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Nagoya University Profile 20 10 – 2011

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Table of Contents

02 Greeting from the President

0 3 The Hamaguchi Plan

0 4 Excellence in Research Fostered by a Free and Vibrant Academic Culture

14

Nurturing Future Global Leaders

18

International Cooperation

22 Nagoya University's Global Network

3 4 Nagoya University Outline

Greeting from the President
As the President of Nagoya University, I offer you my mostsincere greetings. I feel the magnitude of responsibility of thisoffice which I assumed in April 2009.
Throughout its history, Nagoya University has done its utmost
to maintain a free and vibrant academic culture. As an
educational institution, we aim to cultivate what we call“courageous intellectuals”: social contributors endowed withthe powers of rational thought and creative imagination. Today,
we are taking new steps to become a globalized university
where students are able to acquire comprehensive knowledge,
develop personal ethics, and aspire to international careers.
Starting in October 2011, we will increase the number ofdegree programs taught entirely in English. Nagoya University
is one of the institutions selected under the Global 30 Program
sponsored by the government of Japan and expected to play amajor role in globalizing Japanese higher education, increasing
both the number of foreign students studying in Japan and thenumber of Japanese students studying abroad.
Even today, I still sense how my three years as a research
student in New York has significantly changed my life. My time
abroad exposed me to knowledge and experiences that went
far beyond what I had encountered in Japan. It broadened myhorizons and brought me to feel and think about things that
had never occurred to me before.
The Hamaguchi Plan comes from a desire to provide students
with the same opportunity for personal growth I enjoyed in
New York as well as a wish to develop a student body that will
emerge as the global leaders of tomorrow.
I cordially invite you to join us at Nagoya and explore the“traditional” free and vibrant academic culture in the very
central part of exciting Japan.

Dr. Michinari HAMAGUCHI
Educational Background and Professional Experience
1980 M.D., Ph.D., Nagoya University
Research Associate, Cancer Research Facility, School of Medicine,
Nagoya University
1993 Professor, Pathological Control Research Facility, School of Medicine,
Nagoya University
2002 Director, Pathological Control Research Facility, School of Medicine,
Nagoya University
2003 Professor, Center for Neural Disease and Cancer, Graduate School of Medicine,
Nagoya University
2004 Director, Center for Medical Education Research and Support,
Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University
2005 Dean, Graduate School of Medicine and School of Medicine, Nagoya University
2009 President, Nagoya University
Area of Expertise Cancer biology, cancer biochemistry, cellular biology
Area of Research Molecular mechanism in cancer invasion and metastasis
Hobbies Music appreciation, drawing, gardening

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Dr. Michinari HAMAGUCHI
President
Nagoya University

The Hamaguchi Plan
Education, Research,and Social Contribution
Cultivation of Globally Effective Leaders• Improving the core curriculum : Strengthening
the Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences andimproving learning support systems• Improving English proficiency of Japanese students• Emphasis on the development of knowledge,
social awareness, and critical thinking skills• Augmenting programs for international students :Establishment of programs taught in English witha target of over 2,000 international students
within 5 year
• Organizing a linguistics consortia with area
universities• Substantial increase in scholarships througha variety of funding sources
Conducting World Class Research• Conducting cutting-edge research through, among
other initiatives, the Global COE Project• Exploring new frontiers in research through theuse of High Voltage Electron Microscope andSynchrotron Radiation equipment• Proactively applying for large research grants insupport of world class research• Support the development of graduate students,
postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty• Encouraging inter-disciplinary interaction throughcollaborative researchInternationalization of Nagoya University• Bolstering relationships with partner institutions
as well as institutions within Academic
Consortium 21 (AC21) : Encourage the exchangeof students and junior researchers and faculty• Establishing joint international degrees andprograms• Recruiting outstanding international students• Internationalizing support services within thecampusTransforming Nagoya University
to a World Class Institution
1. Cultivation of Globally Effective Leaders
Through our core curriculum, Global 30 Project,
and the increase in international students toover 2,000 within 5 years
2. Conducting World Class Research
Conducting cutting-edge research through,among other initiatives, the Global COE
Project, developing internationally recognizedyoung researchers, and in particular, exploring
new frontiers in research through the use ofHigh Voltage Electron Microscope andSynchrotron Radiation equipment
3. Organizational Reform
Establishing a graduate program focused on
drug discovery and development, reorganizing
educational and research functions, andevaluating collaborations with otheruniversities
4. Expanding Alliances with and Further
Contributing to the Local and Regional
Communities
Collaborating with the “Knowledge Hubs”
Project and revitalizing community healthsystems
5. Fundraising
Raising 500 billion yen within 5 years for use
towards scholarships, improvements tofacilities, internationalization of the campus,
etc.

University Affiliated Hospital andSenior and Junior High Schools

Solidifying the University Hospital asa Nationally Recognized Institution• Delivery of high-quality medical care with utmost
priority on safety : Establishing a comprehensive
Industry, Government, and Community Relations
prenatal center and increasing beds in ICU by 50%• Strengthening cooperation with industry, andgovernment entities : Innovation through join
• Actively contributing to the cultivation of theresearch, technology transfer, and creation of
next-generation healthcare professionals :centers of excellence with industry
Establishing a clear career path for healthcare
professionals, fortifying Nagoya University’s• Strengthening collaboration with local government :network of postgraduate clinical training, andBolstering research projects and communicatingtaking leadership with community health programs
and sharing research outcomes through the“Knowledge Hubs” Project• Developing innovative solutions for use in thehealthcare industry : Practicing translational• Expanding the “Center for the Development of
medical research and establishing support centers
Human Resources for Contribution to Society” :for state-of-the-art medical technology
Developing human resources through thecooperation with industry and government• Developing IT systems towards globalization ofhealthcare• Strengthening ties with media agencies toimprove external communication
Improvements to Affiliate Senior and Junior• Strengthening ties with Alumni, Parents, andHigh Schools
Community Organizations• Improve management through the School Council• Improving education through closer collaboration
between the schools and the university• Establishing international exchange programs

Administration and Finance
Making Administrative and Support Functions
More Efficient to Enable Effective Education
and Research• Evaluating and reorganizing functions to ensure
optimization• Creating a “Graduate School of Pharmaceutical
Science” and the “Institute for the Origin of Particles
and Universe”• Expanding cooperative relationships with
universities• Reinforcing integrity through university
administration• Improving educational and research facilities :Expansion of administrative support and services,and consolidating functions and faculty meetings• Promoting gender equality
Maintaining Financial Stability• Maintaining the highest integrity with regard to
the use of research funds• Maintaining sound financial management practices
at University affiliated Hospital• Perennial fundraising to increase endowment :Raising 500 billion yen within 5 years for use towards
scholarships, improvements to facilities,
internationalization of the campus, etc.
Evaluation, Benchmarking, and ExternalCommunication• Assessing institution-wide academic activities
every three years• Increase publicity of faculty profiles andachievements• Publicizing outstanding research projects andinnovative courses• Continuous assessment of all University functions
by the International Advisory Board• Maintaining our presence in the top 100 of world
university rankings
Facilities, Safety, and Other Aspects• By cooperating with local government agencies,
further enhancing the eco-friendliness of the campus• Effective and efficient management of campus-wideplant and equipmen• Optimization of campus space and facilities• Increase living accommodations for international
students by 2-fold, and upgrading the same forforeign faculty• Enhancing core research and education facilities
and upgrading the general campus environment• To be equipped to respond in a timely manner toharassments and other complaints• Maintain proper use and storage of high-risk
chemicals including radioactive materials inaccordance with government regulations• Maintain strict occupational health and safetymeasures in accordance with government regulations• Compliance with regulations pertaining to disasterprevention and crisis management

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Excellence in Research Fostered bya Free and Vibrant Academic Culture

Professor Isamu AKASAKI and Blue Light-emitting Diodes

Professor Isamu AKASAKI and Blue Light-emitting Diodes

Dr. Isamu AKASAKI

Four Nobel Laureates Demonstrate Nagoya University's World-class Research Excellence

Producing a New Light Source for the 21st Century
Thinking it would be too difficult to realize within the 20th century,
many researchers abandoned development of high-performance

New Flagship Research Initiatives
Inauguration of the Kobayashi-Maskawa Institute for the Origin of Particles and the Universe (KMI)
Realizing a Low-Carbon Society

blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs). However, Nagoya University
professor Isamu Akasaki remained steadfast in his research for 20
years. In 1989, he succeeded in becoming the first to achieve thegoal of producing a new light source for the 21st century.
Professor Akasaki achieved this by using the compound gallium
nitride (GaN), revolutionizing the field of semiconductor research.
Blue LEDs offer immeasurable benefits to society, and are utilized
today in a wide range of technologies such as traffic lights,

GCOE Programs at Nagoya University
Prof. Gen SOBUE, Graduate School of Medicine
Prof. Naoshi SUGIYAMA, Graduate School of Science
Prof. Toshio FUKUDA, Graduate School of Engineering
Prof. Tetsuzo YASUNARI, Hydrospheric Atmospheric Research Center

large-scale display monitors, next-generation optical memory
discs, and even home lighting. The applicability of GaN and related
semiconductors does not end with its use in light sources. It isalso expected that they can be applied to such technologies as
ultra high-speed, high-power transistors and UV detectors, which
will be indispensable in an IT-based society.
During his life as a researcher, Professor Akasaki held fast to his
idea that “Once you've resolved to accomplish something, nevergive up.”Among the many awards he has received, in 2004, in honor of theresearch results he achieved with such unwavering resolve, he
was recognized as a Person of Cultural Merit by the Japanese
government for his significant contributions to culture.

