Contact Information:
Name of university: Kyushu University
Address: Motooka,Nishi‐ku,Fukuoka,819‐0395,Japan
Website: https://www.kyushu‐u.ac.jp/en/

Research World‐Class Research Drawing Attention across Broad Sectors■ Platform of Inter/Transdisciplinary Energy Research http://q‐pit.kyushu‐u.ac.jp/en/
To present a concrete vision of “new energy for a society in the latter half of the 21st century
and at the dawn of the 22nd century,” this institution will play the leading role in promoting
technological, industrial and social paradigm shifts by developing an energy system of afuture society through the fusion of such research fields as primary energy (natural energyand hydrocarbon fuels), secondary energy (e.g. hydrogen) and policy recommendation. Theinstitution will promote this initiative as a university‐wide o rganization bringing together
energy‐related researchers from both the natural sciences and humanities fields.
■ Low‐Carbon Society and to Tackle the Issues of Climate Change
Next‐Generation Fuel Cell Research Center (NEXT‐FC)
Selected for 2011 METI Innovation Center Establishment Assistance Program.
The center’s goal is the realization and large‐scale adoption of next‐generation fuel cells, and inparticular, solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). SOFCs are clean, highly efficient power generators, and they
have attracted attention as a key solution to the current energy challenges in the face of climate change.
The research center is working closely with industry, academia and government to overcome a varietyof issues, such as increasing durability and reliability, improving performance, and accelerated uptake.
■Creation of a Sustainable and Environmentally‐Friendly SocietyInternational Institute for Carbon‐Neutral Energy Research (I2CNER) http://i2cner.kyushu‐u.ac.jp/en/
I2CNER was inaugurated as a World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI) of MEXT in 2010.
I2CNER's mission is to contribute to the creation of a sustainable and environmentally‐friendly society
by conducting fundamental research for the advancement of low carbon emission and cost effectiveenergy systems and improvement of energy efficiency. The array of technologies that I2CNER's
research aims to enable includes Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, polymer membrane based fuel cells,
biomimetic and other novel catalyst concepts, production, storage, and utilization of hydrogen as afuel, and the underlying science of CO2 storage or the conversion of CO2 to a useful product.
■ Groundbreaking organic materials and devices for creating future electronics
Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics Research (OPERA)
Using thin layers of carbon‐containing molecules as semiconductors, organic electronics make possible LEDs,
transistors, and solar cells that can be thin and flexible. Through the Adachi Molecular Exciton Engineering Project,
OPERA is creating new organic molecules and devices to control the energy (called “excitons”) in organic
semiconductors and unlock new functions and applications. This work will advance the realization of organicsemiconductor lasers, high‐performance organic LEDs, energy storage devices, and solar cells, and, as the next step,biocompatible devices.
■ World’s First Taste Sensor to Detect and Identify Flavors
Research and Development Center for Taste and Odor Sensing http://www.rdctos.kyushu‐u.ac.jp/e/index.html
The center has succeeded in developing the world’s first sensor to detect and identify different tastes using
lipid polymer membranes. The sensor can identify and evaluate tastes by means of global selectivity: itclassifies the enormous number of flavorful substances into the five basic taste categories of saltiness,sourness, bitterness, sweetness and umami. The taste sensor has been commercialized by Intelligent Sensor
Technology, Inc. and is used by food product manufacturers and research institutes among others. The
university is also involved in R&D into aroma sensors.
■ Global Center of Education and Research for Transomics Medicine
Medical Institute of Bioregulation http://www.bioreg.kyushu‐u.ac.jp/index_e.html
The Medical Institute of Bioregulation has the aim to facilitate understanding of the essential regulatory mechanisms involved inhuman biology, at t he cellular and molecular levels, especially focusing on the host defense system, which is essential tomaintain the homeostasis of the human body . We sincerely hope that our research activities will eventually contribute to theunderstanding of the complex pathological processes and the development of therapies to cure intractable diseases. In 2013, theResearch Center for Transomics Medicine was established to create a global rese arch center for medicine with multilayer‐omics
approaches.

