九州大学交换生项目解析

九州大学是日本的一所一流大学，除了常规的本科、硕士、博士入学，九州大学还有夏季课程和短期交换生项目。Japan in Today’s World(当今世界的日本)是九州大学的一个交换生合作项目，和国内好几所高校都有合作。项目具体情况如何呢?和来看看吧!

一、qualificaiton

1.You are eligible for JTW if you are:

are enrolled in an accredited undergraduate degree program outside Japan;

will have completed at least one academic year of college before starting at JTW;

have a strong academic record (successful applicants usually have a GPA of 3.2 or higher);

have the necessary English proficiency—non-native speakers must achieve a minimum TOEFL score of 550 (PBT) or 213 (CBT), 79(IBT), or IELTS 6.0.

申请资格

1、满足以下条件，可以申请“当今世界的日本”项目：

在日本以外的认证本科学位项目注册;

开始学习“当今世界的日本”之前至少完成一年的学院阶段学习;

有优秀的学术记录(成功申请的学生a GPA一般在3.2以上);

掌握一定的英语能力——母语不是英语的学生纸质版托福成绩不低于550分，计算机版托福不低于213分，互联网版托福不低于79分，雅思成绩6.0.

2.Can I apply if I am a postgraduate?

Postgraduate students may apply, but should bear in mind that JTW is designed for undergraduates. Kyushu University offers other programs conducted in English and specially designed for postgraduates.

2、研究生是否可以申请

研究生可以申请，不过“当今世界的日本”是针对本科生的。九州大学提供有其他专门针对研究生的英语教学项目。

3.Other short-term programs at Kyushu University

Postgraduate students may apply, If you are an undergraduate student majoring in Japanese Studies and are ready to take classes offered in Japanese at Kyushu University after completing basic Japanese language courses, you have another short-term program option, the Japanese Language and Culture Course. For details of the program, please visit: but should bear in mind that JTW is designed for undergraduates. Kyushu University offers other programs conducted in English and specially designed for postgraduates.

Asia in Today’s World (ATW), ATW is a 7-week summer program for undergraduate and graduate students from abroad. Courses are offered in Japanese language and area studies, and held between late June and early August.

ASEAN in Today’s World (AsTW) ,AsTW is a 2-week international program focused on ASEAN studies and Asian languages & cultures, and is designed for university students from around the world. Kyushu University (Japan) and Mahidol University (Thailand), two of most prestigious universities in Asia, have co-organized the program with the strong support from the ASEAN Secretariat. The medium of instruction is English.

3、九州大学其他短期项目

研究生可以申请，如果你的本科学的是日本研究，并且在完成基本日语课程之后准备学习日语课程，你可以选择另一个短期学习项目——日本语言与文化课。项目详情请访问项目网站，不过“当今世界的日本”是针对本科生的。九州大学提供有其他专门针对研究生的英语教学项目。

“当今世界的亚洲”：该项目是针对国外本科生和研究生的为期七周的暑期项目。课程用日语教学。开课时间为七月下旬到八月中旬。

“当今世界的东盟”：该项目是一个为期两周的国际项目，重点是东盟研究和亚洲语言文化。该项目针对世界各地的大学生。九州大学和泰国 Mahidol 大学(均为亚洲颇具盛名的大学)共同推出该项目，有东盟秘书处的强有力的支持。该项目的教学语言为英语。

二、Application Guide

1.official academic transcript

This must be an original (not a copy)

2.two letters of recommendation

Both must be written by your superviser at your present university

only one may be written by a language instructor (because we need to assess your overall academic ability, not just your language skills!)

3.one essay

length should be 800 to 1,000 words

title: ‘Why JTW is for me’

4.project proposal for independent study

申请指南

1.官方成绩单

成绩单必须是原件，不接受复印件。

2.两份推荐信

均需由学生当前所在大学的指导老师来写

只有一封可以由语言指导老师写(因为九州大学要评估的是学生的综合学习能力，而不是语言技能)

3.一篇essay

长度在800到1000个单词

标题为‘Why JTW is for me’

4.独立学习项目计划

5.Project Proposal for Advanced Laboratory Research (if you are choosing an ALR)

length: one side of A4 paper. Any sheet of A4 paper will do.

content: title, objective, methodology, some indication of possible source material (books, interviews etc), and potential significance,

Don’t worry if you do not yet know your supervisor’s name. Your project proposal will help us to find a supervisor for you in time for your arrival in Japan.

