{"id":143503,"date":"2021-11-26T10:13:38","date_gmt":"2021-11-26T01:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=143503&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2021-11-26T10:13:38","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T01:13:38","slug":"kyudai-becomes-kyushus-first-designated-national-university","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/kyudai-becomes-kyushus-first-designated-national-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyudai Becomes Kyushu\u2019s First Designated National University"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As of November 22, Kyushu University became Japan\u2019s tenth \u2018designated national university corporation.\u2019 Kyudai is now the only university in the Kyushu-Okinawa region with such recognition; it enjoys expanded opportunities to develop business from its research projects and pays higher salaries to collaborate with researchers. The designation was given by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology to increase international competitiveness. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkei.com\/article\/DGXZQOUE225U30S1A121C2000000\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nikkei<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asahi.com\/articles\/DA3S15120052.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asahi<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/ja\/topics\/view\/1715\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kyushu University<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-133420\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/kyudai-bomb-threat-WEB-001.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/kyudai-bomb-threat-WEB-001.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/kyudai-bomb-threat-WEB-001.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/kyudai-bomb-threat-WEB-001.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/kyudai-bomb-threat-WEB-001.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Disclaimer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Fukuoka Now posts summaries of Kyushu area news for those who cannot read Japanese. 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