2024-2025

Degree Programs in Systems andInformation Engineering,
Graduate School of Science and Technology,

University of Tsukuba

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Table of Contents
For more information, please visit our website

https://www.sie.tsukuba.ac.jp/eng/
Educational Aims and Structure of Our Degree Programs3

Six Features of Our Degree Programs

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Degree Programs Correlation Diagram and Introduction to Each Degree Program

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Degree Programs Correlation Diagram

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Master's and Doctoral Programs in Policy and Planning Sciences

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Master's Program in Service Engineering

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Master's and Doctoral Programs in Risk and Resilience Engineering17

Master's and Doctoral Programs in Computer Science

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Master's and Doctoral Programs in Intelligent and Mechanical Interaction Systems

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Master's and Doctoral Programs in Engineering Mechanics and Energy

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Doctoral Program in Empowerment Informatics

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Master's and Doctoral Programs in Life Science Innovation

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Campus Life

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Students' Voices

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Career Paths/Admissions

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Cover design
The pentagrams represent five degrees awarded by the Degree Programs in Systems and Information Engineering, andthey are set within an eight-color octagon symbolizing our eight degree programs. This cover design shows how these
degrees and programs harmonize to make up the Degree Programs in Systems and Information Engineering.

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Message from the Dean
ENDO Yasunori
The Degree Programs in Systems and Information Engineering are
known for their distinctive style of education and research in a cuttingedge, multidisciplinary field that integrates systems, information, andsociety. We take pride in our wealth of achievements, and believe that
our research and development outcomes in the field deserve attention,
since they serve as the bedrock of social infrastructure and support ourdaily lives and economic activities.

The 5th Science and Technology Basic Plan, which has been implemented over five years since 2016,
recognizes the arrival of an era of revolutionary change, when technological evolution in areas
including information and communications technology (ICT) drastically changes the social and economic structure. The plan also advocates the realization of a super-smart society (Society 5.0), where
fusion of cyberspace and physical space may bring greater prosperity. Moreover, it aims to promoteindustry-academia collaboration in order to facilitate the cultivation and recruitment of engineers
who will be responsible for future innovation in science and technology. This is precisely the vision
we share. Our mission is to contribute to the promotion of art and science, as well as develop humanresources with global perspectives, flexible thinking, originality, and creativity. Such personnel are
indispensable to solving real-world problems, which are often complicated and challenging, and development of such talent eventually produces potential leaders capable of displaying international
initiative.

Today’s social problems, regional challenges, and economic activities are highly sophisticated. Accordingly, our degree programs are expected to play an ever-expanding role in solving such problems. To enhance graduate education, we have started employing proposal-based programs foreducation and research including recurrent education of mid-career students. Furthermore, we will
always remain open to attracting highly motivated domestic and foreign students, and are committed to training them as prospective global leaders.
2Master's and Doctoral Master's and Doctoral Master's and Doctoral Master's and Doctoral Doctoral Program in
Master's and Doctoral
Master's and Doctoral Master's Program
Programs in Computer Programs in Intelligent Programs in Engineering Empowerment Informatics Programs in Life Science
Programs in Policy and in Service Engineering Programs in Risk andResilience Engineering Scienceand Mechanical
Mechanics and Energy (5-year doctoral program) Innovation
Planning Sciences
Interaction Systems

Educational Aims of Our Degree Programs
The Degree Programs in Systems and Information Engineering aim to foster researchers, educators, andhighly skilled professionals equipped with global perspectives, diverse and flexible thinking, originality,
and creativity to solve complex and difficult problems in the real world, and capable of taking leadership in a multidisciplinary field that integrates systems, information, and society.

To attain this goal, our degree programs are composed as follows:

Master's and Doctoral Programs in Policy and Planning Sciences
Master's Program in Service Engineering
Master's and Doctoral Programs in Risk and Resilience Engineering
Master's and Doctoral Programs in Computer Science
Master's and Doctoral Programs in Intelligent and Mechanical Interaction Systems
Master's and Doctoral Programs in Engineering Mechanics and Energy
Doctoral Program in Empowerment Informatics (5-year doctoral program)
Master’s and Doctoral Programs in Life Science Innovation: Bioinformatics

University of Tsukuba redefines the concept of “degree program”
A degree program refers to an educational program systematically organized to achieve specified learning outcomes that correspond with a human resource development vision and the relevant level of degree, such as master’s and doctoral degrees.

Feature 1: “Visualization” of Learning
All students select one of the degree programs for their studies. Students then study based on theirlearning plan and career plan with the aim of acquiring a degree, while confirming with their supervisors the abilities they have acquired through the learning process.

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Structure of Our Degree Programs
The image below shows the Degree Programs in Systems and Information Engineering within the wider
system of education and faculties at the University of Tsukuba.
The independence of the university’s educational and faculty units enables a faculty member to deliverlectures and supervise research across the multiple degree programs.
Each degree program can thus be more flexible and provide practical learning with considerable expertise.

Graduate School of Science and Technology
Degree Programs inPure and Applied Sciences

Degree Programs in Systems
and Information Engineering

Degree Programs in
Life and Earth Sciences

Faculties

Master's and Doctoral Programs in Policy and Planning Sciences
Master's Program in Service Engineering

Faculty of Humanities
and Social Sciences
Faculty of Business Sciences
Faculty of Pure andApplied Sciences

Master's and Doctoral Programs in Risk and Resilience Engineering
Master's and Doctoral Programs in Computer Science
Master's and Doctoral Programs in Intelligent and Mechanical Interaction Systems

Faculty of Life andEnvironmental Sciences

Faculty of Engineering,
Information and Systems
Faculty of Human Sciences
Faculty of Healthand Sport Sciences

Master's and Doctoral Programs in Engineering Mechanics and Energy
Doctoral Program in Empowerment Informatics
Master’s and Doctoral Programs in Life Science Innovation: Bioinformatics

Faculty of Art and Design
Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Library, Informationand Media Scienece

Feature 2: Extensive interdisciplinary learning beyond traditional organizational
barriers
In the degree program system, the framework of traditional programs has been eliminated, and faculty members with experience in a wide range of fields collaborate as they engage in degree programeducation. All students now have access to research guidance from faculty members with experiencein other fields. This was not possible in the past, and enables students to conduct research from a muchwider perspective.

