Tokyo Metropolitan University
Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
- 1949
- Founded
- Not listed
- Global Rank
- 9,200+
- Total Students
- 8%
- International Students
- 23
- Programs
About Tokyo Metropolitan University
Tokyo Metropolitan University (東京都立大学 Tokyo Toritsu Daigaku / TMU), established in 1949 and restructured in 2005 through the merger of four prestigious metropolitan higher education institutions, is the sole public university operated directly under the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Situated across four expansive campuses in Tokyo — Minami-Osawa (flagship academic grounds in Hachioji), Hino (Systems Design & Aerospace Engineering), Arakawa (Health & Medical Sciences), and Harumi (Law School & Central Tokyo Satellite) — TMU commands international distinction for pioneering research in Urban Environmental Sciences, Aerospace & Systems Engineering, Biological Sciences, and Materials Chemistry. Operating 7 undergraduate faculties and 7 graduate research schools, TMU serves over 9,200 students, including hundreds of international scholars supported by the flagship Tokyo Global Partner Scholarship Program funded by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Students benefit from statutory public university tuition fees of just ¥520,800/year, generous 50% to 100% tuition exemptions, cutting-edge wind tunnel and robotics research facilities, and close integration with the vast technological and industrial network of the Tokyo metropolis.
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Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
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