Don’t worry about making these decisions so early. There will be some flexibility to allow you to adjust your project plans in time for your arrival in Japan if necessary

To view a list of JTW students’ project titles over the last five years. This is just to give you an idea of the range of topics we can provide supervision for at Kyushu University. Don’t be put off a theme just because someone has done it already. Your own contribution will probably be unique!

5.高级实验室研究项目计划(如果选的是 ALR)

长度：一页A4纸。A4纸即可。

目录：标题、目标、方法、参考资料(书籍、访谈等)、课题潜在意义。

如果你还不知道指导老师的名字，不用担心。你的项目计划会帮助学校在你抵达日本的时候及时找到指导老师。

不用担心早做决定。到达日本之后，必要的情况下，可以及时调整项目计划。

去看看过去五年里“当今世界的日本”的学生项目标题。这有利于你知道学校有哪些课题可以选。不要因为已经有人写过而放弃某个课题。每个人的贡献都可能是独特的。

6.Language proficiency certificate (TOEFL score (copy) for Non-native English speakers only)

7.And finally….

Your application will be reviewed by the JTW selection committee

Please bear in mind when you are preparing your application that competition for places on the JTW Program is intense, so make sure to fill out the form with care and to give due thought to your essay and project proposal. It is definitely worth bearing in mind our selection criteria. These are:

1) personality

2) motivation for studying in Kyushu

3) academic credentials (as a rule, successful JTW applicants have a GPA score of 3.2 at least)

6、语言熟练证书(托福成绩复印件——只适用于母语不是英语的学生)

7、申请将由项目的筛选委员会来审核。

准备申请的时候记住，项目的名额竞争激烈，因此要认真填写申请，对essay和项目计划仔细推敲。牢记项目的筛选标准。标准如下：

1)个性

2)在九州大学的学习动机

3)学术资格证书(成功申请“当今世界的日本”的学生GPA不低于3.2)

三、Guide for successful applicants (Visas etc.)

针对申请成功的学生的指南(签证等)

1. Visa Application

once you receive notice from us that your application has been approved by the JTW Selection Committee, it is time to start thinking of making preparations for your arrival in Japan. Kyudai’s International Student & Researcher Support Center (ISRC) will help you apply for a student visa, reserve a dormitory room, and arrange pick-up service at the airport. This is all done online. Look for email from the Center, informing you about how to proceed. You will be given a website address, log-in ID, and password. You need to complete the application online with your ID and password.

You will receive from us, by early September(for Semester1) or by early March (for Semester 2), your Certificate of Eligibility. With this in hand, you should apply directly and immediately for a “college student” visa at the Japanese embassy or consulate that serves the area where you live. Although it takes a number of weeks for us to obtain and send to you the Certificate of Eligibility, it requires only a couple of days to obtain the visa. But you should not delay in applying. Of course you will need also to present your valid passport and several passport photos when applying for the visa. We suggest you contact the embassy or consulate in early September or in early March to inquire about visa application procedures and fees, as these will vary from country to country.

Also, It will be very important for us to know how to contact you, particularly via email, should the need arise, in the weeks just before your departure, so please be sure to tell us if the email and home addresses you from your original JTW application are changed.

1.签证申请

一旦你收到项目筛选委员会的批准通知，你就可以开始考虑为去日本做准备了。九州大学国际学生与研究员支持中心负责帮助你申请签证、预留住宿和机场接送。这些都在线上完成。去看看支持中心的邮箱，了解如何进行。你还会收到网站地址、登陆账号和密码。需要使用账号和密码完成申请。你将在九月上旬(第一学期)或三月上旬(第二学期)之前收到来自学校的资格证书。持有证书，你应当立即直接到自己国家的日本使馆或领事馆申请college student(学院学生)签证。尽管学校需要许多个星期才能拿到资格证书并发送给你，但拿到签证只需几天时间。不过要及时申请，不要推迟。当然，申请签证的时候也需要出示有效护照和护照照片。学校建议你在九月上旬或三月上旬咨询日本驻华使馆或领事馆，了解申请流程和费用。

此外，学校需要知道你的****，特别是在你出国前的几周。因此如果住址有变，记得告诉学校。

2.Date of arrival

You are expected to arrive in Fukuoka on the end of September (students arriving for Semester 1), or on the end of March (students arriving for Semester 2).

