2009 Applicant Guidelines for Doctoral Programs(First Stage) of Graduate School of Information Science, Nagoya University
Important Notice: The Japanese version of Applicant Guidelines for Doctoral Programs of Graduate School ofInformation Science, Nagoya University serves as the official guidebook. This English translation is provided only for
applicants’ convenience. All notions should be understood as Japanese time, currency, regulations, organizations and so
on, unless otherwise specified.
The Graduate School of Information Science invites applicants for admission to the first stage of doctoral programs(equivalent to a master’s course) for the academic year 2009, in accordance with the following guidelines.

1. Qualifications for Application
Applicants must meet one of the following conditions:(1) University graduates, or will graduate from university by March 31, 2009(2) Persons who have obtained or will obtain, by March 31 2009, a bachelor’s degree from the National Institution for
Academic Degrees, which as specified by the School Education Law, Article 104, Section 4, No.1
(3) Persons who have completed, or will complete by March 31, 2009, 16 years of academic education in a foreigncountry(4) Persons who have completed, or will complete by March 31, 2009, 16 years of academic education in Japan throughcorrespondence courses run by foreign educational institutes.
(5) Applicants who have completed an undergraduate course of a foreign university in Japan, which is an educational
establishment approved in that particular foreign country (the applicants must have completed 16 years of school
education in their education system) and have qualifications approved by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology, Japan(6) Applicants who have completed (or will complete by March 31, 2009) an advanced professional course of aprofessional training college. The course must fulfill the requirements set by the Ministry of Education, Culture,
Sports, Science and Technology (e.g., offering a minimum of four years of education) and be recognized by the
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, as such. Applicants must have graduated from thecourse after the date of approval by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology.
(7) Persons who have qualifications approved by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology,
Japan. (Notification No.5 of the Ministry of Education, 1953)(8) Persons who have completed or will complete more than 3 years at university by March 31, 2009 or those who havecompleted 15 years of education in an education system in a foreign country or enrolled in a foreign university inJapan, which is approved by that foreign country’s school education system (the applicants must be recognized tohave completed 15 years in an the education system), and those who have qualifications approved by the Ministryof Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan and who have been recognized by our Graduate
School as having excellent results of the required credits.
Note: Those who submit application forms on the basis of requirement No. 8 above must refer to “Candidates
Applying under Requirement (8)” in page 9.
(9) Persons who will be 22 years of age or over as of March 31, 2009, and have been recognized by our Graduate
School, based on the results of individual examinations of the applicant’s qualifications, as having academic
abilities equivalent or superior to university graduates.
Note: Those who submit application forms on the basis of requirement No. 9 above must contact the Graduate
School by June 11, 2008.

2. Numbers of Students to Be Admitted
Dept. of Computer Science and Mathematical Informatics
Dept. of Information Engineering
Dept. of Media Science
Dept. of Complex Systems Science
Dept. of Systems and Social Informatics

21
21
17
32
15

The numbers include the students enrolled in the IT Specialist Course, which is a common course in the graduate
school. The number of students in the IT Specialist Course is about 10 from the Dept. of Information Engineering
and up to two from each of the other departments. For details of the IT Specialist Course, refer to page 10.

3. Application Period-1-Applications will be accepted between July 9 (Wed.) and July 15 (Tue.), 2008. For applicants to the Dept. ofComputer Science and Mathematical Informatics who wish to take an oral examination, applications will be accepted
between June 11 (Wed.) and June 17 (Tue.), 2008.
Reception time is from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. except 12:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

