Kanda-Surugadai ( 神田駿河台 , Kanda-Surugadai ) is a district of Chiyoda , Tokyo , Japan . It was named after Tokugawa Ieyasu 's death, when the Edo government allowed officials from Sunpu (now Shizuoka ) to live in the area. Kanda-Surugadai is often called Surugadai ( 駿河台 , Surugadai ) or, colloquially, Sundai ( 駿台 , Sundai ) .
13-581: The main building and campus of Meiji University is in the district. The headquarters of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo) is located in Kanda-Surugadai. Nippon Paper Industries , the pulp and paper manufacturing company has its headquarters in the district. Chiyoda Board of Education [ ja ] operates public elementary and junior high schools. Ochanomizu Elementary School (お茶の水小学校)
26-611: A large quality of artifacts on the subject. Meiji University has achieved worldwide recognition in various international publications focusing on higher education. The university has been ranked 19th and 26th in 2009 and 2010 respectively in the ranking " Truly Strong Universities " by Toyo Keizai . The Nikkei Shimbun on 16 February 2004 surveyed about the research standards in engineering studies based on Thomson Reuters, Grants in Aid for Scientific Research and questionnaires to heads of 93 leading Japanese Research Centers, and Meiji
39-543: Is a private research university in Chiyoda , Tokyo , Japan . Originally founded as Meiji Law School ( 明治法律学校 , Meiji Hōritsu Gakkō ) by three lawyers in 1881, it became a university in April 1920. As of May 2023, Meiji has 32,261 undergraduate students and 2,635 postgraduate students. The university consists of 10 undergraduate, 12 graduate, and 4 professional graduate schools, and operates on four campuses around
52-690: Is a university ranking business by the French consulting company and rating agency SMBG specialized in Higher Education . Founded in 1994, one of the main goals of Eduniversal is to provide a tool, for students all around the world, which provides information on the Best Business Schools , located in Eduniversal's 9 geographical regions (the 5 continents). The Eduniversal ranking agency establishes an official selection of
65-864: Is sixth in Japan. The number of applicants per place was 24.9 (113,905/4,582) in the 2011 undergraduate admissions, this number of applicants (113,905) was largest in 2011. Its entrance difficulty is also very selective. Meiji university is regarded as comparable with the Tokyo-area private universities Aoyama Gakuin, Rikkyo, Chuo, and Hosei, collectively called " MARCH ". Meiji University's alumni have included: Japan's first female lawyer , 2 Japanese prime ministers , 48 national politicians , 380 professional athletes , 115 company presidents , and 264 artists . 35°41′51″N 139°45′42″E / 35.697474°N 139.761588°E / 35.697474; 139.761588 Eduniversal Eduniversal
78-700: Is the zoned elementary school for Kanda-Surugadai 1-2- chōme , Kanda-Surugadai 3-chōme 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, and 11-ban, and Kanda-Surugadai 4-chōme 1, 3, and 5 ban. Shōhei Elementary School (昌平小学校) is the zoned elementary school for Kanda-Surugadai 3-chōme 2, 4, and 6 ban, and Kanda-Surugadai 4-chōme 2, 4, and 6 ban. There is a freedom of choice system for junior high schools in Chiyoda Ward, and so there are no specific junior high school zones. 35°41′57″N 139°45′49″E / 35.69917°N 139.76361°E / 35.69917; 139.76361 Meiji University Meiji University ( 明治大学 , Meiji Daigaku )
91-551: The Greater Tokyo Area : Surugadai , Izumi, Ikuta, and Nakano . Meiji University is the country's most applied-to university, with applications to its undergraduate degrees amounting to approximately 100,000 annually. Meiji is a part of the Top Global University Project of Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology . As of 2021, 270 Meiji alumni have competed in
104-671: The Olympics , garnering 40 medals: 14 gold, 13 silver, and 13 bronze. Meiji University's baseball team belongs to the Tokyo Big6 Baseball League . Every year, rugby union and baseball matches Meisōsen ( 明早戦 ) against Waseda University attract support among its students. It also has a successful judo team. The university announced on February 26, 2009, that it would open a museum dedicated to anime and manga . It will include international research centers hosting Japanese and international scholars as well as
117-823: The Best 1000 Business Schools in more than 150 countries in the world. The purpose of this selection is to offer students a serious referent that reflects the international dimension of each School, and therefore enables them to make the right decision regarding the choice of their future School. The International Scientific Committee at the initiative of the Eduniversal Company is composed of 12 members; 9 members coming from nine different geographic zones ( Africa , Central Asia , Eastern Europe , Eurasia and Middle East , Far East Asia , Latin America , North America , Oceania and Western Europe ), and 2 members from
130-589: The Eduniversal Company (The CEO and the International Coordinator). The official selection as it is defined by the Eduniversal Company is the classification of the 1000 best Business Schools in 153 countries in the World. The selection is classified in terms of Palms and Ratings, issued from the Deans' votes. The aim of this official selection is to provide sufficient information for students about
143-437: The position of executive in the listed companies of Japan, and this number per student (probability of becoming an executive) is 25th. Meiji graduates have been ranked fifth in Japan in the number of successful national CPA exam applicants. Its graduates have been also ranked ninth in Japan in the number of successful Architect Registration exam applicants. Furthermore, the number of Members of Parliament who graduated Meiji
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#1732776563341156-467: The rankings of "Excellent Business Schools nationally strong and/or with continental links" in Japan. Meiji University is one of the top 10 private universities in Japan. According to the Weekly Economist 's 2010 rankings, graduates from Meiji University have the 35th best employment rate in 400 major companies The university is also ranked sixth in Japan for the number of alumni holding
169-533: Was placed 37th in this ranking. Meiji has filed the 62nd highest number of patents in the nation as its research outcomes. Meiji Law School is considered one of the top Japanese law schools, as Meiji's number of successful candidates for Japanese bar examination has been 14th and 20th in 2009 and 2010 respectively. It is one of the strongest department in this university as the cumulative number of people qualified as lawyer and prosecutor has been historically sixth after WW2. Eduniversal ranked Meiji as fourth in
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