Home to many higher education institutions, including 74 universities, 43 junior colleges and 9 national colleges of technology, Kyushu has abundant excellent human resources. Of all the students attending universities in Kyushu, about 28% major in science, engineering and agriculture, a higher ratio than the national average. Since universities in Kyushu have various specialized departments including design engineering, information engineering, environmental science and fisheries science, companies doing business in the region can expect to recruit a wide variety of excellent technical human resources. Moreover, to produce human resources capable of doing international business, business schools and other professional graduate schools have been established in the region in recent years. Currently, about 10% of all overseas students in Japan study in Kyushu. International students and other overseas human resources like these with technical and professional expertise are expected to work as bridges between the Kyushu region and the world. Overview of Higher Education Institutions in Kyushu (as of May 1,2008) The total number of science majors at universities in Japan was obtained by adding together each number of undergraduates and graduate students by department or course science, engineering or agriculture included in data from the ‘School Basic Survey.’2008’ The total number in the Kyushu region was obtained in the same way but using data from each university. (Source)Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology ‘ 2008’ School Basic Survey Courses Offered at Major Academic Institutions such as Business Schools in Kyushu (Source)Each university’s website University and Graduate School that have Department or Course hiring freeze from 2008 (Source)Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology ‘ School Basic Survey 2008’,Each university’s website International Students in Japan and the Kyushu Region (as of May 2008) (Source)Japan Student Services Organization ‘International Students in Japan’,