4. Application Documents
Documents required for all applicants(1) Application Form (Complete form prescribed by our Graduate School)(2) Examination Card and Photograph Card (Complete cards prescribed by our Graduate School)(3) Objectives and study plan (Complete form prescribed by our Graduate School)(4) Personal History (Complete form prescribed by our Graduate School)(5) Receipt of Payment, Record of Receipt (Enter only your name in forms prescribed by our Graduate School)(6) 2 self-addressed envelopes (one for sending Examination Card, the other for correspondence)
You must submit 2 self-addressed envelopes prescribed by our Graduate School with the address at which you
will receive the envelopes, prefecture code, and name. A 350-yen stamp should be attached to the envelope forcorrespondence.
(7) Address label (Write necessary items on label prescribed by our Graduate School)(8) Certificate for (prospective) graduation or a document certifying qualification for application(9) Official transcript of academic records (issued by your last university)(10) Examination fee (30,000 yen by postal money order, on which name and address of designated payee should not
be written)
Documents to be submitted preferably for reference(1) If the applicant has a dissertation or other material that indicates his/her research abilities, it is desirable to submit
a copy of such material and, if necessary, an abstract.
(2) If a foreign applicant studying in Japan has taken the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, it is desirable tosubmit a certificate or a score report. When submitting a copy, write “This document is identical to the original”
on the copy, which should then be signed and/or stamped with your seal.
(3) If the applicant has taken an English proficiency test (STEP, TOEIC, TOEFL etc.), it is desirable to submit acertificate or score report. When submitting a copy, write “This document is identical to the original” on the copy,
which should then be signed and/or stamped with your seal. The date of the examination covered by thecertificate or score report must be no earlier than April 1, 2005.
Documents to be submitted in special cases(1) Applicants for Dept. of Computer Science and Mathematical Informatics who wish to take the oral examination
should submit a form for the oral examination (written in the form prescribed by our Graduate School), student
handbook, a document which proves (prospective) graduation and the number of credits required for graduation(a copy is accepted). (Those who take the examination directly after graduating from Nagoya University need not
submit it.)
(2) Foreign applicants residing in Japan must submit an alien registration certificate issued by their municipality
office. However, those with permanent residency need not submit this document.
Overseas residents must submit a document certifying nationality and resident’s eligibility (for example, a copyof your passport showing nationality and resident status).
(3) Applicants serving in government and other public offices, companies and other organizations, and who willremain in service even after enrollment, must submit the organization’s written consent regarding application foradmission (no prescribed form).

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5. Application Procedures
Applicants must put all documents required for application in the envelope prescribed by our Graduate School for
sending application documents, and submit to the Academic & Students Affairs Section, Graduate School ofInformation Science or send it by registered mail.
Points of note
(1) In case submitting by hand, it is recommended that the applicant him/herself brings the documents(2) When sending by mail, it must reach the Office no later than 4:00 p.m, July 15 (Tue.), 2008 (June 17 (Tue.) for
applicants to the Dept. of Computer Science and Mathematical Informatics who wish to take an oral
examination) by registered mail.
(3) Admission tickets will be sent to the applicants by mail. (If the ticket does not arrive until two days before theexamination, please confirm it with the Academic and Students Affairs Section of the Graduate School ofInformation Science.)(4) Be careful not to submit incomplete application documents since they will not be accepted.
(5) After an application has been filed, we will not allow any changes to application documents, nor refund
examination fees.

6. Selection
6.1 Outline of Selection Method
The method used for selection differs according to the department as shown below. Applicants for the IT Specialist
Course must take “written examination”.
A. Dept. of Information Engineering, Dept. of Media Science and Dept. of Systems, Dept. of Complex Systems
Science and Social Informatics
Successful applicants for admission to our departments will be selected on the basis of overall evaluation of theresult of “written and oral examinations” and application documents.
B. For Dept. of Computer Science and Mathematical Informatics
Successful applicants will be selected on the basis of overall evaluation of the result of “oral examination” or“Written and oral examinations” and application documents.
Among the applicants, those who are “in the 4th year of university and have obtained three quarters of the credits
necessary for graduation (except for optional and pedagogical subjects), and have received Excellent or A in morethan 50 percent of their credits can request to take the “oral examination.” Should you wish to take the “oralexamination,” you must submit the oral examination request form at the time of application. From among those
who wish to take the oral examination, applicants (who qualify) will be selected and take the “oral examination.”
Successful applicants of the “oral examination” do not have to take “written and oral examinations.” However,unsuccessful applicants of the “oral examination” will have to take “written and oral examinations.”
The “oral examination” will take place as long as it does not exceed the preset maximum number of applicants toundertake “oral examinations” and by respective departments. The result of selection will be communicated to all
the applicants who submitted the request form when sending the Examination Card. In addition, the number ofsuccessful applicants for “oral examination,” though it differs from department to department, is very low.

