Hitotsubashi University
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is a national university
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 specialised in the social sciences
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 in Tokyo, Japan. The University has campuses in Kunitachi
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, Kodaira
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, and Kanda
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.

Hitotsubashi is considered as one of the most prestigious universities in Japan. It is ranked 25th in the world in 2011 by École des Mines de Paris.

Hitotsubashi has strong relationships with overseas universities. There are about 590 international students and 450 researchers from abroad under academic exchange agreements with 83 universities and research institutions, including University of Chicago
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, the University of Oxford
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 and the University of California
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.

The university's symbol is inspired by Mercury
Mercury (mythology)
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, Greek mythology's god of commerce.

History

When founded by Arinori Mori in 1875, Hitotsubashi was called the Institute for Business Training (商法講習所|Shōhō Kōshujo), where nurtured the businessmen to modernize Japan after the collapse of the feudal Tokugawa Shōgunate. There were talks about a merger with The University of Tokyo, but alumni and students objected—the merger was not fulfilled. This is known as the "Rouzyou Episode".

From the university web page: "For 130 years Hitotsubashi graduates have played leading roles in Japanese business, hence the university's motto 'captains of industry.' Today, our former students are also prominent in finance, government, politics and the media. The quality of our research has been recognized internationally, and Hitotsubashi scholars maintain strong ties to industry and government. Hitotsubashi is an excellent base for visiting researchers, offering a well-stocked library, a beautiful campus (and in the case of ICS
Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy
The , also known by an acronym ICS, is the graduate business school of Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo, Japan. It is also referred to as "Hitotsubashi ICS". ICS is the first "professional graduate school" established in Japan...

 a location in the heart of Tokyo), and a friendly atmosphere."
  • 1875: Arinori Mori established Institute for Business Training (商法講習所|Shōhō Kōshūjo) at Ginza-owarichō, Tokyo.
  • 1884: became a national school under the direct supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce of Japan, and changed its name to the Tokyo Commercial School (東京商業学校|Tokyo Shōgyō Gakkō).
  • 1885: became under the control of the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture of Japan, and absorbed the Tokyo Foreign Language School. The school then relocated to the site of the latter institution in an education district called Hitotsubashi, Tokyo in the vicinity of the Imperial Palace.
  • 1887: the status of the Tokyo Commercial School was raised to that of the Higher Commercial School (高等商業学校|Kōtō Shōgyō Gakkō).
  • 1897: established affiliated institutions for foreign-language education.
  • 1899: separated affiliated institutions for foreign-language education as Tokyo School of Foreign Languages (now Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
    Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
    TUFS is a specialized institution only in foreign language, international affairs and foreign studies, thus it is not as well-known as other big universities such as University of Tokyo and Kyoto University...

    ).
  • 1902: changed its name to the Tokyo Higher Commercial School (東京高等商業学校| Tōkyō Kōtō Shōgyō Gakkō) due to the establishment of another such school in Kansai district (now Kobe University
    Kobe University
    Shindai is one of the leading universities in Japan. It can be seen in the several rankings such as shown below.-General Rankings:The university is ranked 10th in 2010 in the ranking "Truly Strong Universities" by Toyo Keizai...

    ).
  • 1920: raised to and became the Tokyo College of Commerce (東京商科大学| Tōkyō Syōka Daigaku).
  • 1927: moved to Kunitachi and Kodaira, Tokyo, its present location, on account of the Great Kanto Earthquake.
  • 1944: changed its name to the Tokyo College of Industry (東京産業大学| Tōkyō Sangyō Daigaku) under the order of the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture of Japan.
  • 1947: changed its name back to the Tokyo College of Commerce (東京商科大学| Tōkyō Syōka Daigaku).
  • 1949: adopted the new system and the name of Hitotsubashi University (一橋大学| Hitotsubashi Daigaku) through a student ballot, when the American educational system was introduced as part of the postwar educational reforms, and established Faculties of Commerce, Economics, and Law & Social Sciences.
  • 1951: separated Faculty of Law & Social Sciences into Faculty of Law and Faculty of Social Science.
  • 1996: established the Graduate School of Language and Society.
  • 1998: established the Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy (ICS).
  • 2004: established Law School
    Law school
    A law school is an institution specializing in legal education.- Law degrees :- Canada :...

     due to the introduction of Law School system in Japan.
  • 2005: established School of International and Public Policy.

Faculties and Graduate Schools

Hitotsubashi University has about 4,500 undergraduate and 2,100 postgraduate students with some 630 teaching staff.

Graduate schools

  • Commerce (Master Course: 108, Doctor Course:30)
  • Economics (Master Course: 70, Doctor Course:30)
  • Law (Master Course: 15, Doctor Course: 26)
    • Law school
      Law school
      A law school is an institution specializing in legal education.- Law degrees :- Canada :...

