Kyoto University

Kyoto University is a Japanese national research university founded in Kyoto in 1897 as Kyoto Imperial University. It is known for research and an academic tradition emphasizing independent thought.

Kyoto Imperial University: The imperial university established in Kyoto in 1897 and renamed Kyoto University after World War II. This was Kyoto University’s original name and institutional form.
National university corporation: A Japanese public university incorporated under a framework granting institutional autonomy while retaining public funding and oversight. Kyoto University adopted this corporate status in Japan’s 2004 reform.
Hideki Yukawa: A Japanese theoretical physicist who received the 1949 Nobel Prize in Physics for predicting the meson. He became Kyoto University’s first Nobel laureate.
Induced pluripotent stem cell: A mature cell reprogrammed to a stem-cell-like state capable of developing into many cell types. Yamanaka’s Kyoto University research established a method for producing these cells.
Nobel Prize in Physics: An annual international award recognizing outstanding contributions to physics. Kyoto University researchers and alumni have received the prize for work in particle physics.
Imperial Universities of Japan: A network of state universities established by Japan’s prewar government, led by the University of Tokyo. Kyoto University began as the second imperial university.
Graduate education: Advanced academic study and research undertaken after completion of an undergraduate degree. Graduate schools are central to Kyoto University’s research and teaching structure.
Shinya Yamanaka: A Japanese physician and stem-cell researcher who shared the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. His induced pluripotent stem-cell research was conducted at Kyoto University.
Meson: A subatomic particle composed of one quark and one antiquark. Yukawa proposed the meson to explain the force binding atomic nuclei.
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: An annual international award recognizing discoveries in physiology or medicine. Kyoto-affiliated research has contributed to Nobel-recognized advances in stem cells and immunology.

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