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Chair, WISE Program Committee

ARINOBU Mutsuhiro

CONTENTS

2WISE Program Doctoral Program for World-leading Innovative & Smart Education

Message

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Program for
WISE Program Doctoral
World-leading Innovative & Smart Education

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List of Programs

6

Programs selected in FY 201814

Programs selected in FY 201944

Programs selected in FY 2020

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As we look at today’s world and see sweeping changes in the political andeconomic underpinnings of society, I believe that rapidly accelerating advances inscience and technology are what will pioneer a completely new world. On theother hand, there’s an urgent need to respond to the increasingly tangible impacts
that the expansion of human activities is exerting on the environment. Against thisbackdrop, it will be imperative for Japan to create new key industries rooted intransformative concepts and technologies (that is, to realize “Society 5.0”) if it isto progress sustainably while retaining its aspirations for the future. It will be a
new generation of professionals who acquire high levels of knowledge andexpertise that will be the incubators of the new societies. These “knowledge
professionals” will be cultivated in graduate schools positioned at the apex ofhigher education. These graduate schools are expected to produce the knowledge
professionals who will be capable of generating new genres of knowledge andknowhow and merging new knowledge assets with new societal values.
Currently, however, there are concerns that talented students in Japan areshying away from matriculating doctoral courses for a variety of reasons, which
include not having the financial means or not feeling post-graduate education to
be an attractive option. In response, it must be said that the graduate school
education in Japan faces challenges in terms of both quality and quantity.
Given this situation, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Scienceand Technology (MEXT) launched the “Doctoral Program for World-leading
Innovative and Smart Education” (WISE Program) in FY 2018. The WISE
Program has as its aim the fostering of excellent doctoral students, who will be thehigh-level “knowledge professionals” who can take a lead in generating andapplying new knowledge, and spark the innovation and create the values that willdefine the next generation. In working to reform Japan’s leading graduate schools,
the WISE Program expects each university to take the lead in creating doctoral
programs that amplify their unique institutional characteristics and strengths andin making program proposals that give expression to their own free ideas.
During the period up to FY 2020, 140 applications had been received fromJapanese national, public and private universities, among which a total of 30
programs were selected. Each selected university is now creating andimplementing doctoral degree programs, reforming graduate education, and/or
taking other measures to initiate system reforms.
Administrators and faculty of selected universities are now asked to takethe initiative under the president’s lead in creating a system to implement the
WISE program, through which an all-out effort is made to reform the university’s
entire graduate program. The WISE Program Committee carries out follow-up
reviews of the universities’ WISE programs and from FY 2021 has been
conducting mid-term evaluations of them via which it provides support for eachprogram.
The onset of Covid 19 has spawned a period of transition within Japanese
universities. Now, we expect each program to foster the high-level knowledge
professionals who will overcome and transcend problems imposed by the
pandemic while personifying in their careers the WISE creed. We also strongly
anticipate and look forward to the results attained through the WISE program
being used to advance university reform throughout Japan.

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WISE Program Doctoral Program for World-leading Innovative & Smart Educationconsidered based on these evaluation results.)— Amount of support: Up to ¥ 423 million— Domains for proposal calls: For the purpose of fostering excellent PhD professionals, the following four
recruitment domains are established.
( 1 ) Research fields in which Japan has an international position of predominance or particular excellence( 2 ) Domains that fuse the sciences and humanities, that are interdisciplinary, or that are new and can create diverse
values and systems within society( 3 ) Domains that are at the core of the industrial structure and that create new industries which contribute toeconomic development( 4 ) Domains in which Japan is expected to make contributions from a perspective of preserving academic diversity
in the world— Follow-up: Program officers (POs) are staffed within the WISE Program. They regularly examine and ascertain
the state of progress of the selected programs and provide them with consultation and advice.

At its core, what propels the WISE Program is each university leveraging its unique strengths and capabilities. Building
upon their heretofore accomplishments in campus reform, these universities carry out systematic collaborations withother universities, research institutions and corporations in and outside Japan. By establishing integrated master’sdoctoral programs, which over a 5 -year period endow their students with a melding of top world-class educational andresearch prowess, these universities cultivate the kind of outstanding PhD professional who can pilot forward various
sectors of society. Concurrently, the program propels the establishment of excellent academic hubs capable of sustainably
advancing human resource development and exchange and of generating new joint research initiatives.

The WISE Program’s Purpose and Backdrop

Inter-university
institutes

Backdrop

Transition

ProgramOutline4

Acquiring excellent students, faculty
and researchers from Japan and abroad

On one hand, Japan has increased the number of master’s and PhD graduates via a quantitative expansion of
its university graduate schools and has moved forward in improving the research environment of its universities
and in increasing the number of research fields in which the country is globally competitive. On the other hand,
Japan’s international presence is wavering amidst the country’s declining economic growth. Recent years haveseen a situation that can be called “PhD flight,” in which excellent young Japanese students are not going on
to take doctoral courses. This foretells a future decline in the nation’s intellectual creative capacity, which will
weaken Japan’s international competitiveness including its scientific and technological innovative prowess.
To sustain and grow the affluence currently enjoyed in Japan, the government is expected to take the leadin creating the new key industries of the future while staying abreast of the quickly advancing global industrial
structure propelled by rapid changes in the world economies and societies. To that end, university graduate
schools in Japan are expected to be a wellspring of the new knowledge and technologies need to create new key
industries while being an incubator of talented people attuned with the social values attending these innovations.
In and after 2015 , the government’s Council on Investments for the Future and its Central Council for Education
proposed the establishment of a top-notch graduate program that could provide cutting-edge education via
universities collaborating with corporations, overseas institutions, and other entities in fields in which Japan excels,
after which the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) and the Japan Society for
the Promotion of Science (JSPS) began to consider a concrete system design for that graduate program.
Then, in FY 2018 , the “Doctoral Program for World-leading Innovative and Smart Education” (WISE Program)
was launched. It is positioned as a component within the government’s innovation strategy.

Through the WISE Program, national, public and private universities with established graduate schools take thelead in generating and utilizing new knowledge while creating values that will drive forward the next generation. To
foster high-level knowledge professionals, the program establishes a clearly defined profile of the kind of persons
to be fostered and works to build and develop a degree program for them—one that maintains a consistent level ofhigh quality across its master’s and doctoral curricula.
In endeavoring to reform Japan’s leading graduate schools, the WISE Program expects each university
to create programs that amplify their own unique institutional character and strengths and to make program
proposals that give expression to their own free ideas.
— Targets of support: National, public and private universities with established doctoral programs— Period of program support: 7 years (At the 4 -year mark, an overall program assessment is conducted inaddition to an evaluation of each individual doctoral program. On and after the eighth year, a program extension is

WISE Program Doctoral Program for World-leading Innovative & Smart Education

Newly launched joint
research projects
Student participationin joint research

National Researchand Development
AgencyOther researchorganizations

The WISE Program
Creating PhD degree programs together
with cooperating institutions

Newly launched joint
research projects
Student participationin joint researchInternships

Internships

Exchange of faculty
and researchers

Exchange of faculty
and researchers

Encouraging people toearn doctoral degrees

Building hubs for fostering talented people,
conducting exchanges, and doing joint research

Encouraging people toearn doctoral degrees

Top universities
in Japanand abroad
Government andmunicipal offices,
NGOs, NPOs

Corporations

Fostering excellent PhD professionals
who will propel various sectors
Researchers who will propel global scientific research
Corporate execs who will lead innovations
Entrepreneurs who will lead in implementing a new knowledge society● Professionals who will lead policy formulation in the public sectors of Japan and other countries
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Q&A
Q How can I enter the WISE Program?
Q What is studying like WISE doctoral programs?
To enter the program, you will need to take a selection exam and carryenter a WISE program, you will need to have earned a bachelor’s
A out the entrance procedures. For details, please inquire directly to your A Todegree.
In the program, you will study for a period of five years via
preferred WISE program in the university.
Website links and contact information are contained in the “List of
Programs.” For information on coming to Japan to study, please use thefollowing links:
Study in Japan Comprehensive Guide: http://www.studyinjapan.go.jp/
en/index.html
JASSO: https://www.jasso.go.jp/en/index.html

I belong to a university that has become a WISE
Q Ifcooperating
institution, may I join the program?
You cannot join the program just because you belong to a WISE
institution. For details, please inquire directly to yourA cooperating
preferred WISE program in the university.

WISE Program Doctoral Program for World-leading Innovative & Smart Education

WISE Program Doctoral Program for World-leading Innovative & Smart Education

PurposeImage of the Entire Program

Spearheading the generation and use of new knowledge, the WISE Program works to create the values that willbolster the next generation. Concomitantly, the program fosters the kind of high-level knowledge professionals who
can enrich society with new genres of innovation while taking on the challenge of solving difficult societal issues.

an integrated master’s and doctoral course curricula. As to course
completion, a qualification exam is carried out based on the program’s
own standards.

I receive a different degree from a WISE-affiliated
Q Can
graduate school? Is there a joint degree program?
The WISE Program does not issue PhD degrees. They are issued by yourresearch department. However, some universities have joint
A affiliateddegree programs. For details, please inquire directly to your preferred
WISE program in the university.

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List of Programs
List of Programs Selected in FY2018

Hokkaido University（1）No.

Names ofprograms

1801

W I S E Pr o gr a m f or
One Health Frontier
Graduate School of
Excellence

Hokkaido University

WISE cooperating institutions

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HORIUCHI Motohiro

Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine Graduate School (National
Research Center for Protozoan Diseases) / Rakuno Gakuen University Graduate
School / Shionogi & CO., LTD. / Fuso Pharmaceutical Industries, LTD. / World
Health Organization (WHO) / The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) /Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

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NAKAYAMA Keiko

Miyagi Prefectural Government / South Miyagi Medical Center / Katta General
Hospital / National Institutes of Health (USA) / National University of Singapore /University of Sydney / Tropical medicine, Philippines / Peking University / Norwegian
University of Science and Technology / ONO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD / GC
Corporation / J. MORITA CORP. / Tokuyama Dental Corporation / Canon Medical
Systems Corporation / Philips Japan, Ltd. / SHIMADZU Corporation / OMRONHEALTHCARE Co., Ltd. / NTT DOCOMO, INC. / Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd. / Kagome Co.,
Ltd. / TOPCON CORPORATION / Kajima Corporation Technical Research Institute /FRACTA, INC. / Allm Inc. / Olympus Corporation / ClayTech, Inc. / Sumitomo PharmaCo., Ltd.

16KANEKO Toshiro

NEC Corporation / TOSHIBA CORPORATION / CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMSCORPORATION / Hitachi Solutions East Japan, Ltd. / Keihin Corporation / E&M
Corporation / AISIN SOFTWARE Co., Ltd. / KDDI Research, Inc. / Mitsubishi Electric
Corporation / SHOWA DENKO K.K. / ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD / TDK Corporation / KPIT
Technologies Ltd. / National Institute of Information and Communications Technology

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1802

1803

WISE Program for AI
Electronics

Tohoku University

1804

Ph.D. Program in
Humanics

University ofTsukuba

YANAGISAWA Masashi

University of California, Irvine / University of Bordeaux / National Taiwan University/ The University of Edinburgh / National Institute for Materials Science / National
Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology / TOYOTA MOTORCORPORATION / Hitachi, Ltd. / Shimadzu Corporation / CYBERDYNE, Inc. / Astellas
Pharma Inc.

1805

World-leading
Innovative Graduate
Study Program forLife Science andTechnology

The University of
Tokyo

KIKKAWA Masahide

Astellas Pharma Inc. / Olympus Corporation / CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMSCORPORATION / SHIONOGI & CO., LTD. / Sysmex Corporation / Johnson & Johnson
Group / DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED / Takeda Pharmaceutical Company
Limited / Utokyo Innovation Platform Co., Ltd.

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1806

Excellent Leader
Development forSuper Smart Society
by New Industry
Creation and Diversity

OHTSU Naoko

KUBOTA Corporation / AEON AGRI CREATE Co., Ltd. / SHIMADZU Corporation /Japan Automobile Research Institute / Japan Agricultural Corporations Association/ Greater Tokyo Initiative / Leave a Nest Co., Ltd. / Recruit Co., Ltd. / Tokyo ElectronLtd. / AgVenture Lab / Jissen Women’s University / Cornell University / University ofCalifornia, Davis / University of Oxford / The Leibniz Centre for Agricultural LandscapeResearch (ZALF) / University of Bonn / Vietnam National University of Forestry /Gadjah Mada University / The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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YAMAGUCHI Takeo

NIMS / AIST / Leiden University / McGill University / Max Planck Institute / Imperial
College London / Cornell University / Sorbonnen University / Tsinghua University /Beijing Normal University / Chulalongkorn University / Indian Institute of Technology
Madras / AGC Inc. / ASAHI KASEI CORPORATION / ENEOS Corporation / FUJIFILM
Corporation / Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. / Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. / JEOL Ltd. / JFE
Steel Corporation / JX Nippon Mining & Metals Corporation / KANEKA CORPORATION/ Kao Corporation / KYOCERA Corporation / LG Japan Lab Inc. / Mitsubishi
Chemical Corporation / MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. / MITSUIMINING&SMELTING CO., LTD. / NAGASE & CO., LTD. / NGK INSULATORS, LTD. / NGKSPARK PLUG CO., LTD. / Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. / Panasonic Corporation / SEIKOEPSON CORPORATION / SHOWA DENKO K.K. / Showa Denko Materials Co., Ltd /Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. / SUMITOMO CHEMICAL Co., Ltd. / TAIYO YUDEN
CO., LTD. / TDK Corporation / TODA KOGYO CORP. / Toshiba Corporation / TOSOHCORPORATION / Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd. / TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION/ZEON CORPORATION

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UMEDA Minoru

Aalto University / Mondragon University / University of York / Bristol University /University of Sheffield / University of Leeds/University of Deusto / Indian Instituteof Technology Madras / University of Antwerp/University of Bordeaux / TH KölnTechnology, Arts, Sciences / Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, FAU /Universität Bielefeld / Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology/ Sankyo Tateyama, Inc / Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd / Nagaoka Power Electronics
Co., Ltd / Unipulse Corporation / Fuji Electric Co., Ltd / SANKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD /Japan Business Create Co.,Ltd / IBSystem Co., Ltd / Japan Fine Ceramics Association/ Niigata Industrial Creation Organization / The Institute of Applied Energy / National
Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology / Niigata City / Nagaoka City /Sado City / Shibata City

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Tohoku University

Tohoku University（3）Kyoto University（3）Osaka University（2）University of Tsukuba（1）Chiba University（2）The University of Tokyo（3）Waseda University（1）Tokyo Institute of Technology（3）Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology（1）Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology（1）Nagoya University（4）Tokyo Universityof Agriculture
and Technology

Hiroshima University（1）Kyushu University（1）Nagasaki University（1）1807

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societies through[Material×Information]
multi-talented humanresource development

Tokyo Instituteof Technology

Applications and Selections
Fiscal year

6

Number of applications

Number of selections

Number of universities

Number of programs

Number of universities

Number of programs

FY 2018

38

54

13

15

FY 2019

29

44

9

11

FY 2020

27

42

4

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1808

Global Pro-Active
R o o t Te c h n o l o g y
Program

Nagaoka
University ofTechnology

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List of Programs

List of Programs

Names of Program
Coordinator

Advanced Graduate
Program for Future
Medicine and Health
Care

Nagaoka University of Technology（1）Kanazawa University（1）Names ofuniversities

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No.

1809

1810

1812

1813

1814

1815

8

Graduate Program of Transformative
Chem-Bio Research

DII (Deployer-Innovator-Investigator)
Collaborative Graduate Program for
Accelerating Innovation in FutureElectronics

Innovation of Advanced Photonic
and Electronic Devices

Tr a n s d i s c i p l i n a r y P r o g r a m f o r
Biomedical Entrepreneurship andInnovation

The Frontier Development Programfor Genome Editing

Global Health Elite Programme for
Building a Healthier World

Graduate Program for Power Energy
Professionals

Names ofuniversities

Nagoya University

Nagoya University

Kyoto University

Osaka University

Hiroshima University

Nagasaki University

Waseda University

WISE Program Doctoral Program for World-leading Innovative & Smart Education

Names of Program
Coordinator

WISE cooperating institutions

YAMAGUCHI Shigehiro

Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural
Science / National Institute for Basic Biology, National Institutes of
Natural Science / the Graduate University for Advanced Studies /Institute of Physical and Chemical Research / Kaneka Co. / Konica
Minolta, Inc. / ITbM-GTR consortium

AMANO Hiroshi

Innovation for High Performance Micro-electronics / Interuniversity
Microelectronics Center / Office ATOQS / Japan Aerospace
Exploration Agency / National Institute for Materials Science /National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology /KAPION Inc. / SCIOCS COMPANY LIMITED/DENSO CORPORATION/ TOSHIBA CORPORATION / TOYOTA CENTRAL R&D LABS.,
INC. / Hitachi, Ltd. Central Research Laboratory / FUJITSULABORATORIES LTD. / Miraiproject Corporation / Sumitomo
Electric Industries, Ltd. / National University of Singapore / TAIYONIPPON SANSO CORPORATION / Tokyo Electron Ltd. / TOYODAGOSEI CO., LTD. / Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. / Furukawa ElectricCo., Ltd. / Mitsubishi Electric Corporation / Nanjing University/ Japan Venture Capital Association / NC State University /Forschungszentrum Jülich / MIRISE Technologies Corporation

KIMOTO Tsunenobu

University of Cambridge / Humboldt University of Berlin / ETH
Zurich / Dresden University of Technology / Nanjing University /Sungkyunkwan University / National Institute for Materials Science/ National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science andTechnology / Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry/ National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology/ Nidec Corporation / Mitsubishi Electric Corporation / Shimadzu
Corporation / Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.

MORII Eiichi

Pfizer Inc. / Novartis Pharma K.K. / Johnson & Johnson
Innovation / IQVIA Solutions Japan K.K. / Eli Lilly Japan K.K. /Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. / Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co.,
Ltd. / Shionogi & Co., Ltd. / Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited /Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation / SYSMEX CORPORATION/ Takara Bio Inc. / Quantum Operation, Inc. / Cytiva / EY Strategy
and Consulting Co., Ltd. / Osaka Prefectural Government,
Department of Commerce, Industry and Labor / Pharmaceuticals
and Medical Devices Agency / National Institute of Health Sciences/ National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition

YAMAMOTO Takashi

ARIYOSHI Koya

HAYASHI Yasuhiro

Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University/
Graduate School of Technology, Indusrial and Social Sciences,
Tokushima University / Department of Molecular and Cellular
Biology, Harvard University / Technical Research Center, Mazda
Motor Corporation
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine / Hokkaido
University Research Center for Zoonosis Control / National
Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University ofAgriculture and Veterinary Medicine / School of International
Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo /National Center for Global Health and Medicine / JICA / National
Institute of Infectious Diseases / Sysmex Corporation / Shionogi &Co., Ltd.
Hokkaido University / Tohoku University / University of Fukui/ University of Yamanashi / Tokyo Metropolitan University /Yokohama National University / Nagoya University / Osaka
University / Hiroshima University / Tokushima University /Kyushu University / University of the Ryukyus / The Universityof Tennessee, Knoxville / University of Chicago / University ofWashington / Tsinghua University / Chulalongkorn University /Technical University of Munich / ENEOS Corporation / Tokyo Gas
Co., Ltd. / Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry /National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology /Power Academy

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List of Programs Selected in FY2019
No.

Names of programs

Names ofuniversities

Names of Program
Coordinator

WISE cooperating institutions

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NAKAMURA Michihiko

Stanford University / Harvard University / University of Washington/ University College of London / University of Indonesia / Sorbonne
University / University of Hawaii at Manoa / JICA / Tokio Marine &Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd / Nippon Koei Co., Ltd / Penta-Ocean
Construction Co., Ltd / NTT DATA, Inc / Mitsubishi Electric Software
Corporation / Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security/ Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. / National Institute of Advanced
Industrial Science and Technology / National Research Institute for
Earth Science and Disaster Resilience

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YONEMURA Chiyo

Okayama University / Nagasaki University / Kumamoto University/ The Graduate University for Advanced Studies / Zhejiang
Gongshang University / Institute for Oriental and Classical Studies,
National Research University “Higher School of Economics”(russian)/ National Museum of Japanese History / Aeon Environmental
Foundation / AEON CO.,LTD / JTB Tourism Research & Consulting
Co. / Chiba Bank / Keiyo Bank

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SAITO Tetsuichiro

University of California San Diego / University of Southern California/ Charité – Universitätsmedizin / University of Toronto / Institute ofPhysical and Chemical Research / National Institute of Advanced
Industrial Science and Technology /National Institute for Quantum
Science and Techology / Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited/ Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd / Sysmex Corporation / Eli Lilly Japan
K.K. / Olympus Corporation / DNA Chip Research Inc. / H.U. Group
Research Institute G.K. / Genefrontier

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MURAYAMA Hitoshi

Nippon Steel Corp./ NTT Corp./ Macromill, Inc. / École
Polytechnique / California Institute of Technology / UC Berkeley/ Korea Institute for Advanced Study / National Taiwan University/ ETH Zurich / Tsinghua University / Seoul National University /Harvard University / Princeton University / Peking University / ENS
de Lyon / HSE University / CERN / Mathematical Sciences ResearchInstitute / IHES / Paul Scherrer Institute50

TAMURA Yoshiyuki

Harvard Law School / Peking University / Seoul National University/ National Taiwan University / University of Strasbourg / Hitachi, Ltd.
/ FUJIFILM Corp. / SoftBank Corp. / Yahoo Japan Corp. / Nippon
Life Insurance Co. / Intellectual Property Department, Takeda
Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. / Google Japan G.K. / Westlaw Japan K.K.
/ The Asahi Shimbun Company / East Japan Railway Company /Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies, Bank of Japan

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SAKAGUCHI Kei

National Agriculture and Food Research Organization / National
Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology /RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project / Japan Agency for
Marine-Earth Science and Technology / NICT Wireless Networks
Research Center / AIST Information Technology and Human Factors/ JTEKT Corporation / NEC Corporation / NSK Ltd. / Yaskawa
Electric Corporation / Azbil Corporation / Yokogawa Electric
Corporation / Koden Electronics Co., Ltd. / KDDI Corporation/ SoftBank Corp. / Huawei Japan / SHO-BOND Corporation /Anritsu/DENSO Corporation / LG Japan Lab Inc. / Kawasaki Heavy
Industries, Ltd. / Kubota / Komatsu Ltd. / Panasonic Corporation/ Mitsubishi Electric / Central Japan Railway Company / Rakuten
Mobile / Kawasaki City / Ota City / Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry
and Fisheries / Ocean Policy Research Institute / Google LLC /CEA Leti / National Taiwan University of Science and Technology/ University of Twente / University of Rome Tor Vergata / The Ohio
State University / Thammasat University Thailand / Univ. Glasgow /Technical University of Munich / Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz-Institute/ University of Sydney / Institute for Infocomm Research / Cornell
University / Yonsei University / RWTH Aachen University / Airgain/ Japanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry of NY / the Henry
Samueli School of Engineering, University of California, Irvine /Georgia Institute of Technology / University of Melbourne

54

30

1901

WISE program for Sustainability in
the Dynamic Earth

Tohoku University

32

1902

34

1903

1904

Applied Humanities Program for
Cultivating Global LeadersInnovative Medicine CHIBA Doctoral
WISE Program

Forefront Physics and Mathematics
Program to Drive Transformation

Chiba University

Chiba University

The University of
Tokyo

36

1905

World-leading Innovative Graduate
Study: Advanced Business La w
Program

The University of
Tokyo

38

40

1906

42

Engineering Education Programfor Super Smart Society based on
Advanced Quantum Science

Tokyo Institute ofTechnology

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List of Programs

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Names of programs

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List of Programs
No.

1907

1908

1910

1911

10

Development of WISE (World-leading
Innovative & Smart Education) Program
to foster AI (Artificial Intelligence)
Professionals for Marine Industries

WISE Pr ogr am f or Nano-Pr ecision
Medicine, Science and Technology

Convolution of Informatics and Biomedical
Sciences On Glocal Alliances

Graduate Program for Medical Innovation

Multidisciplinar y PhD Pr ogr am f or
Pioneering Quantum Beam Application

Names ofuniversities

Tokyo University ofMarine Science andTechnology

Kanazawa University

Nagoya University

Kyoto University

Osaka University

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Coordinator

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SHOJI Ruri

Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology/ Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency /National Institute of Maritime, Port and Aviation Technology/ Technical University of Denmark / BEMAC Corporation/ IDEA Consultants,inc. / Innoqua inc. / Maruha Nichiro
Corporation / Nippon Suisan Kaisha,Ltd. / Ocean Policy
Research Institute of Sasakawa Peace Foundation / Japan
Weather Association / NPO Marine Technologist

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HANAYAMA Rikinari

Imperial College London / University of British Columbia /Nikon Solutions Co., Ltd. / Pfizer R&D Japan G.K. / RicohCo., Ltd. / FUJIFILM Wako Pure Chemical Corporation /Olympus Corporation / Daicel Corporation / Hamamatsu
Photonics K.K. / Shibuya Corporation / Carepro, Inc. /Kopernik Japan / Nissan Chemical Corporation

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KATSUNO Masahisa

Gifu University / National Institute for Physiological
Sciences / Aichi Cancer Center/National Center for
Geriatrics and Gerontology / Aichi Developmental Disability
Center Institute for Developmental Research / Instituteof Statistical Mathematics / University of Adelaide / Lund
University / Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg / Universityof Nottingham / The Chinese University of Hong Kong /University of Bologna / LMU Munchen / Korea University /Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam / Monash University/ Shimadzu Corporation / Novartis Pharma / NVIDIA
Corporation / Eisai Co., Ltd. / Olympus Corporation /RaQualia Pharma / Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. / Mitsubishi
Tanabe Pharma Corporation / Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.,
Ltd. / CBmed / Hitachi Co., Ltd. / Astellas Pharma Inc

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WATANABE Dai

NAKANO Takashi

List of Programs Selected in FY2020

2001

2002

University of California, San Diego / University of Toronto /National Taiwan University / The FIRC Institute of Molecular
Oncology / National Institutes of Health / Max-Planck
Institute / NeuroSpin / RIKEN / Institute of Biomedical
Research and Innovation, Foundation for Biomedical
Research and Innovation at Kobe / Tazuke Kofukai Medical
Research Institute Kitano Hospital / Bioorganic ResearchInstitute, Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences / NTT DATA
Corporation / Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting LLC. / mixi,
Inc. / KBBM, Inc. / MICIN, Inc./Eisai Co., Ltd. / Daiichi
Sankyo Co., Ltd. / Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. /Asahi Kasei Pharma Corporation / Taisho PharmaceuticalCo., Ltd. / Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd. / ONO
PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. / Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma
Corporation / KYORIN Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd. / Chordia
Therapeutics, Inc.

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High Energy Accelerator Research Organization Instituteof Materials Structure Science / High Energy Accelerator
Research Organization Institute of Particles and Nuclear
Studies / National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological
Science and Technology / Cyclotron and Radioisotope
Center, Tohoku University / Research Center for Electron
Photon Science, Tohoku University / J-PARC Center / Kyoto
Institute of Technology / Graduate School of Informatics,
Kyoto University / Isotope Science Center, The Universityof Tokyo / Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematicsof the Universe, The University of Tokyo / RIKEN / TRIUMF/ The University of Queensland / Heidelberg University
Hospital / Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf / National
Institute of Health Science / ATOX / Telix Pharmaceuticals
Japan / SOCIONEXT / Hitachi, Ltd./ Nihon Medi-Physics Co,
Ltd. / Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. / FUJIFILM Toyama
Chemicals Co., Ltd. / Kyoto Medical Technology / EPS
Corporation / Metal Technology Co. Ltd. / Toshiba Electronic
Devices & Storage Corporation / Yamato Scientific Co.,
Ltd. / Japan Radioisotope Association / Anderson Mōri &Tomotsune / Alpha Fusion Inc.

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2004

Names of programs

Multi-Scope・Energy WISE
Professionals

Graduate Program forLifestyle Revolution basedo n Tr a n s d i s c i p l i n a r y
Mobility Innovation

Dis tinguished Do c t or al
Program of Platforms

G r a du a t e P r o gr a m o f
Mathematics for Innovation

Names ofuniversities

Tokyo Institute ofTechnology

Nagoya University

Kyoto University

Kyushu University

Names of Program
Coordinator

WISE cooperating institutions

Page

IHARA Manabu

IHI Corporation / Azbil Corporation / Iwatani Corporation / ENEOS Corporation /NTT DATA CUSTOMER SERVICE CORPORATION / NTT DATA BUSINESS SYSTEMSCORPORATION / NTT FACILITIES, INC. / KAJIMA CORPORATION / Kawasaki
Heavy Industries, Ltd. / JFE Engineering Corporation / SUMITOMO CORPORATION/ SHOWA DENKO K.K. / Sony Group Corporation / Chiyoda Corporation / Deloitte
Touche Tohmatsu Limited. / Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. /TOSHIBA CORPORATION・Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation /Tokuyama Corporation / TOYO KANETSU K.K. / Panasonic Corporation / Fujitsu
Limited / BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD. / Mizuho Research & Technologies Ltd. /Mitsubishi Electric Corporation / Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)/ CEA-Liten / National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology(AIST) / Thailand National Science and Technology Development Agency /Forschungszentrum Jülich (Jülich Research Centre) / Deutsches Zentrum
für Luft- und Raumfahrt(DLR) / Kawasaki City / HITOTSUBASHI UNIVERSITY /Georgia Institute of Technology / Imperial College London / INSA Lyon / Korea
Advanced Institute of Science and Technology / Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology / Princeton University / Nanyang Technological University / RWTH
Aachen University / Tsinghua University / University of California, Santa Barbara /University of Cambridge, Judge Business School / Uppsala University / Universityof Stuttgart

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KAWAGUCHI Nobuo

Gifu University / University of Michigan (USA) / Virginia Institute of Technology(USA) / The Ohio State University (USA) / Chalmers Institute of Technology (Sweden)/ National University of Singapore (Singapore) / Chulalongkorn University(Thailand) / Hanoi University of Science and Technology (Vietnam) / WHILL Inc. /MTG Ventures / KYOCERA Mirai Envision Co.,Ltd. / KDDI Research, Inc. / Cisco
Systems / 01 Booster, Inc. / Sohgo Security Services Co., Ltd. / Sompo Japan
Insurance Inc. / Central Japan International Airport Co., Ltd. / Tier IV, Inc. / Denso
Corporation / Toenec Corporation / Toyota Motor Corporation / Toyota TechnicalDevelopment Corporation / Trusco Nakayama Corporation / Nagoya Railroad
Co.,Ltd. / Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation / Yahoo Japan Corporation /Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.

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HARADA Hiroshi

Jichi Medical University / The Institute of Statistical Mathematics / Toyota
Motor Corporation / NTT Communication Science Laboratories / MeteorologicalEngineering Center / Agricultural and Rural Development Information Center/ The Research Institute for Humanity and Nature / Mitsubishi UFJ Researchand Consulting / RIKEN / Yahoo! JAPAN Research / System Platform ResearchLaboratories / Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International/ Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation / KDDI Research, Inc. /KADOKAWA ASCII Research Laboratories, Inc. / Ruby Association / Anritsu
Corporation / Institute for Health Economics and Policy / National Institute ofInformation and Communications Technology / National Fisheries University/ Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology / The National
Agriculture and Food Research Organization / wenovator LLC / Mitsubishi Electric
Corporation Information Technology R&D Center / Sony Group R&D Center /University of Chicago / University of Illinois / Vienna University of Technology /University of Potsdam / Delft University of Technology / Technical University of
Berlin / Aalborg University / Huazhong Agricultural University / National Chung
Hsing University / National Taiwan University / University of Florida / Technical
University of Munich / Sorbonne University / The French National Centre for
Scientific Research / Institute for Infocomm Research, Agency for Science,
Technology and Research (A*STAR)70

SAEKI Osamu

The Institute of Statistical Mathematics / RIKEN (Center for Advanced Intelligence
Project / Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences Program) /Fujitsu Research, Fujitsu / Beautiful Mind / Mazda Motor Corporation / Sumitomo
Electric Industries, Ltd. / The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Scienceand Technology / Itoshima City (A planning department, Regional Promotion
Division) / NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION / Departmentof Mathematics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign / Department ofMathematics, University of California, San Diego / Department of Mathematics
and Statistics , La Trobe University / Department of Mathematics, National
University of Singapore / Department of Mathematics, National Taiwan Normal
University / Mathematical Institute, Leiden University (The Netherlands) / Zuse
Institute Berlin

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WISE Program Doctoral Program for World-leading Innovative & Smart Education11

Programs selected in FY 2018
Programs selected in FY 2019
Programs selected in FY 2020

Hokkaido University

Year of selection

FY 2018

WISE Program for One Health
Frontier Graduate School of Excellence［Program Coordinator］HORIUCHI Motohiro (Professor, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine・Dean, Graduate School of Infectious Diseases, Hokkaido University)［Fields of diplomas］Ph.D. (Infectious Diseases), Ph.D. (Veterinary Medicine)Name of the program to be noted: Name of the program to be noted: One Health Frontier Graduate School of Excellence［URL］https://onehealth.vetmed.hokudai.ac.jp/en/

Message fromthe President

Foster professionals in the field of One Health for addressing public health issues at the human-animal
interface.
In this program, multisectoral activities with universities, private companies and international organizations are
involved. It ensures practical and quality education for the program participants. Although we have experienced
a tough time during the global pandemic, it let us reacknowledge the importance of One Health approaches
where people from various fields work together. Gaining advanced knowledge on One Health, participants are
expected to contribute to solving One Health issues as true experts. We are also promoting the WISE program as
good practice in Hokkaido University for further innovation in graduate school education.

HOUKIN Kiyohiro
President of Hokkaido University[Number of students recruited (For FY 2023, numberof students to be recruited)]
20 (FY 2019 ), 19 (FY 2020 ), 22 (FY 2021), 27 (FY 2022 ),
20 (FY 2023 )[Number of people engaged in the program] 50[Students’ affiliated schools and departments]
2 graduate schools, 2 departments〈Graduate School of Infectious Diseases〉Infectious
Dieseases

Exploring commonality and differences ofphysiology and disease in human and animal
can improve the health of both

between medicine and veterinary medicine, isrecently drawing international attention.
Health and socio-economic problems by
infectious diseases and hazardous chemicals are

HumansHealth hazards due toenvironmental and biologicalcontamination with toxic metals
and chemical substances

Zoobiquity

One HealthSociety
Animals

Health for human, animal,
and the planet

Health hazards and economic
losses due to zoonotic diseases,
emerging and re-emerging
infectious diseases, andtransboundary animal diseases

institution and company. This program aims at
fostering superior PhD who will be able to tackle
and resolve problems related to One Health, witha definite idea for disease control and prevention,a holistic viewpoint, a well-balanced international
sense, and a comprehensive competence fordecision-making and problem-solving. They show
their great expertise in the field of administrativeand international cooperation to help to prevent
disease spread. In the R&D fields, they contribute toinnovations essential for disease prevention, suchas the development of new vaccines, diagnostic
and treatment methods, and early detection

systems of anomalies. They also play a key role infostering human resources and the accumulation ofscientific knowledge in universities and institutes,
through education to help prevent and overcome
diseases as well as basic and applied research tobring about novel innovations. The network fosteredby PhDs who share the philosophy of One Health isa supreme property in a global society. With them,this program, and related organizations with theshared aim of One Health, we hope to accelerate
the creation of One Health, a social benefit thatshould be shared by human society.

The human resources that we aim to foster is superior PhDs who will be able to contribute to the achievement of "One
Health" to pass soundness and integrity of living environments to the next generations.

Organization (WHO) / The World Organisation for Animal
Health (WOAH) / Japan International Cooperation Agency(JICA)

Message from WISE
Cooperating Institution

TODA Mikihiro(As of November 2022 )SaSSOH International symposium provides cutting-edge knowledge and networking in the field of One
Health.
We are holding an international symposium planned and implemented by students and young faculty members to cultivate students’
independence, communication skills, and planning ability every year. This event allows students to gain cutting-edge knowledge andnetwork with overseas guests who are leading experts in One Health fields, as well as providing a training opportunity to play a role on
the global stage. Also, the symposium includes the Active Discussion Session and the Student Session to hold workshops to develop
planning and operating abilities. For example, in this year's Student Session, students organized and practiced a special board gamerelated to Covid-19 which required meticulous planning and teamwork. The aim of this event is to produce experts who can exercise
their leadership at the site of a zoonotic or chemical hazard.

Global response and problem solving are needed
Fostering superior PhDs who can contribute to "Health andcoexistence between humans and animals and planetary
health (One Health) " is needed.

[Number of program graduates (including anticipated graduates)] 1 (FY 2021), 17 (FY 2022 )[Career paths after graduation (including anticipated paths)] 1 to public research institute (overseas), 1 to university (overseas),
1 to private enterprise, 1 to public research institute14

Good Practice

Healthy living environment for
the next generation!

