At a GlanceFast Facts 2018–2019Kyushu University

Dec. 2018

http://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp

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Kyushu University Founded in 1911, Kyushu University is a leading research-oriented institute of higher education in Fukuoka, which is historically renowned as Japan’s gateway to Asia for profound cultural and economic interactions due to its geographical proximity to continental Asia.The University celebrated its �rst centennial anniversary in 2011 and is taking bold steps forward into its second century. With an enrollment of nearly 20,000 students, it is comprised of 12 undergraduate schools, 18 graduate schools, 17 faculties, 5 research institutes, and a hospital, as well as over 50 a�liated research centers. The University’s 12th undergraduate school, the School of Interdisciplinary Science and Innovation was launched in April 2018. The international student population is more than 2,300, representing about 100 countries and re�ecting our steadfast commitment to internationalization.The new, state-of-art Ito Campus is designed for the development of the next-generation technologies, with particular focus on the environment and energy-related research. Blessed with an abundance of nature and history, this new campus is a comprehensive research center that re�ects our high regard for the preservation of green areas, groundwater, landscape, and historical remains, and has achieved harmonious co-existence with its surrounding natural environment.

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(students)(FY)

Target number of incoming students

from the MENA region

10

Go Worldwide

Kyushu University serves as a gateway between Japan and Middle East and North Africa (J-MENA) by aiming to enroll more international students from the MENA region since being selected by the Japanese government in 2018 for the “Study in Japan Global Network Project.” This J-MENA Platform aims to double the number of students from the MENA region to 4,000 by 2022.

2019

2020

2021

2022 4,000

3,200

2,600

2,200

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History

About Fukuoka

Easily accessible from other major Asian cities through its international airport, Fukuoka is home to a rapidly growing number of startup companies in addition to national and prefectural governmental o�ces and many regional headquarters of major companies.Blessed with beautiful natural surroundings that can be enjoyed year round thanks to the mild climate, the area has �ourished for approximately 2,000 years as a gateway to Asia and is now seeing an in�ux of foreign residents and students who come for business or study and stay for the natural scenery, long-standing traditions, great food, and warm-hearted people.

Fukuoka Medical College establishedApr. 1903

Kyushu Imperial University establishedJan. 1911

Kyushu University established under National School Establishment LawMay 1949

Kyushu Institute of Design integratedOct. 2003Launched as a National University CorporationApr. 2004

First centennial anniversary celebratedMay 2011Ito Campus relocation completedSep. 2018

Location

people

1,580,000in population growth

among Japanese cities

1st

to beaches and mountainsfrom city center

20 min.

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Fast Facts

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Inbound Outbound

countries and regions represented at Kyushu University!

(As of May 1, 2018)

(As of May 1, 2018)

(As of May 1, 2018)

99

The number of international students coming toKyushu University is on the rise yearly.

countries

Europe

22

countries

Africa

23

countries

Asia

19

countries

Middle East

13countries

North America

2

countries

Latin America

15countries

Oceania etc

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countries and regions(Academic Year 2017)

63Kyushu University students have gone to

1,995

countries

Europe

26

countries

Africa

6

countries

Asia

18

country

Middle East

4countries

North America

2

countries

Latin America

5countries

Oceania etc

2

foreign partner institutions

(As of May 1, 2018)

277

Europe

73

Africa

9Middle East

1

Asia

159 North America

22

Latin America

7Oceania etc

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At these institutions, undergraduate and graduate students can study abroad up to one year without paying tuition to the host institution while maintaining enrollment at Kyushu University.

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 20172016 2018

1,8661,931 1,969 1,972

2,097 2,0892,201

2,313

Internationalstudent ratio

12% 2,313

total students18,668One out of every eight students

is from overseas.

Students Graduate SchoolsUndergraduate Schools

undergraduate andgraduate students

(As of May 1, 2018)

18,668graduate schools

Many options for graduate level study!

18Number of undergraduate students

faculty, including299 non-Japanese

Providing education and researchindividually tailored to each student *The number of undergraduate students participating in the

21st century program

(As of May 1, 2018)

(As of May 1, 2018)

(Female)(Male)

2,072

student-to-faculty ratio

9 : 1

Enough students to �ll the FUKUOKAYAHUOKU! DOME nearly halfway.

