Japan

Kyoto University

Kyoto, Japan

Founded in 1897, Kyoto University has about 23,000 students, around 3,000 of them international, across 10 faculties and 18 graduate schools on its Yoshida, Uji and Katsura campuses. Most undergraduate teaching is in Japanese; the Kyoto iUP route adds intensive Japanese study for international undergraduates, and several graduate schools run English-taught programmes.

Known for

Natural sciencesEngineeringMedicineAgricultureHumanities

Facts

Type
Public university
Founded
1897
Degree levels
Bachelor's, Master's, PhD
Teaching language
Some programmes in English

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