NAra Institute of Scienceand Technology(NAIST)

NAIST: Located in Kansai Science City
Osaka

Kyoto

Nara

NAIST: Located in Kansai Science City

Kansai Science City (Keihanna)
Research park in the Kansai Hills area, extending to threeprefectures, Kyoto, Osaka and Nara, and covering about 150
km2. More than 110 companies and institutes such as:
KyoceraATR (Advanced
Telecommunications
Research Institute International)

NICT (National Institute ofInformation and Communications
Technology)

Panasonic

RITE (Research Institute of
Innovative Technology for the Earth)NAIST Campus
Student & Staff
Dormitories

Interdisciplinary/Integrated
Research Building
Administrative
Offices

Division of Information Science

Division of Materials Science
Division of Biological Science

Interdisciplinary/Integrated
Research Building

NAIST: Purpose and Focus
Founded in 1991, NAIST was composed of 3 graduate schools

Information
Science
Interdisciplinary
Integration

Materials
Science

Biological
SciencesIn April, 2018, NAIST underwent anorganizational transformation to lower barriers
between academic fields and become a single
graduate school with seven education
programs. The new Graduate School of Scienceand Technology allows NAIST to further adapt
to the ever-changing needs of society anddevelopments in science and technology.

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The Goals of the Shift to the
Graduate School of Science and Technology● Pursuits in the interdisciplinary fields of information,
biological and materials science● ＜Education＞Structuring of a flexible interdisciplinaryarea educational program～Fostering of transferable skills～● ＜Research＞Produce new research areas throughinterdisciplinary fusion research～Creating the new forefronts in science and technology～
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Multidisciplinary-Focused Education Programs
・ Program of Information Science and Engineering
・ Program of Computational Biology
・ Program of Biological Science
・ Program of Bionanotechnology
・ Program of Materials Science and Engineering
・ Program of Intelligent Cyber-Physical Systems
・ Program of Data Science
NAIST will produce creative leaders in research and skilled technicians to be active in Japan and abroad,pivoting around information, biological and materials sciences and focusing on their interdisciplinary fields
that evolve from frontier science.
≪Master’s Program≫ develops human resources with specialized knowledge and training, a wide
understanding of the related interdisciplinary fields, and the ability to approach issues and phenomena
holistically to undertake the application of science and technology and it’s innovation throughout society.
≪Doctoral Program≫ fosters international awareness, self-reliance, and independence and develop
researchers and skilled technicians with high ambitions that will advance the boundaries of science andtechnology taking leading roles throughout international industry, academia and government.

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Graduate School of
Science and Technology
Seven Education Programs

Program of Information
Science and Engineering
A focused information science program which
fosters students able to support today's
dynamic advanced information society,implementing further achievements in
information science in diverse fields & theirwide-spread application. This program
enriches students' broad interdisciplinary
vision & cultivates cutting-edge specialized
knowledge and skills covering computer
hardware, software & information network
technology; computer/human interaction &media technology; & various systems to fully
utilize robotics & computer technology.

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Program of Information
Science and Engineering

Laboratories

Division of Information Science
Computing Architecture
Dependable System
Ubiquitous Computing Systems
Mobile Computing
Software Engineering
Software Design and Analysis
Cyber Resilience
Information Security Engineering
Internet Architecture and Systems
Computational Linguistics
Augmented Human Communication
Network Systems
Interactive Media Design

Optical Media Interface
Cybernetics and Reality
Engineering
Ambient Intelligence
Social Computing
Robotics
Intelligent System Control
Large-Scale Systems
Management
Mathematical Informatics
Imaging-based Computational
Biomedicine
Computational Systems Biology
Robotics Vision19

Program of Computational Biology
An interdisciplinary information
science and biological science
program which fosters students
who are able to collect & analyze
the huge amounts of data related
to the phenomena of life, such as
medical imaging data & theenormous amounts of bioinformation concerning genes,
proteins, & metabolism, while
fostering persons who will
undertake the development ofthese technologies.

