Kyushu University

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Kyushu University is one of Japan’s prestigious National Seven Universities, renowned globally for its cutting-edge research in engineering, materials science, and medicine. The university offers several comprehensive undergraduate and graduate degree programs taught entirely in English, particularly through its International Undergraduate Programs (IUGP) and various Global Graduate Programs. International students are well-supported by the Global Student and Faculty Support Center, which assists with visa processing, housing, and Japanese language courses to ease the transition to life in Fukuoka. A distinctive characteristic of the university is its sprawling, state-of-the-art Ito Campus, which fosters a green, interconnected eco-system designed to encourage interdisciplinary collaboration among researchers and students from over 100 countries.

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Kyushu University (九州大学, Kyūshū Daigaku), abbreviated to Kyudai (九大, Kyūdai), is a public research university located in Fukuoka, Japan, on the island of Kyushu. 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 Fukuoka Domain (福岡藩) was established in 1867, the final year of the Edo period. The school was reorganised as the Fukuoka Medical College of Kyoto Imperial University in 1903. It became independent as Kyushu Imperial University in 1911.

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