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CONTENTS01 Chronological Table03 Management Structure04 Staff and Students05 Finance06 Industry-Academia Collaboration07 University Facilities09 Academic Exchange Memoranda13 Researchers from Abroad14 Researchers going Abroad15 Students from Abroad17 Students going Abroad19 Kyoto University International Symposia
KYOTO UNIVERSITY FACTS AND FIGURES 2016–2017 2ndEdition
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CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE
1897 Founded as Kyoto Imperial University. College of Science and Engineering established.
1899 Colleges of Law and Medicine established. University Library and University Hospital established.
1906 College of Letters established.
1914 College of Science and Engineering divided into College of Science and College of Engineering.
1919 Colleges reorganized into five faculties under the new University Ordinance. Faculty of Economics established.
1923 Faculty of Agriculture established.
1926 Institute for Chemical Research established.
1939 Institute for Research in Humanities established.
1941 Chest Disease Research Institute and Institute of Atomic Energy established.
1944 Wood Research Institute established.
1946 Research Institute for Food Science established.
1947 Renamed Kyoto University.
1949 Reorganized on four-year schooling basis (with the exception of six years for medicine) under the new education system. Faculty of Education established. Branch School established for general education of freshmen and sophomores.
1951 Disaster Prevention Research Institute established.
1953 Graduate courses under the new system opened. Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics established.
1954 Branch School renamed College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
1956 Institute for Virus Research established.
1960 Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences established.
1962 Institute of Economic Research established.
1963 Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences and Research Reactor Institute established.
1965 Center for Southeast Asian Studies established.
1966 Center for Student Health established.
1967 Primate Research Institute established.
1969 Data Processing Center established.
1971 Radioisotope Research Center established.
1972 Research Center for Sports Science established.
1975 College of Medical Technology established.
1976 Plasma Physics Laboratory and Radiation Biology Center established.
1977 Environment Preservation Center and Center for Archaeological Operations established.
1978 Educational Center for Information Processing established.
1980 Research Center for Biomedical Engineering established.
1981 Radio Atmospheric Science Center established.
1986 Center for African Area Studies established.
1988 Center for Molecular Biology and Genetics established.
1990 Center for Student Exchange established.
1991 Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies and Center for Ecological Research established.
1992 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences reorganized and renamed Faculty of Integrated Human Studies.
1994 Research Center for Higher Education established.
1995 Venture Business Laboratory established.
1996 Graduate School of Energy Science established. Institute of Atomic Energy and Plasma Physics Laboratory merged into Institute of Advance Energy. Student Counseling Center established.
1997 The Kyoto University Museum established.Educational Center for Information Processing reorganized and renamed Center for Information and Multimedia Studies.
1998 Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies and Graduate School of Informatics established. Chest Disease Research Institute reorganized and renamed Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences.
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1999 Graduate School of Biostudies and Counseling Center established.
2000 Radio Atmospheric Science Center reorganized and renamed Radio Science Center for Space and Atmosphere. University Archives established.
2001 International Innovation Center established.
2002 Center for Data Collection and Analysis established. Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies established. Center for Data Processing and Center for Information and Multimedia Studies reorganized and renamed Academic Center for Computing and Multimedia Studies. Research Center for Low Temperature and Materials Sciences and Fukui Institute for Fundamental Chemistry established.
2003 Seto Marine Biological Laboratory, University Forest, Subtropical Plant Institute and Fisheries Research Station merged into Field Science Education and Research Center. Research Center for Higher Education reorganized and renamed Center for the Promotion of Excellence in Higher Education. Institute for the Promotion of Excellence in Higher Education and Law School established. College of Medical Technology merged into Graduate School of Medicine.
2004 Kyoto University incorporated in accordance with the National University Corporation Law.
Wood Research Institute and Radio Science Center for Space and Atmosphere unified as Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere. Center for Southeast Asian Studies given institute status.
2005 The Organization for the Promotion of International Relations, Environment, Safety, and Health Organization, International Innovation Organization, Institute for Information Management and Communication, and Library Network established. Center for Student Exchange reorganized and renamed The International Center.
2006 School of Government established. Graduate School of Management established. Center for Integrated Area Studies established. Institute of Sustainability Science established. Center for Women Researchers established.
2007 Kokoro Research Center established. International Innovation Organization reorganized and renamed Kyoto University Office of Society-Academia Collaboration for Innovation. International Innovation Center reorganized and renamed Innovative Collaboration Center. Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences established.
2008 Wildlife Research Center established. Center for Archaeological Operations reorganized and renamed Center for Cultural Heritage Studies.
2009 Young Researcher Development Center established.
2010 Center for the Promotion of Interdisciplinary Education and Research established. Center for iPS Cell Research and Application established.
2012 Young Researcher Development Center renamed the Hakubi Center for Advanced Research.
2013 Graduate School of Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability established. Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences established.
2014 The Center for Women Researchers and the Gender Equality Promotion Office merged to form the Gender Equality Promotion Center.
