University of the Ryukyus
2021 - 2022

QUALITY EDUCATION with a GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

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SPECIAL GRADUATE PROGRAMSThe University offers three special programs that are taught primarily in English.

Smart City Human Resources Development Program
Engineering Course
This program aims to develop efficient, livable andsustainable urban environments throughan interdisciplinary approach. The special
program combines artificial intelligence, bigdata analysis, IoT, and data science in order tomake a hyper-smart society become a reality.
Conducting an experiment in the lab

Ryukyu International Marine Program (RIMP)
Science CourseThis program is dedicated to conservation of thenatural marine environment, their sustainable use,
and mitigating natural disasters.
Graduates are expected to become leaders inmarine policy, academia and industry within therapidly developing ASEAN and Oceania regions.
Examining corals near Sesoko Station

Okinawa Global Health Science Program

Presenting at an international academic
conference2This program accepts students from a wide range of disciplines
including healthcare, biomedical science, public health and healthpolicy planning. Students choose a laborator y/depar tment andimprove research skills under supervisors. Students also can improvepractical skills by at tending a JICA training course for healthpractitioners from low and middle-income countries. Okinawa is only
the Japanese prefecture located in the subtropical zone. Thus, thehealth challenges in Okinawa are often similar to
those of low and middle-income countries. Thisprogram offers students an opportunity to learn
how high levels of longevity and the eradicationof parasitic diseases are achieved in Okinawa.

RYUKYUS INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EXCHANGE (RISE) PROGRAM

RISE Program is an exciting program between the University and itsinternational partners. International students experience Ryukyu life
while conducting research while earning transfer credits to their homeinstitutions.
Okinawan and Japanese culture courses are also offered to help
students gain a deeper understanding of both
Okinawan and Japanese culture and customs
while staying in Okinawa.
Tuition fees are exempted for students from ourpartner institutions.

Paddling a traditional sabani boat

International Students by Country / Region (May1, 2021)

254 students from 39 countries/regions

Russia: 2
Finland: 1
France: 5

Switzerland: 1
Italy: 1

Syria: 1

Spain: 2

S.Korea: 27

Egypt: 1

Benin: 1

Sierra Leone: 4

Nigeria: 2

Ŷ Experimental forest

USA: 1China: 72
Laos: 1
Taiwan:wan: 11
Pakistan: 1
Iran: 8
Philippines:s: 6
Thailand: 4
Vietnam:9
Kenya: 1

Tropical Biosphere
Research Center- Sesoko Station

Marshall Islands: 3

Subtropical Field
Science Center- Yona Field

Palau: 1
Tanzania: 1
Malawi: 1

Ŷ Yona Station

Afghanistan: 24
Bangladesh: 13

Niger: 1
Liberia: 1

Ŷ Sesoko Station

Mongolia: 4
Kyrgyzstan: 1

Maldives: 1

Malaysia: 7

Singapore: 1

Indonesia: 24
Sri Lanka: 5
India: 3

Ŷ Okinawa RailAArgentina:
1

Photo by Animal Ecology Lab

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CAMPUS LIFE

HOUSING & LIVING COSTSSCHOLARSHIPS
A variety of scholarships areavailable to enable international
students to focus on their studies
free of financial worry.

Student Dormitory (single room):¥19,400* - ¥30,000* monthlyInternational House (single room):¥18,000* monthlyŶ Main campus

The University’s Special Graduate
Programs supports qualified
inter national students withscholarships that provide partial
subsidies for tuition.

Single rooms are only available toexchange students and researchers.
*Does not include cost of utilities (ca.
¥5,000 per month) or cleaning fees(ca.¥15,000 one time)

Living Expenses:¥80,000-/month

Tropical
Biosphere
Research Center- Iriomote Station

University Hospital

External Offices

Presenting at a global festival on campus

STUDENT TUITION & FEES

Ŷ Coral reef researchŶ Iriomote cat
Photo by Animal Ecology Lab

Ŷ Tokyo Office

Entrance
exam. fee

Ŷ Taipei Satellite Office¥17,000 (undergrad)¥30,000 (grad)

Admission ¥282,000fee(undergrad & grad)
TuitionRelaxing in the University dormitory¥535,800/yearŶ Hawai'i Liaison Office, Honolulu Ŷ Laos Satellite Office, Vientiane(undergrad & grad)

Qualified students are eligible for fullor partial exemption of tuition fees.