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Six Features of Our Degree Programs
1. Realization of Society 5.0
Society 5.0 refers to a human-centered society that balances economic advancement with the resolution of social problems through a system that integrates cyberspace and physical space at an advanced
level, and was proposed as a future society that Japan should aspire to. Our degree programs mainly
aim to realize Society 5.0, which adopts innovative technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and big data into every industry and society as a whole with a focus ondeveloping human resources who can contribute to and activate Society 5.0.

2. Identification of competences to be acquired in each
degree program
The university further clarifies generic and specific knowledge and abilities (i.e.,competences) to beacquired by students by the time of degree conferment, and organizes systematic curricula aimed atcompetence acquisition.

Generic Competences
Generic Competences

Master's program

Doctoral program

Specific knowledge and abilities

Ability to use knowledge Ability to put advanced knowledge to use in society
Ability to create new knowledge to be able to contribute to future society/create knowledge
Communication ability

Ability to express expert knowledge accurately and clearly
Ability to express the nature of academic findings positively and clearlyManagement ability

Ability to appropriately address challenges from every angle
Ability to plan and implement measures to identify and solve challenges from a higher
perspective

Group skill/Leadership ability

Ability to cooperate and actively contribute to the achievement of goals as a team
Ability to accomplish objectives under one’s leadership

International character

Awareness to contribute to the international society
High-level of awareness and motivation to be internationally active and contribute tointernational society

Specific Competences

Master's program

Doctoral program

Specific Competences

Specific knowledge and abilities

Research ability

Basic knowledge and ability to set reseach tasks and carry out a research plan in the areas ofsystems and infomation engineering
Ability to set leading-edge and advanced reseach tasks based on up-to-date specialized
knowledge and carry out a research plan independently in the areas of systems andinfomation engineering

Specialized knowledge

Advanced specialized knowledge and command of the areas of systems and informationengineering
Leading-edge and advanced specialized knowledge and command of the areas of systems
and information engineering

Ethical view

Ethical view and ethical knowledge appropriate for human resources or highly-skilled
professionals equipped with basic research skills in the areas of engineering
Ethical view and ethical knowledge appropriate for researchers or highly-skilled professionals
in the areas of engineering and deep ethical knowledge about the specific area of expertise*Specific competences shall be more specified in each degree program.

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3. Periodic assessment and evaluation of achievementlevels via Achievement Level Assessment System
Our degree programs employ a Achievement Level Assessment System (ALAS).
The ALAS regularly confirms students’ achievements and promotes planned study and research to ensure that students can acquire generic and specific competences up until degree completion.
This system actively includes out-of-classroom activities such as academic conference presentations,thesis research, teaching assistant experience, and voluntary activities.
Students can clarify their goals, together with knowledge and abilities to be acquired, by checking how
they have learned and how much they have achieved. This also provides opportunities for self-reflection.
Assessment standards and periods, as well as evaluation of achievement levels, may vary depending on
degree program.

4. Degree program common courses
In order to provide diverse knowledge in the Systems and Information Engineering field, many degree
program courses are specified as common courses which can be studied by all degree program students. These exclude specialized courses, such as compulsory subjects for each degree program.
Common courses are divided into two categories: basic subjects and advanced subjects. Basic subjects
foster fundamental knowledge and abilities in setting research tasks and executing research plans. Advanced subjects foster specialized knowledge and management ability together with special seminarcourses and special research courses for each degree program.
Based on the curriculum outlined above, graduate students can start by learning the basics in their major field of research and then expand as they complete the curriculum of each degree program.

● Degree Program Common Courses

Subjects consisting of courses which can be studied by all students in the Degree Programs in Systems
and Information Engineering.

● Degree Program Specialized Courses

Subjects consisting of courses which can only be studied by students of each degree program.

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5. Collaboration with research institutes and companies
Cooperative Graduate School Program
Since it is located in the center of Tsukuba Science City, theCollaborative Graduate School Program(Master's and Doctoral Programs in Risk
and Resilience Engineering)

University of Tsukuba offers a wealth of opportunities to engage in research collaborations with other institutes in the

Master's and Doctoral Programs in Risk and Resilience Engi-

City.

neering adopt a "Collaborative Graduate School" system.

Our Degree Programs adopt a "Cooperative Graduate School" sys-

Experts from 13 participating institutions of the Resiliencetem aligned with the following research institutes.

Research and Education Promotion Consortium join full-time

We invite researchers from the institutes to serve as Professors

professors of the university to deliver this program, which(Cooperative Graduate School Program) or Associate Professors

they run collaboratively.

(Cooperative Graduate School Program),
which gives students the luxury of carrying out research hand-inhand with such institutes toward completion of their degrees.

Participating institutions of Resilience Research and
Education Promotion Consortium
・SECOM Co., LTD.

・Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP)
・NEC Corporation

Ibaraki Pref.

・Tokyu Property Management Co.,Ltd.

JAEA

・NTT Space Environment and Energy Laboratories
・DRI Japan

Tsukuba Science City

・Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI)・Japan Automobile Research Institute (JARI)

・Electronic Navigation Research Institute (ENRI)

BRI
PWRI
NILIM

Univ. of Tsukuba
Tsukuba Sta.
NIMS
JAXA

AIST
NIES

RIKEN
Tsukuba Express Line(To Akihabara, Tokyo)

・National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science andTechnology (AIST)・National Research Institute for Earth Science andDisaster Resilience (NIED)・National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health,Japan (JNIOSH)

・National Science and Technology Center for Disaster
Reduction (Taiwan)

・University of Tsukuba
Cooperative research institutes with our Degree
Programs
・National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science andTechnology (AIST)・Japan Atomic Energy Agency（JAEA）
・Public Works Research Institute (PWRI)
・Japan Aerospace eXploration Agency (JAXA)

Risk andResilience
Core Studies

Urban Disaster
Prevention andSocial Resilience

Information
Systemsand Security

Environmental
and Energy
Systems

・Building Research Institute (BRI)
・National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES)
・Institute of Physical and Chemical Research（RIKEN）
・National Institute for Materials Science（NIMS）
・National Institute for Land and InfrastructureManagement (NILIM)

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6. Promotion of recurrent education
To promote lifelong learning, our degree programs offer a wide range of support for working individuals whowish to earn a degree.

