History
Kyushu University was initially founded as Fukuoka Medical College in 1903 and was associated with Kyoto Imperial University. Kyūshū Imperial University was established as a separate entity in 1911.
Following World War II, Kyūshū Imperial University gained infamy as officials acknowledged that eight American POWs (Crew of B-29 Superfortress) had been vivisected at Kyūshū Imperial University Hospital in May and June, 1945, under the direction of the Japanese military and Professor Fukujiro Ishiyama. In 1947, Kyūshū Imperial University was renamed to Kyushu University.
On October, 2003, Kyushu University and Kyūshū Institute of Design officially amalgamated into a single university, with Kyushu Institute of Design becoming Kyushu University's Ohashi Campus.
In 2004 Kyushu University was incorporated as a national university corporation under a new law which applies to all national universities.
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