Dec. 2022

Kyushu University

Founded in 1911, Kyushu University is a leading research-oriented institution of higher education located in Fukuoka, which is historicallyrenowned as Japan's gateway to Asia for profound cultural and economic interactions due to its geographical proximity to continentalAsia. The University celebrated its first centennial in 2011 and is embarking on its second century with bold steps. Kyushu University iscomprised of 12 undergraduate schools, 19 graduate schools, 17 faculties, 5 research institutes, and a hospital, as well as over 50 affiliatedresearch centers. With an enrollment of nearly 20,000 students, the over 2,300 international students represent 102 countries, reflecting
the university's steadfast commitment to internationalization. In November 2021, Kyushu University was selected as a DesignatedNational University Corporation by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). As a Designated NationalUniversity Corporation, Kyushu University will play an active role in tackling pressing social and global issues by leveraging its strengths in
the fields of “decarbonization”, “medicine and health” and “environment and food”. Additionally, Kyushu University will advanceeducation, research, and medical care through digital transformation, strengthen connections between education, research, and society,and expand its international collaboration.

HistoryLocation

Nov.

2021 Selected as a Designated National University Corporation

May

2021 Celebrated the 110th anniversary
2018 Completed the Ito Campus relocation
May 2011 Celebrated the first centennial anniversary
Apr. 2004 Launched as a National University Corporation
Oct. 2003 Integrated the Kyushu Institute of Design
Established Kyushu University under theMay 1949 National School Establishment Law
Established theJan. 1911 Kyushu Imperial University
Established theApr. 1903 Fukuoka Medical CollegeSep.

About Fukuoka

1,632,000people

1st20 min.

in population growthamong Japanese cities

to beaches and mountains
from the city center

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 offices 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 flourished forapproximately 2,000 years as a gateway to Asia and is now seeing an influx 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.

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Fast Facts
Students

Undergraduate Schools

18,560undergraduate andgraduate students(As of May 1, 2022)
Enough students to fill the FUKUOKA
PayPay Dome nearly halfway.

46%

Number of students
FUKUOKA PayPay
Dome capacity

18,56040,0002,143
faculty, including
115 non-Japanese(As of May 1, 2022)

9:1
student-to-faculty ratio
Providing education and research
individually tailored to each student
3

Number of undergraduate students
Total

70%

11,683(Male)

30%(Female)

450
46%
54%
Letters693
47%
53%
Education
208
36%
64%
Law
818
61%
39%
Economics
1,025
79%
21%
Science
1,174
84%
16%
Medicine
1,311
53%
47%
Dentistry
318
58%
42%
Pharmaceutical Sciences
397
63%
37%
Engineering
3,486
90%
10%
Design840
63%
37%Agriculture
963
57%
43%
The 21st Century Program
6*
100%
0%

Interdisciplinary Science and Innovation*The number of undergraduate students participating in the
21st century program(As of May 1, 2022)

Graduate Schools

19graduate schools

Inbound102

countries and regions represented at Kyushu University!

Many options for graduate level study!

Europe25

25

19

countries

10countries

2

29

country

AfricaOceania3

1115

countries

countries

1,820(As of May 1, 2022)

Kyushu University students have gone to64

Graduate School of Economics
Graduate School of Science

International
student ratio

Graduate School of Mathematics

13

Graduate School of Systems Life Sciences%

Graduate School of Medical Sciences

countries and regions(Academic Year 2019)

2,361

18,560Graduate School of Dental ScienceOne out of every eight students
is from overseas.

total students

Every year, many international students come toKyushu University to study.

Graduate School of Information Scienceand Electrical Engineering

2,387Interdisciplinary Graduate School ofEngineering Sciences

2,313

1,972

2,097 2,089

20142015

2016

82,361

2,328
2,270

2,201

2017

77

AfricaAsia

150

North America

21

Middle East

10Oceania

6

Latin America

6278

foreign partner institutions

Graduate School of Integrated Frontier Sciences
Joint Graduate School of Mathematics for Innovation

Europe(As of May 1, 2022)

Graduate School of Engineering

Graduate School of Bioresource
and Bioenvironmental Sciences

2countries

Latin America

Law School (Professional Graduate School)

Graduate School of Design

Latin America

countries

countries

Oceaniacountries

countries

32countries

Graduate School of Law

Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

2Middle East

North America

Middle East

Graduate School of
Human-Environment Studies

North America

countries

Asia

countries

AfricaAsia

18

countries

EuropeGraduate School of Humanities
Graduate School ofIntegrated Sciences for Global Society

Outbound

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

(As of May 1, 2022)

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.
(As of May 1, 2022)

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Fast Facts
University Budget¥

126.47¥billionIto Campus

272 hectares

Double Degree Partners (As of December 1, 2022)
Country/Region

Faculty of Mining and Petroleum Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung■ Graduate School of EngineeringM

Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Gadjah Mada

■ Graduate School of ScienceM

Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Gadjah Mada

■ Graduate School of
Human-Environment Studies

M

Department of Architecture, College of Engineering,
Pusan National University■ Interdisciplinary Graduate School ofEngineering Sciences

DCollege of Engineering, Pusan National University■ Graduate School of Law

M

College of Law, National Taiwan University■ Interdisciplinary Graduate School ofEngineering Sciences

M

College of Engineering, College of Electrical Engineeringand Computer Science, and College of Applied Sciences,National Taiwan University of Science & Technology■ Graduate School of Engineering

M

College of Engineering, National Taiwan University■ Graduate School of
Human-Environment Studies

M

College of Education, National Taiwan Normal University■ Graduate School of Economics

M

School of Economics and School of Applied Economics,
Renmin University of China■ Graduate School of
Human-Environment Studies

