{"id":164230,"date":"2024-07-03T16:27:07","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T07:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=164230&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-07-03T16:27:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T07:27:07","slug":"plans-announced-for-kyushus-first-four-year-music-university","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/plans-announced-for-kyushus-first-four-year-music-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Plans Announced for Kyushu\u2019s First Four-Year Music University"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Plans to establish Kyushu&#8217;s first four-year music university were announced, with an expected opening in April 2026. The proposed &#8220;Fukuoka International Music University&#8221; aims to address the gap left by Fukuoka Women&#8217;s Junior College\u2019s music department closure and meet local demand. The university will use existing facilities and have an initial intake of 70 students. <strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20240702\/5010024814.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NHK<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fnn_new-music-university-unsplash_2024_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C935&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Plans Announced for Kyushu\u2019s First Four-Year Music University\" width=\"1400\" height=\"935\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-164223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fnn_new-music-university-unsplash_2024_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fnn_new-music-university-unsplash_2024_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fnn_new-music-university-unsplash_2024_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fnn_new-music-university-unsplash_2024_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo by Maksym Kaharlytskyi on Unsplash<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &#038; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/>free weekly newsletter<\/a> today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/>The Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/>this <b>form<\/b>.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plans to establish Kyushu&#8217;s first four-year music university were announced, with an expected opening in April 2026. The proposed &#8220;Fukuoka International Music University&#8221;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30040,"featured_media":164219,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-164230","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-dazaifu","news-category-others","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/164230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30040"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164230"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/164219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}