4 ● Research Activities 2012

[left] The Clock Tower, as seen in 1925[right] The original university library (built in1899) and the Sonjodo building seen to theleft.*Both photos are preserved in the Kyoto UniversityArchives

Yoshida Campus

Uji CampusKatsura Campus

Kyoto University in a Nutshell

Mission Statement Our mission is to sustain and develop our historical commitment to academic freedom

and to pursue harmonious coexistence within human and ecological community on this planet.

Foundation ●1897●Japan’s second oldest national university

Facilities● 3 Campuses located in Kyoto●10 Faculties●17 Graduate Schools ●14 Research Institutes●27 Research and Educational Centers

Faculty, Staff & Students as of May 2011 ● 2,868 Tenured Faculty● 2,556 Non-teaching Staff●13,473 Undergraduates● 9,314 Graduate Students● 1,563 International Students● 820 International Researchers

Research Activities 2012 ● 5

Budget

HidekiYukawa1949

Sin-itiroTomonaga

1965

KenichiFukui1981

SusumuTonegawa

1987

RyojiNoyori2001

MakotoKobayashi

2008

ToshihideMaskawa

2008

HeisukeHironaka

1970

Shigefumi Mori1990

KiyosiIto

2006

SusumuTonegawa

1987

YasutomiNishizuka

1989

YoshioMasui1998

ShinyaYamanaka

2009

7 Nobel Prizes

2 Fields Medals 1 Gauss Prize 4 Lasker Awards

MakotoNagao2005

2 Japan Prizes 2 Kyoto Prizes*Photos provided by Japan Prize Foundation *Photos provided by Inamori Foundation

MasatoshiTakeichi

2005

ChushiroHayashi

1995

KiyoshiIto

1998

ShinyaYamanaka

2010

Awards

UniversityGrants

Revenues in Fiscal Year 2010Unit :U.S. million dollars (US$1=¥81.45)

Revenues

HospitalRevenueFunding from External SourcesTuition Fees

Facilities SubsidiesOther

Instruction and Research Cost

Expenses in Fiscal Year 2010Unit :U.S. million dollars (US$1=¥81.45)

Expenses1,797

Hospital ExpendituresFacilities Maintenance CostCosts Incurred by projects with IndustriesPayment Forward Long-term Loans

71239% 904

50%

31718%

42824%

1026%

35620%

42824%

1629%

1026%

37 2% 46 2%