University of Tokyo

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/university-of-tokyo

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How big is University of Tokyo?Includes materials science, AI, medicine, physics, and social sciences
2. What is the founding year?1877
3. What is the primary location?Tokyo, Japan
4. When did the University of Tokyo begin?It started in 1877 when the Tokyo Kaisei School and Tokyo Medical School were merged during the Meiji Restoration.
5. Why is the University of Tokyo famous?It is famous because many of its teachers and graduates have won Nobel prizes, Fields Medals, and Turing Awards, and it does important research in science, technology, and the humanities.

Meiji Restoration: A period of significant political and social change in Japan that restored imperial rule.
Interdisciplinary: Involving or combining knowledge from different academic subjects or fields.
Academic Rigor: The high standard of intellectual challenge and thoroughness expected in academic study.