〈Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine〉Veterinary
Medicine[WISE Cooperating Institutions]
2 universities, 2 companies, 3 international organizations
Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinar y
Medicine Gradua te School (Na tional ResearchCenter for Protozoan Diseases) / Rakuno Gakuen
University Graduate School / Shionogi & CO., LTD. /Fuso Pharmaceutical Industries, LTD. / World Health

The abilities of PhDs fostered by this program, a wide range of fields in which they play active roles, and social
contributions.

Occurs constantly as longas humans share theirconveniences

Environment

Constantly occurring due toclimate change, ecological andsocio-economic changes

To ensure “One Health”, multi-disciplinar ycollaboration such as medicine, veterinar y
medicine, and environmental science, and transsectoral cooperation with human and animal healthsectors, education, research and development
institutions, and risk management authorities, inother words, “One Health Approach”, is essential.
In this program, we promote advanced researches
using excellent research and human resources andoutstanding experiences on infectious diseases,
chemical hazard, and animal and life sciences
for contributing One Health. Additionally, PhDs
will gain a variety of experiences of international
collaborative research with reliable counterparts,
cooperative activity with international organizationsuch as WHO, WOAH, and JICA, and/or
development research in collaboration with public

Director of Board and General Manager,
Corporate Planning Office/ International Business Development Office,Fuso Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

The program for the future global leaders in
the field of One HealthI have a decade of experience working in East Africancountries through a JICA technical cooperation project.
Based on my experience there for human resource
development in health, I have delivered collaboration skills
workshop where the WISE students learn how to facilitategroup to complete their mission. This WISE Program
offers collaborative environment for students to exercise
solid leadership through communication and intercultural
understanding. I expect my students would effectively lead
their teams for addressing global challenges.

Student’s VoiceRETENG Patrick
Graduate School of Infectious
Diseases DC 4

One test to detect them all: developing
sequencing-based platforms
I have always been interested in infectious diseases. So
I believe that this Graduate School and WISE programprovide me with the skills and knowledge to further pursue
my interest which is why I chose to study here. Currently,
I am involved in the development of infectious disease
surveillance systems. The research also makes use ofinternational experiences supported by WISE program
such as internships abroad. Once I graduate, I plan to keep
pursuing a career in academia, continuing my watch on thehost vs pathogens war.

［Office and section in charge］Educational Planning and Graduate Schools Unit, Academic Affairs Department, Academic Affairs Planning Division.
［Inquiries］011 - 706 - 5252
WISE Program Doctoral Program for World-leading Innovative & Smart Education

Hokkaido University

Hokkaido University

Zoonosis and emerging and re-emerging infectious
diseases, such as influenza, Ebola hemorrhagic
fever, tuberculosis, and antimicrobial-resistantbacterial infections appear one after anotherand threaten public health. In the past 30 years,
more than 30 new pathogens have emerged anda million people die each year from mosquitoand tick-borne infections. Transboundary animal
infectious diseases, such as foot-and-mouthdisease and classical swine fever, cause severe
economic damage once they enter.
Hazards chemicals discharged into environmentthat include poisonous metals, pollutants suchas dioxin, and persistent organic pollutants, are
known to have caused global-scale contaminationand threaten the health of humans and animals.
Environmental pollution, rather than disease, is theleading cause of death in developing countries,
with one-sixth people estimated to die.
There are many diseases such as cancer,
urological and neurological disorders, which arecommonly observed in humans and animals, otherthan infectious diseases. Based on the conceptthat researches on physiological difference andsimilarity of diseases greatly contributes to bothhuman and animal health, “Zoobiquity”, which
proposes the reinforcement of collaboration

The Human Resources Network
fostered by PhDs is a supreme
property of world society.

ーPrograms selected in FY 2018

ーPrograms selected in FY 2018

Aim for One Healthcontinuously occurring. Contemporary humans,
who have been receiving lives of convenience, areobliged to pass soundness and integrity of living
environments on to the next generations. Zoobiquity
also aims to further improve the health of people
and animals.
"Health and coexistence between humans
and animals and planetary health" is the criticlal
concept of this program "One Health" with theaim of fostering experts who can contribute to its
achievement.

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Tohoku University

Year of selection

FY 2018

Advanced Graduate Programfor Future Medicine and Health Caredifferences, and incarnating the solution, students
understand their own roles in the group and playtheir roles. Furthermore, the opportunity to reflect
on their own knowledge and ways of thinking
leads them to broaden the scope of their research
activities, resulting in greatly contribution of thepromotion of their research.

［Program Coordinator］NAKAYAMA Keiko (Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University)［Fields of diplomas］Doctor of Philosophy (Medical Sciences) / (Disability Sciences) / (Nursing) / (Health Sciences) / (Dental Science) / (Pharmacy)/ (Pharmaceutical Sciences) / (Life Sciences) / (Information Sciences) / (Economics) / (Management) / (Letters) / (Education)/ (Biomedical Engineering), Doctor of Philosophy
Name of the program to be noted: Advanced Graduate Program for Future Medicine and Health Care
［URL］https://www.fmhc.tohoku.ac.jp/

Message fromthe President

OHNO Hideo
President,Tohoku University

Fostering leaders who will drive future medicine and health care, based on co-creation with society,developing HR to lead the transformation of future society

What is required for future medicalcare and welfare?

At the on-site training, students form a back-casttraining group with three or four students. Since
the members of this group have different research
specialties, they gather valuable experience. For
examples, even if students see the same thing, theyinterpret it differently, or even if they notice similar
issues, they propose completely different solutions.
In the process of learning about the differences,
searching for a better solution from among theGood Practice

Graduates of this program play an active role as professionals with broad knowledge and deep expertise, who are able to draw
synergy among expertise, and to quickly and accurately identify and solve the needs of various fields in society.

to solve them and push each other to initiate
activities. Beyond the boundaries of expertise andgraduate school, the various groups of students
born from the sharing of issues have further
involved others and are working hard to solve theissues as a larger group. Although it will take sometime before practical application is realized, it ishighly anticipated that the issues discovered from ayoung perspective will be solved in the near futurewith the help of the students in the program.

Tohoku University

Tohoku University

Bringing happiness to people through medical careand welfare, that is the goal of students enrolled in
Advanced Graduate Program for Future Medicine
and Health Care. This program fosters professionals
in the fields of Data, Technology, and Society who
can go beyond their expertise and contribute todevelop medical care and welfare as well as quickly
solve society's problems. The Tohoku region ismoving toward a super-aging society more than any
other region in Japan, and as a result, a variety ofissues that will probably arise in the future of Japanare already evident. Students in this program, whilelearning Design Thinking, visit local medical andwelfare sites to discover medical and welfare needs
and seek solutions from the students' perspectives.

Our program is particularly focused on two
initiatives in addition to the training. The first is toprovide opportunities to interact with people whoare currently innovating in society. We ask for oneto-some or one-to-one mentoring with students
with inovative people who are active on the front
lines of various companies. Their comments on
the students' current research and plans for the
future are a great stimulus for the students, which
they could not have encountered at university.
Such mentoring fosters a sense of camaraderie
of students as they realize they share similar
questions with other students and lead to express
their thoughts. The second is the multiple faculty
advisor system. Faculty members named Facilitatoraccompany the training and the mentoring sessions
and encourage awareness by students and support
activities in a challenging manner. Program offers
Facilitators training sessions for coaching methods.
We have been able to continue this approacheven in the midst of the Corona Disaster. As aresult, students not only discover issues on theirown, but also learn what activities are neededーPrograms selected in FY 2018

ーPrograms selected in FY 2018

In addition to conventional discipline-based degrees offered by its graduate schools, Tohoku University aims tobuild a graduate school that is appropriate for a world-class research university by enhancing various "degree
programs" that transcend the boundaries of disciplines, national borders, and organizations such as industry
and academia, and by developing a world-class research environment and financial support, centered on the
Advanced Graduate School. In this context, the WISE Program plays a major role in the "creation of new value"
through co-creation with industry and other sectors of society.
Now in its fifth year of operation, this program is making progress in fostering human resources to lead thefuture of medicine (medicine that realizes health, prevention, and treatment through data science, technology,
and social infrastructure) based on co-creation with society.

Expanding Opportunities

Supporting students through coaching
We ensure a multiple supervisor system by assigning a facilitator teacher to each group of students. Facilitator faculty members engage
in continuous dialogue with students and play a role in helping students improve their initiative and achieve their goals. They motivate,encourage, and provide tips and challenges to students who are carrying out their assignments. The program provides training oncoaching to prepare facilitator teachers. Facilitator teachers play a major role in keeping the students from diverse backgrounds together
and working in a stimulating environment.

Students visit university hospitals, regional hospitals, and biobanks for backcasting training to see first-hand what is going on in the field, to embody social needs, and to cultivate the ability to findsolutions.

[Number of students recruited (For FY 2023 , number of students tobe recruited)]
15 each (FY 2018-FY 2023 )[Number of people engaged in the program] 94[Students’ affiliated schools and departments]
9 graduate schools, 20 departments〈Graduate School of Medicine〉Medical Sciences, Disability Sciences,
Health Sciences, Public Health〈Graduate School of Dentistry〉Dental Sciences〈G r a d u a t e S c h o o l o f P h a r m a c e u t i c a l S c i e n c e s〉M o l e c u l a r
Pharmaceutical Science, Life and Pharmaceutical Science, Pharmacy〈Graduate School of Life Sciences〉Integrative Life Sciences,

Ecological Developmental Adaptability Life Sciences, Molecular andChemical Life Sciences〈Graduate School of Information Sciences〉Applied Information
Sciences, Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Human-Social
Information Sciences〈Graduate School of Economics and Management〉Economics andManagement〈Graduate School of Arts and Letters〉Japanese Studies, Global
Humanities, Integrated Human Sciences〈Graduate School of Education〉Educational Sciences〈Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering〉Biomedical Engineering[Number of program graduates (including anticipated graduates)] 1 (FY 2021), 4 (FY 2022 )[Career paths after graduation (including anticipated paths)] 2 to universities, 1 to government agency, 2 to medical practitioner[WISE Cooperating Institutions]
6 universities, 18 companies, 3 local public bodies
Miyagi Prefectural Government / South Miyagi Medical Center / Katta
General Hospital / National Institutes of Health (USA) / National Universityof Singapore / University of Sydney / Tropical medicine, Philippines /Peking University / Norwegian University of Science and Technology / ONO
PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD / GC Corporation / J. MORITA CORP. / Tokuyama
Dental Corporation / Canon Medical Systems Corporation / Philips Japan, Ltd.
/ SHIMADZU Corporation / OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd. / NTT DOCOMO,
INC. / Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd. / Kagome Co., Ltd. / TOPCON CORPORATION /Kajima Corporation Technical Research Institute / FRACTA, INC. / Allm Inc. /Olympus Corporation / ClayTech, Inc. / Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.

(As of October 2022 )Message from WISE
Cooperating Institution

YOKOTA Kyoichi
S e n i o r D i r e c t o r, M a r Te c hStrategy Office. Sumitomo
Pharma Co., Ltd.

Hope of human resources with intellect &emotion for future medine“I want to live a happy and healthy life forever.” This is theearnest wish of people in the age of 100 years of life. Whilepeople's awareness of health is changing dramatically,
there is a need to develop more innovative pharmaceuticals
and the social implementation of more revolutionary
medical digital solutions. We hope that the opportunities
for highly specialized human resources with flexible andmultifaceted perspectives fostered through this program
will expand more and more in the future.

Graduate's Voice

Gain new perspectives on your own research
I participated in this program because I wanted to gain
knowledge in various fields other than my own. I was able
to deepen my thinking through a variety of experiences that
I would not have had in my normal graduate school life, andI also received a lot of stimulation through exchanges with
my classmates and juniors. I learned a lot from enthusiastic
discussions with people of the same age in other fields,
and at the same time, I genuinely enjoyed them.

YOSHIDA Naoki
Tohoku University Graduate
School of Medicine, Rehabilitation
Science［Office and section in charge］Office of Advanced Graduate Program for Future Medicine and Health Care ［Inquiries］022 - 717 - 8031

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WISE Program Doctoral Program for World-leading Innovative & Smart Education17

Tohoku University

Year of selection

FY 2018

WISE Program for AI Electronics［Program Coordinator］KANEKO Toshiro (Professor, Division of Electric Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University)［Fields of diplomas］Doctor (Engineering), Doctor (Information Sciences), Doctor (Biomedical Engineering), Doctor (Science), Doctor (Arts andLetters), Doctor (Economics)
Name of the program to be noted: WISE Program for Artificial Intelligence Electronics［URL］https://www.aie.tohoku.ac.jp/english/

Message fromthe President

OHNO Hideo
President,Tohoku University

Fostering leaders with the ability and vision to realize a super-smart society based on co-creation withsociety, developing HR to lead the transformation of future society
In addition to conventional discipline-based degrees offered by its graduate schools, Tohoku University aims tobuild a graduate school that is appropriate for a world-class research university by enhancing various "degree
programs" that transcend the boundaries of disciplines, national borders, and organizations such as industry
and academia, and by developing a world-class research environment and financial support, centered on the
Advanced Graduate School. In this context, the WISE Program plays a major role in the "creation of new value"
through co-creation with industry and other sectors of society.
Now in its fifth year of operation, this program is making progress in fostering human resources capable of"continuous innovation" involving technologies from different fields, based on co-creation with society, toward
the realization of a super-smart society.

For realizing the fourth industrial revolution andan ultra-smart society (Society 5.0), it is essential
to fuse real and cyber space in every aspect ofsociety to create new value and bring it to society,our life and industries.
Research and development are required
not only in algorithms and computer programs
to process big data, but also in spintronics andelectronics to develop devices and in computerarchitecture for designing processors that realize
low-power consumption and high-performancecomputation.
The WISE program for AI Electronics aims
to develop outstanding human resources forcontinuous innovation by providing educationalcourses to learn algorithms and computer
programs for the AI and architecture, centering on
spintronics and research on spin devices, ultrasensitive sensors, and other high-speed/low-powerdevices.

The WISE program for AI and Electronics (AIE)
places the highest priority on areas that contributetoward new value creation. The program builds[Number of students recruited (For FY 2023 , number ofstudents to be recruited)]
25 (FY2019), 30 (FY2020), 40 (FY2021), 40 (FY2022), 30 (FY2023)[Number of people engaged in the program] 71[Students’ affiliated schools and departments]
6 graduate schools, 15 departments〈Graduate School of Engineering〉Electronic Engineering,Electrical Energy System, Communication Engineering, Applied
Physics, Technological Social System〈Graduate School of Information Sciences〉Computer anda five-year integrated graduate school education
system consisting of “interdisciplinary education”
and “industry-academic collaborative education”.
The interdisciplinary education is constructed byhighly specialized researchers in diverse academic
fields to develop student’s abilities to take a bird’s

An education system consisting of “interdisciplinary education” constructed by highly specialized researchers in diverse academic fields and “industry-academic collaborative education” byresearchers in industry and faculty members

eye view to penetrate real and cyber space, and amultidimensional interconnection in Society 5.0.
The industry-academic collaborative education isfor students to develop practical skills to resolve
social issues cooperating with industries andsociety.
The five-year integrated education is divided
in three courses: basic course, advanced course,
and professional course. In the basic course,
leader seminars are held with industry-academia

Good Practice[Number of program graduates (including anticipated graduates)] 10 (FY 2021), 8 (FY 2022 )[Career paths after graduation (including anticipated paths)] FY 2021: 6 to universities, 4 to private enterprises
FY 2022: 5 to private enterprises, 3 to others

NEC Corporation / TOSHIBA CORPORATION / CANON MEDICALSYSTEMS CORPORATION / Hitachi Solutions East Japan, Ltd. /Keihin Corporation / E&M Corporation / AISIN SOFTWARE Co.,
Ltd. / KDDI Research, Inc. / Mitsubishi Electric Corporation /SHOWA DENKO K.K. / ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD / TDK Corporation/ KPIT Technologies Ltd. / National Institute of Information andCommunications Technology

Message from WISE
Cooperating Institution

YODA Satoru(As of October 2022 )foster outstanding doctoral students who will playa central role on the international stage, and along-term corporate internship program aiming for
further development of practical skills necessary inindustry.
In addition, "Employment System in School"
is formed, which allows students to get a job at acompany even while they are still in school. Thissystem will pave a new path to build diverse career
paths.

PBL achievement symposium
Every year, we hold a symposium on outcomes from Project Based Learning (PBL) subjects, which produce and implement learning
content in collaboration with partner companies. In the subjects, 4 or 5 students are researching, proposing solutions and verifying theissues presented by each company to develop bird's-eye view and practical skills. Each subject has its own characteristics in setting
and approaching issues. At the symposium, all students who attended PBL subjects devised their own presentations, and many students
addressed and solved social issues such as exercise management in aged society, prediction of COVID-19 cases and detection of smallchildren left in vehicles from a broad perspective. They showed their ideas for the future and learned that research and technologicaldevelopment are important in relation to society.

Fostering outstanding human resources who have a bird's-eye view and practical ability in the new field of AI electronics andcreate continuous innovations involving technologies from different fields

Mathematical Sciences, System Information Sciences, Applied
Information Sciences〈Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering〉Biomedical
Engineering〈Graduate School of Science〉Phsics, Mathmatics〈Graduate School of Arts and Letters〉Japanese Studies,
Global Humanities, Integrated Human Sciences〈Graduate School of Economics〉Economics and Management[WISE Cooperating Institutions]
13 private enterprises, 1 public research institutecollaboration. PBL (Project Based Learning)
subjects are built up in the advanced course withcollaborations between researchers from partnercompanies and faculty members. The students
in the program can take up to four PBL subjects.
They are expected to acqure the ability to solve
problems and to become leaders who can play anactive role in the industrial world. In the advanced
and professional courses, the AIE program
prepares an international internship program to

Tohoku University

Tohoku University

Education with industry-academia
and social collaboration(5 courses)

ーPrograms selected in FY 2018

ーPrograms selected in FY 2018

Fostering outstanding humanresources to create innovations

Internship
CoursesS e ni o r M a n a g e r, E n gin e e r in g
P l a n nin g O f f i c e , E n gin e e r in g
Headquarters, ALPSALPINE Co., Ltd.

New value Creation from University andIndustry Collaboration
We feel that the AIE program has immense potential
as a place for the university and partner companies tocollaborate and take on the challenge of creating newvalue. We hope the collaboration will make the distance
between the university and companies shorter and makeit easier to understand the characteristics of research anddevelopment in academia and industry. This will lead to a
productive industry-academia collaboration.

Graduate's Voice

Environment that trains our ability to think,
discuss and act on our own
It is challenging for Ph.D. students to work on the
curriculum of the AIE program in addition to their doctoral
program, where they pursue their research and develop
their expertise. Participating in the AIE program puts themunder a higher burden but is worthwhile for Ph.D. students.
The challenge would increase their ability to raise important
issues and tackle them.

KIMURA Kosuke
Researcher, Scalable Optical Transport
Research Group, Transport Innovation
Laborator y, NTT Network Innovation
Laboratories［Office and section in charge］AI Electronics Education and Research Center ［Inquiries］022 - 795 - 5667

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University of Tsukuba

Year of selection

FY 2018

Ph.D. Program in Humanics［Program Coordinator］YANAGISAWA Masashi (Professor, Director of International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine, University of Tsukuba)［Fields of diplomas］Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy in Science, Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering
Name of the program to be noted: Ph.D. Program in Humanics［URL］https://www.phd-humanics.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/

Message fromthe President

NAGATA Kyosuke
President of the University ofTsukubaCreating a new paradigm ～ Developing outstanding talents who can challenge “ZERO to ONE” ～The Humanics program is a Ph.D. program that ensures interdisciplinary, leading-edge, world-class standards ofeducation by combining top-tier national and international instructors and students with academic, industry, andgovernmental circles across disciplines.
As student-led new initiatives, the “double-mentor system” and “reverse mentor system” are adopted. Basic
study of biomedical sciences is given to students having studied in physical sciences/ engineering/ informatics
fields, and vice versa. Until now, an educational course, where students having graduated from a 6th-year
medical course can learn physical sciences/ engineering/ informatics such like the Humanics program, was hard
to be established in Japan, so that this is a true educational course for MD-Ph.D. students.
Under these new initiatives, we develop outstanding talents who can challenge “ZERO to ONE”.

[Number of students recruited (For FY 2023 , number ofstudents to be recruited)]
15 each (FY 2019-FY 2023 )[Number of people engaged in the program] 84[Students’ affiliated schools and departments]
4 graduate schools, 10 programs ( 2018 FY- 2019 FY)
2 graduate schools, 4 degree programs, 9 programs ( 2020 FY-)
〈Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences〉Physics,
Chemistry, Materials Science and Engineering〈Graduate School of Systems and Information Engineering〉
Computer Science, Intelligent Interaction Technologies〈Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences〉

be doctoral-level professionals with knowledge
and skills in the fields of both biomedical sciences
and physical sciences/engineering/informatics,

This program 1) has a remarkable characteristicof creating a new dimension of study, termed“Humanics,” under the cross-sectral collaboration
among internationally competitive, outstanding
research institutions which are specialized inbiomedical sciences and physical sciences/engineering/informatics, respectively, both insideand outside of the University of Tsukuba. In
addition, the program 2) cultivates individuals’ bidisciplinary expertise with doctoral-level knowledge
and skills by a full “double mentor system” in which
each student is guided by two faculty members,
one from the field of biomedical sciences andthe other from physical sciences/engineering/Good Practice

Under the bi-disciplinary education system with a pre-admission program toward a graduate school, cultivating a comprehensive
view of individuals with professional knowledge and skills in multiple fields and capability of integrating theminformatics, in their respective laboratories in thecourse of pursuing joint research projects, and 3)
offers prospective students an opportunity to havean interdisciplinary background of the program
before enrollment as a pre-admission programin their undergraduate years, which creates aseamlessly integrated system for transition tograduate education. Furthermore, the program 4)
aims at a self-sustainable operation in collaboration
with enterprises after the period of governmental
funding.

Career Platform for Humanics: CPx, an originally developed portfolio-based competency achievement
assessment system
Ph.D. Program in Humanics has developed the Career Platform for Humanics (CPx) as a system to assess the competency achievementof each student. CPx provides the evidence-based, quantitative assessesment of the experiences obtained from lectures and research
activities through evaluating tangible and diverse "skills" that constitute the each competency. There are 12 different skill sets that can beselected according to the future image of students. CPx allows students to self-reflect and set their own learning goals.

University of Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

To create a new paradigm by integrating different
disciplines of biomedical sciences and physicalsciences/ engineering/ informatics, it is necessary
to develop leaders who can talk with each otherusing the languages of both fields, understand both
deeply, and integrate them in order to make it areality. For example, da Vinci, a surgical support
robot, was developed from the idea of a surgeon
entrepreneur with an engineering background, andthe robot suit HAL was inspired and implemented
in the real world by an engineer who had studied
human physiology. Optogenetics, a leading
candidate for the Nobel Prize, that manipulates
neuronal activity with light was founded bya psychiatrist who was well versed in opticaltechnologies and genetic engineering. However, theeducational system to develop such talents did notexist in our country.
This graduate program sheds light on thefundamental principles of physiology and pathologyof the human, defines “Humanics” as a disciplinethat generates new science and technology toachieve a healthy and comfortable life of humanbeings in the society, and is designed to nurture
the Humanics talents. The Humanics talents should

Outstanding features
ーPrograms selected in FY 2018

ーPrograms selected in FY 2018

Anticipated Ph.D. talents

and have the expertise to combine these bidisciplinary knowledge and skills. They should also
have flexible, multifaceted creativity which canbeapplied to the unpredictable future, based on theexpertise. Through the development of expertiseandapplied skills, this Ph.D. program cultivates
individuals capable of independently uncovering
basic principles of human life, creating systems toreconstitute and assess the validity of discovered
principles, and building new theories of life.
The program aims to develop outstanding
talents who can challenge to create a qualitatively
different paradigm that goes far beyond thecommon sense of biomedical sciences -- that
is, ZERO to ONE -- by always incorporating theknowledge and technology from different fields.

Creating the "Humanics" by integrating biomedical sciences and physical sciences/engineering/informatics, and cultivating
outstanding talents who can overcome intractable challenges to life and health

Biological Sciences, Life Sciences and Bioengineering〈Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences〉
Biomedical Sciences, Clinical Sciences, Kansei, Behavioral
and Brain Sciences(After restructuring of schools and programs in April, 2020 )〈Graduate School of Science and Technology〉(Degree
Programs in Pure and Applied Sciences) Physics, Chemistry,Engineering Sciences (Degree Programs in Systems andInformation Engineering) Computer Science, Intelligent andMechanical Interaction Systems (Degree Programs in Life andEarth Sciences) Biology, Life and Agricultural Sciences〈Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences〉(Degree[Number of program graduates (including anticipated graduates)] 4 (FY 2022 )Programs in Comprehensive Human Sciences) Neuroscience,
Medical Sciences[WISE Cooperating Institutions]
4 universities, 2 national institutes, 5 companies
University of California, Irvine / University of Bordeaux /National Taiwan University / The University of Edinburgh /National Institute for Materials Science / National Instituteof Advanced Industrial Science and Technology / TOYOTA
MOTOR CORPORATION / Hitachi, Ltd. / Shimadzu Corporation /CYBERDYNE, Inc. / Astellas Pharma Inc.

Message from WISE
Cooperating Institution

SANKAI Yoshiyuki(As of November 2022 )President and CEO, CYBERDYNE Inc.;
Executive Research Director, Centerfor Cybernics Research, Diredtor,
F-MIRAI / Professor

Changing society with “Humanics” x “Cybernics”
CYBERDYNE, a publicly listed venture company originatingfrom the University of Tsukuba, is a research institutedesignated by MEXT whose researchers all have their own
government-issued Researcher Number. Our businessinvolves the research and development, production,and sales of medical devices and technology,and oursimultaneous investment in basic research and societal
implementation allows for the promotion of a positive
Medical Innovation Cycle. Join us in our challenge to shape
the future with Medical Cybernics + Humanics!

Student’s VoiceEZAKI Seioh
4 th year, Ph.D. Program in
Humanics

Beyond Engineering and Medical Sciences
I graduated from College of Engineering Systems of the
University of Tsukuba and obtained medical licenses in both
China and Japan after graduation. In my undergraduateyears, I was involved in the research of gait sensation
presenting devices for hemiplegic patients. Now I am
working on the research supervised by Prof. Yamazakiin Orthopedics and Prof. Suzuki in Intelligent Informatics
under the double-mentor system.
I think this program is best for challengers who arewilling to integrate the different research fields.

［Office and section in charge］Office of School of Integrative and Global Majors ［Inquiries］029 - 853 - 7076

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The University of Tokyo

Year of selection

FY 2018

World-leading Innovative Graduate Study
Program for Life Science and Technology［Program Coordinator］KIKKAWA Masahide (Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo)［Fields of diplomas］Doctor of Medical Science, Doctor of Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy
Name of the program to be noted: The World-leading Innovative Graduate Study Program for Life Science and Technology［URL］http://square.umin.ac.jp/wings-lf/index_en.html

Message fromthe President

FUJII Teruo
President, The University ofTokyo

Fostering leaders who will contribute to human health by exploring the truth of life science with deep
insights outside the boundaries of existing fields
The World-leading Innovative Graduate Study Program for Life Science and Technology (WINGS-LST) is now in
its fifth year of operation, intending to develop "talents who will significantly contribute to human health froma long-term perspective" with deep insights outside the boundaries of existing fields. The program covers awide range of life science and technology research fields, from the elucidation of basic principles to applied
technologies that lead to clinical practice. WINGS-LST will cultivate doctoral students with a global perspective,
high ethical standards, and tenacious practical skills, who have high expertise in their own fields and create
new academic fields and technologies. By further accelerating the reform of education in graduate school
through this program, we hope to meet the university's social mission of fostering outstanding researchers whowill address the resolution of global challenges faced by human society.

[Number of students recruited (For FY 2023 , number ofstudents to be recruited)]
86 (FY 2018 ), 40 (FY 2021), 40 (FY 2022 ), 40 (FY 2023 )[Number of people engaged in the program] 90[Students’ affiliated schools and departments]
4 graduate schools, 22 departments〈Graduate School of Medicine〉Molecular Cell Biology,
F u n c t i o n a l B i o l o g y, P a t h o l o g y I m m u n o l o g y a n d
Microbiology, Radiology and Biomedical Engineering,
Neuroscience, Social Medicine, Internal Medicine,areas in academic disciplines and technologies
do not arise spontaneously. We believe that they
are created by enhancing expertise, broadening

The University of Tokyo
World INnovative Graduate School Program for Life Science and Technology
Superior Ph.D. talents who contributing to human health

Discovery and elucidation of life sciences and creation of science and technology

Globally competitive graduate program that opens up the future
Challenges:

 Nurture talents that can solve domestic and global social

issues including declining birthrate and aging population
through medical innovation
 Nurture talents that can develop interdisciplinary academic
fields in medicine
 Nurture diverse talents that can create a healthy society
 Enhance competitiveness with a cross‐disciplinary Program＜Create a field for practical training of interdisciplinary research＞＞
 Excellence in the field of expertise: education and research at affiliatedlab Broad perspective from multidisciplinary lecture, laboratory training,laboratory practice, seminar Versatile and agile engagement with others: Domestic and global
internship, Social implementation

Education and thesis defense at the discipline of expertise

Education and research infield of expertise at one's lab

Educational program:Multidisciplinary lecture,practice
Selective exam of
Program students

A five‐year combined educational program

Qualifying
Exam (QE)

Practical training of interdisciplinary research

Progress
review

WINGS‐LST Seminars, joint research
projects across Schools or withcollaborators outside the University
Industry‐academia collaboration,
lab internship
Overseas internship, international
joint research

Development of ability toactively gain a broad
perspective
Development of ability toengage others to expand
research
Development of global
leadership and diverse
perspective of the world

Provision of talents to various areas
Industry: Social implementation of medicine and medical devices
Government: Designing of health‐medical policies from a global
viewpoint
Academia: Engagement in world‐leading life science research,
proposal of new viewpoints and methods to the society

Ph.D. Creation of new science and technology
degree 

Integrate technology andmechanistic elucidation, andtake initiative in the developmentof academic disciplines andindustries that contribute tohuman health.
A unique feature of this program is that students
are able to learn about both the elucidation of life
phenomena (related to basic medical sciences andContinuity of degree program

Thesisdefense• Educational and research resource of the
University of Tokyo Hospital• UTokyo COI Self Managing Healthy Society• Active acquisition of scholarship e.g. JSPS
• Participation and support by private enterpriseto the Program• Employment of RA with research funds by lab
directors• Introduction of the On‐Campus Job initiative

Good PracticeCollaboration with industry and society

Collaborative projects with other organizations• Supporting program of international collaborations to improve theresearch capability of young researchers• Engagement of excellent graduate students through academic
societies and associations that the faculty are affiliated• Globalization through research presentations and exchange atinternational academic meetings

Astellas Pharma Inc., Olympus Corporation, CANON MEDICALSYSTEMS CORPORATION, SHIONOGI & CO., LTD., Sysmex Corporation,
Janssen Pharmaceutical K.K., DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED,
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, UTokyo Innovation
Platform Co., Ltd.

Creation of a Doctoral Program for World‐leading Innovative & Smart Education that the world looks up to
by leveraging the total ability of the University of Tokyo

We provide a globally competitive graduate school education program that will open up the future. It will nurture Ph.D.
talents who can create new academic fields and technologies, through practical interdisciplinary training.

Reproductive, Developmental and Aging Sciences, Surgical
Sciences〈Graduate School of Engineering〉Bioengineering,
Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering andInformation Systems, Precision Engineering, Materials
Engineering, A pplied Chemistr y, Chemical System
Engineering, Chemistry and Biotechnology, Nuclear
Engineering and Management〈G r a d u a t e S c h o o l o f P h a r m a c e u t i c a l S c i e n c e s 〉
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacy〈Graduate School of Science〉Biological Sciences[WISE Cooperating Institutions]
9 companies
Astellas Pharma Inc. / Olympus Corporation / CANON MEDICALSYSTEMS CORPORATION / SHIONOGI & CO., LTD. / Sysmex
Corporation / Johnson & Johnson Group / DAIICHI SANKYOCOMPANY, LIMITED / Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited/ Utokyo Innovation Platform Co., Ltd.

[Number of program graduates (including anticipated graduates)] 72 (FY 2020 ), 36 (FY 2021), 42 (FY 2022 )[Career paths after graduation (including anticipated paths)] 6 to universities, 25 to private enterprise, 1 to public research institute, 1 to government
agency, 6 to medical practitioner

Message from WISE
Cooperating Institution

KIMURA Hiromichi
Astellas Venture Management
LLC, Investment Director(As of November 2022 )WINGS Journal Club – with young first authors of cutting-edge papers as advisers and role models –WINGS Journal Club is a research training session where students study about cutting-edge papers in various research fields related
to life science and technology. Program students present and discuss a cutting-edge paper in front of a young first author of the paper,
sometimes a graduate of the Program, who will serve as adviser. It may be a bit intimidating to present in front of the author, but the bestadviser, who is just a bit ahead of your time, will answer your questions on the spot! After the seminar, we have a mini get-together, wherestudents can talk about their career path with the advisers, who are their role models, in a relaxed atmosphere. Since 2020, the sessions
are held online, making it possible to invite graduates from afar, including those who have set up their businesses abroad, to participate asadvisers.

World‐leading researchers committed to the education(13 JSPS Prize winners,3 ERATO PI’s, 6 PI’s of Scientific Research on Innovative areas, 9 leaders of research organizations within the
University）
University‐wide multidisciplinary system of understanding, support and cooperation (Graduate schools of Medicine, Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Science, University Hospital)

Collaboration with interdisciplinary projects
within the University

technologies, an ecosystem where both are
performed at a highest level as two halves of awhole is necessary. Therefore, this program aims topromote knowledge professionals who can integrate
both technology and mechanistic elucidation, as
well as contribute to the development of academic
disciplines and industries that contribute to humanhealth.

Discovery and elucidation of mechanism of life phenomena
Technology to overcome diseases and enhance healthInnovative medicine, medical technology, medical device

Education, evaluation, quality assurance by Program faculty, vice supervisor, specially appointed faculty, and Working committee members

International Research Center for Neurointelligence (IRCN)
Institute for Life Science Research and Education
Research Institute for Biomedical Science and Engineering
The University of Tokyo Life Science Network

life sciences) using state-of-art technologies, andthe technologies (related to clinical practice andengineering) that contribute to human health basedon the elucidated principles and theories.
Life science has made tremendous progressand has been able to elucidate new phenomena
thanks to many technical developments, suchas recombinant DNA technologies based on
biochemistry or microscopy based on physics. In
parallel, new principles have revealed the target
molecules for drug discovery, and new treatment
techniques have been created. In other words,
in order to elucidate life phenomena and create

Follow current trends, or find essential
problems and pursue solutions?
The term INNOVATION reduced to mere formality. Defining
a word is important, however what is the essential
problem? What to do first, and what to solve now? The
importance to keep thinking in an environment blessedwith knowledge: the university. Look straight at one’s
thoughts, utilize them as stepping stones, and with theenriched intelligence, keep challenging after graduation.
That is what I expect of the graduates. My contribution
would expose you to the momentum of cutting-edge life
science business in Europe and the USA.

Student’s VoiceYui Sakurai
1st year Doctoral Student, Departmentof Bioengineering, Graduate School ofEngineering, The University of Tokyo

The University of Tokyo

The University of Tokyo

The World-leading Innovative Graduate StudyP r o g r a m f o r L i f e S c i e n c e a n d Te c h n o l o g y(hereinafter “this program”) aims to develop talents
who will significantly contribute to human healthfrom a long-term perspective. For this reason, it
covers a wide range of life science and technology
research fields, from elucidation of basic principles
to applied technologies that lead to clinical practice.
In this program, we aim to foster human talents
who can create new academic fields in the future
by co-developing excellence in three assets:
expertise in specialized disciplines, broadness ofscientific perspective, and agile engagement withothers to develop new opportunities.
(2) Development of human talents at thefrontiers of life science and technology
In this program, we aim to foster human talents
at the cutting edge of life science and technology
disciplines: we promote discoveries and elucidationof mechanistic insights in all phenomena of life

using new technologies, while we also develop
novel and advanced technologies based on
scientific principles and theories of life. Innovative

At the Colloquium, all members of the Program got together to enjoy lectures by guest speakers, students group work, anddiscussion with Cooperating Institutions.

ーPrograms selected in FY 2018

ーPrograms selected in FY 2018

Human talents who can create newacademic fields and contribute tohuman healthperspectives through development of big picture
thinking skills and meeting with experts in a variety
of fields, and developing interdisciplinary research
by engaging others.
Specialized expertise : Specialist capability thatmakes an individual second to none with regard toa particular purpose or area of knowledge.
Broader perspective : Based on the expertiseabove, ability to survey various academic fields andidentify fundamental cross-disciplinary problems.
Faculty members who will provide guidance tothe program students are leaders conducting
cutting edge research in their own discipline, whileremaining flexible and open to methods and ideasof other fields.
Agile engagement: Ability to think about theway research should proceed based on the big
picture, and to develop research by building
collaborative relationships with researchers inappropriate fields. Communication skills, capacity
for understanding, information gathering ability,
etc., are also included.

