Toyo University - Toyo University

It is a private institution. Its predecessor was the private Philosophy School, which was established in 1887 (Meiji 20) by philosopher Inoue Enryo with the idea that "philosophy is the foundation of all learning" and the founding spirit of the school being "patriotism and the protection of one's country" in order to re-establish Oriental studies. In 1903 (Meiji 36), the Toyo University Specialized Department was established under the Technical School Act, and in 1906 it was renamed Toyo University. In 1928 (Showa 3), it became a university under the University Act and established the Faculty of Letters (comprised of the Department of Philosophy, Department of Buddhist Studies, and Department of Chinese Philosophy and Chinese Literature). In 1949 (Showa 24), it transitioned to a new university system. As of 2010, in addition to the Faculty of Letters (part-time and part-time), the university has faculties of Economics (part-time and part-time), Law (part-time and part-time), Sociology (part-time and part-time), Science and Engineering, Business Administration (part-time and part-time), International and Regional Studies, Life Sciences, Life Design, and Information Studies, as well as graduate schools of Letters, Sociology, Law, Engineering, Business Administration, Economics, International and Regional Studies, Life Sciences, Welfare Social Design, Interdisciplinary and Integrated Science, and Law. The university's headquarters are located at 5-28-20 Hakusan, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo (Hakusan Campus).

[Kitamura Kazuyuki]

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私立。1887年（明治20）、哲学者井上円了(えんりょう)により「諸学の基礎は哲学に在り」の理念のもとに「護国愛理」を建学の精神とし、東洋学再建のために創設した私立哲学館を前身とする。1903年（明治36）専門学校令による東洋大学専門部を設立、1906年東洋大学と改称、1928年（昭和3）大学令による大学となり、文学部（哲学科、仏教学科、支那(しな)哲学支那文学科からなる）を設立した。1949年（昭和24）新制大学へ移行。2010年（平成22）時点で、文学部（一部、二部）のほかに、経済学部（一部、二部）、法学部（一部、二部）、社会学部（一部、二部）、理工学部、経営学部（一部、二部）、国際地域学部、生命科学部、ライフデザイン学部、総合情報学部の各学部と、文学、社会学、法学、工学、経営学、経済学、国際地域学、生命科学、福祉社会デザイン、学際・融合科学、法務の各研究科からなる大学院をもつ。本部は東京都文京区白山(はくさん)5-28-20（白山キャンパス）。

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