● Early Completion Doctoral Program for Working People
This program is intended for people who are already working and have acquired some relevant research achievements and skills through their professional careers. Doctoral Programs ordinarily take three years as a standard
term of study, but this program enables students to complete a doctoral degree program in as little as one year.
It has been specifically designed by the university to help working individuals earn a doctoral degree.
Students participating in this program receive guidance from supervisors on writing their theses, which are
based on research achievements and experience gained while working.

◆ Process Before the Enrollment
After passing the entrance examination (Special Selection Process for Working Individuals), you will become eligible to apply for the Early Completion Program.
Entrance Exam in
August and September

EntranceExam
in February

Apr
May

Application GuidelinesOpen

Apr
May

May
Jun

Information Session (Option)

Nov

Jul

Application Open

Dec

Aug
Sep

Entrance Examination

Jan
Feb

Sep
Oct

Announcement of Successful Applicants

Feb

Special Selection of Working Individuals

Screening for the Early
Completion Doctoral Program
Announcement of Successful Applicants for the Program

Enrollment Procedures

Enrollment in April（Program starts)

IMAI Yoshihito

alumnusDoctoral Program in Intelligent Interaction
Technologies (completed in 2020)

Only after becoming a working professional, I realized that my expertise is one of the important evaluation indicators andhow I will survive in the future is questioned.
In addition to doing my job at the company smoothly, I chose the path of a PhD student because I thought that I needed anexpertise that could create new value to the society. The life as a working PhD student was tough, with work on weekdays
and research on holidays, but the days full of intellectual curiosity were very exciting. Now that I am a PhD, I am looking
forward to what I can produce in my future career.

Q. Can the quality of the degree granted by this program be assured?
This program adopts a “Achievement Level Assessment System (ALAS)” so that students are able to reliably
check their level of achievement. The quality of the degree granted by the program is further guaranteed byexternal evaluation of the program itself.

Q. What if I don’t earn a degree within one year?
If students cannot complete the program in one year because of work or other commitments, they are allowed to extend the period of registration. Furthermore, they may take a leave of absence if they have to suspend the program temporarily.
8● System for Extending the Period of Registration
In order to support students who wish to earn a degree while working, our degree programs allow students toextend their period of registration. The total tuition fee is the same as when students complete their degrees
within the standard course term.

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Standard course termfor 2 years

D

When applying the System for Extending the Period of Registration:
Maximum complete term of 4 years
Tuition fee is payable for 2 years only

for 3 years

Maximum complete term of 5 years

Tuition fee is payable for 3 years only

● Special Selection Process for Working Individuals
Entrance examinations (Special Selection Process for Working Individuals) are available for individuals who havebeen working for more than one year, where such persons are able to utilize experience gained in their careers.
Examinees are able to present experience and achievements obtained through their careers in such examinations.
Our degree programs actively welcome working individuals, and starting from entrance examinations for the2020 academic year we have increased the number of students to be admitted through the Special Selection
Process for Working Individuals.

Message from a corporate president who encourages his employees to develop
their capabilities

SEKI Masaki
President
SEKISHOCORPORATIONAs society undergoes a paradigm shift, our company is developing a strategy for growth that looks forward over the
next 100 years. We believe that every employee needs the ability to accept diverse values from broad perspectives
and have a vision for the future.
That is why we send our employees to the graduate school of the University of Tsukuba, a university with a brandnew concept. We are confident that they will give innovative ideas back to society and foster a corporate climate andbusiness practices characterized by independent thought and self-improvement. We always seek to encourage our
employees to improve their abilities.

Find your ideal learning path
Start!

I have a Master’ s degree.

NO

YES
NO I have already decided my prospective YES I have adequate working experience
research theme/field/supervisor.

in the relevant field.

YES

I already have research achievements NO
such as peer-reviewed journal articles.

YES

I have work and home environments
enabling me to earn a degree in ashort period.
See the degree
program website tofind a research field/supervisor thatmatches your interests.

YES
You may be able
to apply for the
Fast-track Doctoral
Program.
Give it a try!

NO

I would like to earn a degree over along period to fit around my busy work
schedule.

NO

A standard
3-year course isrecommended
for you.

NO

YES

You can earn adegree over along period(max. 5 years).

Welcome to
the Master’ s
programs!

Please contact our faculty members in the research field that you are interested in.

9Find a research field that matches your interests.

Degree Programs in Systems and Information
Engineering:
Degree Programs Correlation Diagram andIntroduction to Each Degree Program
The Degree Programs in Systems and Information Engineering comprise eight degree programs.
A degree program refers to an educational program systematically organized to achieve specified
learning outcomes that correspond with a human resource development vision and the relevant levelof degree, such as master’s and doctoral degrees.
Although all students select one of the degree programs to study, under the degree program system
traditional boundaries between departments have been eliminated, and faculty members with experience in a wide range of fields collaborate as they engage in degree program education. All students
now have access to research guidance from faculty members with experience in other fields. This was
not possible in the past, and enables students to conduct research from a much wider perspective. Students then study based on their learning plan and career plan with the aim of acquiring a degree, while
confirming with their supervisors the abilities they have acquired through the learning process.
Details of our eight degree programs are set out on pages 13 to 30. The introduction to each degree
program starts with a graphic representation of the course model describing what kind of courses students can take and what they can aspire to upon program completion.
Use them to identify and compare our eight distinctive degree programs while reflecting on your aspirations and the career plan you have in mind.

