Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

Leading Graduate School Doctoral Program

School of Integrative and Global Majors

Ph.D. Program in
Human Biology
Nurturing of the global leaders
steering to the future human society

PH.D. PROGRAM IN
HUMAN BIOLOGYUniversity of Tsukuba
as a Focal Point ofKnowledge
President of
the University of Tsukuba

Nobuhiro Yamada
The University of Tsukuba has
a l o n g h i s to r y a n d t r a d i t i o n.
Seizing the opportunity provided
by the relocation to the Tsukuba
a r e a o f i t s p r e d e c e s s o r, t h eTokyo University of Education,
the University of Tsukuba wasestablished in 1973 based on a new educational concept.
The university's history dates back to its founding as a
Normal School (later named Tokyo Higher Normal School)
in 1872. We aim to be an open university in every sense.
With its proactive initiatives to create a flexible education
and research structure as well as a university system for theneeds of the next generation, the University of Tsukuba is
now a frontrunner in university reform in Japan. We aspire to
be an ideal university, continuously meeting new challenges
and developing new areas.
The foremost mission of a university is to provide anenvironment that allows future leaders to realize theirpotential in full. The University of Tsukuba gives students theopportunity to develop their individuality and skills throughan education that is backed by cutting-edge research. Our
goal is to endow students with a rich sense of humanity anda creative intellect, equipping them with the ability of working
independently and internationally. In particular, we aim to
improve their communication skills, moral values, sense of
responsibility, and logical thinking abilities. Each individual
student faces the challenge of acquiring independent thinking
and imagination, how to communicate and familiarize
themselves with new concepts. We are determined todevelop their creativity and ability of identifying and solving
problems to the highest level.
With its quiet suburban setting removed from the bustle ofTokyo, our campus has an abundant natural environment thatis attractive to students and faculty alike. It is an environment
in which they can develop their strengths through reflection
and discussion. It also hosts a highly diverse student body,
both domestically and internationally. With the second largest
number of international students among Japan's national
universities, and having been chosen as a Core University
for Internationalization through the Global 30 Project, theUniversity of Tsukuba has developed into a university ofinternational flavor and diverse values.
As a c omprehensive universit y with a wide range ofacademic fields, we are actively expanding interdisciplinary
and integrative approaches to education and research

while furthering specialized expertise. Owing to the wide
dissemination of research outcomes, we have achieved areputation as a base for international research and education.
Three Nobel Prize winners are connected to our University,
Dr. Sin-Itiro Tomonaga (Nobel Prize in Physics, 1965), Dr. Leo
Esaki (Nobel Prize in Physics, 1973) and Dr. Hideki Shirakawa(Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2000). This year marks the 150th
anniversary of the birth of Jigoro Kano, who not only acted
as principal of the Tokyo Higher Normal School for 23 years,
but also enlightened the teaching of Judo as well as literary
and martial arts throughout Japan. Many young athletes fromour university have participated in the Olympics and broughthome gold medals.
Universities are expected to act as a focal point of knowledge
that holds the key to a balanced development of humansociety. Besides education and research, a further essential
role of universities is to serve society through international
and local contributions, and advance collaboration amongindustry, academia, and government. At the core of Tsukuba
Science City with its concentration of scientific research
institutes, we are at the forefront of such collaboration, andhave been actively contributing to society as a whole while
continuing to strengthen our education and research. Ours
is a rapidly globalizing world where information travels theworld in an instant. Some feel uneasy by the sheer pace ofchange, but times of change are also times of opportunity.
We must foster the kind of imaginative power that can create
added value for the future. Imagine the Future is our logo,
symbolizing the forward-looking stance of the University ofTsukuba and its human resources.
Recently, the Ph.D. Program in Human Biology was accepted
as one of the Leading Graduate School Doctoral Programs
supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan. The promotionof this program leads the traditional university education
system to the degree program system in our university as
well as universities in Japan. To this end, our university lends
intensive support to this program.