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Program of Computational Biology
Laboratories
Division of Information Science

Division of Biological Science

Ubiquitous Computing Systems
Network Systems
Optical Media Interface
Robotics
Intelligent System Control
Mathematical Informatics
Imaging-based Computational Biomedicine
Computational Systems Biology
Robotics Vision

Plant Developmental Signaling
Plant Immunity
Plant Secondary Metabolism
Plant Symbiosis
Tumor Cell Biology
Stem Cell Technologies
Developmental Biomedical Science
Systems Microbiology
Cell Signaling
Structural Biology
Gene Regulation Research
Systems Neurobiology and Medicine
Computational Biology
Molecular Microbiology and Genetics
Medical Genomics

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Program of Biological Science
A focused biological science program
which fosters students able to facilitate
societal development & environmental
protection through activities concerning
areas such as the environment, energy,
food supply, resources, life quality &health maintenance, within industry &public institutions foreign/domestic. This
program enhances students' knowledge& cultivate expertise in areas from thebasic principles of the phenomena of life
to the biodiversity found at the molecular,
cellular & individual level of plants,
animals & microorganisms.

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Program of Biological Science
Laboratories

Division of Biological Science
Plant Cell Function
Plant Developmental Signaling
Plant Metabolic Regulation
Plant Growth Regulation
Plant Stem Cell Regulation and Floral
Patterning
Plant Immunity
Plant Secondary Metabolism
Plant Symbiosis
Molecular Signal Transduction
Functional Genomics and Medicine
Tumor Cell Biology
Molecular Immunobiology
Molecular Medicine and Cell Biology
Stem Cell Technologies

Developmental Biomedical Science
Organ Developmental Engineering
Microbial Molecular Genetics
Systems Microbiology
Cell Signaling
Applied Stress Microbiology
Environmental Microbiology
Structural Biology
Membrane Molecular Biology
Gene Regulation Research
Systems Neurobiology and Medicine
Computational Biology
Cell Growth Control
Molecular Microbiology and Genetics
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Medical Genomics

Program of Bionanotechnology
An interdisciplinary biological science andmaterials science program which fosters
students who pursue new trends in biosciencebased on materials science understanding, &cultivates abilities necessary for the creation ofnovel functional materials to contribute to the
future of society, including development ofpharmaceuticals & medical engineering
materials, development of new polymers which
imitate biological functions, development ofnovel compounds to increase farming
productivity, & exploration of new cellular
engineering to support regenerative medicine
through an understanding of the molecular
foundation of biogenic activity.

Program of Bionanotechnology
Laboratories
Division of Biological Science

Division of Materials Science

Plant Cell Function
Plant Metabolic Regulation
Plant Growth Regulation
Plant Stem Cell Regulation
and Floral Patterning
Molecular Signal Transduction
Tumor Cell Biology
Molecular Immunobiology
Molecular Medicine and Cell Biology
Developmental Biomedical Science
Organ Developmental Engineering
Cell Signaling
Applied Stress Microbiology
Structural Biology
Membrane Molecular Biology
Systems Neurobiology and Medicine
Cell Growth Control

Photonic Device Science
Information Device Science
Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Supramolecular Science
Photonic Molecular Science
Photofunctional Organic Chemistry
Bio-Process Engineering
Complex Molecular Systems
Precision Polymer Design and Engineering
Nanomaterials and Polymer Chemistry
Functional Polymer Science
Sensory Materials and Devices
Advanced Functional Materials

Program of Materials Scienceand Engineering
A focused materials science program
which fosters students with thefoundational knowledge of materials
science & advanced knowledge to fully
utilize their expertise through a
program spanning solid state physics,
device engineering, molecularchemistry, polymeric materials andbionano-engineering, & undertake next
generation science & technology tomaintain affluent living & support
societal development.

Program of Materials Scienceand Engineering

Laboratories
Division of Materials Science
Quantum Materials Science
Surface and Materials Science
Advanced Polymer Science
Photonic Device Science
Information Device Science
Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Supramolecular Science
Photonic Molecular Science
Photofunctional Organic Chemistry
Sensing Devices
Organic Electronics

Bio-Process Engineering
Complex Molecular Systems
Nanostructure Magnetism
Precision Polymer Design and Engineering
Nanomaterials and Polymer Chemistry
Materials Informatics
Mesoscopic Materials Science
Functional Polymer Science
Ecomaterial Science
Sensory Materials and Devices
Advanced Functional Materials

Program of Intelligent
Cyber-Physical Systems
An interdisciplinary materials scienceand information science program which
fosters students able to holistically grasp
areas including functional material
design, devices with new functions &real-world sensing, analytical device
design, system structuring to fully utilize
analyzation results, & machine & robot
control systems, who have specific,
specialized knowledge & experience tosupport the social systems of this IoT era.