2015 Research Coordination Alliance established.
2016 International Strategy Office established. Institute for Advanced Study established. Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences and Institute for Virus Research unified as the Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences.
(As of Jan. 1, 2017)
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(As of Jan. 1, 2017)
Board of Executive Directors*(7 Executive Vice-Presidents)
Auditors(2)
Administrative Council(25 members)**
Education and ResearchCouncil (72 members)
Deans andDirectors Meeting
President
* Each of the (Executive) Vice-Presidents and Deputy Executive Directors is in charge of a di�erent area of university affairs.** 25 members, 12 of whom are Kyoto University faculty and sta�.
Assistants to theExecutive
Vice-Presidents
Vice-Presidents*
Deputy ExecutiveDirectors*
Organizations(6)
Faculties(10)
Graduate Schools(18)
Research Institutes(13)
Centers(15)
Kyoto Univ.Library
Kyoto Univ.Hospital
Institute forAdvanced Study
AdministrationBureau
Institute forIntegrated
Cell-MaterialSciences(iCeMS)
MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE
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University Staff (As of May 1, 2016)
PositionNumber
TotalPermanent Fixed Term
President 1 --- --- --- 1 ---Executive Directors 7 --- --- --- 7 ---Auditors 2 --- --- --- 2 ---Professors 1,017 (22) 61 (5) 1,078 (27)Associate Professors 794 (55) 155 (18) 949 (73)Senior Lecturers 156 (13) 64 (19) 220 (32)Assistant Professors 788 (24) 360 (46) 1,148 (70)Research Associates 2 --- --- --- 2 ---Researchers(Non-teaching) ---
(11)530
(126)530
(137)Non-teaching Staff 2,730 431 3,161 Specialist Staff 8 68 76 Total 5,505 (125) 1,669 (214) 7,174 (339)
Number of international faculty and staff shown in parenthesis.
Enrollment (As of May 1 of each year)Year Undergraduate Graduate Total2016 13,511 9,351 22,862 2015 13,569 9,216 22,7852014 13,580 9,226 22,8062013 13,585 9,323 22,9082012 13,551 9,244 22,795
Number of GraduatesAcademic Year(Apr. 1–Mar. 31) Undergraduate
GraduateTotal
Master's Course Doctoral Course2015 2,931 2,149 718 5,798 2014 2,885 2,218 723 5,8262013 2,891 2,215 674 5,7802012 2,901 2,134 735 5,7702011 2,893 2,171 780 5,844
Number of Degrees ConferredAcademic Year(Apr. 1–Mar. 31) Master's Degree Doctoral Degree
2015 2,149 803 2014 2,218 8372013 2,215 7452012 2,134 8222011 2,171 891
Number of Professional Degrees ConferredAcademic Year(Apr. 1–Mar. 31) Law School School of
Public HealthSchool of
GovernmentSchool of
Management Total
2015 139 34 36 86 295 2014 148 28 47 85 3082013 153 26 41 90 3102012 160 28 38 79 3052011 164 28 38 83 313
STAFF AND STUDENTS
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Financial Statement* Calculations based on the exchange rate as of March 31, 2016 (US$1=¥112.68).
Revenues in Academic Year 2015 (Apr.1–Mar. 31) Category Million Yen Million US $
University Grants 58,836 522.15
Facilities Subsidies 12,663 311.66
Tuition Fees 12,215 389.82
Hospital Revenue 35,118 108.40
Funding from External Sources 43,925 112.38
Other 14,685 130.32
Total 177,442 1,574.74
Expenditures in Academic Year 2015 (Apr.1–Mar. 31)Category Million Yen Million US $
Instruction and Research Costs 71,658 635.94
Hospital Expenditures 34,554 306.66
Facilities Maintenance Costs 12,661 367.49
Costs Incurred by Projects with Industries 41,409 112.36
Repayment ofLong-Term Loans 2,709 24.04
Other 9,581 85.03
Total 172,572 1,531.52
19.8%
University Grants
Hospital Revenue
Funding from External Sources
Other
Tuition Fees
Facilities Subsidies
33.2%
24.8%
8.3%
7.1%
6.9%
Revenues177,442
Unit: million Yen
Instruction and Research Costs
Costs Incurred by Projects with Industries
Hospital Expenditures
Facilities Maintenance Costs
Other
Repayment of Long-Term Loans
41.5%
20.0%
24.0%
7.3%
5.6%1.6%
Unit: million Yen
Expenditures172,572
FINANCE
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Invention DisclosureAcademic Year(Apr. 1–Mar. 31)
Number of Invention Disclosure Forms Submitted
2015 4392014 4122013 3932012 4432011 4122010 3962009 405
Patent Application and Acquisition
Academic Year(Apr. 1–Mar. 31)
DOMESTIC FOREIGNNumber of Patent
ApplicationsNumber of Patents
IssuedNumber of Patent
Applications¹Number of Patents
Issued²2015 315 (227) 161 (120) 360 (260) 184 (126)2014 313 (222) 161 (127) 340 (229) 179 (113)2013 290 (202) 156 (108) 331 (215) 101 (63)2012 273 (187) 132 (98) 313 (192) 75 (43)2011 237 (174) 109 (80) 298 (196) 79 (23)2010 230 (169) 68 (38) 261 (150) 41 (25)2009 231 (166) 45 (21) 224 (107) 37 (17)
Number of joint applications or co-owned patents shown in parenthesis.1 Applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty etc. count as one, regardless of the number of designated countries.2 The number of patents issued count as one for each country.
