Fostering long-term creativity and innovation with science and technology
disciplines based on Ochanomizu spirit "Migakazuba"in the next generation of global leaders

Program for Leading Graduate Schools

BouquetNewsletter

7Vol.
March 2016

O c h an omizu Uni versi ty

TopicRealize your dreams
with "Migakazuba" spirit!
Program Feature ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 02
Program activities ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 03
Activity Report ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 04
Study Commons members ・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 06
New student interview ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 07
Information ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 08

TopicRealize your dreams
with "Migakazuba" spirit!
To develop global human resources to continuously create innovation inindustry all over the world

Ochanomizu University was founded in 1875 to become Japan's first institution of higher education for women. Over 140
years since then, the university has consistently focused on women's education promoting their social independence andadvancement, thereby bolstering the intellectual foundation of society. The aim of the institution is to support women to realize
their earnest dreams.
In line with this long-established objective in the 2015 academic year, we launched a new graduate school program, Fostering
Long-Term Creativity and Innovation with Science and Technology Disciplines based on Ochanomizu spirit "Migakazuba" (titleof the university's song passed down through generations) in the Next Generation of Global Leaders.

Abilities to be acquired
1. Skills to work as top leaders in non-academic fields; business, government, non-profit or other organizations

Program activities▶ PBTS (Project Based Team Study)
In the PBTS program, students from different speciality organize teams to work on projects.
Each project is totally managed by the team students, including selection of project target,
plan and implementation of research actions to the target. Each team holds meetings on
weekly basis to achieve the target. The style of PBTS is based on actual corporate projects
in order to acquire practical research abilities.
Teams of PBTS I in academic year 2015
Anti-aging:

Tea leaf processing: optimizing anti-aging properties of green tea extracts

Education:

Cultivating students' logical thinking through programming

Synchronization:

Pattern analysis of cultured skin fibroblasts

Water purification:

New biological system for treating waste-water contaminated with usedcooking oilDioxin:

New portable device for dioxin detection▶ Global Internship
Global Internship sessions are offered to provide students with opportunities to broaden
their view on approaching PBTS targets as well as on increasing international capabilities
and English language skills. In academic year 2015, 10 students were sent to renowned
universities, corporations and research institutions in and outside Japan (as showed the tablebelow) for a 3 to 6 month period.

2. Competency to address social challenges and offer solutions from a broad perspective, combined with highly international
and interdisciplinary capabilities
3. Skills to manage innovation projects through strong research competency

Eligibility for application

Global Internships in academic year 2015

Eligible applicants for this program are graduate students who are to enroll in the master's course of the Division of Advanced
Sciences or the Division of Life Sciences with intention to pursue doctoral studies. Selection exam for this program is held
twice a year in February and August.

Program course structure
Participants in the program undertake team study activities offered in the "Minor Course of Science and Technology for
Global Leaders" (refers as "Minor" in the table below), while concurrently engaging in specialized research in their "Majorcourse" (refers as "Major" in the table below).

USA

New York University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

UK

University of Oxford

FranceUniversity of Strasbourg (2 students)

Australia

University of Technology Sydney, Institute for Sustainable Futures

Japan

National Institute of Health and Nutrition
FUJITSU LIMITED
Shimane University

Republic of Paraguay

Japanese Association in Pirapo, Himawari-kai (daycare group for theelderly), Pirapo City Hall

▶ Other events--Joint meetings with other universitie
Students participated in various internal and external meetings held to facilitate interaction
among the 62 programs of Leading Graduate Schools across Japan.
Major activities in academic year 2015
Joint meeting of "Waseda, Keio and Ochanomizu Universities' Leading Graduate Schools programs"
Joint PBTS meeting with students from Tokyo Institute of Technology's Program for Leading Graduate
Schools
Program for Leading Graduate Schools Forum 2015
Joint-Leading Women's Association Meeting
Students gave a presentation to the Committee on New Industry and Technology of KEIDANREN
Students participated in the first Business Concept Competition (hosted by Tokyo Institute of Technology)
in relation to achievements from PBTS projects.
Origami Workshops (3 sessions)
Q.E.= Qualifying Examination

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Presentation on Global Internship Report (3 sessions)03

Activity Report

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Visit to Vietnamese institutions
Friday, October 30, 2015
Hanoi National University of Education (HNUE) andInstitute of Genome Research, Vietnam Academy ofScience and Technology (VAST)

A student visited some of Vietnam's top universities and researchStudents visiting Institute of Genome Research, VAST
institutions located in the center of the vibrant capital city of Hanoi, where
the economy is growing rapidly. Among other efforts to promote interaction between Japanese and Vietnameseuniversity students in science and technology, a meeting was held with Vietnamese biology students, who showedinterest in studying at Japanese institutions.

