Keio's Current Progress Concerning Top Global University Project Initiatives in AY 2014
䕺Common Performance Indicators for TGUP
International Initiatives

䕿 Platform for Keio Research Released
The Keio Research Highlights website was released as a platform to deliver the latest information about theinnovative research and revolutionary findings in the natural and social sciences and humanities at Keio, thereby
increasing Keio's international research presence.
Visit the site: http://research-highlights.keio.ac.jp/
䕿 Establishment of All-English Global Interdisciplinary Courses (GIC)
The Global Interdisciplinary Courses (GIC) Center was established in 2014 todesign the GIC Program, which started in April 2015. Keio’s first universitywide curriculum conducted in English, the GIC Program is available to students
across all of Keio's undergraduate faculties and graduate schools and willfunction as a platform that works towards developing courses which allow morestudents to study and graduate in English. The GIC Program launched with 13
Core Courses and 172 Research Courses that offer GIC credit.
Keio Research Highlights
䕿 A University-wide GPA Standard
Many of Keio's undergraduate faculties and graduate schools already use the grade point average (GPA) scale asan evaluation tool for advancement and graduation, academic advisement, scholarships and awards for academic
excellence, and study abroad. In 2014, the University decided to formulate an institutional standard of evaluation to
be implemented upon consensus among undergraduate faculties and graduate schools.

Governance Reforms
䕿 Appointment of Tenure Track Faculty
As defined by Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), the “tenure tracksystem” is a mechanism that enables young researchers to gain the experience needed to establish themselves in theirfield during a fixed term of service before obtaining a permanent tenure position. The research they produce during thisperiod is strictly evaluated when considering them as candidates for tenure. While tenure track positions already exist
within some undergraduate faculties and graduate schools, the University has now established “Regulations for the Top
Global University Project Tenure Track System” in order to implement a university-wide tenure track system. As ofSpring 2015, the University employs 36 tenure track faculty members, surpassing its tenure track target for 2020.
䕿 Establishing the Global Advisory Council
In 2014, the University established the Global Advisory Council (GAC),
which acts as an advisory body to the Keio president, the university's headdecision-maker. The University hopes to benefit from the expert opinions
and international standpoints of GAC members, all of whom are presidents
of distinguished universities overseas.
䕿 Establishment of a Presidential Discretionary Fund
The University has established a discretionary fund for the President to use
swiftly and flexibly in order to inject funding and accelerate reform. This fundhas made it possible for the University to prioritize and selectively consolidate
resources on exceptional projects in need of funding. This fund helped bring
together leaders from the business, academia, and government from throughout
the Asia-Pacific region for candid discussions concerning key issues for thefuture of the Internet at the Association of Pacific Rim Universities' (APRU)Internet Business Offsite: “The Internet in the Asia-Pacific – Looking Ahead to2025,” which was held from March 10-11, 2015, at Keio University.

The Internet in Asia: Looking Ahead to 2025

Academic Reforms
䕿 Increased Number of Degree Programs Offered in English & Introduction of Third-Party Test Scores onEntrance Examinations
The Faculty of Economics has announced the “Programme in Economics for Alliances, Research and Leadership(PEARL),” a brand-new economics program offered entirely in English. The Faculty of Economics will begin
accepting applications for the inaugural September 2016 admission in October 2015. This program, coupled with theGlobal Interdisciplinary Courses (GIC), will offer students a comprehensive education entirely in English, fromgeneral education requirements to areas of specialization. Designed to foster global economic leaders of tomorrow,
PEARL equips students with a global perspective and a specialized knowledge of economics. PEARL students who
qualify also have the opportunity to earn both their bachelor's and master's degree within a five-year period. Selectionfor the program will be based on overall academic readiness and English ability. Applicants' overall academic
readiness will be evaluated using assessment tools such as the International Baccalaureate (IB) and SAT. English
ability will be assessed using scores from the TOEFL, IELTS, and other approved third-party tests.
Additionally, the GIGA Program, which was launched at Shonan Fujisawa Campus (SFC) in 2011 under the Facultyof Environment and Information Studies, will expand to include the Faculty of Policy Management in September 2015.

