Imperial Universities of Japan
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The Imperial Universities of Japan were a group of elite national universities established before and during World War II that formed the core of Japan’s higher education and research system.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | group of universities ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Imperial Universities of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial University system
Imperial Universities of Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Teikoku Daigaku
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| country | Japan ⓘ |
| dissolved | post-World War II educational reforms ⓘ |
| function |
higher education
ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ training of civil servants ⓘ |
| fundingType | national university ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
Japanese home islands
ⓘ
Korea under Japanese rule ⓘ Taiwan under Japanese rule ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Government of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Japanese government
|
| historicalContext |
expansion of Japanese empire in East Asia
ⓘ
modernization of Japan after the Meiji Restoration ⓘ |
| inception | late 19th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
European research university tradition
ⓘ
German university model ⓘ |
| legacy | remain among Japan’s most prestigious universities ⓘ |
| legalStatus | state-run universities ⓘ |
| member |
Hokkaido University
ⓘ
surface form:
Hokkaido Imperial University
Hokkaido University ⓘ Keijo Imperial University ⓘ Keijo Imperial University ⓘ
surface form:
Keijō Imperial University
Kyoto University ⓘ
surface form:
Kyoto Imperial University
Kyoto University ⓘ Kyushu University ⓘ
surface form:
Kyushu Imperial University
Kyushu University ⓘ Nagoya University ⓘ
surface form:
Nagoya Imperial University
Nagoya University ⓘ Osaka Imperial University ⓘ Osaka Imperial University ⓘ
surface form:
Osaka University
Keijo Imperial University ⓘ
surface form:
Taihoku Imperial University
Tohoku University ⓘ
surface form:
Tohoku Imperial University
Tohoku University ⓘ University of Tokyo ⓘ
surface form:
Tokyo Imperial University
University of Tokyo ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 9 ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOfInstruction | Japanese ⓘ |
| relatedOrganization | Ministry of Education of Japan ⓘ |
| roleDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| significance |
formed the core of Japan’s modern higher education system
ⓘ
served as elite research institutions ⓘ trained Japan’s political, bureaucratic, and academic elites ⓘ |
| successor |
former imperial universities (ex-Imperial Universities)
ⓘ
postwar Japanese national universities ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Meiji era
ⓘ
Showa era ⓘ Taisho era ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Teikoku Daigaku
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Imperial University system
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Imperial Universities
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National Seven Universities of Japan
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National Seven Universities of Japan
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Imperial Universities
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National Seven Universities of Japan
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National Seven Universities of Japan
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former Imperial Universities of Japan
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Imperial University system of Japan
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National Seven Universities of Japan
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Imperial Universities
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Kyoto University
this entity surface form:
Imperial Universities
subject surface form:
Tohoku University
this entity surface form:
National Seven Universities of Japan
University of the Ryukyus (nearby main campus in Nishihara, associated with Naha urban area)
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category
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Imperial Universities of Japan
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subject surface form:
University of the Ryukyus
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National universities of Japan
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National Seven Universities of Japan