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, abbreviated to , is one of Japan's most prestigious national universities
Japanese national university

As of 2007, there are 87 in Japan, while there are 89 public universities and 568 private universities. National universities, especially former imperial universities, tend to be held in higher regards in higher education in Japan than private or public universities....
 and the largest public university on the island of Kyushu
Kyushu

or Kyushu is the third-largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its Japanese Archipelago. Its alternate ancient names include Kyukoku , Chinzei , and Tsukushi-no-shima ....
. It is located in Fukuoka City
Fukuoka, Fukuoka

is the capital cities of Japan of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyushu in Japan, across the Korea Strait from South Korea Busan....
, Fukuoka
Fukuoka Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located on Kyushu Island. The capital is the city of Fukuoka, Fukuoka....
.

Despite the incorporation which has led to increased financial independence and autonomy, Kyushu University is still partly controlled by the Japanese Ministry of Education (Monbukagakusho, or Monkasho).

There are a total of 1,292 foreign students (as of May 1, 2008) enrolled in the University.






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, abbreviated to , is one of Japan's most prestigious national universities
Japanese national university

As of 2007, there are 87 in Japan, while there are 89 public universities and 568 private universities. National universities, especially former imperial universities, tend to be held in higher regards in higher education in Japan than private or public universities....
 and the largest public university on the island of Kyushu
Kyushu

or Kyushu is the third-largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its Japanese Archipelago. Its alternate ancient names include Kyukoku , Chinzei , and Tsukushi-no-shima ....
. It is located in Fukuoka City
Fukuoka, Fukuoka

is the capital cities of Japan of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyushu in Japan, across the Korea Strait from South Korea Busan....
, Fukuoka
Fukuoka Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located on Kyushu Island. The capital is the city of Fukuoka, Fukuoka....
.

Despite the incorporation which has led to increased financial independence and autonomy, Kyushu University is still partly controlled by the Japanese Ministry of Education (Monbukagakusho, or Monkasho).

There are a total of 1,292 foreign students (as of May 1, 2008) enrolled in the University. Easily among the top 3 (after Tokyo University and Osaka University) destination of foreign students.

The Faculty of Law, Kyushu University initiated Japan's first English language in October 1994. Taught from a Japanese perspective, the one year program offers students the opportunity to study international economic and business law, and Japanese and comparative law in a Japanese law faculty. A three-year and another one-year Master’s course in were launched in October 1999. As a result of the success of these programs, in 2001, Kyushu University was invited by the Ministry of Education to host the , a program which, among others, seeks to foster good relations among future national leaders in Asia and other countries.

History

After initially being founded as Fukuoka Medical College in 1903, a campus associated with Kyoto Imperial University
Kyoto University

, or is a major Japanese national university in Kyoto, Japan. It is the second oldest university in Japan, and formerly one of the Imperial university of Japan....
, Kyushu Imperial University was established as a separate entity in 1911.

Following World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
, Kyushu Imperial University gained infamy as officials acknowledged that eight American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 POWs (Crew of B-29 Superfortress
B-29 Superfortress

The Boeing B-29 Superfortress was a four-engine Fixed-wing aircraft#Propeller aircraft heavy bomber that was flown by the United States Military in World War II and the Korean War, and by other nations afterwards....
) had been vivisected
Vivisection

File:Frog vivisection.jpgFile:Activist against vivisection.JPGVivisection is surgery conducted upon a living organism, typically animals with a central nervous system....
 at Kyushu Imperial University Hospital in May and June, 1945 under the direction of the Japanese military and Professor Fukujiro Ishiyama. In 1947, Kyushu Imperial University was renamed to Kyushu University.

On October, 2003, Kyushu University and Kyushu Institute of Design officially amalgamated into a single university, with Kyushu Institute of Design
Kyushu Institute of Design

Kyushu Institute of Design in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan is one of Japan's prestigious national university and was founded in April, 1968. The university combines the disciplines of Architecture, Industrial Design, Visual Communication Design, Musical acoustics and Art and Information Design....
 becoming Kyushu University's Ohashi Campus.

In 2004 Kuyushu University was incorporated as a national university corporation under a new law which applies to all national universities.