PBTS Team report:
Synchronization

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This project relates to "the effect of collagen on
aggregating pattern formed in cultured skin fibroblasts."
We are trying to find factors that inﬂuence the patterns
by analyzing the experimental images of fibroblasts
cultured on collagen-coated dishes with different
concentrations, and by comparing the experimental datawith the simulation results, based on a physical model.
We expect that this approach of pattern-affecting factors
can be applied to estimating the effect of new cosmetic
ingredients on the skin.

Mr. Nobuhi
koKubota, IHICorporation

atanien Co., Ltd.
Ms. Yuki Ishikawa, Nag

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PBTS Team report:
Water Puriﬁcation

Our research target is to propose a new water treatment
system for purifying oil-contaminated wastewaterusing enzyme. It is known that enzymes can work
efficiently for water treatment, but high cost has
limited such application on industrial scale. We nowcontrived a new treatment system to overcome thisproblem. Two different approaches have been taken
towards this goal; one is to check the efficiency ofenzymes with real wastewater, and the other is to makesurvey for the demand, such as possible countries tointroduce our system. More practical research work isunder planning.

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Career-planning seminar
Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 12:30-14:00
Inter-Faculty Building 2, Room 102 (1F), Ochanomizu University

A seminar was held with two invited speakers from major companies to provide
career planning guidance to females majoring in science, including discussions
on the significance of graduate level education.
One presentation was made by Mr. Nobuhiko Kubota, Deputy Director of theProducts Development Center, IHI Corporation, who talked about essential
qualities of doctoral holders valued by businesses. The other speaker, Ms. Yuki
Ishikawa, was an alumna researcher at the Marketing division of Nagatanien
Co., Ltd. She described how academic performance acquired during graduate
courses of study can contribute to specific industrial business activities.
The two presentations were followed by a lively Q&A session. The seminarproved to be an effective career planning orientation opportunity for ourstudents.

2nd Presentation on
Global Internship Report 2015
Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 15:00-16:50
Inter-Faculty Building 2, Room 102 (1F), Ochanomizu University

Each of the participants in Global Internship I, offered in the Program for Leading
Graduate Schools made a debrief presentation in English on their activities outside
our campus. The second debrief session was held on the projects listed below.
Destinations

Research target

Republic of Paraguay
Japanese Association in Pirapo,
Himawari-kai (daycare group forthe elderly),
Pirapo City Hall- Reserch on relationship between the elderly- Nutritional calculation for school meals

FUJITSU LIMITED

Planning of programming education project

University of Strasbourg/France

Exploration of tropical orchids and their potential interest
in anti-aging cosmetics

University of Strasbourg/FranceAnalysis of pesticides in vineyard soil and water

The debrief meeting are open to all students. The next will be the last session
for the inaugural year students, which is scheduled for March 2016.

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Study Commons
Study Commons teachers from various countries aroundthe world support students’ PBTS research. We introduce
some of them and their various specialty in this page.

Julien Tripette, Project Associate Professor
Main research ﬁeld: Health promotion

1. My hometown in France:

Minako Kondo, Project Lecturer
Main research ﬁeld: Chemistry, Molecular Spectroscopy

1. My studying abroad experience:
I did my exchange program and PhD in the University of East Anglia. The university was inNorwich, Norfolk in England. The university is surrounded by nature and there is a lovely pond
where I could go for a walk during a break. Norwich is one of the majour cities of the East partof England and historically and religiously important city. The beautiful Norwich Cathedraland Castle are the famous symbols of the city and the first things I looked from the coach when
I arrived from London. On the weekend, I loved working the riverside andcity centre where you can meet the modern and historical atmosphere.
I still remember that somebody said there was "A church for every week of
the year and a pub for the everyday for the year" in Norwich. I cannot counthow many pubs I could visit. I really enjoyed the local ales and Sunday roastat those pubs.

I was born in the metropolis of Paris and moved to Lyon when I was 12. I also lived in
Guadeloupe, in the West Indies. Guadeloupe is a former French colony. During the 17th century,
the French took possession of the island. Many people were brought from Africa in order tocultivate the land as slave. In the 19th century, coolies from the Indian subcontinent came to do
the fieldwork with contracts. France has a multiethnic society, but it was the first time for me tobe on the minority side. During my PhD period in Guadeloupe, the biggest challenge every day was to finish my experiments as
early as possible so that I could go surfing before sunset. Still, I managed to publish 18 articles in ISI-indexed journals out of this3-year PhD period.

