Kumamato University aims to contribute to the community and global society by cultivating intelligent, moral, and skillful people, while working for the creation, inheritance, and development of knowledge, following the spirit of the Fundamental Law of Education and the School Education Law. These are some reasons I feel confident that visitors and international students in Kumamoto can have an enjoyable and high quality life. KU is one of the oldest universities in Japan with seven faculties, eight graduate schools and 18 research centers/institutes that support a wide spectrum of educational and research activities. Currently, the university is home to more than 8,100 undergraduate students and 2,000 graduate students, including 470 international students from 47 countries (as of May 2015). For over 100 years our university has been at the forefront of culture, advancing science and technology, and contributing to the development of the Japanese educational system.