Staff of International Student & Researcher Support Center and/or the student tutor assigned to you will meet you at Fukuoka Airport and escort you directly to International House, the residence hall where you will live. You will be given a handbook and schedule for the next few days at that time. We ask, then, that you tell us in a timely way when and how you plan to reach Fukuoka. Your cooperation in this will be most appreciated.

2.到达日期

对于第一学期入学学生，需要在九月末到达福冈;对于第二学期入学学生，需要在三月末之前到达福冈。

国际学生与研究员支持中心的工作人员和(或)你的导师将在福冈机场接你，直接护送你到“国际之家”——你未来的学生宿舍区。届时，你将拿到手册和接下来几天的日程表。然后，学校会要求你及时告诉他们，你计划到达福冈的时间和方式。这时你的合作最会被学校看重。

3.Accommodation

As a new arrival at Kyushu University, you are guaranteed a furnished room with bathroom. Each room is fitted with a single bed, writing desk, chair, wardrobe, refrigerator, and an air conditioner/heater. Pillows, bed linen, and blankets are not supplied but can be found at reasonable prices locally when you arrive. Shopping for food and other necessities is found conveniently nearby.

In addition, internet connectivity is provided in your room, though access is fee-based and contracted with a designated service supplier.

3.住宿

作为九州大学的新生，你可以住在带家具的有浴室的房间里。每个房间陪有一张单人床、写字台、椅子、衣柜、冰箱和空调(暖气)。枕头、床单和毯子不提供，不过可以在当地以相对便宜的价格买到。住宿附近很方便买到食物和生活必需品。

此外，房间提供有网络，不过要付钱，要和制定的服务商签订协议。

四、Tuition, Tuition Waivers & Scholarships

学费、学费减免和奖学金

1.Tuition

You will be charged 14,800 yen* (as of 2010) for each registered credit–a total of 177,600 yen (for 12 credits) per semester, payable at the start of the term.

2.Tuition waivers

You may be exempt from paying tuition, however, if your home university has a student exchange agreement with Kyushu that includes a mutual waiver arrangement and if you are nominated as an exchange studnet by your home university.

3.Scholarships

If your home university has a student exchange agreement with Kyushu University, you may apply for one of a small number of scholarships funded by the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO). You must indicate your interest when you apply for admission to JTW.

1.学费

根据2010年以来的规定，每个学分 14,800 日元，每个学期总共 177,600 日元(12个学分)。可以在开学的时候支付。

2.学费减免

不过，如果你自己所在的大学和九州大学有交换生双方学费减免协议，并且你被所在的大学提名为交换生，你可以不用交学费。

3.奖学金

如果你所在的大学和九州大学有交换生协议，你可以申请日本学生服务机构的一项奖学金。申请奖学金必须在你申请入学“当今世界的日本”项目的时候注明。

4.The JASSO award provides:

a monthly allowance of 80,000 yen, disbursed during your period of enrollment at JTW;

You are eligible to be considered for the JASSO scholarship if:

your home university has a formal student exchange agreement with Kyushu University and you are nominated as an exchange student by your home university.

you will not be receiving other substantial financial support to study in Japan.

Please note that mere eligibility for the JASSO scholarship does not assure the award, and that not all eligible applicants will be granted the scholarship due to limited available funding.

4.JASSO奖学金 提供有：

每月80000日元补贴。补贴在你注册项目期间发放。

符合以下条件，你可以申请JASSO奖学金：

你所在的大学和九州大学有交换生协议，并且你被所在的大学提名为交换生;

你将不会享受在日本学习的其他足额的经济补助;

符合资格不保证能拿到该奖学金。由于基金有限，不是所有符合资格的申请人都可以拿到奖学金。

五、Partner Institutions

Kyushu University has student exchange agreements with many institutions around the world.

