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Nagoya University Profile 20 0 9– 2010

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Nagoya University
Profile 2009 – 2010

Table of Contents

02 Greeting from the President

0 3 Seventy Years of Brilliant Progress

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

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Nurturing Future Global Leaders

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JSPS Asia/Africa Science Platform Programs

22 Nagoya University's Global Network

3 4 Nagoya University Outline

Seventy Years of Brilliant Progress

Dr. Michinari HAMAGUCHI
President
Nagoya University

When Nagoya University was established in 1939 as the

become an international center of education and research withcountry's last imperial university, it comprised the School of

9 undergraduate schools and 13 graduate schools. The year

Medicine and the School of Science and Engineering. In 1949,

2009 marks the 138th year since the establishment in 1871 offollowing educational reform, the Eighth Higher School,

the University's forerunner, the temporary hospital andNagoya Commercial College and other educational

temporary medical school of the former Nagoya clan, as wellestablishments were integrated into Nagoya University, giving

as the major milestone of Nagoya University's 70th anniversary

birth to the new Nagoya University comprising 6 schools. The

since its foundation as an Imperial University. Nagoya

University continued to develop steadily, undergoing numerous

University is committed to generating world-leading results inreorganizations and reforms. Since 2004, the University has

research, and to training courageous intellectuals capable ofbeen operated as a National University Corporation. It has

solid logical thinking and possessing imaginative intelligence.

Greeting from the President
As the President of Nagoya University, I offer you my most

Human resource development is one of the most importantsincere greetings. I feel the magnitude of responsibility ofduties that a university must fulfill as a center of intellectual

this office, which I assumed on April 1, 2009, a year that

pursuit. I believe that university education should aim atmarks a major milestone for Nagoya University: the 70th

cultivating people who are morally and socially independent,

anniversary of its founding.

as well as international and interdisciplinary in theirperspective. Toward this aim, I would like to see Nagoya

Nagoya University takes pride in its free and vibrant

University further globalize its education and promoteacademic culture and cites in its Academic Charter one of

postgraduate education involving more active

its principal objectives as being the “cultivation ofinterdisciplinary collaboration. I am convinced that bycourageous intellectuals” capable of opening up a new era.

realizing these objectives Nagoya University will be able toTo nurture young researchers as well as those in mid-career

offer truly outstanding education.

in a wide range of fields, while maintaining the University's

1871
1878
1881
1901
1903
1908
1920
1931

Temporary Hospital/Temporary Medical School
Public Medical School
Aichi Medical School
Aichi Prefectural Medical School
Aichi Prefectural Medical College
The Eighth Higher School
Aichi Medical College/Nagoya Commercial High School
Nagoya Medical College

Nagoya University, as one of Japan's pivotal comprehensive

Nobel laureates in 2008 – and ensuring balanced researchresearch universities, plays a great role in shaping andactivities in the future, the University must develop andinfluencing the future of today's youth in Japan andsupport not only the most advanced fields of science andoverseas, in these times of growing diversification of values,

Expanded in Postwar Education Reforms

technology but also fields concerned with the transmission

confusion and uncertainty. I am determined to do my best to1949 Nagoya University (under new educational system)of humanity's cultural assets. The University must also

further Nagoya University's continued growth and progressensure that its research results meet society's needs andas an academic establishment that cultivates courageousthat its environment is capable of supporting research at the

intellectuals who can lead us into a new era and thathighest world level.

produces the world's foremost educational and research

1939

Temporary administrative offices of Nagoya
Imperial University at Nishifutaba-cho andstudents of School of Science and Engineering

Main gate of University Hospital

2004

Incorporated as National University Corporation
Area of Expertise
Cancer biology, cancer biochemistry, cellular biology

Lecture in Anatomy

1949

Toyoda Auditorium (around 1960)

would be most sincerely appreciated.
Dr. Michinari HAMAGUCHI

Surgical operation under Roretz's guidance atpublic hospital1939 Nagoya Imperial University
1944 Nagoya Industrial Management College
Nagoya Commercial College
1945 Okazaki Higher Normal School
1947 Nagoya University (*renamed)

traditional excellence in research – attested to by its three

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

Main gate of Aichi Medical Scool

Chartered as an Imperial University

results. Your support and cooperation in this endeavor

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1871

First Created as a Hospital and Medical College

2004 National University Corporation Nagoya University

Area of Research
Molecular mechanism in cancer invasion and metastasis
Hobbies
Music appreciation, drawing, gardening

Toyoda Auditorium (after renovation in 2007)

The launch of National University Corporation
Nagoya University

03Professor Isamu AKASAKI and Blue Light-emitting Diodes
Excellence in Research Fostered bya Free and Vibrant Academic Culture

Producing a New Light Source for the 21st Century

Professor Isamu AKASAKI and Blue Light-emitting Diodes

Dr. Isamu AKASAKI

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

Thinking it would be too difficult to realize within the 20th century,
many researchers abandoned development of high-performanceblue 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.

Our Flagship Research Projects
GCOE Programs
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

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,
large-scale display monitors, next-generation optical memory
discs, and even home lighting. The applicability of GaN andrelated semiconductors does not end with its use in light sources.
It is also 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.

More Projects Keeping Nagoya University in the Spotlight
Prof. Koji IKUTA, Graduate School of Engineering
Prof. Hisanori SHINOHARA, Graduate School of Science

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 three families

Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2001
In October 2001, the Royal Swedish Academy announced its

has 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

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

enabled Dr. Noyori and his fellow laureates to realize their

Nagoya University, involved in synthetic organic chemistry.

dream of making possible the artificial and preferential

After switching his research base from Nagoya University to

production of enantiomers. Enantiomers are molecules

Harvard for postdoctoral work, he returned to Nagoya

existing in many organic compounds that are mirror images of

University and become a full professor in 1972. The researcheach other but not identical, i.e., with a right- and left-side

contacts he made with many renowned chemists offered him

relationship but with each side having a different character.

expanded opportunity to continue his search for the

While one side could become a promising medicine, the otherdevelopment and application of new methodologies in the

could equally become a dangerous toxin. It has therefore

field of organic chemistry. Presently, Dr. Noyori is an organic

become a major issue in chemistry to find ways tochemist based at Nagoya University and president of thepreferentially produce right- and left-side products. Dr.

