Founded in 1922, Hoshi University is a private university specializing in pharmaceutical sciences, with a strong tradition in research and education related to drug discovery and development.
Address: 2-4-41 Ebara, Shinagawa-ku, 142-8501 Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Pharmaceutical Sciences (medicinal chemistry; biopharmaceutics)
Domains taught:
- Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Data Analytics, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Microbiology and Genetics, Nanotechnologies, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Statistics, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Private
Partnerships:
Located in Tokyo. Focus on pharmaceutical research.
Research:
Drug discovery and medicinal chemistry, Natural products chemistry, Pharmacology and toxicology, Pharmaceutical technology.
Famous Alumnis:
Satoshi Ōmura (graduated from predecessor school)
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
200
Current students***:
1500
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Historic pharmaceutical university in Tokyo, strong research tradition.
Cons
Private institution with tuition fees, highly specialized.
Best For
Historic private university specializing in pharmaceutical sciences and drug research.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- University of Shizuoka is the closest domestic counterpart for quality, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers food science and signal processing as well.
- Another national school that puts bioinformatics, nanotechnologies and microbiology and genetics at the centre is Shizuoka University of Science and Technology, and it covers food science and signal processing as well, and is slightly larger, at about 2,000 students against roughly 1,500 here.
- Toyota Technological Institute overlaps with this institution on quality, nanotechnologies and optics, so the two are easy to compare, and it covers signal processing and fluid dynamics as well, and has almost the same size, at about 1,500 students.
- Among national alternatives, Iwaki Meisei University stands out for its focus on bioinformatics, microbiology and genetics and optics, and it has almost the same size, at about 1,500 students, and is also a private institution.
- Chitose Institute of Science and Technology overlaps with this institution on bioinformatics, nanotechnologies and microbiology and genetics, so the two are easy to compare, and it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers signal processing and fluid dynamics as well.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- For bioinformatics, nanotechnologies and microbiology and genetics outside the home country, Université de Namur in Belgium is a natural reference; it is also a private institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- ESTBB, in France, takes a similar route through quality, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies; it is smaller, enrolling about 800 students against roughly 1,500 here, and is also a private institution.
- FHNW Hochschule für Life Sciences (Switzerland) works on the same fields as this university, chiefly quality, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies; it covers metrology and signal processing as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 1,200 students against roughly 1,500 here.
- Brandeis University (the United States) works on the same fields as this institution, chiefly microbiology and genetics, chemistry and physics; it is far larger, with about 4,696 students against roughly 1,500 here, and is also a private institution.
- Students considering a move abroad can look at École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes in France, where quality, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies also form the core, and it is public, whereas this university is private, and does not run the bachelor's programmes found here.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Chemistry, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Quality Management, Sustainable Practices
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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