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Degree Programs Correlation Diagram
Q. What are your aspirations for graduate school?
Your answers will identify the most suitable research field for you.
Master's and Doctoral Programs in Policy and Planning Sciences
would like to address urban/regional
A. I/environmental
issues.
ISHII Norimitsu*

URATA Junji

KAIDA Naoko

TOBITA Mikio

Master's and Doctoral Programs in Risk and Resilience Engineering

EOM Sunyong

HASEGAWA Hiroshi* MATSUHASHI Keisuke* MURAKAMI Akinobu MENO Fumitake*

I would like to address environmental
A. andenergy issues.

YAMANO Hiroya*

YAMAMOTO Sachiko

Master's Program in Service Engineering

I would like to address urban risk
A. issues
such as disaster prevention/crime prevention/transport.

Environmental and Energy Systems
AKIMOTO Yutaro

Urban Resilience and Disaster Management

would like to address urban/regional
A. Iissues.
AMEMIYA Mamoru

ARITA Tomokazu

USHIJIMA Koichi

URATA Junji

OTA Mitsuru

OKAMOTO Naohisa

OKUSHIMA Shinichiro KAWASHIMA Hiroichi TANIGUCHI Mamoru
TSUTSUMI Morito

TOBITA Mikio

FUJII Sayaka

FUJIKAWA Masaki

MATSUBARA Kosuke

WATANABE Shun

UMEMOTO Michitaka

USUDA Yuichiro**

KINOSHITA Yohei

SAKAI Naoki**

SUZUKI Tsutomu

FUJIWARA Hiroyuki**

UEICHI Hideo

OKUBO Masakatsu

ORIHARA Masanori

SAKUDO Mari

SANO Yukie

SAWA Ryoji

TAKAHASHI Hiroki

TRAN Lam Anh Duong

HARADA Nobuyuki

HATANO Yuko

YAMAMOTO Hiromi**

SHOJI Gaku

I would like to address cyber risk
A. issues
with information security.

TANIGUCHI Ayako

Information Systems and Security
OMOTE Kazumasa

SHIMAOKA Masaki**

TAKAHASHI Taisei

NISHIDE Takashi

HOSHIKAWA Naoto

I would like to address social/economic
A. issues.
ANNO Hidekazu

SUZUKI Kengo

TAHARA Kiyotaka**
ZUSHI Yasuyuki **WADA Kentaro

AKIYAMA Eizo

OKAJIMA Keiichi

KATO Kazuhiko**

TSUDA Kazuhiko(Tokyo) YOSHIDA Mitsuo(Tokyo)

would like to address issues in risk forecast
A. I/assessment/control
with mathematical information.
Foundations of Risk Analysis and Resilience Assessment

A. I would like to address business issues.

SATO-ILIC MikaABE Genya**

ITOH Makoto

MISAKI Hiroumi

ENDO Yasunori

OKABE Kohei**

ARIMA Sumika

ONISHI Masaki*

OKADA Yukihiko

KITAJIMA Sou**SAITO Yuichi

KUROSE Yuta

SHIGENO Maiko

SHIDA Yohei

SATO Toshihisa**

TAKAYASU Akitoshi

TAKANO Yuichi

ZHANG Yongbing

PHUNG-DUC Tuan

MIAO Ying

HACHIMORI Masahiro
YOSHISE Akiko

FURUKAWA Hiroshi
KINO Yasunobu(Tokyo)

KURAHASHI Setsuya(Tokyo)

Master's and Doctoral Programs in Engineering Mechanics and Energy
I would like to research
A. durability
evaluation

technology and advanced
simulation technology
for materials.

would like to
A. Iresearchinnovative
astronautics.

would like to research
A. Idisaster
control andinfrastructure management.

sustainable society.

KAMEDA Toshihiro

ASAI Takehiko

AKI Hirohisa

SAKAKITA Hajime*

ISOBE Daigoro

KANAGAWA Tetsuya KANEKO Akiko

ENAMI Kazuhiro

SUGITA Hiroyuki*

KANAKUBO Toshiyuki

SATO Hiroyuki*

KODAIRA Daisuke

SHINTAKU Yuichi

NISHIOKA Makihito

SHOJI Gaku

SHEN Biao

SHIRAKAWA Naoki

HARADA Yoshihisa*

FUJINO Takayasu

NISHIO Mayuko

DAIRAKU Koji

TAKEWAKA Satoshi

MATSUDA Akihiro

MATSUMOTO Satoshi*

MATSUSHIMA Takashi

DENDA Masatoshi*

MONJI Hideaki

MATSUDA Tetsuya

MIZUTANI Tadahito*

MITSUME Naoto

YOO Eunjoo*

YOSHIDA Hiroyuki*

MORITA Naoki

YOKOTA Shigeru

YASOJIMA Akira
YAMAMOTO Kyosuke

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I would like to research energy
A. conversion
systems for a
ISHIDA MasayoshiAs of February 1, 2024
Doctoral Programin Empowerment
Informatics

Master's and Doctoral Programsin Intelligent and MechanicalInteraction Systems

would like to research intelligent, user-friendly
A. Icomputer
systems designed for coexistence with humans.
System Design
IENAGA Naoto

KAWASAKI Masahiro

KAWAI ShinSHIBUYA Takeshi

NIIZATO Takayuki

NOBUHARA Hajime

HASEGAWA Manabu

MORITA Masahikowould like to be an expert in mathematical
A. Iinformationengineering.
AIHARA Ikkyu

IMAKURA Akira

NGUYEN DAI HAI

Man-Machine System and Robotics
AIYAMA Yasumichi

IZAWA Jun

KAWAMOTO Hiroaki

KURODA Yoshihiro

SUZUKI Kenji

ZEMPO Keiichi

TANAKA Fumihide

TEZUKA Taro ◎NAKAUCHI Yasushi

HASHIMOTO Yuki

HASSAN Modar

HACHISU Taku

PUENTES Sandra

MOCHIYAMA Hiromi

YEM Vibol

YANO Hiroaki

UEHARA Akira

like to research highly mechanized systems such
A. Iaswould
hardware and associated measurement and control

technology, as well as human interaction with such systems.

