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Kyoto University

National research university in Kyoto with education, research, industry collaboration and startup support.

🇯🇵 Yoshida-honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto · Founded 1897 · 1,000+ people

Higher educationResearchTechnology transferStartup support

Kyoto University is a national research university in Kyoto, Japan, founded in 1897. It has 10 faculties, 18 graduate schools and 13 research institutes across three campuses in Kyoto, with about 22,700 students. Its Office of Institutional Advancement and Communications works with four university group companies on industry collaboration, technology transfer and startup support.

Open to

  • Research & data partners

The university's industry-government-academia collaboration office invites organizations to contact it about joint research.

Services

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Undergraduate and graduate education

Degree programs across 10 faculties and 18 graduate schools.

Who it's for: Undergraduate and graduate students, including international students

  • About 12,800 undergraduate and 9,900 graduate students
  • Kyoto University International Undergraduate Program (Kyoto iUP)
  • About 3,000 international students
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Industry-academia collaboration

Joint research, contract research and licensing of university intellectual property.

Who it's for: Companies, government bodies and other research partners

  • Comprehensive partnerships, joint research, contract research, academic consulting and endowed chairs
  • Research results licensed by material transfer agreement or license agreement
  • Run by the Office of Institutional Advancement and Communications with its group companies
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Startup support

Support from idea to startup launch for researchers and students.

Who it's for: Researchers and students starting companies from university research

  • Kyoto University Venture Incubation Center (KUViC) and Kyoto University Entrepreneur Platform (KUEP)
  • KSAC-GAP Fund, run as lead institution of the Kansai Startup Academia Coalition
  • University-wide entrepreneurship education, from entry level to hands-on practice

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Updated Oct 2026
22,700students
3,000international students
10faculties
18graduate schools
13research institutes
13Nobel laureates