自由闊達な空気が生む際だつ研究力
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Four Nobel Laureates Demonstrate Nagoya University's
World-class Research Excellence
Nobel Prize in Physics, 2008
In October 2008, the Academy announced its award of theProfessor Maskawa graduated from Nagoya University's

Nobel Prize in Physics to three esteemed scientists: Yoichiro

School of Science in 1962. After completing his doctoral

Nambu (USA), and Nagoya University graduates Toshihide

course in science in 1967, he continued his career as a

Maskawa, a Distinguished Invited University Professor at

research associate in the science department, then as a

Nagoya University, professor emeritus at Kyoto University, andprofessor of the Institute of Nuclear Study at the University ofprofessor of physics at Kyoto Sangyo University, and Makoto

Tokyo and later as a professor at Kyoto University's Yukawa

Kobayashi, professor emeritus at the High Energy Accelerator

Institute for Theoretical Physics (YITP). In 2003, he became a

Research Organization (KEK). The two Nagoya University

professor at Kyoto Sangyo University's Faculty of Science, andscientists received the Nobel Prize for forecasting, over three

in October 2007 was appointed Distinguished Invited

decades ago, “the discovery of the origin of the broken

University Professor at Nagoya University.

symmetry which predicts the existence of at least threeNobel Prize in Chemistry, 2001
In October 2001, the Royal Swedish Academy announced its

tremendous potential in the creation and production ofaward of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Dr. Ryoji Noyori andmedicines, aromatic chemicals, and materials in harmony with

Dr. W. S. Knowles (USA) for their work on chirally catalyzed

the natural environment.

hydrogenation reactions, and to Dr. K. B. Sharpless (USA) forIn 1957, Dr. Noyori entered the Undergraduate School of

his work on chirally catalyzed oxidation reactions. Their

Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering at Kyoto University,

research – an important topic of study in the 20th century –and later was appointed associate professor at Nagoya

enabled Dr. Noyori and his fellow laureates to realize their

University, involved in synthetic organic chemistry. Afterdream of making possible the artificial and preferential

switching his research base from Nagoya University to Harvard

production of enantiomers. Enantiomers are molecules existingfor postdoctoral work, he returned to Nagoya University andin many organic compounds that are mirror images of eachbecome a full professor in 1972. The research contacts heother but not identical, i.e., with a right- and left-side

made with many renowned chemists offered him expanded

relationship but with each side having a different character.

opportunity to continue his search for the development andWhile one side could become a promising medicine, the otherapplication of new methodologies in the field of organic

could equally become a dangerous toxin. It has therefore

chemistry. Presently, Dr. Noyori is an organic chemist based at

become a major issue in chemistry to find ways to

Nagoya University and president of the RIKEN and continues topreferentially produce right- and left-side products. Dr. Noyori's

realize remarkable achievements in the field of organic

research makes it possible to artificially produce right- andchemistryleft-side molecules using catalysts. This research has

researchers worldwide.

throughhiscollaborations

withnumerousfamilies of quarks in nature.” In 1972, the two presented their

Professor Kobayashi graduated from Nagoya University in

Kobayashi-Maskawa theory, which states that CP symmetry

1967 and, after completing his doctoral course in science inviolation can be explained with six types of quarks, one of the1972, became a research associate at Kyoto University's

subatomic particles that constitute matter. This theory was

Faculty of Science. He later became a professor at KEK, theproved in 1995 with the discovery of the sixth quark, known as

High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, and then

the top quark. Among the numerous theories attempting todirector of the Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies at KEK

explain CP symmetry violation, the Kobayashi-Maskawa theory

before becoming a professor emeritus at the same institute.

remains the most concise and well-formed, and today is one of
the key components of the standard model of particle physics.

Dr. Maskawa and Dr. Kobayashi
while attending graduate school

At a party hosted by Theoretical Particle Physics Group (E-ken),
Graduate School of Science

At the 3rd Yoshimasa Hirata Memorial Lecture

Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2008
Dr. Ryoji NOYORI
1967 Ph.D., Kyoto University
1968 Associate Professor of Chemistry, Nagoya University
1997-1999 Dean, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University
2003- University Professor, Nagoya University

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Dr. Toshihide MASKAWA
1962 Graduated from School of Science, Nagoya University
1967 Ph.D., Nagoya University
Research Associate, School of Science, Nagoya University
2007- Distinguished Invited University Professor, Nagoya University
2009- University Professor, Nagoya University

Dr. Osamu SHIMOMURA

Dr. Makoto KOBAYASHI

1960 Ph.D., Nagoya University
1963 Associate Professor, School of Science, Nagoya University
2008- Distinguished Invited University Professor, Nagoya University
2009- University Professor, Nagoya University

1967 Graduated from School of Science, Nagoya University
1972 Ph.D., Nagoya University
2008- Distinguished Invited University Professor, Nagoya University
2009- University Professor, Nagoya University

It was great news in October 2008 when organic chemist andcontributes to the development of molecular biology andmarine biologist Professor Osamu Shimomura from Nagoya

biosciences.

University was announced as one of three distinguished

Professor Shimomura spent two and a half years at Nagoya

scientists to receive the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, sharing

University's School of Science as a research student andit with Martin Chalfie of Columbia University and Roger Y. Tsien

received his PhD in Sciences in 1960. In that same year, heof the University of California, San Diego. They received thiswent to Princeton University as a Fulbright scholar, thenaward for the discovery and development of the green

returned to Japan and for two years beginning in 1963 was an

fluorescent protein, GFP. Professor Shimomura was the first to

associate professor in the School of Science at Nagoya

discover and successfully refine GFP in luminous jellyfish.

University. Today he is a professor emeritus at Marine

Using this GFP as a marker, it is now possible to directly

Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts

observe protein behavior in living cells. This significantly

and Boston University Medical School.

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New Flagship Research Initiatives

Inauguration of the Kobayashi-Maskawa Institute for the Origin ofParticles and the Universe (KMI)

The Green Vehicle Materials Research and Development Center‒Realizing a Low-Carbon Society–
In order to advance the development of materials andResearch and Development Center serves as a centralizedcomponents for green vehicles–automobiles of the futurebase for green vehicle material and peripheral technologythat can help bring about low-carbon societies–Nagoya

research that extends from basic studies to development andUniversity has established a world-leading green vehicle

even commercialization.

materials research laboratory. The Green Vehicle Materials

Contributing to reducing CO 2 emissions by 25% for the sake of constructing a lower carbon society
Nagoya University
Green Vehicle Material Research and Development Base (provisional name)

Cluster catalyst

Maskawa declaring that, "Today's inauguration of KMI

Theoretical Studies; and Toru Iijima, director of the Center for

demonstrates excellent timing, as the field of physics is on theExperimental Studies, among others.

brink of a major transformation," while Dr. Hamaguchi asserted
his wish to "develop KMI into a first-class, world-recognizedresearch organization."

Biomaterials
Biofuels

name suggests, the Institute pursues the ambitious goal ofattendees and media representatives in a visit of the Nobel

shedding light on the very origins of our Universe and thePrize exhibition room adjoining the Institute. Early next year,

particles that constitute it. It also aims to play a major role in

the Institute will be moved to a new location which is currently

training young physicists to conduct research at the cutting

under construction.

Fuel cells

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After the ceremony, Dr. Maskawa and Dr. Hamaguchi led theEnergy conservation
Resource conservationchwinner and University Professor Toshihide Maskawa. As its

Energy creationea

opened officially one day earlier. It is headed by Nobel Prize

Physiological sensors
Identity authentication

Green Vehicleof fNatural energy

Safety measurement

Safety“People friendly, environmentally friendly”
future automobile

e as

The Institute for the Origin of Particles and the Universe

Fuel mechanism
High-performance filters

S E (B o u n cin g id

Institute; Masaharu Tanabashi, director of the Center for

Environmental
Harmony

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Enthusiastic speeches were made at the inauguration, with Dr.

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director-general; Koichi Yamawaki, vice-director of ther)beyond current standards in the field of Physics.

vice-president and trustee; Makoto Takahashi, trustee andot he

the Institute is expected to explore new horizons above andthe new Institute, Toshihide Maskawa; Hiroyuki Sugiyama,e as of f e ach

Research Centers. As a focus point for world-class research,

this occasion. The ceremony was attended by the director of

Thermoelectric materials

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Hamaguchi, calligraphed the Institute's inauguration banner foroun

Experimental Studies, two Inter-Departmental Education andE (BUniversity's Center for Theoretical Studies and Center for

University. The president of Nagoya University, Michinari

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Particles and the Universe (KMI) was inaugurated at Nagoya

Automobile companies and related companies
in Chubu district (central Japan)W

different research projects being carried out at Nagoya

Rechargeable batteries

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On April 2, the Kobayashi-Maskawa Institute for the Origin ofEnergy usage recycling

Hard steel sheets
Magnesium alloy
Power devices
Ultra-light composites

Electronic devices

Recycling technology

Rare metalsedge of their field. The Institute offers a joint view of theMedium and small companies
providing support

Joint Industrial and Academic Eco Process through
SURIAWASE (Bouncing Research off Each Other)“Nagoya System”

University researchers

Providing secure, open, efficient joint research sites“Nagoya University Technology Factory”

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GCOE Programs at Nagoya University
Nurturing next-generation leaders with original research projects and quality postgraduate education

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The Global Center of Excellence (GCOE) Program of the Ministryof Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan(MEXT) supports universities in establishing internationallycompetitive education and research so as to nurture futureworld-leading researchers through projects conducted at theworld's highest standards. Nagoya University, recognized as an
educational and research center worthy of the support, has hadseven of its research projects designated as GCOE Programs
between academic years 2007 and 2009. In fact, these projects
had already produced internationally acclaimed results before
their GCOE designation and have remained at the world's frontline of interdisciplinary collaboration in their respective fields.
Given the rapid development of globalization and innovative
research, fostering next-generation researchers represents anational strategy whose results can determine the country's
future. Nagoya University plays an important role in this vitaltask, supporting Japan's and the world's progress into the future
through its original research projects and quality postgraduate
education. The following pages offer an overview of four of theseven GCOE research projects selected for special funding in
2008-2009.

