Pursuing Doctoral Studies
Benefits

 Developing your logical thinking, critical thinking ,and problem-solving skills, andenabling you to understand the process of creating new value
 Training your creativity, while providing the enjoyment of research and a broad
perspective on technology in relation to society Helping you gain self-confidence to work independently regardless of field, a wider rangeof career path options, and greater chances of finding satisfying and rewarding jobs andsuccess.

Changes in the perception of doctoral degrees

First occupations for science andWith the goal of taking advantage of scientific and technological engineering doctoral graduates

progress, and developing capabilities for creating new industries,
Othersthe expectations for individuals with doctoral degrees are growing. Office Workers
Their advanced sci-tech knowledge, as well as problem-finding
Other Professionals &Technical Workers
and -solving skills are sought after by society.
Researchers
Teaching
Staff
After completing doctoral programs, a wide range of career
paths can be considered – doctoral graduates work as scientists atEngineers
higher education or research institutions, active players inSource:companies, entrepreneurs, bureaucrats, politicians, etc. InMEXT-NISTP “Japanese Science andTechnology Indicators 2021”
particular, they are becoming more active in R&D companies.

Related information: 「博士」 のすゝめ* https://www.tac-mi.titech.ac.jp/pdf/hakasenosusume.pdf* Roughly translated as “Benefits of earning doctoral degrees”

1Three Takuetsu Programs
Financial support for doctoral students

At Tokyo Tech, almost all doctoral students receive financial support from public or
private entities. The TAC-MI, WISE-SSS, and ISE academies engaging in Takuetsu
programs offer students opportunities for financial support.

Takuetsu programs and academies

As part of efforts to foster outstanding doctoral graduates, Tokyo Tech has established
the aforementioned three academies that function across academic disciplines at theInstitute, and enable seamless transition between master’s and doctoral degreeprograms. With the objective of developing students’ abilities and skills required tocreate new value and solve social problems, these academies offer unique programs.
They aim to promote interdisciplinary research, and encourage personnel exchanges
among various organizations such as industrial entities, national institutions, andoverseas institutions, while placing value on laboratory work and activities.

Takuetsu programs are waiting to welcome you!
Tokyo Tech Academy for Convergenceof Materials and Informatics (TAC-MI)Tokyo Tech Academy for Super
Smart Society (WISE-SSS)

Tokyo Tech Academy ofEnergy and Informatics (ISE)* Takuetsu programs: Programs offered by the TAC-MI, WISE-SSS, and ISE academies are supported by MEXT’s Doctoral Degree Program for World-leading
Innovative & Smart Education (WISE Program). They are commonly called Takuetsu (卓越 in Japanese, meaning excellence or superiority) programs.

2Tokyo Tech Academy for Convergence Creating sustainable societies
through [Material×Information]of Materials and Informatics (TAC-MI) multi-talented human resource development
Materialsand devices

FusionInformation
technologies

Fusion between material science and information technologies based on Tokyo Tech’s own research
centers, such as Center for Element Strategy and TSUBAME super computerTokyo Tech Academy for Convergence of Materials and Informatics (TAC-MI) Start!

Services
Information
Materials
Creating new industries
by connecting “materials", which is Japan's
strengths, to “services" by utilizing
information science & technologies.
Produce leaders who create new industries
as advanced professionals in materials science and informatics

3 Specially offered degree programs for TAC-MI students

To help students develop the four attributes required to become multitalented individuals,
the academy has designed 12 educational modules:(1) Creativity
・ Materials and Informatics lectures with exercises
・ Laboratory rotation
・ Originality education with Self-designed thesis(2) Broad perspective

・ Lectures on social service creation
・ Intelligent Services: A Social Perspective
・ Industrial mentor system(3) Practical ability

・ Practice School to solve companies issues
・ TAC-MI Research Grant to enhance the ability
to find and solve problems(4) Global leadership・ Leadership development courses provided by ToTAL・ International internships
・ International forums on materials and informatics
・ International mentor system
We also offer the TAC-MI Scholarship and RA that helps TAC-MI students to be financiallyindependent and allows them to concentrate on their studies.