To become a leading scientist in life sciences
WINGS-LST offers a great opportunity to acquire a broad
knowledge in life sciences and to interact with othergraduate students who are active in various fields of life
sciences. I decided to join this program with the aim of
becoming a leading scientist in life sciences who cancontribute to human health. The twice a year events
include research presentations and group discussions. Theinteractions with other program students at the events arealways inspiring to me.

［Office and section in charge］WINGS-LST Office ［Inquiries］03 - 5841 - 0246

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Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Excellent Leader Development for Super Smart
Society by New Industry Creation and Diversity［Program Coordinator］OHTSU Naoko (Director of Organization for WISE Program, Professor, Graduate School of Agriculture, Agricultural
Production Sciences course, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)［Fields of diplomas］Doctor of Philosophy (Agriculture), (Engineering), (Philosophy), (Life Sciences), (Veterinary Medicine)Name of the program to be noted: Doctoral Program for World-leading Innovative & Smart Education［URL］http://www.wise.tuat.ac.jp/en/

Message fromthe President

CHIBA Kazuhiro

Moving forward with the Concept of Excellence
Sustainability of the earth is in a critical condition and it is uncertain even in 2050. In it, abilities beyond
conventional concepts are required for the human resources in order to lead the future society. It is importantto act toward the common goal with strong will and courage, and with mutual dialogue together with peopleof diverse backgrounds even if we have difficulty. We need to identify what should we achieve in the nextstage, not merely promoting cutting-edge research. If we pioneer a new world and attract people even it has
not yet been focused on from them, we can naturally establish an outstanding figure of the world and it will berecognized in the near future. I hope you will challenge with all your conviction, without sticking to formality.

President, Tokyo University ofAgriculture and Technology[Number of students recruited (For FY 2023 , number ofstudents to be recruited)]
27 (FY2019), 30 (FY2020), 24 (FY2021), 23 (FY2022), 25 (FY2023)[Number of people engaged in the program] 97[Students’ affiliated schools and departments]
4 graduate schools, 16 departments〈Graduate School of Engineering〉Biotechnology and Life
Science, Applied Chemistry, Mechanical Systems Engineering,Computer and Information Sciences, Industrial Technology
and Innovation, Electronic and Information Engineering, Joint
Doctoral Program for Sustainability Research〈Graduate School of Agriculture〉Agriculture, Veterinary

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International Organization
To foster excellent leaders, education in global
perspective is indispensable. We have the world
top-class universities in North America, Europe andAsia as our partner institutions. Foreign researchers
from those top-class institutions commit in the
education in this program. They are responsible forthe global lectures and "international workshop"
in which students from TUAT and the partner
institutions engage in group discussions. They
help students improve their internationality andEnglish discussion skills. We will also be in chargeof encouraging students for overseas training
and study abroad, and will activate international
joint research. For this purpose, we support their"Overseas Activity Expenses". In addition, students'
research activities are supported by "RA expenses".
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are financially supported by the Joint Project ofAgriculture and Engineering Fund.
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Industries, consisting of companies and publicresearch institutions, is also committed to thecurriculum, and industry and academic sectors
work together to develop human resources. In thefirst step of the curriculum, students learn aboutcompanies' research activities through lectures bypractitioners from partner companies. In the final
step, students present their own research seeds

to experts in companies and academia, receive
feedback, and formulate an action plan to put theirresearch achievements in practice in society.
To complete the program, students have topass the Qualifying Examination (QE) by taking thecourses provided by the WISE Program besides
completing their department in graduate school.
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skilled "knowledge professionals" who havecomprehensive perspective, originality, and highlevel specialization, and who will bring new ideas
and new developments to academia, industry,
international organizations, and other fields.

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Food Systems, MeaDRI" in 2021. One of the major issues is to depart from chemical fertilizers, which have a significant
environmental impact. Yume-bio enables cultivation with 20-30% less fertilizer use when it is applied to rice. It is the mission
for university to scientifically develop technologies that are required in society. The study and research in the WISE Program
have contributed to the efforts for the implementation.

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The TUAT-WISE Program bases on agriculture and engineering and fosters excellent doctoral human resources who can execute“Creation of New Industries” ; new fields creation by their cutting-edge researches.

Sciences〈United Graduate School of Agricultural Science〉Biological
Production Science, Symbiotic Science of Environment
and Natural Resources, Agricultural and Environmental
Engineering, Agricultural Economy and Symbiotic Society〈G r a d u a t e S c h o o l o f B i o - A p p l i c a t i o n s a n d S y s t e m sEngineering〉Food and Energy Systems Science, BioFunctions and Systems Science, Cooperative Major in
Advanced Health Science[WISE Cooperating Institutions]
8 universities (including 7 foreign universities), 6 companies, 1
general incorporated foundation, 1 public interest incorporated[Number of program graduates (including anticipated graduates)] 6 (FY 2021), 13 (FY 2022 )[Career paths after graduation (including anticipated paths)] 3 to universities, 2 to private enterprises, 1 to public research instituteassociation, 2 general incorporated associations, 1 research
institute (including 1 foreign institute)
KUBOTA Corporation / AEON AGRI CREATE Co., Ltd. / SHIMADZU
Corporation / Japan Automobile Research Institute / Japan
Agricultural Corporations Association / Greater Tokyo Initiative/ Leave a Nest Co., Ltd. / Recruit Co., Ltd. / Tokyo ElectronLtd. / AgVenture Lab / Jissen Women’s University / Cornell
University / University of California, Davis / University of Oxford/ The Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF)/ University of Bonn / Vietnam National University of Forestry/ Gadjah Mada University / The University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill

Message from WISE
Cooperating Institution

Dr. IIDA Satoshi
Senior Technical Advisor, KUBOTA
Corporation(As of November 2022 )Human resources development by field-basedindustry-academia partnership
Our company now promotes research and developmentwith the keywords of "innovation", "field-based researchand development", "smart agriculture" and "ICT agricultural
machinery". We also promote diversification andglobalization in our general business operation. The visionof the WISE Program fits with our policies, thus, we would
like to cooperate with the creation of new industries anddevelopment of excellent leaders by applying the knowhow which our company has cultivated to the education.

Graduate's VoiceTo Learn Essential Attitudes for a Researcher

MIYASHITA Megumi

I participated in this program because it is essential
to broaden my horizons for becoming a researcher.
Through international activities and lectures by partner
institutions, I have become more conscious of mainly
two things (1) proactively planning research with looking
toward application and (2) maintaining considerable
communication. I want to proceed with my research while
utilizing the attitude I learned from the program.

Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

The TUAT-WISE Program bases on agriculture andengineering and fosters excellent doctoral humanresources who has acquired skillsets of bold vision
for the future and steady implementation. They are
expected to create new fields by their cutting-edge
researches; “Creation of New Industries”.
The engineering education in TUAT includes
artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning,
advanced measurement and sensing, IoT, humanassisting robots, smart mobility (automatic driving),
energy control (storage batteries, device materials),etc. as its strength. While that in agricultural
education are food production, plant factories,
animal husbandry and veterinary medicine, forest
biomass, environmental conservation (sea, water,
air, soil), infectious diseases, plant genomics,
breeding, microbes, environmental monitoring
etc. The goal is to create innovation through"agriculture- engineering collaboration" by mutual
understanding of diverse fields and exchanging
their knowledge and technologies.
In the first step of the curriculum, we aim

to improve students' understanding of diversity,internationality and English debate skills acrossgender, nationality, and specialty for acquiring

FY 2018

ーPrograms selected in FY 2018

ーPrograms selected in FY 2018

Driving Super Smart Society by
New Industry and Diversity

Year of selection

Assistant Professor, Division of Advanced
Information Technology&Computer
Science, Institute of Engineering, Tokyo
University of Agriculture and Technology［Office and section in charge］Educational Affairs Office ［Inquiries］042 - 367 - 5545

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Tokyo Institute of Technology

Year of selection

FY 2018

Creating sustainable societies through [Material×Information]
multi-talented human resource development［Program Coordinator］YAMAGUCHI Takeo (Professor, Institute of Innovative Research/School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo
Institute of Technology)［Fields of diplomas］Doctor of Engineering, Doctor of Science, Doctor of Philosophy
Name of the program to be noted: Tokyo Tech Academy for Convergence of Materials and Informatics (TAC-MI)［URL］https://www.tac-mi.titech.ac.jp/en/

Message fromthe President

MASU Kazuya
President, Tokyo Institute ofTechnology

University-wide efforts to empower students to become multitalented individuals in materials scienceand informatics
As part of education reform, the University has created a system to provide joint education by removing thedisciplinary walls among the six graduate schools, Institute of Innovative Research, and Institute for Liberal Arts.
This program empowers students to become “multitalented individuals” who can capitalize on original ideas forsocial innovation in the converged fields of materials science and informatics. In addition to encompassing theentire University, the program provides specialized doctoral education in collaboration with private corporations,
the National Research and Development Agency, and top-notch overseas universities. Under the leadership of
the President, we established a University-wide integrated education curriculum that utilizes the strength of the
University in materials science and informatics research, and values our ties to society to transform students
into excellent “multitalented individuals”.

[Number of students recruited (For FY 2023 , number of students
to be recruited)]
35 (FY 2019 ), 20 (FY 2020 ), 20 (FY 2021), 20 (FY 2022 ), 20 (FY 2023 )[Number of people engaged in the program] 89[Students’ affiliated schools and departments]
6 graduate schools, 13 departments〈School of Materials and Chemical Technology〉Chemical Scienceand Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering〈School of Science〉Chemistry, Physics〈School of Computing〉Mathematical and Computing Science,
Computer Science〈School of Life Science and Technology〉Life Science and Technology〈School of Engineering〉Mechanical Engineering, Systems

and Control Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering,
Information and Communications Engineering〈School of Environment and Society〉Transdisciplinary Science andEngineering, Innovation Science[WISE Cooperating Institutions]
2 public research institutes, 10 overseas universities, 34
companies
NIMS/AIST / Leiden University / McGill University / Max Planck
Institute / Imperial College London / Cornell University / Sorbonnen
University / Tsinghua University / Beijing Normal University /Chulalongkorn University / Indian Institute of Technology Madras/ AGC Inc. / ASAHI KASEI CORPORATION / ENEOS Corporation /FUJIFILM Corporation / Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. / Idemitsu[Number of program graduates (including anticipated graduates)] 7 (FY 2021), 16 (FY 2022 )[Career paths after graduation (including anticipated paths)] 1 to universities, 16 to private enterprise, 1 to public research institute, 5 to others

Kosan Co., Ltd. / JEOL Ltd. / JFE Steel Corporation / JX Nippon
Mining & Metals Corporation / KANEKA CORPORATION / Kao
Corporation / KYOCERA Corporation / LG Japan Lab Inc. /Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation / MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICALCOMPANY, INC. / MITSUI MINING&SMELTING CO., LTD. / NAGASE& CO., LTD. / NGK INSULATORS, LTD. / NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
/ Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. / Panasonic Corporation / SEIKO EPSONCORPORATION / SHOWA DENKO K.K. / Showa Denko Materials Co.,Ltd / Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. / SUMITOMO CHEMICAL
Co., Ltd. / TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD. / TDK Corporation / TODA KOGYOCORP. / Toshiba Corporation / TOSOH CORPORATION / Toyo SeikanGroup Holdings, Ltd. / TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION / ZEONCORPORATION(As of November 2022 )The program focuses on “new industry creation”
and “new field creation”, which is the foundationof new industry. We aim to create new industry
by advancing from materials-based industries tonext- generation industries. Financial, trading,and software industries have incorporated withinformation technology and shifted into areas withhigher information value. In contrast, materialsbased industries have yet to fully utilize highinformation value. A path forward is to create
industries with high information value built uponmaterials. Currently, no education program fosters
talent who can create such industries. Although
double-major programs in some countries allow

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The program empowers students to think from a broad perspective free from a traditional classification as they can easily crossthe boundaries of “materials science” and “informatics” and can move through information world.

students to study materials science and informatics
independently, opportunities for cross-disciplinaryinteractions among students and faculties aswell as to connect ideas from molecules to social
innovation are woefully lacking. The characteristics
and excellence of the program are to produce“multitalented individuals” who are unprecedented“knowledge professionals”. Knowledge professionals

are materials scientists systematically educatedin state-of-the-art informatics or information
scientists who understand and can systematically
apply state-of-the-art materials research. Not only
do they recognize the connection of materials tosocial services, but they are also passionate about
creating new industries.

Tokyo Tech’s original “Practice Schools” in Materials Informatics
Students propose solutions to companies’ most pressing problems by utilizing material and information science
We implement “practice schools” at companies – as first-year doctoral program courses – at which faculty members and students
work together for 6 weeks to access information throughout the company in large volumes and solve its pressing problems. This will beaccomplished by applying students’ knowledge and experience obtained during their studies at TAC-MI, which is a prerequisite to join.
Practice schools in AY 2021 were conducted in cooperation with 2 sites : Asahi Kasei and AIST. Both institutions presented clear themes
relating to their researched, and expected results such as direction for improvement and solutions. This work differs from students’ usual
doctoral research activities. However, even in the limited time frame of 6 weeks, they made remarkable achievements by effectively
utilizing informatics and simulation techniques.

Message from WISE
Cooperating Institution

Developing Multitalented Individuals at
Practice SchoolStudent’s VoiceThe National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science andTechnology (AIST) has implemented to empower students
to become multitalented individuals by the TAC-MI programwith Tokyo Institute of Technology for five years. We would
support the development of leaders having the practicalability through the discussion and suggestions toward therealization of a sustainable society at the Practice School.

HAMAKAWA Satoshi

LEE Koomok

Executive Officer and Director General of
Department of Materials and Chemistry,
National Institute of Advanced Industrial
Science and Technology (AIST)

1 st-year doctoral student, School ofMaterials and Chemical Technology,
Department of Materials Science andEngineering

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Tokyo Institute of Technology

The program empowers students to become“multitalented individuals” who utilize informatics
to conceptualize new ideas through multifacetedthinking and a broad perspective as well as
contemplate new social services when approachingoriginal research on materials and informatics.
Multitalented individuals are expected to create
new industries that link materials and informatics
to build a sustainable society. Although the
manufacturing industry in Japan (unique Japanese
Monotsukuri industry) is very strong, industry
growth necessary to continue to lead the world will
be difficult using the conventional way of thinking.
Due to advances in informatics such asdata science, simulation, and machine learning,the discovery and design of new materials are
becoming possible. The era utilizing information
technology has arrived, allowing market-specificoptimization and production management ofdevices and processes as well as the creation ofsocial services from consumer trends. However,traditional materials research is conducted at a3) initiative to take action to solve challenges byspecific level such as the molecular material or
spiraling outward and expanding from the atomic
device and process level. A broader perspective
or molecular level to social innovation towards
that encompasses
the eventual social
services has yet to befostered. Consequently,
graduate-level educationmust aim to converge
materials science andinformatics through abroad perspective frommolecules to social
services. Students
develop the following
abilities: 1) creativity
to realize multifacetedideas across the fields
of materials science andinformatics, 2) a broad;ƌͿ;ŝͿperspective to identify
social issues accurately”Multitalented individuals” empowered by this program can freely move across complex
by sifting through a vast
space with axes of materials science, informatics, and social services. Due to diverseamount of information,
training, they flourish professionally.

Program characteristics andexcellenceーPrograms selected in FY 2018

ーPrograms selected in FY 2018

Fostering individuals who cancreate new industries

attaining a sustainable society, and 4) global
leadership ability to introduce new services to theworld.
By working in a team of exceptional students
from diverse backgrounds to tackle various
challenges, students learn different viewpoints
and foster a cross-disciplinary understanding tocommunicate effectively. The program is offered
as a joint effort of all six graduate schools incharge of the program, the Institute of Innovative
Research, and the Institute for Liberal Arts. The
program education is provided in cooperation withprivate corporations, the National Research andDevelopment Agency, and top-notch overseas
universities.

A Valuable Opportunity to Step up as a
Professional Researcher
I research thin film growth and new multiferroic materials
to develop magnetic memory devices with low-power
consumption. This program’s appeal is that we can learn
versatile, cutting-edge research in a wide range of areas.
By tackling concurrent practical issues through laboratory
rotation and practice school, I can apply materials
informatics to explore new materials effectively. From thisvaluable experience, I aim to broaden my research abilities
and improve as a professional researcher.

［Office and section in charge］WISE Program Group, Promotion Office for Education Programs ［Inquiries］03 - 5734 - 3793

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Nagaoka University of Technology

Year of selection

FY 2018

Global Pro-Active Root Technology Program
form the basis for a career as a doctorate-level
human resource; 2. Advanced IT capabilities in AI,
IoT, and data science that can continuosuly adapt
in concrete ways without pretensions; 3. Humandriven pioneering able to open up unexplored
areas while building and utilizing a diverse
human resources network; 4. Design thinking andimplementation capacities enabling the effectiveplanning and proposal (production) of strategies
demanded in the Society 5.0 era.

［Program Coordinator］UMEDA Minoru (Executive Director・Vice President,Nagaoka University of Technology)［Fields of diplomas］Doctor of Engineering
Name of the program to be noted: WISE Program〔Global Pro-Active Root Technology Program Course〕［URL］https://www.nagaokaut.ac.jp/e/wise/

Message fromthe President

KAMADO Shigeharu
President, Nagaoka Universityof Technology

Establishing a world-class base for applied root technology instruction
A variety of students participate in this outstanding graduate program, including those with corporate
experience, those from other higher learning institutions, as well as international students. We believe that it isextremely important for students with such diverse backgrounds to actively engage with equally diverse facultyin various regions of the world in the pioneering of new academic fields. In addition, the application of "Root
Technology" combining IT, power electronics, and materials science provides many solutions for new lifestyles.
Numerous overseas universities, domestic and foreign enterprises, and local governments who support the ideaof developing knowledge professional human resources are newly participating in the program. We look forward
to your continued support.

ᵥᶊᶍᶀᵿᶊᴾᵮᶐᶍᵋᵟᶁᶒᶇᶔᶃᴾᵣᶂᶓᶁᵿᶒᶇᶍᶌ・・・
It goes beyond self-initiated active-learning. Instead, experiences are gained while learning from failure, leading teams
through obstacles, and demonstrating problem-solving skills in international settings. It is extremely important to learn toovercome setbacks, rather than simply staying overseas or at a company for an extended time. Students re-learn in a
subsequent stay called a “repeat practicum” to address issues after reflecting on the initial experience.

ᵤᶇᶐᶑᶒᴾᶎᶐᵿᶁᶒᶇᶁᶓᶋᴾᶎᶃᶐᶇᶍᶂᵤᶇᶐᶑᶒᴾᶗᶃᵿᶐᵢᶃᶁᶇᶂᶃᴾᶍᶌᴾᵿᴾᶒᵿᶐᶅᶃᶒᴾᵿᶌᶂᴾᶁᶆᶇᶃᶄᴾᶑᶓᶎᶃᶐᶔᶇᶑᶍᶐᶑᴾᶄᶐᶍᶋᴾᶃᵿᶁᶆᴾᶍᶄ
ᶒᶆᶐᶃᶃᴾᶍᶐᶅᵿᶌᶇᶘᵿᶒᶇᶍᶌᶑᵊᴾᶁᶍᶋᶎᶊᶃᶒᶃᴾᶀᵿᶑᶇᶁᵍᵿᶎᶎᶊᶇᶁᵿᶒᶇᶍᶌᴾᶑᶓᶀᶈᶃᶁᶒᶑ

ᵟᶌᶍᶒᶆᶃᶐᴾᶁᶆᵿᶊᶊᶃᶌᶅᶃ

ᵱᶃᶒᶀᵿᶁᶉ

ᵮᶐᶍᶈᶃᶁᶒᴾᶊᶃᵿᶂᶃᶐ
ᶎᶐᵿᶁᶒᶇᶁᶓᶋ
【ᶁᶍᶐᶎᶍᶐᵿᶒᶇᶍᶌ】ᵱᶃᶊᶄᵋᶃᶖᶎᶐᶃᶑᶑᶇᶍᶌ

ᵰᶃᵿᶊᶇᶘᵿᶒᶇᶍᶌ

ᵭᶔᶃᶐᶑᶃᵿᶑᴾᶐᶃᶑᶃᵿᶐᶁᶆ
ᶇᶌᶒᶃᶐᶌᶑᶆᶇᶎ
【ᶓᶌᶇᶔᶃᶐᶑᶇᶒᶗᵍᶐᶃᶑᶃᵿᶐᶁᶆᴾᶇᶌᶑᶒᶇᶒᶓᶒᶃ】Gain real-world experience beyond
active-learning while overcoming obstacles
by leading an organization and demonstrating
solutions to real-world problems.

The space to practice our country’s future core industrial fields【Automotive and aircraft industry】【Product design and manufacturing technology】【Environmentally sustainable technology】●University Collaboration① The International Engineering

Practical Education Consortium●Industry Collaboration
Infrastructure for Open②
Innovation Campus③ Practice Leader and Complex

Cooperative Factory Type Campus

Infrastructure to participate as a R&D leader in Infrastructure for leadership practicum at cooperative
undeveloped industrial fields, producing solutions factories (Niigata, Nagaoka, and Hakodate cities, and thetown of Nagashima in Kagoshima prefecture) concentrated
in collaboration with multiple corporations
in one-of-a-kind technology of SME (small and mediumJoint venture support among competitors
sized enterprise) in collaboration with the public sector.
for a specific cause
Niigata City — Niigata Sky Project
Matching fund method
Funds
Strategic complex cooperative factory style campus
10% of the entire research
Collaboration
Space
space in the University
Development and Utilization of the
Researcher Matching SystemCorp.

 Mutual Internships
 Joint Short-term School Programs
 Place to Revise Educational Methods fromInternational Perspectives
 Guidance for International Collaborative Research

Collaborations with world-leading universities
Aim to become a world-renowned practicaleducational institution

Corp.

JV

JV

JV

Corp.

JV

Corp.

The goal is to achieve a campus that isseamlessly integrated with industry.

University/
ResearchCenterSpecialty
MetalsProcessing

Control
PublicTechnology Administration

Trading/
FinancialCompany

Specialty
Heat-Treating

SpecialInspection

SystemEngineering

Certification
Body

IoT, AI,Big Data Analysis

Concept of acollective joint
venture(example)

This is not a simple branch factory. We aim todevelop a cooperative factory style campus
with a wide range of collective industries.

Overseas consortium universities ： University Deusto (Spain)、TH Köln – Technology, Arts, Sciences(Germany)、
University of Antwerp (Belgium)、University of Bordeaux (France)、
Aalto University (Finland)、Indian Institute of Technology Madras(India)、
Mondragon University（Spain）、 University of York（United Kingdom）

Establishing an environment for realizing global pro-active education

foster leadership in various aspects of businessand research. Students have already experienced anumber of setbacks and difficulties while engaging
in advanced work at their home and overseas
destinations. After returning to the University, thestudents share their experiences and continue towork with their academic advisors and mentors to
overcome these obstacles while studying during
their second dispatch. This is a teaching methodreferred to as repetitive training, which servesto provide the experience of re-learning what
was lacking in the university environment and of

tackling challenges in the field. In addition, as thehuman resources who will lead the next generationof Society 5.0 must constantly incorporate new IT
technologies, all students enrolled in this program
will build proficiency with the latest IT technologies
such as AI, IoT, and data science. In order tomaximize the effectiveness of such learning,
we will promote the establishment of a suitablelearning environment together with collaborating
universities, research institutes, members ofindustry, and government agencies in Japan andabroad.

ᵳᶌᶇᶏᶓᶃᴾᶑᶓᶀᶈᶃᶁᶒᶑ
【ᵧᵲᴾᶎᶐᵿᶁᶒᶇᶁᵿᶊᴾᶃᶖᶃᶐᶁᶇᶑᶃ】＋ 【ᵧᶌᶒᶃᶐᶌᵿᶒᶇᶍᶌᵿᶊ ᶑᶓᶋᶋᶃᶐᴾᶑᶁᶆᶍᶍᶊ】…

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The Idea Development Dojo opened in October 2019 as an education program for human resource development focused on producing
ideas for new innovation. Its activities are carried out using the SPRIX Dome that was built thanks to the generosity of SPRIX. At the
Dojo, students and young R&D personnel of companies have been working together to hone their ideas with "the eight key skills for idea
development," using these ideas to develop and carry out the productization and branding of new products with many successful results.
We look forward to the participation of more companies who wish to carry forward projects with us.

＋ ᵱᶃᶒᴾᶒᶆᶃᴾᶎᶐᶍᶅᶐᵿᶋ
ᶏᶓᵿᶊᶇᶒᶗᴾᶅᶓᵿᶐᵿᶌᶒᶃᶃ

ᵲᵿᶊᶃᶌᶒᴾᶇᶋᵿᶅᶃ

ᵡᵿᶐᶃᶃᶐᴾᶎᵿᶒᶆᶑᴾᶄᶍᶐᴾᶅᶐᵿᶂᶓᵿᶒᶃᶑ

ᵱᶒᶐᶍᶌᶅᴾᵿᶌᶂᴾᶇᶌᶌᶍᶔᵿᶒᶇᶔᶃᴾᶎᶃᶐᶑᶍᶌᶌᶃᶊᴾᶕᶇᶒᶆᴾᶒᶆᶃᴾᶁᵿᶎᵿᶁᶇᶒᶗ
ᶒᶍᴾᶁᶐᶃᵿᶒᶃᴾᶌᶃᶕᴾᶇᶌᶂᶓᶑᶒᶐᶇᶃᶑᴾᶓᶑᶇᶌᶅᴾᵿᶂᶔᵿᶌᶁᶃᶂᴾᶉᶌᶍᶕᶊᶃᶂᶅᶃ
ᶍᶄᴾᶇᶌᶄᶍᶐᶋᵿᶒᶇᶍᶌᴾᶑᶗᶑᶒᶃᶋᶑ

✔ ᵱᶒᶐᵿᶒᶃᶅᶇᶑᶒᶑ ᶕᶆᶍ ᶁᵿᶌ ᶎᶇᶍᶌᶃᶃᶐ ᶌᶃᶕ ᶄᶇᶃᶊᶂᶑ ᶍᶄ ᶔᵿᶐᶇᶍᶓᶑ
ᶇᶌᶂᶓᶑᶒᶐᶇᶃᶑ ᵿᶌᶂ ᶀᶓᶑᶇᶌᶃᶑᶑ ᶎᶐᵿᶁᶒᶇᶁᶃᶑ
✔ ᵥᶊᶍᶀᵿᶊ ᶊᶃᵿᶂᶃᶐᶑ ᶕᶇᶒᶆ ᵿ ᶕᶇᶂᶃ ᶐᵿᶌᶅᶃ ᶍᶄ ᶔᶇᶑᶇᶍᶌ
✔ ᵢᶃᶔᶃᶊᶍᶎᶃᶐᶑ ᶕᶆᶍ ᶐᶃᶔᶇᶔᶃ ᶂᶃᶔᵿᶑᶒᵿᶒᶃᶂ ᵿᶐᶃᵿᶑ ᵿᶐᶍᶓᶌᶂ ᶒᶆᶃ ᶕᶍᶐᶊᶂ

Idea Development Dojo to strive and train together with corporate employees

Nagaoka University of Technologyᵡᶍᶋᶎᶊᶃᶒᶃᴾᵿᴾᶐᶃᶑᶃᵿᶐᶁᶆᴾᶎᶐᶍᶈᶃᶁᶒᴾᵿᶌᶂ
ᵿᶎᶎᶊᶇᶁᵿᶒᶇᶍᶌᵍᶎᶐᵿᶁᶒᶇᶁᶃᴾᶑᶓᶀᶈᶃᶁᶒᶑ

ᵭᶔᶃᶐᶑᶃᵿᶑᴾᶐᶃᶑᶃᵿᶐᶁᶆ
ᶇᶌᶒᶃᶐᶌᶑᶆᶇᶎ

ᵮᶐᶍᶈᶃᶁᶒᴾᶊᶃᵿᶂᶃᶐ
ᶎᶐᵿᶁᶒᶇᶁᶓᶋ
ᵰᶃᶎᶃᵿᶒᴾᶎᶐᵿᶁᶒᶇᶁᶓᶋ

ᵱᶃᶁᶍᶌᶂᴾᶎᶐᵿᶁᶒᶇᶁᶓᶋᴾᶎᶃᶐᶇᶍᶂ

ᵲᶆᶇᶐᶂᴾᶗᶃᵿᶐ ᵱᶃᶁᶍᶌᶂᴾᶗᶃᵿᶐ】ᵠᶃᶁᶍᶋᶃᴾᵿᴾᶉᶌᶍᶕᶊᶃᶂᶅᶃᴾᶎᶐᶍᶄᶃᶑᶑᶇᶍᶌᵿᶊᴾᵿᶒᴾᶒᶆᶃ
ᶇᶌᶒᶃᶐᶌᵿᶒᶇᶍᶌᵿᶊᴾᶊᶃᶔᶃᶊᵤᶍᶓᶐᶒᶆᴾᶗᶃᵿᶐ

Smart factory・【ᵤᶇᶄᶒᶆᴾᶗᶃᵿᶐ・・ᵥᶊᶍᶀᵿᶊᴾᵮᶐᶍᵋᵟᶁᶒᶇᶔᶃᴾᵣᶂᶓᶁᵿᶒᶇᶍᶌᴾᵱᶓᶀᶈᶃᶁᶒᶑ

● ᵱᶒᶓᶂᶗᴾᵫᶍᶂᶃᶊ
ᵥᶊᶍᶀᵿᶊᴾᵮᶐᶍᵋᵟᶁᶒᶇᶔᶃᴾᵰᶍᶍᶒᴾᵲᶃᶁᶆᶌᶍᶊᶍᶅᶗᴾᵮᶐᶍᶅᶐᵿᶋ

Sustainable mobility
Clean manufacturing[Number of students recruited (For FY 2023 , number ofstudents to be recruited)]
15 (FY2019), 15 (FY2020), 15 (FY2021), 15 (FY2022), 15 (FY2023)[Number of people engaged in the program] 62[Students’ affiliated schools and departments]
1 graduate school, 4 departments〈Graduate School of Engineering〉Science of Technology
Innovation, Master's Program in Engineering (MechanicalEngineering / Electrical Electronics and Informa tion
Engineering / Informa tion and Mana gement Systems
Engineering / Materials Science and Bioengineering / Civil

candidates geared towards training knowledge
professionals. In this program, the following four
competencies will be honed to the "world-classlevel" through "Global Pro-Active Education": 1.
Ability to pioneer innovative academic fields toᵥᶊᶍᶀᵿᶊᴾᵮᶐᶍᵋᵟᶁᶒᶇᶔᶃᴾᵣᶂᶓᶁᵿᶒᶇᶍᶌ

ᵲᶆᶐᶃᶃᵋᶁᶍᶓᶐᶑᶃᴾᶑᶗᶑᶒᶃᶋᴾᶕᶇᶒᶆᴾᵿᴾᶁᶊᶃᵿᶐᴾᶂᶃᶑᶒᶇᶌᵿᶒᶇᶍᶌ

Nagaoka University of Technology

Our University was appointed as a World Hub
University for the United Nations Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) Goal 9 ("Build resilient
infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainableindustrialization and foster innovation") of theUnited Nations Academic Impact program (onlyone institution in the world approinted for eachof the 17 SDG initiatives) as a university serving
as a model for innovative efforts related to the
SDGs. This is a testament to the recognition that
the University and its graduates are contributing
to infrastructure development, innovation, andsustainable industrialization globally. Our University
is the only institution selected from the East Asia
region, including Japan.
This program brings together the world's
highest level of research capabilities and pioneering
educational methods, to which the University has
continuously made contributions. Specifically,the "Root Technology" that forms the basis of
all industries and that integrates "IT," "materials

science," and "electrical engineering" contributes
to the realization of the SDGs in collaboration
with domestic and overseas industries and theworld's leading research facilities. This is a fiveyear integrated education program for doctoral

Since its foundation, our University has adopted
pioneering teaching methods, such as requiringon-the-job training (long-term internships) atcompanies in Japan and overseas for approximate
half-year terms. The world's top researchachievements in the fields of materials scienceand power engineering, as well as unique practicalcompetencies form the source of graduatesempowered to play an active role as leaders.
This program demonstrates pioneering teaching
methods that can only be achieved through along-term program of five years of master's anddoctoral degree-focused instruction. That is what
we refer to as "Global Pro-Active Education.""Global Pro-Active Education" incorporates acollaborative education method (dual system) inwhich advanced European industry members andacademia collaborate, and share experiences to

TARGETー
Programs selected in FY 2018

ーPrograms selected in FY 2018

Development of human resources forroot technologies able to contributing
to the realization of SDGs

Features of a "Global Pro-Active
Education" and Establishing a
Suitable Environment

Global Pro-Active Education Infrastructure
For Pro-Active Education in this Program, we set up 1)a consortium with overseas practical education research
universities, 2)corporation research labs throughout the university, and 3)cooperation factories in collaboration withpublic organizations, and provide research opportunities such as open innovation campus that utilizes these initiatives.

Characteristics of the teaching curriculum in global pro-active education, vision for human resources to be cultivated, and theprofessional career path of graduatesand Environmental Engineering / Nuclear Technology), System
Safety Engineering, Doctoral Program in Engineering (Energy
Engineering / Information Science and Control Engineering /Materials Science / Civil Engineering and Bioengineering)[WISE Cooperating Institutions]
13 universities, 13 public research institutes, 4 local publicbodiesAalto University / Mondragon University / University of York /Bristol University / University of Sheffield / University of Leeds/ University of Deusto / Indian Institute of Technology Madras/ University of Antwerp / University of Bordeaux / TH Köln-

Technology,Arts,Sciences / Friedrich-Alexander Universität
Erlangen-Nürnberg, FAU / Universität Bielefeld / Swiss Federal
Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology / Sankyo
Tateyama,Inc / Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd / Nagaoka
Power Electronics Co., Ltd / Unipulse Corporation / Fuji ElectricCo., Ltd / SANKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD / Japan Business
Create Co.,Ltd / IBSystem Co., Ltd / Japan Fine Ceramics
Association / Niigata Industrial Creation Organization / The
Institute of Applied Energy / National Institute of Advanced
Industrial Science and Technology / Niigata City / Nagaoka City
/ Sado City / Shibata City

[Number of program graduates (including anticipated graduates)] 5 (FY 2021 ), 1 (FY 2022 )[Career paths after graduation (including anticipated paths)] 2 to private enterprise, 1 to public research institute, 1 to government agency, 2 to others(As of November 2022 )Message from WISE
Cooperating Institution

Dr Sebastien Vaucher
Swiss Federal Laboratories
for Materials Science andTechnology・Researcher

Research internship curriculum for promotingworld-class international joint research
I feel that the students of the WISE Program understandtheir strengths very well and have the abilities todemonstrate them. It is because of this that we can entrustthem with creative work. Switzerland and Japan havevery similar mentalities for approaching engineering andother forms of craft. Switzerland is more conservative inthis respect, although that is what has distinguished its
industries and tradition. I look forward to our intercultural
exchange that is sure to bring about innovation.

Graduate's Voice

Tran Phuong Thao
The National Institute forEnvironmental Studies (PD)Real feeling of growth through experiences indifferent environments
What was most inspiring for me was my experience at
The National Institute for Environmental Studies, where I
was dispatched under a research internship. I acquired
more recent perspectives and concepts through researchguidance from people other than my supervisor. I was
also able to gain an understanding of where I stand as
a researcher and consider my future career path. I wantto produce research outcomes that are truly useful for
promoting the SDGs, based on the concepts I learned
through this program.

［Office and section in charge］Division of Academic Affairs ［Inquiries］0258 - 47 - 9241

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Nagoya University

Year of selection

FY 2018

Graduate Program of Transformative Chem-Bio
Research［Program Coordinator］YAMAGUCHI Shigehiro (Professor, Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules, Nagoya University)［Fields of diplomas］Doctor of Science, Doctor of Engineering, Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, Doctor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Name of the program to be noted: Graduate Program of Transformative Chem-Bio Research［URL］https://www.itbm.nagoya-u.ac.jp/gtr/en/

Message fromthe President

SUGIYAMA Naoshi
President, Nagoya University

advance interdisciplinary frontiers and create theknowledge of the future. Each year, GTR trains
around 30 researchers who have acquired an
excellent research power to break through and whochallenge themselves to create new knowledge
that will aid in the development of society.

