University of the Air (Japan)
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The University of the Air |
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| Motto | None |
| Established | Founded 1981, Chartered 1983 |
| Type | Private |
| President | Norihito Tambo |
| Faculty | N/A |
| Undergraduates | 58,774 |
| Postgraduates | N/A |
| Location | Chiba, Chiba, Japan |
| Campus | Urban (learning centers) |
| Member of | ICDE and AAOU |
| Mascot | None |
| Website | www.u-air.ac.jp |
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The University of the Air (放送大学 Hōsō daigaku?) is a distance learning university which has students all over Japan; it accepted its first students in 1985.
The administration is based in Chiba City although it has offices and learning centers in each of Japan's 47 prefectures. It awards undergraduate and graduate degrees.
With nearly 100,000 students enrolled (in 2004), it is one the largest academic institutions in the nation, and qualifies as one of the world's mega universities. Since it was founded, over 780,000 students have taken courses from the institution.
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