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KYUSHU UNIV GUIDE BOOK 2014_15_02

Kyushu University?A University That is Moving into the Future Over the more than a century since its foundation in 1911, Kyushu University has become one of the leadinguniversities in Japan through the implementation of an excellent education and research program that has producedtalented individuals who take an active role in world affairs.Based on the great efforts and achievements of our alumni, Kyushu University is well prepared to move into the future.The relocation to the Ito Campus is moving forward with the goal of building a sustainable society by creating a facilitythat will allow for the study of next-generation energy systems that will actively use natural energy resources. Therelocation has been proceeding smoothly and is expected to be completed by the Academic Year 2018. With thisfuture-oriented campus as its core, Kyushu University is focusing on a variety of exciting areas, notably in education,research, and health care.Kyushu University began a new education system in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences in Academic Year 2014 with thegoal of helping all students “learn about learning and thinking” and to acquire basic knowledge and skills beforemoving on to study in their majors.From the perspective of research, it is our principle to value free?flowing research activities in the schools and faculties ofthe various academic disciplines and to respect their basic characteristics. We are also aware of our responsibility, as acomprehensive university, to support basic research in the many disciplines currently doing high-level work at theuniversity and at the same time to foster new academic disciplines. Above all, we must be a university where youngresearchers who will play a leading role in these disciplines can find the motivation and support to move us into the future.In the sphere of health care, Kyushu University aims to actively promote the development of basic research in medicalscience, dentistry, and pharmacology that will be useful in clinical practice. The University Hospital, as the corehospital in Western Japan, is working to further highly advanced medical treatment and to fulfill its mission as aninternational medical institution open to the people of Asia.Kyushu University aims to lead the world in various fields and to make a great leap forward. As a global center ofknowledge focused on Asia, we hope to attract more international students and to keep growing together with Fukuokacity to become a university that local citizens can take pride in and rely on.Over the centuries the environments in which universities find themselves, at home and abroad, have changed dramatically.Amid these changes, Kyushu University has taken constant steps forward, following its clear vision and direction, whilemeeting the various demands of the times. Kyushu University will continue to keep tackling the issues of the future.President, Kyushu UniversityChiharu Kubo04 ｜ KYUSHU UNIVERSITY : DISCOVERY