(*Some of the universities above do not have mutual tuition waiver clause in their agreement with Kyushu University. Please consult your student exchange office for further details.)

合作伙伴

九州大学和世界各地的许多机构有学生交换协议。

某些大学在与九州大学签订的协议中没有双方学费减免条款。具体细节咨询所在大学的交换生办公室。

China, PR(9)

Chinese University of Hong Kong

Fudan University

Huazhong University of Science & Technology

Jilin University

Nanjing University

Shanghai Jiaotong University

Tsinghua University

University of Hong Kong

Zhejiang University

与九州大学有交换生协议的国内九所大学：

香港中文大学、复旦大学、华中科技大学、吉林大学、南京大学、上海交通大学、清华大学、香港大学、浙江大学。

九州大学怎么样

三、教研优势

　1.设施完备的研究所

International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (I2CNER),Innovation Center for Medical Redox Navigation,Hydrogen Energy Research,World-Leading Hydrogen Energy Research,Interntional Research Center for Hydrogen Energy,Research Center for Hydrogen Energy Industrial Use and Storage,Next-Generation Fuel Cell Research Center (NEXT-FC),Center for Co-Evolutional Social Systems,Center for Clinical and Translational Research (CCTR)Hisayama Study,JST-ERATO ADACHI Molecular Exciton Engineering Project国际碳中性能源研究协会(I2CNER)

医疗氧化还原创新中心、氢能源研究、世界领先的氢能源研究、氢能国际研究中心、氢能源工业用和储存研究中心、下一代燃料电池研究中心、共同进化社会系统中心、临床与转化研究中心(CCTR)、Hisayama研究中心、贾马托阿达瓦分子激子工程项目。

　2.部分研究成果展示

　研究成果一：环境问题和社会弱势:环境人类学研究地下水砷污染的方法

Environmental Problems and the Socially Vulnerable: An Environmental Anthropological Approach to Research on Arsenic Contamination of GroundwaterMy lab conducts research on the social causes and effects of environmental problems, primarily in developing countries. In particular, our research focuses on the relationship between environmental problems and socially vulnerable groups such as the poor.One of these studies investigates arsenic contamination of groundwater. Arsenic contamination is a global problem, but has especially been found throughout the large river basins of Asia. based on the areal extent and number of people affected, the arsenic contamination of the groundwater along the Ganges River, running through India, Nepal, and Bangladesh, is sometime called the worst environmental contamination in the world. The contamination is caused by the liquefaction of natural-occurring arsenic in groundwater. People drink water from arsenic-contaminated wells, leading to chronic arsenic poisoning.Since the degree of groundwater contamination in a given location is determined by various conditions in the ground, there should be no relation between the economic situation of the people above ground and whether or not the water they happen to drink is contaminated with arsenic; therefore, any negative health effects that do appear should affect the residents randomly. However, surveys in rural communities in Bangladesh and Nepal have shown that the populations most affected are the poor and the low-caste.Reasons for this phenomenon are not entirely clear, but one factor appears to be general physical health due to differences in diet such as the consumption of animal-based protein. However, this alone cannot explain the high rate at which the lowest castes in Nepal are affected. The socially disadvantaged position in which these populations are placed, such as through the limitation of their rights, likely bears some relation, but we still cannot explain the precise mechanism by which this operates. Since it is difficult to explain this type of relationship between cultural customs and the health of its members by means of reductionist approaches, we are searching for a new approach.