Number of Current Patents (As of March 31, 2016)DOMESTIC FOREIGN865 (570) 606 (372)
Development and Use of Intellectual Property
Academic Year(Apr. 1–Mar. 31)
PATENTS COPYRIGHTS¹ RESEARCH MATERIALS TOTALNumber of Licenses²
Revenue(thousand yen)
Number of Licenses²
Revenue(thousand yen)
Number of Licenses²
Revenue(thousand yen)
Revenue(thousand yen)
2015 144 371,154 11 2,780 53 14,768 388,7022014 158 357,570 25 8,599 57 16,157 382,3262013 139 310,530 22 4,515 56 11,901 326,9462012 115 191,144 16 9,965 32 53,217 254,3262011 101 184,594 14 4,172 25 18,801 207,5672010 59 154,575 6 2,182 28 15,865 172,6222009 58 65,432 8 3,675 46 23,917 93,024
1 Databases, computer programs, and digital contents (except research papers, books, and reports)2 Including assignments
Collaborative ResearchAcademic Year(Apr. 1–Mar. 31) Number of Cases Revenue
(thousand yen)2015 1,115 7,831,464 2014 1,010 7,966,3502013 1,008 6,817,1332012 933 6,649,8232011 844 5,782,2912010 861 6,231,5292009 813 5,613,524
Sponsored ResearchAcademic Year(Apr. 1–Mar. 31)
Number of Cases
Revenue(thousand yen)
2015 1,007 24,296,814 2014 925 19,979,7882013 903 16,465,5352012 826 14,574,8732011 847 12,718,5232010 780 11,626,1472009 728 14,137,356
INDUSTRY-ACADEMIA COLLABORATION
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Library Collection As of March 31, 2016Number of Books Number of Magazines and Periodicals
Japanese International Total Japanese International TotalMain University Library 677,727 266,893 944,620 14,443 9,843 24,286Other University Libraries 2,960,880 2,999,613 5,960,493 50,371 48,636 99,007Combined Total 3,638,607 3,266,506 6,905,113 64,814 58,479 123,293
Number of Visitors to the Kyoto University MuseumAcademic Year(Apr. 1–Mar. 31) Individuals Groups Paying Visitors Non-Paying
Visitors Total
2015 10,303 924 11,227 24,073 35,3002014 12,633 879 13,512 28,566 42,0782013 14,210 1,256 15,466 27,968 43,4342012 18,439 1,218 19,657 36,106 55,7632011 14,400 1,036 15,436 26,829 42,2652010 20,840 1,030 21,870 30,358 52,2282009 13,843 916 14,759 20,243 35,002
Number of Visitors to the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory AquariumAcademic Year(Apr. 1–Mar. 31) Individuals Groups Paying Visitors Non-Paying
Visitors Total
2015 73,405 3,225 76,630 2,516 79,1462014 60,773 2,601 63,374 7,044 70,4182013 37,451 2,153 39,604 5,106 44,7102012 59,084 2,658 61,742 7,315 69,0572011 54,806 2,696 57,502 6,656 64,1582010 54,608 2,942 57,550 7,076 64,6262009 52,483 2,621 55,104 7,581 62,685
Kyoto University HospitalAcademic Year(Apr. 1–Mar. 31)
Number of Beds
Number of Inpatients
Number of Outpatients
2015 1,121 343,241 698,924
UNIVERSITY FACILITIES
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As of Jan. 1, 2017
Country/Region InstitutionMOU
Year of Conclusion
SEAYear of
ConclusionASIA
Bhutan Royal University of Bhutan 2013 -Brunei Universiti Brunei Darussalam 2014 2015
China
Northwest University 1980 -Wuhan University 1980 2007Peking University 1983 2008Tsinghua University 1998 2007Fudan University 2002 2007Zhejiang University 2003 2008University of Science and Technology of China 2005 -Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 2005 2006Nanjing University 2006 2007University of Hong Kong - 2007Chinese University of Hong Kong - 2007Shanghai Jiao Tong University 2008 2008Xi'an Jiaotong University 2008 2010Nankai University - 2014Hong Kong Polytechnic University - 2017
India
Banaras Hindu University 2015 2015Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) 2015 -Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG) 2016 2016Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) 2016 -
ACADEMIC EXCHANGE MEMORANDA
Distribution Map of Partner Universities and Consortia
MOU: 65,SEA: 50
MOU : Memorandum of UnderstandingSEA : Student Exchange Agreement
MOU: 167,SEA: 111 WorldwideMOU: 3,SEA: 2
MOU: 8,SEA: 0
MOU: 53,SEA: 37
MOU: 6,SEA: 7
MOU: 24,SEA: 13
MOU: 2,SEA: 2
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Country/Region InstitutionMOU
Year of Conclusion
SEAYear of
Conclusion
Indonesia