Program of Intelligent
Cyber-Physical Systems
Laboratories
Division of Materials Science

Division of Information Science

Photonic Device Science
Information Device Science
Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Supramolecular Science
Photonic Molecular Science
Photofunctional Organic Chemistry
Bio-Process Engineering
Complex Molecular Systems
Precision Polymer Design andEngineering
Nanomaterials and Polymer Chemistry
Functional Polymer Science
Sensory Materials and Devices
Advanced Functional Materials

Computing Architecture
Dependable System
Ubiquitous Computing Systems
Mobile Computing
Software Engineering
Software Design and Analysis
Cyber Resilience
Information Security Engineering
Internet Architecture and Systems
Network Systems
Interactive Media Design
Optical Media Interface
Cybernetics and Reality Engineering
Ambient Intelligence
Robotics
Intelligent System Control
Large-Scale Systems Management
Computational Systems Biology
Robotics Vision

Program of Data Science
An interdisciplinary information science,
biological science and materials science
program which fosters human resources
with a wide range of expertise in datadriven & AI-driven sciences related to
information, biological, & materials
science who will find hidden 'value' &'truth' through data processing,visualization, & analysis of hugeamounts of collected data to contributeto next generation of science &technology, & societal development.

Program of Data Science
Laboratories
Division of Information Science

Division of Biological Science

Cyber Resilience
Internet Architecture and Systems
Computational Linguistics
Augmented Human Communication
Social ComputingIntelligent System Control
Mathematical Informatics
Imaging-based Computational
Biomedicine
Computational Systems Biology

Plant Metabolic Regulation
Plant Stem Cell Regulation and Floral
Patterning
Plant Immunity
Plant Secondary Metabolism
Plant Symbiosis
Molecular Medicine and Cell Biology
Systems Microbiology
Gene Regulation Research
Computational Biology

Division of Materials Science
Surface and Materials Science
Information Device Science
Bio-Process Engineering
Complex Molecular Systems
Materials Informatics

NAIST Numbers

Revenue FY2016
Total 9.9 billion(JPY)

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific
Research/0.8 billion
8.3%

Infrastructure, other/1.3
billion
13.1%

Competitive ResearchFunds & Facilities/0.6
billion
6.5%

Administrative Subsidy/5.0
billion
50.8%

Consigned Research/1.5
billion
15.6%

High Percentage ofExternal Revenue

Tuition/0.5 billion
5.7%

Expenses FY2016
Total 9.2 billion(JPY)

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific
Research/0.8 billion
8.9%

Infrastructure, other/0.8
billion
9.7%

General andadministrative
expenses/0.2 billion
3.1%

Personnel/
4.4 billion
44.5%

Campus Infrastructure &Digital Library/0.8 billion
8.7%High Allocation of
Educational Research
Funding

Research&Education/
2.3 billion
25.1%

NAIST External Evaluation
The 87th Session of the Council for Science and Technology Policy
Ranked 1st

Revenue for research expenses (per faculty member)in JapanNumber of Grants-in-Aid for scientific research (per faculty member)
Allotment of Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (per faculty member)
Revenue from patent implementation (per faculty member)
Number of university business ventures (per faculty member)
Percentage of Young Faculty (Younger than 37 years old)

Ranking 2013 by Asahi Shimbun
Ranked 1st

Citation Index of ISI (overall) among Japanese National Universities

Careers after NAIST
Returned to sponsoring
Entered other company/organization
graduate school
1
1
Other
13
Entered NAIST
doctoral program52