RIKEN and continues to realize remarkable achievements in

Noyori's research makes it possible to artificially produce

the field of organic chemistry through his collaborations withright- and left-side molecules using catalysts. This research

numerous researchers worldwide.

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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Our Flagship Research Projects

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

The Global Center of Excellence (GCOE) Program of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Scienceand Technology of Japan (MEXT) supports universities in establishing internationally competitive
education and research so as to nurture future world-leading researchers through projects conducted at
the world's highest standards. Nagoya University, recognized as an educational and research center
worthy of the support, has had seven 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 front line of interdisciplinary
collaboration in their respective fields. Given the rapid development of globalization and innovative
research, fostering next-generation researchers represents a national strategy whose results candetermine the country's future. Nagoya University plays an important role in this vital task, 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 the seven GCOE research
projects selected for special funding in 2008-2009.

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Integrated Functional Molecular Medicine for Neuronal and Neoplastic Disorders
Program Leader: Prof. Gen SOBUE, Graduate School of Medicine

Promoting interdisciplinary research and leading molecular target-based treatments thattransform next-generation medicine
The most important challenge for medicine in the 21stThis Center's ultimate objective is to develop molecular

century is conquering cancer and neurodegenerative

target-based treatments of neurodegenerative disorders anddiseases such as Alzheimer's disease. Previously, research

cancer. A number of treatment methods targeted at

into neurodegenerative diseases caused by the death offunctional molecules common to the pathogenesis of the two

specific nervous cells, and cancer, which is abnormal growthdisease types are currently in the clinical testing stage, onlyof cells, used to be conducted separately because of their

one step away from application to human patients, with thisdifferences. At this Center, however, for more than ten years

Center's research results attracting attention from all over thenow, researchers of these two types of disease have been

world. This Center's program is characterized by its fullcollaborating following the discovery of functional molecules

scope of research from fundamental studies to practicalcommon to neurodegenerative disorders and cancer, hoping

application. Collaborations with the National Center for

to apply research results on each side to diagnosis andGeriatrics and Gerontology and the Aichi Cancer Center,treatment on the other. Other research centers have since

Japan's top research centers specializing infollowed this Center's example, making it the world's leader

neurodegenerative disorders and cancer, also add strength

in the field for its foresight.

to the educational and research functions of the Program.

Excellence in Research Fostered by a Free and Vibrant Academic Culture

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

COE for Education and Research of Micro-Nano Mechatronics

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

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

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

Creating new materials, developing new systems and realizing practical applications inadvanced biomedicine
Micro-nano mechatronics technology is applied in a wide

This Center gathers together researchers in materials

Throughout the universe, diverse forms of matter andThis Center is characterized by its leading international

range of fields from game machines and automobiles toscience, mechanical science, system measurement/control

structures exist, from the smallest, such as elementaryresearch activities in the world's most advanced projects inmedical inspection and robotics. This Center has developed

engineering and biomedicine to participate in research

particles, to the largest, such as planets, galaxies andvarious areas. It leads projects at the NANTEN Telescope in

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

concerning new functional materials and mechatronics.

larger-scale structures. Because of this diversity, research

Chile and the OPERA Experiment testing neutrino oscillation

based on research achievements by the Department ofResearch achievements in these areas are then integrated

on the cosmos has been carried out in separate segments.

in Italy, and participates in the Suzaku project (X-ray

Micro-Nano Systems Engineering of the Graduate School offor system development. The Center conducts its research

It is necessary, however, to understand this diversity

telescope-equipped satellite), CERN's LHC ExperimentEngineering, the first graduate program of its kind, and with

with an eye toward practical application in regenerative

comprehensively on an overall scale if basic laws common

using the world's largest particle accelerator in Switzerland,

support from the industrial community which uses such

medicine and other advanced biomedical areas. The

to all matter and structures are to be identified. Accordingly,

and ESCAT radar observations. This Center also conducts

achievements. At present, the Center continues its

Center's research is characterized by its approach, which

this Center works in an interdisciplinary manner, coveringinterdisciplinary research projects on such themes asworld-level research with UCLA as its partner and UCLA

covers not only devices but also system development.

the entire universe from elementary particles to the solar

particle acceleration, dark matter and energy, the origin of

researchers as members of the Center.

Practical application is also included in the Center'ssystem and the rest of the cosmos. The Center comprises

interstellar matter and structures, and the origin of matter,mathematical physicists, planetary science specialists, andspace and time, in order to cultivate “seeds” for new

researchers from a variety of disciplines including the

research.

research scope so as to respond to society's needs.

Division of Particle and Astrophysical Science of the
Graduate School of Science, which conducts research intoelementary particles, space observation and theoreticalstudies, and the Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory,
engaged in direct observation of solar and terrestrial
phenomena.

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Excellence in Research Fostered by a Free and Vibrant Academic Culture

11More Projects Keeping Nagoya University in the Spotlight

Prof. Koji IKUTAThe Biomedical Micro/Nano Mechatronics
Laboratory, also known as the Ikuta Laboratory,
conducts education and research with the objectiveof creating next-generation technologies that bothcannot be realized through conventional industrial
expertise, and that serve such areas as medicine,
welfare and biotechnology. Specifically, theBiomedical Micro/Nano Mechatronics Laboratory,
Department ofMicro-Nano Systems Engineering,
Graduate School of Engineering

Laboratory applies mechanical science to medical
engineering, which has not been sufficiently done
thus far. Accordingly, the Laboratory has two main
research themes: 1) biomedical micro-nanomachines, represented by chemical IC chips andmicro-nano optical imaging; and 2) robotic
mechatronics systems for medical and welfare
purposes such as active multiarticular endoscopes,
active catheters, and the Hyper Finger, a newrobotic system for remote endoceliac surgery.