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Application
A Information Engineering
Media Science
Complex Systems Science
Systems and Social Informatics

B Computer Science and Mathematical Informatics

Wish to take oral examination?

No
Yes

Qualified to take oral examination?

No
Yes

Oral Examination

Successful in oral examination?
Unsuccessful
Successful

Written and Oral Examinations

Announcement of Admissions

Fig. Outline of Selection
6.2 Acceptance of the Results of External English Examinations
Those applicants who submitted results of external English examinations such as TOEIC (limited to open
examinations), TOEFL-PBT (Written examination of TOEFL), TOEFL-CBT (TOEFL examination by computer),and TOEFL-iBT (TOEFL examination by internet), the results will be converted to suit the level of our Graduate
School and will be compared with the result of the English examination of the entrance examinations and the better
result will be taken as the final result. However, for applicants who submit a result of external examinations, it is
optional to take the English examination of our Graduate School.
The conversion table below was made by referring to the website of The Educational Testing Network Service.
TOEIC

TOEFL-PBT

TOEFL-CBT

TOEFL-iBT

Converted score

395

433

120

40

40

495
590
690
790
890
990

468
501
536
570
605
640

147
173
203
230
250
273

51
61
74
88
100
111

50
60
70
80
90
100

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6.3 Details of Selection Methods(1) The schedules of ”Oral examination” and “Written and oral examination” are shown below.
(2) Announcement of the examination venues will be posted on the examination day at the entrance to the Graduate
School of Information Science building (see attached map).
(3) Applicants must arrive at the examination rooms at least 30 minutes before the starting time of the examinationand follow the instruction of the clerk in charge.

A. Oral examination
July 12 (Sat.)The oral examination will comprise questions and answers about the subjects specified below for approximately
30 minutes per person. The result will be communicated to the applicants by mail after about one week.

Department
Computer Science andMathematical Informatics

Time

Subject

12:00 -

Basics about Mathematics or Computer Science, and the major
academic field of the professor with whom the candidate
wishes to work

B. Written examination
August 11 (Mon.)(1) English
10:00 - 11:00 for all candidates
One dictionary (English-Japanese or English to mother tongue) can be used. However, anelectronic dictionary or any dictionary that has more functions than permitted above, such as
Japanese-English dictionary, will not be allowed.
(2) Academic fieldExamination subjects(Items in parentheses are topics to be covered.)

Department

Time

Computer Science andMathematical
Informatics

12:30 - 15:30

There will be about 10 questions on the subjects below and you should
select three questions to be answered: Linear algebra, Calculus,
Discrete mathematics, Theory of computation, Mathematical logic,
Probability theory, Numerical analysis, Differential equation,
Quantum mechanics, Algorithm design method, Automata theory,
Programming (see Note in the margin)

Information Engineering

12:30 - 15:30

Choose 3 subjects out of the following 6 subjects and give answers (seeNote in the margin).
(1) Calculus/Linear algebra(2) Probability/Statistics(3) Programming(4) Fundamentals of computer science (Automata theory, Mathematical
logic, Discrete mathematics)(5) Computer hardware (Logic circuit, Computer hardware, Computerarchitecture, Information network)(6) Computer software (Algorithm, Operating system, Compiler,
Nonprocedural language, Software design)-5-Department

Time

Subjects Question range is shown within brackets.

