FACT BOOK
2. Number of Faculty and Staff Members - Ⅱ. Faculty
Note
- Figures exclude staff on leave of absence or childcare leave, but include re-employed staff and substitute staff hired during such leave. Special Fixed-term Faculty are excluded. Some staff are counted under units other than their primary affiliation. From FY2019 onward, figures reflect only primary affiliations, including affiliated facilities.
- About our schools, institutes and faculties:
- School of Interdisciplinary Science and Innovation: established in April 2018
- School of Science: including Amakusa Marine Biological Laboratory
- School of Agriculture: including University Farm and University Forests
- Graduate School of Human-Environment Studies: including Center for Clinical Psychology and Human Development
- Faculty of Science: including Institute of Seismology and Volcanology
- Faculty of Medical Sciences: including Research Institute for Diseases of the Chest, etc.
- Faculty of Dental Science: including OBT Research Center, etc.
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences: including Drug Discovery and Evolution Center, etc.
- Faculty of Engineering: including Center for Research and Education of Environmental Technology, etc.
- Faculty of Design: including Research Center for Applied Perceptual Science, etc.
- Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering: including Quantum and Photonics Technology Research Center, etc.
- Faculty of Agriculture: including Institute of Biological Control, etc.
- Faculty of Arts and Science: established in October 2011
- Medical Institute of Bioregulation: including Medical Research Center for High Depth Omics, etc.
- Research Institute for Applied Mechanics: including Center for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, etc.
- International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research: including Research Center for Next Generation Refrigerant Properties, etc.
- University Hospital: including Beppu Hospital
- University Library: including Manuscript Library. Innovation Center for Educational Resource was abolished in March 2024
- Research Institute for Information Technology: including Pan-Omics Data-Driven Innovation Research Center
- Platform of Inter-/Transdisciplinary Energy Research: established in October 2016
- Institute for Asian and Oceanian Studies: established in April 2019
- Environmental Control Center for Experimental Biology: renamed from Biotron Application Center in April 2021
- Central Institute of Radioisotope Science and Safety Management: renamed from Isotope Science Center in April 2015
- Global Innovation Center: abolished in March 2024
- Research Center for Advanced Particle Physics: established in October 2012
- Center for Health Sciences and Counseling: established in April 2013
- Research Center for Negative Emissions Technologies: established in April 2021
- Center for the Promotion of Interdisciplinary Education and Innovation: established in October 2024
- Academic Research and Industrial Collaboration Management Office: established in April 2016
- Data-Driven Innovation Initiative: established in April 2022
- Promoting Organization for Future Creators: established in November 2017. Reorganized from Education Innovation Initiative in April 2023
- Global Strategies Office: renamed from Office for the Planning and Coordination of International Affairs in April 2021
- Office of Institutional Research: reorganized from University Evaluation Information Office in April 2016
- Campus Planning Office: renamed from New Campus Planning Office in April 2016
- Integrated Legal Office: reorganized from International Legal Office in April 2019
- Ito Clinic: established in January 2019
- Figures exclude staff on leave of absence or childcare leave, but include substitute staff hired during such leave. Re-employed staff are also included.
- Research Fellows, etc.: Includes Research Fellows, Technical Staff, Specially Appointed Faculty, Specially Appointed Assistant Professors, Education Leaders for Physician Shortage Area Programs, and Concurrent Faculty.
- International Visiting Lecturers, etc.: This category was abolished in March 2019.
- Inamori Frontier Program Faculty: Young researchers recruited and trained under the Inamori Frontier Program.
References
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Basic School Survey, each year
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Promotional Program for the Top Global University Project, Follow-up Results (in Japanese)
- Kyushu University, Kyushu University Information, each year
- Data held by the Human Resources Department of Kyushu University


