The Faculty of Economics is one of the ten constituent faculties of the University of Tokyo. Its affiliated graduate school is the Graduate School of Economics, and they operate as one organisation in practice. It is located on the main Hongo Campus in Bunkyo, Tokyo.
経済学部・経済学研究科 | |
 Graduate School of Economics Building | |
| Established | 1908 (as part of the Faculty of Law) 1919 (as an independent faculty) |
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| Affiliation | University of Tokyo |
| Dean of Faculty | Taiji Furusawa |
| Location | , Japan |
| Website | https://www.e.u-tokyo.ac.jp/index-e.html |
History
editRecords show that economics was taught at the university as early as in 1878. The Faculty of Economics was established in 1919,[1] following the separation of the Department of Economics, created in 1908 from the Department of Political Science at the Faculty of Law, and the Department of Commerce, established in 1909.[2]
Organisation
editUndergraduate
editSenior division undergraduates who wish to study economics are matriculated into one of the following departments after the shingaku sentaku.
- Economics
- Management
- Finance
Postgraduate
editAbout a third of the postgraduate student body consists of international students.[3]
- Economics
- Economics
- Statistics
- Area Studies
- Economic History
- Management
- Management
- Quantitative Finance
Research centres
editSource:[4]
- University of Tokyo Market Design Center (UTMD)
- Center for International Research on the Japanese Economy (CIRJE)
- Center for Advanced Research in Finance (CARF)
- Management Education and Research Center (MERC)
- Center for Research and Education in Program Evaluation (CREPE)
- Center for Real Estate Innovation (CREI)
References
edit- ^ "100周年を迎えた東京大学経済学部とその役割". キヤノングローバル戦略研究所 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ Onoduka, Tomoji (2019). "Foundation of the Faculty of Economics, the University of Tokyo and Social Policy Studies" (PDF). 大原社会問題研究所.
- ^ "About the Graduate School of Economics" (PDF). University of Tokyo. 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "Graduate School of Economics, Faculty of Economics, The University of Tokyo". Graduate School of Economics, Faculty of Economics, The University of Tokyo. Retrieved 2024-06-13.