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History of the Department

  • 1882 Tokyo Senmon Gakko (College) founded by Shigenobu Okuma with departments of Political Science, Law, English, and Physical Science.
  • 1909 School of Science and Engineering established.
  • 1917 Department of Applied Chemistry established.
  • 1951 Graduate Schools (master’s programs) established as part of a new academic program.
  • 1953 Graduate Schools (doctoral programs) established as part of a new academic program.
  • 1967 Campus relocated to Okubo Campus (current Nishiwaseda Campus).
  • 2007 Department of Applied Chemistry assigned to School of Advanced Science and Engineering newly created in reorganization.

Academic Calendar

  • April 1 Entrance Ceremony
  • April to July Spring semester
  • July to September Summer break
  • September to January Fall semester
  • December to January Winter break (2 weeks)
  • February to March Spring break
  • March 26 Graduation Ceremony

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The Department of Applied Chemistry, Waseda University
Okubo 3-4-1, Shinjuku, Tokyo 169-8555 JAPAN
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