Integrated Functional Molecular Medicine for Neuronal andNeoplastic Disorders

Quest for Fundamental Principles in the Universe: from Particles to
the Solar System and the Cosmos

Program Leader: Prof. Gen SOBUE, Graduate School of Medicine

Program Leader: Prof. Naoshi SUGIYAMA, Graduate School of Science

Promoting interdisciplinary research and leading molecular target-based treatments thattransform next-generation medicine

Collaborating with research centers worldwide in interdisciplinary research covering
the entire universe

The most important challenge for medicine in the 21stThis Center's ultimate objective is to develop molecularThroughout the universe, diverse forms of matter andstudies, and the Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory,

century is conquering cancer and neurodegenerative

target-based treatments of neurodegenerative disorders andstructures exist, from the smallest, such as elementary

engaged in direct observation of solar and terrestrial

diseases such as Alzheimer's disease. Previously, research

cancer. A number of treatment methods targeted atparticles, to the largest, such as planets, galaxies andphenomena.

into neurodegenerative diseases caused by the death offunctional molecules common to the pathogenesis of thelarger-scale structures. Because of this diversity, research on

specific nervous cells, and cancer, which is abnormal growth

two disease types are currently in the clinical testing stage,

the cosmos has been carried out in separate segments. It is

This Center is characterized by its leading internationalof cells, used to be conducted separately because of their

only one step away from application to human patients, withnecessary,

diversity

research activities in the world's most advanced projects indifferences. At this Center, however, for more than ten years

this Center's research results attracting attention from allcomprehensively on an overall scale if basic laws common tovarious areas. It leads projects at the NANTEN Telescope innow, researchers of these two types of disease have beenover the world. This Center's program is characterized by its

all matter and structures are to be identified. Accordingly,

Chile and the OPERA Experiment testing neutrino oscillation

collaborating following the discovery of functional molecules

full scope of research from fundamental studies to practicalthis Center works in an interdisciplinary manner, covering thein Italy, and participates in the Suzaku project (X-ray

common to neurodegenerative disorders and cancer, hoping

application. Collaborations with the National Center for

entire universe from elementary particles to the solar system

telescope-equipped satellite), CERN's LHC Experiment using

to apply research results on each side to diagnosis andGeriatrics and Gerontology and the Aichi Cancer Center,and the rest of the cosmos. The Center comprises

the world's largest particle accelerator in Switzerland, andtreatment on the other. Other research centers have since

Japan's top research centers specializing in neurodegenera-

mathematical physicists, planetary science specialists, and

ESCAT radar observations. This Center also conducts

followed this Center's example, making it the world's leader

tive disorders and cancer, also add strength to the educa-

researchers from a variety of disciplines including theinterdisciplinary research projects on such themes as particle

in the field for its foresight.

tional and research functions of the Program.

Division of Particle and Astrophysical Science of theacceleration, dark matter and energy, the origin of interstellar

Graduate School of Science, which conducts research into

matter and structures, and the origin of matter, space andelementary particles, space observation and theoreticaltime, in order to cultivate “seeds” for new research.

however,tounderstandthis

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2008

Year

Field

Program Title

Program Leader

2007

Life Sciences

Advanced Systems-Biology:
Designing The Biological Function

Graduate School of Science
Prof. Takao KONDO

Chemistry,
Material Sciences

Establishment of COE for Elucidation and
Design of Materials and Molecular Functions

Research Center for Materials Science
Prof. Yoshihito WATANABE

Humanities

Hermeneutic Study and Education of
Textual Configuration

Graduate School of Letters
Prof. Shoichi SATO

2009

Field

Program Title

Program Leader

Medical Sciences

Integrated Functional Molecular Medicine for
Neuronal and Neoplastic Disorders

Graduate School of Medicine
Prof. Gen SOBUE

Mathematics,
Physics, Earth Sciences

Quest for Fundamental Principles in
the Universe: from Particles and to the
Solar System and the Cosmos

Graduate School of Science
Prof. Naoshi SUGIYAMA

Mechanical, Civil Engineering,Architectural & Other Fields
of Engineering

COE for Education and Research of
Micro-Nano Mechatronics

Graduate School of Engineering
Prof. Toshio FUKUDAInterdisciplinary,
Combined Fields,
New Disciplines

From Earth System Science to Basic andClinical Environmental Studies

Hydrospheric AtmosphericResearch Center
Prof. Tetsuzo YASUNARI

COE for Education and Research of Micro-Nano Mechatronics

From Earth System Science to Basic and Clinical Environmental Studies

Program Leader: Prof. Toshio FUKUDA, Graduate School of Engineering

Program Leader: Prof. Tetsuzo YASUNARI, Hydrospheric Atmospheric Research Center

Creating new materials, developing new systems and realizing practical applications inadvanced biomedicine

Creating an innovative approach to earth science and environmental studies
The GCOE Program “From Earth System Science to Basic

results of SELIS-COE, serves as a base for domestic andMicro-nano mechatronics technology is applied in a widewith an eye toward practical application in regenerativeand Clinical Environmental Studies” is an educational andinternational joint research in environmental studies. Its

range of fields from game machines and automobiles to

medicine and other advanced biomedical areas. The Center's

research program that takes over, and attempts to further

educational aspect focuses on a special doctoral course in

medical inspection and robotics. This Center has developed

research is characterized by its approach, which covers notdevelop, the achievements of the 21st Century COE Program

integrated environmental studies associated with the Global

as Japan's pioneer in micro-nano mechatronics research,

only devices but also system development. Practical“Dynamics of the Sun-Earth-Life Interactive System

Environmental Leaders Program of the Graduate School ofbased on research achievements by the Department ofapplication is also included in the Center's research scope so(SELIS-COE)” (2003-2007). This Center aims at forming aEnvironmental Studies. In the framework of this Center,

Micro-Nano Systems Engineering of the Graduate School ofas to respond to society's needs.

center for new environmental studies that brings together

clinical research in environmental studies is promoted inEngineering, the first graduate program of its kind, and withpreviously separate diagnostic disciplines (science) andJapan and other parts of Asia in collaboration with researchsupport from the industrial community which uses suchtherapeutic disciplines (engineering, agriculture, etc.) uponand educational establishments in various countries. The

achievements. At present, the Center continues its

the foundation of the new earth system science developed

Center maintains close cooperative ties with partner

world-level research with UCLA as its partner and UCLA

within the framework of SELIS-COE. The Center's pillars areuniversities including Wageningen University and VU

researchers as members of the Center.

clinical environmental studies that comprehensively diagnose

University Amsterdam in the Netherlands, and the University

regional environmental problems, and basic environmentalof California, Berkeley and the University of California, Santa

This Center gathers together researchers in materials

studies that examine common inter-regional problems andBarbara in the United States, so that participants will developscience, mechanical science, system measurement/control

universal challenges through interdisciplinary approaches.

into researchers and experts of international standing in basic

engineering and biomedicine to participate in researchand clinical environmental studies and become valuable

concerning new functional materials and mechatronics.

This Center promotes world-leading research and education

human resources not only for universities and research

Research achievements in these areas are then integrated

in environmental studies. In its research aspect, the Study

institutes but also for international organizations, national andfor system development. The Center conducts its researchConsortium for Earth-Life Interactive System (SELIS), an

regional governments, and related private businesses.

internal organization of Nagoya University making use of

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Nurturing Future Global Leaders

Global Environmental Leaders Program

Promoting Active Leaders in Solving Global Environmental Problems
Global Environmental Leaders Program

Due to rapid economic growth and social changes, developing

Environmental specialists with the expertise and abilities tocountries worldwide, including in Asia and Africa, face serious

implement relevant solutions are the key to solving theseenvironmental problems such as air and water pollution, waste

problems. There is an urgent need to educate professionals

management, biodiversity conservation, and global warmingwith competitive skills and then translate these skills intoand climate change. Finding solutions to these problems is

concrete actions.

hard because of interrelated factors such as health education,

Automobile Engineering Summer Program

security,

In 2008, Nagoya University established the master's course

integration of environmental and economic concerns, and“Nagoya University Global Environmental Leaders Program

globalization. Sustainable development cannot be achieved(NUGELP)” to foster people able to understand and analyze

unless these difficulties are overcome on both national andenvironmental problems from a global perspective, andglobal scales.

propose concrete ways of solving problems. Through various

infrastructuredevelopment,

energyresources

efforts such as distinctive curricula and student services, ourgoal is to become a global center of learning where motivatedstudents from Asia, Africa, and elsewhere in the world,

Global Human Resource Development Program

including Japan, can achieve their aims.

Curriculum Model

Climate Change

Graduate School ofEnvironmental Studies

Water and Waste
Management• Low Carbon Cities Studies • Water and Waste
Management Policies• Climate Change Policies
etc.

• Water and Waste
Engineering
etc.

Graduate School ofEngineering

Biodiversity
Conservation• Sustainability and Environmental Studies• Introduction to Biodiversity
Conservation Policies• Spatial Development and Environment• Biological Resource
Management Policies• Biological Resource
Management Projects
etc.