Instrumentation and Control Engineering
NGUYEN Van Triet

SAKAINO Sho

TAKATANI Tsuyoshi

DATE Hisashi

MAEDA Yuka

YABUNO Hiroshi

WAKATSUKI Naoto

SANO Yoshio

SHIKANO Yutaka

NAKATA Ayako*

HIRATA Yoshito

FUTAMURA Yasunori

BOGDANOVA Anna

UNNO Hiroshi

would like to research communication systems,
A. Ihuman
informatics, and multimedia that integrate
software and hardware.

EBIHARA Tadashi
KITAHARA Itaru

KUMANO Shiro

KOGA Hiroki

TSUKADA Masato

HOSHINO Junichi

MORIKUNI Keiichi

OHYA Akihisa

KAMEYAMA Yukiyoshi
TAKAHASHI ShinMISUE Kazuo

VASILACHE Simona

MIZUTANI Tetsuya

YOROZU Ayanori

A. I would like to be an expert in software systems.
ABE Hirotake

AMAGASA Toshiyuki

OKA Mizuki

KATO Kazuhiko

OYAMA Yoshihiro
KITAGAWA Hiroyuki

SHIOKAWA Hiroaki

SHINJO Yasushi

CHEN Hanxiong

TSUGAWA Sho

HASEBE Koji

BOU Savong

HORIE Kazumasa

MAEDA Atsushi

MACHIDA Fumio

A. I would like to be an expert in computer architecture.
KANAZAWA Kenji

KIMURA Shigetomo

KOBAYASHI Ryohei

SATO Akira

SATO Mitsuhisa*

SANNOMIYA Shuji

SHOUNO Kazuhiro

TAKAHASHI Daisuke TADANO Hiroto

TATEBE Osamu

TANIMURA Yusuke* TOMIYASU Hiroshi

BOKU Taisuke

FUJITA Norihisa

YAMAGIWA Shinichi YAMAGUCHI Yoshiki

A. I would like to be an expert in media engineering.

Communication System
KAMEDA Yoshinari

TOKUNAGA Ryuji

KAWAGUCHI Ikkaku SHIZUKI Buntarou

NAKADA Hidemoto* NUKADA Akira

UTSURO Takehito

KAWABE Tohru
SAKURAI Tetsuya

A. I would like to be an expert in intelligent software.

would like to research human-machine systems
A. Iandrobotics involving both humans and systems.

YAMAGUCHI Tomoyuki

Master's and Doctoral Programs in Computer
Science

KAKEYA Hideki
XIE Chun

ENDO Yuki

KANAMORI Yoshihiro

KAMEYAMA Keisuke

KUDO Hiroyuki

SUZUKI Taizo

TAKIZAWA Hotaka

MITANI Jun

YAMADA Takeshi

A. I would like to be an expert in intelligent systems.
would like to develop intelligent interaction
A. Itechnology
in wide range of industrial technology fields.
KANEHIRO Fumio*

KAMIMURA Akiya*

KURATA Takeshi*

GOTO Masataka*

SAKANASHI Hidenori*

SAGAWA Ryusuke*

TSURUGIZAWA Tomokazu*

HASHIMOTO Naohisa*

HAMASAKI Masahiro*

MURAKAWA Masahiro*

YODA Ikushi*

AKIMOTO Yohei

ARANHA ClausIIZUKA Satoshi

IGARASHI Yasuhiko

INUI Takashi

KUNIHIRO Noboru

KOBAYASHI Takumi*

SATOH Yutaka*

FUKUI Kazuhiro

FUKUCHI Kazuto

YAMAMOTO Mikio

YE Xiucai

Master’s and Doctoral Programs in Life Science
Innovation: Bioinformatics

A. I would like to be an expert in bioinformatics.
AOSHIMA Ken**YE Xiucai

NGUYEN DAI HAISAKURAI Tetsuya

TAKIZAWA Hotaka

NIKAIDO Itoshi**

FUTAMURA Yasunori

MASUYA Hiroshi**

MIYAZAKI Tsuyoshi**

Legend:* Professors and Associate Professors of the Cooperative Graduate School Program** Professors and Associate Professors of the Collaborative Graduate School Program(Tokyo) Professors at Tokyo Campus◎ Professors in charge of Master’s and Doctoral Programs in Intelligent and Mechanical Interaction Systems only
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Degrees Awarded: Master of Science in Policy and Planning Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy in Policy and Planning Sciences

Master's and Doctoral Programs in
Policy and Planning Sciences
Educational
Aims ofthe Degree
Programs

In the Master's Program, students acquire basic knowledge in our three domains (listed below) and expert
knowledge of at least one domain.
Financial/Human Resource Design: Finance & Optimization
Spatial/Environmental Design: Urban Planning
Organizational/Behavioral Design: Behavioral Science
The goal of this program is to develop highly capable professionals and international experts equipped withproblem-solving skills.
Furthermore, in the Doctoral program, we aim to develop educators, researchers, and highly capable professionals equipped with skills in problem-finding as well as problem-solving and the ability to achieve internationallyrecognized research outcomes.

Course Model

those who aspire to be business consultants, managers of an organization,
M Master's program For
or financial planners
Year 1

Graduate General Education Courses/
Inter-disciplinary Foundation Courses

Basic Subjects

・Internship in Policy and Planning Sciences

修了

Specialized Subjects

・Business Strategies: Theory and Practice・Financial Management: Theory and Practice・Information Security
・Discrete Mathematics
・Theory of Asset Valuation
・Theory and Practice of Economic Policy

Completion
Thesis examination

Basic Subjects

・Basic Master's Seminar in Policy and Planning SciencesⅠ・Special Master's Seminar in Policy and Planning SciencesⅠ

Specialized Subjects

Career after completion

・Technical Communication
・Introduction to Academic Integrity
・Game Theory
・Statistical Analysis
・Corporate Valuation

Degree Programs'
Common Courses

Degree Programs'
Specialized Courses

Year 2

・Special Master's Research Work in Policy and Planning SciencesⅠ・Special Master's Research Work in Policy and Planning SciencesⅡ・Facilitation Training Pre-Program in Policy and Planning SciencesⅡ・Basic Master's Seminar in Policy and Planning SciencesⅡ・Special Master's Seminar in Policy and Planning SciencesⅡ・Facilitation Training Pre-Program in Policy and Planning SciencesⅠ

Out-of-classroom activities

Course Model

INFOSS Information Ethics Course,
Teaching Assistant, Achievement Level Assessment,
Conference presentation, Poster presentation

Conference presentation, Poster presentation,
Compiling the researchThose who completed thisprogram are expected to bebusiness consultants, managers of an organization or
financial planners who are
equipped with the abilities
in business valuation andfinance and are responsible
in giving advice on a management strategy for companies, or planning andanalyzing finace.