Media Science

12:30 - 15:30

Choose three subjects out of the following eight subjects and give
answers (see Note in the margin).
Calculus/Linear algebra
Probability/Statistics
Programming
Digital signal processing
Sensation/Perception (Questions on basic knowledge ofsensation/perception)
Learning/Memory (Questions on basic knowledge of learning/memory)
Thinking/Problem solving (Questions on basic knowledge ofthinking/problem-solving)
Cognitive synthesis (Questions on sensation/perception,
learning/memory, thinking/problem-solving to test logical thinking
ability. Out of three essay tests, choose one to answer.)Complex Systems
Science

12:30 - 15:30

Out of about 20 questions from the following fields, choose 3 questions
to answer (see Note in the margin).
Basics of Mathematics: Linear algebra, Calculus
Basics of Physics: Dynamics, Electromagnetics, Quantum mechanics,
Statistical thermodynamics
Basics of Chemistry: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Physicalchemistry, Quantum chemistry
Basics of Biology: Molecular biology, Molecular genetics
Basics of Geoscience: Geology, Geophysics, Geochemistry, Geography
Basic of Information Science: Algorithm, Programming, Basics on
computer, Basics of complex system
Basics of Anthropology: Environmental archeology, Eco-anthropology,
Scientific study of cultural property
Basics of Engineering: Strength of materials, Thermo-hydrodynamics,
Measuring and control
Critical Thinking

Systems and Social
Informatics

12:30 - 15:30

Short essay (Requisite)
Choose 2 subjects out of the following 11 subjects to answer (see Notein the margin).
Probability/Statistics
Programming
Data engineering (Database, Information management system)
Knowledge engineering (Knowledge processing, Patternized
information processing)
Digital signal conditioning
System software (Operating system, Information network)
Electronic sociology system (Electronic government and regional
informatization, Web system and CG, Information technology andeducation/museum)
Information design (Information and design, Visual literacy, Media andart)
Basics of philosophy (History of philosophy, Philosophy of Science,
Ethics, Social philosophy, Aesthetics)
Logical thinking (Logic, Critical thinking)Informatics and society (Information and editing, Information andethics, Information and art)
For further details about content of the examinations, please refer to thefollowing website.
http://www.ss.is.nagoya-u.ac.jp/exam.html
Note: Programming is mandatory to those who apply for the IT Specialist Course.

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C. Oral Examination

August 12 (Tue.)
Department

Time

Dept. of Computer Science and Mathematical Informatics

9:30 -

Dept. of Information Engineering

9:30 -

Dept. of Media Science

9:30 -

Department of Complex Systems Science

9:30 -

Department of Systems and Social Informatics

9:30 -

7. Announcement of Admissions
Announcement of admissions will be posted at noon, August 18 (Mon.), 2008, at the entrance of the Graduate Schoolof Information Science building. The results will also be notified to each applicant by mail.

8. Registration Procedures
Registration procedures will be communicated to the prospective students in early March 2009. The proceduresshould be carried out toward the end of March 2009.

9. Registration and Tuition Fees
(1) Registration fee: 282,000 yen(2) Tuition fee: 267,900 yen for spring semester (535,800 yen for full year)
Note1: Registration fee should be paid at the time of enrollment. Tuition fee should be paid for Spring semester
in April and for Fall semester in October.
Note2: Tuition shall be directly charged from the account specified by the “excuting tuition payment” that should
be submitted during the registration procedure.
Note3: If tuition and other fees are revised at time of enrollment or while you are enrolled in our graduate school,
the revised payment amount will apply from the time of revision.

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(2) Convenience for Written Examinations
English (Written Examination)

Department (Written Examination)
Dept. of Computer Science andMay answer in English(Use of one dictionary allowed)
Mathematical Informatics
Dept. of Information
May answer in English
There will be English translation for specificEngineeringterminologies and hiragana will be printed besidedifficult kanji. You may bring one dictionary ofJapanese to your mother tongue.
When translating Japanese into
Dept. of Media Science
May answer in English.
English, hiragana will be
Therewill be English translation for specificprinted beside each kanji.
terminologies
and hiragana will be printed beside
English-English dictionary may
difficultkanji.
You may bring one dictionary suchbe used instead of English toasaJapanese-English
dictionary.
your mother tongue.
Dept. of Complex Systems
May answer in English(Use of one dictionary allowed)
Science
May answer in English.
Dept. of Systems and Social
There will be English translation for specificInformatics
terminologies and hiragana will be printed besidedifficult kanji. You may bring one dictionary suchas a Japanese-English dictionary.
Note: Electronic dictionaries are not allowed.