GTR consists of three pillars of programs andcourses. A high degree of expertise is required for
conducting high-quality cutting-edge research,
and a broad range of knowledge must be acquiredwith curiosity to launch into different fields ofstudy. To achieve this, GTR provides a curriculum
aimed at developing foundational strengths,
covering a wide range of disciplines including
material transformation/functions, advanced
nano-measurement, chem-bio/drug discovery,
systems life science, neuroscience, and biomass/
breeding. GTR also offers a course for cultivating
comprehensive research power. With a varietyof activity plans, the course develops foresight,
inventiveness, research creativity, ability to create
personal connections and human networks, andan international mindset. The last and the mostimportant of the three is the program for developing
research power to break through.
The Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules(ITbM), the parent organization of GTR, hasproduced many prominent findings that could havematerialized only through interdisciplinary research

To achieve sustainable development of society, thehuman race must solve many challenges, including
environmental and energy problems, stable foodproduction, the development of materials leading
to industrial and technological innovations, and life
science research that contributes to the promotionof health. Accordingly, the roles of chemistry andlife science research are expected to increasein importance. To make breakthroughs in thesechallenges confronting science and society, weneed to pioneer interdisciplinary research fields
that will open new horizons. To overcome the walls
between conventional disciplines that stand in theway of such efforts, an excellent research power tobreak through is essential. The research power tobreak through consists of two elements: the power
to overcome and the power to connect. The former
involves a frontier spirit, power of execution, andconfidence that can be developed only by taking
the initiative in carrying out attractive and highquality research. The latter involves connecting[Number of students recruited (For FY 2023 , number ofstudents to be recruited)]
60 (FY 2018 ), 30 each (FY 2019-2021), 30 (FY 2022 ), 30 (FY 2023 )[Number of people engaged in the program] 62[Students’ affiliated schools and departments]
4 graduate schools, 12 departments(After restructuring of schools in April, 2022 : 4 graduate
schools, 11 departments)〈Graduate School of Science〉Material Science (Chemistry)(After restructuring of schools in April, 2022 : Natural Science(Group of Chemistry)), Biological Science (After restructuring

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" ! # "$"#!")"#"$$ #)  #!  )The research power to break through via the mixed lab concept involves four steps: early proposal of interdisciplinary study,
research in a different environment, working in foreign organizations, and receiving guidance from two mentors.

in chemistry and biology. The key to success liesin the mixed lab concept, in which researchersof different disciplines work together to generateinnovative ideas through daily discussions, andthen collaborate to realize these ideas. The mixedlab, which allows world-class researchers toenthusiastically work on interdisciplinary studies,offers an optimal opportunity for researchers intraining. The GTR program further expanded themixed lab concept to develop research power tobreak through. This program encourages students
to create a proposal for interdisciplinary researchat an early stage so that they establish a strong
mindset for crossing boundaries. They are thenrequired to do a joint study in an interdisciplinary
environment (in multiple laboratories) with a foreign
collaborating institution or a company. At the final
stage, students complete their doctoral dissertation
under the guidance of two mentors. Thus, GTR
trains capable researchers who will play a pivotal
role in the next generation, making full use of theknow-how accumulated in ITbM in its realization of
the mixed lab concept.

Original and Creative Planning on the Part of GTR Students Make the Program Even More Attractive

Nagoya University

Nagoya University

The advancement of science and technology is rapidly changing the world. Achieving a breakthrough in thechallenges confronting society and technology requires researchers who will not only promote existing areas of
their individual studies but also daringly explore interdisciplinary frontiers and open up new horizons.
GTR intends to develop such researchers who will advance interdisciplinary frontiers and become future
experts. For this purpose, GTR provides practical opportunities to help acquire genuine research power toopen up interdisciplinary studies while conducting studies in different research environments and performing
challenging innovative interdisciplinary research. GTR’s mindset and its method of exploring interdisciplinary
frontiers are spreading throughout the entire university and are closely reflected in its planning of doctoral
education programs.

Program of Transformative Chem-Bio Research(GTR) intends to cultivate this research power
to break through and train researchers who will$"$ %#$"  "$ ーPrograms selected in FY 2018

ーPrograms selected in FY 2018

The “Mixed Lab” Concept offers
optimal opportunities

different disciplines, leading to the creation of
innovative ideas for solving problems throughfree and open-minded discussions. The Graduate%$ "#!

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Developing researchers who will advance interdisciplinary frontiers and become future experts

Beyond interdisciplinary frontiers
to achieve breakthroughs%$&$#" '"$  &"$" %# # ( !$GTR screens and supports the events which students plan and execute themselves. The events conducted thus far include exchange
programs among the students under COVID-19 pandemic conditions, lectures by students on different disciplines, projects to promote
communication with foreign students, and tours of laboratories of different disciplines. In addition, some of the ideas for lectures by the
Graduate School and the GTR Program that qualify for credits, have been initiated by students. The planning conducted by graduate
students, therefore, embodies the spirit of the GTR Program, which intends to create an interdisciplinary frontier, and has become an
excellent opportunity for creating and fostering cohesive and collaborative networks among the students.
Three powers fostered by GTR: basic knowledge across chemistry and life science, comprehensive research power to advance,and research power to break through only acquired by active involvement in interdisciplinary research.

of schools in April, 2022 : Natural Science (Group of Biology)),International Collaborative Programme in Science between the
University of Edinburgh and Nagoya University〈 G r a d u a t e S c h o o l o f E n g i n e e r i n g 〉M o l e c u l a r a n d
Macromolecular Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, BiomolecularEngineering〈Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences〉Forest andEnvironmental Resources Sciences, Plant Production
Sciences, Animal Sciences, Applied Biosciences, International
Collaborative Program in Agricultural Sciences between
Nagoya University and the University of Western Australia〈Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences〉Basic
Medicinal Sciences[WISE Cooperating Institutions]
3 public research institutes, 1 university, 2 private enterprises,
1 organization
Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural
Science / National Institute for Basic Biology, National
Institutes of Natural Science / the Graduate University for
Advanced Studies / Institute of Physical and Chemical
Research / Kaneka Co. / Konica Minolta, Inc. / ITbM-GTR
consortium

Message from WISE
Cooperating Institution

SHINOZAKI Kazuo[Number of program graduates (including anticipated graduates)] 2 (FY 2020 ), 22 (FY 2021), 29 (FY 2022 )[Career paths after graduation (including anticipated paths)] 14 to universities, 28 to private enterprises, 1 to public research institute, 10 to others

Senior Advisor, RIKEN Center for
Sustainable Resource Science(As of November 2022 )Jointly training researchers able to solve
global environmental issues
Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM), the parent
organization of Graduate Program of Transformative ChemBio Research (GTR), and RIKEN Center for Sustainable
Resource Science (CSRS) have been holding joint
workshops every year since 2015, pursuing a broad range
of joint research and promoting personnel exchanges.
Through our concerted efforts with GTR, CSRS intends tocontribute to the production of excellent researchers whoare capable of solving global environmental and resourcerelated problems.

Graduate's Voice

Rare chance to see other areas of study to
propose meaningful studies
I joined GTR as I thought hands-on experience in other fields
would make my own studies more interesting and useful.
The greatest advantage of joining GTR was that I could
experience the importance of learning about the challenges
and cutting-edge technologies in other disciplines which
would not be possible if I stayed in my lab. As I now work
for a company, what I learned in GTR is foundational to mymindset of “projects of value to both company and society.”

KAJIWARA Keiji
Future Creation Division, AdvancedCore Technology Center, Technology
Development Headquarters, Konica
Minolta Inc.

［Office and section in charge］The GTR Student Support Office ［Inquiries］052 - 789 - 2954

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Nagoya University

Year of selection

FY 2018

DII (Deployer-Innovator-Investigator) Collaborative Graduate
Program for Accelerating Innovation in Future Electronics［Program Coordinator］AMANO Hiroshi (Professor, Director of the Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability Center for Integrated
Research of Future Electronics, Nagoya University)［Fields of diplomas］Doctor of Engineering
Name of the program to be noted: DII Collaborative Graduate Program for Accelerating Innovation in Future Electronics［URL］https://www.dii.engg.nagoya-u.ac.jp/en/

Message fromthe President

SUGIYAMA Naoshi
President, Nagoya University

Fostering of diverse doctoral human resources who connect science and technology to innovation
Making effective use of scientific discoveries in society is extremely difficult and takes time. It is also difficult toachieve on your own. To overcome these challenges, the DII (Deployer-Innovator-Investigator) program fosters
leaders in the field of electronics from three types of perspective: human resources who explore challenges
in this field to promote research, human resources who translate research results into specific products, andhuman resources who create social value and start businesses. To this end, we have developed a system ofcollaboration with industry, national research institutes, overseas research institutes, and universities and also
launched the Doctoral Education Consortium. We will make every effort to promote the project with the hopethat it will produce outstanding human resources needed by the world.

[Number of students recruited (For FY 2023 , number ofstudents to be recruited)]
15 (FY 2018 ), 20 each (FY 2019-FY 2023 )[Number of people engaged in the program] 100[Students’ affiliated schools and departments]
1 graduate school, 13 departments〈Graduate School of Engineering〉Electronics, ElectricalEngineering, Information and Communication Engineering,
Materials Physics, Applied Physics, Materials Process
Engineering, Materials Design Innovation Engineering,C h e m i c a l System Engineering, Mechanical Systems

basic academic capabilities; (2) strong motivationand enthusiasm to explore and practice leadingedge engineering and disseminate it in society;(3) the ability to discuss, disseminate information

In this program, researchers and engineers fromcompanies, national research institutes andother institutions serve as mentors and provide
students with direct guidance over a long periodof time. All students participate in the short-term
overseas internship immediately after the startof the program. In the second half of the second
year, each student selects courses from among
those aimed at each Deployer, Innovator, andInvestigator type and works to acquire necessary
skills. In the DII basic subjects, the environment
for e-Learning will be enhanced to study anytime
and anywhere. English-language education andtransferable skills training will also be provided to
improve international communication skills. In theWorkshop for Human Society Problem Challenge,
leading figures in a variety of industries are invited
to give lectures to allow students to learn about thevarious challenges related to the creation of future
electronics as well as ideas and technologies tosolve them.
In Long-term Internship, students study inhost organizations for six months. Deployer
course students visit multiple organizations, suchas venture companies, to establish a varietyof personal relationships and develop their

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Curriculum to acquire reliable basic skills to conduct the DII Collaborative Project and improve skills in fields of expertise
according to the three types

international perspectives, foresight, and planningabilities. The Innovator course offers a longterm internship at a company where students
learn about the key points for completing productdevelopment and aim to launch collaborative
research. Investigator course students take up
long-term residence and conduct collaborative
research at overseas institutes. They deepen theirstudies, develop the foundation for international
collaborative research, and write international co-

authored papers.
The DII Collaborative Project in the fourth year
is the program’s most ingenious initiative and aims
to enable students to experience DII collaboration
and understand the importance of cooperation.
Teams of different types of DII students are formed
based on the abilities, knowledge and experience
they obtained through their internships, andthey work together to solve challenges for future
electronics in the real world.

DII Collaborative Project with external collaborators and cooperating institutions

Nagoya University

Nagoya University

In this program, on the basis of his experiencethat it took 30 years from the start of research anddevelopment on gallium nitride crystal to practicaluse of blue LEDs, Prof. Hiroshi Amano (Program
Coordinator) fosters three types of human resources
who will play different roles in the rapid andcontinuous creation of product innovation in future
electronics. Since the key to accelerating innovation
is for the three types of human resources, we
named this “DII collaboration,” with DII standing
for Deployer, Innovator, and Investigator. Based on
this idea (DII), the program offers a curriculum tonurture excellent human resources according to
the vision of the future imagined by each student
while setting improvement of abilities in one’s fieldof expertise and acquisition of experience and theability to work collaboratively in teams with different
types of human resources. This program accepts
students with a keen interest in manufacturing andproducts. More specifically, in addition to students
with the basic academic skills necessary toacquire high levels of expertise and comprehensive

capabilities, as well as the motivation to explore thefrontiers of engineering and create new value, thefollowing four items are added as qualifications forparticipating in the program: (1) a higher level of

Close guidance by industrygovernment-academic
collaborationーPrograms selected in FY 2018

ーPrograms selected in FY 2018

Accelerating product innovationfrom 30 years to 10 years

and practice in the international arena; and (4) the
initiative to take proactive and independent actions.

In the "DII Collaborative Project," which takes place over a long time around the 2nd year of the doctoral course, students who
are aiming to acquire each DII skill make teams and challenge to create products to solve social issues. In this collaboration withstudents, faculties, and society members of not only DII program but also outside the program, and with advice from mentors
in industry and national institutes, team members share the roles of DII and work on market research, technology development,
product creation, and social implementation. They have acquired knowledge and skills for the creation of future electronics, andhave achieved prizes in off-campus business plan contests and obtain external funds by the students themselves.
To complete the acceleration of product innovation, which used to take 30 years, within 10 years through collaboration between
the three types of human resources (DII)

Engineering, A e r o s p a c e E n g i n e e r i n g , M i c r o - N a n o
Mechanical Science and Engineering, Energy Engineering,
Applied Energy[WISE Cooperating Institutions]
3 universities, 3 overseas research institutes, 3 domestic
research institutes, 18 companies
Innovation for High Performance Micro-electronics /Interuniversity Microelectronics Center / Office ATOQS /Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency / National Institutefor Materials Science / National Institute of Advanced
Industrial Science and Technology / KAPION Inc. / SCIOCS[Number of program graduates (including anticipated graduates)] 10 (FY 2022 )[Career paths after graduation (including anticipated paths)] 2 to universities, 4 to private enterprises, 4 to others

COMPANY LIMITED / DENSO CORPORATION / TOSHIBACORPORATION / TOYOTA CENTRAL R&D LABS., INC. /Hitachi, Ltd. Central Research Laboratory / FUJITSULABORATORIES LTD. / Miraiproject Corporation / Sumitomo
Electric Industries, Ltd. / National University of Singapore/ TAIYO NIPPON SANSO CORPORATION / Tokyo ElectronLtd. / TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD. / Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. /Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. / Mitsubishi Electric Corporation/ Nanjing University / Japan Venture Capital Association /NC State University / Forschungszentrum Jülich / MIRISE
Technologies Corporation(As of November 2022 )Message from WISE
Cooperating Institution

KASHIWAGI Yusaku
V i c e P r e s i d e n t , S - Te c h n o l o g y
Development Center, Tokyo Electron
Technology Solutions Limited

Fostering future colleagues to move forward
through the trackless desert
Address social issues, create solutions, and to come up
with implementable solutions. Deployer/Innovator/Integrator
bring about innovation collaboratively in DII program.
Experiencing this process should pave the way to survive
the uncertain future. Semiconductor industry is anticipating
a similarly uncertain future where existing ways of thinking
are not viable. I hope that DII program will be effective in
fostering our future colleagues so that we can pave ourway and move forward through the trackless desert called
future together.

Student’s Voice

MORITA Tomoya
First degree of doctral course student,
Department of Micro-Nano Mechanical
Science and Engineering, Graduate
School of Engineering, Nagoya University

Valuable experiences for thinking about"creating innovation"
I joined this program because I felt that it is essential for
researchers to have a perspective on how their research
can be returned to society and how it can actually be
useful. The experience of cultivating an entrepreneurial
spirit and thinking about creating innovation with highly
motivated colleagues has been extremely valuable tome. I have also been able to acquire a global perspective
through international program activities, which has beenvery fulfilling.

［Office and section in charge］DII Office ［Inquiries］052 - 747 - 6985

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Kyoto University

Year of selection

FY 2018

Innovation of Advanced Photonic and Electronic
Devices［Program Coordinator］KIMOTO Tsunenobu (Professor Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University)［Fields of diplomas］Doctor (Engineering), Doctor (Science), Doctor (Informatics)
Name of the program to be noted: Innovation of Advanced Photonic and Electronic Devices［URL］http://www.e-takuetsu.ceppings.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/

Message fromthe President

MINATO Nagahiro
President, Kyoto University

Through the WISE Program, Kyoto University seeks to cultivate advanced “knowledge professionals”
who will play key roles in industry, academia, and government
In 2021, Kyoto University established the Graduate School Education Support Office to enhance its liberal artsand general education courses, and centrally manage its diverse graduate degree programs. The new officepromotes collaboration and cooperation among graduate schools in diverse aspects of education and research.
It will ensure that the university continues to provide unique high-quality programs under the government’s
Doctoral Program for World-leading Innovative & Smart Education (WISE Program). WISE programs areprovided in close cooperation with leading companies and world-class research institutes in Japan and leading
universities around the world with the aim of cultivating advanced “knowledge professionals” and promoting thereform of the university’s graduate schools.

[Number of students recruited (For FY 2023, numberof students to be recruited)]
FY 2019 -FY 2023 Master 15, Doctor 5 (each year)[Number of people engaged in the program] 39[Students’ affiliated schools and departments]
3 graduate schools, 4 departments〈Graduate School of Engineering〉Electronic Scienceand Engineering, Electrical Engineering〈Graduate School of Science〉Physics and Astronomy

vertically integrated education focused on thefield of photonic and electronic devices, extending
from deepening the understanding of fundamental
physics and theory to the management andapplication of systems and information. Also, weImage of Master's / Doctoral Education and Degree Examination

collaborate with private enterprises representing
Japan around the world, national and publicresearch institutes with the highest level ofresearch capabilities, and top-class and leading
overseas universities. Moreover we systematically
implement education and quality assurance of a
global standard and raise world-class professionalsof knowledge who create "Advanced Photonic andElectronic Devices" through an integrated 5-year

Good Practice

Nurture TalentWith the common philosophy of "Challenging thephysical limits and developing an informationoriented and energy-saving society", the WISE
Program (Doctoral Program for World-leading
Innovative & Smart Education) aims at nurturing

international pioneers who can lead the field ofadvanced photonic and electronic devices as well
as related academic fields, specifically, those withthe following abilities.
1. Originality
2. Holistic perspective
3. Challenge ability
4. International mindedness
5. Self-dependence"e-Wise Cafe", a place for students to interact with other research fields or faculty members, which isplanned and operated by the students themselves
Since 2019, we have been holding the "e-Wise Cafe" as a place to promote the interaction among students from different fields as well
as faculty members. The e-Wise Cafe is planned, operated, and lectured by the students themselves. In the lecture, they introduce theirresearch contents to other students in different research fields in an easy-to-understand manner.
In addition, they introduce the hardships and ingenuity of their own studies, failure stories, and personal life or their hobbies. After thelecture, they have a round-table conference to further interact with each other.

Scheme of Innovation of Advanced Photonic and Electronic Devices〈Graduate School of Informatics〉Communications
and Computer Engineering[WISE Cooperating Institutions]
6 universities, 2 organizations, 2 public research
institutes, 4 private enterprises
University of Cambridge / Humboldt University of Berlin/ ETH Zurich / Dresden University of Technology /Nanjing University / Sungkyunkwan University / National
Institute for Materials Science / National Institutes for

Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology /Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry /National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science andTechnology / Nidec Corporation / Mitsubishi Electric
Corporation / Shimadzu Corporation / Sumitomo ElectricIndustries, Ltd.

Message from WISE
Cooperating Institution

OHSHIMA Takeshi[Number of program graduates (including anticipated graduates)] 2 (FY 2020 ), 13 (FY 2021), 12 (FY 2022 )[Career paths after graduation (including anticipated paths)] 5 to universities, 7 to private enterprise, 2 to public research institute, 2 to others

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doctoral degree program.

Kyoto University

Kyoto University

Human society is currently entering a period ofsignificant transformations focused on electronics
such as the IoT (Internet of Things) revolution,
wearable information devices, self-driving andelectric cars, and smart grid. In such a society,many high-performance photonic and electronic
devices function as the core of the hardware while
being integrated, and require further performanceenhancement and creation of new functions in the
future. On the other hand, the explosive expansionof knowledge, due to advances in science andtechnology in recent years, has given rise to
the problem of a lack of comprehensive outlook
as a significant subdivision of specialized fields
was developed. In particular, it is considered thatspecialized education in a specific discipline is notenough to solve issues of a wide range of fields
of human society such as advanced informationoriented society, environment, energy, and artificial
intelligence. It is essential to nurture talents who canmake right decisions while looking at everything,from fundamental theories to system application,with a holistic perspective, resolve challenging

issues, and lead the critical fields in the future.
At Kyoto University, we have our original
scientific concepts and key technologies thatshould be called "Originated in Our University".
This WISE program promotes combined andーPrograms selected in FY 2018

ーPrograms selected in FY 2018

Objective(As of October 2022 )Director, Quantum Beam Science Research
Directorate/National Institutes for Quantum
and Radiological Science and Technology

Contributing to human resource development at the WISE Program "Innovationof Advanced Photonic and Electronic Devices" with External Stimulation
I am aware that the development of professionals ofknowledge is steadily conducted by the multidisciplinary
education and research beyond the framework of research
fields, institutions and countries. As a researcher belonging
to a collaborative institution that conducts research anddevelopment from basics to applications in the fields suchas quantum beams, nuclear fusion, materials science, life
science, and medicine, we would like to provide students
with opportunities to gain various experiences, giving agood stimulus.

Student’s Voice

HARA Masahiro
Graduate School of Engineering,
Department of Electronic
Science and Engineering, 2 ndyear doctor's student

New ideas come up through interaction withresearchers in various fields
I decided to join this program attracted to crosscutting
education, which is one of the features of this program. I’ve
been engaging in fundamental research on semiconductormaterial and device. Even though my research interests
mainly include basic material properties, I feel it is essential
to always think about how my research will make practicaldevices or systems better. I believe this program will giveme a valuable experience to get acquired such a wide
perspective toward academic discipline not limited to myresearch field.

［Office and section in charge］Office of "Innovation of Advanced Photonic and Electronic Devices" Doctoral Program for World-leading Innovative & Smart Education［Inquiries］075 - 383 - 2494
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Osaka University

Year of selection

FY 2018

Transdisciplinary Program for
Biomedical Entrepreneurship and Innovation［Program Coordinator］MORII Eiichi (Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University)［Fields of diplomas］Doctorate (Medicine), Doctorate (Health Sciences), Doctorate (Nursing), Doctorate (Dentistry), Doctorate (Pharmaceutical
Sciences), Doctorate (Pharmacy), Doctorate (Frontier Biosciences), Doctorate (Science), Doctorate (Engineering)
Name of the program to be noted: Completion of Transdisciplinary Program for Biomedical Entrepreneurship and Innovation［URL］https://www.med.osaka-u.ac.jp/pub/bei/en/

Message fromthe President

NISHIO Shojiro
President, Osaka University

Offering a new program to train doctoral students with practical research and entrepreneurial (social
implementation) skills to drive innovation in medical, dental, pharmaceutical, and life sciences

Professionals with research &entrepreneurial skills[Number of students recruited (For FY 2023, numberof students to be recruited)]
15 (FY 2018 ), 30 each (FY 2019-FY 2023 )[Number of people engaged in the program] 116[Students’ affiliated schools and departments]
4 graduate schools, 6 departments〈Graduate School of Medicine〉Medicine, Health
Sciences〈Graduate School of Dentistry〉Oral Science〈Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences〉

Academia-industry-government
network
To foster “experts in knowledge” who translate
research results for application in the society basedon their ability to investigate biomedical science,
we must work with other graduate schools andintroduce education that is linked to society, inGood PracticeMedical Pharmacy, Advanced Pharmaco-Science〈Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences〉Frontier
Biosciences[WISE Cooperating Institutions]
15 companies, 1 independent administrative agency, 1national institute, 1 national research and development
agency, 1 local public body
Pfizer Inc. / Novartis Pharma K.K. / Johnson & Johnson
Innovation / IQVIA Solutions Japan K.K. / Eli Lilly
Japan K.K. / Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. / Otsuka

Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. / Shionogi & Co., Ltd. / Daiichi
Sankyo Company, Limited / Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma
Corporation / SYSMEX CORPORATION / Takara Bio Inc.
/ Quantum Operation, Inc. / Cytiva / EY Strategy andConsulting Co., Ltd. / Osaka Prefectural Government,
Department of Commerce, Industr y and Labor /Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency / National
Institute of Health Sciences / National Institutes ofBiomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition

Message from WISE
Cooperating Institution

SHIMIZU Takeshi(As of September 2022 )Industry

Medicine/ Dentistry/
Pharmaceutical Sciences/
Frontier Biosciences

Research Institute for Microbial Diseases
Immunology Frontier Research Center
Osaka University Hospitals
Government
Osaka Prefecture
Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency
National Institute of Health Sciences National
Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Healthand Nutrition

PfizerNovartis Pharma
Johnson & Johnson Innovation
IQVIA
Eli Lilly Japan
Chugai Pharmaceutical
Otsuka Pharmaceutical
Shionogi Pharmaceutical
Daiichi Sankyo
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma
SysmexTakara Bio
Quantum Operation
CytivaEY Strategy and Consultingetc.

We promote an education system in which industry, government, and academia together develop qualified doctoral humanresources possessing both practical research skills and entrepreneurial skills.

addition to offering the conventional specialized
education provided in graduate schools.
Therefore, our program promotes education
through a global academia-industry-government
network.
Osaka University has many scientists who leadcutting-edge research and produce internationally
outstanding research results in areas such as
immunology and autophagy. This provides students
with an environment in which their practicalresearch skills are strengthened through active
cross-departmental research and education. In
partnership with the Graduate School of Medicine,
Dentistry, and Life Sciences, Research Institute forMicrobial Diseases, Immunology Frontier ResearchCenter, Osaka University Hospital, and Dental
Hospital, we encourage students to develop their“practical research skills,” which is the ability toconsider biomedical science and perform basic
research. Furthermore, Osaka Prefecture, PMDA,
National Institute of Health Sciences, National
Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Health andNutrition, and domestic and overseas large
pharmaceutical companies participate in our
education activities, providing students with various
opportunities to develop their “entrepreneurial
skills”.

Familiarization with sites participating in societal implementation of biomedical science
Students visit companies and laboratories that foster societal implementation of biomedical science research findings, gaining workplace
experience. While deepening their understanding of how companies are responding to society’s unmet needs, and learning about open
innovation and the corporate research environment and mindset, students will discuss their own research with corporate researchers,
fostering connections between industry and academia. Students visit the National Institute of Health Sciences (photograph on the left),which is at the cutting edge of regulatory science, to gain insights into current research and development focused on scientific measures
aimed at ensuring pharmaceutical safety and efficacy, and to learn how this research directly contributes to improving people’s living
conditions.

Students receive training for “practical research skills” and “entrepreneurial skills” in addition to the conventional education
received in graduate school.

[Number of program graduates (including anticipated graduates)] 0 (FY 2021), 0 (FY 2022 )[Career paths after graduation (including anticipated paths)] N/A

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interacting with researchers working in fields
different from their own, making them aware not
only of advanced scientific expertise but also of the

Academia
Osaka University
Graduate School of：

EY Strategy and Consulting
Co., Ltd., Health Sciences &Wellness, Partner

Core human resources through the transformationof healthcare industry
The healthcare industry is at a transformational stage
and has new paradigms such as preventive, regenerative
medicine, and digital treatment as well as uses new
diagnostics, treatments, and compound-derived drugs.
This program represents a valuable opportunity to develop
a complex mindset for dealing with situations in which
drastic changes in success models could occur, and for
dealing with changes caused by financial pressure suchas an increase in the elderly population or a higher cost of
drug development.

Student’s VoiceHIRATO Yumi
Second year in the Doctoral Course,
Advanced Pharmaco-Science, Graduate
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Osaka University

Bring our research results to society andbuild a wide network
I decided to join this program because I believe that not
only research skills but also the skills and mindsets toreturn research findings to society are crucial for future
researchers. The program provides an environment inwhich we can improve our ability to incorporate research
results to society. Moreover, the wide network of faculty
members in industry, government, and academia, and theinteractions between students, have offered me valuable
opportunities to broaden my horizons.

［Office and section in charge］Administrative Office for the Transdisciplinary Program for Biomedical Entrepreneurship and Innovation (WISE), Graduate School of Medicine［Inquiries］06 - 6210 - 8231
WISE Program Doctoral Program for World-leading Innovative & Smart Education

Osaka University

Osaka University

Japanese biomedical research, despite producing
various original and internationally superior
research findings, is lagging behind that ofother countries in translating the results of basic
research for application to the society. At Osaka
University, we have been developing doctorally
qualified human resources with practical researchskills to produce internationally superior research
results and oversee biomedical science, as well as
entrepreneurial skills to implement the research
results in society. Such human resources will be
the experts in knowledge that are needed in thissociety.
Students develop their practical researchskills through discussion with our outstanding
researchers regarding the techniques to overcome
scientific challenges. Moreover, these discussions
regarding the challenges they face in studentcentered research, which is an education system

unique to our graduate school, strengthens theirpractical research skills. In addition, students
develop an ability to examine their research by

A global academia-industry-government networkーPrograms selected in FY 2018

ーPrograms selected in FY 2018

Osaka University has envisioned becoming a university dedicated to creating a society where each member
leads a meaningful and fulfilling life. Based on this vision, we aim to cultivate individuals capable of tackling
various societal issues through co-creation with society.
Our unique program fosters students’ practical research skills to achieve internationally superior research
results in the fields of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and life sciences, as well as entrepreneurial (social
implementation) skills to effectively translate their research results for the benefit of the society and to makeinnovations. Total of 95 students are improving themselves through healthy academic competition to become
PhD graduates who will contribute to the prosperity of our society, by such means as improving the quality oflife (QOL) and eradicating the threat of various diseases.
We hope that this program will produce opinion leaders who are globally active in creating a society where
everyone can enjoy a comfortable and happy life.

uniqueness of their own research.
To develop their entrepreneurial skills, weoffer lectures to provide students with detailed
knowledge about the market and needs analysis,
intellectual property strategy, and regulatory
science, which is later put into practice by
students. Furthermore, by visiting the companies
that participate in social implementation ofresearch findings, students cultivate a bold attitude
that involves taking high risks and learn social
implementation through their experience.
Quality Assurance of the Degree
At the end of the 3rd year of the 5-year program(the 2nd year of the 4-year program), students
will take the Qualifying Examination (QE). In theQE, practical research skills acquired throughpractice will be assessed by examining originality
and international competence in research that willlead to social implementation. At the end of the
program, students will take the Final Assessment.
In the assessment, entrepreneurial skills will beassessed. Students present own research for its
implementation to society and its problem-solving
plan. In addition, students defend their doctoral
thesis at the graduate school of their affiliation.

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Hiroshima University

Year of selection

FY 2018

The Frontier Development Programfor Genome Editing［Program Coordinator］YAMAMOTO Takashi (Professor, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University)［Fields of diplomas］Doctor of Philosophy in Science, Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy in Agriculture, Docor ofPhilosophy, Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Science, Doctor of Philosophy in Dental Science, Doctor of Philosophy
in Pharmaceutical Science
Name of the program to be noted: The Frontier Development Program for Genome Editing［URL］https://genome.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/index.html

Message fromthe President

OCHI Mitsuo
President of Hiroshima University

Welcome to Hiroshima University: ‘The Frontier Development Program for Genome Editing’ on the themeof ‘Developing a Future Society with Genome Editing’

What are the capabilities trainedby the program?

[Number of students recruited (For FY 2023, numberof students to be recruited)]
11 each (FY 2018-FY 2023 )[Number of people engaged in the program] 58[Students’ affiliated schools and departments]
2 graduate schools, 2 departments〈Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life〉
Integrated Sciences for Life
〈Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences〉

engineering and disease treatment in biological
species that have been difficult to modify
genetically up until now, and possibly for industrial

This program has two courses and after thethird year under the organizational structure toexperience the speed of cutting-edge research,features the development of advanced andpractical research and development abilities byacquiring the ability to develop in society (the ability
to implement in society) through collaborative
research with participating companies and partner
institutes of the Consortium of Innovation for BioDigital Transformation (BioDX), COI-NEXT.

Good PracticeMessage from WISE
Cooperating Institution

TAKAMI Akihide[Number of program graduates (including anticipated graduates)] 4 (FY 2021), 2 (FY 2022 )[Career paths after graduation (including anticipated paths)] 3 to universities, 1 to private enterprise(As of October 2022 )② Overview of Medical Course
This course is a four-year degree program. We
develop the advanced human resources for genome
editing working in the field of related medicine
through advanced training at partner institutions inJapan and abroad while practicing doctorate thesis
research using the acquired knowledge and skills
after systematically learning the basic to advanced
knowledge and skills of genome editing in the firstand second year.

We hold regular series of advanced science seminars focusing on “Developing a Future Society
with Genome Editing” to the public
We are holding a total of four seminars per year with the title “Developing a Future Society with Genome Editing,” to giveeasy-to-understand explanations of the potential of genome-editing to the public. A wide range of people participate, fromhigh schools, universities, companies, and other organizations. Past seminars have included a variety of themes, such as“Genome editing technology for the safety of biological products” and “Genome-editing technology for biofuel development
in microalgae” Some examples of favorable comments from participants are as follows: “I obtained a lot of the latest
information;” “the seminar opened my eyes and answered my questions about genome-editing technologies.”*Seminars are held in Japanese only for the moment.

Genome editing is expected to be an available technique to use from basic research to various applicable fields (Development of
biofuels from algae, improvement of useful species, drug discovery, and gene therapy)

Biomedical Sciences[WISE Cooperating Institutions]
3 universities, 1 company
Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto
University / Graduate School of Technology, Indusrialand Social Sciences, Tokushima University / Departmentof Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University /Technical Research Center, Mazda Motor Corporation① Overview of Life Science Course
This course is a five-year degree program(transfer students can also take this course fromtheir third year). We develop the leading-edge
human resources for future genome editing byteaching students the basic to advanced knowledge
and skills of genome editing in the first and second
year, from the third year with practicing research
to utilize the acquired knowledge and skills
through basic courses and internships for social
implementation.

Hiroshima University

Hiroshima University

Genome editing, which is a new technology
to freely modify various organisms’ genomic
information by using artificial DNA-cutting enzymes(genome editing tools), has rapidly expanded inrecent years. This is due to technologies that canbe used in a wide range of applications, frommicrobes to animals and plants, as well as thefact that competition to develop the technologies
has been intensifying. It is imperative to promoteresearch and development in genome editing
for industrial and medical applications such as
selective breeding, drug discovery, and genetherapy, in addition to basic research with ethicalconsiderations in mind in Japan. In particular,
the cutting-edge research style has changed a
lot with the development of CRISPR-Cas9, a new
genome-editing tool introduced in 2012. While
genome editing using CRISPR-Cas9 is becoming
more popular in Japan at a constant speed due
to its simplicity, there are only a few developers

and experts on Japan’s unique genome editing
technology. Despite this situation, genome editing
technology's intrinsic value is its use in genetic

Courses offered: Life Science
Course/ Medical Course

The program aims to foster scientists and developers who play a role in creating new genome editing industries. (Industrial
technology/ Basic technology developers, Drug discovery/ therapeutic scientists, Entrepreneurs of related ventures)ー
Programs selected in FY 2018

ーPrograms selected in FY 2018

Genome editing is drawing attention worldwide as it is a biotechnology capable of modifying genomic
information of various organisms by using artificial DNA-cutting enzymes; it is thought to bring a revolution toanything from selective breeding to medical applications.
Coupled with some of the top-class researchers in Japan in the field of genome editing, Hiroshima University
has been promoting various projects as it intends to become one of the leading institutions in Japan for theeducation of genome editing. While making sure to take a reasonable care for implementing genome editing
research in terms of clearing its safety and ethical issues, the program above focuses on developing researchers
who will lead the future of genome editing research in the world with a view to successfully designing theircareer path. The university is hoping to attract well-motivated students who are capable of creating new
industries that can unlock world’s future.

applications.
Hiroshima University is one of Japan's leading
universities in genome editing research and isaffiliated with several core researchers who run The
Japanese Society for Genome Editing. Moreover,
Program on the Consortium of Innovation for BioDigital Transformation (BioDX), COI-NEXT has
conducted with companies in a variety of fields forthe project of developing the basic technologies
to use industrial genome editing and also
advanced the research and development, including
human resources development and career pathformation in collaboration between industry andacademia. According to a curriculum conductedby top national and international genome editing
researchers, this program develops humanresources that can respond flexibly to industrial
structure changes based on new industries andsocial trends to them.

Supreme Principal Engineer,
Technical Research Center,
Mazda Motor Corporation

Genome editing technologies show great
promiseTo achieve carbon neutrality in the automobile society by
2050, Mazda Motor Corporation has been collaboratingwith Hiroshima University and the Tokyo Institute ofTechnology for studying bio-derived liquid fuel to produce
renewable biomass (microalgae) as an alternative tofossil fuels. Genome editing technologies are innovativetechnologies which hold promise in dramatically improving
microalgal productivity, which is an issue with microalgal
bio-derived liquid fuel.

Student’s Voice

MATSUDA Nagisa
2 nd year student, Master's Coursein the Graduate School of Integrated
Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University

This program gives the opportunity to achieve
high quality research
Genome editing technology has become indispensable
in a wide range of research fields. This program provides
opportunities to master this technology through theeducation by top-level researchers in Japan. In addition tolectures and practical training on the latest technologies,
we get chances to interact with researchers who haveexperiences in various careers. I believe that this programis a valuable opportunity to improve not only my research
but also myself.

［Office and section in charge］Collaboration Office, Education Office, Hiroshima University ［Inquiries］082 - 424 - 6819

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Nagasaki University

Year of selection

FY 2018

Global Health Elite Programme for Building
a Healthier World

Message fromthe President

KOHNO Shigeru
President of Nagasaki University

Promoting human health and peace, and pursuing research that contributes to the improvement of
global health through the study of science
We believe that being selected as part of the WISE Program offers students an important opportunity to assist
Nagasaki University (NU) in achieving its goal “to become a world-class center of “global health” education andresearch that contributes to human health on a global scale”. In order to innovate graduate school education, it
is important that this programme strives to become a driving force that can effectively strengthen the education
systems of the university. Having the strong partnership between NU School of Tropical Medicine and Global Healthand London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine as a foundation of our WISE Programme, we are committed
to foster leaders in the field of global health through working in collaboration with both internal and external
research institutions. We believe that the focus of the programme to train experts with hands-on experience isvery important in addressing health challenges and improving health worldwide from a global perspective.