Education Broad‐Based Learning and Deep Specialization: Quality Education for True Leadership■KIKAN Education for Generating Questions and Creating New Knowledge
Faculty of Arts and Science http://www.artsci.kyushu‐u.ac.jp/
Through KIKAN education, students learn fundamental educational skills, such as "how to look, think, and learn",which are the basics for new knowledge acquisition and problem solving. Universities require students to pose
their own questions and pursue truth via independent learning. In order f or students to acquire such learning,they cannot stop at simply accumulating the important knowledge and skills that form the foundation of learning,
but need to utilize knowledge already gained and compare it with experience to creatively and critically pose andexamine the questions "Why?" and "Is there another possibility?" Students must make a mental habit of learning by "questioning" toreconsider an issue from a new perspective and continuously challenge people, objects and events of the world with an active
intellectual curiosity. Doing so creates the foundation to proactively and independently persevere toseek new knowledge and possibility, without fear, in any issue or situation.
■The 21st Century Program—An Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Program That Transcends
Conventional DemarcationsThe 21st Century Program http://www.21cp.kyushu‐u.ac.jp/english/english.html
The program is an interdisciplinary curriculum geared to shaping capable people who will lead throughthis century. The aim is to foster “highly specialized generalists” capable of identifying problems,
defining issues and generating solutions at an advanced level and from a broad frame of reference for thevarious challenges facing society and humankind in general in the 21st century.
■School of Interdisciplinary Science and Innovation
Broad‐Based Learning and Deep Specialization : Quality Education for True Leadershiphttp://www.kyushu‐u.ac.jp/en/faculty/undergraduate/kyosogakubu
Kyushu University is planning to open the school of Interdisciplinary Science and Innovation, with a capacity of
105 undergraduate students, in April 2018.
The new school will cultivate individuals with a global mindset, capable of identifying issues for themselves andworking with others to create solutions or innovation, using global issues and challenges as themes for learning.
■Unique Program for Greater Challenge and Creativity
Robert T. Huang Entrepreneurship Center（QREC） http://qrec.kyushu‐u.ac.jp/en/
It provides lectures open for all undergraduate and graduate students of the university on around 30 subjects
each year. In addition, QREC supports students’ creative activities and fosters future entrepreneurs who areeager to take on challenges to create new values and realize their dreams in various corners of society.

Top Global UniversityProject
Strategic Hub Area for top‐global Research andEducation ‐ Kyushu University (SHARE‐Q)
http://www.share.kyushu‐u.ac.jp/
Kyushu University is a comprehensive national
research university aiming to become a top global
research and education hub in Kyushu District, Japan.
Our recently funded “Super Global University” plan‐‐“SHARE‐Q”‐‐is a package of enhancements andreforms in research, education, and governance. It
includes efforts to expand international collaborative
research, intensify global human resource
development, improve University governance, andstrengthen institutional public relations. SHARE‐Q also
supports the establishment of a new undergraduate
school as well as steps to augment decision‐making
efficiency and strategic information delivery. The
construction of, and relocation to, a new main campus
at Ito‐‐site where SHARE‐Q will shape and ensure theUniversity’s future‐‐will conclude in 2018.

SHARE-Q : Project Design and VisionStudentsSchool（As of May 1,2016）（As of May 1,2016）

Funded research funding （FY 2016）¥10.1¥billion

882 projects
Funded research refers to research
conducted on behalf of corporate or otherpartners who choose us because of thediversity of our researchers and researchfacilities.

Joint collaborative research¥¥2.6
billion791 projects（FY 2016）

Joint collaborative research refers toresearch conducted by teams consistingof our researchers and researchers fromcorporate or other partners.

Grants‐in‐Aid for Scientific（FY 2016）
Research¥¥7.1billion

2,221 projects
Grants‐in‐Aid are competitive research
grants provided by the government tofund an original and exploratory researchin an effort to advance all levels ofscientific research.