Oita University

About Oita University

Oita University (国立大学法人 大分大学 Oita Daigaku, affectionately known in Kyushu and across Japan as Bunsui or Oidai), established in 1949 and significantly expanded in 2003 through its merger with Oita Medical University, is a prestigious national comprehensive research university situated in Oita Prefecture, eastern Kyushu. Operating across its lush Dannoharu Headquarters Campus in Oita City and the state-of-the-art Hasama Medical Campus in Yufu City, the university is internationally renowned for clinical medicine, infectious disease pathology, biomedical engineering, mechatronics, geothermal and renewable energy technologies, regional social welfare policy, and natural disaster mitigation. Oita University comprises 5 foundational undergraduate faculties—Faculty of Education, Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Medicine (School of Medicine and School of Nursing), Faculty of Science and Technology (formerly Faculty of Engineering), and Faculty of Welfare and Health Science—alongside 5 corresponding advanced Graduate Schools. Through its dedicated Global Education and Intercultural Advancement Center (GAIA), Oita University welcomes international students from over 35 nations, offering Japanese Language & Culture programs, international student exchange (IGLOBE), and fully English-guided laboratory research. International students benefit from standard statutory national university tuition (¥535,800/yr), 50% to 100% National Tuition Fee Exemptions, MEXT Japanese Government Scholarships, JASSO Honors stipends, and unique regional endowments including the Oita Prefecture Scholarship and Oita University International Exchanges Fund.