Institut Teknologi Bandung 2006 2016University of Indonesia 2008 2015Gadjah Mada University 2012 2016Bogor Agricultural University 2013 -Hasanuddin University 2014 -Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) 2014 -Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) 2016 -Agency of Peatland Restoration (Badan Restorasi Gambut) 2016 -
Republic of Korea
Kyungpook National University 1984 1996Seoul National University 1991 1997Yonsei University 1998 1999Korea University 2002 2006Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology 2005 -Pohang University of Science and Technology 2007 2007Konkuk University 2012 -
Laos National University of Laos 2002 -
MalaysiaUniversity of Malaya 2008 2015Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 2016 -
MyanmarMandalay Technological University 2013 -Yangon Technological University 2013 -University of Yangon 2015 -
Nepal Tribhuvan University 2015 -Philippines University of the Philippines 2015 2015
SingaporeNational University of Singapore 1999 1999Nanyang Technological University 2013 2014
TaiwanNational Taiwan University 2005 2005National Tsing Hua University 2006 2007
Thailand
Kasetsart University 1984 2001Chulalongkorn University 2005 2006Thammasat University 2005 2006Mahidol University 2014 -Chiang Mai University 2014 2014
Viet Nam
Vietnam National University, Hanoi 2007 2012Hue University 2007 2016Hanoi University of Science and Technology 2009 -University of Danang 2014 2016
OCEANIA
Australia
University of Queensland 1981 2012University of Melbourne 1997 1997University of New South Wales 1998 1998University of Sydney 1999 1999Australian National University 2008 2008
New ZealandUniversity of Auckland 1997 1997University of Otago - 2016
NORTH AMERICA
Canada
University of Toronto 1991 1997La Conference des Recteurs et des Principaux des Universites du Quebec 1994 1998University of Waterloo 2003 2006McGill University 2014 2014University of British Columbia 2014 2015Concordia University 2014 2014
United States of America
Wayne State University 1985 -Stanford University 1986 -University of California 1990 -Polytechnic University 1990 -Brown University 1992 -George Washington University 1998 1998
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Country/Region InstitutionMOU
Year of Conclusion
SEAYear of
Conclusion
United States of America
Tufts University 1998 -Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois 1999 -University of Pennsylvania 1999 2006University of Hawai'i 2003 2005University of Michigan 2003 -University of Washington 2011 2011University of California, Davis 2011 -University of Wisconsin-Madison - 2013University of California, San Diego 2014 -Olin College of Engineering 2014 -University of Notre Dame Du Lac 2014 2016Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2015 -University of California Berkeley 2015 -University of Texas at Austin - 2015
LATIN AMERICABrazil Universidade de São Paulo 2014 2014Mexico University of Guadalajara 1983 2006
EUROPEAustria University of Wien 1993 1997Belgium University Catholique de Louvain 1997 1997Czech Republic Charles University 1990 -Finland University of Helsinki 2011 2011
France
Universite de Paris 7 1979 2015Université de Strasbourg 1991 2000Le Consortium des Universites de Grenoble 2000 2000École Normale Supérieure 2009 2009Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris [Sciences Po] - 2009Centre national de la recherche scientifique 2013 -Université de Bordeaux 2014 2015ITER International Fusion Energy Organization 2014 -Agroplis International 2014 -École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS) 2015 -Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales (INALCO) 2016 2016MINES ParisTech 2016 2016
Germany
Free University of Berlin 1984 1997Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich 1989 1998Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn 1990 1998Rupert Charles University of Heidelberg 1990 1997Humboldt University of Berlin 1998 1999Technische Universität München 2006 2007University of Göttingen 2011 2011Karlsruhe Institute of Technology 2011 2011University of Cologne 2013 -RWTH Aachen University 2014 2014Berlin University of Technology 2016 2016