School of Integrativeand Global Majors
Head of School of Integrative andGlobal Majors, Vice President,
University of Tsukuba

Prof.Dr.Kazuhiko Shimizu
As part of our higher education
reforms, the University of Tsukuba
has launched a series of degree
program refor ms with the aim

The Human Biology Ph.D. Programof ensuring the quality of academic degrees awarded.
Focusing on student learning outcomes, these degree

The captain training program which makes the society which
lives with the humans appropriate for a person

programs imply systematically designed education programs
which enable students to clarify and gain their academic
competences in accordance with their area of study andlevel of university degree, such as bachelor’s, master’s,
doctoral, and professional. In order to transform the existing
university-centered to student-centered degree programs, theUniversity is currently formulating three academic policies,
including those for degree granting, curricular organization,
and admission for undergraduate and graduate programs.
Furthermore, in keeping with the establishment idea of ouruniversity, it is one of the most important missions for ouruniversity to develop and create interdisciplinary degree
programs. In order to promote the interdisciplinary degree
program, we have established School of Integrative andGlobal Majors (SIGMA), headed by the Vice President
responsible for the education system. The function of the
School is to support the management of degree programs
and other educational programs and thereby promote theeducation by the programs under the School.
The Ph.D. Program in Human Biology was accepted to the
Leading Graduate School Doctoral Program supportedby the Ministry of Education, Culture, Spor ts, Scienceand Technology (MEXT), Japan. By combining top-tiernational and international instructors and students withacademic, business, and governmental circles, this degree
program aims to develop graduate level education that iscommensurate with higher education institutions ensuring
world-class standards of education. Beginning with the Ph.D.
Program in Human Biology, SIGMA aspires to further develop
the degree programs at the University of Tsukuba and takeleadership roles in higher education reforms both nationallyand internationally. Your continuing support and cooperation
with the University is greatly appreciated.

In Human biology
Chair of the PhD Programin Human Biology

Prof.Dr.Kyosuke Nagata
What is ‘Human Biology’? Human
biology is a new area of study
in biology. In human biology,a h u m a n b e i n g i s r e l a t i v i ze dto other living organisms as one species on this planet in
the universe, and as one species born in the time-axis of
biological evolution. Human biology is the area of study tounderstand the maintenance mechanism of the homeostasis,and the inheritance mechanism of successive life in variable

circumstance and thereby to contribute to formation of theunstinted human society and the sustainable world.
Human biology is categorized into biology, but not medicine.
However, medical knowledge and concept are important forhuman biology. We have realized that the college students
majored in biology and medicine do not sufficiently study themathematical science (i.e., mathematics, physics, chemistry,etc.) during their high school days, or in a university general
education curriculum, which is truly helpful for subsequent
learning. A fundamental problem for human science is lackof experimental test systems for human beings. Although an
animal is naturally used as an alternative experiment medium,is the result applicable to humans as well? When we
consider development of a new medication as the example,
this shall be the case. Here in our Ph.D. Program in Human
Biology, we will integrate the knowledge acquired in medical
science with the result obtained from the life science researchusing animals and cells; use the concept and methods of themathematical science; and simulate biological processes incomputers using the latest computing science. In cooperation
with a wide range of interdisciplinary approaches, we will try
to reproduce human beings in virtual space and use them tofurther develop technological application.
Science pursues to generalize the principle in the nature fact,
while technology can prove the correctness of the principle
by appropriate application. Those who are responsible forthe future world with science and technology shall expand
and deepen science academically; create new technology
based on the knowledge acquired in learning and give it backit to the human community; and coordinate to tie science andtechnology with the society. In our human biology degree
program, we have prepared the curricula which make thesevarious careers possible. For example, we offer subjects
relevant to International Research Rotation, Entrepreneurship
Trial, Appropriate Technology Program, and so forth.
We designate our program as the "Shipmaster Program”,
alternatively. The shipmaster of present-day fisherman
convoy as well as one in Great Navigation Age should have
not only the professional skill, including the helmsmanshipbased on information obtained by GPS and a mariner’s
compass, but also the skill for "cognoscente", "breakthrough",and "accomplishment" to for correct navigation performances
for their ultimate targets and objects.
Now, let's set sail! See the world with friends having diverse
backgrounds and cultures.

The Human Biology Ph.D. Program
Humankind invented science and technology, and indoing so unwittingly exposed its health and wellbeing toa great deal of threats. Today, our global environmentis deteriorating, as the delicate balance of its waterand atmospheric systems becomes polluted; within
this increasingly precarious environment are chemical
substances, such as endocrine-disrupting chemicals, thebyproduct of the technological inventions of humankind.

The Human Biology Ph.D. Program will implement
the following measures with regard to innovation inadministration, curriculum, and diploma systems within
the program.