[Number of students recruited (For FY 2023 , numberof students to be recruited)]
5 (FY 2018 ), 23 (FY 2019 ), 48 (FY 2020 ), 49 (FY 2021), 50(FY 2022 ), 50 (FY 2023 )[Number of people engaged in the program] 80[Students’ affiliated schools and departments]
3 graduate schools, 5 departments〈Graduate School of Fisheries and Environmental
Sciences〉Department of Environment and Fisheries
Resources

on a field level and are dedicated to addressing
health issues utilizing their academic knowledge
and practical skills in areas such as global policy

Top-level education and research
programme in global health
The Nagasaki University WISE Programme consistsof a five-year doctoral programme. Up to theGood PracticeLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine /Hokkaido University Research Center for Zoonosis
Control / National Research Center for Protozoan
Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture andVeterinary Medicine / School of International Health,Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo /National Center for Global Health and Medicine / JICA
/ National Institute of Infectious Diseases / Sysmex
Corporation / Shionogi & Co., Ltd.

Message from WISE
Cooperating Institution

Liam Smeeth[Number of program graduates (including anticipated graduates)] 1 (FY 2020 ), 1 (FY 2021 ), 1 (FY 2022 ), 3 (Expected completion in FY 2022 )[Career paths after graduation (including anticipated paths)] 1 to medical practitioner, 1 to postdoctoral researcher, 1 to incorporated administrative agency(As of November 2022 )Final Examination Board• NU Faculty• LSHTM Researcher• Appoint prominent researcher
as an external examiner

Team Supervision
Year 3,4&5• Clearly set practical objectives andreceive the most effective researchguidance

At the end of Year 3• Students will receive high quality
research guidance while participating ininternational collaborative research
conducted with partner institutions
such as LSHTM

Qualifying Examination
At the end of Year 2
Upgrading Examination

WISE Coursework for Global HealthYear 1 & 2

Tropical Medicine

Epidemiology &Statistic

Global Environmentand Health

Health Policy /Management

International
Community HealthSocial Behavioral
Science

WISE ProgrammeStudent (Intake 8)

At the end of Year 1
Follow up session provided
based on coursework grades

WISE Programme
Candidate

Entrance Examination
 E a r ne d mor e tha n 8 0 %sc or e a t the T MG H
e ntr a nc e e x a mi nati on
 I nte r v ie w i n E ngl i sh
 Pr e l i minary Sc r e e ni ng( R e se a rc h Pr oposa l e tc . )The NU WISE Programme ensures superior education and research in the area of global health through developing quality
curriculum and holding regular upgrade and qualifying examinations

second year of the Master’s degree programme,
the lectures are focused on the coursework andare taught by faculty staff including practitioners
whose specialized areas are cross-disciplinary
and innovative. In particular, the Epidemiology
and Statistics modules are taught using LSHTM
teaching materials by LSHTM faculty staff invited toteach in Nagasaki. Furthermore, advanced modules
have been established for the NU WISE Programme
in order to meet course requirements and facilitate

quality research.
From the third year onwards, students will focus
on their research work. Each student is assigned
a supervisory team. By assigning faculty members
specializing in different areas of research, theprogramme aims to maintain a diversity so students
can set practical objectives and receive the mosteffective research guidance from their experienced
supervisory team.

Establish “Highly Practical Professional Training Program” to foster professionals who can tackle pandemic
and contribute to the public health policymaking and implementation
Students in this programme include medical doctors who participated in the medical humanitarian assistance at the San Lazaro Hospitalin the Philippines and for the COVID-19 cluster on a cruise ship at the Nagasaki Port. These experiences have encouraged students towork on new research topics to enhance their knowledge in this field. Taking advantage of the experience we gained through living with
the new disease in this unprecedented times, we have established a Doctor of Public Health Programe (DrPH) in October 2022 with aims
to strengthen our programme for fostering professionals with high level leadership and management skills in public health, who can tackle
the global issues regardless of the academic disciplines and contribute to policymaking by adapting scientific evidences, decision-making,and implementation of the policy.

Having Nagasaki University's long history in infectious disease research and education as a foundation, the Nagasaki University
WISE Programme was established based on a strong collaboration between TMGH and LSHTM〈Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences〉Infection
Research, Advanced Preventive Medical Sciences〈School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health〉
Department of Global Health, Nagasaki Univeristy London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine JointPhD Degree Programme for Global Health[WISE Cooperating Institutions]
4 universities, 1 Incorporated Administrative Agency,
2 National Research and Development Agencies, 1
Corporate Company

Thesis Screening
and Final Exam

WISE Research Module for Global Health

Nagasaki University

Nagasaki University

In the 21st century, the globalization of economy,
industry and distribution has rapidly progressed.
This rapid growth in globalization has caused bothsocial and environmental issues to increase which
requires global attention. In particular, emerging
and re-emerging infectious diseases such as
HIV/AIDS, Ebola virus disease and Malaria havebecome global health issues and cause for concern
throughout the world. Hence, we believe there
is an urgent need to promote global health andencourage international societies to work together
to eliminate the problems we are facing on a global
scale. In order to contribute to solving these global
issues, Nagasaki University (NU) has launched adegree programme, NU WISE Programme throughaffiliation with internationally renowned institutionsin global health, the London School of Hygiene
and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM, UK). Having the NU
School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health at its
core, NU WISE Programme aims to foster leaders inglobal health with a mission to "train global healthprofessionals who can build a healthier world".
Specifically, we focus on training leaders who havethe ability to understand the health challenges

Completion Requirements
Student must have completed more than 5
years of higher education, earned more than 50
credits, submit doctoral thesis, pass the viva
and final examination

Train truly outstanding global healthprofessionals who can build a healthier worldーPrograms selected in FY 2018

ーPrograms selected in FY 2018

Train global health professionals
who can build a healthier worldplanning and implementation. In addition tostrengthening our collaboration with accredited
international institutions such as LSHTM, we arededicated to training leaders and pursuing common
goals throughout the various internal departments
such as Nagasaki University Institute of Tropical
Medicine (Nekken), Graduate School of Biomedical
Sciences and overseas research stations in
Kenya, Vietnam and the Philippines. With our 75
year history and proven success in educating
professionals in the field of infectious disease, weare committed to expanding both our education
and research areas.
Furthermore, our mission is also focused on
further developing our collaboration with externalorganizations such as Hokkaido University ResearchCenter for Zoonosis Control; National ResearchCenter for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro Universityof Agriculture and Vetenrinary Medicine; School ofInternational Health, Graduate School of Medicine,the University of Tokyo; National Center for Global
Health and Medicine; JICA; National Institute of
Infectious Diseases; Sysmex Corporation; Shionogi& Co., Ltd.. Whilst strengthening relationships with
our partner organizations, we aim to develop ourprogramme so it functions as a hub in the field ofglobal health in Japan.

WISE Programme Academic Committee (to oversee the quality of education and research)［Program Coordinator］ARIYOSHI Koya (Professor, Department of Global Health, School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University)［Fields of diplomas］Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Science, Doctor of Philosophy in Dental Science, Doctor of Philosophy in
Pharmaceutical Science, Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Science, Doctorof Philosophy in Fisheries Science, Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Science, Doctor of Business Administration, Doctor of Public HealthName of the program to be noted: Global Health Elite Programme for Building a Healthier World［URL］http://www.wise.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/?lang=en

Director of London School ofHygiene and Tropical Medicine

Addressing global health challenges throughresearch, education and innovation
We are proud to have a long-standing partnership with
Nagasaki University. Our partnership has flourished over
the years through our joint PhD scheme as well as aprogramme of academic cooperation, staff secondment
and research collaboration. We value our collaboration with
Nagasaki University through the WISE Programme. Now
more than ever, our doctoral students have a fundamentalrole in improving our knowledge and understandingof global health issues, and building the capacity andevidence base for actions to improve global health.

Student’s Voice

NAKAMURA Tomoka
Nagasaki University - LSHTM
Joint PhD Degree Programme
for Global Health, Year 3

Bridging between Japan and the United
Kingdom through COVID-19 research
My PhD focuses on understanding the impact of social
contact and behavioral patterns on the transmission of
SARS-CoV-2 in Japan and the United Kingdom using
epidemiology and mathematical modeling techniques.
As I conduct a comparative analysis between the twocountries amid the COVID-19 pandemic, this joint PhD
program funded by WISE has provided me a challenging
but rewarding opportunity to work closely with professors
from LSHTM, Nagasaki University and National Institute of
Infectious Diseases public health professionals.

［Office and section in charge］Administrative Office for Nagasaki University WISE Programme ［Inquiries］095 - 819 - 7583

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Waseda University

Year of selection

FY 2018

Graduate Program for Power Energy Professionals
Cross-disciplinary educationand standardization education［Program Coordinator］HAYASHI Yasuhiro (Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University)［Fields of diplomas］Doctor of Engineering, Doctor of Science, Doctor of Information Science, Doctor of Philosophy
Name of the program to be noted: Graduates will receive certificates of program completion, awarded jointly by all 13
universities.
［URL］https://www.waseda.jp/pep/en/

Message fromthe President

Waseda is leading an advanced graduate program in collaboration with 12 partner universities,
producing Ph.D. holders who will make a positive impact on global carbon neutrality

TANAKA Aiji

Waseda University is promoting cutting edge research and innovative education based on its out-standing
research outcome. In this program, Waseda plays a key role in collaboration with 12 partner universities,
58 leading corporations, and 9 international research institutions to develop international standards ininterdisciplinary graduate programs. Also, even in the post/with COVID-19 society, we will continue to develop
new educational methods, making the most of new digital technology for our students. Consequently, Waseda
University will commit itself to paving the way for a carbon-neutral future and promote the development ofhighly-skilled professionals holding Ph.D. who will contribute to human society.

President of Waseda University[Number of students recruited (For FY 2023 , number of students to be recruited)]
49 (FY 2018 ), 26 each (FY 2019-2023 )[Number of people engaged in the program] 61[Students’ affiliated schools and departments]
Waseda University 4 graduate schools, 8 departments, Hokkaido University 1 graduate school,
1 department, Tohoku University 1 graduate school, 1 department, University of Fukui 1
graduate school, 3 departments, University of Yamanashi 1 graduate school, 2 departments,
Tokyo Metropolitan University 1 graduate school, 1 department, Yokohama National University
1 graduate school, 2 departments, Nagoya University 1 graduate school, 1 department,
Osaka University 1 graduate school, 1 department, Hiroshima University 1 graduate school,
1 department, Tokushima University 1 graduate school, 2 departments, Kyushu University 1
graduate school, 1 department, University of the Ryukyus 1 graduate school, 3 departments
Waseda University〈Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering〉Advanced Science and Engineering,
Applied Chemistry, Electrical Engineering and Bioscience, Nanoscience and Nanoengineering〈Graduate School of Fundamental Science and Engineering〉Applied Mechanics andAerospace Engineering, Electronic and Physical Systems〈Graduate School of Environment and Energy Engineering〉Environment and Energy Engineering〈Graduate School of Creative Science and Engineering〉Department of Earth Sciences,
Resources and Environmental Engineering
Hokkaido University〈Graduate School of Information Science and Technology〉Information Science andTechnology (Course of Systems Science and Informatics)
Tohoku University〈Graduate School of Engineering〉Electrical Engineering
University of Fukui〈Graduate School of Engineering〉System and Infrastructure Engineering for Safe andSustainable Society (Electrical System), Fundamental Engineering for Knowledge-BasedSociety (Electronic Material), Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (Electricaland Electronics Engineering)
University of Yamanashi〈Integrated Graduate School of Medicine, Engineering, and Agricultural Sciences〉Engineering(Special Educational Program for Green Energy Conversion Science and Technology, Energy
Materials Science Course, Green Energy Conversion Science and Technology Major)
Tokyo Metropolitan University〈Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences〉Applied Chemistry for Environment
Yokohama National University〈Graduate School of Engineering Science〉Chemistry and Life Science
Mathematics, Physics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Nagoya University〈Graduate School of Engineering〉Electrical Engineering
Osaka University[Number of program graduates (including anticipated graduates)] 14 (FY 2020 ), 13 (FY 2021), 2 (FY 2022, September)[Career paths after graduation (including anticipated paths)] 10 to universities, 12 to private companies, 2 to general incorporated foundations, 2 to public research institutions, 1 to others〈Graduate School of Engineering〉Electrical, Electronic, and Infocommunications Engineering
Hiroshima University〈Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering〉Advanced Science and Engineering
Tokushima University〈Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation〉Science and Technology,
Sciences and Technology for Innovation
Kyushu University〈Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical Engineering〉Electrical and Electronic
Engineering
University of the Ryukyus〈Graduate School of Engineering and Science〉Engineering, Materials, Structural and Energy
Engineering, Interdisciplinary Intelligent Systems Engineering[WISE Cooperating Institutions]
18 universities, 2 companies, 2 research institutes, 1 industry-academia collaboration organization
Hokkaido University / Tohoku University / University of Fukui / University of Yamanashi / Tokyo
Metropolitan University / Yokohama National University / Nagoya University / Osaka University /Hiroshima University / Tokushima University / Kyushu University / University of the Ryukyus / The
University of Tennessee, Knoxville / University of Chicago / University of Washington / Tsinghua
University / Chulalongkorn University / Technical University of Munich/ENEOS Corporation / Tokyo
Gas Co., Ltd. / Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry / National Institute of Advanced
Industrial Science and Technology / Power Academy(As of September 2022 )Good PracticePEP students can learn the essence of new business creation through 3 steps based on the wisdom of
humanities and social sci. faculty to integrate energy, humanities, and science.

Waseda University

Waseda University

The world has seen emerging global trends suchas the shift to digital and AI, and a focus on global
environmental protection for the realization ofa sustainable society. In response, the industry
sector related to electric power and energy
infrastructure is entering a period of structuraltransformation. Many technological innovations
have been achieved, such as renewable energy
and systems for its management; electric vehicles;
storage batteries; and IoT. As a result, the energy
supply sector has begun a shift to small-scale
distributed work. Now there is an urgent need for
unconventional transformation and reconstructionof energy networks.
This program provides an inter-university
platform for collaborative education and researchamong 13 national, public, and private universities
to enable the creation of new industries that willcontribute to Japan's future vision of achieving"Society 5.0" and 2050 carbon neutrality. The
program promotes more practical education andresearch than usual, in collaboration with domestic

and overseas companies and research institutes
industrial creation; and international collaboration,
spanning numerous energy fields.
all essential for new era intellectual professionals.
We envision a new generation of advanced
intellectual professionals
who will design the futuresociety, particularly: 1)
manufacturing professionals
who can innovate newenergy systems; 2) businesscreation professionals who
can innovate new energy
business models; and 3)
international standardization
professionals who caninnovate global energy
practices.
We offer a five-year
program to give students
an integrated education
and research experience
to ensure that theyacquire six pillars of deep
expertise; bird's-eyeview perception; strong
Graduate School Platform for 13-University Collaboration: A human resource development scheme
fusion; joint research;that will contribute significantly to the creation of new electric power and energy industries.

ーPrograms selected in FY 2018

ーPrograms selected in FY 2018

Fostering doctoral resources toinnovate power and energy

This program sees the energy value chain of the
future as ranging from the tiniest component, theelectric charge, to huge power networks. With
that vision, we have prepared a comprehensive
curriculum that includes: the materials field,
which produces highly functional distributed
power resources; the power engineering field,
for optimal integration, control and operationof resources; and the humanities and social
sciences, to design an optimal society. Ten
credits are required in seven courses, including:Power Resource Optimization, a multidisciplinary
course in power engineering and energy
materials; Social Science for Energy Innovation,lectures on the implementation of innovative
energy infrastructure systems, intended to honethe students’ skills and vision for businessdevelopment; and Seminar on Business Creation.
The program also develops the students’capacity through: specialized elective coursesthat leverage the unique expertise of each
Whole aspect of the PEP educational program: Providing education mixing different fields for designing a future society
university; panoramic elective courses including
lecture courses on leadership development
lectures and basic AI/IoT; multi-layered education
University as a paragon of neutrality and fairness,advanced research expertise; and final examination
and research guidance; and seminars on new
has been partially opened to provide unparalleled
2 (FE2) to verify acquisition of 45 credits or moreindustry creation—all in collaboration with ainternational standardization education.
and publication of one or more papers co-authoredcomprehensive group of research organizations.
We ensure high quality of education within collaboration with institutions at international
Furthermore, in coordination with Japan's power
various types of examinations, including selective
academic societies and the like. The PEP programand energy system standardization measures, theexamination (SE); qualification examination
will continue to foster "PEP-people", Ph.D. holders
EMS Shinjuku R&D Center, established at Waseda(QE); final examination 1 (FE1) for evaluation of
who will energize society.

Humanities and Social Sciences faculties at Waseda University customize the essence of the knowledge and skills to teach knowledge
and practical skills for creating new industries in the new age of energy, such as power and energy-related systems, economics, laws,
and business models. PEP program takes a three-step approach to nurture students' knowledge and skills. 1) lectures: "Social Scienceof Energy Innovation" to acquire basic knowledge, 2) group work: "Practical Business Creation" and 3) serving as a judge of the annual"Business Idea Contest" to gain new insight from a different perspective.

Message from WISE
Cooperating Institution

KONISHI Masako
Operating officer, Tokyo Gas Co.,Ltd.

Hoping to develop advanced professional humanresources that support a carbon neutral society
Realization of carbon neutrality in the electric power/energy
industries is a global challenging issue. With "work towardachieving net-zero CO2 emissions" as one of our management
policies, Tokyo Gas is working on various activities now.
However, we believe that only advanced professionals having
expertise in multiple fields can undertake this difficult mission.
We expect much from this program because it will provide
education/research experiences featuring an integration ofarts/sciences and a mixture of academic-industrial fields aswell as opportunities to meet different people.

Student’s VoiceKANEKO Nanae
TD 5 , Department of Advanced
Science and Engineering, School of
Advanced Science and Engineering

Establishing energy infrastructures in society
utilizing digital technologies
I am engaged in the R&D of medium- and long-term demand
forecast methods for power supply systems using AI techniques.
Implementing new technology in society requires a wide
range of knowledge. I participated in this program to acquire
knowledge of the government's energy policy, international
standardization processes, and other related activities. I hopeto gain wide perspectives and high communication skills bylearning together with students of various nationalities/academic
backgrounds through educational programs that mix different
fields and studying abroad to become a researcher who canwork competently in an international environment.

［Office and section in charge］PEP Program Office ［Inquiries］03 - 5286 - 3238

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Tohoku University

Year of selection

FY 2019

WISE program for Sustainability in the Dynamic Earth［Program Coordinator］NAKAMURA Michihiko (Professor, Major of Earth Science, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University)［Fields of diplomas］Doctor of Philosophy (Science) / (Engineering) / (Information Sciences) / (Environmental Studies) / (Medical Sciences) / (Letters)/ (Economics) / (Management), Doctor of Philosophy
Name of the program to be noted: WISE program for Sustainability in the Dynamic Earth［URL］https://www.syde.tohoku.ac.jp/english/

Message fromthe President

OHNO Hideo
President, Tohoku University

Fostering leaders to respond to various risks with practical skills based on advanced knowledge,
developing HR to lead the transformation of future society.
In addition to the conventional discipline-based degrees offered by its graduate schools, Tohoku University aims
to build a graduate school that is appropriate for a world-class research university by enhancing various "degree
programs" that transcend the boundaries of disciplines, national borders, and organizations such as industry
and academia, and by developing a world-class research environment and financial support, centered on the
Advanced Graduate School. In this context, the WISE Program plays a major role in the "creation of new value"
through co-creation with industry and other sectors of society.
Now in its fourth year of operation, this program is making progress in fostering human resources to become
knowledge professionals with practical skills based on advanced knowledge as an educational program in thefields of "environment and earth science" and "disaster science" based on co-creation with society.

techniques. We must also urgently develop
skilled scientists who have the practical ability tounderstand humans and society and communicate

In this program, we will achieve these educational
objectives through hands-on training by an
integrated academic team with the participation ofa wide range of departments. This style of training
exploits the fact that students learn more fromeach other than from lectures.
As a second educational policy, we will invite
private companies and organizations to builda "Sustainability Study Consortium." One of
the consortium's purposes is to develop skilledscientists that are adept at working in the field
through project-based learning. Students will learn
the basics of risk management, which forms thebasis of all industries.
The third policy of this program is to provide
international joint education with directorclass faculty members from overseas affiliatedorganizations. In collaboration with faculty
members who have experience of United Nationsorganizations and the Japan International
Cooperation Agency (JICA), we plan to collaborate
with international organizations to conduct researcheducation and achieve international contributions.
Through the three educational policies uniqueGood Practiceto this graduate degree program: “study among
diversity, on the job, from around the world,” wewill develop "snow crystal-type human resources"
with multifaceted abilities. We aim to supply thesehuman resources to a wide range of sectors,
including industry, government, and academia.
In 2015, the United Nations adopted the"Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction,"a framework for countries around the world toimplement disaster prevention and mitigation.

To h o k u u n i v e r s i t y h a s m a d e a s i g n i f i c a n t
contribution to formulating this framework and willfurther contribute to achieving this goal througheducation. The Tohoku region is characterized by
globally rare large-scale disasters and massive
natural risks; thus, researchers visit this region
from all over the world. By taking advantage
of our location, this program aims to create
digital teaching materials and disseminate theminternationally via the Internet.

Visit to the United Nations Headquarters in New York and the World Bank in Washington, D.C., for overseas training
As an initiative to “Learn from the World,” six program students and three supervising faculty members visited the United Nations
Headquarters, United Nations Development Programme, and Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations in New York, as wellas the World Bank and NHK Washington Bureau in Washington, D.C. In addition to receiving lectures from local staff members on daily
work content and measures to deal with international issues, the program representatives participated in a question-and-answer session
on career paths and other topics. Prior to the visit, they underwent pre-training on linking the local and international community in
Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture, which is working on recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake. After returning to Japan, theyhold a session to report on their overseas training.

We will develop "snow crystal-type human resources" with multifaceted abilities through hands-on education that integrates
literary sciences, collaborative education with industry-government partners and international joint education.

Message from WISE
Cooperating Institution[Number of students recruited (For FY 2023 , numberof students to be recruited)]
35 (FY 2020 ), 20 (FY 2021), 15 (FY 2022 ), 15 (FY 2023 )[Number of anticipated program graduates] 15[Number of people engaged in the program] 87[Students’ affiliated schools and departments]
7 graduate schools, 15 departments〈G r a d u a t e S c h o o l o f S c i e n c e〉E a r t h S c i e n c e ,Geophysics〈Graduate School of Engineering〉Quantum Scienceand Energy Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil andEnvironmental Engineering, Architecture and Building
Science, Management Science and Technology

PBL lab-courses (left: Drone flight test for evacuation support; upper right: mineral resource lab by an JOGMEC expert) and JICA
expert’s lecture on International trend and practical knowledge for disaster risk reduction & Sendai Framework

Tohoku University

Tohoku University

Located in an orogenic belt, Japan is prone tonatural disasters such as earthquakes, volcanic
eruptions, and torrential rain, which has led to highdemand from society for quality scientific research.
With continued advances in our knowledge ofEarth’s structure, the field of Earth system sciencehas evolved into a precise understanding of themechanism of dynamic phenomena, which isseamlessly linked to disaster science. In addition,
modern society faces new large-scale risks such as
space environment disasters caused by fluctuationsin the planetary space magnetic field.
Earth scientists in Japan have specialized inresearch into subduction zone phenomena suchas earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Now,
these fundamental studies have progressedto the stage where they can directly lead toessential improvements in our disaster prevention
capabilities. Moreover, many disasters are causedby both natural environmental factors and a
combination of information, social, and economic
factors. To build a society that can respond todiverse and complex risks, we need to further
elucidate the mechanisms governing natural
phenomena and improve corresponding prediction

Study among diversity, on the job,from around the worldーPrograms selected in FY 2019

ーPrograms selected in FY 2019

Study the Earth,
Discover the futurescientific research results to society. This programaims to produce knowledge professionals who
can seamlessly acquire and convey advanced
knowledge for improving our understanding ofissues related to Earth system science.

〈Graduate School of Information Sciences〉Applied
Information Sciences, Human-Social Information
Sciences〈Graduate School of Environmental Studies〉
Environmental Studies for Advanced Society〈Graduate School of Medicine〉Medical Sciences〈Graduate School of Arts and Letters〉JapaneseStudies, Global Humanities, Integrated Human Sciences〈Graduate School of Economics and Management〉
Economics and Management[WISE Cooperating Institutions]
7 universities, 2 incorporated administrative agencies, 6
companies, 2 national institutes

Stanford University / Harvard University / University ofWashington / University College of London / Universityof Indonesia / Sorbonne University / University of
Hawaii at Manoa / JICA / Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire
Insurance Co., Ltd / Nippon Koei Co., Ltd / Penta-Ocean
Construction Co., Ltd / NTT DATA, Inc / Mitsubishi
Electric Software Corporation / Japan Organization for
Metals and Energy Security / Sumitomo Metal Mining
Co., Ltd. / National Institute of Advanced Industrial
Science and Technology / National Research Institute for
Earth Science and Disaster Resilience(As of November 2022 )MIYOSHI Nobuhiro
Deputy branch manager, Sendai
Branch Office, Nippon Koei Co.,Ltd.

To build a nation/community resilient todisasters
As a construction consulting firm, we are involved ofplanning, design, maintenance, and management of social
structures. We are working on developing plans to preventand mitigate natural disasters, emergency measures tobe taken during a disaster, and permanent measures
for regional development and the environment. In thisprogram, we would like to cultivate human resources thatcan contribute to building a nation resilient to disasters andto fostering regional development by utilizing the expertiseand experience.

Student’s VoiceTOMIZAWA Takuma
2 nd year o f Doc t or al pr ogr am
in Quantum Science and Ener gy
Engineering, Gr adua te School o f
Engineering

International and interdisciplinary humanresource development
I joined this program to attain a broad researchexperience. Students and professors from various
research backgrounds exchange our opinions, knowledge,
and perspectives in monthly meetings and numerous
other events. In addition, this program provides us rich
opportunities to study with international organizations,affording us the chance to conduct many experiments wewould not be able to in our ordinary research lives andimproving our ability to tackle challenging problems with amultidisciplinary approach and a broad perspective.

［Office and section in charge］WISE Program for Sustainability in the Dynamic Earth Office ［Inquiries］022 - 795 - 5591

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Chiba University

Year of selection

FY 2019

Applied Humanities Program for Cultivating
Global Leaders［Program Coordinator］YONEMURA Chiyo (Professor, Graduate School of Humanities, Chiba University)［Fields of diplomas］Doctor of Philosophy (Philosophy), Doctor of Philosophy (Public Affairs)Name of the program to be noted: Applied Humanities Program for Cultivating Global Leaders［URL］https://jinbun-takuetsu.chiba-u.jp/top/

Message fromthe President

NAKAYAMA Toshinori
President of Chiba University

Fostering top management personnel who will lead the diversity society by utilizing humanities

Asia-Eurasia × Digital Humanities:
Challenge of Humanities

to closely analyze the pluralistic world of AsiaEurasia on multiple levels.
The second focus is on Digital Humanities. In

Asia-Eurasia Studies

×

Digital Humanities 2.0
Innovative area of study opened by data science
・Social research statistics
Three pillars ・Text mining corresponding to multiple
languages
・GIS (Geographic Information System)

Asia-Eurasia studies in the field of Humanities
Japan’s accumulation of humanities of
the Japanese Archipelago, China, the Korean Peninsula,
to Mongolia, Russia, finally into the Islamic world.

・ Understanding macroscopic fluctuation tendencies
・Bridging humanities and social implementation

・International superiority and excellence
・Japan’s contribution to academic diversity

Distant Reading
Data analysis
Macro perspective viewed from data science

Close Reading
Field study, historical document study
Micro perspective pushing through the folds ofculture and sensitivity

Good PracticeNortheast Asia, Russia

Educational research network that penetrates Asia and Eurasia
from Japan

AEON CO., LTD.
Aeon China,
Aeon Asia

Zhejiang Gongshang
University
Double Degree
ProgramKeiyo Bank
Tourism Research &Asian markets

for Advanced Studies,
SOKENDAI (Department
of Japanese History)
Japan & East Asia Study
JTB Tourism Research &Consulting Co.
Inbound strategy

Chiba University
Bangkok Campus
Nagasaki University(Mahidol University)
Research on
East/Southeast Asia andthe Netherlands

Chiba Bank
Hong Kong, Shanghai,
Bangkok, and other
Asian markets

Chiba University: Studies on global relations covering Russia and Islam
Okayama University: Research on East Asia’s International Cooperation, Research of Northeast Asia such as South
Korea and Northeast China
Kumamoto University: Eisei Bunko Research, East Asia Historical Science as a collaborative endeavor with Anhui
University
Nagasaki University: Research on East/Southeast Asia and the Netherlands
The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI(National Museum of Japanese History): Integrated Studies of Cultural and Research Resources of Japan and East Asia

Kumamoto University
Eisei Bunko ResearchCenterKumamoto University
Overseas Centers:
Indonesia, South Korea,
China, Taiwan

National Museum ofJapanese
History
Archipelago TheJapanese
Graduate University

East Asia, Southeast Asia

Wide-area Eurasia

Okayama University
Overseas Offices:
Vietnam, Myanmar,
China

Chiba University
Overseas Offices:Indonesia,
China

Cooperation making utmost useof their strong points;
Comprehensive understanding ofhighly diverse Asia-Eurasia

Excellent educational program implemented within a wide-area network

Asia and Eurasia regions. Training in local officesof universities throughout China, Taiwan, South
Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Myanmar
is offered, and training opportunities are alsoplanned at local branch offices of AEON and JTB.
Graduate students participating in the program
may receive guidance not only from the graduate

school they belong to but also from a diverse lineup of professionals in other affiliate institutions.
Students will heighten their motivation for study
and research in regular meetings for research
reports and discussions to encourage one anotherand engage in friendly competition.

Cross-institutional Collaboration and Digital Humanities
This program is a collaborative effort among five universities, each of which has graduate students affiliated with the program. So
far, student exchange among the partner universities has been mainly online, but we convened face-to-face workshops and researchpresentations this year. In the workshop at the National Museum of Japanese History (Rekihaku), each team of several students,
shuffled by university and field of study, acquired digital information from Rekihaku's diverse collection of objects and images
according to the theme, curated them, and completed a virtual museum to exhibit.

Asia-Eurasia as a challenge

Cultivating Global Human Resources

Combining humanistic imagination and arts and science integrated comprehensive learning
Top management human resources and local top leaders leading a society of diversity

Innovation of Humanities and a bridge to social implementation

Asia-Eurasia × Digital Humanities: Bridging Humanities and Social Implementation

Message from WISE
Cooperating Institution[Number of students recruited (For FY 2023 , number of students
to be recruited)]
12 (FY 2020 ), 12 (FY 2021),12 (FY 2022 ), 12 (FY 2023 )[Number of anticipated program graduates] 2-12
[Number of people engaged in the program] 78[Students’ affiliated schools and departments]
Chiba University 2 graduate schools, 4 departments, 1 program,
Okayama University 1 graduate school, 3 departments, Nagasaki
University 1 graduate school, 1 department, Kumamoto University
1 graduate school, 3 departments, The Graduate University for
Advanced Studies 1 graduate school, 1 department
Chiba University〈Graduate School of Humanities and Studies on Public Affairs〉
Humanities, Studies on Public Affairs and Social Sciences,

Middle East, Islam World

Excellent Educational Program
Through a Cooperative Network

A comprehensive understandingof macro and micro

Humanities led by data science technique ×Institute for
Oriental and ClassicalStudies

Chiba University
Center for Relational
Studies on Global
CrisesAs stated above, the program aims to cultivate
individuals to lead in the future diverse environment
by comprehensively learn two realms: micro
perspective and technology to move into the folds
of culture and sensitivity; and macro perspective
and technology to see from the perspective of data
science (Digital Humanities).
This program to cultivate such individuals
has structured a broad network in and outsideof Japan. In Japan, we coordinate with Chiba
University, Okayama University, Nagasaki University,
Kumamoto University, The Graduate University
for Advanced Studies, National Museum ofJapanese History, AEON CO., LTD., JTB Tourism
Research & Consulting Co., Chiba Bank, andKeiyo Bank. In addition, we have a network withinstitutions of higher education in China andRussia. Participating universities have accumulated
innovative achievements in intercommunication in

Okayama University
Research on East Asia
International Cooperation
Educational ResearchCenterNational
Research University“Higher School of
Economics”

Chiba University

Chiba University

Humanities is the study of thoughts, words,
behavior, ways and history of society that linkpeople together. It is a seemingly roundabout
way of gaining a fundamental understanding ofpeople. Yet, what we see in front of us is a complex
world in which people of increasingly diverse
backgrounds move and come into contact with
one another, which causes friction. Because weare in such a modern world, there is a need fora new study of humanities to move into the folds
of diverse cultural backgrounds and sensitivity
and ever-changing social dynamics to be able toidentify guidelines for the resolution of issues.
The first focus of the program is Asia-Eurasia.
This area covering East Asia, Southeast Asia,
Russia in Northern Eurasia and the Islam world is
not only deeply related to Japan's future direction,
but it is an experimental site (developed areas
facing challenges) where diverse issues of futuresociety arise in a pluralistic world where multiethnic, multi-lingual, multi-cultural and multi-

religious elements are mixed. It is the region where
the strength to deal with an ever-changing world istested. The program aims to cultivate the capacity

A comprehensive view of Asia-Eurasia through a cross-sectional cooperation network of diverse
institutions in and outside of Japanー
Programs selected in FY 2019

ーPrograms selected in FY 2019

Based on the philosophy of "Always Aim Higher", Chiba University promotes outstanding education and researchthat integrates humanities and science, intending to develop next-generation human resources who can play anactive role as leaders in the global society. At the same time, we continue to take on constant challenges, suchas reforming the structure based on our vision.
This program will cultivate flexible cultural imagination and a bird's-eye view of literacy through exploration
activities for various issues in Asia-Eurasia, a pluralistic world, based on a distinctive educational and researchbase in the humanities field our university and affiliated universities. In the future, the trained human resources
will lead a diversified society in collaboration with industry. We hope that this program's graduates will serve asa bridge between the humanities and the community.

order to analyze the direction of a changing society,technology to visualize environmental changes
and social space with GIS (Geographic Information
System) or data science technology to forecast thetrends of social movement by making utmost use ofsocial research statistics and text mining (statisticalanalysis of text) is necessary. It is also an importantfocus of the program to localize data science in theapplication of analysis in Humanities to understandthe social movement of Asia-Eurasia.

Humanities and Studies on Public Affairs〈Graduate School of Science and Engineering〉Mathematics andInformatics〈Graduate Degree Program of Global and Transdisciplinary
Studies〉
Okayama University〈Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences〉Japaneseand Asian Culture, Human Socio-Culture, Socio-Cultural Sciences
Nagasaki University〈Graduate School of Global Humanities and Social Sciences〉
Global Humanities and Social Sciences
Kumamoto University〈Graduate School of Social and Cultural Sciences〉Modern Social
Human Studies, Cultural Science, Human and Social Sciences

The Graduate University for Advanced Studies〈School of Cultural and Social Studies〉Japanese History[WISE Cooperating Institutions]
6 universities, 1 inter-university research institute corporation, 1
public interest incorporated foundation, 4 companies
Okayama University / Nagasaki University / Kumamoto University /The Graduate University for Advanced Studies / Zhejiang Gongshang
University / Institute for Oriental and Classical Studies, National
Research University “Higher School of Economics”(russian) / National
Museum of Japanese History / Aeon Environmental Foundation /AEON CO.,LTD / JTB Tourism Research & Consulting Co. / Chiba Bank
/ Keiyo Bank
(As of November 2022 )YAMAMOTO Yuriko
Director and Secretary General ofAeon Environmental Foundation

Thinking of the World from Asia
AEON CO., LTD. has been working on glocal management
to exist and prosper together with the local region centeringon Asia. In order to develop business in the Asian market,
it is necessary to learn about the lives of customers in theregion, realize an environment of society for diversity, andpursue global values. We think that Takuetsu University's
graduate program accepts the challenge of such an
initiative by industry-academia collaboration.

Student’s VoiceYAMAMOTO Kyosuke
S e c o n d Ye a r M a s t e r ' s C o u r s e ,Graduate Degree Program of Global
a n d Tr a n s d i s c i p l i n a r y P r o g r a m
Studies, Chiba University

WISE Program and Transdisciplinary Research
I am studying representation in children's film fromthe perspective of racialized gender. My focus is how
representation of women are shifted in the past ten years
in the same franchise. In addition, my research also analyze
how the motif was pruned by the filmmakers, and how thegender issue that studio have affect what they depict onscreen.
I decided to enroll in this program because I wanted toenhance transdisciplinary trait of my research.

