Juntendo University
{{Short description|Private university in Chiba Prefecture, Japan}}
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| native_name = 順天堂大学
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| established = 1946
| type = Private
| president = Eiki Kominami
| city = Bunkyō
| state = Tokyo
| country = Japan
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| website = {{URL|https://en.juntendo.ac.jp/|juntendo.ac.jp}}
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{{Nihongo|Juntendo University|順天堂大学|Juntendō Daigaku}} 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, {{coord|35|42|08|N|139|45|39|E|region:JP_type:edu|display=inline,title|name=Juntendo University, Hongō Campus}}
- Sakura Campus: Inzai, Chiba, {{coord|35|44|52|N|140|15|22|E|region:JP_type:edu|display=inline|name=Juntendo University, Sakura Campus}}
- Urayasu Campus:Urayasu, Chiba, {{coord|35|38|11|N|139|54|33|E|region:JP_type:edu|display=inline|name=Juntendo University, Urayasu Campus}}
- Mishima Campus: Mishima, Shizuoka, {{coord|35|07|32|N|138|55|09|E|region:JP_type:edu|display=inline|name=Juntendo University, Mishima Campus}}
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, {{asof|2017|post=.|lc=y}}{{cite journal |last1=Nagaoka |first1=Isao |date=2017 |title=Foundation of Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine Alumni Association |journal= Juntendo Medical Journal|volume=63 |issue=5 |pages=318 |doi= 10.14789/jmj.63.318 | quote=using text under a CC-by license |doi-access=free }} 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.{{cite journal |last1=SAWAI |first1=Tadeshi|last2=SAKAI |first2=Shizu |date=2021 |title=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? |journal= Juntendo Medical Journal|volume=67 |issue=5 |pages=463-472|doi= 10.14789/jmj.JMJ21-0005-R|quote=using text under a CC-by license |doi-access=free }} 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=
- Masatada Ishii, football manager
- Takehiro Kashima, gymnast
- Ryōhei Katō, gymnast
- Hiroshi Nanami, football player
- Reo Hatate, football player
- Tatsuya Hasegawa, football player
- Naoto Kamifukumoto, 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
- Isao Yoneda, gymnast
- Kazuma Kaya, gymnast
- Kakeru Tanigawa, gymnast
- Wataru Tanigawa, gymnast
- Daiki Hashimoto, gymnast, Olympic gold medalist
References
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External links
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- {{Official website|https://en.juntendo.ac.jp/}}
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Category:Universities and colleges established in 1946
Category:Universities and colleges in Tokyo
Category:Private universities and colleges in Japan
Category:Universities and colleges in Chiba Prefecture