Iceland University of Iceland - 2016
IrelandUniversity College Dublin, UCD National University of Ireland 2014 2014University of Dublin, Trinity College Dublin 2014 2014
Italy
University of Siena 1989 -University of Bologna 1995 -Politecnico di Milano 2014 2014Università Ca' Foscari Venezia 2015 2015
Luxembourg University of Luxembourg 2016 2016
NetherlandsLeiden University 1997 1997University of Utrecht 1997 1997University of Groningen 2013 2014
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Country/Region InstitutionMOU
Year of Conclusion
SEAYear of
ConclusionNorway Norwegian University of Science and Technology 2014 2014Poland Jagiellonian University 2013 -
RussiaLomonosov Moscow State University 1987 -Saint-Petersburg State University 2013 -
SpainUniversidad de Barcelona 2014 2014Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona 2017 2017
Sweden
Uppsala University 1997 1997Stockholm University 1997 1997KTH Royal Institute of Technology 2005 2005Lund University 2014 -
Switzerland
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology 1989 -University of Lausanne 1997 1999University of Zurich 2013 2014Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) 2015 2015
UkraineNational University of Ukraine "Kyiv Polytechnic Institute" 2013 -Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv 2014 -
United Kingdom
University of Sussex 1989 2016University of Oxford 1991 -University of Cambridge 1997 -University of Nottingham 1999 -University of Edinburgh 2005 2011University of Sheffield 2006 2006University of Manchester 2006 2007University of Bristol 2011 2012Institute of Education University of London 2011 -Newcastle University - 2011University of Southampton - 2012University of Glasgow 2013 2015King's College London (KCL) 2014 2014University of Birmingham 2015 2011University of Leeds 2016 2016
MIDDLE EASTIsrael Tel Aviv University 1999 2006Saudi Arabia King Abdulaziz University (KAU) 2014 -Turkey Koç University 2011 2011
AFRICABotswana University of Botswana 2012 -Democratic Republic of the Congo
University of Kinshasa 2015 -
EgyptEgyptian Academy of Science, Research and Technology 2010 -Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology 2012 -
Guinea University of Conakry 2013 -Morocco Mohammed V University of Rabat 2016 -Sudan University of Khartoum 2001 -Uganda Makerere University 2015 -
OthersASEAN University Network (AUN) 2009 -ASEAN+3 University Network (ASEAN+3 UNet) 2012 -United Nations University 2005 -Japan International Cooperation Agency 2010 -United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) 2016 -Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) 2016 -
Many of Kyoto Universityʼs individual faculties, graduate schools, institutes, and centers also have direct cooperation and exchange agreements with a broad range of institutions abroad. Details are available online at:www.oc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/agreement/en/list/
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Country/Region Number of Researchers
ASIABangladesh 15Bhutan 16Brunei 4Cambodia 14China (including HK and Macau) 371India 105Indonesia 134Laos 15Malaysia 55Mongolia 2Myanmar 26Nepal 11Pakistan 3Philippines 38Republic of Korea 245Singapore 56Sri Lanka 7Taiwan 164Thailand 133Timor-Leste 1Viet Nam 79
OCEANIAAustralia 64New Zealand 15Vanuatu 2
NORTH AMERICACanada 80United States of America 496
LATIN AMERICAArgentine 1Brazil 18Chile 6Colombia 5Guatemala 2Mexico 7Peru 2Uruguay 1
Country/Region Number of Researchers
EUROPEAlbania 1Austria 15Belgium 19Bulgaria 1Croatia 5Czech Republic 15Denmark 14Estonia 1Finland 23France 263Georgia 1Germany 186Greece 5Hungary 7Iceland 5Ireland 5Italy 60Kazakhstan 1Luxembourg 2Netherlands 26Norway 7Poland 16Portugal 4Romania 4Russia 20Serbia 4Slovakia 2Slovenia 2Spain 38Sweden 27Switzerland 39Ukraine 3United Kingdom 176Uzbekistan 4
Country/Region Number of Researchers