Number of students 18,668FUKUOKA YAHUOKU!DOME capacity 38,500

48%

Interdisciplinary Science and Innovation

Letters

Education

Law

Economics

Science

Medicine

Dentistry

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Engineering

Design

Agriculture

The 21st Century Program *

104

704

221

867

1,060

1,238

1,346

332

385

3,547

879

996

82

Total 11,679

Graduate School of Humanities

Graduate School of Law

Law School (Professional Graduate School)

Graduate School of Economics

Graduate School of Science

Graduate School of Mathematics

Graduate School of Systems Life Sciences

Graduate School of Medical Sciences

Graduate School of Dental Science

Graduate School of Engineering

Graduate School of Design

Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Graduate School of Integrated Frontier Sciences

Graduate School ofIntegrated Sciences for Global Society

Graduate School of Information Scienceand Electrical Engineering

Interdisciplinary Graduate School ofEngineering Sciences

Graduate School of Bioresourceand Bioenvironmental Sciences

Graduate School ofHuman-Environment Studies

40% 60%

44% 56%

71% 29%

41% 59%

65% 35%

78% 22%

80% 20%

58% 42%

60% 40%

60% 40%

90% 10%

63% 37%

56% 44%

41% 59%

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Fast Facts

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Double Degree Partners

International Consortia

Research

Funded research

¥¥9.8billion

856 projects

Funded research is conducted on behalf of corporate or other partners who choose us for our diversity of research and facilities.

Joint collaborative research

¥¥2.4billion

789 projects

Joint collaborative research is conducted by teams consisting of our researchers and those from corporate or other partners.

University Budget

¥¥129.4billion

Ito Campus

2,717,130m2

■RENKEIResearch and Education Network for Knowledge Economy Initiatives (RENKEI) is a partnership for research collaboration between 12 universities in Japan and the UK.

■MIRAIAiming for connecting Swedish and Japanese universities through research, education and innovation, MIRAI is a network of 7 Swedish and 8 Japanese universities.

■UNAIKyushu University is one of the members of the United Nations Academic Impact, seeking to work and collaborate towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Graduate School 1 Partner Institution■Graduate School of Law■Graduate School of Engineering■Graduate School of Law■Graduate School of Engineering■Graduate School of Law■Graduate School of Economics■Graduate School of Law■Graduate School of Engineering■Graduate School of Law■Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences

■Graduate School of Science■Graduate School of Human-Environment Studies■Graduate School of Human-Environment Studies■Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical Engineering2

Faculty of Law, University of Malaya

Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Gajah Mada

College of Law, National Taiwan University

Faculty of Engineering, Lund University

The Interfaculty Centre for European Studies, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

School of Economics, Renmin University of China

Tilburg Law School, Tilburg University

Faculty of Mining and Petroleum Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung

Ateneo Law School, Ateneo de Manila University

Graduate School Shanghai Jiao Tong University, or College of Engineering, Pusan National University (select either)

Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Gajah Mada

Department of Architecture, College of Engineering, Pusan National University

College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University

Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology, School of Electronics, Communications and Computing, Departmentof Electronics and Communications Engineering

1 All master’s programs unless otherwise noted. 2 Doctoral program

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The University in the Community

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hospital beds1,415

items in the University library

A four-year student would have to read

2,880 books a day to �nish themall by graduation

A world-class insect collection of more than4 million specimens

Kyushu University Hospital:Accredited by Japan Medical Accreditation forInternational Patients (JMIP) in March 2017

Documents; Plants; Animals, Animals for medical research;Archeological artifacts; Insects; Marine organisms;Core samples

4,200,000

items in the collection at the KyushuUniversity Museum and other facilities

7,500,000

Library

Museum

Hospital

New Central Library

(As of March, 2018)

(As of March, 2018)

(As of Year 2017)

With a hospital, library, and museum that are highly recognized, Kyushu University has much to o�er the community by providing a variety of opportunities and services inside and outside the University. Opening a new chapter, we celebrated the grand opening of the new Central Library in October 2018.

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(students)(FY)

Target number of incoming students

from the MENA region

10

Go Worldwide

Kyushu University serves as a gateway between Japan and Middle East and North Africa (J-MENA) by aiming to enroll more international students from the MENA region since being selected by the Japanese government in 2018 for the “Study in Japan Global Network Project.” This J-MENA Platform aims to double the number of students from the MENA region to 4,000 by 2022.

2019

2020

2021

2022 4,000

3,200

2,600

2,200

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(students)(FY)

Target number of incoming students

from the MENA region

10

Go Worldwide

Kyushu University serves as a gateway between Japan and Middle East and North Africa (J-MENA) by aiming to enroll more international students from the MENA region since being selected by the Japanese government in 2018 for the “Study in Japan Global Network Project.” This J-MENA Platform aims to double the number of students from the MENA region to 4,000 by 2022.

2019

2020

2021

2022 4,000

3,200

2,600

2,200