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University of Electro-Communications 
Established 1918 Type National President Makoto Kajitani Admin. staff 250 Undergraduates 3800 Postgraduates 1500 Location Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan Campus Urban Website www.uec.ac.jp 
UEC lecture building
The University of Electro-Communications (電気通信大学 Denki-Tsūshin Daigaku) is a national university in the city of Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan. It specialises in the disciplines of computer science, the physical sciences, engineering and technology. It was founded in 1918 [1].
Contents
Faculties, graduate schools and laboratories
Faculties
- Faculty of Electro-Communications
Graduate schools
- Graduate School of Electro-Communications
- Graduate School of Information Systems
Laboratories
- Institute for Laser Science
- Kirimoto Laboratory
Notable alumni
Businesspersons
- Takuro Bojo, B.E. in 1959 - former CEO of JVC
- Tetsuya Nakamura, B.E. in 1967 - CEO of SMK Corporation
- Ken Kutaragi, B.E. in Electronic Engineering in 1975 - former CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment, current Honorary Chairman of Sony Corporation, and also known as Father of PlayStation
- Keiichiro Tsukamoto - founder of ASCII Corporation and Impress Group
- Seiji Nishikawa, B.E. in 1978 - operating officer of NTT docomo
- Kōichi Nakamura - video game designer and founder of Chunsoft
Scholars and Researchers
- Sumio Iijima, B.E. in 1963 - discoverer of carbon nanotubes and recipient of Benjamin Franklin Medal (2002) and Balzan Prize (2007)
- Prayoon Shiowattana - Vice President of Thailand National Science and Technology Development Agency
- Seinosuke Toda, B.E. in 1982, M.E. in 1984 - computer scientist, recipient of Gödel Prize (1998), and also known for Toda's theorem
- Maria Q. Feng, M.E. in 1987 in Mechanical Engineering - mechanical engineer, recipient of Alfred Noble Prize (1995), and Professor of University of California, Irvine
Others
- Jiro Nitta - novelist
- Ken Amano - politician and former Governor of Yamanashi Prefecture
- Noritoshi Ishida - politician and member of New Komeito Party
External links
- The University of Electro-Communications
- The University of Electro-Communications (in English)
- UEC Library
- UEC Campus map
Coordinates: 35°39′21″N 139°32′39″E / 35.65583°N 139.54417°E
Categories:- Japanese national universities
- Educational institutions established in 1918
- Tokyo university stubs
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