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Juntendo University

Private university in Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Summary

Private university in Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Field	Value
name	Juntendo University
image_name	Juntendobridge.jpg
native_name	順天堂大学
established	1946
type	Private
president	Eiki Kominami
city	Bunkyō
state	Tokyo
country	Japan
website

Juntendo University is a private university in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. Its headquarters are on its campus in Bunkyo, for the School of Medicine and in Inzai, Chiba, for the School of Health and Sports Science. The university was established in 1946, although it can find its roots in a medical school founded in 1838. It is nicknamed Jundai.

Campuses

Hongō-Ochanomizu Campus: Bunkyo, Tokyo,
Sakura Campus: Inzai, Chiba,
Urayasu Campus:Urayasu, Chiba,
Mishima Campus: Mishima, Shizuoka,

Faculties

Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Health and Sports Science
Faculty of Health Care and Nursing
Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing
Faculty of International Liberal Arts

The Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine has granted doctorates since 1963, and the total numbers of the two types doctorate holders (甲 Kou and 乙 Otsu) has reached 1,897 and 2,394, respectively, The university has the longest history as a medical education institution in Japan. Juntendo started out in the Edo period (1603–1868) as an institution for medical treatment and education, especially in the field of surgery, continuing to the present day. The medical school has admitted to setting higher admissions standards for women "because they were better at communication than men and would have an advantage in the face-to-face interview component."https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46568975

Notable alumni

Athletes

Tatsuya Hasegawa, football player
Daiki Hashimoto, gymnast, Olympic gold medalist
Reo Hatate, football player
Masatada Ishii, football manager
Takehiro Kashima, gymnast
Naoto Kamifukumoto, football player
Ryōhei Katō, gymnast
Kazuma Kaya, gymnast
Gota Miura, PhD, Olympic skier
Hiroshi Nanami, football player
Daichi Suzuki, swimmer, Olympic gold medalist
Yusuke Suzuki, racewalker
Shinji Takahira, sprinter, Olympic bronze medalist at the 4 × 100 metres relay
Yusuke Tanaka, gymnast
Hiroyuki Tomita, gymnast
Kakeru Tanigawa, gymnast
Wataru Tanigawa, gymnast
Isao Yoneda, gymnast

References

(2017). "Foundation of Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine Alumni Association". Juntendo Medical Journal.
(2021). "Juntendo at Its Dawn: How Did the Facility of Western Medical Therapies and Educational Survive the Era of Reform between the Edo and Meiji Period?". Juntendo Medical Journal.

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