The Times of London's Education Supplement World Rankings of 2009 names the University of Tokyo the 7th best school in the world for life sciences and biomedicine. The highest-ranking Asian school on the list, the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Medicine admits between 150 and 200 students annually. The school awards both master's and doctorate degrees in the field of medicine. Departments within the Faculty of Medical Sciences include Immunology and Microbiology, Neurosciences, and Social Medicine.
The University of Tokyo
7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo 113-8656 Japan
03-3812-2111
u-tokyo.ac.jp
Set in Japan's cultural and historical capital, Kyoto University was named the 13th best school in the world in 2009 in the fields of life sciences and biomedicine, making it the second highest-ranking Asian medical school. The school is dedicated to the development of medical sciences in the 21st century, and seeks students who are committed to the well being and quality of life of the human race. Over two-dozen subjects are covered by Kyoto University's graduate program in medicine, including genome informatics and integrative brain science.
Kyoto University
Sakyo-ku
Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
075-753-2505
China's Peking University ranks 19th on the Times of London's 2009 list of life sciences and biomedicine programs, and is the third highest-ranking Asian medical school in the world. The Peking University Health Science Center, or Beijing Medical University (Peking and Beijing are two names for the same city), offers eight specialties in the field of medicine: Basic Medical Sciences, Clinical Medicine, Preventive Medicine, Stomatology, Pharmacy, Nursing, Medical Laboratory Diagnosis, and Biomedical English. The school is home to 20 research centers that are fully accessible by students.
Beijing Medical University
38 Xue Yuan Road
Beijing 100083, People's Republic of China
86-10-62752114
bjmu.edu.cn