Student Recruitment Briefing will be held online. Please participate in the briefing session！

ScheduleApril 27th ,2022

To be live-streamed using Zoom
If you wish to participate in the briefing session,① 16:30～17:15 Explanation in English② 17:15～18:00 Explanation in Japanese please register from the TAC-MI website.
③ 18:00～19:00 Exchange Meeting with TAC-MI Students https://www.tacmi.titech.ac.jp/en/event/ay2022fall-briefing/ 4

Super Smart Society (SSS) Promotion Consortium
A next-generation education and research platform has been established!
Students have opportunities to form interdisciplinary research teams withconsortium partners and participate in the team with financial support.

SSS matching workshop

Matching results
2020: 35 cases 2021: 18 cases

But, how?
Match the needs of the Consortium
partners with the seeds of theresearch and human resources ofstudents through mutual
presentations and discussions

Next chance is coming soon!

June 6 (Wed) … Seeds from students
June 29 (Wed) … Needs from industry
All of you are eligible
for attending.
Register now on the web!

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WISE for Super Smart Society (since Apr. 2020)•••↑WISE Introduction Video
Opportunities for education and advanced research using multiple research &education fields that bring together the best of cutting-edge science andRegister nowtechnology
on the web!
Unique educational programs in cooperation with industry
Substantial financial support

Join us at the Briefing Session for Student Recruiting!

6Features
 Integrated Master’s andDoctoral program Financial support
up to 2.53 million yen/year Open for all courses
2014年日本建築学会作品選奨受賞

Tokyo Tech Academy of Energy and Informatics
Multi-scope・Energy WISE Professionals

Briefing Session on Recruiting Students
for 2022AY Spring Enrollment
DATE ：April 7th, 2022 (Thu）
JPN 16:30-17:30
ENG 17:45-18:45
Venue：Online by Zoom

HP: https://www.infosyenergy.titech.ac.jp/Academy/Register
here→

Feel free to attend the session!!
7Outline of Tokyo Tech Academyof Energy and Informatics“Professionals” with “Multi-disciplinaryenergy science scope” applied byExpectations
Create, design and lead the future society“Big Data Science”（AI analysis+Data
Multi-Scope・Energy WISE Professionals science）who can design a new sustainableenergyOur Efforts
Our Curriculum＝ Hitotsubashi University’s cooperation by providing
knowledges of social science, educational skills andprofessional skills
 Utilization of energy big-data in smart energy system developed anddemonstrated at Tokyo Collaboration with consortium members of 25 companies, 6public institutes and 15 world’s leading universities• Cultivating abilities of flexibly handling on the site and finding
problems by providing internship and co-research programswith domestic/overseas companies and universities• Constructing a global human network centered on doctoral
students by participating in various events such as cutting-edge researchworkshops and exchange events with consortium member companies
and overseas universities• The business and international mentorship system will help students
develop multifaceted viewpoints

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

多元的エネルギー学理
社会構想

The Aim of InfoSyEnergy
Promote the integrative researches of“system” and “devices”
PublicWorld’s topCompanies institutions universities

256Tokyo Tech15

 Over 70 Professors/Assoc. Professors participating fromacross all of Tokyo Tech’s schools
 Organized into nine areas, teams design and conductcollaborative research
Various energy devices and elemental technologies of Tokyo Tech “Multi-scope” energy education through academiaSolid-state batteries Electrolysis(H2)/fuel cells
Solar cells
industry cooperation
 Strategic student-industry matching, and a recurrent
education system「Synergistic effects from integrated promotion of "energy device
development" and "system development
Campus system technology developed and demonstrated
at Tokyo TechDistributed Energy system

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