Kumamoto University is one of Japan’s oldest and most prestigious national universities.
As an international university with a worldwide reputation for excellence in teaching and research, Kumamoto University has a variety of schools with numerous specialties and a number of cutting-edge research institutes, such as the International Research Center for Medical Sciences, the International Research Organization for Advanced Sciences and Technology, the Institute of Pulsed Power Science, the Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics, the Joint Research Center for Human Retrovirus Infection, and the Magnesium Research Center. Notable alumni include Eisaku Sato who served as the prime minister of Japan and received the Nobel Peace Prize, as well as Lafcadio Hearn and Soseki Natsume, both of whom are known as distinguished writers.
Through a broad education, our undergraduate departments develop in students abilities related international communication, adapting to the information age, and thinking and acting independently.
Our graduate schools cultivate highly specialized workers with comprehensive reasoning ability, technical knowledge, and internationally recognized skills, in addition to deep insight into human nature and the environment, on the basis of their undergraduate education.
As an institution that is open to the public, the university offers a place where people can engage in lifelong learning.
Research
The university strives to protect and develop humankind’s cultural heritage, while enhancing its capabilities to function as a center of advanced academic research and proactively promote cutting-edge, creative academic research.
熊本大学是日本历史最悠久、最具声望的国立大学之一。作为一所以卓越教学科研享誉全球的国际性大学，熊本大学下设多所院系及众多专业学科，并拥有多个前沿研究机构，如国际医学研究中心、尖端科学技术国际研究机构、脉冲功率科学研究所、分子胚胎学与遗传学研究所、人类逆转录病毒联合感染研究中心以及镁研究中心等。著名校友包括曾担任日本首相并获得诺贝尔和平奖的佐藤荣作，以及以小泉八云和夏目漱石之名闻名的杰出作家。
教育为了培养具有独特性和创造力的人才，大学基于所有本科院系和研究生院遵循的一贯理念，提供全面的教育。
通过广泛的教育，我们的本科院系培养学生与国际交流相关的能力、适应信息时代的能力以及独立思考和行动的能力。我们的研究生院在本科教育基础上，培养具备综合推理能力、技术知识和国际认可技能的专业人才，同时深化对人性和环境的理解。作为一所面向公众的机构，大学为人们提供了终身学习的场所。研究大学致力于保护和发扬人类文化遗产，同时提升其作为先进学术研究中心的能力，积极推动前沿创新学术研究。