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From Earth System Science to Basic and Clinical Environmental Studies
Program Leader: Prof. Tetsuzo YASUNARI, Hydrospheric Atmospheric Research Center

Creating an innovative approach to earth science and environmental studies

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Device engineering today faces technical and

The GCOE Program “From Earth System Science to Basic

results of SELIS-COE, serves as a base for domestic andand Clinical Environmental Studies” is an educational andinternational joint research in environmental studies. Its

research program that takes over, and attempts to further

educational aspect focuses on a special doctoral course inelectronic devices with current fabrication

develop, the achievements of the 21st Century COE Program

integrated environmental studies associated with the Global

technologies. The search for alternative device“Dynamics of the Sun-Earth-Life Interactive System

Environmental Leaders Program of the Graduate School ofchannel materials and designs has become(SELIS-COE)” (2003-2007). This Center aims at forming aEnvironmental Studies. In the framework of this Center,

inevitable. Ever since Krätschmer and Huffman firstcenter for new environmental studies that brings together

clinical research in environmental studies is promoted inreported in 1990 on the synthesis of visible

previously separate diagnostic disciplines (science) andJapan and other parts of Asia in collaboration with researchtherapeutic disciplines (engineering, agriculture, etc.) uponand educational establishments in various countries. The

the foundation of the new earth system science developed

Center maintains close cooperative ties with partner

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

promising materials in nanoscience andclinical environmental studies that comprehensively diagnose

University Amsterdam in the Netherlands, and the University

nanotechnology today. For several years now, inregional environmental problems, and basic environmentalof California, Berkeley and the University of California, Santa

fact, carbon nanotubes and other fullerenes havestudies that examine common inter-regional problems andBarbara in the United States, so that participants will

been successfully used for nanometer-size devices

universal challenges through interdisciplinary approaches.

develop into researchers and experts of internationalsuch as diodes, transistors, and random memory

standing in basic and clinical environmental studies andcells. During the past decade, this laboratory has

This Center promotes world-leading research and education

become valuable human resources not only for universities

aimed to clarify the structures and electronic

in environmental studies. In its research aspect, the Studyand research institutes but also for international

properties of such nano-carbon materials as

Consortium for Earth-Life Interactive System (SELIS), an

organizations, national and regional governments, andfullerenes, endohedral metallofullerenes, carbon

internal organization of Nagoya University making use of

related private businesses.

nanotubes, and nano-peapods.

Prof. Hisanori SHINOHARA

Laboratory of
Nano-Structured Materials,
Graduate School of Science

economic difficulties in further miniaturizing

amounts of carbon nanotubes and other fullerenes
from C60 carbon molecules, these uniquemolecules have been considered some of the mostExcellence in Research Fostered by a Free and Vibrant Academic Culture

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Global Environmental Leaders Program
Nurturing Future Global Leaders

Global Environmental Leaders Program

Promoting Active Leaders in Solving Global Environmental Problems
Due to rapid economic growth and social changes,

Environmental specialists with the expertise and abilities todeveloping countries worldwide, including in Asia and Africa,

implement relevant solutions are the key to solving theseface serious environmental problems such as air and water

problems. There is an urgent need to educate professionals

pollution, waste management, biodiversity conservation, andwith competitive skills and then translate these skills into

global warming and climate change. Finding solutions toconcrete actions.

these problems is hard because of interrelated factors such as

Automobile Engineering Summer Program

health education, infrastructure development, energy

In 2008, Nagoya University established the master's course

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

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

be achieved unless these difficulties are overcome on both

environmental problems from a global perspective, andnational and global scales.

propose concrete ways of solving problems. Through various
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,
including Japan, can achieve their aims.

Global Human Resource Development Program

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

世 界 に 通 用 す る 真 の リー ダ ー を 育 成
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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.

Nurturing Future Global Leaders

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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 offered 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 16 to July 22, 2009. Conducted

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

entirely in English, the program was 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 was its exciting lectures from various viewpoints
regarding state-of-the-art technologies in areas such as hybrid

Participating corporations:sectors, takes advantage of Nagoya University's location in the Chubu

automobiles, fuel cells, environmental strategies, accident prevention,

Toyota Motor Corporation
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Sintokogio, Ltd.
Denso Corporation
Mori Seiki Co., Ltd.
Daido Steel Co., Ltd.
Brother Industries, Ltd.
Toyoda Tsusho Corporation
Meiko Trans Co., Ltd.
Nipponkoa Insurance Co., Ltd.
INOAC Corporation

region, which has a high concentration of internationally known industrial

Cooperating corporations and organizations:sites to identify required skills and abilities. Two-way interactive classes

Bank of Japan
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.
Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.
Toyofuji Shipping Co., Ltd.

enable students to develop their presentation, communication andand expressway traffic. The lectures were conducted with support fromsome of the industry's leading technologists and researchers as well as
faculty members of Nagoya University. Although of short duration, theprogram's objectives enabled overseas students to study some of thevarious fields that are particularly advanced in Japan, as well as increase
their interest in this country and its culture. The program also enabled
Nagoya University students to improve their English and communication
skills and broaden their international horizons in conjunction with studies
in their specialty fields.

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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,
and Global Logistics Management. The Program's students attend
lectures featuring concrete topics and the pragmatic mindset of
instructors dispatched from participating corporations. Students also
have the opportunity to observe actual manufacturing and distribution

thinking skills.

Nurturing Future Global Leaders17Fostering Legal Assistance in Asia as a Leader in Judiciary Globalization
JSPS Asia/Africa Science Platform Programs

Fostering Legal Assistance in Asia as a Leader in Judiciary Globalization

Skills Development for the Emerging New Dynamism inAsian Developing Countries under Globalization
From 1998, the Graduate School of Law has made great efforts

In 2008, a center was also established in Cambodia, with thein fostering talented legal professionals in the field of legal

opening ceremony held at the Royal University of Law andassistance. To date, numerous students from various Asian

Economics. This center is primarily for students in the Royalcountries, including employed lawyers and judges, have been

University of Law and Economics Faculty of Law, and provides

accepted. After learning about Japanese law in English, theya thorough knowledge of Japanese law instructed in English

return to their respective countries with enhanced knowledge

with the aim of contributing to future legal assistance inand understanding. In efforts to establish a true support

Cambodia.

system based on these achievements, “Research andアジア・ア フリカ 学 術 基 盤 形 成 事 業
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Education Centers for Japanese Law” offering education about

Nagoya University's endeavors in Asia lead the way inJapanese law in Japanese has opened at Uzbekistan's

internationalizing Japan's judiciary system, with highTashkent State Institute of Law, at the National University of

expectations for further expansion and support activities in the

Mongolia, and at Vietnam's Hanoi Law University.

future.

