九州大学 | |
Former names
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Kyushu Imperial University |
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Motto in English
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Opening the Door to a New Century of Knowledge |
Type | Public (National) |
Established | Founded 1903, Chartered 1911 |
Affiliation | Non-Sectarian |
Endowment | $72 Million |
Budget | $1.445 Billion |
President | Chihura Kubo |
Academic staff
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2,315 |
Administrative staff
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2769 |
Students | 18,925 |
Undergraduates | 11,793 |
Postgraduates | 7,132 |
Location | Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan |
Campus | Urban, (2.4 km²) Ito, urban, (0.4 km²) Hakozaki, urban, (0.3 km²) Maidashi, urban, (0.25 km²) Chikushi, urban, (0.063km²) Ohashi, rural, (0.1 km²) Beppu, Research Forests and Farms (72 km²) |
Language | Japanese and English |
Colours | Wine Red |
Mascot | None |
Website | www |
Toyo Keizai National | General | 8 |
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National | General | 7 |
T. Reuters National | Research | 6 |
National | Employment | 53 |
NBP Kyushu/Okinawa/Yamaguchi | Reputation | 1 |
Shimano National | Selectivity | SA |
QS Asia (Asian Ranking version) |
General | 18 |
ARWU Asia | Research | 19-26 |
QS World | General | 122 |
ARWU World | Research | 151-200 |
ENSMP World | Alumni | 38 |
Social Sciences & Humanities | ||
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LAW |
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BE Success National | Qualification | 15 |
BE Pass rate National | Qualification | 17 |
BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT |
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Eduni MBA National | General | 18 |
Eduni MBA World | General | 616 |
Natural Sciences & Technology | ||
Engineering |
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MATERIALS SCIENCE |
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T.Reuters National | Research | 6 |
T.Reuters World | Research | 49 |
CHEMISTRY |
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T.Reuters National | Research | 6 |
T.Reuters World | Research | 41 |
BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY |
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T.Reuters National | Research | 4 |
T.Reuters World | Research | 95 |
Life Sciences | ||
IMMUNOLOGY |
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T.Reuters National | Research | 4 |
T.Reuters World | Research | 68 |
PHARMACOLOGY & TOXICOLOGY |
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T.Reuters National | Research | 4 |
T.Reuters World | Research | 76 |
* T. Reuters World rankings include non-educational institutions |
Kyushu University (九州大学 Kyūshū Daigaku?), abbreviated to Kyudai (九大 Kyūdai?), is a Japanese public university located in Fukuoka, Kyushu. It is the 4th oldest university in Japan and one of the former Imperial Universities. It is considered one of the most prestigious universities in Japan. The history of Kyushu University can be traced by medical schools of the feudal domains built in 1867, and is the largest public university in Kyushu.
There are 2,089 foreign students (as of 2016) enrolled in the University. It was chosen for the Global 30 university program, and has been selected to the top 13 global university project.
Kyushu University does not have an official school song, instead it has one cheering song and three student songs including Matssubara-ni, with lyrics by Yoshifumi Akiyama.
The University's logo features a background of pine needles inset with an older iterance of the kanji for "university". The logo was officially established in 2004, but was originally proposed by student Sou Yoshihide in the mid 20th century, and was used then on from 1950. There have also been alternatives designs, such as those featuring the Japanese KU or Q, for Kyushu instead of "university".
On March 3, prior to the incorporation of national universities in April 2004, the Committee of Public Relations agreed on a new university logo and color that symbolize Kyushu University under the new structure.
The pine needle design, which is used in the current university logo, remains in the new logo. On deciding the new logo, consideration was given as to whether it would still be highly distinctive even when electronically rendered. The introduction of the new logo, however, does not limit or eliminate the use of the previous one Fig. B.
Several patterns of university logos (Figs. C-F) have been created for use on PR materials and merchandise. Fig. C uses the same design as Fig. A without the two Chinese characters that mean “university,” while Fig. D illustrates a design using the capital letters of Kyushu University (KU). Fig. E symbolizes the letter “q” for “Q-shu” University. Fig. F is the logo originally printed on the university diploma. These logos are also registered and used as trademarks of Kyushu University.