［Office and section in charge］Student Affairs Office for Humanities and Social Sciences (WISE Proguram) ［Inquiries］043 - 290 - 2997

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Chiba University

Year of selection

FY 2019

Innovative Medicine CHIBA Doctoral WISE Program［Program Coordinator］SAITO Tetsuichiro (Vice President, Dean of Graduate School of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Professor,
Department of Developmental Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University)［Fields of diplomas］Doctor of Philosophy (Medicine), Doctor of Philosophy (Pharmacy)
Name of the program to be noted: Innovative Medicine CHIBA Doctoral WISE Program［URL］https://www.m.chiba-u.jp/dept/imec/en/

Message fromthe President

NAKAYAMA Toshinori
President of Chiba University

Fostering creators of new "medical knowledge" and innovators of world-leading innovative medicine

Nurture of World-leading Medical
Innovators

the development of medical sciences, pave theway to novel therapies and drugs, and develop
sustainable healthcare systems.

Nurture of World-leading Medical Innovators
100-year
Happy Life

MedicalTechnology
Advances

Leader of the World

Sustainable
Healthcare

Cancer Immunotherapy

Ph.D. (Chiba Univ.)

Ph.D. (UC San Diego)
Ph.D. (Chiba Univ.)

3 Students/year

RIKEN, AIST, QST
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.
Sysmex Corp., etc.

Major in Medicine or Pharmacy
Major in Science, Engineering or Nursing

UC San Diego
Univ. of Southern California
Univ. of Toronto
Charite Medical Univ.

Thesis Defense

Doctoral Program

Global Standard, Foreign Commitee Member

International Program

Development of Innovative Skills

Thesis Research in 2 Specialized Fields

21 Institutions(4 years)

Frontier Medicine and Pharmacy

General
Medical Science
ClassesMultidisciplinary
Classes・International Seminars
・Overseas Training

Laboratory Rotation

・RetreatDrug Development
AI Therapeutics

・Research Assistant Salary(up to ¥2,400,000/year)

MucosalImmunology

22 Labs

Clinical Lecture

Biostructure

・Research Grant(up to ¥600,000/year)

UC San Diego
Immunology
ProgramHands-onTraining

WHO, NIH, etc.
Industry

CITIP

Industry Consortium

CITICO
26 Companies
3 Gov. Institutions

Co-creation Consortium

OPERA
6 Companies

・Travel Award

MedicalEngineering

Biomedicine

Masterʼs Program

Drug Discovery

Sustainable
Health Sciences

Cultivation of
Basic Skills and Knowledge
in Medical Sciences(2 years)

Medical Sciences
General Pharmaceutical Sciences
Mathematics and Informatics
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Advanced Science and Engineering
Creative Engineering
Fundamental Engineering
Environmental Horticulture
Nursing

Therapeutics

10 Students/year from M1
Selection

Masterʼs Program Entrants

MedicalInformatics

5 Students/year
from D1
Selection
Doctoral Program
Entrants

Master Degree Holders
Medical Doctors, Dentists
Veterinarians
Pharmacists

Students cultivate basic skills and knowledge on Medical Sciences in the Master’s Program and then take either the Double
Major Course or the International Double Degree Course.

students for the Doctoral Program enter iMeCWISE every year. Qualifying examinations (QEs) areconducted at three stages to assure the quality of
the academic degree: QE1 in the 2nd year of the
Master’s Program, QE2 at the end of the 2nd yearof the Doctoral Program, and QE3 at the end of
the Program. Each dissertation committee includes

at least one foreign professor to ensure that thedegree is based on the international standards.
iMeC-WISE provides students with financial
support and the career development office as wellas subsequent post-graduate employment positions
to maximize each student’s potential and build thefoundation for career success.

International Competitive

Innovative Medicine
Strength in Medicine
CHIBA
Novel Medical Knowledge
Super-Aging Society
Doctoral WISE
Safer and More
Efficacious Therapy
Program
Artificial Intelligence (AI）SocialDistortion
Health Disparity
Workforce Shortage
High-Cost Medical CareGood Practice"Advanced General Education" to nurture a global perspective
Innovative Medicine CHIBA Doctoral WISE Program provides "Advanced General Education", in which many eminent leaders in various
fields deliver lectures so that students can develop critical thinking, analytical skills, problem-solving abilities and a moral compass fromvarious angles. iMeC-WISE students determine and invite 15 leaders every year. Prof. Takaaki Kajita, Nobel Laureate in Physics 2015,
talked in 2022.

Sustainable Health System

Features of iMeC

1. Cooperation with Worldʼs Top Research Institutions

2. Center for Artificial Intelligence Research in Therapeutics
3. Six Specialized Fields Education System

4. Sustainable Education to Create Medical InnovationiMeC-WISE nurtures world-leading medical innovators in cooperation with many world-class institutions and the Center for
Artificial Intelligence Research in Therapeutics of Chiba University.

Message from WISE
Cooperating Institution[Number of students recruited (For FY 2023, numberof students to be recruited)]
15 each (FY 2020-2023 )[Number of anticipated program graduates] 5-15
[Number of people engaged in the program] 64[Students’ affiliated schools and departments]
4 graduate schools, 10 departments〈Graduate School of Medical and Pharmaceutical
Sciences〉Frontier Medicine and Pharmacy, Medical
Sciences, General Pharmaceutical Sciences〈Graduate School of Science and Engineering〉

Double Degree Course

12 Students/year

Chiba University

Chiba University

The latest technologies including cancer
immunotherapies and artificial intelligence aredramatically advancing medical care. Continuous
creation of “novel medical knowledge” is imperativefor Japan, which is a super-aging country, tolead the world as a future model to achieve asustainable healthier society.
The Graduate School of Medical andPharmaceutical Sciences takes a lead role inoperation of Innovative Medicine CHIBA Doctoral
WISE Program (iMeC-WISE), based on its morethan 100-year history. iMeC-WISE implements the
new graduate education system in cooperation withworld-class academic and research institutions,
including RIKEN and the University of California
San Diego (UC San Diego), many companies andthe Center for Artificial Intelligence Researchin Therapeutics of Chiba University. Throughinnovative comprehensive training with a focus on
multidisciplinary close mentoring to nurture highlevel of broader perspective, cooperativeness,leadership and entrepreneurship, iMeC-WISE
aims to foster the next generation of outstanding
researchers and innovators who will contribute toTalented gradua te students with dif ferent
backgrounds will major in at least two out of thesix specialized fields, which are organized beyond
departments and institutions: Therapeutics,
Medical Engineering, Biomedicine, Drug Discovery,
Sus t a ina ble He a l t h S cienc e s a nd Me dic a l
Informatics. The students are required to cultivate
basic skills and knowledge on Medical Sciences
studying in nine areas of the two-year Master’s
Program. Then they accomplish at least two
projects in different fields, equivalent to double
majors, in Frontier Medicine and Pharmacy of
the four-year Doctoral Program. Each student isguided by professors from three fields and takes
the curriculum to nurture multidimensional skills
necessary for the creation of interdisciplinary
innovation: rotation training, self-planned overseas
training, self-directed retreat and others. The
International Double Degree Course, in which
students can earn Ph.D. degrees from both Chiba
University and a foreign university such as UC San
Diego is provided. The Chiba Innovative Therapeutics
International Program (CITIP) for global education
containing 37 visiting professors of 21 foreign
institutions, and the Chiba Innovative Therapeutics
Industr y Consortium (CITICO) for industr ygovernment-academia collaborative educationconsisting of 26 companies, and three government
institutions are also engaged in this program.
Ten students for the Master’s Program and five

Double Major CourseーPrograms selected in FY 2019

ーPrograms selected in FY 2019

Based on the philosophy of "Always Aim Higher", Chiba University promotes outstanding education and researchthat integrates humanities and science, intending to develop next-generation human resources who can play anactive role as leaders in the global society. At the same time, we continue to take on constant challenges, suchas reforming the structure based on our vision.
This program will develop human resources with flexible thinking ability, challenging spirit, and resiliencethrough education in collaboration with the world's top research institutes and familiar with multiple specialized
fields. In the future, they will create new medical knowledge and medical innovation. We hope that thisprogram's graduates will become world-leading human resources to develop modern medicine and medicalcare and realize a sustainable healthy society.

Sustainable Education System toCreate Medical Innovation

Mathematics and Informatics, Earth andEnvironmental Sciences, Advanced Science andEngineering, Creative Engineering, Fundamental
Engineering〈Graduate School of Nursing〉Nursing〈Graduate School of Horticulture〉Environmental
Horticulture[WISE Cooperating Institutions]
4 universities, 3 public research institutions, 8
companies
University of California San Diego / University ofSouthern California / Charité – Universitätsmedizin/ University of Toronto / Institute of Physical andChemical Research / National Institute of Advanced
Industrial Science and Technology / National Institutefor Quantum Science and Techolog y / Takeda
Pharmaceutical Company Limited / Microsoft Japan
Co., Ltd / Sysmex Corporation / Eli Lilly Japan K.K. /Olympus Corporation / DNA Chip Research Inc. / H.U.
Group Research Institute G.K. / Genefrontier

EBIHARA Takashi
GeneFrontier Corporation, COO(As of October 2022 )Be Sensitive, Active, and Creative
As the world is getting diversified, there are full of problems
to be solved. Those problems are too complex to solve
at once, and there might not be an absolute one answer.
Here, what we can do is to think of as many solutions as
possible. Based on advanced science, how would you
answer? I'm expecting that this program will produce
PhDs who can come up with unique answers for the bright
future.

Student’s VoiceRYOHEI Ono
D 3, Frontier Medicine and Pharmacy,
Gr adua t e School o f Medical andPharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University

iMeC WISE program with cluster-based
educational system
I applied to this iMeC WISE program because I wanted
to deepen my own research by studying a main major in
medicine as well as a sub major in engineering.
This program has a cluster-based educational system,
which allows students to major in two or more clusters,
and helps them develop their innovation skills and cultivate
their foundations as researchers.
Based on this experience, my goal is to become an
innovator who can lead the world's research.

［Office and section in charge］WISE Program Office, Academic Affairs Division, Inohana Campus Administration, Chiba University ［Inquiries］043 - 226 - 2817

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The University of Tokyo

Year of selection

FY 2019

Forefront Physics and Mathematics Program to
Drive Transformation［Program Coordinator］MURAYAMA Hitoshi (University Professor, Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, The
University of Tokyo)［Fields of diplomas］Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Science, or Doctor of Engineering
Name of the program to be noted: Completed the Forefront Physics and Mathematics Program to Drive Transformation［URL］https://www.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/FoPM/

Message fromthe President

FUJII Teruo
President, The University ofTokyo

Creating the future through dialogue: Maximizing the potential of basic science specialists
The Forefront Physics and Mathematics Program to Drive Transformation (FoPM) aims to set a new standard for
graduate-level education at the University of Tokyo and beyond. To achieve academic excellence, I believe that
it is essential for diverse groups of people to come together to discuss, learn, and identify and share challenges
and solutions. In this context, FoPM provides a diverse and inclusive place for curious and talented graduate
students to come together and engage in an open and transparent dialogue with globally-minded scientists
at various stages along a wide variety of career paths. This focus on diversity and dialogue, in addition to theacquisition of strong research skills, will foster graduates with both specialized knowledge in their chosen field
and the skills required to transcend boundaries and lead the future of science and society.

long-held beliefs within the education system,
we also aim to take advantage of Japan’s
fundamental strengths and develop a new

FoPM builds on the University of Tokyo's two World
Premier International (WPI) Research Centers, theKavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematicsof the Universe (Kavli IPMU) and the International
Research Center for Neurointelligence (IRCN),
which have contributed greatly to the globalization
and reform of research systems at UTokyo andbeyond. The program offers a curriculum in which
students come into contact, engage in dialogue,
and work closely with a diverse range of people
and research fields. We make use of the expertiseof our external partner institutions, require all
students to experience academic life outside ofJapan, and have introduced a lab rotation system
in which students spend time in a second researchgroup within UTokyo. These activities provide ourstudents with a global perspective and enable
them to understand the wider scientific context of
their research. Moreover, to ensure that research
involving those from different backgrounds
proceeds smoothly, we offer a new seminar given
by an expert in diversity education and regularseminars in which students mix casually with thosefrom other research groups.
Within this diverse and inclusive environment,
we provide courses designed to foster an
outstanding level of specialist knowledge, as well

Good Practiceas those in which students develop an awarenessof how they could use this knowledge to solve
complex global challenges. Through our “Academic
Writing and Presentation” and “AI and Quantum
Computing” courses, students acquire valuable
skills for their future careers, regardless of thepath they choose to take after graduation. We
aim to further open students’ eyes to the wealthof possibilities available to them outside of Japanand outside of academia with the program’s
International Career Seminar.
By providing a place where students can refine
their specialist skills, develop an awareness of the
impact of their research, and grasp the multitude
of career options available to them, FoPM aims tomaximize students’ potential through diversity anddialogue in today’s uncertain world.

Diversity and dialogue
Diversity and Ethics Training: Students learn the importance of respectful interaction and collaboration with people of different genders andbackgrounds from an expert in diversity education. In turn, they discover how this can give them a new perspective on their research.
Lab Rotation: Students spend 4-6 weeks in a host lab working in a different field of research to their own. Through this they experience a
new culture and develop skills to initiate new interdisciplinary projects.
4PM Seminar: After a lecture by an invited speaker, students give short talks on their research for those working in other fields, thendiscuss and evaluate each other’s presentations. In the second half of the seminar FoPM students interact freely in small groups chosen
at random to break down the barriers between research groups.

Connecting people and research beyond traditional boundaries

Message from WISE
Cooperating Institution[Number of students recruited (For FY 2023, numberof students to be recruited)]
40 each (FY 2019-FY 2023 )[Number of anticipated program graduates] 40[Number of people engaged in the program] 116[Students’ affiliated schools and departments]
3 graduate schools, 6 departments〈Graduate School of Science〉Physics, Astronomy,
Earth and Planetary Science, Chemistry〈Graduate School of Engineering〉Applied Physics〈Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences〉

Coursework through which students develop skills for their future careers and our future society

The University of Tokyo

The University of Tokyo

Mathematics provides the quantitative basis of allacademic disciplines and physics underpins thefundamental laws of all of the natural sciences. It
thus follows that physicists, mathematicians, andother specialists in the natural sciences play anessential role in the current shift to a knowledgebased society. Basic science specialists do not
simply contribute to academic research in theirrespective fields; their work can also have a great
impact on society. For example, the discovery of
the DNA double helix, the invention of blue LEDs,
and even the development of the internet would
not have been possible without their contributions.
Physics and mathematics will also be instrumental
in creating the academic knowledge essential forthe technological innovation needed to resolve theglobal challenges facing our society today.
With this in mind, the “Forefront Physics andMathematics Program to Drive Transformation”(FoPM) uses education in state-of-the-art physics
and mathematics to cultivate logical, flexible, andnon-biased thinking. The program aims to foster

specialists in the basic sciences who can exert awide influence on science, technology, and social
innovation. By challenging outdated customs andConnecting science and society
through educational reformーPrograms selected in FY 2019

ーPrograms selected in FY 2019

Advancing social innovation
through basic scienceinternationally competitive model for graduate
education in Japan.

Mathematical Sciences[WISE Cooperating Institutions]
13 universities, 4 public research institutes, 3companies
Nippon Steel Corp. / NTT Corp. / Macromill, Inc.
/ École Polytechnique / California Institute ofTechnology / UC Berkeley / Korea Institute forAdvanced Study / National Taiwan University /ETH Zurich / Tsinghua University / Seoul National
University / Harvard University / Princeton University/ Peking University / ENS de Lyon / HSE University /CERN / Mathematical Sciences Research Institute /IHES / Paul Scherrer Institute

Dr Stefan RITT(As of November 2022 )Group Head, Muon Physics
Group, Paul Scherrer Institute,
Switzerland

Student exchange through the WISE Programis a clear win-win situation
I have already hosted several FoPM students in the Muon
Physics Group at the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland,
where we do basic research in fundamental particle
physics. This gives them the opportunity to be immersed inforeign research customs and Swiss culture. The students
also bring their traditions and skills to our group, which
I have always enjoyed. We still have contact to somestudents even now. Student exchange through FoPM
inspires me and my colleagues and is a clear win-win
situation for both Japan and Switzerland.

Student’s Voice

Ryota YAMBE
Graduate student (D 2 ),Department of Applied Physics,
Graduate School of Engineering

Diversity education opens up the possibilities
of scientists
Collaboration with experts in various fields is important tosolve social problems. FoPM provides us with a curriculum
to not only enhance our expertise but also to learn about
diverse fields and cultures. This curriculum develops
our skills to understand diversity and work with people
in different fields. Although our views tend to narrow
in research life, the curriculum broadens our view andnurtures a spirit to take on issues in other fields and society
through basic science.

［Office and section in charge］WINGS Desk, Academic Affairs Office of the Graduate School of Science ［Inquiries］03 - 5841 - 4078

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The University of Tokyo

Year of selection

FY 2019

World-leading Innovative Graduate Study:
Advanced Business Law Program［Program Coordinator］TAMURA Yoshiyuki (Professor, Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, The University of Tokyo)［Fields of diplomas］Doctor of Laws, Doctor of Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy in the field of Information Science and Technology, Doctor of
Medical Science, Doctor of Philosophy in Management, Doctor of Philosophy in the field of public policy
Name of the program to be noted: The World-leading Innovative Graduate Study: Advanced Business Law Program［URL］https://ablp.j.u-tokyo.ac.jp/english

Message fromthe President

FUJII Teruo
President, The University ofTokyo

Training interdisciplinary visionaries who shape policy concerning various business fields
The World-leading INnovative Graduate Study: Advanced Business Law Program (WINGS-ABLP) contains anambitious curriculum promoting interdisciplinary education by fusing topics from the sciences, humanities, andliberal arts in order to produce human resources who can propose solutions to various problems businesses facein the age of technology. These problems arise as innovations in artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, andbiotechnologies progress. Before becoming an official part of the ABLP, the program that formed its basis was
already equipping students to flourish as visionaries in various fields, such as academic, industrial, official, andlegal circles. We expect that students who have completed the ABLP will shape policy in various fields in orderto navigate the age of great change.

to promote innovation by rewarding the scientificfinding, or not to grant the patent because this
discovery is basic research so as to encourage
the development of subsequent innovation.
Even though the determination is difficult, thisproblem can be legally reviewed. It could beunderstood with a conventional issue of granting
pharmaceutical patent to chemical substance,
which requires to consider whether chemical
substance has comparable pharmacologicaleffects. Taking the problem mentioned above asa question concerning the existence of effects,
if the function of the new gene segment can beevaluated as having pharmacological effects,
patent can be granted as a tentative solution
to the problem. Meanwhile, law can justify it
on an equal basis with other existing patented
inventions, verify whether there are ethical issues
from the perspective of justice.

Coping with various businesschallenges

on the discovery about the function of new genesegment, it is difficult to clearly determine whichapproach is better: to grant the patent in orderThis program provides the Basic Seminar for
master’s students and the Progress Seminar for
doctoral students as compulsory subjects in orderto reflect the aforementioned interdisciplinary
fusion with a focus on law in the educational
program. Aiming at fostering interdisciplinarysynergy effects, the program assembles students
and professors specializing in natural science,
economics, politics and law. This program will
guide students to learn specific research methodsof law where trial-and-error could be used as aGood Practicepossible approach, and enlighten students withvalues such as freedom, equality, and justice that
inherent in law.
We expect that students who have completed
this program will flourish as elite practitioners,

researchers, and policy planners to lead industry,
government, and academia in the fields of business
law.

Interdisciplinary and integrative education led by legal studies in the field of advanced business law
In compulsory courses, the Basic Seminar and the Progress Seminar for Advanced Business Law, we invite lecturers from
graduate schools and collaborative institutions outside of the Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, to cultivate students’knowledge for interdisciplinary studies. Besides, instead of teaching the means-ends thinking approach, we try to enlighten
students to take a progressive trial-and-error approach by using inclusive models based on the concept of law, to incorporate
inherent values of law—freedom, equity and justice—into the approach and therefore convince the public. In additional,
students with diverse educational backgrounds have enrolled in and gathered for this program. By sharing and discussing theconcepts of their master’s or doctoral theses, we are exploring and engaging in the interdisciplinary studies.

To propose specific solutions to various challenges businesses face as innovations advance, an interdisciplinary approach that
integrates sciences and social sciences, fuses different topics from social sciences is indispensable.

Message from WISE
Cooperating Institution[Number of students recruited (For FY 2023 , numberof students to be recruited)]
7 each (FY 2019-FY 2023 )[Number of anticipated program graduates] 7[Number of people engaged in the program] 56[Students’ affiliated schools and departments]
6 graduate schools, 14 departments〈Graduate Schools for Law and Politics〉Legal andPolitical〈Graduate School of Engineering〉Architecture, Systems
Innovation, Chemical System Engineering, Technology
Management for Innovation

Law has the inherent characteristics that, even though new social problems have arisen, could use the existing legal system asa starting point, and deal with the issues by taking muddling through approach with gradual trial-and-error.

The University of Tokyo

The University of Tokyo

The Fourth Industrial Revolution represented
by AI, IoT and big data, and innovations suchas biotechnologies, have raised various new
problems and concerns of business. Conventional
education, which has been divided into different
academic disciplines, fails to address theseissues. First, to understand the essence ofinnovation, knowledge of the sciences isnecessary, meanwhile, to institutionally solvethese business problems, knowledge of social
sciences is required. Thus, it is necessary to
collaborate across disciplinary borders of thesciences and social sciences. Second, since theacademic fields of law, economics, and politics
each have their own limitations in addressingthese issues exclusively and separately, there
is also a necessity for integration of study fields
within social sciences.
Even with the need of interdisciplinary fusions,problems occurring in the actual society are
intricately intertwined, it is almost impossible todevelop and propose perfect solutions to thesecomplex problems from scratch. For example, inconsidering whether to grant patent protectionーPrograms selected in FY 2019

ーPrograms selected in FY 2019

Producing the elites〈G r a d u a t e S c h o o l o f I n f o r m a t i o n S c i e n c e a n dTechnolog y〉Computer Science, Ma thema tical
Informatics, Mechano-Informatics〈Graduate School of Medicine〉Internal Medicine,
Reproductive, Developmental and Aging Sciences,
Surgical Sciences, Medical Science〈Graduate School of Economics〉Management〈Graduate School of Public Policy〉International Public
Policy[WISE Cooperating Institutions]
5 universities, 10 enterprises, 1 public research institute
Harvard Law School / Peking University / Seoul National

University / National Taiwan University / University ofStrasbourg / Hitachi, Ltd. / FUJIFILM Corp. / SoftBank
Corp. / Yahoo Japan Corp. / Nippon Life Insurance
C o . / I n t e l l e c t u a l P r o p e r t y D e p a r t m e n t , Taked a
Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. / Google Japan G.K. / Westlaw
Japan K.K. / The Asahi Shimbun Company / East Japan
Railway Company / Institute for Monetary and Economic
Studies, Bank of Japan

SATO Hideyuki(As of November 2022 )Vice President and CCO, Legal & Risk
Management Division, Corporate Unit,
SoftBank Corp. / Attorney at Law (Japan,
New York U.S.A.)

Be human capital using practical legal
thinking in the age of VUCASoftBank, together with group companies such as Yahoo,LINE, and PayPay, is aiming to build a next-generationsocial infrastructure as a comprehensive digital platformthat meets the challenge of digitalizing all industries. We
strongly hope that by conveying our company’s efforts
through this program, many people will gain the skills tothink practically and legally in the age of VUCA (volatility,
uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity) based on theevolution of society, politics, the economy, and technology.

Student’s VoiceSHIDA Saori
School of Legal and Political
Studies, Graduate Schools for
Law and Politics, The Universityof Tokyo

Achieving interdisciplinary learning based on
the study of jurisprudence
I sought to participate in this program because of its
prominent characteristics, the cross-disciplinary education.
Through support such as participation in seminars andconferences related to my study and the development of avariety of classes, the program has facilitated the pursuitof my degree in a motivating environment while gaining
perspectives on not only jurisprudence but also economics
and politics. Interacting with researchers and students indifferent fields has allowed me the opportunity to broaden
my horizons.

［Office and section in charge］Advanced Business Law Program Office ［Inquiries］03 - 5841 - 1513

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Tokyo Institute of Technology

Year of selection

FY 2019

Engineering Education Program for Super Smart
Society based on Advanced Quantum Science［Program Coordinator］SAKAGUCHI Kei (Professor, School of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology)［Fields of diplomas］Doctor of Engineering, Doctor of Science, Doctor of Philosophy
Name of the program to be noted: WISE (World-leading Innovative & Smart Education) Program for Super Smart Society［URL］https://www.wise-sss.titech.ac.jp/en

Message fromthe President

MASU Kazuya
President, Tokyo Institute ofTechnology

Train "knowledge professionals" to lead a Super Smart Society through university-wide interdisciplinary
education(Figure 2) WISE Program for Super Smart Society

Image of graduates: Who leads
a Super Smart Society?

as 1) smart agriculture, 2) smart city, 3) smart
ocean, 4) smart manufacturing, 5) smart mobility, 6)
smart energy, and 7) smart sky.

Smart
Manufacturing

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collaboratively across six graduate schools andthe Institute for Liberal Arts. Thus, interdisciplinary
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Good PracticeOpen Innovation

Open Education

Consortium
Partners(Figure 1) Image of program graduates

Message from WISE
Cooperating Institution[Number of students recruited (For FY 2023 , number of students to be
recruited)]
35 (FY 2020 ), 25 (FY 2021), 25 (FY 2022 ), 25 (FY 2023 )[Number of anticipated program graduates] 10-25[Number of people engaged in the program] 123[Students’ affiliated schools and departments]
6 Schools, 14 Departments〈School of Engineering〉Mechanical Engineering, Systems and Control
Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Informa tion andCommunications Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Economics〈School of Science〉Physics〈School of Computing〉Mathematical and Computing Science, Computer
Science〈School of Life Science and Technology〉Life Science and Technology〈School of Environment and Society〉Architecture and Building Engineering,Interdisciplinary research team building to bring about super smart society -- Research in academia tomeet social needs from industry
The interdisciplinary matching workshop of the Tokyo Tech Academy for Super Smart Society aims to link the needs of member
organizations of the Super Smart Society Promotion Consortium with technology and talent from Tokyo Tech faculty and students to form
interdisciplinary research teams. With help from team advisors, students will perform research activities for their super smart society
innovation research project with the goal of realizing a super smart society. Interdisciplinary collaboration opportunities are increasing inresearch fields. One such example is combing technology of highly-sensitive quantum sensing with a study of protecting corrosion of steel
bars inside reinforced concrete structures by applying an electric current to the structure.

Smart Sky

Super Smart Society
Engineering Education Program

International
Partners

physical space technology in the School ofEngineering, cyber space technology in the Schoolof Computing, and quantum science in the Schoolof Science. This is an exceptional education
program that fosters specialization and originality
across these fields.
Furthermore, in the field of SSS, it is necessary
to train talent through social collaborative education(open education) and interdisciplinary research

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Features of WISE Program forSuper Smart Society

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Leaders of the forthcoming Super Smart Society(SSS) must be able to integrate state-of-the-art
quantum science with cyber and physical spacetechnologies. For example, in SSS, sensor datacollected via 5G/IoT is analyzed by AI to control
robotics. In this process, sensors must be replacedwith ultra-high sensitivity quantum sensors toallow real-time analysis of big data by executing
AI on quantum computers. By integrating quantum
science, it is possible to advance society into SSS.
Against such a social background, the University
established “the WISE Program for Super Smart
Society”, an integrated master & doctoral program.
As shown in Fig. 1, the program trains individuals
who lead SSS with 1) core skills rooted in quantum
science and artificial intelligence, 2) ability tocreate original research spanning the domainsof cyber and physical spaces, 3) ability to grasp
the big picture from quantum science to SSS, 4)
ability to solve social issues through innovativeinterdisciplinar y research, and 5) talented

and seamless leadership between academia,
government, and industry. The graduates from theprogram are expected to contribute in the domainof SSS engineering related to the future Earth suchーPrograms selected in FY 2019

ーPrograms selected in FY 2019

The University promotes pioneering education reform, which includes establishing a university-wide
interdisciplinary education program and offers a consistent liberal arts education from the undergraduate to thedoctoral program (interdisciplinary education of arts and science). In FY 2017, the University was selected as a
Designated National University Corporation and has made strides in producing brilliant and captivating individuals
with a doctoral degree by responding to social demand. With human resource and financial assistance from theConsortium partners and the university-wide support system, the program offers interdisciplinary education
between cyber/physical space technologies with quantum science, which is an area that Tokyo Institute ofTechnology is leading the world. By offering such education, the University trains knowledge professionals, who
can lead industry, government and academia in the forthcoming Super Smart Society.

(open innovation).
Therefore, the SSS
Promotion Consortium
was established in2018, which consistsof national institutes,
private corporations andlocal governments. As an
open innovation platform,
several SSS research &education fields werecreated in the University
and are utilized in botheducation and research.
Figure 2 overviews the
Education Program fora Super Smart Society
between the University’sengineering education
program (orange)
and the participatingorganizations of theConsortium (blue),
the SSS Promotion
Consortium (green) acts as a bridge to realize
open education (blue arrow) to cultivate a broad
perspective and open innovation (red arrow) todevelop problem solving ability. By providing global
leadership education in collaboration with overseas
partner institutions, training global leaders withspecialized knowledge and high ambition is anotherfeature of the program.

Civil and Environmental Engineering, Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering,Social and Human Sciences〈School of Materials and Chemical Technology〉 Chemical Science andEngineering[WISE Cooperating Institutions]
6 public research institutes, 20 overseas universities, etc., 21 corporations, 2 local /public bodies, 1 administrative body, 1 incorporated foundation
National Agriculture and Food Research Organization / National Institutes for
Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology / RIKEN Center for AdvancedIntelligence Project / Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology/ NICT Wireless Networks Research Center / AIST Information Technology and
Human Factors / JTEKT Corporation / NEC Corporation / NSK Ltd. / Yaskawa
Electric Corporation / Azbil Corporation / Yokogawa Electric Corporation / Koden
Electronics Co., Ltd. / KDDI Corporation / SoftBank Corp. / Huawei Japan / SHOBOND Corporation / Anritsu / DENSO Corporation / LG Japan Lab Inc. / Kawasaki

Heavy Industries, Ltd. / Kubota / Komatsu Ltd. / Panasonic Corporation / Mitsubishi
Electric / Central Japan Railway Company / Rakuten Mobile / Kawasaki City / Ota
City / Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries / Ocean Policy Research Institute/ Google LLC / CEA Leti / National Taiwan University of Science and Technology /University of Twente / University of Rome Tor Vergata / The Ohio State University /Thammasat University Thailand / Univ. Glasgow / Technical University of Munich /Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz-Institute / University of Sydney / Institute for Infocomm
Research / Cornell University / Yonsei University / RWTH Aachen University / Airgain/ Japanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry of NY / the Henry Samueli Schoolof Engineering, University of California, Irvine / Georgia Institute of Technology /University of Melbourne

KYUMA Kazuo(As of November 2022 )President, National Agriculture
and Food Research Organization

Expectation for “knowledge professionals”
towards realizing Society 5.0
In order to enhance the global competitiveness of Japaneseindustry through the realization of "Society 5.0" which
the government advocates as a super smart society, it isnecessary not only to harness the strengths of "Monozukuri
manufacturing" but also to create innovative industries andservices utilizing ICT and AI. I support this program in thehope that it fosters “knowledge professionals” who canrecognize new needs, set goals, find solutions, and leadthe smart society of the future.

Student’s VoiceNOGUCHI Takahiro
The third year in the doctoral program,
School of Engineering, Department ofElectrical and Electronic Engineering

Towards a knowledge professional withinterdisciplinary education
I was attracted by the wide range of state-of-the-art
fields not only mechanical, electrical and information
technologies but also quantum science and AI, which arenecessary to realize a Super Smart Society. Furthermore,through practicums, it is possible to experience cuttingedge technology such as automated driving, which is
expected to be ubiquitous in a Super Smart Society. I
applied for the program because I believe broad knowledge
and intelligence will be powerful weapons in the future
Super Smart Society.

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WISE Program Doctoral Program for World-leading Innovative & Smart Education

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Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

Year of selection

FY 2019Development of WISE (World-leading Innovative & Smart Education) Program
to foster AI (Artificial Intelligence) Professionals for Marine Industries［Program Coordinator］SHOJI Ruri (Vice President, Professor, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology)［Fields of diplomas］Doctor of Philosophy or Doctor of Engineering Degree
Name of the program to be noted: WISE program for the Development of AI Professionals in the Marine Industries.
［URL］https://www.g 2 .kaiyodai.ac.jp/marine-ai/eng/

Message fromthe President

ISEKI Toshio
President, Tokyo University ofMarine Science and Technology

Fostering industry-ready professionals who will bring innovation to marine industriesTUMSAT's WISE Program is now in its fourth year. Members of first batch of students admitted in April 2020
have finally advanced to the doctoral course, and are gaining a wealth of valuable experiences and developing
significantly in a new learning environment that includes working people returning to education. Internships andresidencies in particular are highly effective for learning, and contribute significantly to carving out a career
path. In that regard, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to the institutions that make up the Marine
AI Consortium for their kind cooperation, I cannot thank everybody enough. In the future, I would like to makevarious reforms to the entire graduate school through concrete initiatives, such as organizing events that match
student ideas with the needs of companies, further strengthening cooperation with marine-related industries,
and putting the schemes we have created in the WISE Program to practical use.

Good Practice

TUMSAT is implementing the following initiatives to promote the enhancement of students’ AI skills and research using AI in themarine field.
① Marine AI Student Study Sessions Plus: The event is open to researchers and developers from related industries and research
institutions to provide a forum for more active exchange on the latest knowledge and technologies related to marine AI.
② Internships at Marine AI Consortium partner institutes: Students are sent into the field to work on projects aimed at solving
various marine issues by using AI. It is an opportunity for them to acquire insights that they could never experience on campus,
such as processes and modeling in settings where AI is socially implemented.

Message from WISE
Cooperating Institution[Number of students recruited (For FY 2023, numberof students to be recruited)]
10 each (FY 2019-FY 2021), 15 each (FY 2022-2023 )[Number of anticipated program graduates] 15[Number of people engaged in the program] 51[Students’ affiliated schools and departments]
1 graduate school, 9 departments〈Graduate School of Marine Science and Technology〉
Marine Life Sciences, Food Science and Technology,
Marine Resources and Environment, Marine Policy
and Management, Marine System Engineering,M a r i t i m e Te c h n o l o g y a n d L o g i s t i c s , S a f e t yManagement in Food Supply Chain, Applied Marine
Biosciences, Applied Marine Environmental Studies[WISE Cooperating Institutions]3 p u b l i c r e s e a r c h i n s t i t u t e s , 1 u n i v e r s i t y, 5companies, 2 judicial foundations, 1 non profit
organization
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology/ Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency/ National Institute of Maritime, Port and Aviation
Technology / Technical University of Denmark /BEMAC Corporation / IDEA Consultants,inc. / Innoquainc. / Maruha Nichiro Corporation / Nippon Suisan
Kaisha,Ltd. / Ocean Policy Research Institute of
Sasakawa Peace Foundation / Japan Weather
Association / NPO Marine Technologist

TABATA Hideo(As of November 2022 )Promoting the enhancement of students’ AI skills and research using AI in the marine field throughMarine AI Student Study Sessions and internships at Marine AI Consortium partners

Chairman, IDEA Consultants,
Inc.

We train experts who transform society byleading the marine industry
Real business fields are eagerly awaiting flexible thinking
that leads to innovation. Utilization of the sea for industrial
purposes such as fisheries, logistics, and resource/energy production will accelerate the accumulation ofdiverse data. We hope that the WISE Program produces
the next generation of professionals who can understandthe scientific meaning of such big data and make fulluse of information sharing technology to solve marinerelated problems. We hope to contribute significantly to theProgram.

Student’s VoiceIMAI Ryota
Third year of doctoral programat Course of Applied Marine
Environmental Studies

Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

It is important to enhance Japan’s presence in global
marine industries as the marine-related working
population decreases in modern society by producing
individuals who create diverse values and novel
systems that contribute to the realization of "Society
5.0 (ultra-smart society)." TUMSAT fosters thedevelopment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Professionals
and innovators. We train highly skilled experts who are
not only literate in big data (BD) analysis and machinelearning (ML) but also can assess AI performance.
Based on expertise and field experiences gained at
TUMSAT, they will drive the social implementation of
AI and marine-related policies.
The WISE Program is established as a 5-year
integrated graduate school course at TUMSAT.
The master's program provides lectures on BD
analysis and ML to develop students' technicalliteracy, while practical skills beyond the courses
are gained at MAIDEC. At the end of the master's
program, students' basic ability to conduct doctoral
dissertation research is assessed (QualifyingExam). Through these efforts, we strive to develop

specialists who can implement their knowledge andresidence projects) and fieldwork.
expertise gained at graduate school.
Through these efforts, TUMSAT aims to a crossThe doctoral program provides two introductoryorganizational degree program in 2026 as a follow
courses on AI and society. Since AI is expected to
up to the WISE Program.
be highly reliable,
the Course on
Advanced Reliability
Assessments focuseson performance
Operational
Meteorologicalstatus BD
evaluation methodsBD
for AI. The Course on
Geographicalspace BD
Social Implementation
Impacts Assessment
Nautical BD
discusses the impact
Catchof AI on society. In
quantityBD
addition, the doctoral
program cultures
students' capabilities
necessary to lead theMarinemeteorology BD
social implementation
Undersea
Crustalexploration BD
movement BD
o f A I b y p r ov i d i n g
Genome BD
opportunities toparticipate in real
Collect and analyze wide-ranging big data from the air to sub-seabed in a cross-sectional
business projects atmanner via industry-government-academia collaboration. Develop and provide an educational
partner institutes (inprogram on big data analysis and AI development assessments.