Undergraduate Schools and Graduate Schools/Faculties


Undergraduate Schools

  • School of Letters
  • School of Education
  • School of Law
  • School of Economics
  • School of Sciences
  • School of Medicine
  • School of Dentistry
  • School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • School of Engineering
  • School of Design
  • School of Agriculture
  • The 21st Century Program


Graduate Schools and Graduate Faculties

Graduate SchoolsGraduate Faculties
  • Graduate School of Humanities
  • Graduate School of Social and Cultural Studies
  • Graduate School of Human-Environment Studies
  • Graduate School of Law
  • Graduate School of Law - English Program
  • Law School
  • Graduate School of Economics
  • Business School
  • Graduate School of Sciences
  • Graduate School of Mathematics
  • Graduate School of Medical Sciences
  • Graduate School of Dental Science
  • Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Graduate School of Engineering
  • Graduate School of Design
  • Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical Engineering
  • Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences
  • Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences
  • Graduate School of Systems Life Sciences
  • Faculty of Humanities
  • Faculty of Social and Cultural Studies
  • Faculty of Human-Environment Studies
  • Faculty of Law
  • Faculty of Economics
  • Faculty of Languages and Cultures
  • Faculty of Sciences
  • Faculty of Mathematics
  • Faculty of Medical Sciences
  • Faculty of Dental Science
  • Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Faculty of Engineering
  • Faculty of Design
  • Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering
  • Faculty of Engineering Sciences
  • Faculty of Agriculture

    • Research Institutes

    • Medical Institute of Bioregulation
    • Research Center for Genetic Information
    • Research Center for Prevention of Infectious Diseases
    • Research Institute for Applied Mechanics
    • Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering
    • Asian Law Centre
    • Center for Conflict Management


    Street

    Generally in the campus of Imperial Universities
    Imperial university

    Imperial University refers to several universities in:...
    , there are statues commemorating famous alumni, but in the Maidashi campus of Kyushu university, streets are named after them.*


    Statues


    Famous alumni


    M.D.


    Others

    • Kyo-ichi Katayama
    • Yasushi Inoue
      Yasushi Inoue

      Yasushi Inoue was a Japanese writer whose range of genres included poetry, essays, short fiction, and novels. He was originally from Asahikawa, Hokkaido....
    • Ko-ichi Wakata (?? ??):cosmonaut
    • Shimao, Toshio
    • NAKAGAWA, Ichiro
      Ichiro Nakagawa

      was a Japanese politician from Hokkaido. He was born on March 9, 1925. He committed suicide at a hotel in Sapporo on January 9, 1983. House of Representatives member Shoichi Nakagawa is his eldest son....
      :statesman
      Statesman

      A statesman or stateswoman or statesperson is usually a politician or other notable figure of state who has had a long and respected career in politics at the national and international level....
    • Tomihisa Taue
      Tomihisa Taue

      , is the mayor of the Japan cities of Japan of Nagasaki, Nagasaki; he first took office in 2007. He was a graduate from Kyushu University, and majored in jurisprudence....


    (Comma indicates Japanese order: surname first)

    Former Professor


    M.D.



    See also

    • Imperial university
      Imperial university

      Imperial University refers to several universities in:...
    • Kyushu Institute of Design
      Kyushu Institute of Design

      Kyushu Institute of Design in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan is one of Japan's prestigious national university and was founded in April, 1968. The university combines the disciplines of Architecture, Industrial Design, Visual Communication Design, Musical acoustics and Art and Information Design....
    • Kyoto University
      Kyoto University

      , or is a major Japanese national university in Kyoto, Japan. It is the second oldest university in Japan, and formerly one of the Imperial university of Japan....
    • Maidashi kyudai byoin mae
      Maidashi kyudai byoin mae

      is a subway station on the Fukuoka City Subway Hakozaki Line in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan.The station's name, which is the longest in Japan subway systems, means "Front of Kyushu University Hospital in Maidashi"....
    • List of forestry universities and colleges
      List of forestry universities and colleges

      This is a list of colleges and universities worldwide that offer either a Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in the profession field of forestry. Where noted, the country's Educational accreditation standard has been used and cited....


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