Research and Education Center for Japanese Law (Mongolia)

Research and Education Center for Japanese Law (Vietnam)

Research and Education Center for Japanese Law (Uzbekistan)

Research and Education Center for Japanese Law (Cambodia)

JSPS Asia/Africa Science Platform Programs

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Skills Development for the Emerging New Dynamism inAsian Developing Countries under Globalization
The Asia/Africa Science Platform Program of the Japan Society for the Promotionof Science(JSPS) encourages joint research by building sustainable cooperative
relationships between research centers in Japan and Asia/Africa under Japaneseleadership. The program thereby establishes research centers that will be pivotal
in concerned research areas, training young researchers and encouraging
researcher interaction, with the ultimate purpose of contributing to solving
problems in Asia and Africa. The Program aims for concrete research results,
rather than merely promoting academic exchange.

Construction of the “Academic Network for Development in Asia” (ANDA)

Cooperating universities in Japan• University of Tokyo• Oita University• Doshisha University• Nanzan University• Nagoya Sangyo University• Osaka University• University of the Ryukyus

sustaining growth, and in developing the human resources

New Dynamism in Asian Developing Countries undernecessary for industrial development; and providing

Globalization," targeting late-developing countries in theassistance in industrial human resource development inMekong River basin, aims to achieve the following throughorder to overcome these challenges. Through the researcher

collaboration by a network of universities in Asia:

interaction realized in this project, research & action centers

understanding the impacts of the new dynamism in Asia, in

aimed at the advancement of late-developing countries will

particular that of globalization, regional integration andbe established. Finally, this research project aims tochanging international divisions of labor on Asian

contribute both to narrowing the gap between

late-developing countries; studying challenges to belate-developing countries and the rest of Asia, and to

overcome in industrial development for reducing poverty andpan-Asian sustainable development over the long term.

Reinforcement of the Academic Research Network in Asia

Graduate School ofInternational Development,
Nagoya University

China• 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

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

The research project "Skills Development for the Emerging

ANDA member universities(incl. AC21 participants)

Cooperating Nagoya University organizations• Economic Research Center, Graduate School of Economics• International Cooperation Center for Agricultural Education• Educational Center for International Students• Center for the Studies of Higher Education

Research Outline

Demonstration of intellectual leadership• Tsinghua University

Late-developing
countries

India• Indian Institute ofTechnology, Bombay

Nagoya University• Royal University of Phnom Penh
• National University of Laos
• Vietnam National University,
Ho Chi Minh City

Cooperating universities in Japan

Four East Asian "Tigers"
Newly emerging
Southeast Asian countries• National University of Singapore• Korea University• Chulalongkorn University• Gadjah Mada University• University of the Philippines Los Banõs

20• University of Tokyo• Oita University• Doshisha University• Nanzan University• Nagoya Sangyo University• Osaka University• University of the Ryukyus
Cooperating organizations
• ADB
• ILO
• JICA• UNESCOJSPS Asia/Africa Science Platform Programs

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Overseas Research and Education Bases
Nagoya University's Global Network
Germany (Freiburg)
USA (North Carolina)

Overseas Research and Education Bases

Mongolia
China (Shanghai)

Uzbekistan
Vietnam

Cambodia

Global 30 Project – Bringing Nagoya University to the World

Shanghai Liaison Office (Shanghai, China)
NUPACE: Short-term Student Exchange Program

The Shanghai Liaison Office was established in November 2005 with the aims offacilitating academic exchange with higher education and research institutes in
China, promoting public relations in China, and connecting NU alumni overseas.
http://www.nushanghai.provost.nagoya-u.ac.jp/en/
D, 27F, Suntong Infoport Plaza, No. 55, Huaihai Road (W), Shanghai, China
Tel/Fax: +86-21-6280-6185 E-mail: office@nushanghai.net.cn

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)

Academic Consortium AC21

• Cambodia: Royal University of Law and Economics(Center founded Sep. 2008)

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

Uzbekistan Liaison Office (Tashkent, Uzbekistan)
Our new liaison office in Uzbekistan will open in 2010 with the goal of further
promoting on-site education and research.

Our Partner Institutions

Institute for Business Litigation (Freiburg, Germany)
Established as part of a new framework for more effective
transnational business litigation, this research center was foundedin November 2005 in Germany to obtain local legal information.
http://www.law.nagoya-u.ac.jp/ncli/en/

Field Research Center (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia)
Technology Partnership of Nagoya University Inc. (North Carolina, USA)

名 古 屋 大 学 のグローバ ル 展 開
22Since its foundation, Nagoya University has created numerous research innovations
and provided many highly skilled human resources to industry.
Because of its high priority on alliance building between academia and industry,
Nagoya University continues to achieve the highest licensing revenue of all
universities in Japan. In October 2007, Technology Partnership of Nagoya University
Inc. was established in the state of North Carolina to enhance technology exchange
between the U.S. and Japan, especially the Nagoya area.

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.

4819 Emperor Blvd., Suite 400, Durham, NC 27703, USA

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The Global 30 Project – Bringing Nagoya University to the WorldIn July 2009, the selection results of the 2009 Project for Establishing Core Universities for Internationalization (Global 30) wereannounced, with Nagoya University standing out as one of the Global 30 leaders.
The objectives of Global 30 are to strengthen the international competiveness of Japanese higher education and to offer an
education with standards that appeal to foreign students while, through creating an environment where Japanese students work
together with international students, fostering highly educated individuals who can be active internationally. The projectcomprehensively supports a plan to create universities that act as bases for internationalization by providing both the high level of
education expected from universities and environments that make studying in Japan more accessible for overseas students.

To lead Japan’s universities toward internationalization, Nagoya University must transform
itself into a “university of the world”. This means building a new environment in which

Changes Ahead for
Nagoya University

Japanese and international students work side by side. In this way, the high standards ofundergraduate and graduate education Nagoya University has achieved will be more
widely accessible to students from overseas, and the University will be able to educate
individuals with the ability to interact on the world stage.

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

International Student Recruitment throughOverseas Offices and Partner Institutions

Here are some of the strategic measures being taken to realize this goal.