ーPrograms selected in FY 2019

ーPrograms selected in FY 2019

Development of AI professionals
for marine industries

industry-government-academia
collaboration and conducted5-year integrated curriculum
Field
Fields of diplomas
the second AI training andqualification
examination for＜DegreeSpecialization＞
Social Implementation
Marine Big Data
“Doctor of Philosophy” orof AI
students and participants from
Emplo
“Doctor of Engineering”
yment
partner institutes.
AI professionals for marine industries The statement that you havecompleted “WISE program for
In such a distinguishedthe Development of AI
Doctoral dissertation review + program completion review (Review by QAU)
Professionals in the Marine
education and research
Development of WISE Program to foster AI Professionals for Marine Industries（Doctoral program
Industries” will be noted on（3 to 5 years））capacity:15 students/year（10 students going on the Doctoral program + 5 students from working professionals ）system, WISE Program
your diploma additionally.
Required subjects
Advanced Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning（2 credits）、Social Implementation of
students aim to be advanced
Doctoral（13 credits）
Data Science（2 credits）、Marine AI workshop Ⅱ（1 credits）、Marine AI Residency
program
Program（2 credits）、Advanced seminar of specialization（2 credits）、Advanced Researchtechnical experts who can
Cooperation with Industryof specialization（4 credits）
propose sophisticated solutions
Marine AI
Required electives
Specialization courses（2 credits）、Course on Advanced Reliability Assessments（2 credits）
Course on Social Implementation Impact Assessments（2 credits）（4 credits）
Consortium
to complex challenges suchas watch task automation
Qualifying Examination（QE）+ Selection of excellent students（Review by QAU）
of navigation officers, selfDevelopment of WISE Program to foster AI Professionals for Marine Industries（Master‘s program（1 to 2 years））capacity:10 students/year（Students in all Majors can be recruited.）
propelled vessels capable of
Various Student Support
Required subjects
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning（2 credits）、Deep Learning（2 credits）、Exercise in・Support by Mentors（27 credits）
Machine learning（1credits）、Data Science（2credits）、Data Engineering（2 credits）、Data Science
Master's
automatic takeoff and landing,（1 credits）、Marine AI workshop I（1 credits）、Subjects required by the program of each・Financial support
program
specialization（4 credits）、Special seminar of specialization（4 credits）、Research of specialization or・Career consultations, etc.
labor-savings in fishing andResearch on specific topic in the field of specialization（8 credits）
Subjects required by the program of each specialization（4 credits）
Required electives
aquaculture using robots,※QAU（ Quality Assurance Unit ）(4 credits）
is responsible for quality assurance ofand realization of higheducation in the Program, including
QE review and completion review.
production
smart fisheries
Develop to expand the educational system of WISE Program to overall Graduate school
using automated and optimized
water quality management
Educational system for the development of AI Professionals for Marine Industries
based on weather forecasts
organisms, (4) management of marine resources,and ocean information systems.
Education and research system toand(5)
establishmentofnext-generation
smart
Fostering AI experts in marine industry willsustain excellence
fisheries. On November 1, 2019, we establishedimprove our entire society by stabilizing the
TUMSAT has established an education and research
the Marine AI Development and Evaluation Center
food supply while conserving natural resources
system that spans wide-ranging fields such as(MAIDEC) to fully utilize state-of-the-art nauticaland solving labor shortages. When social
marine, maritime, and fisheries. Students can learn
training vessels such as Shinyo-Maru, which is
implementation of AI is realized, the achieved
about (1) the development of autonomous navigation
a strength of TUMSAT, the Field Science Center,high valued services can be expanded overseas
vessels desired by the marine industry, (2) ocean
and advanced navigation systems. In fiscal year
and contribute to Sustainable Development Goals
observations using artificial satellites and Argo float
2020, we established a marine AI consortium with
(SDGs).
data, (3) analysis of genomic information of aquatic
partner institutes to advance the WISE Program via

Full speed ahead using problem solving in themarine industry
Currently, marine vessels are operated by the knowledge
and skills of experienced crews. Machine learning andbig data technologies are expected to complement
inexperienced crews and to help solve issues, including
marine accidents and industry-wide labor shortages.
TUMSAT's WISE Program is appealing to me because it
provides opportunities to interact with partner institutions
and to participate in real business activities. Additionally,it helps broaden my views and skills to conduct practicalresearch.

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WISE Program Doctoral Program for World-leading Innovative & Smart Education

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Kanazawa University

Year of selection

FY 2019

WISE Program for Nano-Precision Medicine,
Science and Technology［Program Coordinator］HANAYAMA Rikinari (Professor, Nano Life Science Institute, Kanazawa University)［Fields of diplomas］Doctor of Philosophy in Science, Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy in Medicine, Doctor ofPhilosophy in Pharmacy, Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy in Health Sciences, Doctorof Philosophy in Nano Science or Doctor of Philosophy
Name of the program to be noted: WISE Program for Nano-Precision Medicine, Science and Technology［URL］https://nano-wise.w 3 .kanazawa-u.ac.jp/en/

Message fromthe President

WADA Takashi
President, Kanazawa University

Fostering innovative scientists who open up unexplored areas, and overcoming the challenges of thepresent and the future
Kanazawa University is promoting graduate school education reforms with a focus on fostering scientists
who will lead academia and industry. Based on the world-leading research capabilities of the WPI - Nano
Life Science Institute, the WISE Program for Nano-Precision Medicine, Science and Technology aims to train
doctoral scientists who will create innovative preventive, diagnostic, and therapeutic methods based on nanolevel understanding and control. Kanazawa University nurtures doctoral students to acquire interdisciplinary
knowledge beyond the borders of their own specialty. Kanazawa University expects that the students supportedby the Program will explore the challenges that humans face today and in the future and contribute toovercoming them.

technologically competent nano-precision medicine
professionals and medically competent nanoprecision science and technology professionals
who will create innovative methods of prevention,
diagnosis, and treatment through the understanding
and control of pathology at the nano level.

Why is there a need for world-leading personnel in nano-precision
medicine, science, and technology?
The strengths and hallmarks of Kanazawa University

Precision Medicine (2015)

The nano-dynamics of the myosin molecule(Nature 2010)

The dynamics andstructures ofsubstances
responsible for disease

THE PRECISION MEDICINE INITIATIVE

https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/PRECISION‐MEDICINE

Optimal treatments enabled by cutting-edge
genetic analysis technology

Profile of our trained graduates

This program is a trans-disciplinary degree
program covering the four graduate schools. With
the aim of creating innovative individuals, theprogram builds and develops a trans-disciplinary
education in science, technology, and medicine
with a focus on nano-precision medicine and nanoprecision science and technology. Before they enter
the university, we host pre-program lectures andseminars for applicants joining the program. The
pre-program is operated in a residential training
format and includes participation from students
at other graduate schools, senior students, andrepresentatives from our corporate partners aswell as the academics responsible for the program.
While on the residential pre-program, participantsacquire a taste of the potential for trans-disciplinary
fusion by sharing their visions for the future of the
program and getting to know one another.
After entering the university, all students study
the core subjects on the program’s foundation
course. These consist of mathematical data scienceand innovation management that are necessary to
the realization of Society 5.0 and nanometrology
and nano materials science, which serve as abasis for the program’s transdisciplinary research.
While on the foundation course, we cultivate
a comprehensive perspective and creativity as
students engage in a broad study of real-worldcases in transdisciplinary and applied research.
Thereafter, students advance to the four specialist

Good PracticeTechnically skilled nano precision
medical professionals / Medicallyskilled nano precision science andengineering professionals(1) Healthcare, science, and ngineering
multi-discipline(2) Thorough knowledge of researchand development settings(3) Hub role at the center of diverse
personnelLifescientists

Curriculum
Overview

DoctoralDegreeQuota of 12 students

Corporations
Pfizer R&D
Nikon Solutions
FUJIFILM Wako Pure
Chemicals
Hamamatsu Photonics
Ricoh
DaicelOlympus
Shibuya
CareproKopernikNissan Chemical

Nano Pre-emptive
medicine

Specialist course programs

Nano Environmental
Science

A combination of ３ qualifications:●Healthcare, science, and ngineering multidiscipline●Thorough knowledge of research anddevelopment settings●Hub role at the center of diverse personnel

Nano Neurology

Nano Diagnostic
Development◆Transdisciplinary fusion in student-led “nano science transdisciplinary practical seminars”◆Corporate internships＋study overseas at world-leading universities
Free choice of courses (expert guidance from a 2 nd mentor)
Affiliated graduate school＋affiliated specialist nano course

Overseas

Imperial
CollegeLondonUniv. of
BritishColumbia

Program Foundation Course◆ Three joint subjects that transcend graduate school boundaries:“Introduction to Nano Science,” ” Data Science,” ”Innovation”◆Active learning in English◆”Lab rotation” using multiple laboratories including those of other fields

Entry to related graduate schools (creating a study plan with the 1st mentor)
GraduatedSchoolh l off
Advanced Preventative
Medical Sciences

Graduate School of
Medical Sciences

4-year program (doctoral program)

GraduatedSchoolh l off
GraduatedSchoolh l off
Frontier Science
Natural Science andInitiative
Technology
5-year consecutive program(masterʼs program and doctoral program)

Pre-Entry Start-Up Internship◆A briefing will be held that includes participation from innovators who play active roles on the frontline◆With the participation of the University President, ”pre-program lectures & seminars” are held at a residential training campThis program is comsisted of a foundation course that develops a comprehensive perspective and creativity and specialist
course programs that furnish students with a global view and advanced specialization, pre-entry and post-complication.

courses of Nano Pre-Emptive Medicine, Nano
Neurology, Nano Environmental Science, and Nano
Diagnostic Development and study how nanoscience is applied to the field of their specialist
course. The specialist course program is studentled, whereby students conduct a transdisciplinary
research project under the supervision of an
academic staff member.
Our program graduates are conferredwith a doctor’s degree and can also acquire aqualification that enables them to perform researchand development using the university’s cuttingedge nano measurement technology. Throughthis, we aim to connect the program to corporate
employment destinations, forge a personnel
network, and create all types of transdisciplinary
innovation, such as between fellow graduates,
current students and graduates, and academic
staff and graduates.

Pre-program for prospective students to learn about the program’s vision and expose themselves to the
expansive possibilities of inter-field research and development
In the pre-program lectures and seminars designed for prospective students, students of different fields of study will form a group,
discuss solutions to health-related problems with instructors, and give a presentation. In addition, the president and representatives ofcollaborating companies will conduct a lecture on the qualities required for leadership and the professional skills that are currently indemand. Prospective students will also expose themselves to the technologies of different fields by operating cutting-edge, nano-precision
analysis equipment or by using VR learning materials to experience professional healthcare situations. Through this experience, they willlearn about the immense possibilities of inter-field research and development.

DeviceDevelopers

Kanazawa University achieves world-leading research results in the understanding and control of pathology at the nano level anddraws fully on this strengthstatus in training individuals to develop for solutions to health issues

Message from WISE
Cooperating Institution[Number of students recruited (For FY 2023, numberof students to be recruited)]
12 each (FY 2020-FY 2023 )[Number of anticipated program graduates] 12[Number of people engaged in the program] 80[Students’ affiliated schools and departments]
4 graduate schools, 18 departments〈Graduate School of Natural Science andTechnology〉Mathematical and Physical Sciences,
Ma terial Chemistr y, Mechanical Science andEngineering, Electrical Engineering and Computernano measurement instruments in NanoLSI
・Building a network of personnel who will play an active roleinternationally・Creating transdisciplinary innovation between fellow graduates

Nurturing humanresources
who can use
nanotechnology tosolve health issues

10 nm

Creation of Innovative Disease Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment Methods

Environmental
scientists

NanoLSI
Associate

Cutting-edge nano-probe microscope technology

Pathology must be understood andcontrolled at the nano level

However, many diseases are yet to be overcome

Healthpractitioners

Medically skilled
nano precision scienceand engineering
professionals
・Research & development with a good command of the latest
Title of graduates

Technically skilled
nano precision medical
professionals

Kanazawa University

Kanazawa University

Cutting-edge technologies such as genetic analysis
from the United States in 2015 have proposed a
precision medicine that aims to deliver optimal
patient-tailored treatment. While this has grasped
the world’s attention, many diseases are still not
sufficiently controlled. We believe a major factor
contributing to this is that the dynamics andstructures of substances that cause disease within
living organisms remain an uncharted territory at
the nano level.
Therefore, this program focuses on fivechallenges to human society, namely, cancer,
lifestyle diseases, neurological disorders,diseases from particulates, and diseases fromnano materials, and draws fully on the research
environment and results of the World PremierInternational Research Center Initiative (WPI) of the
Nano Life Science Institute with its world-leading
researchers. In doing so, the program enables
our students to study nano-precision medicine,science, and technology through the questionof how their own specialist fields, nano science,and nano technology are applied to and used in
medicine, science, and technology.
We educate PhD-qualified individuals who canbring about the innovation required to build a healthinfrastructure for humanity by applying these skills
and knowledge. In other words, our program trains

Kanazawa University
WISE Program for Nano-Precision Medicine, Science, and TechnologyーPrograms selected in FY 2019

ーPrograms selected in FY 2019

Personnel who can develop forsolutions to health issues

Creating innovation that continues
from pre- to post-program

Science, Environmental Design, Natural System,
Frontier Engineering, Electrical, Information andCommunication Engineering, Geosciences and Civil
Engineering, Biological Science and Technology〈Graduate School of Medical Sciences〉Medical
Science, Medicine, Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Health Sciences〈Graduate School of Advanced Preventive Medical
Sciences〉Advanced Preventive Medical Science〈Graduate School of Frontier Science Initiative〉
Transdisciplinary Sciences, Nano Life Science[WISE Cooperating Institutions]
2 universities, 10 companies, 1 general incorporated
association
Imperial College London / University of British Columbia /Nikon Solutions Co., Ltd. / Pfizer R&D Japan G.K. / RicohCo., Ltd. / FUJIFILM Wako Pure Chemical Corporation /Olympus Corporation / Daicel Corporation / Hamamatsu
Photonics K.K. / Shibuya Corporation / Carepro, Inc. /Kopernik Japan / Nissan Chemical Corporation(As of November 2022 )ARAI Takashi
P r i n c i p a l R e s e a r c h e r, B i o m a s sInnovation Center, Daicel Corporation(Professor, Kanazawa University)

We provide strong support to the developmentof innovative individuals!
Kanazawa University’s WISE program, which aims to
support corporate executives who will lead innovations
and entrepreneurs who will implement a new knowledge
society, has begun its fourth year. Our company Daicel isactively taking part in this program by sending lecturers
and accepting interns. With the strong bond of industryacademia collaboration, we will support the developmentof talents who will contribute to society through theirachievements.

Student’s VoiceKOBAYASHI Kazuki
1 st year Doctoral Program, Divison ofElectrical Engineering and Computer
Science, Graduate School of Natural
Science and Technology

Learning new perspectives and approaches
through lab rotation
I joined this program to acquire research skills thatwould give me a strong edge in the future. I carried out
neuroscience research through lab rotation that allowed lab
students studying medicine and those studying science andengineering to experience each other’s field of research.
I was a complete novice in the field of neuroscience. The
approach to research in this field is the opposite of that ofengineering. This inspired me to come up with new ideas
for my research on semiconductor engineering.

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Nagoya University

Year of selection

FY 2019

Convolution of Informatics and Biomedical
Sciences on Glocal Alliances［Program Coordinator］KATSUNO Masahisa (Vice Dean, Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University)［Fields of diplomas］PhD in Medicine, PhD in Nursing Science, PhD in Radiological and Medical Laboratory Sciences, PhD in Physical and Occupational
Therapy, PhD in Informatics, PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD in Bioagricalture, PhD in Agricultural Sciences
Name of the program to be noted: WISE Program, Informatics and Biomedical Sciences［URL］https://cibog.med.nagoya-u.ac.jp/en/

Message fromthe President

SUGIYAMA Naoshi
President, Nagoya University

Expectations for the creation of new fields and the production of human resources for the safety andwell-being of society as a whole

From personalized prevention tosocial implementation[Number of students recruited (For FY 2023 , number of students tobe recruited)]
10 (FY 2019 ), 23 (FY 2020 ), 19 (FY 2021), 25 (FY 2022 ), 20 (FY 2023 )[Number of anticipated program graduates] 15-20[Number of people engaged in the program] 107[Students’ affiliated schools and departments]
Nagoya University 4 graduate schools, 10 departments
Gifu University 2 graduate schools, 2 departments
Nagoya University〈Graduate School of Medicine〉Integrated Medicine, International
Collaborative Program in Comprehensive Medical Science between
Nagoya University and the University of Adelaide, International
Collaborative Program in Comprehensive Medical Science between
Nagoya University and Lund University, International Collaborativeis evident from our straggles against global scale
infectious diseases. Development on a global scaleis essential to collect and analyze big data and

CIBoG is based on 3 basic educational policies orpillars: Digital Biomedical Sciences, Multilayered
Biomedical Sciences, and International and Diversity
Education. During the five-year program (four years
for medical doctors), students enrolled in the CIBoG
program acquire proficiency in the three field that
constitute the main pillars, through both basic
science study and clinical practice. Graduates
gain the ability to develop integrated medical andinformatics research projects at a global level byapplying what they learn in the CIBoG program.
Digital Biomedical Sciences is a form of medical
research that utilizes mathematical informatics. In
CIBoG, the Graduate School of Medicine and the
Graduate School of Informatics will not only work
together to support graduate student education andresearch, but also to strengthen digital medicine
education through the reorganization of the
Department of Health Sciences and participationof the Institute of Statistical Mathematics, sure to

Good Practice

The CIBoG program recruits students in informatics and biomedical science, and supports them with financial aids to foster
global leaders who can create and promote a new field integrated informatics and biomedical science.

prove a driving force behind this new graduate
education program. In addition, the Center for 5D
Cellular Dynamics (C5CD), a center for integrated
medicine and informatics analysis, has been
established at the Tsurumai Campus. Throughclose collaboration between the wet and drylaboratories, C5CD will promote joint researchamong medical informatics research that integrates
various related fields such as medicine, molecularbiology, and mathematical sciences, with a focus
on immunology, and promote spatio-temporal
understanding of complex biological phenomena ona cell-by-cell basis.

CIBoG Retreat (NAGOYA Global Retreat) Researchers from Nagoya and surrounding areas
can gather to present their research and build meaningful relationships with each other
More than 150 graduate students and young researchers from Nagoya University and neighboring research institutes
will participate in the CIBoG Retreat, where they will present their research and have a meaningful relationship witheach other. The NAGOYA Global Retreat started in 2008, and was renamed the CIBoG Retreat in 2019, and has
been held 14 times since then until 2021. All the events are conducted in English, and graduate students and young
researchers can train themselves to give presentations and answer questions in English. The organizing committee,
consisting mainly of young researchers from neighboring institutions, manages the event while gradually updating thecontent.

Nagoya University

Nagoya University

Currently, increases in cancer, dementia, and otherdiseases associated with a population aging havebecome a problem, and this includes developing
countries. The situation is particularly serious in
Japan, which between a super-aged society anda rapidly declining birthrate is facing a criticalsituation with ballooning medical and nursing
care costs and a shrinking working population.
The key to resolving these issues is to shift frompersonalized medicine to personalized prevention.
To achieve this, life science big data must be
analyzed at multiple levels from the molecules tohuman society itself and allow understanding of
the pathogenesis of undiagnosed diseases anddevelop preventive methods. In order to achieve
this goal, informatics and biomedical sciencesmust work in tandem. However, due to the highdegree of specialization in both medical sciences
and informatics the rapid pace of technologicaldevelopment, there is an overwhelming lack ofpeople capable of conducting such integrated

research and applying the results of that research
to society. Many of challenges we face in medicine
today are no longer limited to national borders as

To develop globally competitive
interdisciplinary researchーPrograms selected in FY 2019

ーPrograms selected in FY 2019

The increase in diseases such as cancer and dementia associated with the aging of society has become aworldwide social problem, including in developing countries. This is particularly serious in Japan, where thesuper-aging population and declining birth rate are pronounced, and the country is facing a critical situation of
ballooning medical and nursing care costs and a shrinking working population. The key to solving these issues
is to shift from personalized medicine to personalized prevention, and to realize the safety and well-being ofsociety as a whole, it is necessary to analyze life science big data at multiple levels, from molecules to humansociety, and to create a new field that promotes understanding of pathological conditions and development ofpreventive methods for unmet diseases. The CIBoG program is making every effort to promote its goals, which
are to promote research that integrates informatics and biomedical science, implement disease prevention
methods in society, and produce human resources who can optimize social well-being.

implement the findings to society. Thus, global
awareness and diversity are vital to developing
human resources. The CIBoG program, therefore,
aims to foster the development of researchers,
administrators, and entrepreneurs with deep insight
into informatics and biomedical sciences who canbuild a collaborative research system for big data
analysis, create personalized prevention systems,
and promote their social implementation.

The CIBoG program create a research base for informatics and biomedical sciences by collaborating with regional institutes todevelop a new field of biomedical sciences that aims to implement individual prevention on the global society.

Program in Comprehensive Medical Science between Nagoya
University and the University of Freiburg, Integrated Health Sciences,
Medical Sciences〈Graduate School of Bioagriculture〉Applied Biosciences〈Graduate School of Informatics〉Computing and Software Systems,
Intelligent Systems〈Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences〉Basic Medicinal
Sciences
Gifu University〈Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology〉Life Science
and Chemistry〈The United Graduate School of Agricultural Science〉Science of
Biological Resource[WISE Cooperating Institutions]
11 universities, 5 public research institutes, 12 companies
Gifu University / National Institute for Physiological Sciences / Aichi
Cancer Center / National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology / Aichi
Developmental Disability Center Institute for Developmental Research/ Institute of Statistical Mathematics / University of Adelaide / Lund
University / Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg / University of Nottingham/ The Chinese University of Hong Kong / University of Bologna / LMU
Munchen / Korea University / Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam / Monash
University / Shimadzu Corporation / Novartis Pharma / NVIDIA Corporation/ Eisai Co., Ltd. / Olympus Corporation / RaQualia Pharma / Sumitomo
Pharma Co., Ltd. / Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation / Takeda
Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. / CBmed / Hitachi Co., Ltd. / Astellas Pharma Inc(As of November 2022 )Message from WISE
Cooperating Institution

Expectations for producing the high-level “knowledge
professionals” who convolute informatics and biomedicine

KAMIGUCHI Hidenori

Drug discovery through translational research requires
analysis from huge amounts of big data. In other words, thefusion of informatics and biomedical sciences practiced in
the CIBoG program is expected to advance drug discovery
research. We hope that our lectures, discussions withresearchers, and on-site company visits to the Shonan
Health Innovation Park (Shonan iPark) will give students a
sense of the practical application of the program in society.

Director, Neuroscience Translational
Medicine, Neuroscience Drug Discovery Unit,
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited

Student’s Voice

KIMURA Kazue
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, second year of thedoctoral program

Aiming to be a researcher who can create
new value in the medical fieldThrough my experience in the clinical environment at theundergraduate level, I felt that it would be necessary toanalyze an amount of medical information in the future. So,
I participated in this program in order to acquire the skills
and experience necessary for it. In CIBoG, we can listen
to many lectures on both bits of knowledge of biomedical
science and informatics. After graduating, I would liketo play an active role as a researcher who creates newtechnologies and values in society.

［Office and section in charge］Office of CIBoG ［Inquiries］052 - 744 - 1946

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Kyoto University

Year of selection

FY 2019

Graduate Program for Medical Innovation［Program Coordinator］WATANABE Dai (Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University)［Fields of diplomas］Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Medical Science, Doctor of Public Health, Doctor of Human Health Sciences, Doctor of
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Doctor of Biomedical Sciences, Doctor of Bioinformatics and Chemical Genomics, Doctor of
Medicinal Frontier Sciences
Name of the program to be noted: Graduate Program for Medical Innovation［URL］https://www.mip.med.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/

Message fromthe President

MINATO Nagahiro
President, Kyoto University

Through the WISE Program, Kyoto University seeks to cultivate advanced “knowledge professionals”
who will play key roles in industry, academia, and government
In 2021, Kyoto University established the Graduate School Education Support Office to enhance its liberal artsand general education courses, and centrally manage its diverse graduate degree programs. The new officepromotes collaboration and cooperation among graduate schools in diverse aspects of education and research.
It will ensure that the university continues to provide unique high-quality programs under the government’s
Doctoral Program for World-leading Innovative & Smart Education (WISE Program). WISE programs areprovided in close cooperation with leading companies and world-class research institutes in Japan and leading
universities around the world with the aim of cultivating advanced “knowledge professionals” and promoting thereform of the university’s graduate schools.

medical care and develop experts who havemedical management ability and can plan andimplement policies to solve problems related to

Kyoto University has been pursuing
the world’s highest level of researchand has produced internationallyrecognized researchers including
Nobel laureates. Curriculums thattake advantage of this researchbased strength of the university havebeen established by the Graduate
School of Medicine, Graduate
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Center for iPS Cell Research andApplication (CiRA), and Institutefor the Advanced Study of Human
Biology (ASHBi), operating under
the World Premier International
Research Initiative (WPI).
The program aims for students
to acquire systematic medical
knowledge as well as advanced
Curriculum of the Graduate Program for Medical Innovationand creative research capabilities
according to their diverse backgrounds andindustrial cooperation that covers everythinginterests. It also aims to cultivate a comprehensivefrom basic research to social implementation ofperspective of the social implementation of nextthe results.
generation medical treatment by interacting with
2. ‌To meet the diverse needs of students, a diverse
leading experts in industry, government andgroup of faculty members will be assigned to run
academia in Japan and overseas.
the program, and young mentor faculty members[Program Features]will provide detailed research guidance.
1. ‌The program will build an advanced education
3. ‌In collaboration with related departments
and research system through an academicthat have world-class research achievements

Good Practice

Capturing students’ needs in a timely fashion
Promoting interactions between students and junior researchers by holding various seminars upon request from students
A seminar on career paths was held this year for students who were thinking about their future or seeking information on career
options. In this seminar, individual consultations were held to provide advice and answer questions. This event was well-received andis planned to be held again next year.
In addition, the MIP (Graduate Program for Medical Innovation) offers lectures by editors of prestigious scientific journals. The
MIP also provides tutorials on how to write papers and make presentations in English. This is in response to students’ concerns
regarding their insufficient experience writing papers and making presentations in English.
These opportunities are also provided to students of other departments and junior researchers. They are effective in providing
MIP students with chances to interact with other disciplines.

Education Goals of the Graduate Program for Medical Innovation

Message from WISE
Cooperating Institution[Number of students recruited (For FY 2023, numberof students to be recruited)]
20 each (FY 2020-FY 2021), 20 (FY 2022 ), 20 (FY 2023 )[Number of anticipated program graduates] 3 -18[Number of people engaged in the program] 99[Students’ affiliated schools and departments]
2 graduate schools, 8 departments〈Graduate School of Medicine〉Medicine, Medical
Science, Public Health, Human Health Sciences〈Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences〉
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biomedical Sciences,and long-established expertise in industrygovernment-academia collaboration, theprogram will establish a research system thatworks together with domestic and international
research institutions as well as industry andgovernment.

Kyoto University

Kyoto University

In order for medical and healthcare innovationin Japan to be accelerated and disseminatedworldwide, a system for training outstanding
personnel capable of undertaking cutting-edge
research and development, needs to be establishedstrategically. Based on this idea, the Graduate
Program for Medical Innovation aims to train both
MD (medical doctor) students and non-MD students
to be medical innovators with a global mindset.
This will be achieved through collaboration between
accomplished medical, pharmaceutical, and healthscience researchers at Kyoto University.
[Education Goals]
1. ‌To create innovative and excellent researchers
who elucidate complicated phenomena andpathologies
2. ‌To discover diverse next-generation drugs andnurture researchers and developers who engage
in translating new technologies into nextgeneration medical care
3. ‌To collect and analyze sizable data from different
modalities and develop scientists who canconduct research that integrates medicine andinformatics
4. ‌To spread the next-generation advanced

Features of the programー
Programs selected in FY 2019

ーPrograms selected in FY 2019

Education for Next-Generation
Medical Innovators

an increasingly aging society

Bioinformatics and Chemical Genomics, Medicinal
Frontier Sciences[WISE Cooperating Institutions]
3 Universities, 15 Companies, 8 Research institutes
University of California, San Diego / University ofToronto / National Taiwan University / The FIRC
Institute of Molecular Oncology / National Institutesof Health / Max-Planck Institute / NeuroSpin/RIKEN/ Institute of Biomedical Research and Innovation,
Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation
at Kobe / Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research InstituteKitano Hospital / Bioorganic Research Institute,
Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences / NTT DATA
Corporation / Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting LLC. /mixi, Inc. / KBBM, Inc. / MICIN, Inc. / Eisai Co., Ltd.
/ Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. / Chugai PharmaceuticalCo., Ltd. / Asahi Kasei Pharma Corporation / Taisho
Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. / Sumitomo Dainippon
Pharma Co., Ltd. / ONO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
/ Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation / KYORIN
Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd. / Chordia Therapeutics, Inc.
(As of November 2022 )Yoh-suke Mukouyama
National Institutes of Health,Senior Investigator

The program fosters great researchers who
are adaptable and diverse
Scientific and medical innovation is driven by anenvironment where people of diverse cultures, races,
sexes, experiences, and lifestyles work together. In
the United States, there are many laboratories where
diverse perspectives are developed through passionate
discussions. We will make our best effort to contribute todeveloping excellent researchers by helping students enjoy
their studies in organizations that promote diversity andinclusion.

Student’s Voice

Taking a fresh look at myself throughencounters beyond expectations
I had been interested in applied research and I enrolled
in the doctoral course after working in clinical settings.
However, I initially did not have any specific idea of what I
would explore through my research. In this program, I havea greater opportunity to experience unexpected encounterswith people and ideas that I could not previously find. I
continue to enjoy my current environment where I can get
as many opportunities to advance my research as I want.

Mami Ishibashi
First-year Doctor’s student,
Department of medicine,
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Osaka University

Year of selection

FY 2019

Multidisciplinary PhD Program for Pioneering
Quantum Beam Application［Program Coordinator］NAKANO Takashi (Director, Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University)［Fields of diplomas］Ph.D. (Physical Science), Ph.D. (Medicine), Ph.D. (Health Sciences), Ph.D. (Informatics), Ph.D.
Name of the program to be noted: Completion of Multidisciplinary PhD Program for Pioneering Quantum Beam
Application［URL］https://www.rcnp.osaka-u.ac.jp/pqba/en/index.html

Message fromthe President

NISHIO Shojiro
President, Osaka University

Cultivating individuals capable of tackling various societal issues through the fusion of knowledge

Pioneering quantum beam
application to solve social issues

technologies” by targeting students mainly inthe fields of science, medicine, and information
technology in cooperation with domestic andforeign universities, institutions, and companies

Individuals in the program are
expected to become keenly awareof social issues and explore thetreasure trove of past research tocreate innovative key technologies forsocial implementation of new value.
By gaining a high degree of expertise,a broad perspective, and advanced
global communication skills, they are
expected to thrive as global leadersand “knowledge professionals” withinall sectors (industry, academia, andgovernment). They will possess thefollowing attributes:
We offer a curriculum to acquire a high degree of expertise, an ability to understand from a broad perspective, and global communication skills.
* Ability to consider risks in terms ofhuman sustainability* Significant academic and technical knowledge innetworks by taking a leadership role inwhich shares property boundaries with TRIUMF;
a specialized fieldinternational activities
University of Queensland (Australia), which has* Ability to consider phenomena on various scales
To educate individuals who possess these
the Center for Advanced Imaging; and Heidelberg
and academic fields
attributes, the program offers a curriculum
University (Germany), which has close collaborative* Experience and knowledge of advanced
focusing on interdisciplinary and international
relationships with Osaka University in a variety ofexperiments and calculations in different fields
joint research. In particular, overseas training isfields related to nuclear medicine.
* Ability to evaluate risks and benefits of themandatory. Training locations include Canada’s
implementation of advanced technologies
Particle Accelerator Centre TRIUMF (Canada)* Ability to develop and capitalize on humanand The University of British Columbia (Canada),

Good PracticeSparking middle and high school students’ interest in science is crucial to further cultivate talent in this program. Therefore, Osaka
University works in collaboration with “Mebae Tekijuku” (JST Junior Doctor Training After-School Program), which is offered to elementary,
middle, and high school students, and “SEEDS” which is offered to high school students. Doctoral candidates in PQBA participate as
TAs and mentors. Approximately half of the participants in “Mebae Tekijuku” and “SEEDS” are female students. We expect that nurturingexceptional young talent will continue to cultivate future leaders and improve gender balance in scientific fields.

Characteristic quantum beam and expertise to create new value to solve social issues.

Message from WISE
Cooperating Institution[Number of students recruited (For FY 2023 , number ofstudents to be recruited)]
16 (FY 2020 ), 14 (FY 2021), 15 (FY 2022 ), 15 (FY 2023 )[Number of anticipated program graduates] 3-15
[Number of people engaged in the program] 135[Students’ affiliated schools and departments]
3 graduate schools, 5 departments〈Graduate School of Science〉Physics,Chemistry〈Graduate School of Medicine〉Medicine, Health Sciences〈Graduate School of Information Science and Technology〉
Information Systems Engineering

Investments for the future

Osaka University

Osaka University

Confronted with the reality of rapid aging and a lowbirthrate, our country must address the urgent tasks
to extend the healthy life expectancy and realize asuper-smart society with a clear vision of Society
5.0. Academia, including universities, are expectedto address this issue and create new value throughinterdisciplinary cooperation. In this context,
quantum beams created by accelerators are being
applied in innovative ways to solve problems ofmodern society. Radioactive isotopes (RIs), which
support nuclear medicine, have been essential incancer research. RIs played a critical role in the
rapid evolution of gamma imaging technology
and targeted alpha-particle therapy. In addition,
cosmic rays contribute to soft errors, which wereoriginally discussed in devices operating in harshenvironments such as space. However, due to therapid development of the Internet of Things (IoT),
cosmic ray-induced soft errors have also become
an issue on the ground. Therefore, accelerated
testing using quantum beams is urgently needed toevaluate and implement countermeasures.
This program aims to “continuously develop
human resources to lead the creation of
next-generation quantum beam application

Curriculum and attributes
of individuals in the
programーPrograms selected in FY 2019

ーPrograms selected in FY 2019

Osaka University has envisioned becoming a university dedicated to creating a society where each member
leads a meaningful and fulfilling life. Based on this vision, we aim to cultivate individuals capable of tackling
various societal issues through co-creation with society. This program combines quantum beam application with
fundamental research in science, medicine, and information sciences, or in other words, “fusion of knowledge”
to create new values, as exemplified by targeted alpha therapy, which aims to treat intractable advanced cancer.
Students gain invaluable international experience through mandatory overseas training, even when affected by
COVID-19.
We hope that this program will produce opinion leaders who are globally active in creating a society where
everyone can enjoy a comfortable and happy life.

related to various quantum beams,
including radionuclides, neutrons, andmuons.

[WISE Cooperating Institutions]
4 universities, 14 private sectors, 6 national / local research
institutes, 3 overseas universities, 1 overseas researchHigh Energy Accelerator Research Organization Instituteof Materials Structure Science / High Energy Accelerator
Research Organization Institute of Particles and Nuclear
Studies / National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological
Science and Technology / Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center,
Tohoku University / Research Center for Electron Photon
Science, Tohoku University / J-PARC Center / Kyoto Institute ofTechnology / Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University/ Isotope Science Center, The University of Tokyo / Kavli

Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe,
The University of Tokyo/RIKEN/TRIUMF / The Universityof Queensland / Heidelberg University Hospital / Heinrich
Heine University Dusseldorf / National Institute of Health
Science / ATOX / Telix Pharmaceuticals Japan / SOCIONEXT /Hitachi, Ltd. / Nihon Medi-Physics Co, Ltd. / Sumitomo Heavy
Industries, Ltd. / FUJIFILM Toyama Chemicals Co., Ltd. / Kyoto
Medical Technology / EPS Corporation / Metal Technology
Co. Ltd. / Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation /Yamato Scientific Co., Ltd. / Japan Radioisotope Association /Anderson Mōri & Tomotsune / Alpha Fusion Inc.
(As of October 2022 )Anticipate polymaths who expedite new value
creation with accelerators.

Student’s VoiceJapan has been leading the world with numerous advanced
accelerator facilities. Many organizations that own such
facilities are participating in the program. Althoughaccelerators hold great promise to solve social issues,
their potential is not fully utilized at present. We anticipate
cultivating exceptional individuals who can lead the world
by creating new value with accelerators.

