History of the Center
April 1978
The Faculty of Health and Physical Education (at Ropponmatsu campus) in the former Liberal Arts Department and
the Health Management Center (at Hakozaki campus) are amalgamated to form the Kyushu University Institute of
Health Science.
April 1982
The Institute of Health Science building at the Chikushi Campus is completed.
1994
Due to the scrapping of the Liberal Arts Department, faculty members from the Department of Counseling and the
Student Counseling and Guidance Center form “a third department” at the Institute of Health Science (however,
this department was transferred out of the Institute in March 2000).
October 2003
Due to the merger of Kyushu University with the Kyushu Institute of Design, the latter’s Health Management
Center becomes the Ohashi Campus Annex of the Institute of Health Science
April 2004
Kyushu University becomes a national university corporation. Occupational safety and health activities gain
momentum as a result.
October 2005
The Ito Campus West Zone infirmary is established, following the opening of the Ito Campus.
March 2009
The Ropponmatsu Campus Annex of the Institute of Health Science is relocated to the Center Zone of the Ito
Campus, following the closure of the Ropponmatsu Campus.
April 2013
The Institute of Health Science and the Faculty of Arts and Science (Division for Student Counseling and
Guidance) are restructured and amalgamated to form the Center for Health Sciences and Counseling.
Staff(full-time faculty members and researchers)
Division of Healthcare
Takeshi Sato (professor: psychiatry)
Jun Nagano (professor: internal medicine, psychosomatic
medicine)
Shinobu Tsurugano (professor: internal medicine,
psychosomatic medicine)
Masahiro Irie (associate professor: internal medicine,
psychosomatic medicine)
Yoshinori Masaki (associate professor: internal medicine,
pneumology)
Noriko Yamamoto (associate professor: internal medicine,
diabetology)
Suguru Hasuzawa (lecturer: psychiatry)
Masahide Koda (lecturer: psychiatry)
Division of Student Counseling
Hideaki Fukumori (professor: clinical psychology)
Tomoko Matsushita(associate professor: clinical
psychology)
Satoshi Takamatsu(associate professor, International
Student Center: clinical psychology)
Shinji Oda (associate professor: clinical psychology)
Yusaku Omodaka (associate professor: clinical
psychology)
Fumika Funatsu(lecturer: clinical psychology)
Support Section for Inclusion
Mari Tanaka (professor: Study of developmental
disabilities)
Susumu Yokota (associate professor: Study of developmental
disabilities, Cognitive neuroscience)
Division of health promotion and development
Hiro Kishimoto (associate professor: epidemiology)
Shigemi Takayanagi (lecturer: health psychology, sports
psychology)
Hisae Matsuo (concurrent post, professor)
Yoshinori Masaki (concurrent post, associate professor)
Tomoko Matsushita (concurrent Post, associate
professor)
Susumu Yokota (concurrent Post, associate professor)
Division of Coordination
Hisae Matsuo (professor: certified public psychologist,
clinical psychology, mental health social worker)
Huang Zhengguo (assistant professor: clinical
psychologist, clinical psychology)
Mission
Our Mission
The Center for Health Sciences and Counseling is a university organization that seeks to maintain and promote
the mental and physical health of students, staff, and faculty members at Kyushu University, to ensure that
the campus is safe and comfortable for everyone, and to foster self-reliance and growth among students through
the provision of counseling services. This Center’s mission can be broken down into the following five areas,
based on the areas of expertise of each of its departments.
1. The Mission of the Division of Healthcare;
2. The Mission of the Division of Student Counseling;
3. The Mission of the Support Section for Inclusion;
4. The Mission of Division of health promotion and development;
5. The Mission of Division of Coordination;
The Vision for the Future of the Center for Health Sciences and Counseling
The Center for Health Sciences and Counseling is part of Kyushu University’s Faculty of Arts and Science,
whose philosophy is to cultivate the basic attitudes required to “learn about learning and thinking.” This
Center also seeks to provide an environment that will enable students to proactively and independently learn
about their mental and physical health, and to actually maintain and enhance their health. Moreover, the
number of international students and researchers at Kyushu University is growing, as a natural consequence of
internationalization. We would like to help to create a campus that facilitates the maintenance of mental and
physical health, irrespective of cultural differences.