Multiple Screening Methods for
Selecting Outstanding International Students
New All-English Courses

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

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).

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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
12 Comparative Studies of Languages and Cultures Program
13 International Development and Cooperation Course• School of Engineering • School of Science• School of Science • School of Engineering• School of Science • School of Agricultural Sciences• School of Law • School of Economics• Graduate School of Science • Graduate School of Mathematics• 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• 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

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

Attractive Scholarships and Fee Exemptions
Increased Convenience for International Students
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.

Proactive Employment of Tutors,
Teaching Assistants and Research Assistants
International Zone and English-speaking Office Staff

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

1. Creating an International Zone (one-stop office) whereinternational students go for counseling and procedures.

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

2. Setting up an English-language admission office to deal
with recruitment and entrance examinations.

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

3. Increasing the number of staff with English ability, andcreating bilingual intra-university documents and bulletinboards.

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NUPACE: Short-term Student Exchange Program

Achmat Qomarudinmajoring in English linguistics at Diponegoro University in Indonesia
Can I adapt to Japanese culture? While I don't have any

kinds of Japanese foods and see first-hand how JapaneseJapanese language ability? Those are common questions

families live. In the meantime, I found that Nagoya University

among students who want to study in Japan. Actually I had

is a favourable place to study: my professor is warm,

similar problem, too, when I decided to join the NUPACE

Japanese students are nice, and the facilities are modern.

program. However, after joining the Japanese language

A Unique Combination of Language, Culture, and Students' Fields of Study
Established in February 1996, the Nagoya University Program

NUPACE offers a unique and flexible curriculum comprising

for Academic Exchange (NUPACE) is a short-term student

Japanese language instruction, regional/intercultural studies

exchange program through which international students

about Japan, plus a wide range of courses in the student's

enrolled at Nagoya University's partner institutions can study inmajor field of study, with most courses taught in English. As

Japan for four to twelve months. The program aims to foster

long as students take at least fifteen credits per semester,friendships that extend beyond borders, internationalize

they can also design their own curriculum, enabling them tothrough education, and motivate overseas students to pursue

balance their interest in Japanese language and studies ofmore extensive studies about Japan. The NUPACE academic

Japan with their desire to pursue their major or independent

year runs from late September to August of the following year,

research. Guided research is also available as a study option.

and students can choose one of two admission periods: lateMoreover, students proficient in Japanese are eligible toSeptember or early April.

register for any course offered to degree-seeking students at
Nagoya University.

class, and thanks to the NUPACE staff who are so kind andMoreover, since the NUPACE program is for international

helpful, I have gradually been able to adapt to Japanese

students, I have had the chance to make friends with people

culture. There is also the tutoring system that introduced mefrom around the world! We have shared our backgroundto a Japanese student. I was able to share my thoughts with

culture, talking about our foods, the language we use,

the tutor and make friends as well.

having parties, going bowling, visiting fabulous places, andmuch, much more.

Japan is simply a beautiful place everyone must see. The
blooming of sakura in spring, hot onsen, or seeing yellow,

NUPACE simply suits people who want to have great new

red leaves in fall are just a few examples. When I joined aexperiences. So what are you waiting for? Be the next

home-stay program, I was able to taste and make many

NUPACEr!

Interviews with NUPACE Students

Arkadiusz Malinowski
majoring in semiconductor devices modelling at Warsaw University of Technology in Poland
My passion for Japan with its culture, tradition and language

electrical engineering and Japanese politics. The range ofstarted a long time ago. My first trip to Japan in 2006 left me

subjects on offer is so wide. I also had a chance to do very

with so many unforgettable memories. At that time I could

interesting research work in an excellent laboratory. That wassee for myself how great and amazing a country Japana great opportunity for me to get familiar with cutting-edge

actually is. I realized exactly how great it would be to live

technologies in nanoelectronics.

Japanese everyday life and to get soaked in this culture.
That's why I applied to the NUPACE program. I will neverStudying at Nagoya University was a very precious lesson

forget when I got an e-mail from the NUPACE officeand I got a lot of new experiences and memories. I am so

informing me that I'd been accepted to the program. That

proud to have been a student of this University. I have met

day, one of the best adventures of my life began.

many wonderful and kind people here from so many places
around the world. Some of them will be my friends forever.

Being a Nagoya University student is a great opportunityand you can benefit a lot from it. First of all, the JapaneseJapan is a country offering lots of chances andlanguage course. Great teachers and a good program,

opportunities. It's up to you to find yours. NUPACE is thecorrelated with textbook work that teaches you everyday-life

way. So what will your story be?

Japanese. I also learnt a lot during my classes about

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Academic Consortium AC21
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 comprised of

Third Student World Forum at Chemnitz University of Technology
From June 22 to 27, 2009, the Third Student World Forum was held at

educational, research and industrial organizations throughout the world. The Forum brought together the

Chemnitz University of Technology (CUT), Germany. 53 students from 18

presidents and high-ranking delegations from twenty-five of the world's leading education and researchmember institutions worldwide as well as AC21 representatives travelled to

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

Chemnitz to join an exciting and inspiring week of workshops, social“Academic Consortium AC21.”

activities, and field trips.

AC21 Member Institutions

As of October 30, 2009

Australia

FranceJapan

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

China

Germany• Huazhong University of
Science and Technology• Jilin University• Nanjing University• Northeastern University• Peking University• Shanghai Jiao Tong University• Tongji University

AC21 Partners• Chemnitz University ofTechnology• University of Freiburg

Indonesia

Laos

U.K.

• National University of Laos

• University of Warwick

South Africa

USA• Stellenbosch University• North Carolina State University• Gadjah Mada University

Academic Program – Workshops and Field Trips
The main part of the Forum included workshops, discussions and field trips
exploring the topic “Meeting the Global Challenges: Production in the 21stCentury.”
A program was developed comprising ten workshops with a field trip to theVolkswagen plant in Mosel.
Workshops
1. The European Union: Providing Stability?

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

2. Production Engineering in SA Academic Environments
3. Challenges – Smart Systems Integration
4. Automobile Production
5. Challenges in Usability

AC21 Activities

6. Biomechanical Research in Human Locomotion
7. Bridging the Gap between Micro and Macro Manufacturing Technologies
8. Challenges in Lightweight Structures

AC21 considers itself a dynamic consortium. It supports its
mission and fosters collaboration amongst members throughthe following forums, activities and projects.