Practicing brush calligraphy

Ŷ Iriomote StationŶ Japan’s largest mangrove forest

Ŷ Germany Satellite Office, Düsseldorf
Ŷ Brazil Satellite Office, São PauloInterdisciplinary Research Projects
The University of the Ryukyus has launched several interdisciplinary research projects seeking solutions toregional to global challenges.

Network for Shurijo Reconstruction and Renaissance
Shurijo (Shuri Castle), a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the symbol and pride of Okinawa, wasdestroyed by fire on October 31, 2019. This project was established to revive the landmark through researchand education. The connection to Shurijo is deep for the University of the Ryukyus, which was founded in1950 on the very grounds of the castle devastated during the Battle of Okinawa.
The network serves as a forum not only for the entire University, but also connects to other research
institutions and government entities, providing a means for local residents to contribute to rebuilding thecastle. The network currently supports four research projects, including conducting strength test of local
timber for the reconstruction of the main hall, preservation and promotion of historical technologies in themanufacture of red ceramic rooftiles, and two urban planning projects of the Shuri environs. These focus on
mapping local heritage resources and rethinking town planning based on the historical record.

The Main Hall will be restored using local timber

Inspection of the damage

Okinawan lumber (above)
Distinctive red ceramic tiles(below)

Realizing a Sustainable, Symbiotic Society through Resource Recycling
Achieving sustainability is a global challenge, and it is not easy to meet resource and environmental
constraints while maintaining a healthy economy, so a societal shift is needed. In this research project, we
aim to create a social-based model for food and energy recycling based on the Okinawa context. The basic
idea is to not just address individual problems but to use a comprehensive system. Information technology isused to link a variety of technologies such as land-based “Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS),”
renewable energy, and waste food recycling to solve interrelated problems simultaneously. This model of arecycling society cannot only be used in Okinawa but also in Southeast Asia and subtropical oceanic islands.

Research center

Aquaculture system

System control panel

University of the Ryukyus by the Numbers(May 1, 2021)· Faculties

7faculties· Graduate Schools

8graduate schools· International Exchanges

15programs

21programs

Number of universities/institutions with

126 schools 42 countries/regions
Student exchanges with partner universities

19 students received· Students

7,976

Faculty exchanges
Faculty members conducting research abroad

7,096 Undergraduate students
5474 Graduate students
Researchers from overseas received
316 Graduate students
90 Professional degree students 41(Master's courses）(Doctoral courses)

International students· Student-Teacher ratio

7,976 »818 =

254

9.75

· Budget（Unit：Million JPY）
Subsidies
688 1.18%

Rent Income for Facilities
4,015 6.88%

Allowances
19 0.03%

Income fromsubsidies
688 1.18%
Allowance
disposition
19 0.03%
Industry-academia
collaboration
research
1,719 2.95%
Donations454 0.78%

Industry-academia
collaboration research
1,719 2.95%

Subsidies forfacilities andequipment, etc.
14,987 25.69%

Income58,340

Facilities

19,002 32.57%
Donations454 0.78%

Operational Grants
11,939 20.46%

Generaladministration
1,761 3.02%
Medical expenses
11,498 19.71%

University Hospital

19,958 34.21%

Expenditure
58,340
Personnel costs

20,987 35.97%
Tution and Fees
4,210 7.22%
Miscellaneous
352 0.60%

Educational researchsupport 361 0.62%
Research 780 1.34%

The Times Higher Education（THE）
Impact Rankings 2021（April, 2021）

Education 1,072 1.84%

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