11. Other Points of Note(1) If you have any questions about admissions to our Graduate School, such as application qualifications or
documents and selection process, please inquire in advance at the office below.
(2) For details of research activities of professors, visit our website below.
http://www.is.nagoya-u.ac.jp(3) Since Nagoya University restricts vehicle entry on to the campus, use public transportation when visiting the
University. for examinations.
(4) For information (Q & A) regarding admission, you may refer to: http://www.is.nagoya-u.ac.jp/exam-q-and-a.html(5) Among unsuccessful applicants, those who desire so may learn the results of the examinations by subject.
Request should be made between : August 28 (Thu.) and September 5 (Fri.), 2008, from 10:00 to 16:00 hours.
(Except for Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays)
Applications: Use the form for “Request for Entrance Examination Results” prescribedby our Graduate School(6) We will use personal information such as address, name, birth date, etc. only for admission selection,
announcement of admissions, entrance procedures and related matters. We will strictly control personal
information and will not use it for any purpose without prior written permission.

Academic & Students Affairs Section
Graduate School of Information Science, Nagoya University
Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture464-8601
Tel. +81-52-789-4721/4722
http://www.is.nagoya-u.ac.jp/
E-mail: admission@is.nagoya-u.ac.up-8-

Candidates Applying under Requirement (8)1. Candidates Applying under Requirement (8)Persons who have completed or will complete more than 3 years of university by March 31, 2009 or those who havecompleted 15 years of education in an educational system in a foreign country or enrolled in a foreign university inJapan, which is approved by that foreign country’s school education system (the applicants must be recognized tohave completed 15 years in the education system), and those who have qualifications approved by the Ministry of
Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan and who have also been recognized by our Graduate
School as having excellent results in the required credits.

2. Application for Certificate of Approval as Eligible Applicant
2.1 Application documents
Applicants under Requirement (8) must either submit or mail the following documents by or at 4:00 p.m. on
Thursday, June 18, 2008 to the Office of Student Affairs, Graduate School of Information Science, Nagoya
University. The set of documents, if mailed, should have "Application for Certificate of Approval as Eligible
Applicant." written in red ink on the envelope, and be sent by registered mail.
(1) Application Form for the application under Requirement (8)Note: Applicants must receive, fill out and sign the form prescribed by the Graduate School(2) Bibliography
Note: Applicants must receive, fill out and sign the form prescribed by the Graduate School(3) Official transcript of academic records (issued by applicant’s most recently enrolled university, until the first termof the third grade)(4) Document of recommendation by the applicant's academic advisor at his/her most recently enrolled university(form not specified, written in Japanese or English)
2.2 Notification of the results
Applicants will be notified of the results by three days before the beginning date of the Application Period.

3. Examinations and Application documents
3.1 First examination
Application documents: Persons who have been certified as eligible applicants in the examination of qualifications
above must submit the documents specified in 4. Application Documents for the application, except (4) Personal
History, (8) Certificate for graduation and (9) Official transcript of academic records.
Passing conditions: Acquisition of truly excellent score in the ordinary entrance examination for the graduate school
using the same problems and procedure as ordinary students in the written and oral examinations.
3.2 Second examination
Application documents: Persons who have passed the first examination should submit the official transcript ofacademic records for the third grade by March 5, 2008.
Passing conditions: The following two conditions must be satisfied. Entrance will not be approved if persons who
passed the first examination do not satisfy the following conditions.
(1) Having earned a minimum of three-fourths of the required credits for a bachelor's degree by
the end of his/her third year.
(2) Highest ranked grades (i.e. having earned 80 points or more out of 100) in a minimum of 70 percent of subjects
listed on his/her grade transcript (excluding elective subjects and subjects graded only by pass or fail from thedenominator).

