University of Tsukuba The University of Tsukuba, abbreviated as Tsukuba University, was founded in 1973, is a famous national comprehensive university in Japan, and enjoys a high reputation among more than 700 universities in Japan, ranking in the top 10 in terms of overall strength, while the world's most influential global university rankings QS World University Rankings 2014-2015 ranked among the world's top 200 universities. The top 200 universities in the world.