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NISHIDA MutsumiPresident

University of the Ryukyus

Located in Okinawa, a part of the Ryukyu Islands, University of the Ryukyus (Ryudai) boasts unique characteristics that no other university in Japan has. On top of the list of assets that Ryudai enjoys is its subtropical location with a beautiful natural environment both on the land and in the sea.

I personally invite you to come and see for yourself the many things the University of the Ryukyus has to offer.

Organizational Chart

Presidential Election Committee

Management Council Education and Research Council

Advisors President Board of Directors Auditors

Graduate School of Humanitiesand Social Sciences

Graduate School of TourismSciences

Graduate School of Education

Graduate School of Medicine

Graduate School of HealthSciences

Graduate School of Engineeringand Science

Graduate School of Agriculture

Graduate School of Law

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Faculty of Global and Regional Studies

Faculty of Education

Faculty of Science

Faculty of Medicine

Faculty of Engineering

Faculty of Agriculture

Tropical Biosphere Research CenterResearch Institute for Islands and SustainabilityDisaster Preventiion Research Center for Islands Region

UniversityResearchCenters

Center for Research Advancement and CollaborationComputing and Networking CenterUniversity Museum (Fujukan)

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Editor/Publisher: Public Relations, General Affairs Section, General Affairs Division, the University of the Ryukyus Issued December 2019

University of the RyukyusGuidebook2019 - 2020

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Global Education

What international students are saying

● Monthly living expenses

Timetable (Example: Short-Term Exchange Student)

Undergraduate student from Micronesia

Scholarship：￥100,000Dormitory Rent：Water：Electric：Gas：Food：Total：

￥16,500￥1,000￥1,500￥1,500￥20,000￥40,500

❝Classes are difficult mainly in Japanese, but if you do your best, it's okay.It is important to go out to the outside world. I highly recommend it.❞

❝I chose to study in Okinawa because I wanted to try the unique food culture and see theclear blue waters for myself.❞

❝I have also discovered my future here, notonly have I found my academic calling.❞

❝My study abroad experience at the University of the Ryukyus will stay with me for the rest ofmy life.❞

❝Everybody in Okinawa is very friendly. It’s the perfect place to become better atspeaking Japanese.❞

❝If you go to Okinawa, you will see beautiful landscapes. You will meet a lot of new friends and also you can contrast the difference between Japaneseculture and Okinawan culture.❞

❝Apart from classroom time, we get to go on several excursions and enjoy first-hand experiences of Okinawa culture. I particularly loved the Okinawa craft workshop!❞

❝The University of the Ryukyus has some of the best friendliest teachers, professors, and students to aid my climbto success.❞

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Geography of the RyukyuIslands

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Okinawan History

Writing in Japanese

Readings in JapaneseLiterary Works/Literature

Seminar on GlobalEngagement

Number of international students by country/region (as of May 1 , 2019)300 students from 40 countries/regions.

Australia: 2

Palau: 2

Micronesia: 1Marshall Islands: 3

Taiwan: 24China: 83

Laos: 4

Thailand: 7

Afghanistan: 18

South Sudan: 1Niger: 1

France: 5

Spain: 5

Sweden: 3

Italy: 2Switzerland: 1

Poland: 2Germany: 3

Netherlands: 1

Syria: 2Korea: 41

Bangladesh: 9

Argentina: 2

Colombia: 1Costa Rica: 1

USA: 7

Papua New Guinea: 1

Philippines: 5Vietnam: 8

Indonesia: 21Malaysia: 6

Cambodia:1

Sri Lanka: 5

India: 1South Africa: 2

Sierra Leone: 4

Senegal: 3 Iran: 5

Tanzania: 1Malawi: 1

Mozambique: 2

Kenya: 1Maldives: 1

Nigeria: 1

■Sesoko Station ■Experimental forest ■Yona Station

■University of the Ryukyus　(Main campus)

University of the Ryukyus Hospital

Tropical BiosphereResearch CenterSesoko Station

Subtropical FieldScience Center (Yona Field)

TropicalBiosphereResearch CenterIriomote Station

Offices Outside Okinawa and Overseas

■Taipei Satellite Office ■Laos Satellite Office

■Hawaii Liaison Office■Brazil Satellite Office ■Germany Satellite Office

■Tokyo Office

■Iriomote Station

■Coral Reefs Research ■The mangrove forest of Iriomote　 Island is the largest in Japan

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Coral Reefs

Prof. SAKAI Kazuhiko

The University of the Ryukyus President's Research Award for Leading Scientists

How will corals in the Ryukyu archipelago respond to climate change?

Invasive Non-Native Organisms

Prof. TSUJI Mizuki

Advanced research on invasive non-native living organisms in the face of climate change and ever-transforming conditions of the natural environment.

Cultural Diversity

Prof. KARIMATA Shigehisa

Towards the construction of dynamic systems of taxono-my for languages in the Ryukyus.

Regional Development

Prof. NAKAMURA Shinya

Towards Creating a Flexible and Strong Region: Integrated management of land resourc-es development and use in urban and rural settings.

Marine Organisms

Prof. TAKEMURA Akihiro

Environmental adaptability of coral reef organisms ‒ An overall understanding from biological perspectives.

Renewable Energy

Prof. SENJYU Tomonobu

Approaches for the realiza-tion of a sustainable society ‒ Proactive use of renewable sources of energy.

The University of the Ryukyus is leading an initiative in the “Spearheads of Research” to promote four of the University’s key areas of research: Tropics and Sub-Tropics, Island and Ocean Environments, Ryukyu and Okinawa Culture, and Health, Longevity and Interna-tionally Infectious Diseases.

This is in addition to a model of community-based problem solving, an approach to issue resolution gleaned from results of an institutionally-organized survey of research require-ments.

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・Faculties

7 faculties 32 programs

・Graduate Schools

9 graduate schools 23 programs

・Student-Teacher ratio

・Budget（Unit：Million JPY）

8,079 ／ 826 ＝ 9.78

・Students

8,0797,140Undergraduate students

Graduate students(Master's and Predoctoral courses)530Graduate students(Doctorate and Doctoral courses)330Professional degree students79

・International Exchanges

116 schools 40 countries/regions

Number of universities/institutions with

79 students received

33 students sent

Student exchanges with partner universities

Faculty exchanges

595Faculty members conducting research abroad

220Researchers from overseas received

300International students

University of the Ryukyus by the Numbers

20,97452.8%

Personnel Costs

10,28425.9%

Medical expenses

1,918　4.8%Facility

454　1.1%Subsidies

Allowances

Industry-academiacollaborationresearch

429　1.1%

1,815　4.6%

34　0.1%

Donations

806　2.0%Research

1,025　2.6%Education

365　0.9%

Educationalresearch support

127　0.3%

Appropriatedsurplus

1,475　3.7%General administration

39,706Expenditures

12,41231.3%

3,8839.8%

18,40046.3%

Tutionand Fees

UniversityHospital

OperationalGrants

1,918　4.8%

Subsidies forfrom subsidiesmaintenance,etc.

34　0.1%Allowance disposition

454　1.1%

Incomefrom subsidies

429 1.1%donations

235　0.6%Miscellaneous

1,815　4.6%Industry-academia collaborationresearch

127　0.3%Appropriated surplus

39,706Income

The Times Higher Education JapanUniversity Rankings 2019 (3.27.2019) 89th

(As of May 1, 2019)

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Island wisdom,...Island wisdom, for the world, for the future. Read More NISHIDA Mutsumi President University of the Ryukyus Located in Okinawa, a part of the Ryukyu Islands, University