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Nagoya University Graduate School of Information Sciencez Outline
Recent development in information technology has a profound influence in a wide range of fields covering human
life, culture, art, science and economics. Nowadays, information is an essential element of human society as same asmaterial and energy. With such a background, our Graduate School of Information Science was established in April
2003 by concentrating research and education in many different information-related fields.
In our department, information is treated from different views like engineering, nature science, computer science,
literae humaniore, social science, cognitive science, life science and so on. While keep on making efforts tosystematize information as a discipline, we also try to develop new research fields via syncretizing current research
fields. With such an objective, various advanced researches are taken place in our department, including“mathematical systematism and computational models”, “Globalism-compatible practice system”, “symbiosis ofhuman and machine via expression and explanation of information”, “interaction between individuals in nature andartificial phenomena”, “intelligent activities on fusing and aligning the real and virtual worlds”, and so on. In the
purpose of research area syncretizing, we accept applicants from different departments/areas and aim at theeducation that enables the students to obtain not only the extensive knowledge of information science fromfoundation to application but also the view of social morals. Furthermore, in order to provide an information
environment of rich humanity as well as keep on contributing to the society, many different trials of education andresearch activities are taken place here.
With a synthetic organization of research and education, our graduate school is responsible for the informative
development of Japan and the world.

z IT Specialist Course
1) Object of establishment of the course
The IT (Information Technology) Specialist Course was established through the educational project called“Development of a hub for IT specialists with cutting edge technology adaptation abilities”. The project was
adopted as part of the Advanced IT Specialist Promotion Program initiated by the Ministry of Education, Culture,
Sports, Science and Technology. The examination period of the educational project will total three and half years,
from the second half of 2006 to 2009. The aims of the project are to systematically develop software engineering on
the basis of computer science and information/telecommunications, to accommodate cutting-edge software
technologies flexibly, and to develop human resources in order to enable its application and transformation into
specific skills. The course allows the study of software engineering from the meta technology perspective andprovides a curriculum intended to cultivate meta technology skill development into actual software development by
OJL (On the Job Learning). OJL is an amalgamation of PBL (Project Based Learning) and OJT (On the Job
Training).
2) Relationship with the major
The IT Specialist Course was established as a common course of five different majors in the Graduate School ofInformation Science. Those who show interest in the course at the entrance exam of Doctoral Programs (First Stage)of Graduate School of Information Science, and have passed the exam, are eligible to select the IT Specialist Course.
The students of the IT Specialist Course are to belong to the major that they have previously passed. The students
who select the course are required to take its subjects and the assigned subjects of their respective majors.
3) Contact details
For contact details, see the website of the Graduate School of Information Science; http://www.is.nagoya-u.ac.jp.

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z Admission Policy
We welcome students who have a strong will and the necessary academic abilities to understand the influence of
information science on science and society, to investigate their theories and technical foundations and to try to apply
them in practicez DegreeIn the first stage of the doctorate course in our Graduate School, those who have completed requisite studies will beawarded the degree Master of Information Science. However, under certain circumstances, Master of Engineering or
Master of Arts could also be awarded.

z Outline of Departments
Our Graduate School comprises the Department of Computer Science and Mathematical Informatics, Department ofInformation Engineering, Department of Media Science, Department of Complex Systems Science and Department
of Systems and Social Informatics. In regard to the names and contacts of professors and researchers in respective
departments, please refer to http://www.is.nagoya-u.ac.jp/

1) Department of Computer Science and Mathematical Informatics
Our Department conducts study and research in the basic domain of Computer Science including design, analysis
and efficiency in information processing, as well as in the domain of Mathematical Informatics, which aims to apply
information-related domains through construction and analysis of mathematical models of various phenomena.
The nucleus of our Department consists of the basic domain of Computer Science including Algorithm Theory,
Computation Theory, Logical representation of Knowledge, Mathematical Science related to Information Scienceespecially applications to study of algebra and its application to coding theory and cryptography, mathematical logic
and computation theory, quantum computing theory, construction of mathematical models and research of numericalanalysis, and the domain of probability analysis and its application to information theory.
In brief, in our Department, selected scholars are nurtured as highly specialized engineers and researchers in Basic
Information Science.

