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

Changes in the perception of doctoral degrees

First occupations for science andWith the goal of taking advantage of scientific and technological engineering doctoral graduates
progress, and developing capabilities for creating new industries,
the expectations for individuals with doctoral degrees are growing.
Their advanced sci-tech knowledge, as well as problem-finding and-solving skills are sought after by society.
After completing doctoral programs, a wide range of career paths
can be considered – doctoral graduates work as scientists at higher
education or research institutions, active players in companies,
entrepreneurs, bureaucrats, politicians, etc. In particular, they areSource:
MEXT-NISTP “Japanese Science andbecoming more active in R&D companies.
Technology Indicators 2023”

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

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

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

Tokyo Tech Academy ofEnergy and Informatics (ISE)＊The enrollment examination for the TAC-MI program ended in AY2023.
* Takuetsu programs: Programs offered by the TAC-MI, WISE-SSS, and ISE academies are supported by MEXT’s Doctoral Degree Program for World-leading
Innovative & Smart Education (WISE Program). They are commonly called Takuetsu (卓越 in Japanese, meaning excellence or superiority) programs.

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

FusionInformation
technologies

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

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

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In April 2025, the TAC-MI program will be further developed,
and a new interdisciplinary graduate major for doctoral students“Materials and Information Sciences” will be establishedA new interdisciplinary graduate major will begin accepting students in April 2025.
We will offer the scholarship and RA salary that helps students enrolled in this graduate
major to be financially independent and allows them to concentrate on their studies.

Student Recruitment
Details will be explained at the briefing session.
If you are interested in this graduate major, please participate in the briefing session.

Briefing Session
ScheduleApril 17th ,2024① 17:15～18:15 Explanation in Japanese② 18:15～19:15 Explanation in English

To be live-streamed using Zoom
If you wish to participate in the briefing session,please register from the TAC-MI website.

https://www.tac-mi.titech.ac.jp/en/event/2024sp-gmbriefing/＊The enrollment examination for the TAC-MI program ended in AY2023.
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WISE for Super Smart Society (since Apr. 2020)↑WISE-SSS Introduction Video• Opportunities for education and advanced research using multiple research &education fields that bring together the best of cutting-edge science andRegister nowtechnology
on the web!
• Unique educational programs in cooperation with industry• Substantial financial support

Join us at the Briefing Session for Student Recruiting!
April 24（Wed）17：15-18：15（Eng）

5Collaboration between
WISE-SSS andSuper Smart Society Promotion Consortium
Tokyo Tech◼ What is the Super Smart Society Promotion Consortium?
A next-generation education and research platform◼ Students have opportunities to form interdisciplinary research teams withthe Consortium partners and participate in the team with financial support.

学生向けイベント・情報提供を実施！
SSS Matching Workshop
Held twice a year
Next: June 5th (open in the middle of April）
Internship Information
SSS Consortium Partners (refer the right)
provide internship programs

SSSPromotion Consortium partners (as of November ,2023)
Tokyo Tech, JAMSTEC, AIST, NICT, NARO, AIP, QST, aiwell, ITD Lab,Azbil, ANRITSU, Idemitsu Kosan, ITOKI, UMITRON, ACSL, AGC,NTT Urban Solutions, LG Japan Lab, ORNIS, Kawasaki Heavy
Industries, Kubota, KDDI, Koden Electronics, Komatsu, JTEKT, SHOBOND, SoftBank, TsukArm Robotics, DENSO, Central Japan Railway
Company (JR Central), Tokyu Research Institute, TOSHIBA, TRESSBIOLABORATORY, Nileworks, NSK, NEC, NTT, Panasonic, Hitachi,FUJITSU, Honda Research Institute JP, Makino Seiki, Mazda Motor,Mizuho–DL Financial Technology, MITSUBISHI ESTATE,MITSUBISHI JISHO DESIGN, Mitsubishi Electric, YASKAWA Electric,
Yokogawa Electric, Rakuten Mobile, Ricoh Company, ROCKYICHIMARU, MAFF, Ota City, Kawasaki City, Meguro-City, City ofYokohama, SME Kanto Head Office, OPRI, Institute for Marine Culture
and Research Promotion, The EcozzeriaAssociation, MaoIAward@ SSSMatchingWorkshop

