Meijo University

Meijo University

名城大学
Tempaku campus in Meijo University
Type	Private
Established	May 1926 (1926-05)[1]
President	Akihiro Ohara
Location	Main: Tempaku-ku, Nagoya Satellite: Higashi-ku, Nagoya , Japan 35°08′10″N 136°58′34″E / 35.136°N 136.976°E / 35.136; 136.976 35°24′40″N 137°00′47″E / 35.411°N 137.013°E / 35.411; 137.013
Campus	Multiple campuses
Colors
Affiliations	Japan Private Universities FD Coalition Forum
Website	www.meijo-u.ac.jp/english/index.html

Meijo University (名城大学, Meijō daigaku) is a private university in Japan. Its main campus is in Tempaku-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan and it has two other campuses in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. It has 2 Nobel laureates as the faculty members as of 2021.

History[]

The name Meijō derives itself from the abbreviated kanji form of Nagoya Castle (名古屋城, Nagoya-jō).

The predecessor of the school was founded by Juichi Tanaka in May 1926; 95 years ago (1926-05); it was chartered as a university in 1949. It is the largest university in the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area.

Notable faculty[]

• Ryōji Noyori, guest professor of Meijo University,^[2] awarded the 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
• Sumio Iijima, tenured professor of Meijo University, scientist, awarded the 2008 Kavli Prize, the 2009 Order of Culture and so on
• Isamu Akasaki, tenured professor of Meijo University, scientist, awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics
• Hiroshi Amano, former professor of Meijo University, awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics
• Akira Yoshino, professor of Meijo University, chemist, awarded the 2014 Charles Stark Draper Prize and the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
• Fumitada Itakura, former professor of Meijo University, scientist, awarded the 2005 IEEE Jack S. Kilby Signal Processing Medal
• , Lawyer

Notable graduates[]

• Yoshihiro Sato, boxer
• Tatsutoshi Goto, professional wrestler
• Takuya Kirimoto, actor

See also[]

• Shiogamaguchi Station
• Yagoto Station
• Nishi Kani Station

References[]

External links[]

• Official website

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