Collaboration in Research & Education—International Forums

9. Resources and Energy-efficient Technologies – Trends in the Production ofModern Plastic Parts

Initiatives for Students—Student World Forums

10. Forum Speeches and Discussion
Field trip – Volkswagen plant in Mosel
Social Events Program

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

explore and understand German culture, especially in Saxony.

figures, presentations and panel discussions.

international friendship, encourage students to develop a— Guided University Tour

global mindset, and strengthen the AC21 network.

— Sightseeing 1: Chemnitz—Benchmarking—Research Projects—Online Education

The Social Events Program offered students and guests an opportunity to— Braustolz (brewery)

Support for research networking among AC21 members is

Nagoya University Japanese Language Education, Media &— Sightseeing 2: Ore Mountains

offered through the provision of funding and resources,

Systems Group provides students from member institutions

which aim at developing and sustaining collaborative

free access to Web-based Japanese language materials.

— Barbecue at Water Castle Klaffenbach (hosted by the Chancellor ofChemnitz University of Technology)

projects. The AC21 Special Project Fund (ACSPF),— Sightseeing 3: Dresden

launched in 2009, endeavors to promote research andIndustry-Academia-Government Collaboration— Sightseeing 4: Individual Programeducational exchanges between member institutions.

AC21, taking advantage of its international network, seeks— University Ball

—Workshops

to facilitate collaboration between academia, industry andgovernment at the global level.

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Our Partner Institutions
As of October 1, 2009

Academic Exchange Agreements• Shanghai Jiao Tong University• Tongji University• Northeastern University• = Inter-University Agreement• = Inter-School AgreementAsia
B A N G L AD ESH• Bangladesh Agricultural University• Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology

CA MBODI A• Royal University of Phnom Penh
• Royal University of Law and Economics• The Royal University of Agriculture

CH IN A

• Chungnam National University• Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics• Mokpo National University• University of Science and Technology of China• Gyeongsang National University• Jiangsu Provincial Academy ofSocial Sciences (JSASS)• Korea Maritime University• Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry• Hanoi University of Technology• Beijing Institute of Technology• Korea Legislation Research Institute• Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences• Pukyong National University• Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Shanghai Institute of Ceramics• Hankuk University of Foreign Studies• Kyung Hee University• Chonnam National University• University of Seoul• Yonsei University• Chonbuk National University• Chinese Academy of Sciences,
National Astronomical Observatories• Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

IN DON ESIA
• Indonesian National Institute of
Aeronautics and Space

L AOS• National University of Laos

MON GOL IA• Health Sciences University of Mongolia• National University of Mongolia• Mineral Resources and Petroleum Authority of Mongolia• National Legal Center of Mongolia• The State University of Surabaya• Mongolian University of Sciences and Technology• Universitas Padjadjaran• Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geography• Syiah Kuala University• Diponegoro University• China National School of Administration• Agency for the Assessment andApplication of Technology (BPPT)• Institut Teknologi Bandung• University of Indonesia

TAI WAN• National Chengchi University• National Taiwan Normal University• Soochow University• National Tsing Hua University

Pacific• Johannes Kepler University Linz
• The Medical University of Vienna

BELGIUM• Institut Supérieur de Traducteurs et Interprètes

BULGARI A• Sofia University• Bulgarian Academy of Sciences,
Space Research Institute, Space Astronomy Division• Bulgarian Academy of Sciences,
Institute of Electoronics• Bulgarian Academy of Sciences,
Institute of Mathematics

DENMARK• University of Copenhagen

FINLAND

PHIL IPPINES• University of the Philippines, Los Banõs
• University of the Philippines, Diliman

FRANCE• Flinders University• Université Stendhal (Université de Grenoble 3)• University of South Australia• Université de Paris-Sorbonne, Paris IV• The University of Adelaide• Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées (ENPC)• Monash University• Université Jean Moulin-Lyon 3• The University of Melbourne• Ecole Normale Supérieure,
Lettres et Sciences Humaines• The Australian National University• Université Paris 7 - Denis-Diderot

NEW ZEALAND• National Institute of Water andAtmosphenic Research• Université de Provence, Aix-Marseille I• Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg• Technische Universität Carolo-Wilhelmina zu
Braunschweig• Universität zu Köln

AUSTRALIA• University of Sydney• Ecole Normale Supérieure de LYON

GE RMAN Y• National Chung Cheng University• National Taiwan University• Université Paris-Est• Yerevan Physics Institute• Finnish Meteorological Institute• Gadjah Mada University• Zhejiang University

ARM ENI A• Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources• Kyungpook National University• Indian Institute of Technology, Madras• Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Institute of High Energy Physics• Pusan National University

IN DIA• Tsinghua University• East China University of Political Science and Law• Ho Chi Minh City University of Law• Sunkyunkwan University• Tata Institute of Fundamental Research• Chinese Academy of Social Sciences,
Institute of Literature andInstitute of Literature of National Minorities• Hanoi Law University• Southwest Jiaotong University• Chengdu University of Technology• Xi'an Jiaotong University• Vietnam Institute of State and Law• Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City

• University of Pune

• Fudan University

VI ETNAM• Kyungnam University• Tianjin University

EuropeAUSTRIA• Polar Research Institute of China• Chengdu Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources• Peking University• Chulabhorn Research Institute/
Chulabhorn Graduate Institute• Seoul National University• Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography• East China Normal University• Chulalongkorn University• Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology,
Ho Chi Minh City Institute of Resources Geography• Jilin University• China University of Political Science and Law• Korea Institute for Advanced Study• Kasetsart University• Hanyang University• University of International Business and Economics• Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Purple Mountain Observatory• Ewha Womans University

THAILAND• Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Institute of Process Engineering• Central South University• Beijing University of Technology

30• Korea University• Beijing International Studies University• Nanjing University• Huazhong University of Science and Technology• Korean Research Institute of Standards and Science,
Astronomy Observatory• Harbin Institute of Technology• Chinese Academy of Social Sciences,
Institute of Population and Labor Economics• Guilin University of Technology