D Doctoral program For those who aspire to be educators at graduate school
Year 1

Year 2・Globalization and Technology: Key Succss Factors for Future・Introduction to Academic Integrity

Degree Programs' Specialized Subjects ・Special Lecture on Policy andCommon Courses
Planning Sciences I・Special Lecture on Policy andPlanning Sciences Ⅱ・Special Doctoral Seminar in Policy andPlanning SciencesⅠ
Degree Programs' Specialized Subjects ・Special Doctoral Seminar in Policy andPlanning SciencesⅡ
Specialized Courses

・Special Doctoral Seminar in Policy andPlanning SciencesⅢ
・Special Doctoral Seminar in Policy andPlanning SciencesⅣ・Special Doctoral Research Work in
Policy and Planning SciencesⅠ・Special Doctoral Research Work in
Policy and Planning SciencesⅡ

Conference presentation,
Poster presentation

Compiling the research・Facilitation Training Program in Policy andPlanning SciencesⅠ

Out-of-classroom activities

INFOSS Information Ethics Course,
Teaching Assistant, Conference
presentation, Poster presentation

Career after completion

Year 3Completion
Dissertation examination

Graduate General Education Courses/
Inter-disciplinary Foundation Courses

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Business consultants, managers of an organization, or
financial planners

Educators at graduate school
Those who completed thisprogram are expected to be
educators at graduate school
who are equipped withabilities in research, education, and management.

○ Two cycles and five educational focuses shape educational guidelines for the programs.
The following two cycles foster solution-finding skills:
Social System Cycle for deductive understanding of a social phenomena
Data Analysis Cycle for inductive understanding of a social phenomena

Master's and Doctoral
Programs in Policy andPlanning Sciences● Features of the Degree Programs

The Five Educational Focuses
1. Find: the ability to deductively understand social phenomena through theory and experiential measurement.
2: Analyze: the ability to inductively understand social phenomena through data analysis.
3: Plan: the ability to design and restructure social systems based on understanding of social phenomena.
4: Do: the ability to create concrete policy proposals and design social experiments based on system design.
5: See: the ability to deepen both deductive and inductive understanding of social phenomena by measuring
and evaluating social experiments and policy proposals.
○ Multifaceted research supervision by the Advisory Group (AG) and research units.
● Competences of the Degree Programs
Students are able to acquire the following competences up until completion.
Generic Competences
Master's Program

Doctoral Program

Ability to use knowledge

Ability to create knowledge

Management ability

Management ability

Communication ability

Communication abilityGroup skill

Leadership ability

International character

International character

Specific Comptences
Master's Program

Doctoral Program

Research
ability

Basic knowledge and ability to set reseach tasks and carry out aresearch plan in the field of policy and planning sciences

Research
ability

Ability to set leading-edge and advanced reseach tasks based
on up-to-date specialized knowledge and carry out a researchplan independently in the field of policy and planning sciences

Specialized
knowledge

Advanced specialized knowledge and command of the field ofpolicy and planning sciences

Specialized
knowledge

Leading-edge and advanced specialized knowledge andcommand of the field of policy and planning sciences

Ethical view

Ethical view and ethical knowledge appropriate for highlyskilled professionals in the field of policy and planning sciences

Ethical view

Ethical view and ethical knowledge appropriate for highlyskilled professionals in the field of policy and planning sciences● Achievement Level Assessment System (ALAS)
ALAS enables students to confirm their achievement status related to knowledge and abilities (generic/specificcompetences) which must be acquired and improve their learning plan with their supervisors.
Master's Program

Doctoral Program・Achievement status of the competences and progress of dissertation
・ALAS is conducted every semester (four times in total). This system
are reviewed and assessed by Advisory Group in the following four
is for assessing and confirming each student's achievement status ofphases: Special Doctoral Seminar in Policy and Planning Sciences Ⅰ ,the five educational focuses: Find, Analyze, Plan, Do and See, as wellas knowledge of the three areas: Financial/Natural Resource Design,
Ⅱ , Ⅲ and Ⅳ .
Spatial/Environmental Design and Organizational/Behavioral Design.
・Furthermore, Dissertation Examination is conducted after going
through the two phases: Preliminary Examination (a part of Special
・Basic Master's Seminar/Special Master's Seminar/Special Master's
Doctoral Research Work in Policy and Planning Sciences Ⅰ ) andResearch Work are reviewed and assessed in the following three
Final Defense (a part of Special Doctoral Research Work in Policy andphases: the Research Design Presentation (1st year), the Mid-term
Planning Sciences Ⅱ ).
Presentation and the Final Presentation (2nd year).

14Degrees Awarded: Master of Engineering in Service Science

Master's Program in Service
Engineering
Educational
Aims ofthe Degree
Programs

The service sector generates 70% of added value and employment in the current socio-economic environment.
Our future lives will require human resources with the knowledge and skills to create new and better services. This
has resulted in a dramatic increase in social need for "service engineering" as a new academic field.
The Master’s Program in Service Engineering is a professional research degree program which aims to foster nextgeneration leaders who can address service-related social problems today and in the future, create new methods
and practices, and contribute to socio-economic development.

