Ryukoku University
Ryukoku University (龍谷大学, Ryūkoku Daigaku) is a private university in Kyoto, Japan.
龍谷大学 | |
 Omiya Campus in January 2017 | |
| Motto | You, Unlimited |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1639 |
| Principal | Takashi Irisawa |
| Students | 12,094 |
| Undergraduates | 417 |
| Postgraduates | 116 |
| Location | , Japan |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | Official website |
It was founded as a school for Buddhist priests of the Nishi Hongan-ji denomination in 1639, and became a secularized university in 1876. The university's professors and students founded the literary magazine Chūōkōron in 1887. It has three campuses: Fukakusa and Omiya in Kyoto; and Seta in Shiga prefecture. Its campuses are smoke-free.[1]It is one university belongs to "San-Kin-Ko-Ryu"(産近甲龍), a group of semi-major private universities in the Kansai area.
Faculties
Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Economics
Faculty of Business Administration
Faculty of Law
Faculty of International Studies
Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology
Faculty of Sociology
Faculty of Policy Studies
Faculty of Agriculture
Faculty of Psychology
Graduate School of Letters
Graduate School of Economics
Graduate School of Business Administration
Graduate School of Law
Graduate School of Policy Science
Graduate School of International Studies
Graduate School of Science and Technology
Graduate School of Sociology
Graduate School of Practical Shin Buddhist Studies
Graduate School of Agriculture
Notable alumni
- Yuji Fujii, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature)
- Ayano Tsuji, singer-songwriter.
- Takamaro Shigaraki, Buddhologist, later president of the university
References
- Ryūkoku University Mission Statement ryukoku.ac.jp
External links
