Various schools and universities serve Tokyo, Japan.
Primary and secondary schools
Publicly run kindergartens, elementary schools (years 1 through 6), and junior high schools (7 through 9) are operated by local wards or municipal offices. Public high schools in Tokyo are run by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education and are called "Metropolitan High Schools". Tokyo also has many private schools from kindergarten through high school. [1]
Tertiary education
Tokyo is home to many public and private universities, including the University of Tokyo, the most prestigious university in Japan.
Rankings
| Tier | Universities |
|---|---|
| 1-100 | University of Tokyo (World: 29th. National: 1st) |
| 101-200 | Tokyo Institute of Technology (World: 191st, National: 5th) |
| 201-500 | Tokyo Medical and Dental University (National: 10th) |
| 501-800 | Keio University (National: 14th) |
| 801-1000 | Tokyo Medical University (21st), Waseda University (22nd) |
See also
References
- ^ ja:東京都高等学校一覧
- ^ "World University Rankings". Times Higher Education (THE). 2023-09-25. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- The EMP Professional Ranking of World Universities (retrieved December 16, 2007)
- Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong (retrieved December 16, 2007)
- Webometrics (retrieved December 16, 2007)
- QS Top Universities: Top 400 universities in the THES - QS World University Rankings 2007 (retrieved December 16, 2007)
Further reading
- College Quality and Earnings in the Japanese Labor Market. Hiroshi Ono. SSE/EFI Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance No 395 (Revised March 11, 2003).
- Educational Credentials and Promotion Chances in Japanese and American Organizations. Hiroshi Ishida, Seymour Spilerman & Kuo-Hsien Su. American Sociological Review, Vol 62, No 6 (Dec., 1997), pp. 866–882.
- "Gakureki shakai kasetsu no kento" (Examining the educational credentialism hypothesis). Bunshiro Ando. In Kenichi Tominaga, ed., Nihon no Kaiso Kozo (1994) University of Tokyo Press, pp. 275–292.
- A Review of Higher Education Reform in Modern Japan. Paul Doyon. Higher Education, Vol. 41, No. 4 (Jun., 2001), pp. 443–470.
- Japan's Top 30 Universities. William Currie. International Higher Education, Winter 2002 [1]
- Engineering Tasks for the New Century: Japanese and U.S. Perspectives (1999) Office of International Affairs [2]
- www.yozemi.ac.jp/rank/gakubu/
- www.toshin.com/daigakuranking/
| Authority control databases: National |
|---|
Various schools and universities serve Tokyo, Japan.
Primary and secondary schools
Publicly run kindergartens, elementary schools (years 1 through 6), and junior high schools (7 through 9) are operated by local wards or municipal offices. Public high schools in Tokyo are run by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education and are called "Metropolitan High Schools". Tokyo also has many private schools from kindergarten through high school. [1]
Tertiary education
Tokyo is home to many public and private universities, including the University of Tokyo, the most prestigious university in Japan.
Rankings
| Tier | Universities |
|---|---|
| 1-100 | University of Tokyo (World: 29th. National: 1st) |
| 101-200 | Tokyo Institute of Technology (World: 191st, National: 5th) |
| 201-500 | Tokyo Medical and Dental University (National: 10th) |
| 501-800 | Keio University (National: 14th) |
| 801-1000 | Tokyo Medical University (21st), Waseda University (22nd) |
See also
References
- ^ ja:東京都高等学校一覧
- ^ "World University Rankings". Times Higher Education (THE). 2023-09-25. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- The EMP Professional Ranking of World Universities (retrieved December 16, 2007)
- Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong (retrieved December 16, 2007)
- Webometrics (retrieved December 16, 2007)
- QS Top Universities: Top 400 universities in the THES - QS World University Rankings 2007 (retrieved December 16, 2007)
Further reading
- College Quality and Earnings in the Japanese Labor Market. Hiroshi Ono. SSE/EFI Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance No 395 (Revised March 11, 2003).
- Educational Credentials and Promotion Chances in Japanese and American Organizations. Hiroshi Ishida, Seymour Spilerman & Kuo-Hsien Su. American Sociological Review, Vol 62, No 6 (Dec., 1997), pp. 866–882.
- "Gakureki shakai kasetsu no kento" (Examining the educational credentialism hypothesis). Bunshiro Ando. In Kenichi Tominaga, ed., Nihon no Kaiso Kozo (1994) University of Tokyo Press, pp. 275–292.
- A Review of Higher Education Reform in Modern Japan. Paul Doyon. Higher Education, Vol. 41, No. 4 (Jun., 2001), pp. 443–470.
- Japan's Top 30 Universities. William Currie. International Higher Education, Winter 2002 [1]
- Engineering Tasks for the New Century: Japanese and U.S. Perspectives (1999) Office of International Affairs [2]
- www.yozemi.ac.jp/rank/gakubu/
- www.toshin.com/daigakuranking/
| Authority control databases: National |
|---|