Presi

Elsewhere, the spread of new and re-emerging infectious
diseases is a result of the high speed at which people anditems travel the world today. In order to control this kindof global threat, we cannot rely on medicine alone, theprimary aim of which is to prevent and to heal disease.
Rather, we must combine multiple related disciplines,
starting with the field of biology. When carrying out
research on the human being, there are ethicalboundaries that dictate which experimental methods
are considered acceptable, and thus collaboration andintegration with computational science is required toapply biological findings to the human being.

School of Integrative

HUMAN BIOLOGY

1 Entrance examination reform
Entrance examination :First roundbased on GRE, GPA scores;
Second round on a selection camp

2 Japanese & International
students living together &promoting mutual cultural
understandingMed

Computational
Science

Hum
Biol

Overseas Partner Universities

１ Entrance examination reform: ensure intake of outstanding students
by referring to internationally standardized GRE/GPA results andintroducing an examination process involving overnight stays and informalinteraction.
２ Globalization as the norm: promote the establishment of anenvironment that encourages both Japanese and international students tolearn and study in English, and make use of the opportunities presented
by the largest dormitory facilities in Japan to encourage mutual culturalinteraction and understanding.
３ Graduate school education encompassing science and liberal arts:
nurture students through a program of integrated knowledge and learning,
encouraging them to acquire the ethical outlook, internationally-oriented
open-mindedness, and globally-translatable negotiating skills that are thestandard of the University of Tsukuba’s Graduate School, and harnessing
the opportunities presented by the cooperation of world-leading scientificresearchers and corporate managers to encourage further learning anddebate, and to motivate students to play a full role in society.
４ Developing breakthrough power to facilitate international cooperationand good judgment applicable to industrial contexts: entrepreneurships,
appropriate technology learning, overseas laboratory rotations, overseas
corporate internships, corporate planning & development competitions, andproject management are all incorporated into the program. Students areable to choose courses according to their own personal goals, and build
up appropriate judgment applicable to broad social situations including
industrial contexts and government bodies, as well as the ability to makebreakthroughs that will lead to enhanced international cooperation. The
performance of students in these two areas will be measured in the
Qualifying Examination.

15 countries
25 universities
Edindurgh University
Harvard University, etc

4-1 Breakthrough power tofacilitate international
cooperation

Entrepreneurship
Appropriate technology education
Internships in overseas companies
Rotation in overseas researchlaboratories

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Scie

4-２ Good judgmen

to industrial co

University-based colaboratories Corpor& development com
Project managemen

Qualifying Exam(diploma policy)
based on industry standards

Good judgment, breakthrough power,
specialist skills, adility to take conclusive action

OutputExtemal Evaluation Committee
Alumni Network
Human resources able topromote the evaluation of the adverse
eﬀects of chemical substances arising fromhuman activity, including medicine,
pharmacology, agriculture and engineering,on human health and well-being.

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Nurturing of the global leaders steering to the future human society
Educational Goals of the Program

inheritance. Students will be given training allowing them to develop

The Human Biology Ph.D. Program adopts a multi-perspective

the outstanding research skills and specialist knowledge required

methodological approach, integrating the disciplines of biologicalat this level of study. The aim is to nurture the global leaders of thescience, medicine, computational science, and materials science,

future, able to create a rich human society.

to understand the mechanisms of human survival, adaptation, andMatchless Educational Approach
The core concept at the heart of the various unique educational

ident

and research approaches that make up this course is a program ofindividualized, global overseas training, exemplified by appropriatetechnology learning programs. Through this kind of overseas
training program, the Ph.D. Program is able to conduct coursework

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at partner universities overseas and in collaboration with industry,
designed to 1) foster leading researchers with a challenging spirit
both for academia and industry, 2) develop leadership skills along

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with entrepreneurship for desirable organizational management,

3 Graduate school education Ethics,
international negotiating skills etc.

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15 companies
Astellas, Ajinomoto, Japan
Chemical Industry Association, etc.

