Imperial university
The title
Imperial university should literally denote a university established under an
empire, however many universities have adopted the title simply to add a sense of prestige or
lineage.
Nine
Imperial Universities (帝國大學
teikoku daigaku) were founded and run by the
Empire of Japan between
1877 and
1939, seven in Japan, one in
Korea and one in
Taiwan.
Japanese Imperial Universities include:
* Tokyo Imperial University (東京帝國大學) - Now
The University of Tokyo (東京大学)
* Kyoto Imperial University (京都帝國大學) - Now
Kyoto University (京都大学)
* Tohoku Imperial University (東北帝國大學) - Now
Tohoku University (東北大学)
* Kyushu Imperial University (九州帝國大學) - Now
Kyushu University (九州大学)
* Hokkaido Imperial University (北海"帝國大學) - Now
Hokkaido University (北海"大学)
* Osaka Imperial University (大阪帝國大學) - Now
Osaka University (大阪大学)
* Nagoya Imperial University (名古屋帝國大學) - Now
Nagoya University (名古屋大学)
*
Keijo Imperial University (京城帝國大學) - Absorbed as part of
Seoul National University (서울大學校) (see note)
* Taihoku Imperial University (臺北帝國大學) - Now
National Taiwan University (國立臺灣大學)
NB: Changed its name to
Gyeongseong University after World War II, and closed on August 22,
1946, by US Military Ordinance No. 102.
There was at least one imperial university created, under the
Kingdom of Wu in
258.
*Imperial Central College - Now
Nanjing University.
In Europe, there are at least three additional universities which bear the title; it is debatable how accurate the title is in each case.
*
Imperial College London*Imperial University of Odessa, Ukraine
*
Imperial University of Philosophy and Theology, Sofia, Bulgaria
