Nishikyushu University

What Nishikyushu University does

Nishikyushu University (西九州大学) is a private four-year university in Saga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the educational corporation Nagahara Gakuen (学校法人永原学園) since its founding in 1946. The institution operates across three campuses (Kanzaki, Saga, and Ogi) and delivers seven undergraduate departments — Health Nutrition, Social Welfare, Sports Health Welfare, Rehabilitation, Child Studies, Psychology Counseling, and Nursing — together with the Digital Social Co-creation Ring interdisciplinary program and 11 graduate research majors spanning doctoral and master's levels. It is the only private university in Saga Prefecture offering co-medical professional training, producing registered dietitians, social workers, physical and occupational therapists, nurses, kindergarten teachers, and clinical psychologists, supported by 47 qualification/license pathways and a 99.1% graduate employment rate.

The university runs a portfolio of community-facing service centers, including the Food Education Support Center (operating since the 2005 Food Education Basic Law), the Asunarotai student volunteer program, the Project Research Institute, the Health Support Center, the Clinical Psychology Counseling Center, the Sports Health Science Center, and the International Exchange Center. It also develops and licenses educational materials such as registered Food Education Cards (a utility-model protected trump-style card game priced at 500 yen per set), metabolic syndrome prevention karuta, and the Rabbit and Turtle breakfast education tool. Digital infrastructure includes a Digital Education Platform, an online certificate issuance service (with convenience store, mail, and electronic PDF delivery), and participation in a multi-university digital common infrastructure initiative through the 2025 Western Kyushu Wellness Alliance with Nagasaki International University and Chinzei Gakuin University.

Revenue is generated primarily through annual tuition fees (650,000 yen for most departments, 700,000 yen for rehabilitation and nursing), admission fees, and government subsidies including participation in Japan's Higher Education Tuition Support New System with income-based tiered reductions. Student recruitment relies on event-driven channels: open campus events, entrance examination information sessions, and high-school-university collaboration protocols with three local Saga high schools. The student body is primarily Japanese high school graduates, with a secondary segment of working adult social workers in graduate career-up programs, all concentrated within Saga Prefecture.

Name

Nishikyushu University

Legal name

学校法人 永原学園 西九州大学

Website

https://nisikyu-u.ac.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Nishikyushu University is a private Japanese university in Saga Prefecture, founded 1946, operating three campuses and offering seven undergraduate departments and eleven graduate programs in health, nutrition, welfare, rehabilitation, nursing, child studies, and psychological counseling, serving primarily high school graduates pursuing co-medical professional qualifications.

Ownership category

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Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Junior Colleges (61121)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Comprehensive Doctoral Research Universities (Multi-Disciplinary) (EDAHABAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Subject-Specific Short Courses & Academies (e.g., STEM, Business, Arts) (EDAIAIAC)

Keywords

• Higher education programs
• Healthcare professional training
• Social work education
• Nursing and rehabilitation degrees
• Nutrition and welfare studies

Headquarters

HQ city

Kanzaki

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Admission Fees: The university generates revenue primarily through tuition fees from its 7 undergraduate departments and 11 graduate school programs, plus admission fees from incoming students
2. Government Educational Subsidies: The university receives government funding as an approved institution under the Higher Education Study Support System (高等教育の修学支援新制度)

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Nishikyushu University is a private four-year university that delivers undergraduate and graduate education across health, welfare, nutrition, rehabilitation, nursing, child development, and psychology counseling disciplines. It operates seven undergraduate departments, one interdisciplinary program (Digital Social Co-creation Ring), and eleven graduate research majors across three campuses in Saga Prefecture, Japan. Beyond degree programs, the university provides professional licensing pathways (47 qualifications/licenses), community food-education services, counseling, sports-health programs, and commissioned research through its Project Research Institute.

Product overview

Nishikyushu University operates as a comprehensive private university with 7 departments and 1 interdisciplinary program at the undergraduate level, and 11 graduate research departments. The university offers a diverse portfolio of educational programs across health nutrition, social welfare, sports health, rehabilitation, child studies, psychology counseling, and nursing. Beyond academic education, the university provides community services through its Food Education Support Center, which trains food education leaders and dispatches student volunteers; the Project Research Institute supporting faculty research; and various support centers for health, counseling, and international exchange. The institution also develops and distributes educational materials including food education cards and prevention games. Certificate issuance services are provided through an online system supporting convenience store pickup and electronic delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 西九州大学短期大学部: 西九州大学的短期大学部门 (Junior College Division)

