慶 應 義 塾 大 学 Major Contacts Undergraduate Admissions General Inquiries [email protected] PEARL(Programme in Economics for Alliances, Research and Leadership) [email protected] GIGA (Global Information and Governance Academic) Program [email protected] Graduate Admissions Graduate School of Letters, Economics, Law, [email protected] Human Relations, Business & Commerce Graduate School of Medicine [email protected] Graduate School of Science & Technology [email protected] Graduate School of Business Administration [email protected] Graduate School of Media & Governance [email protected] Graduate School of Health Management [email protected] Graduate School of System Design and Management [email protected] Graduate School of Media Design [email protected] Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences [email protected] Law School [email protected] Japanese Language Program [email protected] Key Contacts https://www.keio.ac.jp/en/contact-us/ FAQ https://www.keio.ac.jp/en/admissions/faq.html 2018.5 Laugh, learn and spread your wings with peers from throughout the globe. Packed with stimulation and things to look forward to, your time at Keio University will Welcome to Keio! pave the way to you maximizing your future potential and broadening your horizons on the global stage. Welcome to Keio! 02 What's Keio? Keio’s Assets Keio University: Japan’s era-leading and Over 370,000 alumni active on the world One of the most consistently highly-rated oldest private university. Scholarship stage in every field and discipline. The universities among employers, Keio which has always kept an eye on the powerful bonds and strong networks University achieved 9th place worldwide global outlook. among fellow alumni are Keio’s greatest in the Times Higher Education's Alma assets. Mater Index: Global Executives 2013 which ranks universities according to the number of graduates going on to become CEOs of top global companies. *Times Higher Education's Alma Mater Index: Global Executives 2013 Keio’s Achievements From a modestly-sized institution of higher education which supported Japan’s modernization to one of 1st: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific 1st: CEOs of companies listed the foremost research universities globally Research (private university) on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Recipient of governmental research funding of Ranked first in Japan with 156 of the CEOs of over 3.2 billion yen, the largest scale funding for companies listed on the First Section of the Tokyo 「独立自尊」 a private university in Japan (AY 2016). Stock Exchange having graduated from Keio A place of learning which blossomed on the ideals of self-respect (February 2017). and independence of mind and then turned its gaze to the world beyond 1st: Number of female faculty members 1st: Japanese private university, Yukichi Fukuzawa, a self-made entrepreneur opened a school of Dutch studies for scholarship with an international 279 full-time female faculty members, the highest Asia University Rankings perspective in Edo-period Tokyo (1858) to foster individuals with the ability to take responsibility for their own learning by number of any university in Japan (AY 2016). Keio captured the top spot in the QS Asia thinking for themselves and remaining unswayed by the changes of the era. This was the starting point of Keio University. University Rankings 2018 for Japanese private 1st: Certified public accountant universities. 「実学の精神」 and bar examinations 1st: Japanese private university, The wellspring of jitsugaku, the “spirit of practical science,” in Japan Keio placed first for the number of students or graduates passing the certified public accountant Japan University Rankings Fukuzawa, whose keen sense of the necessity to modernize Japan’s education system was inspired by his travels in examination and bar examination with 157 and Keio took the prime position among Japanese Europe and the United States, pioneered the establishment of an educational environment founded on a spirit of 144 persons passing each respectively in AY 2017. private universities for 2018 in the THE World practical science which he christened jitsugaku. In this way, Keio University became the epoch-making institution University Rankings (Japanese edition). which lit the way forward for Japan some 160 years ago, proposing perspectives which encouraged the “scientific thinking” that would become foundational to the modern global society. Top Global University Project At Keio University, we are currently engaged in advanced 「半学半教」 transdisciplinary and internationally-oriented education and Hangaku hankyo - producing leaders who have supported modernization in a multitude of fields Keio University was selected for the Japanese government’s Top research focused on the three integrated liberal arts and science through human bonds created in a spirit of mutual teaching and learning between teachers and pupils Global University Project as a Top Type (Type A) leading Japanese initiatives of Longevity, Security, and Creativity, the outcomes of university conducting global-level research and education which are being disseminated and facilitating global contributions. The fair and egalitarian ideal of hangaku hankyo, which emphasizes having no essential distance between teachers and students and merely distinguishes between “those who have learned” and “those who have yet to learn,” has helped produce many leaders in every field of human endeavor, with an emphasis on those in industry. It has facilitated massive contributions to Japan’s modernization. 