• Field Seminar on Environmental Studies• Environmental Systems Analysis andPlanning• Environmental Transport Phenomena• Transportation Systems Analysis• English Communication in
Environmental Issues• Frontier in Civil Engineering

Theory of Environmental Resources Management, Environmental Industry Systems
Seminars• Environmental Policies and Strategies

Global Research Internship• Environmental Administration

Students
Graduate School of
Bioagricultural Sciences

Related Subjects Provided by Other Departments

Graduate School ofInternational Development

International Cooperation in Agricultural Sciences I & II, etc.

Collaborating Departments

Related Programs in Graduate School of International Development
Japanese and English Language Classes, etc.

• Civil Engineering and Policies forDeveloping Countries I & II

Instructors
Chubu Consortium forEnvironmental Leaders Development(draft plan)

Businesses, Local Governments, NPOs, etc.

Overseas Universities andGovernment Agencies, etc.

世 界 に 通 用 す る 真 のリー ダ ー を 育 成
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Automobile Engineering Summer Program

Global Human Resource Development Program

Nagoya University Summer Intensive Program(NUSIP)

Program Founded on
Local Industry-academia Collaboration

With support and cooperation from the Japanese automotive industry

In April 2009, the Nagoya University's School of Economics launched its

and related enterprises, the Graduate School of Engineering will offer a

Global Human Resource Development Program in partnership with

6-week summer program titled “Latest Advanced Technology & Tasks intwelve globally developed representative Japanese corporations

Automobile Engineering,” from June 15 – July 21, 2011. Conducted

including Toyota Motor Corporation, Mitsui & Co., Ltd., and Sumitomo

entirely in English, the program is aimed at overseas students and

Mitsui Banking Corporation.

Nagoya University students in engineering-related fields. The program'sThis Program, a collaboration between the industrial and academic

greatest feature is its exciting lectures from various viewpoints regarding
state-of-the-art technologies in areas such as hybrid automobiles, fuelParticipating corporations:sectors, takes advantage of Nagoya University's location in the Chubu

cells, environmental strategies, accident prevention, and expressway

Toyota Motor Corporation

region, which has a high concentration of internationally known industrial

traffic. The lectures are conducted with support from some of theindustry's leading technologists and researchers as well as faculty
members of Nagoya University. Although of short duration, theprogram's objectives enable overseas students to study some of thevarious fields that are particularly advanced in Japan, as well as increase

Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Sintokogio, Ltd.
Denso Corporation
Mori Seiki Co., Ltd.
Daido Steel Co., Ltd.

sites. The Program aims at training future leaders with a strong sense of
responsibility and a business mindset indispensable to globallydeveloped corporations, with each sector providing specialized
educational materials. In academic year 2009, three courses are being
held: Global Manufacturing Management, Global Financial Management,

Brother Industries, Ltd.

and Global Logistics Management. The Program's students attend

Nagoya University students to improve their English and communication

Toyota Tsusho Corporationlectures featuring concrete topics and the pragmatic mindset ofskills and broaden their international horizons in conjunction with studies

Meiko Trans Co., Ltd.

instructors dispatched from participating corporations. Students also

in their specialty fields.

Nipponkoa Insurance Co., Ltd.

have the opportunity to observe actual manufacturing and distribution

INOAC Corporationsites to identify required skills and abilities. Two-way interactive classes

Cooperating corporations and organizations:enable students to develop their presentation, communication andtheir interest in this country and its culture. The program also enables

Bank of Japan

thinking skills.

Chubu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Chubu Economic Federation
Central Japan Industries Association (Chu San Ren)
Nagoya University Graduate School of Law
Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
Toto Ltd.

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Nurturing Future Global Leaders17International Cooperation

Center for Asian Legal Exchange (CALE)- Fostering Legal Assistance in Asia as a Leader in Judiciary Globalization

Center for Asian Legal Exchange (CALE)- Fostering Legal Assistance in Asia as a Leader in Judiciary Globalization

International Cooperation Center for Agricultural Education (ICCAE)-A leading center for international cooperation in agricultural education

Academic Network for Development in Asia (ANDA)
Skills Development for the Emerging New Dynamism inAsian Developing Countries under Globalization

Established in 2002 as a research base for Asian Law and a

projects. The center is committed to play a major role incoordinating center for legal assistance in Asia, the Center for

carrying out legal assistance projects centering on Asia,

Asian Legal Exchange (CALE) has been expanding activities,

disclosing research outcomes related to those projects andremaining the only center within a Japanese University to bedisseminating research and legal information on countries in

professionally involved with legal assistance research andAsia, and expanding the network of specialists within this field.

What is “Legal Assistance”?
Legal Assistance refers to the cooperating with developing countries and socialist regimes making the transition to a market
economy to reform their legal systems enabling them to achieve a fair market economy, the rule of law, human rights, anddemocracy. Legal assistance activities include the following:• Cooperating in the drafting of laws and judiciary system reform• Cooperating in the consolidation of legal infrastructure such as the improving of maintenance and access to legal and judicial

information.
• Cooperating in the human resource development of judicial officers

Research and Education Centers for Japanese Law
Nagoya University has four centers in Asia and Central Asia regions in order to educate specialists who are able to understandJapanese society, language and law in a systematic and continuous way.

Research and Education Center forJapanese Law (Mongolia)

Research and Education Center forJapanese Law (Vietnam)

Research and Education Center forJapanese Law (Uzbekistan)

Research and Education Center forJapanese Law (Cambodia)

国際協力International Cooperation

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International Cooperation Center for Agricultural Education (ICCAE)-A leading center for international cooperation in agricultural education

Academic Network for Development in Asia (ANDA)
Skills Development for the Emerging New Dynamism inAsian Developing Countries under Globalization
Research Outline
The JSPS-sponsored research project on "Skills Development

and sustaining growth, and in developing the human resources

for the Emerging New Dynamism in Asian Developing Coun-

necessary for industrial development; and providing assistancetries under Globalization," initiated by the Graduate School ofin industrial human resource development in order toInternational Development of Nagoya University, aims to

overcome these challenges. Through the researcher interac-achieve the following through collaboration by a network oftion for research & action realized through ANDA, this project

universities in Asia: understanding the impacts of the newaims to contribute both to narrowing the gap between

dynamism in Asia, in particular that of globalization, regionallate-developing countries and the rest of Asia, and tointegration and changing international divisions of labor on

pan-Asian sustainable development over the long term.

Asian developing countries; studying socioeconomic changes
and challenges to be overcome in promoting reducing poverty
ANDA International Seminar

The International Cooperation Center for Agricultural Education

effective use of natural resources, and respect for the(ICCAE) is a research institute mandated to function as aenvironment. In both developing countries and Japan, theleading center for international cooperation in agriculturaldevelopment of human resources is a pressing issue. In recent

education. It was established in April 1999, at Nagoya

years, the need for international cooperation to overcome

University, under the initiative of the Ministry of Education,these problems and to facilitate human resources development

Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan.

has increased. Japan has been expected to work actively toresolve these issues.

In developing countries, many problems related to agriculture(for example, food shortages, downturns in agricultural

To respond to such expectations, ICCAE was established byproduction,

andthe MEXT of Japan at Nagoya University. ICCAE’s goal is toanimal-borne infectious diseases) have yet to be solved by the

become a leading center for international cooperation to help

Cooperating universities in Japan

international community. To solve these global-scale issues, itsolve problems in agricultural and rural development in

is important to develop appropriate agricultural technologies

developing countries.

• University of Tokyo• Doshisha University• Nanzan University• Nagoya Sangyo University• Osaka University• University of the Ryukyus

poverty,environmental

devastation,

while paying careful attention to socioeconomic impact,

Construction of the “Academic Network for Development in Asia” (ANDA)
ANDA member universities(incl. AC21 participants)
Graduate School ofInternational Development,
Nagoya University

Cooperating Nagoya University organizations• Economic Research Center, Graduate School of Economics• International Cooperation Center for Agricultural Education• Education Center for International Students• Center for the Studies of Higher Education• Tsinghua University, China• Korea University, Korea• Chulalongkorn University, Thailand• Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia• University of the Philippines, Los Banõs, Philippines• Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India• National University of Singapore, Singapore• Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia• National University of Laos, Laos
• Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Cooperating organizations• Asian Development Bank (ADB)• International Labor Organization (ILO)• Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

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Nagoya University's Global Network

Nagoya University around the Globe:
International Liaison Offices and Bases
In order to establish a world presence to develop true research excellence, Nagoya University has international liaison offices,
research and education bases and a technology transfer office around the world. These stations are strategically positioned torecruit top-level students and teaching staff, organize academic exchanges, host workshops, interact with world-levelresearchers, learn about different countries' education systems, and promote Nagoya University around the globe.

Nagoya University around the Globe: International Liaison Offices and Bases
Germany (Freiburg)
USA (North Carolina)

Mongolia
China (Shanghai)

Uzbekistan
Vietnam

Cambodia

The Global 30 Project – Bringing Nagoya University to the WorldNUPACE: Nagoya University’s Academic Student Exchange Program

Shanghai Liaison Office (Shanghai, China)
The Shanghai Liaison Office was inaugurated in November 2005, with the goal ofpromoting academic exchange with Chinese institutions of higher education andresearch, advertising Nagoya University in China, and acting as a contact point for
Alumni Association members overseas. The Shanghai Office was Nagoya
University's first base abroad, and it continues to play an important role inexpanding academic exchange with institutions in China.

Academic Consortium AC21

Technology Partnership of Nagoya University Inc.
(North Carolina, USA)

Headquartered close to the Research Triangle Park (RTP) in North
Carolina as a registered nonprofit organization, its mission is topromote and support technology transfers between Japan and theUS.

