Teikyo University

Infobox University
name = Teikyo University


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established = 1931
type = private
president = Yoshihito Okinaga
city = Itabashi, Tokyo
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country = Japan
undergrad = 21,000
postgrad = 441 graduate
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campus = 9
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website = http://www.teikyo-u.ac.jp/

nihongo|Teikyo University|帝京大学|teikyō daigaku is a private university headquartered in the Itabashi ward of Tokyo, Japan. It was established in 1931 as Teikyo Commercial High School (帝京商業高等学校). It became Teikyo University in 1966. It is part of Teikyo Group, a multinational educational foundation that also operates language and cultural exchange facilities at pre-university levels in various countries.

The university consists of eight undergraduate facilities, one junior college, and six graduate schools. Five main campuses in Japan are supplemented by several overseas campuses that provide study-abroad opportunities for Japanese students, as well as Japanese-oriented learning for residents of the campuses' home countries. Total enrollment is about 20,000 students. Although the headquarters is the Itabashi campus, the majority of students (approximately 17,000) are enrolled at the Hachiōji campus in West Tokyo.

On September 18, 2002 the chief executive officer (CEO) of Tokyo's Teikyo University Shoichi Okinaga resigned over allegations of questionable donations from students seeking admission to its medical school.

On November 6, 2002 Tokyo prosecutors arrested the younger brother of Teikyo University's former chief executive officer (CEO) in connection with a scandal involving illegal donations to the university before admission of students, sources close to the case said.

On February 14, 2003 Japanese tax authorities accused Kimie Okinaga, younger sister of former Teikyo University President Shoichi Okinaga, of concealing more than 200 million in income from fees collected from parents seeking to enroll their children in Teikyo's medical school.

Many of Teikyo's U.S. colleges have been closed, some due to loss of accreditation.

Campuses and areas of study

Campuses in Japan

* Itabashi Headquarters campus (Itabashi, Tokyo)
* Hachiōji campus (Hachiōji-shi, Tokyo), including a junior college and graduate school
* Sagamiko campus (Sagamiko-machi, Tsukui-gun, Kanagawa-ken)
* Utsunomiya campus (Utsunomiya-shi, Tochigi)
* Fukuoka campus (Omuta-shi, Fukuoka)

Campuses in other countries

* Teikyo University of Japan in Durham, associated with the Durham University, England
* Teikyo University Berlin Campus in Berlin, Germany
* Teikyo Loretto Heights University in Denver, Colorado, USA (1989–present)
* Teikyo-Westmar University (now closed) in Le Mars, Iowa, USA (1990 – 1995)
* Teikyo-Marycrest University, then Marycrest International University (now closed) in Davenport, Iowa, USA (1990 – 2002) http://www.marycrestalumni.com/
* Teikyo Post University (now Post University) in Waterbury, Connecticut, USA (1990–2004)
* Teikyo University Holland in Maastricht, Netherlands

Also, the Harvard University School of Public Health and the Teikyo University School of Medicine have an ongoing collaboration called the Teikyo-Harvard Program, established in 1993.

Undergraduate programs

*Medical technical
*Medicine
*Pharmacology
*Law
*Letters
**Japanese Culture
**Pedagogy
**History
**Sociology
**Psychology
*Science and engineering
*International culture
*Economics
**Economics
**Business administration
**Tourism

Graduate programs

* Law
* Economics
* Literature
* Medicine
* Pharmacy
* Science and engineering

Famous alumni

*Ryoko Tani (Olympic gold medalist in judo)
*Iemitsu Arai (Mayor of Fukaya)
*Miwa Sano (Miss Japan; former Hachiōji city council member)

External links

* [http://www.teikyo-u.ac.jp/ Teikyo University]
* [http://www.teikyo-berlin.org/ Teikyo University Berlin Campus]
* [http://www.post.edu/ Teikyo Post University]
* [http://www.dur.ac.uk/~dot0www/ Teikyo University of Japan in Durham]
* [http://www.tlhu.edu/ Teikyo Loretto Heights University]