Kyoto University of Education

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| native_name = 京都教育大学

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| established = 1949

| type = Public (National)

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| city = Kyoto

| state = Kyoto

| country = Japan

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| undergrad = 1,696 (May 2011)

| postgrad = 368 (May 2011)

| campus = Urban

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| website = {{URL|www.kyokyo-u.ac.jp}}

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The {{nihongo|Kyoto University of Education|京都教育大学|Kyōto kyōiku daigaku}} is a national university in Kyoto, Japan. The school's predecessor was founded in 1876, and it was chartered as a university in 1949.

History

The Kyoto University of Education was established in 1949 from the merger of Kyōto shihan gakkō and Kyōto seinen shihan gakkō.

Athletics

The university is a member of the Kansai Collegiate American Football League, where its team Grampus competes.

=Controversy=

In 2009, 6 students of the Kyoto University of Education were arrested for gang-raping a 19-year-old woman in a Kyoto bar. All 6 students were members of sports teams at the university, including the American football team. The university suspended the six students indefinitely at the end of March 2009.{{Cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/02/national/students-held-in-gang-rape/|title=Students held in gang rape|date=2 June 2009}} {{ill|Mitsuyo Terada|ja|寺田光世}} resigned as president due to the scandal and he was replaced by Kimiko Itō.{{Cite news |date=9 September 2009 |title=京教大学長に位藤氏「二度と不祥事招かない」 |url=http://www.kyoto-np.co.jp/article.php?mid=P2009090900071&genre=G2&area=K00 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912171744/http://www.kyoto-np.co.jp/article.php?mid=P2009090900071&genre=G2&area=K00 |archive-date=12 September 2009 |access-date=9 January 2024 |work=Kyoto Shimbun}}

Notable alumni

Tetsunosuke Kushida, music composer

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20170624061358/http://www.kyokyo-u.ac.jp/ehp/english/index.html Official website]

References

Category:Universities and colleges established in 1876

Category:Japanese national universities

Category:Universities and colleges in Kyoto Prefecture

Category:Fushimi-ku, Kyoto

Category:1876 establishments in Japan

Category:Kansai Collegiate American Football League

Category:Teachers colleges in Japan