Keijo Imperial University

Keijō Imperial University (京城帝国大学, Keijō Teikoku Daigaku) was a Japanese Imperial University that existed in Seoul (called Keijō during the Japanese occupation of Korea of 1910-1945) between 1924 and the end of World War II. Keijō Imperial University was founded in 1924 as the sixth Imperial University of Japan during the period of Japanese rule, followed by Nagoya University and Osaka University in 1931 and 1939 respectively. While the other Imperial Universities located in Japan were run by Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, Keijō Imperial University was run by Governor-General of Korea. After the end of World War II Keijō Imperial University was renamed to "Kyŏngsŏng University" (Hangul: 경성대학; Hanja: 京城大學; RR: Gyeongseong...