MIDDLE EASTAfghanistan 1Bahrain 1Iran 16Iraq 1Israel 19Jordan 1Lebanon 1Oman 1Saudi Arabia 5Turkey 9United Arab Emirates 1
AFRICAAlgeria 2Benin 2Burundi 1Cote d'Ivoire 1Democratic Republic of the Congo 4
Egypt 29Ethiopia 3Ghana 4Kenya 2Libya 1Madagascar 3Nigeria 2Republic of South Africa 9South Sudan 1Tanzania 6Tunisia 1Uganda 3Zimbabwe 1
OTHERSOthers 1
Total 3,326
RESEARCHERS FROM ABROAD
2.4%
1.7%
17.3%
1.3%
30.1%
2.3%
Total3,326 Researchers
44.9%
Asia
North America
La n America
Europe
Oceania
Middle East
Africa
Academic Year 2015 (April 1–March 31)
Asia 44.9%Oceania 2.4%North America 17.3%Latin America 1.3%Europe 30.1%Middle East 1.7%Africa 2.3%
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Country/Region Number of Researchers
ASIABangladesh 38Bhutan 29Brunei 2Cambodia 39China (including HK and Macau) 688India 148Indonesia 271Laos 33Malaysia 186Maldives 1Mongolia 11Myanmar 97Nepal 35Pakistan 3Philippines 75Republic of Korea 398Singapore 159Sri Lanka 12Taiwan 353Thailand 347Viet Nam 146
OCEANIAAustralia 141Fiji 2Micronesia 3New Zealand 28Papua New Guinea 1Solomon 6Vanuatu 4Others (Oceanian Region) 2
NORTH AMERICACanada 150United States of America 1,850
LATIN AMERICAArgentine 8Brazil 52Chile 24Colombia 2Costa Rica 1Ecuador 1Jamaica 2Mexico 13Panama 3Paraguay 3Peru 14Uruguay 1Venezuela 1
Country/Region Number of Researchers
EUROPEAustria 99Azerbaijan 1Belgium 49Bosnia and Herzegovina 3Bulgaria 2Croatia 22Cyprus 2Czech Republic 80Denmark 35Estonia 9Finland 53Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 2
France 452Georgia 3Germany 482Greece 24Hungary 22Iceland 3Ireland 10Italy 218Kazakhstan 3Kosovo 1Kyrgyz Republic 3Latvia 1Luxembourg 3Montenegro 2Netherlands 141Norway 19Poland 58Portugal 50Romania 5Russia 28Serbia 4Slovakia 4Slovenia 3Spain 174Sweden 126Switzerland 134Tajikistan 1United Kingdom 371Uzbekistan 6
Country/Region Number of Researchers
MIDDLE EASTBahrain 2Iran 3Israel 9Jordan 6Kuwait 2Oman 5Qatar 7Saudi Arabia 4Turkey 54United Arab Emirates 10
AFRICABotswana 1 Cameroon 28Cote d'Ivoire 2Democratic Republic of the Congo 5
Egypt 8Ethiopia 24Gabon 2Ghana 13Guinea 3Kenya 21Liberia 1Madagascar 5Malawi 2Mauritania 2Morocco 4Namibia 9Niger 1Republic of Congo 5Republic of South Africa 13Rwanda 1Senegal 2Tanzania 42Tunisia 1Uganda 15Zambia 5
OTHERSOthers 1
Total 8,409
RESEARCHERS GOING ABROAD
2.6%1.2%
36.5%
23.8%
1.5%
32.2%
2.2%
8,327 ResearchersTotal
8,409 Researchers
Asia
North America
La n America
Oceania
Africa
Europe
Middle East
Academic Year 2015 (April 1–March 31)
Asia 36.5%Oceania 2.2%North America 23.8%Latin America 1.5%Europe 32.2%Middle East 1.2%Africa 2.6%
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Country/RegionUndergraduate Graduate Students
Research Students TotalUnder-
graduates Auditors Master's Course
Doctoral Course
Professional Course Auditors
ASIABangladesh 7 8 1 16Brunei 2 2Cambodia 4 3 1 8China 117 28 322 313 43 16 83 922India 2 2 3 23 2 1 2 35Indonesia 11 2 25 49 6 4 4 101Laos 2 2 4Malaysia 2 10 30 4 1 47Mongolia 2 3 4 2 4 15Myanmar 8 16 1 25Nepal 2 6 1 1 10Pakistan 4 4Philippines 1 8 6 3 2 20Republic of Korea 74 10 41 76 20 2 24 247Singapore 7 1 1 1 10Sri Lanka 1 2 3Taiwan 3 6 31 39 6 1 9 95Thailand 8 1 11 25 2 2 4 53Viet Nam 6 2 8 28 3 2 5 54
OCEANIAAustralia 1 5 1 3 1 11Fiji 1 1 2New Zealand 1 3 1 1 6
NORTH AMERICACanada 6 3 4 2 15United States of America 6 12 14 4 36
LATIN AMERICAArgentine 1 1Bolivia 1 1Brazil 3 1 5 1 3 13Chile 2 2Colombia 1 1 2 4Costa Rica 1 1Dominica 1 1El Salvador 1 1Grenada 1 1Haiti 1 1Mexico 2 1 1 2 6Panama 1 1Paraguay 1 2 3Peru 3 2 3 8Uruguay 1 1Venezuela 1 1
EUROPEAlbania 1 1Austria 1 1 2 4Azerbaijan 1 1Belarus 1 1 1 3Belgium 1 1 2Bulgaria 1 4 5Croatia 1 1 2Czech Republic 1 1Estonia 1 2 3Finland 2 1 2 5France 7 1 13 7 1 29Georgia 2 2Germany 6 4 1 15 3 29Hungary 2 3 1 6Ireland 1 1 2Italy 3 1 4 3 11Kazakhstan 1 1 2Kyrgyz Republic 1 1 2
STUDENTS FROM ABROAD
As of May 1, 2016
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Country/RegionUndergraduate Graduate Students
Research Students TotalUnder-