我的实验室对环境问题的社会原因和影响进行了研究，主要是在发展中国家。特别是，我们的研究关注的是环境问题和穷人等弱势群体之间的关系。其中一项研究调查了地下水的砷污染。砷污染是一个全球性问题，但在亚洲的大江流域尤为明显。根据受影响程度和受影响的人数，恒河中地下水的砷污染，流经印度、尼泊尔和孟加拉国，有时被称为世界上最严重的环境污染。污染是由地下水中自然砷的液化造成的。人们从砷污染的水井中饮水，导致砷中毒。由于某一地点的地下水污染程度是由地面的各种条件决定的，所以在地面上的人们的经济状况和他们饮用的水是否被砷污染是没有关系的。因此，任何出现的负面健康影响都应该随机影响居民。然而，孟加拉国和尼泊尔农村社区的调查显示，受影响最严重的人群是穷人和低种姓人群。造成这种现象的原因还不完全清楚，但其中一个因素似乎是由于饮食方面的差异导致的身体健康状况，比如食用动物蛋白。然而，仅凭这一点无法解释尼泊尔的最低种姓受影响的高比率。社会弱势群体的地位例如通过限制他们的权利可能有一些关系，但是我们仍然不能解释这种运作的确切机制。由于很难用简化的方法来解释文化习俗和其成员的健康之间的关系，所以我们正在寻找一种新的方法。

　研究成果二：通过分享经验增强移情作用的媒体技术

owards Media Technology that Enhance Empathy by Shared-ExperiencesOur research is on virtual reality and wearable computers, through which we aim to create new connectionsbetween people and technology based on our observations of what characterizes the human body and mind. We areespecially involved in the field of emotional engineering, which adopts an engineering approach to the broadrange of human emotions, something that computers have not been handled until recently. We expect interpretingemotions from an engineering standpoint may facilitate our understanding the feelings of others and help usperceive ourselves more objectively. It is our aspiration to realize the kind of media technology that allows usto share experiences with others.In concrete terms, we are making devices for quantitatively measuring what conscious and unconscious responsespeople have to perceptional stimuli. On the basis of experimental insights, we prepare content for the creationof experience systems. Fig. 1 shows Emotion Hacking VR, an emotion system that employs tactile stimuli to amplifyemotions of fear. Taking advantage of the link between emotions of fear and increased heart rate, this systemallows users to experience horror content by intentionally raising their heart rate through external tactile

我们的研究是关于虚拟现实和可穿戴电脑的，我们的目标是创造新的联系人与技术之间的关系基于我们对人类身体和精神特征的观察。我们是特别是在情感工程领域，它采用了工程学的方法人类情感的范围，计算机直到最近才被处理。我们希望解释从工程学的角度来看，情绪可能有助于我们理解他人的感受并帮助我们更客观地看待自己。我们的愿望是实现一种允许我们的媒体技术与他人分享经验。用具体的术语来说，我们正在制造用于定量测量有意识和无意识反应的设备人们需要感知刺激。在实验的基础上，我们为创作准备了内容系统的经验。图1展示了情感黑客虚拟现实，一种利用触觉刺激来放大的情感系统情感的恐惧。利用恐惧情绪和心率增加之间的联系，这个系统允许用户通过外部的触觉来提高他们的心率，从而体验恐怖的内容。

　研究成果三：夜晚的灯光和内部的生物钟:你的生物钟会受到明亮的夜晚的影响吗?

Light at night and the internal circadian clock: Is your clock affected by bright nights?Research background:If you join together satellite images of the earth at night, you can create a map of the world drawn in light. Nighttime illumination is necessary for our everyday peace of mind. However, recent research has indicated that bright nights may negatively affect our sleep and circadian clock. At our laboratory, we research the effects of light on the human body in order to design light environments that are healthy and human-friendly.What is a circadian clock?The circadian clock is a kind of internal clock, centered in the hypothalamus in your brain, which measures off cycles of approximately one day’s length. The circadian clock also plays a role in aligning the internal rhythms with the daylight cycle created by the rotation of the Earth. Light that enters the eye is transmitted to the brain, affecting the circadian clock along a path (the dotted line in the left region of the diagram below) that is separate from those of perception of brightness and color. In our research, we investigate the effects of light, utilizing the fact that the production of melatonin, a hormone secreted only at night, is suppressed by light exposure (diagram right).Light for people working at nightNight shifts and alternative work schedules disturb the circadian rhythm and sleep. Although light is necessary for nighttime work, that same light ironically increases risks to worker health. In our laboratory, we scientifically test the effects of working under nighttime light in order to protect workers from negative health effects. In a recent joint research effort with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), we have conducted research on illumination within the control room, an environment which operates on a 24-hour work schedule.There are photosensitive cells other than rods and cones!We know that the effect of light on the circadian clock is strong when carried through blue light. This is due to the existence of retinal ganglion cells containing a type of photoreceptor known as melanopsin. These cells, discovered just before the year 2000, shocked the world. These photosensitive cells convey information about light to the circadian clock. At our laboratory, we conducted research focusing on polymorphic genetic differences in melanopsin in different individuals. To put it simply, we found that response to light differs if the protein blueprint is different (Higuchi et al., 2013; Lee et al., 2013).A research topic of endless interestFirst Edison discovered the incandescent electric lightbulb, then came the rapid spread of fluorescent lighting, and finally in the near future these may be replaced by new lighting such as LED or OLED illumination. Although technological development continues to progress, there is still much we do not know about the effects on human. By investigating the connection between light and the circadian clock through basic scientific research, we hope contribute to the design of healthy lifestyles and light environments.