Products and services

• Health Nutrition Department (健康栄養学科) Undergraduate department focused on health and nutrition studies, training students for registered dietitian and nutritionist qualifications.
• Social Welfare Department (社会福祉学科) Undergraduate department training social welfare professionals and care workers in the Health and Welfare Faculty.
• Sports Health Welfare Department (スポーツ健康福祉学科) Undergraduate department combining sports science with health and welfare studies for careers in sports and community wellness.
• Rehabilitation Department (リハビリテーション学科) Undergraduate department training physical therapists and occupational therapists.
• Child Studies Department (子ども学科) Undergraduate department focused on early childhood education and child development, training kindergarten teachers and childcare professionals.
• Psychology Counseling Department (心理カウンセリング学科) Undergraduate department training psychological counselors and clinical psychologists.
• Nursing Department (看護学科) Undergraduate department training registered nurses.
• Digital Social Co-creation Ring (デジタル社会共創学環) Interdisciplinary undergraduate program focused on digital society and co-creation, including a special selection track for international students.
• Graduate School Programs (大学院 生活支援科学研究科) Graduate school with 11 master's and doctoral majors, including Nutrition, Clinical Psychology, Health Welfare, Child Studies, Rehabilitation, Nursing, Sports Science, and Health Sciences.
• Food Education Support Center (食育サポートセンター) Center dedicated to food-education activities, training food-education leaders, and dispatching student volunteers to childcare facilities, kindergartens, and schools.
• Certificate Issuing Service (証明書発行サービス) Online service for applying and receiving various university certificates, including issuance at convenience-store multi-function printers, mail delivery, and electronic PDF delivery to employers.
• Project Research Institute (プロジェクト研究所) Institute promoting free research by faculty, commissioned and joint research with industry and external partners, and collaborative research with domestic and international research institutions.
• Clinical Psychology Counseling Center (臨床心理相談センター) Center providing clinical psychology counseling services to students and the local community.
• Sports Health Science Center (スポーツ健康科学センター) Center promoting sports and health science activities and research for students and the community.
• Health Support Center (健康支援センター) Center providing health-support services to students and local community members as part of the university's wellness initiative.
• International Exchange Center (国際交流センター) Center facilitating international exchange programs and supporting foreign students at the university.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.1% employment rate for graduates
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Nagasaki International University (長崎国際大学)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Western Kyushu Wellness Alliance partnership for digital common infrastructure development and welfare professional education. Joint efforts include employment support collaboration, joint SD training sessions, and comprehensive coordination council. Alliance also includes Chinzei Gakuin University.
• Chinzei Gakuin University (鎮西学院大学)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Part of the Western Kyushu Wellness Alliance focused on joint digital infrastructure and welfare professional education. The alliance aims to establish sustainable university management foundations through shared educational programs and functional integration.
• Mizu Co., Ltd. (株式会社ミズ)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2017Industry-university partnership for health promotion initiatives. Collaborates on 'Kamada Minoru's Effortless Longevity Practice School' to make Saga the healthiest prefecture in Japan, providing health measurement support, data collection and analysis.
• Kumamoto Health Support Research Institute (株式会社くまもと健康支援研究所)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2017Partnership with industry, academia, and government to promote health and longevity in the Saga region. Collaborates on evidence-based health promotion initiatives.
• Saga Prefecture Schools (佐賀県的高校)minorOthersHigh school-university collaboration programs (高大連携) conducted with Saga Gakuen High School, Saga Seiwa High School, and Kanzaki High School for student guidance and academic bridge programs.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Kurume University: Private Japanese university in Kyushu with a notable School of Medicine and adjacent health science programs. Comparable regional location, private-sector economics, and overlapping healthcare professional training offerings make it a relevant geographic and curricular peer.
• International University of Health and Welfare: Japan's leading private health-and-welfare-focused university with nursing, rehabilitation, social welfare, and clinical psychology programs. Directly comparable program portfolio, professional licensing emphasis, and multi-campus footprint make this the canonical private-sector comparable in Nishikyushu's niche.
• Nagasaki International University: Private Japanese university in Western Kyushu and current Nishikyushu Wellness Alliance partner. Both institutions share a co-medical/health-welfare focus, comparable size, and joint participation in MEXT's university reform program, making them the closest comparable peer for operational and strategic benchmarking.
• Chinzei Gakuin University: Private Japanese university and third member of the Nishikyushu Wellness Alliance. Comparable private-sector economics, similar enrollment scale, and shared reform-program selection make Chinzei Gakuin a direct operational peer for capability and cost-structure comparison.
• Kio University: Private Japanese university with focused programs in health sciences, nursing, and social welfare, including rehabilitation and nutrition. Comparable private-institution scale and program mix make it a directly comparable operating model and student-outcomes benchmark.

Emerging players

• Tohto University: Private Japanese university with health sciences, nursing, and rehabilitation programs. Smaller scale and emerging stature make it an adjacent reference point for niche private-institution economics in Japan's healthcare education segment.

Regional players

• Saga University: National university located in the same Saga Prefecture and overlapping in some health and education programs. While public rather than private and broader in scope, it competes for the same regional student pool and faculty talent, making it the primary local reference point for positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Fukuoka University: Largest private university in Kyushu with a broad faculty portfolio including medicine, pharmaceutical sciences, and health-related programs. Represents a broader-incumbent comparison for pricing, brand reach, and student-recruitment dynamics in the same regional labor market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC-snO9scvyKXTu0Rr6IjIEg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/saga-junior-college

Compliance3 records

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Funding overview

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