KumamotoUniversity, established in 1949, is located in the Kurokami District of Kumamoto City at the foot of Mount Tatsuda.
KumamotoUniversity is one of the most prestigious universities in Japan and offers students with Japanese language abilities a unique exchange opportunity.
Kumamoto is a city of history and culture surrounded by vast nature, composed of beautiful plains that spread almost endlessly beside strong-looking mountains.
KumamotoUniversity signed an academic exchange and student exchange agreement with Guangxi Normal University, located in Guilan City, China, on March 3, 2005.
The Institute of Resource Development and Analysis at KumamotoUniversity signed interoffice exchange agreements with The Jackson Laboratory (located in the U.S.), the Shanghai Laboratory Animal Center, the Chinese Academy of Science, and the Guangdong Medical Laboratory Animal Center in October 2004.
KumamotoUniversity intends to mainly conduct academic exchanges with these institutions in the coming years, and it is hoped that further progress will be made in international academic partnerships.