       (100)
  • Social Sciences (Master Course: 87, Doctor Course: 44)
  • Language and Society (Master Course: 49, Doctor Course: 21)
  • International Corporate Strategy (ICS)
    Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy
    The , also known by an acronym ICS, is the graduate business school of Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo, Japan. It is also referred to as "Hitotsubashi ICS". ICS is the first "professional graduate school" established in Japan...

     (including MBA Program)
  • International and Public Policy (55)


Parentheses are the numbers of admitted students per year.

Research institutes and centers

  • Institute of Economic Research
    • Research Center for Information and Statistics of Social Science
    • Center for Economic Institutions
    • Center for Intergenerational Studies
  • Research and Development Center for Higher Education
  • Information and Communication Technology Center
  • Center for Student Exchange
  • International Joint Research Center
  • Institute of Innovation Research
  • Center for Historical Social Science Literature

Academic exchange agreements overseas

As of 2007, Hitotsubashi University has academic exchange agreements with 83 overseas universities and research institutions, including those between departments and departments, as follows:
United Nations
    • United Nations University
      United Nations University
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    • European University Institute
      European University Institute
      The European University Institute ' in Florence is an international postgraduate and post-doctoral teaching and research institute established by European Union member states to contribute to cultural and scientific development in the social sciences, in a European perspective...

    • Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
      Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
      The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences , established in 1977, is the premier and highest academic research organization in the fields of philosophy and social sciences as well as a national center for comprehensive studies in the People's Republic of China. It was described by Foreign Policy...

    • Tsinghua University
      Tsinghua University
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      , School of Humanities and Social Sciences
    • Peking University
      Peking University
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    • Renmin University of China
      Renmin University of China
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    • Wuhan University
      Wuhan University
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    • Nankai University
      Nankai University
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    • University of International Business and Economics
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    • Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
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    • Dongbei University of Finance and Economics
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    • Sichuan University
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    • University of Hong Kong
    • Seoul National University
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    • Pusan National University
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      , College of Law
    • National University of Singapore
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      , Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
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    • Thammasat University
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    • National Institute of Development Administration
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    • National Taiwan University
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      , College of Law
    • National Taipei University
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      , College of Law
    • National Chengchi University
      National Chengchi University
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      , College of Law
    • Ankara University
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    • Ministry of Finance of Indonesia
    • University of Dhaka
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    • Institute of Economic Growth
    • National Institute of Public Finance and Policy
    • University of Colombo
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      , Faculty of Arts
    • University of Oxford, St Antony's College, Oxford
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    • University of London, London School of Economics
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       (LSE)
    • University of Birmingham
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    • University of London, University College London
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    • University of York
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    • University of Essex
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    • University of London, London Business School
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    • University of Warwick
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      , Business School
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    • University of London, Department of Economics, School of Oriental and African Studies
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    • University of Bristol
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      , Faculty of Social Sciences and Law
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    • University of Vienna
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      , Faculty of Human Science
  • Université catholique de Louvain
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  • University of Antwerp
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    , Faculty of Applied Economics Sciences
  • Erasmus University Rotterdam
  • HEC School of Management
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  • University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
  • Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris
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  • École pratique des hautes études
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  • University of Mannheim
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  • University of Osnabrück
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  • University of Augsburg
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  • University of Cologne
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    , Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences
  • University of Heidelberg
  • University of St. Gallen
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  • Stockholm School of Economics
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  • Russian Academy of Sciences
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    , Central Economic Mathematical Institute CEMI
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    , Institute of Economics
  • McGill University
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  • University of British Columbia
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  • University of Pennsylvania
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  • MIT Sloan School of Management
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  • University of California, Berkeley
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    , Haas School of Business
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  • Claremont Graduate University
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    , Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management
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  • University of Virginia
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    , Darden Graduate School of Business Administration
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  • University of California, Los Angeles
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    , Anderson School of Management
    Anderson School of Management
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  • University of Hawaii
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    , College of Business Administration
  • Babson College
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  • El Colegio de México
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  • Australian National University
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     (HCT)
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  • Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics, Egypt
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    , Faculty of Arts and Social Science

  • Academic Rankings

    Hitotsubashi University is a specialized institution only in social science, thus it is not as well-known as other big universities such as University of Tokyo
    University of Tokyo
    , abbreviated as , is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be the most prestigious university...

     and Kyoto University
    Kyoto University
    , or is a national university located in Kyoto, Japan. It is the second oldest Japanese university, and formerly one of Japan's Imperial Universities.- History :...

    . However, its outstanding position in Japan can be seen in the several rankings below.

    General Rankings

    The university has been ranked 11th,18th and 17th out of 181 major universities during 2008-2010 in the ranking called "Truely strong universities(本当に強い大学)" by Toyo Keizai
    Toyo Keizai
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    . In this ranking, Hitotsubashi is 1st in terms of average graduate salary.

    According to QS World University Rankings
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    , Hitotsubashi was ranked 314th,314th,420th,378th and 365th in the world during 2005-2009, and it has been ranked 114th,101st,99th and 178th during 2007-2010 in its social science ranking.
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