東京学芸大学 | |
Type | Public (national) |
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Established | 1873 (chartered 1949) |
President | Yasuhiko Washiyama |
Administrative staff | 212[1] |
Undergraduates | 4,408[1] |
Postgraduates | 486[1] |
Location | , Japan |
Colors | Purple, green & black[2] |
Website | u-gakugei.ac.jp |
Tokyo Gakugei University (東京学芸大学, Tōkyō gakugei daigaku) is a national university in Koganei, Tokyo. Founded in 1873, it was chartered as a university in 1949. It is also known as Gakudai (学大) and TGU, for short.
In addition to its Koganei campus, it also maintains a number of attached public schools offering curricula in elementary, secondary, and special education at various locations in the greater Tokyo area. The university has a strong reputation in education-related fields, playing a national role in the development of educational policy and innovations in teacher education.[citation needed]