Company tour for students
Open tour of SSS Consortium Partners(SSS Students Limited)
Etc…

6Features

Tokyo Tech✓ Integrated Master’s andDoctoral program✓ Financial support✓ Open for all courses

2014年日本建築学会作品選奨受賞

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

For AY2025 Enrollment
Enrollment Q&A Session
DATE ：April 23, 2024 (Tue）17:00-18:00
Japanese and English
Venue：Online by Zoom

For more
information,please visit
our website.→

HP: https://www.infosyenergy.titech.ac.jp/Academy/en/

Feel free to attend session!!

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Outline of Tokyo Tech Academyof Energy and Informatics

Tokyo Tech

“Professionals” with “Multi-disciplinary
Expectations
energy science scope” applied by
Create, design and lead the future society“Big Data Science”（AI analysis+Data
Multi-Scope・Energy WISE Professionals science）who can design a new sustainableenergyOur Efforts
Our Curriculum＝➢ Hitotsubashi University’s cooperation by providing
knowledges of social science, educational skills andprofessional skills➢ Utilization of energy big-data in smart energy system developed anddemonstrated at Tokyo➢ Collaboration with consortium members of 25 companies,
4 public institutes and 14 world’s leading universities• Cultivating abilities of flexibly handling on the site and finding
problems by providing internship and co-research programswith domestic/overseas companies and universities• Constructing a global human network centered on doctoral
students by participating in various events such as cutting-edge researchworkshops and exchange events with consortium member companies
and overseas universities• The business and international mentorship system will help students
develop multifaceted viewpoints

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

多元的エネルギー学理
社会構想

The Aim of InfoSyEnergy
Promote the integrative researches of“system” and “devices”

Companies

PublicWorld’s topinstitutions universities

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

8Graduate major inMaterials and Information Sciences
Briefing Session
A new interdisciplinary graduate major for doctoral students“Materials and Information Sciences” will be established,
and will begin accepting students in April 2025.
If you are interested in this graduate major, please participate in the briefing session.

Schedule

How to register

Wed., April 17, 2024

If you wish to participate in the briefing session,please register from the TAC-MI website.

To be live-streamed using Zoom

https://www.tac-mi.titech.ac.jp/en/event/2024sp-gmbriefing/①17:15〜18:15 Explanation in Japanese②18:15〜19:15 Explanation in English

Registration required.
In order to foster outstanding individuals, the Institute established the Tokyo Tech Academy for
Convergence of Materials and Informatics (TAC-MI) in April 2019 under the auspices of MEXT’s WISE
Program. The TAC-MI program is a seamless educational program provided throughout graduate
learning, which aims to empower students to become multitalented individuals capable of promoting
creative, interdisciplinary research in materials science and informatics.
In April 2025, the TAC-MI program will be further developed, and a new interdisciplinary graduate majorfor doctoral students “Materials and Information Sciences” will be established.
In this graduate major, we provide practical education with an eye on social services in collaboration withpartners from industry, and will enable students to connect information and materials by utilizing
information science and multifaceted thinking, as well as by taking a broad perspective.
We will also offer the scholarship and RA salary that helps students enrolled in this graduate major to befinancially independent and allows them to concentrate on their studies.

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The graduate major in Materials and Information Scienceswill begin accepting students in April 2025.
Details will be explained at the briefing session.
Contactinformation

TAC-MI Office (S6 Bldg., Rm 402)
tac-mi@jim.titech.ac.jp
Please visit our website for details.
URL: https://www.tac-mi.titech.ac.jp/en/

4/23
(TUE)

Students who can take final exam of 3-4Q “Energy Innovation
Co-creative Project” during master’s and professional master’s
program plus Undergraduate students

Target ⚫

Master’s students⚫ Professional master’s students⚫ Undergraduate students(In particular as of 2024 April:
M1 students, M2 first semester and Undergraduate students)

Date＆ April 23,2024（Tuesday）
Time 17:00～18:00（Japanese and English）
Venue

Online by Zoom meeting
Registration is required. Please check our website.
https://www.infosyenergy.titech.ac.jp/Academy/en/

