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Encyclopedia > National Seven Universities

The National Seven Universities (全国七大学 Zenkoku shichidaigaku?) is formally used to refer to seven public institutions of higher education located in Japan. The term Old Imperial Universities (旧帝大 Kyūteidai?) is commonly used for those seven universities, as they once consist of Japanese Imperial University system prior to World War II. Nine Imperial Universities (帝國大學 teikoku daigaku) were founded and run by the Imperial Japanese government between 1877 and 1939, seven in Japan, one in Korea and one in Taiwan. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead...


The term is also used to refer to annual athletic meets for those seven schools. The athletic meets started by sponsorship of Hokkaido University as National Seven Universities Athletic Meet (国立七大学総合体育大会 Kokuritsu shichidaigaku sōgō taiiku-taikai?) in 1962. The Japanese name of the athletic meets was renamed to (全国七大学総合体育大会 Zenkoku shichidaigaku sōgō taiiku-taikai?) in 2002. Hokkaido University ), or Hokudai ), is one of the leading national universities of Japan. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...


In a wider sense, it is used to refer to the social group once strongly associated with these schools, including Gakushikai (学士会?), the alumni / alumnae club for those seven schools.


Members

Institution Location Full-time enrollment Founded Chartered
Hokkaido University Sapporo, Hokkaido 11,153 1876 as Sapporo Agricultural College 1907 as the College of Agriculture of Tohoku Imperial University
1918 as Hokkaido Imperial University
Kyoto University Kyoto, Kyoto 13,064 1869 as the Chemistry School 1897 as Kyoto Imperial University
Kyushu University Fukuoka, Fukuoka 11,689 1903 as Fukuoka Medical College of Kyoto Imperial University 1911 as Kyushu Imperial University
Nagoya University Nagoya, Aichi 9,818 1871 as the Temporary Medical School 1920 as Nagoya Medical College
1936 as Nagoya Imperial University
Osaka University Osaka, Osaka 12,229 1869 as Osaka Prefecture Medical School 1919 as the Prefectural Osaka Medical College
1936 as Osaka Imperial University
Tohoku University Sendai, Miyagi 10,692 1907 as Tohoku Imperial University 1907 as Tohoku Imperial University
University of Tokyo Bunkyo, Tokyo 14,711 1877 as Tokyo University 1886 as Imperial University


 

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