Uzbekistan Office (Tashkent, Uzbekistan)
Our Partner Institutions

The Uzbekistan Office opened in March 2010 as an “Overseas Office for Shared
Utilization by Universities,” an element of the Global 30 Project for Establishing Core
Universities for Internationalization. The Office strives to recruit students within
Uzbekistan as well as all of Central Asia, and it collaborates with universities acrossJapan on international student activities.

Research and Education Centers for Japanese Law
These Centers cooperate with local universities in transitionalcountries in Asia to provide education in Japanese language andJapanese law. Currently, four centers have been established asbases for information exchange and joint research between Japanand the respective host country:• Uzbekistan: Tashkent State Institute of Law (Center founded Sep. 2005)• Mongolia: National University of Mongolia, School of Law(Center founded Sep. 2006)• Vietnam: Hanoi Law University (Center founded Sep. 2007)• Cambodia: Royal University of Law and Economics(Center founded Sep. 2008)

European Center (Freiburg, Germany)

名 古 屋 大 学 のグローバ ル 展 開

In April 2010, Nagoya University opened its European Center in Freiburg University
with the aim of heightening its presence in Europe. The main objectives of the Center
are recruiting outstanding international students for short-term and long-term
programs at both undergraduate and graduate levels; developing a
European-Japanese research and education network with universities, research
institutes and companies; informing European high school and university students
about the advantages of studying at Nagoya University; collecting information on
research and education; and consolidating an alumni network in Europe.

http://cjl.law.nagoya-u.ac.jp/content/en/

Field Research Center (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia)
The Nagoya University Field Research Center was established in
September, 2009 within the Mongolian University of Science andTechnology. The Center is expected to further encourage ouractive collaborations and exchanges by promoting more effective
research.

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The Global 30 Project – Bringing Nagoya University to the WorldIn July 2009, the selection results of the 2009 Project for

The objectives of Global 30 are to strengthen the international

Establishing Core Universities for Internationalization (Global

competiveness of Japanese higher education and to offer an30) were announced, with Nagoya University standing out as

education with standards that appeal to foreign students while,

one of the Global 30 leaders.

through creating an environment where Japanese students
work together with international students, fostering highly
educated individuals who can be active internationally. The
project comprehensively supports a plan to create universities
that act as bases for internationalization by providing both thehigh level of education expected from universities and environ-

http://admissions.g30.nagoya-u.ac.jp/en/

ments that make studying in Japan more accessible foroverseas students.

Short Term Student Exchange andJapanese Language Education
1. Broadening the Nagoya University Program for Academic
Exchange (NUPACE), a short term student exchange
program, to admit a greater diversity of international
students.
2. Requiring international students enrolled in an English
course to take Japanese for their foreign language
credits, thus improving their chances for interaction withJapanese students.

New All-English Courses
1. Creating undergraduate degrees from which students can graduate entirely in English in the sciences(Physics, Engineering, Agriculture) and in the humanities (Law, Economics).
2. Establishing international courses for master’s and doctoral degrees in the sciences and the humanities.
3. Accepting a greater number of international students to the graduate courses already available in English(Law, Engineering, International Development, and Environmental Studies).

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Name of the Courses

Name of the Schools / Graduate Schools

Automotive Engineering Program• School of Engineering

Fundamental and Applied Physics Program
Chemistry Program
Biological Science Program
Program in Social Sciences
Physics and Mathematics Graduate Program
Chemistry Graduate Program

8 Biological and Bioagricultural Sciences Graduate Program
9 Biological and Bioagricultural Sciences Graduate Program
10 Medical Science Graduate Program
11 Graduate Program in Economics and Business Administration
Graduate Program in Comparative Studies of Language andCulture13 International Development and Cooperation Course

12• School of Engineering • School of Science

24International Student Recruitment throughOverseas Offices and Partner Institutions• School of Science • School of Engineering

Multiple Screening Methods for
Selecting Outstanding International Students• School of Law • School of Economics

1. Implementing an entrance examination process that canbe completed overseas at the undergraduate level.

• Graduate School of Science • Graduate School of Engineering• Graduate School of Science • Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences• Graduate School of Medicine• Graduate School of Science • Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences

2. At the graduate level, exploring a variety of screening
methods such as applicant document screening,interviews in students’ home countries, andvideoconferencing.

• School of Science • School of Agricultural Sciences• Graduate School of Science • Graduate School of Mathematics• Graduate School of Medicine• Graduate School of Economics• Graduate School of Languages and Cultures• Graduate School of International Development

Department of the Combined Graduate Program in Law and
Political Science• Graduate School of Law
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LL.M (Comparative Law) Program in Law and Political Science
LL.D (Comparative Law) Program in Law and Political Science
Young Leaders' Program (YLP)• Graduate School of Medicine
15(Healthcare Administration Course of Master's Degree Program)• Graduate School of Engineering
16 The Forefront Studies Program for Civil Engineering

17 Nagoya University Global Environmental Leaders Program• Graduate School of Environmental Studies

Special Doctoral Graduate Program of Sciences ofAtmosphere and Hydrosphere for International Students• Graduate School of Environmental Studies

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Degrees Offered
Bachelor Master Doctor

3. Continuing to hire more international faculty and to send
young researchers abroad for education and study.

Proactive Employment of Tutors,
Teaching Assistants and Research Assistants
International Zone and English-speaking Office Staff
1. Creating an International Zone (one-stop office) whereinternational students go for counseling and procedures.
2. Setting up an English-language admission office to deal
with recruitment and entrance examinations.
3. Increasing the number of staff with English ability, andcreating bilingual intra-university documents and bulletinboards.

International Library Resources
Adapted Living Environments
1. Opening a new housing facility that can receive as manyas 100 international students.
2. Offering diverse menus in University cafeterias forvegetarians and students who are not comfortable withJapanese food.

Career Support and Internships

Attractive Scholarships and Fee Exemptions

1. Providing orientation and career path guidance tointernational students who want to work in a Japanesecompany.

Increased Convenience for International Students

2. Offering a variety of internship programs, such as theSummer Intensive Program on automobile engineering.

1. Creating a system to facilitate payment of entrance
examination fees and other fees from abroad, including
credit card transactions and overseas bank accounts.
2. Implementing overseas orientations and other measures
to provide a smoother transition for international
students who have been accepted to the University.

Sharing NU’s internationalization experience with otheruniversities in Japan
1. Opening up the systems developed in the G30 projectto other universities
2. Building a network with other G30 leaders

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NUPACE: Nagoya University’s Academic Student Exchange Program

Yueqian Fan
majoring in English Language at Tsinghua University in China
difficulty for newcomers, at school or in life, but that withNUPACE, My Pace.

NUPACE, one is well supported when in the face of them.
It is always one of the major challenges to leave for someFresh Insights, Intellectual Stimulation, and a Global Perspective
Established in February 1996, the Nagoya University Program

most courses taught in English. Provided that they take at least

for Academic Exchange (NUPACE) is an academic student

fifteen credits per semester, students can design their own

exchange program through which international students

curriculum, balancing their interest in Japanese language andenrolled at Nagoya University's partner institutions can study inarea studies with the desire to pursue their major orJapan for four to twelve months. The program aims to foster

independent research. Guided research for graduate students

friendships that extend beyond borders, internationalize

is also available. Moreover, students proficient in Japanese arethrough education, and motivate overseas students to pursue

eligible to register for any course offered to degree-seeking

more extensive studies about Japan. The NUPACE academic

students at Nagoya University.

unfamiliar environment, trying out another way of life. After

Exchange provides you much flexibility with regard to

an entire year of exchange with Nagoya University, withplanning your own school life. Take myself as an example; I

NUPACE, I have grown more and more confident to say thathave done more reading and writing during the year insuch a new place has to be NUPACE. I have found the

Nagoya than I have ever done during the past two-year

teachers and staff here the most friendly and considerate,

university life, which gives me much pleasure and sense of

the students most welcoming and diligent, and theaccomplishment. I feel grateful that I have found my paceacademic facilities most convenient and advanced. Thus, awhile at NUPACE. I would be more than happy to

newcomer will soon be able to feel at home. Besides,

recommend this program to everyone who is considering

NUPACE allows him or her to meet new friends every day

going on an exchange.

from all over the world. It is not that there will hardly be any

Student Columns

Sebastien Emptaz-Collomb
majoring in English-Japanese-Economics at the University of Grenoble in France

year runs on a semester basis, and students can choose oneof two admission periods: late September or early April.

NUPACE, which celebrates its 15 th anniversary in 2011, has
hosted 1,000 international students from over 100 institutions

NUPACE offers a unique and flexible curriculum comprisingin twenty-seven countries. It is renowned, in both domestic

Japanese language instruction, Japan area studies, and a wide

and international arenas, for its quality and leadership inrange of courses in the student's major field of study, withexchange student education.

I had never come to Japan before my year in Nagoya, within

I came here mostly to learn Japanese, and if you plan on

the NUPACE program, and I tried to imagine how life would

taking the intensive classes, you'll have to be ready for 3

be for me in this place that is 10,000 kilometers away fromhours of Japanese classes every morning. They can be a

my home in France. And most of these pre-departure ideas

little rough, but you will very soon make friends and be able

were blown away by the real thing. It was by far the best

to survive them. You may also be able to create fantastic

year I've spent in my whole life.

memories if you give it a shot. (My friends and I performed“Hamlet” in Japanese and it was just amazing, seriously!)