2) Department of Information Engineering
In this department, we study and research optimal hardware and software for user-friendly and secure information
systems by using information engineering methodology. We concern ourselves with the design and development ofsuch information engineering systems.
Furthermore, based upon the experience of study and research in our Department of Information Engineering,
formerly in the Faculty of Engineering, which accommodating the remarkable development of semiconductor
integrated circuit technology and information communication technology, we aim to create further developments in
information engineering.
Through the development of semiconductor integrated circuit technology, compact size information systems andintegrated systems are embedded in machinery such as home electrical appliances and automobiles. Suchinformation processing machinery is, in turn, connected to a mega-sized information system, and can be used in themobile environment. As a result the software architecture which underpins the information system being constructedbecomes larger and more complex.
In this department, by providing education and study of principles and technology, which can be applied to thedesign and construction of information systems for the next generation, we hope to nurture specialists who will beable to take leading roles as highly advanced information engineers and scientists.

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3) Department of Media Science
Information plays a major role in various human activities in industry, economy, society, education, art,
medicine/social welfare, and the home. In such an information-based society, information needs to be produced andexpressed swiftly with precision.
In this Department, our purpose is to study and research the basics of media science, the creation of intelligent
machinery which process and express media, and to study ways to clarify the recognition function of human beings
that are indispensable in developing a functional information society, and eventually hope to nurture competentmedia scientists and media engineers.

4) Complex Systems Science
Complex systems in nature and society comprise the network of many and varied elements such as molecules,
neurons, agents which can communicate, convert and accumulate information, and which can therefore beunderstood as a distributive information system. A main feature of such complex systems is to generate dynamicallyand autonomously an order structure and function, which cannot be expected from the basic component’s features.
Complex systems science, by deeming self-organization process of such order and function as information
processing, aims to acquire a universal viewpoint. The objective is to investigate various natural and artificial
systems and through synthesizing theories, experiments and computation methods, we will attempt to clarify theprinciple of universal information processing, which is hidden in varied objects.
In this course, we will study the development of innovative computation methodologies to analyze complex systems
without using established reductionist methodology, but we will develop constructive method by “understanding by
creating” model systems. By opening up distributive methodology which designs information systems based on selforganization of distributed elements, we hope to nurture engineers and scientists who are able to initiate new ideas
through using organization theory thinking and distributive thinking.

5) Department of Systems and Social Informatics
In this Department, the social environment in which development of information technology enhances aninformation-intensive society, our research takes the viewpoint of physical matter/phenomena of the real world andfusion of logical objectives/processes. The study will be focused on environment, organization, and function which
are cooperatively and complementarily fusion-capable and which are organized by the real world and virtual worldthat is superior for human society. Paradigm or model that fosters, creates and educates humans as well as that whichis related to the construction of activity space supported by human wisdom and creative action is already established.
Therefore, we would like to explore construction and architecture of a social system that is knowledge-dependent
through the use of information technology, and for another, we would like to evaluate and consider the various
problems that are generated in the social environment and social organization through the development of
information technology. This will lead to research into the human role and organization of human society in an
integrated space between the real world and virtual world.
In this course, from the standpoint of nurturing human resources that can meet the needs of the information age, wewould like to raise for the awareness of the importance of information processing education, information technology
development/application, functional design/development of social information systems, databases for social
information environment, and development/construction of a user interface. Thus, we aim to educate competentpersonnel who can actively support and develop the information society.

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