Greetings from Dean, Nursing Department

The Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University was originally established in 1903 by the Fukuoka Medical College Hospital Nurse Training Institute. In 1969, the program transitioned to the Kyushu University Junior College of Medical Technology, and in 2002, became the undergraduate education program we have currently. Kyushu University’s nursing education has a heritage of more than 100 years, with gradual changes in style implemented over time.

The Graduate School of Health Sciences was established in 2007, and has been committed to reporting internationally regarded research and supporting researchers and educators to contribute meaningfully to the internation scientific community.

We are also unique in our active international exchange program, where our students are admitted to and enrolled at leading nursing universities in Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and other Asian countries. Additionally, our graduate program is engaged in research exchanges with Mongolia and the University of Oulu in Northern Europe.

In addition to fostering nurses with practical skills to meet societal expectations, we also consider research that contributes to the development of nursing science an important mission. To revitalize this mission, we established the Kyushu University Research Center for Nursing Co-Creation and Implementation in 2023, in collaboration with the Kyushu University Hospital Nursing Section. With this research center, we aim to contribute to society by fostering young researchers and targeting healthcare professionals.

The healthcare and public health sectors currently face a wide range of challenges. The role expected of nursing professionals—whose mission is to support the health and well-being of people in all communities—is becoming increasingly broad and complex. This course aims to educate the next generation of nursing professionals, equipped with high ethical standards and capable of meeting society’s expectations, as well as to nurture future leaders in the fields of education and research.

Nobuko Hashiguchi