Whether you live next to Japan or at the other side of theplanet, leaving your family and the places you are the most

It was also a great opportunity to meet people from all overfamiliar with is a very big jump, and you're not sure where

the world and befriend many, many people. I could travel all

you are going to land. There is no need to worry since theover Japan during the spring break, and I even visited my

NUPACE staff is top-notch, and I cannot thank all of them

NUPACE friends in Taiwan and South Korea. I was amazedenough for everything they did for me. You will be

to find out that, even with the cultural, language andwelcomed by people that like their job and that will do muchwhatever barrier you may think of, you can still build a real,more for you than just signing papers and organizing

precious friendship that you are sure will never shatter.

information meetings.

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Academic Consortium AC21
Fifth AC21 International Forum 2010
The Global University — Architect of the New Century
The Academic Consortium for the 21st Century (AC21) was established on June 24, 2002 at theInternational Forum 2002 hosted by Nagoya University, Japan, as an international network comprisedof educational, research and industrial organizations throughout the world. The Forum brought
together the presidents and high-ranking delegations from twenty-five of the world's leading

The Fifth Academic Consortium 21 (AC21) International Forum was held

education and research institutions, and resulted in the founding of a new and vigorous global

at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China) on October 19 th and 20 th, 2010.

partnership in higher education, “Academic Consortium AC21.”

This biennial international forum is one of the core activities of AC21. The
Shanghai forum enjoyed the participation of approximately 100 participants, including presidents and vice-presidents from the AC21 member
universities around the world as well as researchers, students, governAs of March 2011

AC21 Member Institutions

ment agencies, corporations, and regional institutions involved in theinternationalization of education.

Australia

FranceJapan

ThailandAt the opening ceremony, greetings were offered by Shanghai Jiao Tong

• University of Adelaide• University of Sydney• University of Strasbourg• Nagoya University• Chulalongkorn University• Kasetsart University

University President Jie Zhang, President Hamaguchi, and former

China

Germany

Laos• Huazhong University of
Science and Technology• Jilin University• Nanjing University• Northeastern University• Peking University• Shanghai Jiao Tong University• Tongji University• Chemnitz University ofTechnology• University of Freiburg• National University of Laos

USA
• North Carolina State University• University of Minnesota

South Africa
Indonesia• Stellenbosch University• Gadjah Mada University

president and National Institution for Academic Degrees and University
Evaluation President Shin-ichi Hirano. Nobel Prize winning physicist
Makoto Kobayashi, who bears the title of University Professor at Nagoya
University (Executive Director of the Japan Society for the Promotion of
Science and Director of the Research Center for Science Systems) also
attended the opening ceremony for the forum and was introduced to theparticipants.
This year’s international forum was divided into three sub-themes:“University ranking and evaluation of higher education,” “Graduate school
education in the age of internationalization” and “Building world-classuniversities in the age of internationalization.” There were approximately

AC21 Partners

Japan: ITOCHU Corporation; CHUBU Electric Power Co., Inc.; Toyota Motor Corporation; NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
U.K.: Advantage West Midlands; Asia House

30 presentations in total at the forum which produced many lively discussions and exchange among those involved. Three members of Nagoya
University made presentations, including Vice-President Watanabe’s
announcement concerning this university’s internationalization strategy.

AC21 Activities

Additionally, before the main forum on Monday, October 18 th, the Eighth
AC21 Steering Committee meeting was held on the Shanghai Jiao Tong

AC21 considers itself a dynamic consortium. It supports its

University Minhang Campus. This annual meeting consisted of themission and fosters collaboration amongst members throughaddition of new members, recommendations from various committee

the following forums, activities and projects.

members, and revisions to the AC21 articles. In addition, in order toCollaboration in Research & Education—International Forums

Initiatives for Students—Student World Forums

Held every two years, international forums provide members

Biennial conferences at which students from member

with the opportunity to reassess the role of higher education

institutions are invited to exchange ideas on issues ofin society through keynote addresses by prominent public

international concern. The conferences facilitate

figures, presentations and panel discussions.

international friendship, encourage students to develop a—Research Projects

global mindset, and strengthen the AC21 network.

Support for research networking among AC21 members isoffered through the provision of funding and resources,

Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration

which aim at developing and sustaining collaborative

AC21, taking advantage of its international network, seeks

projects. The AC21 Special Project Fund (ACSPF),

to facilitate collaboration between academia, industry andlaunched in 2009, endeavors to promote research andgovernment at the global level.

educational exchanges between member institutions.

develop AC21 activities further, there were concrete discussions about
future activities and new activity frameworks, such as the tentative “AC21Schooling Event” on Science and Technology.
After the end of the forum in the afternoon of October 20 th, the Fourth
AC21 General Assembly was held. There was also an active exchange of
opinions and notably an offer from Tongji University (China) to hold the2013 Student World Forum and from the University of Strasbourg (France)
to hold the 2015 Student World Forum.
At this year’s forum and meetings, member universities were proactively
involved in AC21 activities giving new value to the purpose of AC21. One
could feel the enthusiasm of member universities for further developing
and utilizing AC21 and the interest focusing on AC21 from inside andoutside Japan.

—Workshops
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Our Partner Institutions
As of Jan. 1, 2011

Academic Exchange Agreements
Inter-University Agreement
Inter-School Agreement

Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Institute of High Energy Physics
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Tongji University
Northeastern University

Asia
BANGL ADESH
Bangladesh Agricultural University
Bangladesh University of Engineering andTechnology
University of Dhaka

B H U TA N
The Centre for Bhutan Studies

Jilin University
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Beijing University of Technology
Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Purple Mountain Observatory
Chengdu Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources
Chengdu University of Technology
Tsinghua University
Chinese Academy of Sciences,
National Astronomical Observatories
China University of Political Science and Law
East China Normal University
Peking University
Fudan University
Xi’an Jiaotong University
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences,
Institute of Literature andInstitute of Literature of National Minorities
Zhejiang University

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Diponegoro University

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

University of Indonesia

University of Science and Technology of China
Jiangsu Provincial Academy ofSocial Sciences (JSASS)
Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry
Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Institute of Process Engineering
Southwest Jiaotong University
Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences

Central South University

Syiah Kuala University

Institut Teknologi Bandung

The Royal University of Agriculture

Nanjing University

AUSTRALIA

Beijing International Studies University

Beijing Institute of Technology

CHINA

Pacific

Mineral Resources and Petroleum Authority ofMongolia

Agency for the Assessment andApplication of Technology (BPPT)Royal University of Law and Economics
Royal University of Phnom Penh

National University of Mongolia

Universitas Padjadjaran

Harbin Institute of Technology

Polar Research Institute of China

CAMBODIAThe State University of Surabaya

REPUBL IC OF KORE A
Korean Research Institute of Standards and Science,
Astronomy Observatory
Korea University
Chungnam National University
Mokpo National University
Gyeongsang National University
Korea Maritime University
Ewha Womans University
Korea Institute for Advanced Study

Mongolian University of Sciences and Technology

Flinders University

Mongolian Academy of Sciences,
Institute of Geography

University of South Australia
The University of Adelaide

Ecole Normale Supérieure,
Lettres et Sciences Humaines

Mongolian Academy of Sciences,
Institute of Philosophy, Sociology and Law

Monash University

Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7

The University of Melbourne

Université Joseph Fourier (Université de Grenoble 1)

The Australian National University

Université Pierre-Mendès-France(Université de Grenoble 2)

N E PA L
Kathmandu University

PHILIPPINES

Université Panthéon Assas, Paris 2
Université Paul Cézanne, Aix-Marseille 3
Université Paris-Est

THAIL AND
Kasetsart University

EuropeChulalongkorn University

ARMENIA

Sungkyunkwan University

Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography

Korea Legislation Research InstituteVietnam Institute of State and Law

Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Shanghai Institute of Ceramics

Pukyong National University

Hanoi Law University

Pusan National University

Ho Chi Minh City University of Law

Hainan University

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

Hanoi University of Technology

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Kyung Hee University

The University of Hong Kong

Chonnam National University

Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology,
Ho Chi Minh City Institute of Resources Geography

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

University of Seoul

Renmin University of China

Yonsei University

Shenyang University of Technology

Chonbuk National University

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

INDONESIA

China National School of Administration

Indonesian National Institute of
Aeronautics and Space

East China University of Political Science and Law

Gadjah Mada University

L AOS
National University of Laos
National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute,
Lao P.D.R.

MONGOLIA
Health Sciences University of Mongolia

Université de Strasbourg

University of Canterbury

Chulabhorn Research Institute/
Chulabhorn Graduate InstituteKyungnam University

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Grenoble Institute of Technology(Université de Grenoble 4)

University of the Philippines, Diliman

University of International Business and Economics

Institute of Sunchang Fermented Soybean Products

National Institute of Water andAtmospheric Research

Université Jean Moulin-Lyon 3

University of Auckland

Seoul National University

University of Pune

NEW ZEAL AND

Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées (ENPC)

University of the Philippines, Los Banõs

Chinese Academy of Social Sciences,
Institute of Population and Labor Economics

Kyungpook National University

Université de Paris-Sorbonne, Paris 4

The University of Sydney

Hanyang University

INDIA

Université Stendhal (Université de Grenoble 3)

National Legal Center of Mongolia

Tianjin University

Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources

FRANCEVIETNAM

Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City
Foreign Trade University

TA I WA N
National Chengchi University
National Taiwan Normal University
Soochow University

Yerevan Physics Institute

AUSTRIA
Johannes Kepler University Linz
The Medical University of Vienna

BELGIUM
Institut Supérieur de Traducteurs et Interprètes

BULGARIA
Sofia University
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences,
Space Research Institute, Space Astronomy Division
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences,
Institute of Electronics
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences,
Institute of Mathematics

National Chung Cheng University
National Taiwan University
National Tsing Hua University

DENMARK
University of Copenhagen

Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon
Université de Provence, Aix-Marseille 1
École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture
Paris Val-de-Seine

GERMANY
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
Technische Universität Carolo-Wilhelmina zu
Braunschweig
Universität zu Köln
Technische Universität München
Johanes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt
Universität Ulm
Technische Universität Chemnitz
RWTH Aachen
Universität Regensburg
WWU Münster
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Technische Universität Kaiserslautern
Freie Universität Berlin
Wissenschaftszentrum Ost- undSüdosteuropa Regensburg
Technische Universität Darmstadt

FINL AND
Finnish Meteorological Institute

HUNGARY
Hungarian Academy of Sciences,
Institute for Legal Studies

Nagoya University's Global Network

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I TA LY

SWEDEN

North Carolina State University

National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN)

Swedish Institute of Space Physics

Harvard-Yenching Institute

University of Catania

University of Lund

University of Cincinnati

Uppsala University

University of California, Berkeley

K A Z A K H S TA N
Kazakh Humanitarian Law University
Legislation Research Institute,
Republic of Kazakhstan

L AT V I A
Latvian State University

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

SWITZERL AND
University of Bern
University of Geneva

U.K.

