is a

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, established in 1928. Kurume University is located in

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( Chikugo district),

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(on the island of

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History

*1928 Kyūshū Medical School established. (A precursor of Kurume university) *1949 Faculty of Commerce was established on the Mii Campus.

Undergraduate Faculties and Departments

*Faculty of

Literature Literature is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially prose fiction, drama, and poetry. In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to include ...

**Intercultural Studies **Psychology **Information Sociology **Social Welfare *Faculty of

Economics Economics () is the social science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...

**Cultural Economics **Economics *Faculty of

Commerce Commerce is the large-scale organized system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions directly and indirectly related to the exchange (buying and selling) of goods and services among two or more parties within local, regional, nation ...

**Commerce *Faculty of

Law Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been vario ...

**Jurisprudence **International Politics *School of

medicine Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care pract ...

**School of Medicine **School of Nursing

Institutes

Institute of Foreign Language Education

Graduate Schools

*Graduate School of Comparative Studies of International Cultures and Societies *Graduate School of Psychology *Graduate School of Commerce *Graduate School of Medicine *Graduate and Professional School of Law

Campuses

*Mii Campus **The Faculties of

and Graduate and Professional School of Law *Asahi-machi Campus **school of

, Kurume University Hospital *Kurume University Beijing Educational Exchange Center (

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)

University Hospital

*Kurume University Hospital *Kurume University Medical Center *Kurume University Rehabilitation Center

Main attached research institutes (14 research institutes)

*Institute of Comparative Studies of International Cultures and Societies (Mii Campus) *Institute of Foreign Language Education (Mii Campus) *Institute of Industrial Economies (Mii Campus) *Research Center for Innovative Cancer Therapy (Asahi-machi Campus) *The international center (Mii Campus) etc.

Libraries

*2 Libraries (Mii Campus, Asahi-machi Campus)

External links

Official site
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