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Kyushu University - School of Engineering

, abbreviated to , is a public

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located in

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, on the island of

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. Founded in 1911 as the fourth Imperial University in Japan, it has been recognised as a leading institution of higher education and research in Kyushu, Japan, and beyond. The history of the university began a few decades before its founding when the medical school of the

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was established in 1867, the final year of the

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. The school was reorganised as the Fukuoka Medical College of

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in 1903. It became independent as Kyushu Imperial University in 1911.

History

In 1867, the

established a medical school called ''Sanshikan'' in Tenjin, Fukuoka. Although closed in 1872, its affiliated hospital continued operating and evolved over time. By 1879, it became part of the Fukuoka Prefectural Fukuoka Medical School, later continuing as the Fukuoka Prefectural Fukuoka Hospital. The push for an imperial university in Kyushu led to the establishment of Fukuoka Medical College in 1903 as a branch of

. Financial challenges delayed further development until the Furukawa Zaibatsu's donation in 1906 facilitated the establishment of Kyushu Imperial University in 1911, with Kenjiro Yamakawa, former president of the

University of Tokyo The University of Tokyo (, abbreviated as in Japanese and UTokyo in English) is a public research university in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1877 as the nation's first modern university by the merger of several pre-westernisation era ins ...

, as its first president. Kyushu University dates its medical faculty's founding to 1903 and the university's establishment to 1911. In 1947, it was renamed Kyushu University, and in 1949, it expanded by incorporating several local educational institutions. On July 3, 2009, Kyushu University was chosen for the “Global 30 (G30) Project”.

Organisation

Kyushu University's incumbent president is Tatsuro Ishibashi, who was elected in 2020 and is expected to serve until September 2026. The university has 16 faculties, 11 undergraduate schools, and 18 graduate schools. * 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 Engineering Sciences * Faculty of Design * Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering * Faculty of Agriculture

Kyushu University Hospital

Kyushu University Hospital, with historical roots in the 1867 ''Sanseikan'' established by the

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, evolved significantly over time. Initially a clinic for a medical institution, it became affiliated with the Fukuoka Prefectural Medical School in 1879. In 1903, it became associated with the newly formed Fukuoka Medical College, a branch of Kyoto Imperial University. The establishment of Kyushu Imperial University in 1911 brought the hospital under its Faculty of Medicine. Post-World War II reforms in 1947 led to its rebranding as the Kyushu University Faculty of Medical Sciences Affiliated Hospital, incorporating various departments, including dental science. The hospital underwent further transformations, merging in 2003 with hospitals from the Faculty of Dental Science and Medical Institute of Bioregulation to form the current Kyushu University Hospital. The hospital's history also includes a dark chapter in 1945, involving fatal and torturous medical experiments including live dissection on American POWs by the university's medical faculty, resulting in war crimes convictions.

International Education

Scholarships for international students

Kyushu offers a number of selected scholarships for international students. Some of them are: *Topia Leisure Scholarship (scholarship with work experience) *JASSO - Encourage privately financed international students learning costs *Fukuoka International Student Scholarship *Ushio Foundation Scholarship *Ajinomoto Scholarship *Sun Noh Scholarship

Academic rankings

General rankings

The university has been ranked 5th in the 2020 Times Higher Education Japan University Rankings, which is one rank down from 2019. In another ranking, Japanese prep school Kawaijuku ranked Kyushu as the 7th best university in Japan. It has been ranked 132nd in the 2020

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, and 401-500th in the

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. According to QS, 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.

Popularity and selectivity

Kyushu University is a prestigious institution, and its selectivity for undergraduate degrees is regarded as being among the top 15 in the country.

Evaluation from Business World

Notable people associated with Kyushu University

Chemistry, Physics and Engineering

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(若田光一) PhD,

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, the first Japanese commander of the

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, but missed out on the 2016

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, CEO of Sentient Technologies. * Kyozi Kawasaki (川崎恭治), physicist, 2001

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winner. *

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(田口玄一),

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and

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. *

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, (中島平太郎), digital audio pioneer, president

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Physiology or Medicine

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(桂田富士郎), a parasitologist who discovered a parasite called Schistosoma japonicum. File:Sunao-tawara.png,

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(田原淳), a pathologist who discovered the atrioventricular node (Node of Tawara) File:Tetsu_Nakamura_cropped_2_Mitsuji_Suzuka_and_Tetsu_Nakamura_20161117.jpg, Tetsu Nakamura (中村哲), physician, headed Peace Japan Medical Services (PMS), 2003

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winner. * Inokichi Kubo (久保猪之吉), pioneer of otorhinolaryngology. * Ōmori Harutoyo (大森治豊), surgeon and first president of the Fukuoka Medical College. * Yutaka Ido (井戸泰), surgeon, 1919

nominee. * Naosuke Onodera (小野寺直助), surgeon, 1937

nominee. * Kazuo Yamafuji (山藤一雄), scientist, 1964

nominee. *

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(橋本策), MD,

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, medical scientist, discoverer of

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(根井正利), a Japanese-born American evolutionary biologist, 2013

winner. *

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(石野良純), molecular biologist, known for his discovering the DNA sequence of

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. * Takehiko Sasazuki (笹月健彦) MD, PhD

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, professor of 九州大学高等研究院・組織・メンバー

Literature and History

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(郭沫若), a Chinese archaeologist, historian, poet, politician, and writer. File:Inoue Yasushi.JPG,

Yasushi Inoue was a Japanese writer of novels, short stories, poetry and essays, noted for his historical and autobiographical fiction. His most acclaimed works include '' The Bullfight'' (''Tōgyū'', 1949), ''The Roof Tile of Tempyō'' (''Tenpyō no iraka' ...

(井上靖), drop out, a Japanese writer, 1950

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winner and

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nominee.安部公房は受賞寸前だった…ノーベル委員長語る
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(庄野潤三), a Japanese novelist, 1954

winner. *

Toshio Shimao was a Japanese novelist. He has been called a "writer's writer", which is used as both a compliment and criticism. Biography Shimao was born in Yokohama, but his family moved to Kobe when he was eight. His mother died when he was seventeen and ...

(島尾敏雄), a Japanese novelist, 1977

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winner. *

Kyoichi Katayama is a Japanese author. Biography Katayama was born in the Ehime Prefecture and graduated from Kyushu University. Katayama's first major book was '' Kehai'' (Sign). The book won the Bungakkai Newcomers award. Katayama wrote the book '' Socrates ...

(片山恭一), a Japanese author. *

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(竹內理三), historian * Wolfgang Michel-Zaitsu, historian, first foreigner granted a tenure at a Japanese national university in 1984. * Hsu Hsing-Ching (徐興慶), president of

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in Taiwan. * Yasuhisa Hara (原泰久), a Japanese cartoonist. * Kyojin Onishi (大西巨人), a Japanese novelist, Marxist * Kyoko Funahashi (舟橋京子), Japanese bioarchaeologist

Politics and Business

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(中川一郎),

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. * Shinya Izumi(泉信也) Politician * Robert T. Huang,

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Corporation founder

References

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History

Organisation

Kyushu University Hospital

International Education

Scholarships for international students

Academic rankings

General rankings

Popularity and selectivity

Evaluation from Business World

Notable people associated with Kyushu University

Chemistry, Physics and Engineering

Physiology or Medicine

Literature and History

Politics and Business

See also

References

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