Course Model

M Master's program For those who aspire to be entrepreneurs and person in charge of corporate planningYear 1・Technical Communication
・Introduction to Academic Integrity

Degree Programs' Basic Subjects
Common Courses

・Economics of Information Networks
・Tourism Science・Financial Service and Decision Making
・Wellness Service Science
・Transportation Service Design

Specialized Subjects

Out-of-classroom activities

15修了

Basic Subjects
Degree Programs'
Specialized Courses

・Comprehensive Sport Management

Career after completion

Completion
Thesis examination

Graduate General Education Courses/
Inter-disciplinary Foundation Courses

Year 2

・Consumer Psychology
・Regional Data Analysis
・Big Data Analytics
・Applied Optimization
・Public Infrastructure Planning・Information Networks
・Service Accounting・Management of Technology
・Place Making
・Special Seminar in Service EngineeringⅠ
・Special Seminar in Service EngineeringⅡ・Internship (Master's Program in Service Engineering)・Special Research Work in Service EngineeringⅠ・Facilitation Training Program in Service Engineering
・Special Research Work in Service EngineeringⅡIINFOSS Information Ethics Course,
Teaching Assistant, Achievement Level Assessment,
Conference presentation, Poster presentation

Conference presentation, Poster presentation,
Compiling the research

Entrepreneurs and person in
charge of corporate planningThose who completed thisprogram are expected to beentrepreneurs and person in
charge of corporate planning who are equipped withability to imagine the future
and creativity, and will realize innovation and renovation in service industry andpublic offices.

● Features of the Degree Program○ The world's first degree program based on the empirical research by our faculty
Our empirical research has shown that planning and development of successful services in Japan has similarities
with the target costing methods used by Japanese manufacturing firms. These methodologies are systematizedusing knowledge from four areas: (1) science of effectiveness, (2) science of efficiency, (3) art of integration, and (4)Master's Programin Service Engineeringongoing evolution after initial implementation.
Based on such academic discoveries, our program develops high-level professionals capable of imagining thefuture by realizing the benefits of basic theory application and systematic development of new and/or better services. Upon completion, students are awarded a Master of Engineering in Service Science. Our vision is to educate
our students through cooperation with Japanese service-sector organizations while contributing to regional development and generating advances in technology and pure theoretical research.
● Competences of the Degree Program
Students are able to acquire the following competences up until completion.
Generic Competences
Master's Program
Ability to use knowledge
Management ability
Communication abilityGroup skill
International character

Specific Comptences
Master's Program
Research ability

Basic knowledge and ability to set reseach tasks and carry out a research plan in the field of service engineering

Specialized knowledge

Advanced specialized knowledge and command of the field of service engineering

Ethical view

Ethical view and ethical knowledge appropriate for highly-skilled professionals in the field of service engineering● Achievement Level Assessment System (ALAS)
ALAS enables students to confirm their achievement status related to knowledge and abilities (generic/specificcompetences) which must be acquired and improve their learning plan with their supervisors.
Master's Program
・ALAS is conducted every semester (four times in total). In this system, students have a meeting with their supervisors and check theirachievement status of the following items together: learning status of the nine compulsory courses, achievement status of the specialized
courses, and progress of the Master's thesis.
・Special Seminar in Service Engineering/Special Research Work in Service Engineering are reviewed and assessed in the following three phases:
the Research Design Presentation in the 1st year, the Mid-Presentation and the Final Presentation in the 2nd year.

16Degrees Awarded: Master of Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering

Master's and Doctoral Programs in
Risk and Resilience Engineering
Educational
Aims ofthe Degree
Programs

Faced with today’s increasingly unstable social conditions, our biggest challenge is to create resilient social systems capable of recovering from and flexibly responding to unforeseen contingencies, while maintaining and providing necessary functions. This requires establishment of appropriate risk management systems to provide
the strength and flexibility needed to achieve safety and security for an information-based society andeconomy, at both national and regional levels.
The purpose of the Master’s program is to foster highly specialized professionals capable of giving back to society as a result of studies pursued in view of real-world issues. The aim is for our graduates to help create a resilient
society by applying the results of risk analysis and assessment obtained using engineering methodology.
In the Doctoral program, in addition to the above, we aim to foster academic and global human resources
equipped with both research skills based on theoretical understanding and advanced practical skills.

Course Model

M Master's program For those who aspire to be security engineers at IT consulting firms
Year 1

Graduate General Education Courses/
Inter-disciplinary Foundation Courses

Degree Programs'
Common Courses

Basic Subjects

Degree Programs'
Specialized Courses Specialized Subjects

Out-of-classroom activities

Course Model・Introduction to Risk and Resilience・Introduction to Soft Computing
・Advanced Information Systems
・Advanced Course on Cryptography
・Data Analysis
・Data Mining
・Philosophical Scientific Perspectives on Risk and Safety ・Advanced Course in Cyber Risk
・Financial Cryptography and InformationSecurity
・Seminar in Cyber Resilience
・Advanced Course on Cyber Security
・Internship in Policy and Planning Sciences
・Seminar in Risk and Resilience Engineering I
・Research in Risk and Resilience Engineering I
・Group Project Based Learning in Risk andResilience Engineering
・Academic Reading in Risk and Resilience
Engineering I
・Internship B in Risk and Resilience Engineeringin Master's Program・Seminar in Risk and Resilience Engineering Ⅱ・Project Research in Risk and Resilience
Engineering

Basic learning, Developing programming skills,
Making research presentation

Developing programming skills, Making researchpresentation, Conference presentation,
Compiling the research

D Doctoral program For those who aspire to be researchers at the companies working on self-driving cars
Year 1

Year 2Out-of-classroom activities

Basic learning, Field research,
Making research presentation

Field research, Conference
presentation, Writing academic
papers・Advanced Research in Risk
and Resilience Engineering

Writing academic papers,Compiling the researchCompletion
Dissertation examination

・Advanced Seminar in Risk and・Advanced Group Project Based
Resilience Engineering
Learning in Risk and Resilience
Engineering・Internship A in Risk and Resilience
EngineeringinDoctoral
Programand Resilience Engineering
・Risk
Degree Programs' Specialized Subjects
Case Study
Specialized Courses

Career after completion

Year 3Degree Programs' Specialized Subjects ・Human Factors
Common Courses

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Those who completed thisprogram are expected to be
information technology
engineers in the ICT industry.

修了

Specialized Subjects

Career after completion

Completion
Thesis examination

Basic Subjects

Year 2Those who completed thisprogram are expected tobe researchers of the interaction between humanand machine such as selfdriving system in the fieldof professional and technical service industry.

