Kitasato University

Kitasato University
北里大学
Sagamihara Campus
TypePrivate university
Established1962
PresidentToshiaki Sunazuka, Ph.D.
Faculty1,725 (May 2019)
Administrative staff
4,179 (May 2019)
Students8,340 (May 2019)
Undergraduates7,716
Postgraduates624
259
Location
Minato
,
Tokyo
,
Japan
Campus
Websitewww.kitasato-u.ac.jp/en/index.html

Kitasato University (北里大学, Kitasato Daigaku) is a private medical university headquartered in Shirokane, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The head of the university is on the Shirokane campus, neighboring the original Kitasato Institute, the first private medical research facility in Japan which was the starting point for the existing university.

History

The school was named after Kitasato Shibasaburō, who was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1901.

The 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Satoshi Ōmura, a professor at Kitasato University.

In 2018, it was accused of discriminating against applicants for their age and gender.

Organization

Undergraduate schools

Graduate schools

Vocational schools

Research institutes

Affiliated hospitals

Academics

Its major educational facilities are on the Sagamihara campus, 60 km west of central Tokyo. The departments include the School of Medicine, School of Allied Health Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, School of Marine Sciences, School of Nursing, and School of Science.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "学生数・卒業生数・教職員数" (in Japanese). Kitasato University. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "The History of Kitasato Gakuen Archived 31 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine." Kitasato University.
  3. ↑ Shibasaburo Kitasako - Nomination
  4. ↑ "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015". NobelPrize.org.
  5. ↑ "Japan medical schools 'rigged women's results'". 14 December 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "Kitasato University — Location Archived 31 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine." Kitasato University.

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