Tokyo Tech Academy of Energy and Informatics
Management Operations Office
NE-24 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550
Environmental Energy Innovation Building(Ookayama North Bldg. 3) Room 613
E-mail: management_oﬃce@infosyenergy.titech.ac.jp

JapaneseEnglish

Features ofTokyo Tech Academy of Energy and Informatics
Cultivate “3 Scopes” by “4 Course Groups” collaboratingwith “InfoSyEnergy Research and Education Consortium”
Scope2. Big Data Science Scope
The aptitude to concretely synthesize AI analysis anddata science as they apply to their own energy-relatedareas of specialization (expertise and skills)

Scope3. Social Design Scope
Knowledge and skills in social science disciplines coveringbusiness innovation, finance, marketing, policy theory,econometrics, etc. The ability to persuasively motivateand engage others by sharing the social and economic
value of their own R&D and business designs, andleadership competencies needed for success at a global
level (expertise and quality as members of society)

Scope1. Multi-disciplinary
Energy Science Scope
Scholarly knowledge related to multidisciplinary energy science classified andreconstructed through analysis ofknowledge and parallels pertaining toenergy devices and systems (profoundexpertise)

4 Course Groups
1.

InfoSyEnergy Energy Science courses ：4 credits or more

2.

InfoSyEnergy Big Data Science courses：4 credits or more

3.

InfoSyEnergy Social Design courses：4 credits or more from the
InfoSyEnergy Social Design courses, including one or more fromrestricted electives

4.

InfoSyEnergy Practice courses：4 credits or more including
InfoSyEnergy-outreach and one or more from restricted electives

Completing both the doctoral degree program in your own Graduate Major, and Tokyo Tech Academy of Energy andInformatics program is required. There will be an acknowledgement of completion of the program on their diploma inaddition to recognition of their degree

InfoSyEnergy Research and Education Consortium
Collaboration with the following Partner Institutions
×and promotion of educational program
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Compan y25Local Gov.
PublicInstitutionUniversityTokyo Tech4【Company】 IHI / Azbil / IMRA JAPAN/ Iwatani / NTTDATA CUSTOMER SERVICE / NTT DATA BUSINESS SYSTEMS /NTT FACILITIES / KAJIMA / Kawasaki Heavy Industries / ENEOS / JFE Engineering / SUMITOMO / Chiyoda /Deloitte Tohmatsu / Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings/ Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions/ Tokuyama / TOYO KANETSU K.K./ Panasonic /Fujitsu/ BROTHER INDUSTRIES /Mizuho Research & Technologies /Mitsui Chemical/ Mitsubishi Electric / Resonac【Local Gov./Public institution】 Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) (Japan)/National Institute of Advanced Industrial
Science and Technology (AIST) (Japan)/CEA-Liten (France)/Kawasaki-shi(Japan)【University】 Hitotsubashi University (Japan)/Georgia Institute of Technology (USA)/Imperial College London (UK)/INSA de Lyon(France)/Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(Korea)/Massachusetts Institute of Technology(USA)/Princeton University (USA)/Nanyang
Technological University (Singapore)/RWTH Aachen University(Germany)/University of California, Santa Barbara (USA)/Tsinghua University (China)/
University of Cambridge, Judge Business School (UK)/University of Stuttgart (Germany)/Uppsala University (Sweden)

Financial Aid System
for Program Students•Students have opportunities toparticipate in and receive financial
support through the joint researchwith companies promoted by theTokyo Tech InfoSyEnergy
Research and Education
Consortium.

•Doctoral students recognized ashaving stellar research abilities
and potential can receive up to2.53 million yen (includingTsubame Scholarship, RA Salaryfrom Supervisor) in support
annually during their enrollment.

Merit of Collaboration with InfoSyEnergy
Research and Education Consortium• A global human network is created by holding various events that
include cutting-edge research workshops and exchange events withconsortium member companies and overseas universities, which
would be an opportunity to form a career path.
• Doctoral students can participate in team-based collaborative
research• Through experience such as groupwork in the same room withoverseas students at the InfoSyEnergy International Forum, students
can form networks with other doctoral students and cultivate
relationships that will be an asset in their postdoctoral careers.
• The business and overseas mentorship system will help students
develop multifaceted viewpoints.