2. Interest in science:
I started doing research quite accidentally. I indeed quitted the university after my fi rst year of Master’s degree. I wanted toallocate more time for my hobbies, but I progressively realized that I missed the life on campus, getting new knowledge, meetingpeople from different countries… I resumed my studies the following year and got interested in human physiology. I feel glad towork as an academic. This gave me the opportunity to live and work in different countries like China, Senegal and Canada andvisit many others for conferences. Since I arrived in Japan, I started to focus on health promotion, more especially on new ICT
solutions able to promote physical activity. My first experiments were supported by Nintendo. During my childhood in Paris, I
frequently played video games on my Famikon, but I could never have imagined that I would work for Mario someday.

2. Interest in science:My main research field is Molecular Chemistry. I loved science fiction stories
and felt chemistry.

Fadoua Ghourabi, Project Lecturer
Main research ﬁeld: Theorem proving

1. My hometown in Tunisia:
I am from Tunisia in North Africa. Can you find it on
the map? Tunisia is small on the map but has a history
that spans over 3000 years. Some of my Japanese
friends visited world heritage sites, such as thearcheological sites from Carthage and Roman era. Since
2011, Tunisia has been trying hard to build a democracy. In 2015, it had been particularlypainful for Tunisians, but we have no choice but to keep optimistic and resilient in theface of uncertainties.

NewStudentsInterview

2. Interest in science:
My research interest is computational origami, brieﬂy folding origami with programs.
The need for origami folding techniques in industry and science is more important
than it might seem. Folding is a natural technique that elegantly scales to a smaller sizefor packing or transporting. For instance, observe how a foetus folds inside the womb,
how a bud unfolds into a ﬂower… Nature, thus, inspires technology to design efficientsolutions.

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A mosaic of the poet Virgil and the two Muses(Bardo museum, Tunis)❶ My major❷ My interest in this program❸ My future plan

Reona Nagafuchi

Course: Computer Science
Hometown: Fukuoka prefecture
Hobby: Visiting cafes❶ My major is Human Computer Interaction (HCI) and Ubiquitous Computing System, which is the study to connect humanand computers. I have been studying developing the convenience and user-friendly ways of smartphones and personal
computers. ❷ In this program, I am belonging to a group of students who study in all different fields. We have chosen one
theme to work in project PBTS. It is interesting to know what is very common in my field was sometimes new to the otherstudents or was recognized as a new idea. Thus, I expect to bring a good result of project by sharing ideas and cooperatingeach other. ❸ Although the specific idea has not come yet for my future plan, I would like to do my best at the moment forwhat I can do my research to become more useful to people.

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News Letter■ Activities Reports
October 31-November 1, 2015

Bouquet Vol.7

Information
Japan Study Fair in Vietnam(Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City)
BIOMOD 2015 (Harvard University/USA)

November 20, 2015

Debriefing session for the returned BIOMOD participants

December 16, 2015

Seminar on Career Planning & Information session for prospective students

December 16, 2015

The 2nd Presentation on Global Internship Report 2015

January 28, 2016

Information session for prospective students

March 2016

November 1-2, 2015

[Entrance exam for the minor course of Science and Technology for Global Leaders, April 2016 semester]
Application: February 3-16, 2016
Selection examination: February 22, 2016

[2nd semester] (From Oct. 1, 2016 to Feb. 2, 2017)- Essential Mathematics for Global Leaders I- Essential Physics for Global Leaders I- Essential Chemistry for Global Leaders I- Essential Bioinformatics for Global Leaders I- Essential Computer Science for Global Leaders I- Essential Engineering & Technology for Global Leaders I- Essential Bioinformatics for Global Leaders II- Essential Chemistry for Global Leaders II- Essential Physics for Global Leaders II- Essential Ethics for Global Leaders- Essential Culture & Arts for Global Leaders- Practical Use of Information Technology II- Practical Use of Information Technology I■ Scheduled activities
March 14, 2016

pQE (periodic Qualifying Examination)

February 25-March 31, 2016

mQE (middle Qualifying Examination)

March 29, 2016

The 3rd Presentation on Global Internship Report 2015

Editor's notes
It is almost two years since our program was fullylaunched. Over this period of time, the faculty members
and administration have worked together step by step inthis program's fruitious process producing remarkabledevelopment of participating students. This is mostrewarding to us. The inaugural year students have built
appropriate seniority qualities, while the secondary batchof students have acquired effective teamwork skills. We
are looking forward to welcoming new students in April
joining our program with fresh aspirations in mind.

Leading Graduate School Promotion Center,
Ochanomizu University
Graduate School of Humanities &Science Building, Room No. 601
2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
112-8610, Japan
E-mail: leading-ocha@cc.ocha.ac.jp
http://www.cf.ocha.ac.jp/leading/en/

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