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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.
東京都市大学 | |
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Former names | Musashi Institute of Technology (1949–2009) |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1949 |
| President | Chitoshi Miki |
Academic staff | 289 (Full time, May 2019)[1] |
| Students | 7,566 (May 2019)[2] |
| Undergraduates | 6,886 |
| Postgraduates | 600 |
| 80 | |
| Location | , Tokyo (headquarters) , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | http://www.tcu.ac.jp/english/ |
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.
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.
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]
Setagaya Campus located in Tamatudumi, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo Metropolis. 12 minutes walk from Oyamadai Station, Ōimachi Line.
Yokohama Campus located in Ko-Hoku New Town, Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama. 5 minutes walk from Nakagawa Station, Blue Line.
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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