- 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.Japan
Nine nihongo|Imperial Universities|帝國大學|teikoku daigaku were founded by the
Empire of Japan between1877 and1939 , seven in Japan, one in Korea and one inTaiwan . They were run by imperial government until theend of World War II . They are:*nihongo|Tokyo Imperial University|東京帝國大學: Now nihongo|
The University of Tokyo |東京大学
*nihongo|Kyoto Imperial University|京都帝國大學: Now nihongo|Kyoto University |京都大学
*nihongo|Tohoku Imperial University|東北帝國大學: Now nihongo|Tohoku University |東北大学
*nihongo|Kyushu Imperial University|九州帝國大學: Now nihongo|Kyushu University |九州大学
*nihongo|Hokkaido Imperial University|北海道帝國大學: Now nihongo|Hokkaido University |北海道大学
*nihongo|Osaka Imperial University|大阪帝國大學: Now nihongo|Osaka University |大阪大学
*nihongo|Nagoya Imperial University|名古屋帝國大學: Now nihongo|Nagoya University |名古屋大学
*nihongo|Keijo Imperial University |京城帝國大學: Dissolved and absorbed(Note 1) as part ofSeoul National University ( _ko. 서울대학교)
*nihongo|Taihoku Imperial University|臺北帝國大學: NowNational Taiwan University ( _zh. 國立臺灣大學)(Note 2)Notes:
#Changed its name to Kyongsong University afterWorld War II , and dissolved onAugust 22 ,1946 , by U.S. Military Ordinance No. 102.
#ChineseKuomintang government overtook the control of the university and renamed it.China
*Imperial Tientsin University: Later, Peiyang University and, now,
Tianjin University .Europe
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
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