Conclusive action-taking basedon specialist knowledge and skill
Expertise in human biology comparative
to that of a medical doctor Ability to provide
solutions and take conclusive action based on
specialist skills rooted in an integrated
understanding of and expertise in biologicalscience, computational science, material science

6 Internationalization of facultySupervision by faculty of multiple
nationalities and multiple disciplines
Faculty evaluative system

Operating Committee
Planning Committee, Educational Aﬀairs Committee,
FD/SD Committee, international Partnerships Committee,
Corporate Relations Committee, Public Relations Committee

Outcome

Tsukuba Innovation Arena for life
University of Tsukuba/
Human Biology Ph.D. Program

Independent Administrative
stitution Research Laboratories

Privatecorporations

National Institute of Advanced
ndustrial Science and Technology
tional Institute for Materials Science

Astellas
Eisai
Intel

and 3),develop specialist and social skills based on strategicplanning.
The Human Biology Ph.D. Program Graduate
The Human Biology Ph.D. Program graduate will be able to use theskills obtained through the program’s unique educational approach
to work toward the development of solutions to those global-scale
problems that pose a threat to the health and well-being of humans.
He or she will display the ability to display excellent judgment, makebreakthroughs, and take conclusive action, geared toward attaining
international consensus.

５ Conclusive action-taking based on specialist knowledge and skill:
Develop the ability to take conclusive action appropriate to one’s position,
based on multi-perspective and comprehensive problem-solving skills,
traversing medicine, biological science, computational science, andmaterials science, and based on specialist knowledge in human biology
built up through study of specialist courses incorporating project-basedlearning methods. Participation in joint research projects in laboratories
engaged in research in other disciplines, as well as laboratories inoverseas institutes, is also used to develop specialist knowledge, researchskills, and management ability, as is high-level debate in advanced level
entrepreneurship and appropriate technology learning courses, and regularresearch and practical training.
６ Internationalization of faculty: the graduate education outlined
above will only become possible if the supervising faculty members arefrom multiple countries and from multiple disciplines, and include staff
from industry and government as well as academic, able to take aninterdisciplinary and international approach to teaching and supervision. In
order to achieve this, the Program must ensure that the faculty itself is of
an international quality. A Communications and Coordinating Committee
will be set up to oversee matters relating to exchange and interaction
with overseas partner universities as well as educational guidance policy,
and it will also seek to improve teaching skills. The teaching quality of thefaculty members will be evaluated via peer reviews from students as well
as faculty members who previously worked in industry in order to sharpen
up evaluative measures of faculty. When undertaking their teaching
duties, faculty should remember the words of Eizaburo Nishibori, captainof Japan’s first Antarctica wintering party in the first half of the twentiethcentury: “to nurture is to allow students to taste success and to learn frommistakes. The heart that wishes to learn knows no fear, but instead is fullof challenge and will venture forth for discovery,”Outline
The students in the Human Biology Program will be trained in multidisciplinary courses that cover medical,
biological, computational and physical sciences, to further understand how human being can adapt, inherit andsustain their life. Students participate in this program shall gain research and scientific knowledge that is expected
to become world-class leaders, who could direct our society for the benefit of the human being.
Human Biology

Our Vision for Human Biology ResearchCentral Dogma

Post-Central Dogma
Biomolecules
Epigenetic Molecules

Control

Sustaining life and healthTranslation supervised
by Kyosuke Nagata

Deductively

Understanding the humanThe biology of the human being

・Medicine・Science
・Engineering・harmacology
・Agriculture
Human biology transcends conventional disciplinary boundaries,and looks at thehuman being as a single unit of life on the earth and in the universe, it seeks to
examine and understand the mechanisms and homeostasis of the human on thetemporal axes of the global environment and biological evolution.

Seeking to gain an understanding of the human in thecontext of both natural and social environments, andcontrubute to sustainable wellbeing and happiness on Earth.

Inductively

Wet experiments (biology, medicine, agriculture)
identification of molecules, functional analysis