REPUBL IC OF KOREA• Université Joseph Fourier (Université de Grenoble 1)• Université Pierre-Mendès-France(Université de Grenoble 2)• University of Auckland• Grenoble Institute of Technology(Université de Grenoble 4)• University of Canterbury• Université de Strasbourg• 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- undS dosteuropa Regensburg

HUN GA RY• Hungarian Academy of Sciences,
Institute for Legal Studies

I TALY• National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN)• University of Catania

K AZAK HS TA N
• Kazakh Humanitarian Law University• Legislation Research Institute,
Republic of Kazakhstan

LAT V I A
• Latvian State University

N E T HER LAN DS

Université Panthéon Assas, Paris II• Wageningen University

Université Paul Cézanne, Aix-Marseille III• Free University of Amsterdam

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N O RWAY• University of Oslo
• University of Tromso

PO L A N D• Medical University of Gdańsk
• Warsaw University of Technology

U K R AIN E• Ukrainian SSR Academy of Sciences,• Institute of Theoretical Physics• Ministry of Health of Russia,• Institute of Biomedical Problems• Moscow State University• Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Division,• Institute of Cytology and Genetics• Moscow State Engineering and Physics Institute• (Technical University-MEPhI)• Russian Academy of Sciences,• Institute of Computer Aided Design• Russian Academy of Sciences, Far Eastern Branch,• Institute of Cosmophysical Research and• Radiowave Propagation (IKIR)• Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Division,• Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Physics (ISTP)U Z BEKISTAN• Swedish Institute of Space Physics• University of Lund

SWI T Z E RL A N D• University of Bern

U .K.

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• University of Wisconsin Law School

Africa
EGYPT

KENYA

• University of World Economy and Diplomacy• The University of Texas• University of Nairobi• Tashkent State Institute of Law• University of Chicago• African Institute for Capacity Development• (AICAD)• Green Mountain College• Michigan State University

SOUTH AFRI CA• University of Minnesota• South African Astronomical Observatory• UC Santa Barbara

C A NADA• University of Victoria• York University

USA• University of California, Los Angeles• North Carolina State University• Harvard-Yenching Institute• University of Cincinnati• University of California, Berkeley• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
• University of Alaska Fairbanks• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration• Massachusetts Institute of Technology,• Haystack Observatory

Asia
K OR E A

U.K.
• The University of Warwick• Sunkyunkwan University

North America

Pacific

Others (International Organization)• North Carolina State University• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

ARGEN TIN E• Southeast Asian Regional Center for• Graduate Study and Reseach in Agriculture• (SEARCA)• National University of Rosario• European Organization for Nuclear Reseach

Latin America• Luis F, Leloir, Campomar Foundation,• the Research Institute of Biochemistry

AUS T R ALI A• The University of New South WalesEuropeGE R MAN Y• Ruhr-Universität Bochum• Oberlin College• University of Michigan

EuropeUSA• Carleton University• University of Toronto

Agreements forInternational Joint Research• University of Washington• Northwestern University

North America

Agreements for IndustryUniversity Collaboration• Tanta University• Samarkand State University• University of Houston

SWE D E N

• Johns Hopkins University• University of Maryland

RU SSI A• Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics• Duke University

North America

BOL IVIA

US A• Universidad Mayor de San Andres• The University of Texas at Dallas

BRAZIL

Others• Ministry of Science and Technology,• National Institute for Space Research• The Ministry of Science and Technology of Brazil• Fundacao Joaquim Nabuco• The National Institute of Space Research (INPE)• Universidade de Brasilia• The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA),• Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS)• Universidade de São Paulo

GUATEMAL A• Del Valle de Guatemala University• The University of Sheffield• Harvard Medical School• The University of Warwick• Tulane University• The University of Nottingham• University of Pennsylvania• University of East Anglia• University of California, San Diego• The University of Manchester• Colorado School of Mines• Collège doctoral franco-japonais• The University of Bristol• St. Olaf College• University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific (UMAP)• University of Leicester• Southern Illinois University, Carbondale• OpenCourseWare Consortium• The University of Oxford• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign• The G8 University Summit• University of London,• School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)• University of Kentucky• Canada-Japan Strategic Student Exchange Program

MEXICO• Universidad de Sonora

International Networks• Academic Consortium 21 (AC21)• International Forum of Public Universities (IFPU)• New York University

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Nagoya University

OutlineAcademic Charter of Nagoya University

Academic Charter of Nagoya University

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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

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Nagoya University, through creative research activity, shall

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

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

exercising leadership both in the domestic andscience, and to conduct highly advanced research and education that overlook

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international arenas, shall contribute to the welfare of

the broad sweep of humanities, social and natural sciences. Towards this goal,

Nagoya University, through an education that values

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

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

Nagoya University maintains a free and vibrant academic culture with themission of contributing to the well-being and happiness of humankind throughStaff/Student Enrollment

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Fundamental Objectives:
Research and Education

research and education in all aspects of human beings, society, and nature. In
particular, it aspires to foster the harmonious development of human nature andhumanity and the development of culture, as well as toglobal industry.

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Nagoya University shall put to good use the special

out its responsibilities as a pivotal university.

characteristics of the local community and, throughAccessmulti-faceted research activities, contribute to thedevelopment of the region.

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The City of Nagoya

Nagoya University shall promote international academic
co-operation and the education of foreign students, andcontribute to international exchange, especially with Asian
nations.

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Fundamental Policies:
Research and Education System

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Nagoya University shall study the various phenomena ofFundamental Policies:
University Administration

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Nagoya University shall at all times support scientific

the humanities, society and nature from an all-inclusive

enquiry based on the autonomy and initiative of its

viewpoint, respond to contemporary issues, and adjust

members, and guarantee freedom of academic research.

and enrich its education system to generate a new senseof 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 systemobjectives related to research and education, as well asthat rightly inherits and develops intellectual resources

administrative principles.

cultivated in the world's intellectual traditions, and promote
educational activity that is both advanced and innovative.

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assessment and evaluation from its members with regard

Nagoya University, in addition to promoting autonomous

Nagoya University, through the active dispatch of

to research, education and administrative activity, shallinformation and exchange of personnel, andactively seek critical appraisal from external authorities,

interinstitutional co-operation in Japan and abroad, shalland aspire to be an accessible university.

shape the international foundation of academic culture.
＊This is a provisional translation and subject to change.

