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Kyoto University Of Education
The Kyoto University of Education (京都教育大学, Kyōto kyōiku daigaku) is a national university in Kyoto, Japan. The school's predecessor was founded in 1876, and it was chartered as a university in 1949.

History

The Kyoto University of Education was established in 1949 from the merger of Kyōto shihan gakkō and Kyōto seinen shihan gakkō.

Athletics

The university is a member of the Kansai Collegiate American Football League, where its team Grampus competes.

Controversy

In 2009, 6 students of the Kyoto University of Education were arrested for gang-raping a 19-year-old woman in a Kyoto bar. All 6 students were members of sports teams at the university, including the American football team. The university suspended the six students indefinitely at the end of March 2009. Mitsuyo Terada [ja] resigned as president due to the scandal and he was replaced by Kimiko Itō.

Notable alumni

  • Tetsunosuke Kushida, music composer

References

  1. ^ "Students held in gang rape". 2 June 2009.
  2. ^ "京教大学長に位藤氏「二度と不祥事招かない」". Kyoto Shimbun. 9 September 2009. Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2024.


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