Research
Kazuhiko SHIMIZU
Vice President /Doctor ofPhilosophy in Education: Educational Systems
Kyosuke NAGATA
Professor, Biomedical Sciences,
Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences
Doctor of Pharmacology: Virology, Molecular Biology
Makoto ASASHIMA
Director, Life Science Center of
Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance
Doctor of Science: Developmental/Stem Cell Biology
Yasunori KANAHOProfessor, Biomedical
Sciences, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human
Sciences
Doctor of Pharmacology: Physiological Chemistry, Cell
Biology
Mitsuyasu KATO
Professor, Biomedical Sciences,
Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences
Doctor of Medicine: Pathology
Satoru TAKAHASHI
Professor, Biomedical
Sciences, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human
Sciences
Doctor of Medicine: Developmental Engineering/
Molecular Biology
Kenji IRIE
Professor, Biomedical Sciences,
Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences
Doctor of Science: Molecular Cell Biology
Osamu OHNEDA
Professor, Biomedical Sciences,
Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences
Doctor of Medicine: Regenerative Medicine/Stem Cell
Biology
Akira SHIBUYA
Professor, Biomedical Sciences,
Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences
Doctor of Medicine: Medicine Immunology
Masahi YANAGISAWA
Professor, Biomedical
Sciences, Graduate School of Comprehensive
Human Sciences(Funding Program for World-Leading
Innovative R&D on Science and Technology)
Doctor of Medicine : Molecular Pharmacology/
Neuroscience
Hitoshi SHIMANO
Professor, Clinical Sciences,
Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences
Doctor of Medicine: Endocrinology
Takayuki SUMIDA
Professor, Clinical Sciences,
Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences
Doctor of Medicine: Connective Tissue Disease/
Rheumatology, Clinical Medicine, Immunology
Shigeru CHIBA
Professor, Clinical Sciences,

Graduate School of Comprehensive Human
Sciences
Doctor of Medicine: Hematology
Hiroyuki YOSHIKAWA
Professor, Clinical
Sciences, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human
Sciences
Doctor of Medicine: Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Tadashi BABA
Professor, Life Science andBioengineering, Graduate School of Life andEnvironmental Sciences Doctor of Agriculture:
Molecular and Development
Akiyoshi FUKAMIZU
Professor, Life Scienceand Bioengineering, Graduate School of Life andEnvironmental Sciences
Doctor of Agriculture: Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
Jun YANAGISAWA
Professor, Life Scienceand Bioengineering, Graduate School of Life andEnvironmental Sciences Doctor of Pharmacy: Molecular
Biology
Tomoki CHIBA
Professor, Biological Sciences,
Graduate School of Life and Environmental
Sciences
Doctor of Medicine: Molecular Cell Biology
Hiroshi WADA
Professor, Biological Sciences,
Graduate School of Life and Environmental
Sciences
Doctor of Science: Evolutionary Embryology
Mitsuhisa SATO
Professor, Computer Science,
Graduate School of Systems and Information
Engineering
Doctor of Science: Computer Science
Tetsuya SAKURAI
Professor, Computer Science,
Graduate School of Systems and Information
Engineering Doctor of Engineering: Numerical Analysis
Shoji MAKINO
Professor, Computer Science,
Graduate School of Systems and Information
Engineering
Doctor of Engineering: Media & Information Science
Kazuhiro KAWAMURA
Professor, Mathematics,
Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences
Doctor of Science: Topology/Combinatorics
Masaki KITA
Associate Professor, Chemistry,
Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences
Doctor of Science: Bioorganic Chemisty/Natural
Products

Shigeyuki KANO
Professor, Medical Sciences,
Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences(Partner Graduate School)
Doctor of Medicine: Tropical Medicine
Keiji TANAKA
Professor, Medical Sciences,
Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences(Partner Graduate School)
Doctor of Medicine: Biochemistry
Shunsuke ISHII
Professor, Medical Sciences,
Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences(Partner Graduate School)
Doctor of Science: Molecular Biology
Keiji MIYATA
Professor, Clinical Sciences, Graduate
School of Comprehensive Human Sciences (Partner
Graduate School)
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine:Translational Science (Pharmacology)
Shintaro NISHIMURA
Professor, Clinical Sciences,
Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences(Partner Graduate School) Doctor of Engineering:
Nuclear Medicine◇ To be scheduled
Taka-Aki SATO
Shimadzu Corporation
Nobuo HANAI
Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.
Teizou MURATA
Ajinomoto Co. Inc.
Satoshi KAWAMURA
Sumitomo Chemical
Takashi NAGATA
Mizuho Information & ResearchInstitute
Yukihiro YADA
Kao Corporation
Michael Kann
Université Victor Segalen
Bordeaux 2 Professor
Charles ffrench-Constant
University of Edinburgh
Professor
Carl-Henrik Heldin
The Ludwig Institute for Cancer
Research
Uppsala University
Professor
Ricardo E. Dolmetsch
Stanford University
Associate professor
Alfred Goldberg
Harvard University
Professor
Lewis L. Lanier
University of California, San
Francisco
Professor
Kei Shinkai
Tsinghua University
Professor
Ding Shih-Torng
National Taiwan University
Professor
Kim, Seong-Jin
CHA University
Professor
Sue Goo Rhee
Ewha Womans University
Professor