研究背景：如果你把地球上的卫星图像连接在一起，你就可以在光线下绘制出一幅世界地图。夜晚的照明是我们日常内心平静的必要条件。然而，最近的研究表明，明亮的夜晚可能会对我们的睡眠和生物钟产生负面影响。在我们的实验室里，我们研究光对人体的影响，以设计出健康和人类友好的光环境。

什么是生物钟?生物钟是一种内部时钟，以大脑的下丘脑为中心，它可以测量大约一天的长度。生物钟也在调整内部节律与由地球自转产生的日光周期中扮演着重要的角色。进入眼睛的光线被传送到大脑，影响了沿着路径的生物钟(图左下方的虚线)，它与亮度和颜色的感觉是分开的。在我们的研究中，我们研究了光的影响，利用了褪黑素的产生，一种只在夜间分泌的激素，被光暴露(图右)所抑制。晚上工作的人，夜班和其他工作安排打乱了昼夜节律和睡眠。虽然光线对夜间工作是必要的，但同样的光线却增加了对工人健康的风险。在我们的实验室里，我们科学地测试了夜间灯光下工作的效果，以保护工人不受负面的健康影响。在最近与日本航空航天探索局(JAXA)的联合研究中，我们对控制室里的照明进行了研究，这是一个24小时工作日程的环境。除了棒状和锥状细胞外，还有其他感光细胞!我们知道光线对生物钟的影响是通过蓝光来实现的。这是由于视网膜神经节细胞的存在，这些细胞含有一种被称为黑视素的光感受器。这些细胞是在2000年以前发现的，震惊了世界。这些感光细胞将光的信息传送到生理时钟上。在我们的实验室里，我们进行了一项研究，重点是在不同个体中，黑视素的多态遗传差异。简单地说，我们发现，如果蛋白质蓝图不同(Higuchi等人，2013年;李等人。,2013)。一个无穷无尽的研究课题，爱迪生首先发现了白炽灯，然后是荧光灯的快速普及，最后，在不久的将来，这些灯会被新的照明，如LED或OLED照明所取代。尽管技术发展仍在继续，但我们仍不知道它对人类的影响。通过对光与生物钟的联系和基础科学研究，我们希望对健康生活方式和光线环境的设计做出贡献。

九州大学（Kyushu University），简称九大，是一所本部位于日本福冈县福冈市的著名研究型国立综合大学，在日本乃至世界上均占有重要的学术地位。东京帝国大学和京都帝国大学建立后，日本国内就有再在九州建立一所帝国大学的提议。1903年4月，作为京都帝国大学的分部，京都帝国大学附属福冈医科大学成立，这就是九州大学的前身。1911年，其被日本政府单独设立为“九州帝国大学”。二战后的1947年，九州帝国大学被正式更名为现在的“九州大学”。

在日本的几项权威调查中，九州大学都拥有良好的评价，其中理工科系尤其出色。九州大学一直致力于更高的学术目标，不仅自身的学术研究不断精进，而且更与外部配合，积极的进行学术交流与研究合作。目前，九州大学与38个国家和地区的上百所学校与机构签订了学术交流协议。同时，也积极的推动人员的交流，设立了多项交换学生计划。为了方便留学生学习，九州大学还设立了英文授课的制度。至2006年止，在98个科目实现了以英文授课。

