Kyushu University

Kyushu University
or 九州大学
–
public
higher education institution in Japan.

Kyushu University was founded in 1903.
The main building of the university is located in Fukuoka inside an urban campus.

University ranking.

Kyushu University is among the top 10 universities of Japan, which attracts the best students and professors Japan can offer.

The university is among the best 5% worldwide, ranking 166 in international ratings. Kyushu University has garnered a reputation in international circles for its programs in «Arts and Humanities», «Engineering and Technology», «Life Sciences and Medicine», «Natural Science», «Social Sciences and Management», «Chemistry».

The university is in the top 200 in the quality of education criterion. Thanks to its high educational standards the university graduates are quite popular among employers of Japan and the world.

Application process and the cost of tuition.

The enrollment is based on the exam results.
High competition at Kyushu University allows only 1 out of 10 applicants to be accepted.
Kyushu University divides its academic year into semesters.
The cost of tuition for the bachelor’s programs is around 4,960 USD per year.
A master’s degree of Kyushu University will cost a student a significant sum of 4,960 USD per year.

More information could be found on the official website of the university http://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp.

The composition of the university.

Kyushu University is medium in scale, teaching no more than 19 thousand students at a time.
Both citizens and foreigners are able to apply.

The ratio of foreign students at Kyushu University is 8% of all students.
The academic staff of Kyushu University includes more than 3 thousand teachers and professors.

The university has social media profiles Twitter, Youtube, Facebook, where you can learn more about it.

Infrastructure of Kyushu University.

The university has its own library.

The university is in the OpenCourseWare Consortium (OCW).

Kyushu University – Official Description

Kyushu University’s history can be traced back to 1903 when it was established as Fukuoka Medical College affiliated to Kyoto Imperial University. In 1911, Kyushu Imperial University was re-established as one of the former seven imperial universities in Japan, and it was renamed to Kyushu University in 1947. In its history of nearly 100 years, Kyushu University has contributed to higher education in Japan. In October 2003, the university has taken advantage of new research opportunities by integrating the Kyushu Institute of Design. This integration created a unique academic environment where Science of Kyushu University and Aesthetic sense and creativity of the Kyushu Institute of Design were merged. Kyushu University was reorganized to become a national university corporation in April 2005, having been striving for further progress of education and research. Kyushu University has 8 campuses including the newly built campus in Ito area. The Faculty of Engineering moved to Ito Campus in October 2006, and other faculties will be relocated over the next ten years. With an undergraduate enrollment of 12011 and a graduate enrollment of 7186, Kyushu University has currently 11 undergraduate schools, 17 graduate schools, 3 attached research instititions and 1 university hospital. There are 3258 faculty…