Kyoto University
Also known as Kyōto University, Kyōto daigaku, Kyōdai
national university located in Kyoto, Japan
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Kyoto University is a national university located in Kyoto, Japan, making it one of the country's major public institutions of higher education. As a leading research and teaching university, it plays an important role in advancing academic knowledge and developing skilled professionals for Japanese society and the world.
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- Official website
- www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/ko
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- Kyoto University Clock Tower.jpg
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Kyoto University (京都大学, Kyōto daigaku), or KyotoU (京大, Kyōdai), is a national research university in Kyoto, Japan. Founded in 1897, it is one of the former Imperial Universities and the second oldest university in Japan.
The university has ten undergraduate faculties, eighteen graduate schools, and thirteen research institutes. The university's educational and research activities are centred in its three main campuses in Kyoto: Yoshida, Uji and Katsura. The Kyoto University Library Network, consisting of more than 40 libraries spread across its campuses, has a collection of more than 7.49 million books, making it the second largest university library in the country. In addition to these campuses, the university owns facilities and lands for educational and research purposes around the country.