Seikei University (成蹊大学, Seikei daigaku) is a private university in the Kichijōji area of the city of Musashino, Tokyo, Japan.
Its name derives from a passage in the Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian. Its campus is noted for its rows of zelkova trees, which is listed as one of the 100 Soundscapes of Japan.
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Overview
The university was established as a university in 1949 under the new School Education Law. Its predecessor dates back to 1906 and was supported by Koyata Iwasaki, the fourth head of the Mitsubishi zaibatsu. Before World War II, the institution was financially supported by donations from Mitsubishi Group. After World War II, it became independent from Mitsubishi Group after dissolution of the zaibatsu. However, Seikei University still has close connections with the Mitsubishi Group. This university has many graduates from families of noble or business backgrounds.
Marunouchi Business Training (MBT)
In the spring of 2013, Seikei University launched the Marunouchi Business Training (MBT) program for third-year students and first-year graduate students, with the main setting being Marunouchi, the business center of Tokyo.
This is a seven-month, cross-disciplinary, industry-academia collaboration human resource development program that aims to build the foundation for the skills needed in society through thorough practical experience.
After "on-campus preparatory training" to hone logical thinking skills and "Marunouchi training" where students work on assigned tasks under the guidance of company representatives, students participate in "internship training" at a company. Finally, they present the results of their assignments and internship to company representatives at the "Marunouchi Results Presentation."
The cooperating companies are mainly from the Mitsubishi Group, which has close ties with Seikei University. A total of 21 companies participated in the program in 2013, and 23 in 2014. They come from a wide range of industries, including finance, trading, real estate, heavy industry, steel, non-ferrous metals, and automobiles, and are all major companies.[1]
Organization
Undergraduate Faculties
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Faculty of Economics
Department of Mathematical Economics
Department of Modern Economics
Faculty of Business Administration
Department of Business Administration
Faculty of Law
Department of Law
Department of Political Science
Faculty of Humanities
Department of Japanese Literature
Department of Cross-Cultural Studies
Department of Contemporary Societies
Department of English
Faculty of Global Studies and Sustainability
Major in Grobal Japanese Studies
Major in Environmental Sustainability Studies
Faculty of Science and Technology
Major in Data and Mathematical Sciences
Major in Computer Scienses
Major in Machanical Systems Engineering
Major in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Graduate schools
Graduate School of Economics and Management
Graduate School of Law and Political Science
Graduate School of Humanities
Graduate School of Science and Technology
Research institutes
Center for Asian and Pacific Studies
Seikei Institute for International Studies
Seikei Center for Higher Education Development
Seikei Education and Research Center for Sustainable Development
Seikei University Institute for a Super-Smart Society
Science and Engineering Research Institute
Academic rankings
Alumni rankings
École des Mines de Paris ranks Seikei University as 89th in the world in 2009 (89th in 2008) in terms of the number of alumni listed among CEOs in the 500 largest worldwide companies. (The university is also ranked 9th in Japan.)
Attached school
The university and its attached schools are jointly managed by the Seikei Gakuen School Corporation (学校法人成蹊学園).
Seikei Senior High School
Seikei high school has an exchange study program with St. Paul's School and Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire and Cowra High School (since 1970) in Cowra, New South Wales, Australia.
There is a study abroad program with Choate Rosemary Hall, Pembroke College, Cambridge and University of California, Davis.
Seikei Junior High School
Seikei Elementary School
Notable alumni
Shinzō Abe, former Prime Minister of Japan (2006–2007, 2012–2020), former President of Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
Keiji Furuya, Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
Jesús Fukasaku, Japanese politician of the Democratic Party For the People
Hayato Nakamura, Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
Momoko Degawa, Japanuse politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
Shunpei Tsukahara, Japanese politician
Mamoru Takano, Japanese politician of the Democratic Party
Takao Sato, Japanese politician
Izumi Kobayashi, Secretary of Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
Yasuyuki Yoshinaga, President of Fuji Heavy Industries
Takashi Kusama, President of Mizuho Securities
Susumu Shirayama, President of Seibu Railway
Toshio Mita, Chairman of Chubu Electric Power
Masahiro Ouga, President of Shogakukan
Shiro Kikuchi, President of Asahi Soft Drinks
Natsuo Kirino, novelist (Naoki Prize winner)