graduates Auditors Master's Course
Doctoral Course
Professional Course Auditors
Luxembourg 1 1 2Netherlands 1 2 3Norway 1 1 1 3Poland 1 1 2Romania 1 2 3Russia 1 3 7 11Slovenia 1 1 2Spain 2 4 6Sweden 5 1 1 7Switzerland 1 1 4 1 7Tajikistan 1 1Turkmenistan 1 1Ukraine 2 2United Kingdom 5 3 8Uzbekistan 1 1
MIDDLE EASTAfghanistan 3 2 1 6Iran 2 11 1 1 15Israel 1 1 1 3Kuwait 2 2Lebanon 2 2Oman 3 1 4Palestinian Authority 2 3 5Syria 2 1 3Turkey 1 1 6 1 1 1 11Yemen 1 1
AFRICAAlgeria 1 1Benin 1 1 2Botswana 1 1Cabo Verde 1 1Cameroon 1 1Democratic Republic of the Congo 3 3
Egypt 6 4 7 1 18Equatorial Guinea 1 1Ethiopia 1 1Guinea 1 1Kenya 2 8 3 13Libya 4 1 5Madagascar 1 1Morocco 1 1Mozambique 1 1 2Nigeria 2 2 4Republic of South Africa 2 2 4Sudan 1 2 2 5Swaziland 1 1Tanzania 2 1 3Tunisia 1 1Uganda 2 1 3Zimbabwe 1 1
OthersOthers 7 1 1 9
Total 244 111 570 785 106 65 210 2,091
79.9%
2.4%2.2%
8.1%
0.9%
0.4%2.5%
3.5%
Total2,091 Students2,091 Students
Asia
North America
Latin America
Africa
Oceania
Europe
Others
Middle East
Asia 79.9%Oceania 0.9%North America 2.4%Latin America 2.2%Europe 8.1%Middle East 2.5%Africa 3.5%Others 0.4%
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Country/Region Under- graduates
Master'sCourse
Doctoral Course
Professional Course
Non Regular Students Total
ASIABangladesh 4 19 23Bhutan 12 2 14Cambodia 3 5 9 17China 42 75 81 2 4 204India 2 10 21 2 35Indonesia 13 28 48 3 92Laos 1 8 9Malaysia 8 33 44 2 87Mongolia 3 2 5Myanmar 1 17 14 32Nepal 2 13 13 28Pakistan 1 1Philippines 4 18 14 1 37Republic of Korea 17 41 44 1 103Singapore 4 24 18 1 47Sri Lanka 1 2 1 4Taiwan 11 40 54 3 108Thailand 49 63 39 1 1 153Timor-Leste 1 1Viet Nam 24 30 29 83Others (Asian Region) 1 1
OCEANIAAustralia 41 24 18 83Fiji 1 1New Zealand 20 11 5 36
NORTH AMERICACanada 15 19 22 56United States of America 79 189 214 3 2 487
LATIN AMERICAArgentine 3 1 4Brazil 2 4 6Chile 4 2 6Guatemala 1 1Mexico 1 3 4Paraguay 1 1Peru 4 4
EUROPEAustria 2 14 18 34Azerbaijan 1 2 2 5Belgium 1 5 7 13Croatia 2 2Czech Republic 4 17 21Denmark 3 8 11Estonia 1 1 2Finland 3 1 9 13France 22 31 62 16 131Georgia 1 1 2Germany 43 39 58 16 156Greece 2 6 8Hungary 3 4 7Ireland 3 1 1 5Italy 1 32 29 62Kazakhstan 2 2Kosovo 1 1Luxembourg 8 8Netherlands 5 3 27 1 36Norway 5 1 6Poland 5 14 19Portugal 13 13
STUDENTS GOING ABROAD
Academic Year 2015 (April 1–March 31)
Kyoto University 18
Country/Region Under- graduates
Master'sCourse
Doctoral Course
Professional Course
Non Regular Students Total
Russia 3 2 5Slovakia 1 1Spain 14 28 3 45Sweden 7 13 13 33Switzerland 6 17 21 44United Kingdom 99 56 58 14 227Uzbekistan 1 1
MIDDLE EASTAfghanistan 1 1 2Iran 4 4Israel 2 1 3Jordan 1 2 3Turkey 1 1 5 7United Arab Emirates 2 1 3
AFRICABotswana 1 1 2Burkina Faso 1 1Cameroon 3 4 7Democratic Republic of the Congo 6 1 7
Egypt 2 2Ethiopia 5 1 1 7Gabon 2 2Ghana 3 3Kenya 1 3 3 1 8Madagascar 1 1 2Morocco 1 1Mozambique 1 1Namibia 4 4Nigeria 1 1Republic of South Africa 3 3Rwanda 1 2 3Senegal 2 2Swaziland 1 1Tanzania 1 5 19 25Uganda 8 7 1 16Zambia 1 3 4
Total 549 975 1,197 73 16 2,810
38.6%
4.3%
32.5%
3.6%
19.3%
0.8%
0.9%
Total2,810 Students
Asia
Middle East
Europe
Oceania
North America
Latin America
Africa
Asia 38.6%Oceania 4.3%North America 19.3%Latin America 0.9%Europe 32.5%Middle East 0.8%Africa 3.6%
19 Kyoto University
Year Date Place Title / Theme Co-Organizers
2016 Nov. 5–7 Hangzhou,China
Zhejiang University-Kyoto University International Symposium on Energy and Agricultural Sciences
Zhejiang University
2016 Oct. 31–Nov.1 Kyoto, Japan The 2nd Kyoto-Swiss Symposium University of Zurich
2016 Sep. 29–30 Kyoto, Japan Kyoto University International Symposium and 2nd ICN Symposium
International Clinical Trial Center Network (ICN)
2016 Sep. 19–21 Bristol, UK Kyoto University-Bristol University International Workshop University of Bristol
2016 Mar. 14–15 San Diego, CA, USA
The 2nd UC San Diego-Kyoto University Joint Symposium University of California, San Diego
2015 Dec. 8–9 Kyoto, Japan Grand Challenges SymposiumUniversity College London, Osaka Univ., Tohoku Univ., Tokyo Institute of Technology