M

College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University

Korea, China■ Interdisciplinary Graduate School ofEngineering Sciences

M

Graduate School, Shanghai Jiao Tong University orCollege of Engineering, Pusan National University (select either)Philippines■ Graduate School of Law

MAteneo Law School, Ateneo de Manila University

Egypt■ Graduate School of Information Scienceand Electrical Engineering

DDepartment of Electronics and Communications Engineering,
School of Electronics, Communications and Computer Engineering,
Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology

Sweden■ Graduate School of EngineeringM

Faculty of Engineering, Lund University

Belgium■ Graduate School of Law

MFaculty of Arts and Faculty of Social Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

United States■ School of Agriculture

B

College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences,
Northern Arizona University

Indonesia

Korea

TaiwanQS Sustainability Rankings 2023

Research¥

10.9¥billion

973

Chinaprojects

Funded research is
conducted on behalfof corporate or otherpartners who choose
us for our diversity ofresearch and facilities.

Joint collaborative research¥¥

2.6
billion5

802 projects

Joint collaborative
research is conductedby teams consisting ofour researchers andthose from corporateor other partners.

Partner Institution

MKyushu U × SDGs

Funded researchLevel■ Graduate School of Engineering

One of the largest campuses in Japan!

3rd in JapanSchool

D = Doctoral Program, M = Master's Program, B = Bachelor Program

6The University in the Community
With a hospital, library, and museum that are highly recognized, Kyushu University has much to offer 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.

Library

4.20 million

New Central Library

items in the University library
A four-year student would have to read

2,875 books a day to finish them
all by graduation(As of May 1, 2022)Museum

7.5 million

items in the collection at the Kyushu
University Museum and other facilities
A world-class insect collection of more than
4 million specimens
Documents; Plants; Animal skeletons; Archeologicalartifacts; Insects; Marine organisms; Core samples(As of 2022)

Hospital

1,407
hospital beds

Kyushu University Hospital:
Accredited by Japan Medical Accreditation forInternational Patients (JMIP) in March 2017
(As of March 1, 2022)

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Go Worldwide
Aiming to recruit outstanding international students as well as to transmit and gather academic information abroad,based on the international strategy of building a competitive and co-operative relationship on a global scale, Kyushu
University has expanded its international locations in the following places.

International Locations

10Locations in the World・Ankara (Turkey)

・Beijing (China)

・Brisbane (Australia)

・Cairo (Egypt)

・Hanoi (Vietnam)

・Seoul (South Korea)

・Stockholm (Sweden)

・Taipei (Taiwan)

・Washington, D.C. (United States)

・Yogyakarta (Indonesia)

Stockholm Liaison Office (Sweden)
The Stockholm Liaison Office promotes researcher and student exchanges between Kyushu University
and the universities in Sweden and European countries.

Nov 2022

9Kyushu University hosted the Japanese-Swedish MIRAI 2.0 Research &Innovation Week 2022 at its Ito Campus
Japan-Sweden Students’ Evening co-hosted with the Embassy ofJapan in Sweden

Sep 2022

Exhibited at the “STUDY in JAPAN” booth at EAIE Barcelona 2022

Aug 2022

Kick-off symposium & commemorative reception for the opening of
the Stockholm Liaison Office in Stockholm

Jul 2022

Interdisciplinary Exchange Meeting for Japanese researchers in theNordic and Baltic countries co-hosted with the JSPS Stockholm Office10International Collaboration
Kyushu University enhances international collaborative relationships through strategic global partnerships,
working together with consortia networks of the world’s leading universities and exclusive universities.

International Consortia

APRU (Association of Pacific Rim Universities)

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universities of the Pacific Rim
In 2022, Kyushu University hosted an APRU supported webinar series on the theme of realizing
a carbon neutral society to accelerate interdisciplinary collaboration. APRU brings together
thought leaders, researchers, and policy-makers to collaborate on practical solutions to thechallenges of the 21st century.

MIRAI

20universities from Sweden and Japan
Kyushu University hosted an international conference, MIRAI 2.0 Research and Innovation Week,
led by MIRAI 2.0, an academic alliance among 20 universities in Japan and Sweden, at its Ito Campus.

RENKEI (Research and Education Network for Knowledge Economy Initiatives)

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universities from Japan and UK
As a pioneering initiative for research collaboration between universities in Japan and the UK,
RENKEI celebrates a decade of innovative collaboration, and maps out the potential forfurther growth led by co-chairs from Kyushu University and the University of Southampton.

Priority Partnerships

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Kyushu-Illinois

Kyushu-SNU

Kyushu University and the University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign reached an agreement to bestrategic partners and promote mutually beneficial
and sustainable collaboration.

Kyushu University and Seoul National University (SNU)
identified each other as a high priority partner,
and agreed to work on deepening the links.
12VISION 2030
As it aligns with the designated National University Corporation, Kyushu University has announced its new
strategy called “VISION 2030”, aiming to play a leading role in providing solutions to difficult problems posted bythis rapidly changing society and become a true driving force toward the development of a sustainable society.

VISION 2030 Process

Integrative Knowledge
Math &Information
ScienceScience &Engineering

Humanities &SocialSciences

DesignMedicine &Life Sciences

Objective Ⅰ

Objective Ⅱ

Become a platform for knowledge
that drives world-class researchand education

Become the core of an innovation
ecosystem that forges new socialand economic systems

Driving social change with integrative knowledge

Priority Initiatives
Kyushu University's top priority is to solve societal issues through three entry points

Decarbonization

Medicine & Health

Environment & FoodStrengthen International Collaboration
1. Enhance international collaboration with strategic partners
2. Accelerate international talent circulation through expansion of joint research
3. Make the campus environment more conductive to globalization

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