New employment
269

Other
8
Employment
in academia
15

Return to sponsoring
company/organization
15
Employment inBusiness
39

336 Graduates after Completion ofMaster’s Program
Fiscal 2017

Post-doctoral fellow
20

103 Graduates after Completion ofDoctoral Program

International Outlook

Academic Exchange Agreement
28 Countries/Regions 101 Institutions

Europe 33

Asia 54
N. America 7

Africa 2
Oceania 5

L. America 0

Academic Exchange Agreements: Asia
Indonesia - Universitas Gadjah Mada;
China - Institute of Genetics andDevelopmental Biology, Chinese
Academy of Sciences; Tianjin Universityof Technology; Liaoning University;
Soochow University; College of Computer
Science and Electrical Engineering,
Hunan University; Department ofComputer Science, City University ofHong Kong; School of Computer Scienceand Information Technology, Northeast
Normal University; School of Chemistry
and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing
University; School of Information Scienceand Engineering, Yunnan University
Singapore - Temasek Life Sciences
Laboratory Limited; School of Materials
Science and Engineering Nanyang
Technological University (NTU)

Asia 54

Universitas Indonesia; Bogor Agricultural
University; Universitas Hasanuddin;
Institut Teknologi Bandung; Universitas
Jenderal Soedirman; Faculty ofIndustrial Technology, Institut Teknologi
Sepuluh Nopember (FTI-ITS)
India - Indian lnstitute of Technology,
Bombay; Indian Institute of Science
Education and Research,
Thiruvananthapuram;
KIIT College of Engineering;
Korea - Gwangju Institute of Scienceand Technology; Hanbat National
University; Pohang University of Scienceand Technology; Graduate School ofCulture Technology/Department ofIndustrial Design, Korea Advanced
Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST); Graduate School of Electronics
Engineering, Kyungpook National
University

Academic Exchange Agreements:
Asia (cont’d)Thailand - Kasetsart University;

Malaysia - Universiti Sains Malaysia;
University of Malaya; Universiti Putra
Malaysia; Universiti Teknologi
Malaysia; Universiti Tunku Abdul
Rahman; Univerisiti Kebangsaan
Malaysia
Philippines - Ateneo de Manila
University; University of the Philippines
Bangladesh - Bangladesh Universityof Engineering and Technology;
North South University
Taiwan - National Chiao Tung
University; Southern Taiwan Universityof Science and Technology; The
National Taiwan University of Scienceand Technology; Institute ofBiophotonics, National Yang-Ming
University

Asia 54

Chulalongkorn University; Mahidol
University; Chiang Mai University;
King Mongkut’s University of Technology
Thonburi (KMUTT)
Vietnam - Hanoi University of Science,
VNU; VNU University of Engineering andTechnology; Hue University of Sciences;
Institute of Information Technology,
Vietnam Academy of Science andTechnology; Faculty of Electronics andTelecommunications, Ho Chi Minh City
University of Science, VNU-HCMC;
Department of Electronic andTelecommunication Engineering, Universityof Science and Technology - The Universityof Danang; Institute of Biotechnology,
Vietnam Academy of Science andTechnology; Institute of Materials Science,
Vietnam Academy of Science andTechnology; University of Science andTechnology of Hanoi (USTH)

Academic Exchange Agreements:
Europe and Africa
Russia - The St. Petersburg State Polytechnical University

Europe 33

Africa 2
Kenya - Universityof Nairobi

Senegal Cheikh Anta Diop
University

Faculty of Science, Leiden University;
Belgium - Université Catholique de Louvain
Finland - Department of Information Processing Science,
Faculty of Science, University of Oulu; University of Turku
France - Université Paul Sabatier; École Polytechnique; École
Normale Superieure Paris-Saclay; University Lille, Science andTechnology (UL1); Telecom SudParis; ESIEE Paris; University
Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallee; École nationale supérieured'ingénieurs de Caen; Telecom Paris Tech; Sorbonne University;
Université Paris-Saclay
Germany - Faculty of Engineering, RheinMain University ofApplied Sciences; RWTH Aachen University; Justus Liebig
University Giessen; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology; Universityof Regensburg; Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science,
University of ULM; Department of Informatics Technical Universityof Munich(IN-TUM); Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering Technical University of Munich(ECE-TUM); Coburg
University of Applied Sciences and Arts

