaka, President of Clariant Japan, 2016-
Masahiro Inoue, CEO of Yahoo! Japan, 1996-2012
Shigeru Nakane, CEO of SAP Japan, 1993-1999
Shiinoki Shigeru, Vice President of Oracle Japan, 2013-2016
Zenji Miura, CEO of Ricoh, 2013-
Fumikathu Tokiwa, Kao Corporation Chairman. 1997-2000
Shuhei Nakamoto, Honda Racing Corporation Vice President, Repsol Honda representative
Takanobu Satō, President of Shinchosha. 1996-
Academia
Jin Akiyama, mathematician, professor
Isamu Shiina, professor, discoverer of 2-Methyl-6-nitrobenzoic anhydride, Shiina macrolactonization and Shiina esterification
Yasuhiko Kojima, virologist, discoverer of Interferon
Tetsuo Asakura, professor, developer of artificial blood vessels using silk
Tashpolat Tiyip, president of Xinjiang University
Architecture
Kazuo Shinohara, architect, Venice Biennale awarded a special commemorative Golden Lion
Hideto Horiike, architect, Visiting Professor of the University of California, Los Angeles, Visiting Professor of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Media
Tsuyoshi Muro, actor, (attended university but dropped out)
Others
Masayoshi Soken, sound editor
Hirokazu Yasuhara, video game designer
Shigeru Nakanishi, artist
Ryu Ota (1930–2009), politician
Fushigi Yamada (born 1959), voice actress
Hiroshi Sakurazaka, author
Akihiro Murayama, mixed martial artist