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The history
of Kyushu University dates back
to 1903 when Fukuoka Medical College
was established as the foundation
of Kyushu Imperial University.
(The college was legally attached
to Kyoto Imperial University at
that time.) In 1911,
Kyushu
Imperial University, along with
the Colleges of Medicine and Engineering,
were established.
Since then various reforms have
been made to the higher education
system in Japan, such as the introduction
of a new educational format after
World War II and the reorganization
of national universities to University
Corporations in 2004.
The total
number of students currently
amounts to 18,588, while
the faculty members number
2,186.
International exchange programs
are also greatly encouraged
at Kyushu University. With
this in mind, the university
accepts many overseas students
each year. At present there
are more than 1,500 international
students from about eighty
countries studying here. |
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