概要

Academic Charter of Nagoya University

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Nagoya University
Headquarters

Organizational Structure

Administration Bureau
Administrative Support Organizations

Staff

As of May 1, 2009

Members of the Board of Trustees

Audit OfficeInstitute of Liberal Arts and Sciences

President

1Institute for Advanced Research

Trustees

5

Auditors

2

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

Staff (Full-time)

Lower Secondary School
Upper Secondary School

University Hospital

Faculty

Daiko Medical Center

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

Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences
Graduate School of International Development
Graduate School of Mathematics
Graduate School of Languages and Cultures
Graduate School of Environmental Studies
Graduate School of Information Science

649 ( 18)*1

Associate Professors

507 ( 36)

Associate Professors / Lecturers

118 ( 47)

Assistant Professors

432 (120)

Research Associates

7(

Researchers

0 (161)

School Teachers at Affiliated Schools

Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness and Sports
Graduate Schools

Professors

Research Center for Modern and Contemporary Japanese Culture
Japan 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

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

Research Institutes

Futuristic Environmental Simulation Center
Geospace Research Center
Center for Interdisciplinary Studies on Resource Recovery and Refinery in Asia

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Administrative / Technical Staff *2

1,453 (472)

Total

3,204 (855)*1 Data in parenthesis show the number of staff under limited-time contracts.
*2 Data include medical staff of the University Hospital.

Student Enrollment
Name of Schools / Graduate Schools

As of May 1, 2009

Undergraduate Courses
Degree seeking
Non-degree seeking

Graduate Courses
Degree seeking
Non-degree seeking

Total

Letters

603

55

319

13

990

Education

330

39

247

32

648

Law

685

18

393

124

1,220

Economics

910

17

132

8

1,067

Informatics and Sciences

355

13

Science

1,186

13

527

12

1,738

Medicine

1,516

42

899

51

2,508

Engineering

3,307

41

1,565

33

4,946

748

4

386

19

1,157

International Development

285

32

317

Mathematics

162

3

165

Agricultural Sciences
Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory
EcoTopia Science Institute

1)

368

Languages and Cultures

229

38

267

University Library

Medical Library
Nagoya University Library Studies

Environmental Studies

527

26

553

Information Science

374

9

383

Inter-University Service
Facilities

Hydrospheric Atmospheric Research Center
Information Technology Center

Human Informatics

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Research Centers, 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
Nagoya University Archives
Center for Student CounselingInternational Student Advising Office

Total

Technical Center

Others

4

64
9,640

306

64
6,049

400

16,39537

Campus Map
Tsurumai Campus

Higashiyama Campus

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1 Building for Medical Research

9 Medical Science Research Building 1

2 Medical Library

10 Ward

3 Kakuyu Kaikan (Alumni Hall)

11 Outpatients’ Clinic

4 Welfare Facilities

12 Specialized Clinical Division

5 Radioisotope Laboratory

13 Medical Science Research Building 21 Administration Bureau Building

6 Annex to Medical Research

14 Energy Center

2 Toyoda Auditorium

7 Mortuary

15 Sanitary Department A
Sanitary Department B

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3 University Library (Central Library)
4 Information Plaza
5 Graduate School of Letters
School of Letters
6 Graduate School of Education and Human Development
School of Education– Center for Developmental Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry
7 Graduate School of Law
School of Law
8 Graduate School of Economics
School of Economics
9 Graduate School of Science
School of Science
10 Graduate School of Mathematics
11 Graduate School of Engineering
School of Engineering

18 Research Center of Health,Physical Fitness and Sports
19 Graduate School of International Development
20 Graduate School of Languages and Cultures
21 Environmental Studies Hall– Graduate School of Environmental Studies– Disaster Management Office
22 Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
23 Cosmic Ray Observatory (STEL)
24 Research Facility of Advanced Science and Technology
25 Research Facility for Advanced Energy Conversion, West Building
26 Facility of Incubation
27 Hydrospheric Atmospheric Research Center
28 Information Technology Center

12 Venture Business Laboratory

29 Radioisotope Research Center

13 Integrated Building– International Student Advising Office– Creation Plaza

30 Education Center for International Students
Center for Asian Legal Exchange

14 Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences
School of Agricultural Sciences
15 School of Informatics and Sciences
Central Building for Liberal Arts and Sciences
16 Graduate School of Information Science
17 Building A for Liberal Arts and Sciences
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31 Center for Chronological Research
Nagoya University Museum
32 Bioscience and Biotechnology Center
33 Inter-Departmental Education and Research Facilities– EcoTopia Science Institute– International Cooperation Center for Agricultural Education– Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory (STEL)

34 Research Laboratory Building
35 Integrated Research Building(Arts and Humanities)– Center for the Studies of Higher Education
36 Institute for Advanced Research Hall

8 Center for Research of Laboratory Animals
and Medical Research Engineering

16 New Clinical Laboratory and Examination Center

Daiko Campus

37 Noyori Materials Science Laboratory– Research Center for Materials Science7

38 Noyori Conference Hall

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39 Akasaki Institute– Akasaki Research Center– Headquarters for Industry,
Academia and Government Cooperation
40 Student Hall
41 North Cafeteria and Shop

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42 South Cafeteria and Shop

943 Information
Cafeteria
Convenience Store
Post Office
Bus Stop
Subway1 School of Health Sciences (South Building)
Daiko Medical Center
2 School of Health Sciences (Main Building)
3 Gymnasium
4 Annex to Radioisotope Laboratory
5 Energy Center6 Student Hall
7 Garage
8 Annex to School of Health Sciences
9 Kyudo (Japanese Archery) Hall
10 School of Health Sciences (East Building)
11 Researchers Village Daiko39

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

Aratama-bashi
Nonamipair 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

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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.),

To Daiko Campus

From Nagoya Station: Take the Subway Higashiyama Line to Sakae Sta. (5 min.), transfer to

To Nagoya Station

From Centrair (Central Japan International Airport): Take the Meitetsu Line (30 min.) or thethen walk 5 min.

the Subway Meijo Line to Nagoya Dome-mae Yada Sta. (12 min.), then walk 5 min.

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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