University of Alaska Fairbanks
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Haystack Observatory
Harvard Medical School

The University of Sheffield

Tulane University

The University of Warwick

University of Pennsylvania

The University of Nottingham

University of California, San Diego

University of East Anglia

Colorado School of Mines

The University of Manchester

St. Olaf College

University of Bristol

Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

University of Oslo

University of Leicester

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

University of Tromso

The University of Oxford

University of Kentucky

University of London,
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)

New York University

NETHERL ANDS
Wageningen University
Free University of Amsterdam

N O R WAY

POL AND
Medical University of Gdańsk
Warsaw University of Technology
University of Warsaw

RUSSIAUKRAINE
Ukrainian SSR Academy of Sciences,
Institute of Theoretical Physics

U Z B E K I S TA N

Duke University
Johns Hopkins University
University of Wisconsin Law School
University of Maryland
University of Washington
Northwestern University

Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics

Samarkand State University

The University of Texas

Ministry of Health of Russia,
Institute of Biomedical Problems

University of World Economy and Diplomacy

The University of Chicago

Tashkent State Institute of Law

Green Mountain College

Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Division,
Institute of Cytology and Genetics
Moscow State Engineering and Physics Institute(Technical University-MEPhI)

Michigan State University

North America

Russian Academy of Sciences, Far Eastern Branch,Institute of Cosmophysical Research andRadiowave Propagation (IKIR)

University of Victoria

University of Barcelona

SOUTH AFRICA
South African Astronomical Observatory

Agreements forInternational Joint Research

Fundacao Joaquim Nabuco
Universidade de Brasilia
Universidade de São PauloG U AT E M A L A

Others (International Organization)
Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate
Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA)
European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)Del Valle de Guatemala University

MEXICO
Universidad de Sonora

Asia
REPUBL IC OF KORE A
Sungkyunkwan University

Pacific

Agreements for IndustryUniversity Collaboration

AUSTRALIA

EuropeEuropeU.K.

GERMANYThe University of New South Wales

Middle East
TURKEY
Bilkent University

The University of Warwick

Ruhr-Universität Bochum

North America

North America

USA

USA

AfricaEGYPT
Tanta University

GHANA

North Carolina State University

The University of Texas at Dallas

University of Ghana

KENYA
University of Nairobi
African Institute for Capacity Development (AICAD)

Others (International Organization)
The Ministry of Science and Technology of Brazil
The National Institute of Space Research (INPE)The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA),
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS)

University of Minnesota

CANADA
Carleton University

S PA I N

Ministry of Science and Technology,
National Institute for Space Research

UC Santa Barbara

Russian Academy of Sciences,
Institute of Computer Aided Design

Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Division,
Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Physics (ISTP)

BRA ZILThe University of Toronto
York University

USA
Oberlin College
University of Michigan
University of California, Los Angeles

Latin America and the CarribianInternational Networks

ARGENTINE• Academic Consortium 21 (AC21)

National University of Rosario• International Forum of Public Universities (IFPU)

Luis F, Leloir, Campomar Foundation,
The Research Institute of Biochemistry• Collège doctoral franco-japonais

BOLIVIA
Universidad Mayor de San Andres• University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific (UMAP)• OpenCourseWare Consortium• The G8 University Summit• Canada-Japan Strategic Student Exchange Program

University of Houston

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Nagoya University's Global Network

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Nagoya University

OutlineAcademic Charter of Nagoya University

Academic Charter of Nagoya University

1

Appreciating the intrinsic role and historical and social mission of universities,
Nagoya University, as a seat of learning, hereby defines its fundamental
principles of scholarly activity.

Organizational Structure

Campus Map

Fundamental Objectives:
Contribution to Society

11

Nagoya University, through creative research activity, shall

Nagoya University, in spearheading scientific research, andpursue the truth and produce results of scholastic

through the cultivation of human resources capable ofdistinction on the international stage.

exercising leadership both in the domestic and international

to conduct highly advanced research and education that overlook the broad

2

arenas, shall contribute to the welfare of humanity and thesweep of humanities, social and natural sciences. Towards this goal, Nagoya

Nagoya University, through an education that values

University endeavours to implement a variety of measures based on theinitiative, shall cultivate courageous intellectuals endowed

2

fundamental objectives and policies outlined below, and to unremittingly carrywith powers of rational thought and creativity.

Nagoya University shall put to good use the special

Nagoya University maintains a free and vibrant academic culture with the missionof contributing to the well-being and happiness of humankind through research

Staff/Student Enrollment

2

Fundamental Objectives:
Research and Educationand education in all aspects of human beings, society, and nature. In particular, it
aspires to foster the harmonious development of human nature and science, anddevelopment of culture, as well as to global industry.

characteristics of the local community and, throughout its responsibilities as a pivotal university.

multi-faceted

Accessresearch

activities,

contribute

to

the

development of the region.

3
Nagoya University shall promote international academic

The City of Nagoya

co-operation and the education of foreign students, andcontribute to international exchange, especially with Asian
nations.

3

4

Fundamental Policies:
Research and Education System

1
Nagoya University shall study the various phenomena of
the humanities, society and nature from an all-inclusive
viewpoint, respond to contemporary issues, and adjust andenrich its education system to generate a new sense of

Fundamental Policies:
University Administration

1
Nagoya University shall at all times support scientificenquiry based on the autonomy and initiative of its
members, and guarantee freedom of academic research.

values and body of knowledge founded on humanity.

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in the drafting and implementation of both ideals andNagoya University shall require its members to participate

Nagoya University shall provide for an education systemthat rightly inherits and develops intellectual resources
cultivated in the world's intellectual traditions, and promote

objectives related to research and education, as well as
administrative principles.

educational activity that is both advanced and innovative.

3

3

assessment and evaluation from its members with regard

Nagoya University, through the active dispatch of
information

andexchangeofpersonnel,

andinterinstitutional co-operation in Japan and abroad, shall
shape the international foundation of academic culture.

Nagoya University, in addition to promoting autonomous
to research, education and administrative activity, shallactively seek critical appraisal from external authorities, andaspire to be an accessible university.
＊This is a provisional translation and subject to change.

概要
Academic Charter of Nagoya University

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Nagoya University
Headquarters

Administration Bureau
Administrative Support Organizations

Audit Office

Organizational Structure

Staff

International Students by School
As of November 1, 2010

Institute of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Members of the Board of Trustees

Institute for Advanced ResearchPresident

Schools

School of Letters
School of Education
School of Law
School of Economics
School of Informatics and Sciences
School of Science
School of Medicine
School of Engineering
School of Agricultural Sciences

Lower Secondary School
Upper Secondary School

Letters

Trustees

7

Education

72

Auditors

2

Law

158

Economics

112

Informatics and Sciences

28

Science60

Staff (Full-time)

Graduate Schools

Graduate School of Letters
Graduate School of Education and Human Development
Graduate School of Law
Graduate School of Economics
Graduate School of Science

Graduate School of Medicine
Graduate School of Engineering

91

Associate Professors / Lecturers

110 ( 54)

Engineering390

Daiko Medical Center

Assistant Professors

441 (170)

Research Associates

9(

Researchers

0 (167)

Languages and Cultures

147(Center for Theoretical Studies)(Center for Experimental Studies)

39

Environmental Studies

132

Information Science

Research Center for Modern and Contemporary Japanese Culture

68Japan Legal Information InstituteEconomic Research Center
Sugashima Marine Biological Laboratory
Nagoya University Southern Observatories
Structural Biology Research Center
Tau-Lepton Physics Research Center
Center for Research of Laboratory Animals and Medical Research Engineering
Center for Neural Disease and Cancer
Plasma Nanotechnology Research Center (PLANT)
Research Center for Materials Backcasting Technology
Center for Computational Science
Composite Engineering Research Center
Center for Micro-Nano Mechatronics
Field Science Center
Avian Bioscience Research Center

School Teachers at Affiliated Schools

1)Administrative / Technical Staff*2

1,458 (488)

Total

3,214 (954)

Agricultural Sciences

52

International Development

176
5

Mathematics*1 Data in parenthesis show the number of staff under limited-time contracts.
*2 Data include medical staff of the University Hospital.

