Kyushu University

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The University of Kyushu (in Japanese九州 大学, Kyushu daigaku, in short: Kyūdai (九大)) is one of the most prestigious national universities in Japan. The main campus is located in Hakozaki, Higashi -ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū.

History

The history of the University of Kyushu (also: Kyushu University ) goes back to a Sanseikan (赞 生 馆, ie, " house for life safety " ) called in 1867 by the Princely House Fukuoka ( Kuroda -han ) based medical school. This school was built in 1874 to a hospital, the hospital was renamed in 1877 in Fukuoka.

1903, the Medical School was Fukuoka as a branch school of the Imperial University of Kyoto (京都 帝国 大学 福冈 医科大学, Kyoto teikoku daigaku Fukuoka ika daigaku ) established with the hospital as Fukuoka Hospital. 1911 were these institutions in the Imperial University of Kyushu on (九州 帝国 大学, Kyushu teikoku daigaku ). This was until 1919 only two faculties: Engineering Sciences and Medicine. It was followed by the Faculty of Agricultural Science (1919), for right and Humanities ( 1924) and for Natural Sciences ( 1939).

In May and June 1945 during the Pacific War, it came in the Faculty of Medicine to anatomical experiments on eight American prisoners of war. These events were later Endō Shusaku in the novel Sea and Poison ( Umi to dokuyaku, 1958) processed.

1947, the university was renamed State University of Kyushu, two years later you were in high school Fukuoka (福冈 高等学校, Fukuoka Kōtō Gakko, the former Ropponmatsu - campus) and the pilot Kurume (久留 米 工业 専 门 学校, Kurume Kōgyō Semmon Gakko ) incorporated. 2003, the College of Arts and Technology Kyushu was (九州 芸 术 工科 大学, Kyushu geijutsu Kōka daigaku, Eng. Kyushu Institute of Design ) connected as the Faculty of Design. As part of the university reforms, the university is today, like all former state universities, a public corporation ( University Corporation). Since the 90s, is a gradual relocation of the faculties in a new campus ( Ito Campus ) place in the western city of Fukuoka. Only the Faculty of Medicine will be closed for the patient within the urban core in Maidashi.

The University of Kyushu is one of the Japanese institutions that pursued an opening and internationalization of its student body and the faculty early on. Here it came in 1984 to the first permanent appointment of a foreign professor, within the next few years the number of foreign teachers should be increased to 5%. Three conducted in English ten -to twelve- mona tive programs are very popular. Complete English guided Undergratuate and graduate programs for international students are under construction.

Faculties

  • Hakozaki Campus ( in Hakozaki, Higashi -ku, Fukuoka, 33 ° 37 ' 34 "N, 130 ° 25' 29" O33.626108333333130.42483888889Koordinaten: 33 ° 37 ' 34 "N, 130 ° 25' 29" O): Faculty of Humanities
  • Faculty of Education
  • Faculty of Law
  • Faculty of Economics
  • Faculty of Science
  • Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
  • Faculty of Engineering
  • Faculty of Comparative Social and Cultural Studies
  • Faculty of Languages ​​and Cultures
  • Faculty of Medicine
  • Faculty of Dentistry
  • Faculty of Pharmacy
  • Faculty of Design

Known graduates

  • Hashimoto Hakaru (1881-1934, physician)
  • Junko Tabei ( born 1939 ), mountaineer
  • Koichi Wakata ( born 1963 ), astronaut
  • Robert T. Huang, founder and first President of SYNNEX Corporation

Known teachers

  • Omori Harutoyo (1852-1912, physician, first president )
  • Inada Ryukichi (1874-1950, physician)
  • Sunao Tawara (Medic )
  • Kubo Inokichi (Medic )
  • Kuwaki Ayao ( Physicist, 1878-1945 )
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