2015 Nov.5–6 Bristol, UK The 1st Bristol-Heidelberg-Kyoto Joint Symposium
University of Bristol &Heidelberg University
2015 May 22–23 Kyoto, Japan The 2nd Kyoto-Bordeaux Symposium University of Bordeaux
2015 Mar.11–13 Kyoto, Japan The 1st Kyoto University-UC San Diego Joint Symposium University of California, San Diego
2014 Sep. 11–12Stockholm & Uppsala, Sweden
The 1st Sweden-Kyoto Symposium
Stockholm Univ., Uppsala Univ., KTH Royal Institute of Technology & Karolinska Institutet
2014 Sep. 1–2 Kyoto, Japan The 2nd Kyoto Univ. & National Taiwan Univ. (NTU) Symposium National Taiwan University
2014 Aug. 18–21 Bogor, Indonesia
Diversity and Conservation of Asian Primates Bogor Agricultural University
2014 May 5–6 Bordeaux, France
The 1st Bordeaux-Kyoto Symposium University of Bordeaux
2014 Mar. 21 Boston, MA, USA
Risk, Perception and response Conference Harvard University
2014 Jan. 9–10 Kyoto, Japan The 2nd Kyoto-Bristol Symposium University of Bristol
2013 Dec. 19–20 Taipei, Taiwan The 1st National Taiwan Univ. (NTU) & Kyoto Univ. Symposium National Taiwan University
2013 Nov. 21–22 Zurich, Switzerland The 1st Swiss-Kyoto Symposium ETHZ, UZH, & EPFL
2013 Jan. 10 –11 Bristol, UK The 1st Bristol-Kyoto Symposium University of Bristol
2012 Jul. 27 Kyoto, Japan Health Concerns in the Wake of Tohoku Triple Disaster Harvard University
KYOTO UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIA (Since 2001)
As of Jan. 1, 2017
Kyoto University 20
Year Date Place Title / Theme Co-Organizers
2012 May 24–25 Bangkok, Thailand
Partnering Asian Academics toward Human Security Development
ASEAN University Network
2011 Dec. 15–16 Kyoto, Japan The Culture of Chinese Characters AEARU
2011 Sep. 7–9 Istanbul, Turkey
Innovative and Sustainable Development Koç University
2010 Sep. 19–20 Nagoya, Japan
Biodiversity, Zoos and Aquariums: The Message from Animals
Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium & Nagoya Higashiyama Zoo
2010 Jun. 24–27 Xi'an, ChinaInternational Conference on High Resolution Digitization of Asian World Heritage
Xi'an Jiaotong University
2009 Dec. 11–13 Kyoto, Japan New Horizons of Academic Visual- Media Practices
2008 Dec. 5–6 Kyoto, Japan Transforming Racial Images: Analyses of Representations
2008 Oct. 9–11 Shanghai, China
Frontier Bioscience in Modern Medicine Fudan University
2007 Jul. 26–28 Bandung, Indonesia Active Geosphere Science Bandung Institute of Technology
2007 Jun. 22–23 Kyoto, Japan Integrating Global Environmental Studies towards Human Security
2006 Nov. 23–25 Bangkok, Thailand
Towards Harmonious Coexistence within Human and Ecological Community on This Planet
2005 Nov. 23–24 Bangkok, Thailand
Coexistence with Nature in a “Globalizing” World-Field Science Perspectives
Chulalongkorn Univ., Thammasat Univ., & Kasetsart Univ.
2005 Oct. 8–10 Beijing, China Plant Sciences in Japan and China-from Genomics to Breeding
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
2005 Jan. 27–29 Singapore Regulation of Cell Fate and Cell Function The National University of Singapore
2003 Dec. 6–7 Ann Arbor, MI, USA Self, Cognition, and Emotion The University of Michigan
2002 Sep. 3–4 Montreal, Canada
Post-Petrofuels in the 21st Century-Prospects in the Future of Biomass Energy
2001 Nov. 28–30London & Edinburgh, UK
The Changes in the Japanese Economy Facing the New Century
The Univ. of London & Univ. of Edinburgh
2001 Jan. 13 Santa Clara, CA, USA Network and Media Computing
21 Kyoto University
Beijing (2005)
Xi'an (2010)Istanbul (2011)
Bordeaux (2014)
Zurich (2013)Bristol (2013, 2015, 2016)
Stockholm & Uppsala (2014)
London & Edinburgh (2001)
Shanghai (2008)
Taipei (2013)
Bandung (2007)Bogor (2014)
Bangkok (2005, 2006, 2012)
Singapore (2005)
Venues Around the World
KYOTO UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIA
Hangzhou (2016)
Kyoto University 22
Kyoto (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016)
Nagoya (2010)
San Diego (2016)
Ann Arbor (2003) Boston (2014)
Montreal (2002)
Santa Clara (2001)
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