目前，九大共拥有10个学部、11个研究科、3个研究所和11个研究中心，是一所规模庞大的综合性大学。在校学生约18200名、教职人员4500名，其中外国留学生共1141名。九州大学作为日本国内设立的第三所老牌旧帝国大学，在一个多世纪漫长的发展过程中，一直稳居日本九州地区最高学府的地位。同时，九大也是日本RU11学术恳谈会、八大学工学系联合会、超级国际化大学计划等学术组织的重要成员。九大历来拥有良好的学风，治学严谨并重视学生的学习和实践，教师也重视启发式教学。大量的学术名家不断从这里走出而贡献社会。

九州大学继东京大学和京都大学建立后，九州大学于1911年开始设立，当时只设有九州帝国大学医科大学和九州帝国大学工科大学两个学科。1919年除了根据修改“大学令”，将原有的两分科大学改成医学部和工学部，又增设了农学部。以后6年间又增设了法文学部、理学部。第二次世界大战后日本教育体制进行了彻底的改革，九州帝国大学改为九州大学。不久法文学部一分为三，设立了法学部、文学部、经济学部，并增设了教育学部，同时将福冈高中及久留米工业专科学校并入九州大学。其后，又陆续增设了教养学部、药学部、牙科学部等。1953年九州大学研究生院成立。2000年，为了更好地进行跨专业和院系的教育和研究，创设了“学府、研究院制度”。2004年随着国立大学法人化改革，九州大学也改为国立大学法人九州大学，进一步增强了大学的独立性和自主性。2005年占地275公顷的伊都新校区开始部分投入使用。据2005年的统计，全校共设11个学部、17个学府、16个研究院、3个附属研究所和医院等，在校学生约18200人、教师和职员分别约2320和2150名。截至2006年5月1日，留学九州大学的外国留学生共1141名。

1903年4月京都帝国大学的分部京都帝国大学福冈医科大学成立，这就是九州大学的前身。当时由于国家百废待兴，从财政、购地、校舍建筑各方面均力不从心，所以在8年之后也就是1911年方正式挂出九州帝国医科大学，同时还设有九州帝国工科大学，这是今天九州大学能成为综合性大学的基础。1947年改名为九州大学。1949年，包含位于福冈地区的旧制九州大学，再加上九州大学附属医学专门部、福冈高等学校、久留米工业专门学校成为新制的九州大学。旧福冈高等学校的设施与教职员并入九州大学第一分校（1955年与第二分校整合为九州大学分校，1963年开始称为教养部），旧久留米工业专门学校设为第二分校（1955年与第一分校合并），旧陆军步兵第四十八连队兵舍遗址则设为第三分校（于1951年废止）。2003年根据法律第29号吸收九州艺术工科大学，2004年根据国立大学法人化，从原本由国家直接设置管理的国立大学转为国立大学法人。

九州大学校区相对比较集中，除了一些附属研究设施和实习基地，如农场、林场、海洋火山观察所等分布于九州及九州以外地区，教学、研究、行政基础设施均在福冈市内。为了追赶新技术革命的迅猛发展形势，日本政府近来把能源、宇宙科学、癌三大重点尖端研究项目交给基础雄厚的几所国立大学进行，九州大学亦是其中之一。比如在室内核聚变进行新能源开发这一项目中，日本政府每年不惜投资100亿日元用于设备改造和加强研究力量。

九州大学的超导、等离子体有关部门积极加入了这一重大工程的研究。另外，在海洋、火山、地震预测方面，九州大学在日本西部九州地区有完善的预测网。在癌的研究上，生医所已就癌的致因、诊断、治疗等方面与其它大学合作，取得了可喜的进展。九州大学历来有良好的学风，治学严谨，重视学生的实习和实践，教师重视启发式教学，毕业生十分受用人单位欢迎。可以毫不夸张地说，今天的九州大学已名副其实地成了日本西部地区一所举足轻重的高等学府。