Kurume University

Kurume University (久留米大学, Kurume Daigaku), abbreviated to Kyudai (久大, Kyūdai), is a private university located in Fukuoka, Japan, on the island of Kyushu.

Kurume University

Kurume University headquarters
Other names	Kyūdai
Established	1928 (1928)
Founder	Kiroku Mizoguchi
Endowment	706M US$
President	Naohisa Uchimura
Location	Kurume , Fukuoka , Japan
Website	www.kurume-u.ac.jp

Founded in 1928 as the Medical Specialized School in Japan, it has been recognised as a leading institution of higher education and research in Kyushu, Japan, and beyond.

History

• 1928 Kyūshū Medical School established. (A precursor of Kurume University)
• 1949 Faculty of Commerce was established on the Mii Campus.

Undergraduate Faculties and Departments

• Faculty of Literature
  • Intercultural Studies
  • Psychology
  • Information Sociology
  • Social Welfare
• Faculty of Economics
  • Cultural Economics
  • Economics
• Faculty of Commerce
  • Commerce
• Faculty of Law
  • Jurisprudence
  • International Politics
• School of medicine
  • School of Medicine
  • School of Nursing

Institutes

Institute of Foreign Language Education

Graduate Schools

• Graduate School of Comparative Studies of International Cultures and Societies
• Graduate School of Psychology
• Graduate School of Commerce
• Graduate School of Medicine
• Graduate and Professional School of Law

Campuses

• Mii Campus
  • The Faculties of Literature, Economics, Commerce, Law and Graduate and Professional School of Law
• Asahi-machi Campus
  • school of medicine, Kurume University Hospital
• Kurume University Beijing Educational Exchange Center (China)

University Hospital

• Kurume University Hospital
• Kurume University Medical Center
• Kurume University Rehabilitation Center

Main attached research institutes (14 research institutes)

• Institute of Comparative Studies of International Cultures and Societies (Mii Campus)
• Institute of Foreign Language Education (Mii Campus)
• Institute of Industrial Economies (Mii Campus)
• Research Center for Innovative Cancer Therapy (Asahi-machi Campus)
• The international center (Mii Campus) etc.

Libraries

• 2 Libraries (Mii Campus, Asahi-machi Campus)

External links

• Official site
• Kurume University Intensive Japanese Program