Kagoshima University, with origins from 1773, is a comprehensive national university in southern Kyushu, offering programs in sciences, engineering, agriculture, fisheries, and medicine.
Address: 1-21-24 Korimoto, 890-8580 Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan
Engineering (Mechanical; Electrical; Architecture; Ocean Civil), Fisheries Science, Agricultural & Life Sciences
Domains taught:
- Aerospace, Agriculture, AI and Machine Learning, Astroscience, Automation, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Food Science, Geotechnics, Industrial Design, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Marine Science, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Microbiology and Genetics, Nanotechnologies, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics, Transportations
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Leading university in southern Kyushu. Focus on regional issues (volcanology, fisheries).
Research:
Volcanology and disaster prevention, Marine biology and aquaculture, Subtropical agriculture, Renewable energy and materials science.
Famous Alumnis:
Kazuo Inamori
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
1500
Current students***:
11000
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Comprehensive university with strengths in fisheries, agriculture, and specific engineering fields relevant to its volcanic and coastal location.
Cons
Located in Kagoshima, southern Kyushu.
Best For
Comprehensive national university in southern Kyushu, strong in engineering, fisheries, and agriculture.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Think of Miyazaki University when marine science, agriculture and food science is the priority: it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and is smaller, enrolling about 6,000 students against roughly 11,000 here.
- On content, Ehime University and this university are close, as both teach astroscience, marine science and agriculture; it has almost the same size, at about 10,000 students, and is also a public institution.
- Another national school that puts marine science, agriculture and food science at the centre is University of the Ryukyus, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- Niigata University is the closest domestic counterpart for astroscience, marine science and aerospace; it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- Kindai University follows much the same lines as this institution, with astroscience, marine science and aerospace as common ground, and it is far larger, with about 33,000 students against roughly 11,000 here, and is private, whereas this institution is public.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on marine science, agriculture and food science is Guangxi University in China, and it covers project management as well, and is far larger, with about 38,000 students against roughly 11,000 here.
- Universität Rostock offers an international parallel to this institution, with astroscience, marine science and aerospace as common ground; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and is slightly larger, at about 13,000 students against roughly 11,000 here.
- If this institution is on your list for marine science, aerospace and agriculture, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin in Poland deserves a comparison, because it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- Universität Bremen offers an international parallel to this institution, with marine science, aerospace and transportations as common ground; it covers project management as well, and is larger, enrolling about 19,000 students against roughly 11,000 here.
- A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on marine science, food science and bioinformatics is Ocean University of China in China, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers project management as well.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Agriculture, Aquaculture, Environmental Engineering, Marine Ecosystems, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Practices
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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