CurriculumThis Program provides not only specialized subjects on life science, medical science, pure and applied sciences,and computational science but also Transferable Skills, subjects offered by companies, International Research Work,International Mushashugyo, etc. to understand the mechanisms of human survival, adaptation, and inheritance. Students
will be given training allowing them to develop the outstanding research skills with specialist knowledge. The aim is tonurture the global leaders of the future who can contribute to creation of the next-generation human society.
1st year
Basic Experiments in Human Biology
Special Lectures in Human Biology I
Special Seminars in Human Biology I
Special Research in Human Biology I

2st yearInternational Subjects
Initiation Seminar
World Science Leaders' Seminar
Business Leaders' Seminar
Experimental Sciences
Serendipity in Human Biology
Transferable Skills *International Business Negotiation
Intellectual Properrty Right
TOEFL iBT
Mathematics & Computer Science
Application of Information
Technology in Science
Basic Computational Biology
High Performance Computing Technology
Computational Algorithms
Mathematics for Biology
Molecular Subjects
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Pharmacology, Basic Toxicology
Human Chemical Biology
Frontier Science in Drug Discovery
Medical Subjects
Human Anatomy & Embryology
Human Pathology & Oncology
Human Infection & Immunology
Human Endocrinology & Metabolism
Environmental Medicine
Common Subjects
CITI:Required Educationfor Human Research Participants
Human Biology Communication I, IIInternational Discussion on Human Biology I, II

3st-5st years

Special Lectures inHuman Biology Ⅱ
Special Seminars inHuman Biology Ⅱ
Special Research inHuman Biology Ⅱ
Special Practice inHuman Biology Ⅱ

Advanced International Research Rotation
Advanced Internship in Overseas
Companies
Advanced Appropriate Technology
Advanced Entrepreneurship

Thesis Work
4th year
Summer Camp
Mid-term
Evaluation* Graduate Schools
Common Subjects

Final Exam.

Study Subjects

End of Second YearEnd of 4th Year

Qualifying Exam.

Qualifying Exam.

Advanced Specialized Subjects
Gene Engineering
Reproduction biology
Epigenome Physiology
Signal Transduction and Drug Design
Stem Cell Therapy
Analysis Machineries in Human Design
Exposure Science and Toxicology

60 Credits
GPA > 3.0

72 Credits
GPA > 3.0
TOEFLiBT > 90
TOEIC > 860

Common Subjects
Research Presentation and Discussion
Internal Research Rotation
Internship in Overseas Companies
Appropriate Technology
EntrepreneurshipHome InternshipStudent Support ・Career Paths
Here in the University of Tsukuba, we are very seriously thinking of the student service including their financial support aswell as career employment support.

Student
Support

CareerPaths

・Financial support (JPY 2,160,000~2,880,000 /year,including school expenses)
・Support for overseas activities (JPY 1,000,000 average)
Overseas lab rotation, Overseas internship and research, Appropriate technology education
・Preferential availability of dormitories (personal expense: JPY 30,000/month)・Risk, mental health and career support

Current Conditions and Problems
Universities, Incorporated Administrative ResearchInstitutes, Industries
・must clarify career paths for degree holders
・must ensure fair competition because personnel
change is infrequent・must meet the needs of the global community
・must overcome shortages of talented people who arenecessary for success in international competition
Graduate Students
・tend to stay in their own country, hesitate to gooverseas to study
・are unaware of the diversity of types of jobs
University Faculty
・are less conscious about students’career paths

Countermeasure
Suggestions for the Career Path Plan obtained fromdegree program participating institutions both athome and abroad・clarify recruitment and training processes in each
institution and industry
・educate about and promote starting a company
Furthermore,creation of the field of new growth industry
Graduate Students’ study
・learn on the world stage
・internships in company collaboration laboratories
Structure of quality guarantee of teachers・International Peer Review aiming at educational powerand qualitative improvement

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University of Tsukuba

School of Integrative and Global Majors
1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577 Japan

http://hbp.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/