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HITOTSUBASHI UNIVERSITY, JAPAN

Founded in 1875, Hitotsubashi University began as the Institute for Business Training.

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HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, CHINA

Founded in 1986, HKUST opened in 1991 after an extraordinary turnaround of planning, designing, building, and organizing.

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KYOTO UNIVERSITY, JAPAN

Founded by Imperial Ordinance on the 18th of June 1897, Kyoto University is the second imperial university established in Japan.

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PEKING UNIVERSITY, CHINA

Founded in 1898 as the "Imperial University of Peking" to replace the ancient Guozijian which itself dated from 1306.

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WASEDA UNIVERSITY, JAPAN

Founded in 1882 by Shigenobu Okuma, once prime minister and regarded as the father of Japanese national modernization.

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ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY, CHINA

Founded in 1897 as Qiushi Academy, Zhejiang University is one of the earliest modern academies of higher education in China.