Creating sustainable societies through[Material×Information] multi-talented
human resource development

Tokyo Tech Academy for Convergenceof Materials and Informatics (TAC-MI)

物質・情報卓越教育院
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Materials
and 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!
Multi-talented Individuals

Services
Information

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

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Cultivate

Creativity

Basic Materials Informatics (1C) 3Q

Commonfundamentalcourse

M1～M2

Students for Materials and Information
Materials Simulation (2C) 3Q
Materials Informatics (2C) 4Q
Exercise
class
TSUBAME
Practice
atusing
TSUBAME

If you have taken Materials Simulation and Materials Informatics, the course will becounted as a "Major Courses" in some courses. (Refer to the study guide for details)

Short term researchMaterialsInformatics
InterdisciplinaryResearch Skills

M1～M2

Laboratory for
Information

Laboratory for
Material
To a laboratory different from your specialty

Laboratory rotation＊including NIMS at Tsukuba as an Information lab.

Self-Designed
Students are encouraged to set up self-finding topics in between Material andThesis D2～ Information, such as different ones from the doctoral research of your Major.
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Practical ability

Tokyo Tech original Practice School in Materials Informatics

A team including the Institute faculties and students stays at a company for 6 weeks. We providetechnical consulting utilizing material & information science on important issues of companies.

Problems

Collecting
information
Literature, Rawdata, Social
conditions

Data analysis・Modelling

Propose newdirections

Practice School in Materials Informatics I•

Do modelling of target systems•

Held as an intensive course (in the Tokyo Tech)

Practice School in Materials Informatics II•

Solve the problems at the assigned company by teams•

Propose new directions at the final report

Solving actual
problems

2019 World’s first Practice School for Material and Information at Asahi KASEIHistory
2020 Practice School was held at Asahi Kasei and TDK.
&2021 Practice School was held at Asahi Kasei and AIST.
Future Plan 2022～ Scheduled to be held at 2 sites every year
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Cultivate Broad Perspective and Global LeadershipIntelligent
Services:a Social
Perspective(Until 2019,"Business Model Training Camp ")D1＆D2

Develop Broad
Perspective andLeadership• Propose services for future society by the Teams
Material / Information Field Students & Overseas Students
Hybrid Team (Doctoral Research / Knowledge → Connectto Society)Award prizes

InternationalForum
D1＆D2

・D1 students give presentations.
Award prizes

・Face-to-face meeting with overseas advisors

Improve international
communication skills
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Financial support for TAC-MI students
Financial support and 3 Examinations for quality assurance in TAC-MI
Master course

Doctoral course
Doctoral Screening
Examination

Enrollment
Exam.

Qualifying Examination(QE)

Financial support for
TAC-MI Students

1,760,000

Financial support for
TAC-MI Students
Up to2,530,000
yen/yearyen/year～

We actively support an application for JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC1, DC2).
We recommend applying for “Human Resource Development Fellowship” and “Cross the border!
Tokyo-Tech pioneering doctoral research program”.
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Ｄ２・D3

The above amount is the total amount of the financial support for TAC-MI students, including TAC-MI scholarship,Tokyo Tech Tsubame Scholarship for Doctoral Students(480,000 yen/year) and the RA salary from the lab, etc.

TAC-MI will pay RA salary for JSPS DC1/DC2, MEXT Scholarship foreign students, students
selected for “Human Resource Development Fellowship” or “Cross the border! Tokyo-Techpioneering doctoral research program” addition to those financial support.
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AY2022 Fall Semester
Student Recruitment Briefing

If you are interested in TAC-MI program,please participate in the briefing session.
Schedule

Wednesday, April 27,2022① 16:30～17:15 Explanation in English② 17:15～18:00 Explanation in Japanese③ 18:00～19:00 Exchange Meeting with TAC-MI Students
To be live-streamed using Zoom
How to register
If you wish to participate in the briefing session,please register from the TAC-MI website.

※It is posted as a questionnaire on the Web Services forStudents and Faculty. You can also register from there.
https://www.tac-mi.titech.ac.jp/en/event/ay2022fall-briefing/
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Join TAC-MI !
DirectorTakeo YAMAGUCHI

Please feel free tocontact these professors!

Institute of Innovative
Research

YusukeSHIMOYAMAChair,Committee of
Public Relations

School of Materialsand ChemicalTechnology

MasakiAZUMAChair,
Committee ofCollaboration
with Industry
Institute of
Innovative
ResearchKei
GOTO
Chair,
Committee of
Education
School ofScience

SusumuSAITO
Chair,
Committee of
Admission andExamination
School ofScience

Masakazu
SEKIJIMA
Chair,
Committee ofPlanning andEvents
School ofComputing

TAC-MI HP：https://www.tac-mi.titech.ac.jp/en/
Contact：TAC-MI Office (S6 Bldg., Rm 402) tac-mi@jim.titech.ac.jp9/ 9