Kagoshima University
Encyclopedia
, or is a Japanese national university
located in Kagoshima
, Kagoshima Prefecture
, Japan
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There are three campuses:
The University's Nansei-Toko Observatory for Earthquakes and Volcanoes is represented on the national Coordinating Committee for Earthquake Prediction
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Japanese national university
As of 2008, there were 87 , 89 public universities and 580 private universities in Japan. National universities, tend to be held in higher regard in higher education in Japan than private or public universities....
located in Kagoshima
Kagoshima, Kagoshima
is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture at the southwestern tip of the Kyūshū island of Japan, and the largest city in the prefecture by some margin...
, Kagoshima Prefecture
Kagoshima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. The capital is the city of Kagoshima.- Geography :Kagoshima Prefecture is located at the southwest tip of Kyushu and includes a chain of islands stretching further to the southwest for a few hundred kilometers...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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There are three campuses:
- Shimoarata: Faculty of Fisheries
- Sakuragaoka: Faculty of Medicine
- Korimoto: Faculties of Engineering, Science, Agriculture, Education, Humanities and Literature
The University's Nansei-Toko Observatory for Earthquakes and Volcanoes is represented on the national Coordinating Committee for Earthquake Prediction
Coordinating Committee for Earthquake Prediction
The Coordinating Committee for Earthquake Prediction in Japan was founded in April 1969, as part of the Geodesy Council's Second Earthquake Prediction Plan, in order to carry out a comprehensive evaluation of earthquake data in Japan. The committee consists of 30 members and meets four times each...
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Notable alumni
- Kazuo InamoriKazuo InamoriKazuo Inamori is a philanthropist, Japanese entrepreneur and the founder of Kyocera Corporation and KDDI Corporation.- Biography :...
, businessman and founder of the Kyocera CorporationKyocerais a multinational manufacturer based in Kyoto, Japan. It was founded as in 1959 by Kazuo Inamori and renamed in 1982. The company has diversified its founding technology in ceramic materials through internal development as well as strategic mergers and acquisitions...