is part of Japan's

Japan

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 national university

Japanese national university

As of 2008, there were 87 , 89 public universities and 580 private universities in Japan. National universities, tend to be held in higher regard in higher education in Japan than private or public universities....

 system. Tokyo Medical and Dental University (not to be confused with Tokyo Medical University

Tokyo Medical University

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 or Tokyo Dental College

Tokyo Dental College

is a private university in the city of Mihama-ku, Chiba, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1890, and it was chartered as a university in 1946.-External links:*...

) offers baccalaureate

Bachelor's degree

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 and graduate degrees

Academic degree

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 in medicine

Medicine

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, dentistry

Dentistry

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, and related fields.

History

The university is originally rooted in which was associated with Tokyo Medical License Exam in 1899 . The university was founded under the title of 　as the first national school of dentistry in Japan on October 12, 1928. The school received university status in 1944 as Tokyo Medical and Dental College. It was renamed to Tokyo Medical and Dental University in 1946. Separate Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Dentistry were established in 1951, along with a research institute dedicated to materials, which was later expanded to the current Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering. In 2000, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences replaced the former Graduate School. In accordance with the National University Corporation law, the school became a National University Corporation in 2004.

Graduate Schools

• Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
• Graduate School of Health Care Sciences
• Graduate School of Biomedical Science

Faculties and Colleges

• Faculty of Medicine
• Faculty of Dentistry
• College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Institutes and Research Centers

• Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering
• Medical Research Institute
• Institute for Library and Media Information Technology
• Center for Education Research in Medicine and Dentistry (joint)
• Research Center for Medical and Dental Sciences (joint)
• Center for Experimental Animal (joint)
• International Exchange Center (joint)
• Life Science and Bioethics Research Center (joint)
• Center for Interprofessional Education (joint)
• International Research Center for Molecular Science in Tooth and Bone Diseases (Global COE Program)

University Hospitals

• University Hospital of Medicine (800 beds)
• University Hospital of Dentistry (60 beds, 317 dental chair units)

International Exchange

Tokyo Medical and Dental University has over 200 international students, mainly from Asian countries. The university has university exchange and affiliation agreements with universities from over 25 other countries. Since 2002 the university has had an agreement with Partners Harvard Medical International

Partners Harvard Medical International

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 involving enhancement of TMDU's education programs. An exchange program between Faculty of Medicine and Imperial College London

Imperial College London

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 was launched in 2004. The faculty of dentistry has agreements with several schools in the US

United States

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, UK

United Kingdom

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, Australia

Australia

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 and Canada

Canada

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.

Yushima Campus

Campus is the main campus located in Bunkyō

Bunkyo, Tokyo

is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. Situated in the middle of the ward area, Bunkyō is a residential and educational center. Beginning in the Meiji period, literati like Natsume Sōseki, as well as scholars and politicians have lived there...

, close to Ochanomizu station

Ochanomizu Station

is a railway station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company and Tokyo Metro.-Location:JR East's Ochanomizu station lies next to the Kanda River. During the Edo period, the Kanda River was rerouted to pass through Ochanomizu, which was otherwise a highland between two...

, which contains the main university hospital buildings and research facilities including the 126m-tall M&D tower. The campus is close to Yushima Tenjin

Yushima Tenman-gū

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, from which the plum blossom symbol of university (five petals

Petal

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) was derived.

Surugadai Campus

Campus is also located close to Ochanomizu station and houses the Medical Research Institute and Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering.

Kounodai Campus

The Kounodai Campus houses the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences where undergraduate students start their university studies, and International House dormitory. This campus is located in Ichikawa City

Ichikawa, Chiba

is a city located in northwest Chiba, Japan, approximately 20 kilometers from the center of Tokyo. The city was founded on November 3, 1934. As of January 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 474,586 and a density of 8,259.42 persons per km². The total area is 57.46 km²...

, Chiba Prefecture, about 40 minutes from Yushima Campus by train.

Ranking

According to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings

Times Higher Education World University Rankings

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 data in 2010 the university ranked 217 in the world and seven among all Japanese universities. In the QS World University Rankings

QS World University Rankings

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in 2010, TMDU ranked number one in Asia in terms of paper citations　.

External links

• TMDU website (English)