Kyushu University
Founded: January 1911
Number of undergraduates: 11,713
Number of postgraduates: 6,875
Number of faculty members: 2,235
Undergraduate Schools etc.:
Humanities, Education, Law, Economics, Sciences, Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Engineering, Design and Agriculture; the 21st Century Program
Main places of employment:
Nissan Motor, Sony, Kajima Corporation, Kanebo Cosmetics, House Foods, Nippon Telegraph & Telephone
Address:
Hakozaki Campus: 6-10-1, Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka
Hospital Campus: 3-1-1, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka
Chikushi Campus: 6-1, Kasuga-Koen, Kasuga City
Ohashi Campus: 4-9-1, Shiobaru, Minami-ku, Fukuoka
Ito Campus: 744, Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka
Main telephone number:
Hakozaki Campus: 81-92-642-2111
Hospital Campus: 81-92-641-1151
Chikushi Campus: 81-92-583-7555
Ohashi Campus: 81-92-553-4400
Ito Campus: 81-92-802-2708
http://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/
Profile
Kyushu University offers well-developed Japanese-language education programs for international students focusing on their future after graduation.
Kyushu University, founded in 1911, is the fourth-oldest imperial university in Japan. As of 2008, with 11 undergraduate schools and 18 graduate schools, the University is one of Japan’s leading universities. Since its establishment, Kyushu University has produced 120,000 graduates and 70,000 postgraduates, who have been contributing to the development of Japan. Since 2005, the University has been in the process of relocating to its new campus. Looking towards the completion of relocation in 2011, the centennial of the University’s founding, Kyushu University reaffirms its determination to achieve even greater advances as an international center of education and research.
International students enrolled at Kyushu University currently number about 1,500, the 9th highest among universities in Japan. This high level is partly due to one of the University’s highly valued features: well-developed supplementary programs in the Japanese language for international students. Such programs include Japanese-language education programs offered at various levels of proficiency and by fields of skills — comprehensive Japanese language, kanji, conversation, reading and writing skills. The University also provides classes in business Japanese for international students wishing to work in Japan after graduation.
Many international students who studied at Kyushu University are active as leaders in politics, government and academia in their home countries.
Introduction of Graduate Schools (17 schools)
· Graduate School of Humanities · Graduate School of Social and Cultural Studies · Graduate School of Human-Environment Studies · Graduate School of Law · Law School · Graduate School of Economics · Graduate School of Sciences · Graduate School of Mathematics · Graduate School of Systems Life Sciences · 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
Number of international students
1,292 (from 79 countries/regions)
Asia: 1,074
Europe: 99
North America: 25
Others: 94
Number of international exchange agreements concluded
Academic exchange agreements
Inter-university: 104 institutions (in 29 countries/regions)
Inter-departmental: 160 institutions (in 37 countries/regions)
Student exchange agreements
Inter-university: 111 institutions (in 25 countries/regions)
Inter-departmental: 70 institutions (in 23 countries/regions)
Accommodations for international students
In the Kashiihama and Ijiri districts, Kyushu University has accommodations for international students providing a total of 302 rooms for single students, couples or family use. In the vicinity of the new campus, Dormitory I can accommodate 126 residents. In addition, Dormitory II with the same capacity is scheduled to be opened in April 2009.
Tuition and other fees
For information on tuition and other fees, visit the following page:
http://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/student/life/expenses.php
supports international students
Yuriko Obata, International Student
Exchange Division
One of our University’s greatest strengths is the fact that not only International Student Section members, but also staff in charge of international students in the Student Affairs Sections of individual schools, give close support to international students. International students, therefore, can easily access various services provided by those sections. We also have a system in which each international student, immediately after coming to Japan, is assigned one Japanese student of the University as a tutor. These tutors give strong support to international students in their daily lives and studies. In addition, our University is making campus-wide efforts to ensure that international students live a fulfilling student life in Japan, for example by providing various opportunities for international students to deepen communication not only with those who study and work at the University, but also with local residents.