Academic Exchange Agreements:
Europe (cont’d)Hungary - Doctoral School of Physics, University of Debrecen
Italy - University of Cagliari; University of Trento
Netherlands - Faculty of Science, Leiden University; Faculty

Europe 33

of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science,
Delft University of Technology
Switzerland - Faculty of Science, University of Zurich
Britain-University of Edinburgh; Department of Statistical
Science, University College London (UCL)
Macedonia - University of Information Science andTechnology “St. Paul the Apostle” (UIST)Academic Exchange Agreements:
North America, Latin America and Oceania
Canada - Queen’s University at Kingston;
Faculty of Science, The University of British
Columbia
USA - University of California, Davis;
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa; Biotechnology
Institute, University of Minnesota; The Regentsof the University of Michigan on behalf of its
Macromolecular Science & Engineering
program; Mississippi State University

Australia - University ofTechnology Sydney; School of
Pharmacy and Molecular
Sciences, James Cook
University; Macquarie
University; The University of
Newcastle
New Zealand - Unitec
Institute of Technology

Oceania 5

N. America 7

International Students @ NAISTInternational students comprise about 24%
Total: 252 students from 31 countries/regions()

Europe 25
M. East 1

Asia 214

Africa 6

N. America 1

L. America 4
Oceania 1

NAIST Students Abroad
More than 1/3 of NAIST students traveled abroad in FY2017
for research collaboration, symposiums, internships, and training.

Europe 91
M. East 1

Asia 142

N. America 109

Africa 0
L. America 1
Oceania 13

NAIST Researcher Exchange
Active research collaboration with global partners (FY2017)

Europe199 49Asia

N. America

M. East292 85145 2812

Africa12

Oceania
16 7

NAIST researchers sent abroad (Total : 656)
Researchers from abroad(Total : 173)

L. America
20

NAIST elected for major university
programs by MEXT
 2014 Top Global University Project(8.7 Million US dollars / 10 years)

 2013 The Program for Promoting the Enhancementof Research Universities(25 Million US dollars / 10 years)

International Activities Highlights
Joint Workshops and Seminars / Overseas Education and Research /Student Internships at NAIST / International Faculty and Staff Development

Admissions andStudent Information

Diversity and Flexibility
NAIST entrance exams & curriculum encourage student
enrollment from a broad range of fields and backgrounds

 Students selected by interview
 Entrance exam held 3 times per year for
master’s and 2 times for doctoral program Broad spectrum of lectures by a diverse
teaching faculty Flexible curriculum• April and October enrollment• Masters – 2 years, Ph.D. – 3 years

Financial Support
MEXT Scholarships

NAIST International
Scholarships(6 students per year)

Graduate School
Scholarships(RA/TA)

Private Foundation
Scholarships

Dormitories
Single room: 13m2

Furnished• Desk, bed, dresser cabinet,
small kitchen, toilet• Shower room (shared)

Free Internet Access
Rent: 10,000 JPY/month(Apartment: ～40,000 JPY/mo)

300 steps to campus
Parking: 4,000 JPY/yearOther Facilities

Digital Library

Health Care Center

Guest House: Sentan

Other Facilities (cont’d)

University Union

Store

Cafeteria

Other Facilities (cont’d)Basketball/Tennis Courts

Fitness RoomBaseball/Football Field

Support for International Students
 Immigration Support
 Academic Support
 Support for living in Japan Japanese Language Classes(6 Levels) International Friendship Meeting Excursions（2 times /year）
 New Student Orientation ＆ Welcome Party

Trip to Shiga

Students and Life at NAISTWhat NAIST offers?
 Focused graduate school environment
 Top quality education and research State of the art research facilities Extensive support for students/researchers Expanding network for global collaboration
 Growing global campus community

2012 NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE
Shinya Yamanaka, MD, PhD
Professor Shinya
Yamanaka's Nobel award
winning work on iPS cells is
deeply rooted in research heconducted at NAIST.
1996 Assistant Professor at Osaka
City University Medical School
1999 Associate Professor at NAIST
2003 Full Professor at NAIST
2004- Professor at Kyoto University
2005-2007 Visiting Professor at
NAIST
2007- Senior Investigator at the
Gladstone Institutes
2011 Honorary Professor at NAISTBecome a Fan and Follow NAIST
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