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Research Center for Applied Perceptual Science

The Research Center for Applied Perceptual Science aims to establish a new research area, perceptual science, which transcends the boundaries between disciplines such as humanities, sciences, and arts in order to construct better relationships between humans and environments. The Center provides a place where distinguished researchers with two or more different fields of expertise can gather and swiftly reflect their ideas in research.
Physiological Anthropology Research Center

The Physiological Anthropology Research Center is engaged in applied research into the human emotional and biological characteristics and physiological adaptability necessary when designing safe and comfortable products and living environments.
Environmental Design Global Hub

The Environmental Design Global is established under the School of Design as an Internal Research and Education Centre in January 2017. The hub aims to work with international partners in interdisciplinary research to bring about an innovative breakthrough in the area of environmental design. The hub currently housed 27 researchers of varied expertise such as humanities, social science, design, landscape and architecture.
SDGs Design Unit

We at the Faculty of Design, Kyushu University takes action to help achieve the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals, which are global goals from 2016 to 2030 listed in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which was adopted at the UN Summit held in 2015) through the power of design as design experts. That is why we established the SDGs Design Unit in April 2018. We position this unit as a “social platform” for collaboration with citizens, NPOs, industry, overseas universities, and international organizations to explore solutions together and aim to resolve societal issues through design. We conduct a broad range of education, research, production, and social collaboration in relation to design, including not only university students but also people from elementary school students to adults. We take place various lectures, workshops, presentations, joint projects and symposiums.
Center for Designed Futures of Kyushu University

The Center for Designed Futures of Kyushu University was established on January 1, 2017, after the reorganization of Kansei Design Center, with the aim of creating a research base for international design studies. With aspirations to have a positive impact on building a better society for the future, it links design studies with various research fields both inside and outside the university and, through collaboration with industry and government, promotes the speedy social application of design-related research findings.
Robert T. Huang Entrepreneurship Center of Kyushu University (QREC)

Dr. Robert T. Huang, a prominent Kyushu University alumnus who has achieved significant success in the United States, made a substantial donation in December 2012 to commemorate the centennial anniversary of Kyushu University and reorganize and reshape its Venture Business Laboratory. The lab is now the Robert T. Huang Entrepreneurship Center (QREP) and is an education and research center solely dedicated to educating students about entrepreneurship.
Social Art Lab
The Social Art Lab (SAL) at Kyushu University engages in research, education, practice, and advocacy for socially engaged art practice, aiming to propose new ways of finding problem solutions through interdisciplinary efforts in arts, technology, and environmental design.