Kyushu University has been added to the designated national university corporations that designate national university corporations aiming for the world's highest level of education and research.Designated as the 10th school in Japan following the University of Tokyo and Kyoto University, Kyushu University will become the core of the innovation ecosystem that creates new social and economic systems, and will lead social change through comprehensive knowledge.

 According to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, there was a public offering for this designation from April to May, and Kyushu University applied for it.The application contents were examined by the National University Corporation Evaluation Committee, which is composed of outside experts including foreigners, and as a result of a field survey, it was determined that the application was applicable.In response to this, Shinsuke Suematsu, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology designated.

 The designated national university corporation is a system in which the Minister of Education designates a national university corporation that is expected to have the world's highest level of education and research with the aim of significantly improving the level of university education and creating innovation. A total of 9 schools, including universities, have been designated.

 Kyushu University had applied for it together with Tsukuba University and Tokyo Medical and Dental University in 2020, but it was recognized that the analysis of its strengths and weaknesses was insufficient and it was not possible to make a plan that fully utilized its current potential. I didn't.

 For this reason, he re-applied after re-thinking the plan, and President Tatsuro Ishibashi said, "We will utilize the strengths of our university to solve problems in decarbonization, medical care / health, environment / food, and education / research / medical care through digital transformation. I would like to advance the sophistication of the technology. "

reference:[Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology] Designation of designated national university corporation in the 4th medium-term target period
[Kyushu University] Designation of "Designated National University Corporation"

Kyushu University

A university that creates "comprehensive knowledge" that opens up the future and drives social change

Kyushu University is a comprehensive university with 12 faculties and 19 graduate schools.We have been designated as a "designated national university corporation" that can develop outstanding education and research activities of the world's highest level and become an international base.Through “comprehensive knowledge” that combines the “knowledge” of the humanities and social sciences, natural sciences, and design that we have accumulated so far […]

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