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Welcome to the Graduate School of Economics and Faculty of Economics! †
Greetings by Prof. Dr. YAGI Kiichiro,
Dean of the Graduate School of Economics and Faculty of Economics †
Faculty of Economics was established in 1919. In 2009, the Faculty marked its 90th anniversary. Throughout its history, our faculty’s academic tradition has been in developing the spirit of freedom and independence in our students. Economic scholars at Kyoto University started to publish THE KEIZAI RONSO in 1914 and launched in 1926 The Kyoto University Economic Journal, the first Western language academic journal in economics in Japan. Among the professors in the early years of our Faculty, Hajime Kawakami and Yasuma Takata, who were among the founders of Marxian economics and of modern economics in Japan, respectively, are especially noteworthy.
Although we are proud of our historical heritage, we are constantly trying to up grade our methods of education and research in order to challenge the tasks of the modern economic society. In our research area we aim to advance the frontier of economic theories that cover the spectrum from innovative basic ideas to highly mathematical or computational analysis, and, on the other hand, to investigate the ideal conditions of sustainable economic development in the 21st century. The potentiality of economic growth in East Asia and its environmental sustainability are examples of our emphasized research topics.
We invite ambitious students who can use their creativity and humanity in their study of economics and management on our campus. For these students, there are three program examinations: first, the ordinary examination for high school students that have specialized in humanities, second, examination for high school students that have specialized in science, and, third, the examination of theses writing that evaluates the logical constructive capability. We welcome overseas students who are willing to study in Kyoto. Currently, over a hundred undergraduate as well as graduate students who come from overseas are studying with us.
Both at the undergraduate and graduate levels we have a rich and diverse curriculum, which allows students to gain up-to-date academic knowledge and practical skills. Most students belong to “homeroom seminars” where they enjoy individual guidance from teachers, and develop social networks in an academic atmosphere.
We have many guests - renowned scholars, young researchers and students - from all over the world. Our accountability to our mission is on maintaining ourselves as one of the most important centers of education and research in economics and management in Japan as well as in the world.
Prof. YAGI Kichiro
October 2009, Kyoto