「自我作古」 A research university engaged in finding solutions to global-level problems by mobilizing the philosophy of jiga sakko: “creating history to define the future” Jiga sakko is an expression which captures the essence of a fearless commitment to engage with new domains and unexplored fields in order to both create new precedents and reveal new ways forward. As one of the foremost research universities in Japan, which has expanded to include 10 undergraduate faculties and 14 graduate schools, Keio remains locked in daily battle with challenges in education, research, and medicine to solve global-scale problems. What's Keio? What's Keio? 03 04 Unique traditions and the abundant natural scenes of the four seasons coexist in harmony with cutting-edge technologies shaping the future. Keio University can be found in a prime location in the singular global megalopolis of Tokyo, which was chosen as the second best city in the world as a location for overseas study in the QS Best Student Cities Ranking 2018. This is a city to which young people are inexorably drawn and a place where information and trends are created and spread. Traditional events such as festivals go hand-in-hand with burgeoning cultural trends and happenings. It is also Studying in Japan. Living in Tokyo. a place where you will encounter generous and warm-hearted people. This is topped off by an enchanting food scene. Culinary traditions from throughout the world come together in Tokyo, with pride of place being taken up by Japanese washoku cuisine, now registered as a UNESCO intangible cultural property. Among the many surprises which surely await you here are one of the busiest intersections in the world where up to 3,000 people can cross at any one time, and a network of train lines which has all the appearance of a labyrinth. Studying at Keio means living in Tokyo. Now is the time to experience your fill of Tokyo’s many charms. Studying in Japan. Living in Tokyo. Studying in Japan. Living in Tokyo. 05 06 Tokyo is currently in the global spotlight as the venue for the upcoming 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. A constant stream of people from every country in the world, endless stimulation, and boundless progress: One can only wonder what 2020 at Keio limitless possibilities lie in wait for you in Tokyo, and the lessons this city beating at the heart of the world will impart. Keio’s Hiyoshi Campus will host the British Olympic and Paralympic team’s preparation camps *. You too will have the chance to take part in this global carnival. The time is right for you to join us in creating Tokyo and the year 2020 during this “once in a lifetime” opportunity. *hosted competitions TBC 2020 at Keio 2020 at Keio 07 08 KEIO 2020 Project Support, Unite, Deliver. Our activities will live on in the history books. The student-led KEIO 2020 Project for volunteer supporters of the British Olympic and Paralympic teams. Support the Part of the exquisite thrill of this project is the high degree of wriggle room and potential available. There is also a broad athletes, unite the team, the region, and Keio as one, and deliver the spirit of omotenashi hospitality to move the scope in the different threads of these activities - taking in sports, internationalization, diversity, and regional exchange. competitors’ hearts. Based on these three major principles, the participants in the KEIO 2020 Project are engaged Within this context, activities will achieve their ultimate shape and new values will be generated by adding the “external in preparations towards 2020. Through hands-on experience, with an emphasis on sports volunteer activities, they perspective on Japan” provided by students from overseas. We encourage students from overseas coming to Japan to take are meanwhile learning to communicate with the athletes, as well as learning about the spirit of the competition, advantage of this unique opportunity and join Keio University in cheering on Team GB and ParalympicsGB, and helping to culture, and organizational structures. make the campus an ever more exciting place to be. KEIO 2020 Project KEIO 2020 Project 09 10 Learning at Keio University creates a boundless future A familiar and broad network Aiming to be a physician-scientist that elevates your research with world-class clinical experience After studying at the École Centrale de Lille for two years, I While studying clinical medicine for seven years in China, I saw enrolled in the master’s program at Keio University for two many patients suffering from incurable illnesses.