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| 九州大学 | |
| Established | Founded 1903, Chartered 1911 |
| Type | Public (National) |
| President | Setsuo Arikawa |
| Academic staff | 2,311 |
| Undergraduates | 11,689 |
| Postgraduates | 9,128 |
| Location | Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan |
| Campus | Urban, -- acres (2.4 km²) |
| Mascot | None |
| Website | www.kyushu-u.ac.jp |
Kyushu University (九州大学 Kyūshū Daigaku), abbreviated to Kyudai (九大 Kyūdai), is the largest public university on the island of Kyūshū. It is located in Fukuoka City, 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. It is among the top 3 (after Tokyo University and Osaka University) destinations for foreign students.
The Faculty of Law, Kyushu University initiated Japan's first English language LL.M program 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 LL.D. program and another one-year Master’s course in Comparative Studies of Politics and Administration in Asia (CSPA) 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 Young Leader's Program in Law, a program which, among others, seeks to foster good relations among future national leaders in Asia and other countries. In 2009, it was again selected by the Ministry of Education to host a Bilingual Program in law (LL.M). This unique master aims to overcome barriers of language and culture in the field of international law. This is achieved through law classes conducted in both Japanese and English, an internship, as well as a thesis written in both languages. Its first batch of students graduated in 2010.
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Kyushu University was initially founded as Fukuoka Medical College in 1903 and was associated with Kyoto Imperial University. Kyūshū Imperial University was established as a separate entity in 1911.
Following World War II, Kyūshū Imperial University gained infamy as officials acknowledged that eight American POWs (Crew of B-29 Superfortress) had been vivisected at Kyūshū Imperial University Hospital in May and June, 1945 under the direction of the Japanese military and Professor Fukujiro Ishiyama. In 1947, Kyūshū Imperial University was renamed to Kyushu University.
On October, 2003, Kyushu University and Kyūshū Institute of Design officially amalgamated into a single university, with Kyushu Institute of Design becoming Kyushu University's Ohashi Campus.
In 2004 Kyushu University was incorporated as a national university corporation under a new law which applies to all national universities.
Kyushu University does not have an official school song, instead it has three student songs and one cheering song. Among others, Matssubara-ni, wrote the lyrics by Yoshihumi Akiyama, is famous. Logo is design which laid out the capital of the University on pine straw. The mark was established in 2004, originally it was the designing of student batch, which was designed by Sou Yoshihide, and was used from 1950. This mark was registered. And there were the design of KU or Q. The school color is wine color, and there are some sub-colors.
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Generally on the campus of Imperial Universities, there are statues commemorating famous alumni. On the Maidashi campus of Kyushu University, streets are named after them.
| Toyo Keizai National[2] | General | 8 |
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| Kawaijuku National[3] | General | 7 |
| T. Reuters National[4] | Research | 6 |
| WE National[5] | Employment | 53 |
| NBP Kyushu/Okinawa/Yamaguchi[6] | Reputation | 1 |
| Shimano National[7] | Selectivity | SA |
| QS Asia[8] | General | 18 |
| ARWU Asia/Pacific[9] | Research | 19-26 |
| QS World[10] | General | 122 |
| ARWU World[11] | Research | 151-200 |
| ENSMP World[12] | Alumni | 38 |
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| BE Success National[13] | Qualification | 15 |
| BE Pass rate National[14] | Qualification | 17 |
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| Eduni MBA National[15] | General | 18 |
| Eduni MBA World[16] | General | 616 |
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| Nikkei National[17] | Research | 11 |
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MATERIALS SCIENCE |
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| T.Reuters National[18] | Research | 6 |
| T.Reuters World[18] | Research | 49 |
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CHEMISTRY |
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| T.Reuters National[18] | Research | 6 |
| T.Reuters World[18] | Research | 41 |
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BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY |
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| T.Reuters National[18] | Research | 4 |
| T.Reuters World[18] | Research | 95 |
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IMMUNOLOGY |
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| T.Reuters National[18] | Research | 4 |
| T.Reuters World[18] | Research | 68 |
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| T.Reuters National[18] | Research | 4 |
| T.Reuters World[18] | Research | 76 |
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Kyushu University is one of the most prestigious universities in Japan. It can be seen in the several rankings such as shown below.
The university has been ranked 8th in 2010 and 2009 in the ranking "Truly Strong Universities" by Toyo Keizai.[2] In another ranking, Japanese prep school Kawaijuku ranked Kyusyu as the 7th best university in Japan.[3]
In 2011 QS World University Rankings[19] ranked Kyushu University 122nd in the world. Its subject rankings were: 123rd in Engineering & IT, 170th in Life Sciences & Biomedicine, and 150th in Natural Sciences. It is also the 18th best university in Asia, according to QS Asian University rankings.[20]
Kyushu is one of the top research institutions in Japan. According to Thomson Reuters, Kyushu is the 6th best research university in Japan.[4] Its research excellence is especially distinctive in Materials Science (6th in Japan, 49th in the world), Chemistry (6th in Japan, 41st in the world), Biology & Biochemistry (4th in Japan, 95th in the world), Immunology (4th in Japan, 68th in the world), and Pharmacology & Toxicology (4th in Japan, 76th in the world).[21]
In addition, Weekly Diamond reported that Kyushu has the 16th highest research standard in Japan in terms of research funding per researchers in COE Program.[22] In the same article, it's also ranked 5th in terms of the quality of education by GP funds per student.
Furthermore, Nikkei Shimbun on 2004/2/16 surveyed about the research standards in Engineering studies based on Thomson Reuters, Grants in Aid for Scientific Research and questionnaires to heads of 93 leading Japanese Research Centers, and Kyushu was placed 11th (research planning ability 10th) in this ranking.[23]
Eduniversal ranked Kyushu as 9th in the rankings of "Excellent Business Schools nationally strong and/or with continental links " in Japan.[24]
Kyushu has a good Law schools in Japan, as it was ranked 12th in the number of successful candidates of Japanese Bar Examination in 2009 and 15th in 2010.[25]
According to the Weekly Economist's 2010 rankings, graduates from Kyushu have the 53rd best employment rate in 400 major companies in Japan.[26]
École des Mines de Paris ranks Kyushu University as 38th in the world in 2011 in terms of the number of alumni listed among CEOs in the 500 largest worldwide companies.[12]
Kyushu is one of the most selective universities in Japan. Its entrance difficulty is usually considered as one of the top in Japan.[27][28]
Nikkei BP has been publishing a ranking system "Brand rankings of Japanese universities" every year, composed by the various indications related to the power of brand, and Kyushu was top in 2010 in Kyusyu/Okinawa/Yamaguchi Area.[6]
(Comma indicates Japanese order: surname first)
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