SAITO Naohito

CHONG Tsun Him

Director of Institute of Particle
and Nuclear Studies

First year in Doctoral course,
Physics Department, Graduate
School of Science

Getting advices from experts in different
disciplines
I joined the program because its perspective on beam
application matches my research interest, which isdeveloping a new type of particle accelerator. In practice,
the double mentor system allow me to discuss my researchwith professor from different scientific discipline, whogave me precious advices on my master thesis and helped
me to make futher progress. I am also looking forawrd toparticipating in the domestic and oversea internships. This
program provides me great experiences and help me tobuild my career as a researcher.

［Office and section in charge］Research support section Research Center for Nuclear Physics ［Inquiries］06 - 6879 - 8904

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Tokyo Institute of Technology

Year of selection

FY 2020

Multi-Scope・Energy WISE Professionals
excellence across the scopes of multi-disciplinaryenergy science (profound expertise), big data
science (expertise and skills), and social designfor the future (expertise and quality as member ofsociety).

［Program Coordinator］IHARA Manabu (Professor, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology)［Fields of diplomas］Doctor of Engineering, Doctor of Science, Doctor of Philosophy
Name of the program to be noted: Tokyo Tech Academy of Energy and Informatics program［URL］https://www.infosyenergy.titech.ac.jp/en/

Message fromthe President

MASU Kazuya
President, Tokyo Institute ofTechnology2) planning and promoting new businesses
in companies, and 3) driving the creation of afuture society. Such outstanding professionals,
trained through the program’s collaborations
with companies, are expected to demonstrate

Multi-scope・Energy WISE Professionals
4 course groups

Big data analysis scope

InfoSyEnergy
practice courses《AI analysis + data science》》

principle（Applied course group）

InfoSyEnergy
big data science
coursesdata

Principles extracted from thetrends by big data analysis

InfoSyEnergy
Trends in the big data understood by principles
energy science courses(Basic course group)(Basic course group)

Big data science

3 axis, 3 scopes (Multi-scope)

Multi-disciplinaryenergy science

Social designfor the future
InfoSyEnergy (Basic course group)social design courses

Social design scope《current situation analysis + future vision》》
Analyze “current”: law/regulation,
economy, social situation current

futureConstruct “future”
Policy-making, business model, social design

Prior to the establishment of the Academy of Energy
and Informatics program, Tokyo Tech launched the
InfoSyEnergy Research and Education Consortiumin November 2019 as an industry liaison hub
for research and education. “InfoSyEnergy” wascoined from “Informatics,” “Synergy,” and “Energy.”
The consortium functions as a framework to
support feasibility and continuity of the programin its mission to train Multi-scope･Energy WISE
Professionals.
Joint research projects between industry andacademia have typically been between one lab andone company. But through this program, we aim tobuild a platform where proposing and implementing
a number of collaborations of various scales andlevels are possible. A major feature of this programis the close cooperation with the consortium.
Consortium member organizations selectrepresentatives to work with Tokyo Tech faculty
members to promote the program. By inviting
renowned researchers from overseas institutions– including the world’s top 14 universities – aswell as business mentors from member companies
to report on research outcomes and conduct

Multi-disciplinary energy science scope《break down and reconstruct the knowledges→ overview the energy science》》
the policy of current “Energy Course”
Element(nm)

System(km)

Break down andreconstruct using analogy“What are different?
What are similar?”Fuel cells

Solar cells

EngineGood Practice

Entrepreneurs

R&D managers

Outstanding researchers

Outstanding researchers
Program officers

Leading creation of future society
at universities and research institutes
University faculty members

7

16Tokyo Tech
Promote the integrative researchesof “system” and “devices”

Various energy devices and elemental technologies of Tokyo Tech
Solid-state batteries

Research and
Education Consortium

Tokyo Tech
EEI Building

Electrolysis(H2)/fuel cells

Solar cells

Campus system technology developed anddemonstrated at Tokyo TechDistributed Energy system

Research topics and collaborating organizations for cultivating Multi-scope・Energy WISE Professionals in InfoSyEnergy
Research and Education Consortium

discussions, the consortium aims to strengthen
the feasibility of the program’s concept, enhance
graduate education, and improve continuityof the program with additional financing from
corporate members. The program will also provide
doctoral students with research opportunities andfinancial support though joint research projects
with companies, so that the students can become
financially independent and concentrate on theirstudies.
In addition, the program will launch courses –through which students are expected to acquire orenhance their basic knowledge in social sciences– in new business creation, energy policy planning,and energy econometrics with the full support ofHitotsubashi University. Multi-scope･Energy WISE
Professionals, as they complete these studies
and projects, will contribute to bringing about thedesired shift to a society of sustainable energy freefrom restrictions on the use of energy such as costand carbon emissions.

Cross-border Student Exchange Event Connecting Asia, the U.S., and Europe online: First International
Energy & Informatics Forum to Design a "Future Energy Society"

Outstanding researchers

Cultivate “3 scopes” by “4 course groups” collaborating with “InfoSyEnergy Research and Education Consortium”

Message from WISE
Cooperating Institution[Number of students recruited (For FY 2023 , number of students to be
recruited)]
30 (FY 2021), 25 (FY 2022 ), 25 (FY 2023 )[Number of anticipated program graduates] 8-25
[Number of people engaged in the program] 117[Students’ affiliated schools and departments]
5 schools, 17 department, 1 proffessional master's degree program〈School of Science〉Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry〈School of Engineering〉Mechanical Engineering, Systems and Control
Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Information andCommunications Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Economics〈School of Materials and Chemical Technology〉Materials Science andEngineering, Chemical Science and Engineering〈School of Computing〉Mathematical and Computer Science, Computer
Science

World’s top
Publicinstitutions universities

This international forum, held once a year, aims to help students develop their design thinking skills by integrating academic knowledge
they have gained from their multidisciplinary education and exploring, crossing, and blurring the boundaries between energy andinformatics. For the first time, students of the Academy of Energy and Informatics as well as program members (Tokyo Tech, domestic
and international partner organizations, universities and their students) gathered online for lectures by overseas partners, workshops
and presentations by students, and technical tours at energy-related facilities. There were 40 sessions in 5 days, during which 102
people participated.

Enable overviewing and promote deep
understanding of each discipline
Reuse knowledge at different
fields and make “innovations”

×

To plan, propose, and promote
new businesses within companies

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High specialty(discipline) ＝origin

Specialists in 3 Areas to Lead the Creation of the Future of Energy
Social innovation throughstarting business ventures

Companies

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Supplying sustainable energy while curbing
activities that contribute to climate change is anurgent mission for the global community. To build
a society suitable for the future of energy, we must
transition to a culture of sustainability and carbon
neutrality by making the most of big data science,
AI analysis and data science, and digitization.
Tokyo Tech defines its sought-after “ambient
energy society” as one in which the environment
and economy coexist without people having toworry about energy sources and protecting theenvironment. We aim to achieve such a society incooperation with industries.
The newly established Tokyo Tech Academyof Energy and Informatics program helps
students develop into Multi-scope･Energy WISE
Professionals who, with a solid basic understandingof energy science, are capable of applying big
data science to the research and development ofdevices, systems, and scenarios, designing theintensive research topics① Grid cooperative, distributed realtime energy system② Technologies for a renewablebaseload energy society③ Solar cell, photocatalyst/system④ Fuel cells, electrolysis, hydrogen,
Battery⑤ Electricity free market, on-campus
conceptual trading⑥ Energy carriers, carbon-reducing
catalysts⑦ Hydrogen / biogas combustion, heatutilization⑧ Future technologies⑨ Technology trends, future scenarios,social systems, servicesーPrograms selected in FY 2020

ーPrograms selected in FY 2020

Tokyo Tech implemented Institute-wide, ambitious reforms in education, research, and governance in 2016,
reorganizing its system into the current six schools, Institute of Innovative Research, and Institute for Liberal
Arts. Having also identified three strategic fields and three priority fields that are applicable and relevant toall departments, we were selected as a Designated National University (DNU) in March 2018. The three newpriority fields – “Next-Generation Element Strategy”, “Integrated Energy Science”, and “Digital Society Devices
and Systems” – are the fields in which we will take future initiatives in leading Japan. Under my leadershipas president of Tokyo Tech, we have also put forth Institute-wide efforts to promote the funding programfor outstanding graduate schools since its start in AY 2018. We have made one proposal every year in the
aforementioned priority fields, all of which have been adopted.

future of energy, and taking leadership to bringabout transformations.
Students are evaluated and awarded diplomas
based on their readiness for expected roles in 1)
bringing social innovation through new ventures,

InfoSyEnergy Research and Education Consortium

An energy society
combining low-carbon
large-scale power sourcesand distributed systems

Liaison with InfoSyEnergy Researchand Education Consortium

Tokyo Tech Pushes Strategic Promotion of Three Outstanding Graduate School Programs

Multi-scope･Energy WISE
Professionals shape the future ofenergyMulti-scope・Energy WISE Professionals
Lead the transformation into a “human-centered, sustainable energy society” which is free from the restrictions such as energy
costs or CO2 emissions with managing energy smartly by “AI analysis of big data”〈School of Environment and Society〉Architecture and Building
Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Transdisciplinary
Science and Engineering, Social and Human sciences, Innovation Science,
Technology and Innovation Management[WISE Cooperating Institutions]
24 companies, 7 public institutions, 14 overseas・domestic universities
IHI Corporation / Azbil Corporation / Iwatani Corporatio / ENEOS Corporation/ NTT DATA CUSTOMER SERVICE CORPORATION / NTT DATA BUSINESSSYSTEMS CORPORATION / NTT FACILITIES, INC. / KAJIMA CORPORATION/ Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. / JFE Engineering Corporation /SUMITOMO CORPORATION / SHOWA DENKO K.K. / Sony Group Corporation/ Chiyoda Corporation / Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited. / Tokyo ElectricPower Company Holdings, Inc. / TOSHIBA CORPORATION・Toshiba
Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation / Tokuyama Corporation / TOYOKANETSU K.K. / Panasonic Corporation / Fujitsu Limited / BROTHER

INDUSTRIES, LTD. / Mizuho Research & Technologies Ltd. / Mitsubishi
Electric Corporation / Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) / CEALiten / National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology(AIST) / Thailand National Science and Technology Development Agency /Forschungszentrum Jülich (Jülich Research Centre) / Deutsches Zentrum
für Luft- und Raumfahrt(DLR) / Kawasaki City / HITOTSUBASHI UNIVERSITY/ Georgia Institute of Technology / Imperial College London / INSA Lyon
/ Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology / Massachusetts
Institute of Technology / Princeton University / Nanyang Technological
University / RWTH Aachen University / Tsinghua University / University ofCalifornia, Santa Barbara / University of Cambridge, Judge Business School/ Uppsala University / University of Stuttgart(As of November 2022 )OCHIAI Makoto
Chief Technology Executive,
To s h i b a E n e r g y S y s t e m s &Solutions Corporation

Developing Highly Skilled Professionals for a
Sustainable Society
As renewable energy becomes a main power source,
battery and hydrogen energy storage and energy
aggregation are becoming increasingly important. At thesame time, major changes have begun toward realizing
a carbon-neutral society, including the creation of newtechnologies to convert CO 2 into resources. We hope
to contribute to the growth of many professionals withstrong problem-solving skills who will commit to creating asustainable society.

Student’s VoiceOTOSHI Natsuki
1 st-year doctoral student, School ofMaterials and Chemical Technology,
Department of Chemical Science andEngineering

Expertise & Social Design: Main Factors in the
Field of Energy Research
Since I was an undergraduate student, I have hoped tocontribute to society via the research of energy and its
practical application. The 'multi-scope' WISE program suits
my purpose well as it helps me to deepen my expertise
while learning social design, which became my main
motivation for participating in this program. After taking
part, I felt that the broad perspectives gained from big data
science courses and the Energy & Informatics International
Forum, along with my own knowledge and experience, willserve as a powerful tool.

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Nagoya University

Year of selection

FY 2020

Graduate Program for Lifestyle Revolution basedon Transdisciplinary Mobility Innovation［Program Coordinator］KAWAGUCHI Nobuo (Professor, Institutes of Innovation for Future Society, Nagoya University)［Fields of diplomas］Doctor of Arts, Doctor of Laws, Doctor of Comparative Laws, Doctor of Modern Laws, Doctor of Economics, Doctor ofInformatics, Doctor of Engineering, Doctor of Environmental Studies, Doctor of Sciences, Doctor of Architecture, Doctor ofSociology, Doctor of Geography
Name of the program to be noted: Transdisciplinary Mobility Innovation Graduate Program［URL］https://www.tmi.mirai.nagoya-u.ac.jp/en/

Message fromthe President

SUGIYAMA Naoshi
President, Nagoya University

Fostering human resources for social change who will lead lifestyle revolution

Transdisciplinary talents leading
lifestyle revolutions[Number of students recruited (For FY 2023 , number of students
to be recruited)]
12 each (FY 2020-FY 2022 ),12 (FY 2023 )[Number of anticipated program graduates] 2-19
[Number of people engaged in the program] 99[Students’ affiliated schools and departments]
6 graduate schools, 20 departments〈Graduate School of Humanities〉Humanities〈Graduate School of Law〉Combined Graduate Program in Law
and Political Science〈Graduate School of Economics〉Socio-Economic System,
Industrial Management System〈Graduate School of Informatics〉Mathematical Informatics,

program students will develop five abilities thatmake up transdisciplinary collaborative ability. The
five abilities are "Specialized Research Ability"
in one's own field, "Broad View/Problem Finding

In this program, the knowledge and practicenecessar y for conducting Transdisciplinar y
Mobility Innovation (TMI) through transdisciplinary
collaboration is structured as a 3-layertransdisciplinary curriculum. The most basic "TMI
Knowledge Base" can be selected according to
the backgrounds of the students, and consistsof: "Course Works" in which basic knowledge
necessary for transdisciplinary collaboration islearned through courses in specialized fields
and courses in multidisciplinary fields thatconnect different fields, "Transdisciplinary Faculty
Discussion Lecture" to learn different viewpoints
from lecturers in different fields, and "Mobility
Innovation Common Lectures" to learn basic
knowledge about mobility. The "TMI PracticeBase" consists of: "Boot Camp" that fosters

Good PracticeThis program adopts a 3-layer curriculum composed of a "TMI Knowledge Base" consisting of course works, a "TMI PracticeBase" consisting of a boot camp, testbed construction, venture catapult, etc., and "TMI Doctoral Research".

transdisciplinary collaboration through close teamtype collaboration in a training camp format,"On-site Research Training (ORT)" in which site
surveys are conducted on sites such as local
governments, "Testbed Design and Development(TDD)" in which students collaborate with corporate
mentors to design and develop a "testbed"
as a basis of demonstration experiments, and"Venture Catapult" through which students planand practice the establishment of a venture byforming a team among students. In "TMI Lifestyle

Revolution Doctoral Research", in addition to a
student's own specialized field, students conduct
doctoral dissertation research focusing on "value
creation" and "methodology" in lifestyle revolution
based on transdisciplinary collaboration suchas industry-academia co-creation research. In
particular, in the "Industry-Academia Co-Creation
Education" promoted by the university, "intellectual
professional" ability will be cultivated through joint
research with private companies.

TMI students participated Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona - introducing TMI Testbed projects

Nagoya University

Nagoya University

In recent years, technological innovation also known
as "mobility revolution" has created social change
since the Industrial Revolution that minimizes thecost of traveling in time and space. However, associal issues become more complex and value
standards diversify, technology-led "realization ofrich lifestyles" is becoming difficult. To drive lifestyle
revolution, transdisciplinary human resources are
required to team up with experts from different
fields (multidisciplinary) such as humanities,
social sciences, engineering, informatics, andenvironmental science, to understand and respect
each other's specialties, to create diverse values(value creation) for lifestyle, and to translate thosevalues to society by building the "technology
and methodology". In this program, in addition
to "Industry-Academia Co-Creation Education"in which the university collaborates with privatecompanies, 6 graduate schools and 7 centers
are structuring an outstanding curriculum thatcultivates transdisciplinary collaboration by expert

teams. In this way, we will train "Transdisciplinary
Mobility Innovation (TMI) human resources" whocan contribute to efforts to create "mobility"with high social values. Through the curriculum,

Collaboration with industries and3 -layered curriculumーPrograms selected in FY 2020

ーPrograms selected in FY 2020

Recent technological innovations in information and mobility have minimized the cost of traveling in time andspace and have created major changes since the Industrial Revolution. On the other hand, due to global issues
such as pandemics, resource depletion, and climate variability, complication of social issues such as declining
birthrate and aging population, and diversification of values ​​such as diversity and inclusion, the conventional
technology-led approach to "realizing a rich lifestyle" is becoming difficult. In order to lead a "lifestyle
revolution" where people can freely choose various ways of life, it is necessary to have specialized humanresources who can collaborate with different fields. Through this program, students with diverse specialties will
work hard toward the goal of mobility innovation. I sincerely expect the nurturing of human resources who willlead social change through research results, and I will do my utmost to promote the program.

Ability" necessary to elevate value in the social
system, "Value Co-Creation Ability" to create value
through communication among experts in different
fields, "Challenge/Resilience" to boldly implement
measures in society and overcome difficulties, and"International Outlook" to play an active role in theinternational community. TMI human resources
who complete this program are expected to play
active roles as professionals such as researchers,
engineers, entrepreneurs, businesspersons, andgovernment officials for lifestyle revolution in awide range of fields of society.

TMI faculties and students participated in the Smart City Expo World Congress, the world's largest smart city exhibition held inBarcelona in November 2022, and introduced our educational and research activities. Three student groups exhibited and had
discussions with many visitors about the various TMI testbeds, as well as the initiatives that utilize these testbeds (garbage truck
sensor systems, smart warehouses, and human flow utilization). We also studied the efforts of other exhibitors and obtained manyhints for future urban design.

Mobility innovation will bring about major changes in society. In order to create truly rich lifestyles and values, not only
technology but also deep understanding of people and society, and "transdisciplinarity” are required.

Complex Systems Science, Social Informatics, Cognitive andPsychological Sciences, Computing and Software Systems,
Intelligent Systems〈Graduate School Engineering〉Electrical Engineering, Electronics,
Information and Communication Engineering, Mechanical Systems
Engineering, Micro-Nano Mechanical Science and Engineering,
Aerospace Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering〈Gradua te School of Environmental Studies〉 Earth andEnvironmental Sciences, Environmental Engineering andArchitecture, Social and Human Environment[WISE Cooperating Institutions]
8 universities, 19 enterprises
Gifu University / University of Michigan (USA) / Virginia Instituteof Technology (USA) / The Ohio State University (USA) / Chalmers
Institute of Technology (Sweden) / National University of Singapore(Singapore) / Chulalongkorn University (Thailand) / Hanoi
University of Science and Technology (Vietnam) / WHILL Inc. / MTG
Ventures / KYOCERA Mirai Envision Co.,Ltd. / KDDI Research, Inc. /Cisco Systems / 01 Booster, Inc. / Sohgo Security Services Co., Ltd.
/ Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. / Central Japan International Airport
Co., Ltd. / Tier IV, Inc. / Denso Corporation / Toenec Corporation/ Toyota Motor Corporation / Toyota Technical Development
Corporation / Trusco Nakayama Corporation / Nagoya Railroad
Co.,Ltd. / Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation / Yahoo Japan
Corporation / Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
(As of October 2022 )Message from WISE
Cooperating Institution

Create new value for air mobility innovation
collabolating TMIMIYASHITA Yutaka

Central Japan International Airport, Centrair aims tomaximize the use of digital and data from the customer's
point of view.The reason is to make air travel from hometo the destination more fun, convenient, and supercomfortable.We look forward to working with TMI students
from a variety of perspectives.Thank you for supporting
the smart and attractive Centrair that contributes to thedevelopment of the local community.

Central Japan International Airport
Co., Ltd.
Director Smart Technology Division

Student’s Voice

Challenges with excellent colleagues in TMI
I applied to TMI because I wanted to improve myself andmy research with excellent colleagues. I am inspired
everyday by the opportunity to engage with many students
in various research fields.
At TMI Boot Camp 2022, we had discussions day andnight not only with students but also with teachers. Since
TMI gives us many opportunities and experiences for my
precious 20s, I enjoy and fulfill everyday very much.

HORI Ryo
Department of Social informatics,
Graduate School of Informatics, Nagoya
University second year of Master course［Office and section in charge］Office of TMI ［Inquiries］052 - 788 - 6114

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Kyoto University

Year of selection

FY 2020

Distinguished Doctoral Program of Platforms［Program Coordinator］H ARADA Hiroshi (Professor, Department of Communications and Computer Engineering, Graduate School ofInformatics, Kyoto University)［Fields of diplomas］Doctor of philosophy, or Doctor in Informatcs, Doctor of Agricultural Science
Name of the program to be noted: Distinguished Doctoral Program of Platforms［URL］https://www.platforms.ceppings.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/

Message fromthe President

MINATO Nagahiro
President, Kyoto University

Through the WISE Program, Kyoto University seeks to cultivate advanced “knowledge professionals”
who will play key roles in industry, academia, and government
In 2021, Kyoto University established the Graduate School Education Support Office to enhance its liberal artsand general education courses, and centrally manage its diverse graduate degree programs. The new officepromotes collaboration and cooperation among graduate schools in diverse aspects of education and research.
It will ensure that the university continues to provide unique high-quality programs under the government’s
Doctoral Program for World-leading Innovative & Smart Education (WISE Program). WISE programs areprovided in close cooperation with leading companies and world-class research institutes in Japan and leading
universities around the world with the aim of cultivating advanced “knowledge professionals” and promoting thereform of the university’s graduate schools.

In this program, we will develop the ability to build
the basic infrastructure of platforms using actual
big data from agriculture, medical care, disasterprevention, among others. Then, according to
the students’ backgrounds and orientations, wewill develop an educational system that helps
them acquire the knowledge of Platform Studies,encompassing multiple major subjects andadvanced, original research capabilities across thefollowing six competencies.
(1) ‌Outstanding core expertise in the area of the
primary major(2) ‌Expertise to deepen understanding in the areasof sub majors(3) ‌Integrating humanities and sciences, including
subjects such as law, ethics, and distributionthat are required to build a platform

Good Practice[WISE Cooperating Institutions]
17 universities, 15 business enterprises, 5 National Research andDevelopment institutes, 1 incorporated association, 2 judicial foundations
Jichi Medical University / The Institute of Statistical Mathematics /Toyota Motor Corporation / NTT Communication Science Laboratories /Meteorological Engineering Center / Agricultural and Rural Development
Information Center / The Research Institute for Humanity and Nature/ Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting / RIKEN / Yahoo! JAPANResearch / System Platform Research Laboratories / Advanced
Telecommunications Research Institute International / Nippon Telegraphand Telephone West Corporation / KDDI Research, Inc. / KADOKAWAASCII Research Laboratories, Inc./Ruby Association / Anritsu Corporation/ Institute for Health Economics and Policy / National Institute ofInformation and Communications Technology / National Fisheries

University / Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology / The
National Agriculture and Food Research Organization / wenovator LLC /Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Information Technology R&D Center / Sony
Group R&D Center / University of Chicago / University of Illinois / Vienna
University of Technology / University of Potsdam / Delft University ofTechnology / Technical University of Berlin / Aalborg University / Huazhong
Agricultural University / National Chung Hsing University / National
Taiwan University / University of Florida / Technical University of Munich /Sorbonne University / The French National Centre for Scientific Research/ Institute for Infocomm Research, Agency for Science, Technology andResearch (A*STAR)(As of October 2022 )(4) Building‌
platforms on one’s own initiative(5) ‌Progressing and managing a project andoperating and expanding the results globally(6) ‌Sustaining development through standardizationand social implementation
To demonstrate and implement the platforms

built in this program, we will create an environment
in which students can access a wealth of actual
data and have opportunities to interact with frontline professionals from industry, government, andacademia in Japan and overseas.

Lectures, exercises, and seminars by in-house and external experts in the key technologies, user realities,
and approaches to implementation needed for platform building
We offer fundamental lectures providing a comprehensive understanding of the key information and communications technologies needed
for platform building, lectures discussing essential viewpoints on implementation of platforms in agricultural, medical, and disasterprevention settings, and practical exercises in building infrastructure using sensors, transmission devices, and clouds. Moreover, in orderto promote a deeper understanding of platform science and communicate information to the public, we hold open seminars once a month,
inviting speakers from researchers in fields related to the topic, or from companies and other organizations involved in implementation insociety. Students are broadening their knowledge through opportunities for discussion with speakers after these seminars.

Message from WISE
Cooperating Institution[Number of students recruited (For FY 2023 , number of students tobe recruited)]
15 (FY 2021), 15 (FY 2022 ), 15 (FY 2023 )[Number of anticipated program graduates] 3-12
[Number of people engaged in the program] 95[Students’ affiliated schools and departments]
2 graduate schools, 11 departments〈Gradua te School of Informa tics〉Intelligence Science andTechnology, Social Informatics, Advanced Mathematical Sciences,
Applied Mathematics and Physics, Systems Science, Communications
and Computer Engineering〈Graduate School of Agriculture〉Agronomy and Horticultural Science,
Forest and Biomaterials Science, Applied Biosciences, Environmental
Science and Technology, Natural Resource Economics

Features of distinguished doctoral program

Kyoto University

Kyoto University

To reduce the social risks involved in various fields
such as agriculture, medical care, and natural
disasters, the “platforms” plays an increasingly
important role in our society. The platforms use
information and communication technologies tocategorize, analyze, and share digital data obtained
from various information sources that are nonuniformly spread throughout our society, which
are collected and stored in the form of big data.
A platform consists of three components: a basic
data gathering network composed of various
sensors, information terminals, and information
communication networks; a database thatcarries out tasks such as feature extraction andprediction utilizing machine learning and/or deeplearning; and a physical-space-driving networkthat feedbacks the processed results into physicalspace (actual society) and controls various devices.
Currently, the collection and processing ofextensive data by platforms entails high power
consumption and computer resources. However,
we can reduce the power consumption andcost if we consider the processes involved inand communication networks developed in otherdecentralization, safety, and speed in the data
countries challenges Japan. It is not sufficient
generation and collection process. This, however,for engineers to be only involved in platform
requires knowledge of informatics. Deep learning
development. They also need to consider theand machine learning have become standard
business as well as the standardization from antechniques nowadays
but often end up being
black boxes. It is
possible to improve theoutput while reducing
costs by understanding
and interpreting thedata’s meaning in eachspecific field properly
and by optimizing
the data. To achievethis, informatics
must be combinedwith knowledge ofother disciplines
such as agriculture,
medical care, anddisaster prevention.
The emergence ofcloud computing
Mission of distinguished doctoral program

The six competencies to be
developed, and program features

ーPrograms selected in FY 2020

ーPrograms selected in FY 2020

Platform Studies: A new academic
field to advance society

international perspective. Indeed, such platform
developments with a broader world perspective
require the knowledge of laws, ethics, public
policy, distribution, and other human studies. We
believe this kind of comprehensive expertise helps
engineers implement new collective decisionmaking mechanisms on platforms supplied by
Japan's unique outlook on social ethics andfairness. In this program, we name this newinterdisciplinary academic field “Platform Studies”
and we propose to develop the required skills with
our five-year doctoral program.

KOJIMA Fumihide
D i r e c t o r G e n e r a l , I C T Te s t b e d
Research and Development Promotion
Center, Social Innovation Unit, NICT

WISE, an all-in-one program for “platformers”
to lead from Japan
It has been four years since the launch of a program
designed to foster personnel who will contribute to building
platforms that can respond quickly to social risks such as
infectious diseases and natural disasters. This program
involves creating a multi-disciplinary, optimized platform
and using it to cultivate personnel who can drive doctorallevel research and development. As a collaborating
institution, we will spare no effort to support these
personnel to enable them to help solve social risks globallyin the future.

Student’s Voice

MATSUOKA Tamami
Second year of Master's program, Division
of Environmental Science & technology,
Graduate School of Agriculture

Making use of a liberal and enrichingenvironment
I applied for graduate school admission because I had aninterest in the humanities and social sciences despite myscience and engineering affiliation, which attracted me toplatform studies’ mission of interdisciplinary integration.
I feel blessed with opportunities to interact with otherhardworking doctoral students in an atmosphere of
freedom. This environment inspires me to tackle all kinds ofchallenges in Japan and beyond, and to contribute throughmy research to the resolution of global-scale food supply
problems.

［Office and section in charge］Office of school of Platforms ［Inquiries］+ 81 ( 0 ) 75 - 753 - 5072

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Kyushu University

Year of selection

FY 2020

Graduate Program of Mathematics for Innovation［Program Coordinator］SAEKI Osamu (Vice Dean of the Joint Graduate School of Mathematics for Innovation, Kyushu University)［Fields of diplomas］Doctor of Philosophy,Doctor of Philosophy [Mathematics],Doctor of Functional Mathematics,Doctor of Information
Science,Doctor of Science,Doctor of Engineering,Doctor of Economics
Name of the program to be noted: Graduate Program of Mathematics for Innovation［URL］https://www.jgmi.kyushu-u.ac.jp/

Message fromthe President

ISHIBASHI Tatsuro
President, Kyushu University

Nurturing “Excellent Doctoral Talents in Mathematics" who can develop new interdisciplinary fields andcreate innovation

Mathematical Modeling Talentswith Mathematics Five Forces

skills is the basis and represents the soil, and by
utilizing the mathematical modeling power and thepower to co-create across organizations and fields,
it fertilizes the lush leaves to create innovation andblooms flowers in each field, in turn cultivating

WISE Doctoral System for Mature Students

Problems of financial support, career development,
industry‐academia collaboration, human resource exchange,
etc., are solved at a time.
Realized by collaboration with established companies suchas Fujitsu Research, Fujitsu: the first system in Japan.

Employed by
a company

Completion ofMaster’s Program

The system aims at three students per year.

Kyushu University‘s Distinctive
Initiatives
The main reason for proposing this WISE programat Kyushu University is that we have a proven trackrecord of contributions to society by Mathematics
and have a strong determination to take on that
responsibility.
In order to establish a stronger educational
structure, Kyushu University established the Joint
Graduate School of Mathematics for Innovationin April 2022 through the collaboration of the
Cooperative Graduate Schools (Mathematics,
Information Science and Electrical Engineering, andEconomics) as a basic organization for the deliveryof inter-graduate school program. In particular,
the Graduate School of Mathematics offers longterm internship training, and is one of the twoorganizations that have earned the highest resultin the second-term corporate evaluation by MEXT,
Japan. As research organizations, we have theInstitute of Mathematics for Industry (IMI) and the
Pan-Omics Data-Driven Research Innovation Center.
The IMI is Japan's unique joint usage/research

Good Practice

Immediately proceeds
to Doctoral Program

・Employment at Fujitsu Research, Fujitsu, can begin in the middle of the fiscal year, not necessarily in April.
・The job is primarily research. Themes are matched with Fujitsu Research, Fujitsu.
・There are two employment options: contract employment and permanent employment. Contracts forcontract employees are renewed annually, up to a maximum of three years, during the doctoral program.
・The maximum number of recruits is “two” each year.
・They accept internships as well as employees.

In 2022:
Employment at Fujitsu Research, Fujitsu, andadvancement to the doctoral program have been realized.

(Figure 2) WISE Doctoral System for Mature Students solves multiple problems at once, such as financial support, careerdevelopment, etc.

center for industrial Mathematics, and is actively
engaged in the mission to develop "Mathematics
for Industry", a new research area of Mathematics
born from dialogues with industry. We will takeon the responsibility of the University through thisInterdisciplinary degree program, designed by various
departments and faculty members.
One of the most distinctive initiatives in thisplan is to establish the WISE Doctoral System
for Mature Students (Figure 2). This means thatcompanies hire excellent Master’s graduates, andat the same time, the students are admitted to thedoctoral program as mature students, and they
return to the company after obtaining their doctoral
degrees. This system allows us to solve various
problems at once, such as financial support,
career development, and strengthening industryacademia collaboration. Employment at Fujitsu
Research, Fujitsu, and advancement to the doctoral
program have been realized in 2022. We would
like to extend this system to other companies,
increase the dwindling number of doctoral students
in Japan, as well as to contribute to the active
exchange of industry-academia human resources.

“Mathematics for Innovation Café”, Co-creative Activity Organized by Students
Students and young mentors collaborate to take the initiative in planning, organizing, and disseminating the entire program to society, andregularly hold lectures and poster presentations by young researchers, etc., as well as social gatherings on a scale where all participants
can see each other. Not only program students but also undergraduate students of the Deaprtment of Mathematics and students inother fields participate in the café, where research on the theme of mathematics is introduced in an easy-to-understand manner andopinions from various perspectives are exchanged, which is useful for recruiting activities. The program students themselves also haveopportunities to give lectures and presentations, and through implementation and participation in this café, they can improve theirmathematical and co-creation skills.

(Figure 1) Mathematics Five Force Tree & Math-for-Innovation Professionals

Message from WISE
Cooperating Institution[Number of students recruited (For FY 2023 ,number of students to be recruited)]
18 (FY 2021 ), 14 (FY 2022 ), 14 (FY 2023 )[Number of anticipated program graduates] 4 - 14
[Number of people engaged in the program] 84[Students’ affiliated schools and departments]
1 graduate school
Joint Graduate School of Mathematics for Innovation[WISE Cooperating Institutions]
7 universities, 3 public research institutes, 5companies, 1 local public bodyFirst in Japan!

A student is hired by a company when completing Master’s Program,and immediately starts Doctoral Program.

Kyushu University

Kyushu University

In the super-smart society that Japan aims at,
Artificial Intelligence technology and data analysis
are essential, but they have certain limits. The
versatility and rigor of Mathematics have received
attention as a way to break the limits and change
our future business and life dramatically.
Mathematics can make great contributions toinnovation. For example, in the United States GAFA
has made a big impact on the world by utilizing
mathematical modeling.
On the other hand, the strength of Japaneseindustries lies in precision and high quality, so we
can make a leap forward by using Mathematics
resources. We have the potential to lead the world:
unfortunately, we have not been able to do so
because Mathematics has not actively collaborated
with other fields, and other fields have not been
fully utilizing Mathematics. In order to overcome
the situation, we need new doctoral talents in
Mathematics, so to speak, "mathematical modelingtalents".

Therefore, we envisioned "the Graduate
Program of Mathematics for Innovation". The
five skills that this program aims to cultivate areshown in the Mathematics Five Force Tree (Figure1). Having excellent mathematical and statistical

New Innovative System Solving Shortage of Doctors

ーPrograms selected in FY 2020

ーPrograms selected in FY 2020

In November 2021, we outlined "Kyushu University VISION 2030”, which is comprised of the 8 visions, and havebeen promoting educational and research activities that rank with the world’s leading universities in order totransform ourselves into a "university that drives social change through integrative knowledge”, which we haveset as our ideal figure.
This program is positioned as one of the most important graduate programs in Kyushu University. Throughnurturing "Excellent Doctoral Talents in Mathematics" who develop new interdisciplinary fields and create
innovation, we are committed to achieve our vision of "Train students and researchers who can apply
mathematics, data-science and AI skills to their own research fields of specialization" and "Train doctoral talents
who can lead the way in solving the social issues by developing integrative, cross-disciplinary degree programs.""Math-for-Innovation Professionals". In the Master's
Program, students join the labs of faculty membersof other fields as “Basic Mathematical Modeling".
In the Doctoral Program, we have three “Co-Creative
Internships", i.e. industrial, interdisciplinary,and international ones, as well as "Advanced
Mathematical Modeling", in which students teachmathematical modeling to researchers in otherfields as reverse mentors.

The Institute of Statistical Mathematics / RIKEN (Center
for Advanced Intelligence Project / Interdisciplinary
Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences Program) /Fujitsu Research, Fujitsu / Beautiful Mind / Mazda
Motor Corporation / Sumitomo Electric Industries,
Ltd. / The National Institute of Advanced Industrial
Science and Technology / Itoshima City (A planningdepartment, Regional Promotion Division) / NIPPONTELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION /Department of Mathematics, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign / Department of Mathematics,

University of California, San Diego / Department ofMathematics and Statistics , La Trobe University /Department of Mathematics, National University ofSingapore / Department of Mathematics, National
Taiwan Normal University / Mathematical Institute,
Leiden University / Zuse Institute Berlin

ANAI Hirokazu(As of November 2022 )Director, Artificial Intelligence
Laboratory, Fujitsu Research,
Fujitsu

Innovation based on Artificial Intelligence andMathematical Technology
In the present era of digital transformation, expectationsfor Mathematics talents who are in charge of artificial
intelligence and mathematical technology are becoming
greater and greater. This program is unique in that it willcontribute to the development of human resources who
can create innovations by practicing co-creation withsociety and possessing fundamental mathematical skills.
It also offers the first initiative of the WISE Doctoral System
for Mature Students and we are glad to be a part of it.

Student’s VoiceYOSHIDA Wataru
Joint Graduate School ofMathematics for Innovation D 1

Aiming to become a doctor of mathematics who creates
innovation through co-creation with other fields
In my major, statistics, we can learn a lot not only fromtextbooks and papers but also from actual data analysis.
In this program, we can try data analysis that we cannot
usually experience. For example, I analyzed seismic wave
velocity data with geology teachers. Through this practicalexperience, I was able to acquire knowledge of various
statistical models. In addition, the opportunity to discusswith experts in other fields is very valuable, and I feel that it
will broaden the range of my research.

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