History
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| 1903 |
Fukuoka Medical College, the predecessor of Kyushu Imperial University, was opened |
| 1911 |
Kyushu Imperial University was opened |
| 1924 |
Establishment of the Faculty of Law and Letters |
| 1947 |
Name changed from Kyushu Imperial University to Kyushu University |
| 1949 |
Establishment of the School of Letters |
| 1953 |
Establishment of the Graduate School of Letters |
| 2000 |
Organization reform resulted in the School of Letters (bachelor’s degree program), Graduate School of Humanities (graduate education program), and the Faculty of Humanities (research institute). |
| 2004 |
Kyushu University became a national university corporation |