EcoTopia Science Institute1

Education Center for International Students

33
1,665

Total

Student Enrollment
Name of Schools / Graduate Schools

As of November 1, 2010

Undergraduate Courses
Degree seeking
Non-degree seeking

Graduate Courses
Degree seeking
Non-degree seeking

Total

596

86

294

11

987

Education

327

41

234

29

631

Law

684

25

372

102

1,183

Economics

921

24

157

12

1,114

Informatics and Sciences

347

29

Science

1,192

13

551

13

1,769

1,517

72

880

44

2,513

Graduate School of Information Science

Research Center for Seismology, Volcanology and Disaster Mitigation
International Research Center for Sustainable Transport and Cities
Center for Embedded Computing Systems

Medicine
Engineering

3,343

79

1,616

27

5,065

751

10

442

16

1,219

Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory
EcoTopia Science InstituteFuturistic Environmental Simulation Center
Geospace Research Center
Center for Interdisciplinary Studies on Resource Recovery and Refinery in Asia

International Development

273

44

317

Mathematics

160

2

162

Languages and Cultures

223

64

287

Environmental Studies

551

28

579

Information Science

377

11

388

Human Informatics

2

Graduate School of International Development
Graduate School of Mathematics
Graduate School of Languages and Cultures
Graduate School of Environmental Studies

University Library

Medical Library
Nagoya University Library Studies

Inter-University Service
Facilities

Hydrospheric Atmospheric Research Center
Information Technology Center

Inter-Departmental
Education and ResearchCenters, etc.

Radioisotope Research Center
Center for Gene Research
Education Center for International Students
Research Center for Materials Science
Center for the Studies of Higher Education
International Cooperation Center for Agricultural Education
Center for Chronological Research
Nagoya University Museum
Center for Developmental Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry
Center for Asian Legal Exchange
Bioscience and Biotechnology Center
Synchrotron Radiation Research Center
Center for Theoretical Studies
Center for Experimental Studies
Nagoya University Archives
Center for Student CounselingInternational Student Advising Office

Technical Center

497 ( 53)

Medicine

Letters

Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences

Research Institutes

650 ( 21)*1

Professors
Associate Professors

Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness and Sports
Kobayashi-Maskawa Institute for the Origin of Particles and the Universe (KMI)

140

1Faculty

University Hospital

As of November 1, 2010

School / Graduate School

Agricultural Sciences

25

Others
Total

376

9,678

404

6,132

2
14

39

417

16,63137

Campus Map
Higashiyama Campus

Tsurumai Campus

7
13

57
46 14

8
7 53

8

44
9 30
51

12

8

27-2

10

8

36

23
24

20
21

15

50
25 19 2618

348

17 49 16
27-1

10

38

39

8 Graduate School / School of Engineering Buildings
9 Engineering and Science Building (Central Building of Graduate Schoolof Engineering / Particle and Astrophysical Science Building)
10 Graduate School / School of Science Buildings
11 Graduate School of Mathematics Building
12 Science and Agricultural Building
13 Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences /School of Agricultural Sciences Building
14 Environmental Studies Hall
-Graduate School of Environmental Studies
15 Graduate School / School of Economics Building
16 Graduate School / School of Law Building
17 Graduate School of International Development Building
18 Graduate School of Education and Human Development /School of Education Building
19 Integrated Research Building (Arts and Social Sciences)
20 Graduate School / School of Letters Building
21 Central Building for Liberal Arts and Sciences-School of Informatics and Sciences Building-Institute of Liberal Arts & Sciences
22 Building A for Liberal Arts and Sciences
23 Graduate School of Languages and Cultures Building
24 Graduate School of information Science Building
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12
13

40

56
1 Medical Science Research Building 1
2 Medical Science Research Building 2
3 Medical Library
4 Center for Promotion of Medical Research

60

5 Basic Medical Research Building
6 Basic Medical Research Building Annex
7 Human Anatomy Laboratory
8 Ward Building
9 Central Consultation Building
10 Outpatient Building

Centers / Institute Buildings
25 Center for Developmental Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry
26 Center for the Studies of Higher Education
27-1 Education Center for International Students

51 Nobel Prize Exhibition Room
52 Chemistry Gallery
53 Akasaki Institute, Exhibition Room

27-2 Advising & Counseling Services, ECIS

28 Center for Asian Legal Exchange
29 Information Technology Center
30 Kobayashi-Maskawa Institute for the Origin of Particles and the Universe (KMI)
31 Research Center for Materials Science
32 Bioscience and Biotechnology Center
33 Radioisotope Research Center
34 Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
35 Hydrospheric Atmospheric Research Center
36 Institute for Advanced Research Hall
37 Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory
38 Eco Topia Science Institute
39 International Cooperation Center for Agricultural Education
40 Research Laboratory Building
41 Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness and Sports

Conference Halls & Galleries
42 Noyori Conference Hall
43 Noyori Materials Science Laboratory, Lecture Hall
44 Engineering and Science Building, ES Auditorium
45 Science South Building, Sakata & Hirata Hall
46 Environmental Studies Hall, Lecture Hall
47 Integrated Building (IB), Lecture Room
48 Graduate School / School of Economics, Conference Hall
49 Graduate School of International Development, Auditorium
50 Integrated Research Building (Arts and Social Sciences), Conference Room

11 Radioisotope Research Center
12 Energy Center
13 Kakuyu Kaikan (Alumni Hall)
14 Student Facility

and Education

41

Main Buildings

Graduate School / School Buildings

18Parking

28

1 Administration Bureau Buildings
2 Toyoda Auditorium / Symposion
3 Nagoya University Museum
4 University Library (Central Library)
5 Noyori Conference Hall
6 Noyori Materials Science Laboratory
7 Akasaki Institute

9

37

35
1

22

59

34

2 54

4

3
2

5
42 58
55

11

47

11

32
33

29

5

14

6 43
31 52

45

4

6

Cafeteria
Convenience Store
Post Office
Bus Stop
JR Train Station

Daiko Campus

On-campus Accommodations
54 Symposion
55 Staff Hall
56 Administration Bureau Building No.4
57 Green Salon Higashiyama
58 Noyori Conference Hall Residence
59 Researchers Village Higashiyama
60 International Residence Higashiyama

Parking189Cafeteria
Convenience Store
Post Office
Bus Stop
Subway4

Parking

10

3
7

5

2
6

TennisCourt

1 School of Health Science - Main Building
2 School of Health Science - South Building
3 School of Health Science - East Building
4 Annex to School of Health Science
5 Daiko Medical Center
6 Annex to Radioisotope Laboratory
7 Energy Center

8 Gymnasium
9 Student Hall
10 Researchers Village Daiko

Cafeteria
Bus Stop39

Access

The City of Nagoya
For Gifu

For
InuyamaFor
For
Komaki · Inuyama Tajimi

For Seto

Kamiiida

Aichi Prefecture

Nagoya Dome-mae Yada

Kami Otai

For Kyoto · Osaka

Ozone

Daiko Campus

NagoyaMotoyama

NagoyaFor Takabata

For Fujigaoka

Chikusa

Sakae

Tokyo
Nakamura
Kuyakusho

Nagoya Daigaku

Tsurumai Campus
For Osaka

TsurumaiHigashiyama
CampusYagotoOsakacentral role in Japan's history and has long enjoyed aflourishing culture and economy. The area is well known as thehome of Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa

For Akaike · Toyota

Kanayama

Ieyasu, the three leaders who unified Japan over 400 years
For Toyohashi

Kinjo-Futo

Located in the heart of Japan, the Chubu region has played aAratama-bashi

ago, bringing an end to the “Period of Warring States.” Nagoya
Castle, originally built by Tokugawa Ieyasu and famous for theTokushige

pair of golden dolphins on top of its donjon, serves as theregion's landmark.

For Tokyo
Nagoyako

Today, this vibrant metropolis occupies an important place inJapan's political and economic spheres. With a population ofCentrair

2.2 million, Nagoya is the nerve center of the Chubu Industrial

Subway Higashiyama Line

JR Tokaido Shinkansen

Meitetsu Line

Subway Sakura-dori Line

JR Tokaido Line

Kintetsu Line

Subway Tsurumai Line

JR Chuo Line

Aonami Line

Subway Meijo Line

JR Kansai Line

Subway Kamiiida Line

Zone, a merger of both traditional and modern industries, mostnotably the automotive industry. Nagoya offers a variety ofurban conveniences, with shops, restaurants and leisureactivities that cater to any taste, making it an exciting place to
live, work and study.

JR Central Towers

Nagoya Castle

Nagoya Noh Theater

Arimatsu Shibori Matsuri (festival)

Nagoya City Archives

The Golden Dolphin

Nagoya Congress Center

Nagoya Port Triton

Nagoya City Art Museum

OASIS 21

Subway Meiko Line

To Higashiyama Campus

From Nagoya Station: Take the Subway Higashiyama Line to Motoyama Sta. (15 minutes),then transfer to the Subway Meijo Line to Nagoya Daigaku Sta. Higashiyama Campus is justoff the subway exit.
From Centrair (Central Japan International Airport): Take the Meitetsu Line to Kanayama
Sta. (30 min.), then transfer to the Subway Meijo Line to Nagoya Daigaku Sta. (21 min.).

To Tsurumai Campus

From Nagoya Station: Take the JR Chuo Line (bound for Tajimi) to Tsurumai Sta. (6 min.),then walk 5 min.

To Daiko Campus

From Nagoya Station: Take the Subway Higashiyama Line to Sakae Sta. (5 min.), transfer tothe Subway Meijo Line to Nagoya Dome-mae Yada Sta. (12 min.), then walk 5 min.

To Nagoya Station

From Centrair (Central Japan International Airport): Take the Meitetsu Line (30 min.) or
the airport bus (60 min.).
From Tokyo Station: Take the Shinkansen (103 min.).
From Shin-Osaka Station: Take the Shinkansen (52 min.).

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