䕺Keio University's Original Performance Indicators for TGUP䕿 Visiting Research Co-Advisors
The University has developed a new scheme to invite researchers from abroad under a cross-appointment system asvisiting research co-advisors to advise doctoral candidates. During a short-term pilot program in late 2014 and early
2015, the University invited over thirty visiting research co-advisors. In a post-pilot survey that reviewed outcomes ofadvisement, all parties involved—primary advisors, visiting research co-advisors, and doctoral candidates—expresseda high degree of satisfaction with the scheme. The University hopes to build enduring relationships with visiting
research co-advisors who will contribute to joint research, joint editorship, and/or joint authorship with Keio's
academic faculty and doctoral candidates, thereby helping to raise Keio's international reputation in the future.
䕿 Research GrowthIn 2014-2015, Keio's research greatly exceeded many of its research targets. For
example, the total amount of commissioned research grew 23% to 64 billion yen,and the total number of domestic/foreign patents grew 53% to 988. The University
also established a hub for collaborative research with the U.S. National Instituteon Aging, a world leader in aging and longevity research.
䕿 Double Degrees & Joint Degrees
The University added three new double degree programs to bring the total
number of double degree programs to 26—more than any other university inOpen Research Forum
Japan. This surpasses Keio's target for 2016. The three new programs arebetween the following:
䞉Graduate School of Economics and Bocconi University;
䞉Graduate School of Science and Technology and the Free University of Brussels; and䞉Graduate School of Science and Technology and Université catholique de Louvain.
Keio continues to promote active collaboration in education and research with universities overseas.
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䕿 Keio's Global Initiatives
In 2014-2015, the University launched the three transdisciplinary initiatives ofLongevity, Security, and Creativity. Kick-off symposiums for each initiative
marked the beginning of advanced education and research within and betweeninitiatives. As of June 2015, research centers for each initiative have been set up
within Keio Advanced Research Centers (KARC) with a total of nine initiativebased research projects currently selected to receive internal research funding.
This research will serve as the basis to attract other research projects and obtain
external research funding to invite exceptional researchers from overseas forjoint research. Keio expects to attain better international visibility by publishinghigh-quality papers jointly authored with international researchers and
Keio Creativity Initiative Symposium
ultimately boost the University’s international dimension.

Partnerships with Universities Overseas

In 2014-2015, Keio University leadership played a leading role in strengthening ties with universities overseas byinstating a pilot cross-appointment scheme for visiting research co-advisors, establishing the Global Advisory Council(GAC), and developing new overseas research hubs. Keio’s faculties and graduate schools have also driven efforts tostrengthen collaboration with universities abroad. One of these programs is the “Joint Project Based Global Learning”
between Master's students at Keio Media Design (KMD) and the Stanford University’s Graduate Schools ofEngineering and Education. This program gives students the opportunity to engage in a short-term collaborative project
related to the application of new media and involves two-week stays at both Stanford University and KMD. Faculty
members from each participating graduate school are appointed as project advisors. Though brief in duration, students
encounter the distinctive educational methods of each of the graduate schools and experience the cultures and lifestylesof both the Silicon Valley and Tokyo. The program is intended for students to take their first steps on the road to global
citizenship.

Commemorative Events
䕿 Keio Delegation to Harvard University: Celebrating 125 Years Since the Establishment of the First University
Departments at Keio
The history between Keio and Harvard dates back to 1890, when then-Presidentof Harvard, Charles Eliot, nominated three professors to head Keio’s first threeuniversity departments of literature, economics, and law. To celebrate the 125years since the first departments were established, a Keio delegation to Harvard
in March 2015 was made possible with the cooperation of Harvard’s Reischauer
Institute of Japanese Studies and the Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, theWeatherhead Center for International Affairs.
President Seike met with Harvard President Drew Faust before giving a lecture
as part of Keio’s Longevity Initiative, titled “Japan’s Aging Society and the Roleof Higher Education,” to a large audience which included many researchers andstudents. At the reception that followed, researchers from both institutions
discussed opportunities to strengthen the Harvard-Keio relationship through joint
research and academic exchange. Many Harvard students also showed a keeninterest in studying in Japan at the information sessions held by Keio staff thefollowing day.

President Seike gives a lecture at Harvard