● Features of the Degree Program○ New educational system: Collaborative Graduate School Program
Faculty members in charge of the degree programs include full-time university faculty members and frontline
researchers at companies and research institutions from the Resilience Research and Education Promotion Consortium.
Please see page 7 for more details on our Collaborative Graduate School Program.
● Competences of the Degree Programs
Students are able to acquire the following competences up until completion.
Generic Competences
Doctoral Program
Ability to create knowledge

Management ability

Management ability

Communication ability

Communication abilityGroup skill

Leadership ability

International character

International character

Specific Competences
Master's Program

Doctoral Program

Fundamental
knowledge and abilities
in the engineering

Fundamental knowledge and abilities appropriate forhighly-skilled professionals in the engineering

Fundamental
knowledge and abilities
in the engineering

Knowledge and abilities appropriate for researchers or
highly-skilled professionals in the engineering

Knowledge ofbasic theories andtechnologies

Knowledge of basic theories for the analysis andassessment of risk and resilience as well as knowledgeof information processing technology related to theanalysis and assessment of risk and resilience

Knowledge oftheoretical bases andtechnologies

Knowledge of theoretical bases for the analysis andassessment of risk and resilience as well as knowledgeof advanced information processing technology related
to the analysis and assessment of risk and resilience
Knowledge of real-world problems

Knowledge of realworld problems

Knowledge of real-world problems subject to risk andresilience engineering

Knowledge of realworld problems

Profound knowledge of real-world problems subject torisk and resilience engineering

Broad perspectives

Ability to see the scope of risk and resilienceengineering from a broad perspective

Broad perspectives

Ability to see the scope of risk and resilienceengineering from broad and comprehensive
perspectives.

Abilities in
identifying andsolving problems

Abilities to understand the process of identifying
problems to solving them and develop specificsolutions

Abilities in
identifying andsolving problems

Abilities to deeply understand the process ofidentifying problems to solving them and develop
specific and creative solutions

Globalcommunication
skillsAbilities to take responsibilities when working in researchgroups and projects, have sufficient communication
skills, and take leadership when necessary

Globalcommunication
skillsAbilities to take responsibilities when working inresearch groups and projects and take leadership witheffective communication skills

Master's and Doctoral
Programs in Risk andResilience Engineering

Master's Program
Ability to use knowledge● Achievement Level Assessment System (ALAS)
ALAS enables students to confirm their achievement status related to knowledge and abilities (generic/specificcompetences) which must be acquired and improve their learning plan with their supervisors.
Master's Program

Doctoral Program

ALAS works as quality assurance in education. In the Master's Program,
ALA is conducted based on the following six perspectives.

ALAS works as a quality assurance system in education. In the Doctoarl
Program, ALA is conducted based on the following six perspectives.

1. Fundamentals of engineering: Basic knowledge and academic skillsof advanced professionals in engineering were gained

1. Fundamentals of engineering: Basic knowledge and academic skillsof researchers or advanced professionals in engineering were gained

2. Knowledge of basic theories and related skills: Knowledge offundamental theories for risk and resilience analysis and assessment,
and knowledge of information processing technologies related torisk and resilience analysis and assessment were gained

2. Knowledge of basic theories and related skills: Knowledgeof theoretical foundations for risk and resilience analysis andassessment based on fundamentals of engineering, and knowledgeof advanced information processing technologies related to risk andresilience analysis and assessment were gained

3. Knowledge of issues in the real world: Knowledge of real-world
issues covered by risk and resilience engineering was gained
4. Broad perspective overlooking circumstance: Ability to see thesubject of risk and resilience engineering from a broad perspective
was gained
5. Abilities of problem setting and solving: Ability to understand theprocess from setting up problems to solving them by engineeringmeans, and to devise and develop specific solutions for problems
related to risk and resilience were gained
6. Global communication ability: Ability to fulfill assigned roles
in a research team or research project, demonstrate adequate
communication skills, and take on leadership roles as needed was
gainedIn the ALA, each student have a meeting with more than three faculty
members and get feedback in the ALA committee which is conducted
twice a year. Students get feedback and use them to improve learning
plan. In the final ALA, when students are approved that they are
eligible for Master of Engineering in the all six items, they can be
regarded as passing the final examination.

3. Knowledge of issues in the real world: In-depth knowledge of realworld issues covered by risk and resilience engineering was gained
4. Broad perspective overlooking circumstance: Ability to see
the subject of risk and resilience engineering from a broad andcomprehensive perspective was gained
5. Abilities of problem setting and solving: Ability to understand theprocess from setting up problems to solving them by engineeringmeans in depth and to devise and develop specific solutions forproblems related to risk and resilience were gained
6. Global communication ability: Ability to fulfill assigned roles andtake leadership in a research team or research project with highcommunication skills was gained
In the ALA, each student have a meeting with more than three faculty
members and get feedback in the ALA committee which is conducted
twice a year. Students get feedback and use them to improvelearning plan. In the final ALA, when students are approved that they
are eligible for Ph.D in Engineering in the all six items, they can be
regarded as passing the final examination.

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Degrees Awarded: Master of Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering

Master's and Doctoral Programs in
Computer Science
Educational
Aims ofthe Degree
Programs

In the Master’s Program, we aim to foster human resources who are equipped with:● In-depth expertise in various information technology fields● Knowledge needed in international society● Professional research capabilities and practical skills● Creativity and flexibility

We also aim to develop people who can utilize these abilities to contribute to problem-solving in specific fields.
In the Doctoral Program, in addition to the above, we aim to foster human resources who can lead problemsolving efforts.

Course Model

M Master's program For those who aspire to be experts of making use of IT skills for applied science
Year 1

Specialized Subjects

・Special Lecture on Numerical Simulation
・Advanced Computer Networks
・Human-centered AI A
・Data Engineering Ⅰ
・Advanced Course in High Performance
Computing・Human-centered AI B
・Basic Computational Biology

Basic Subjects

・Internship Ⅰ
・Seminar in Computer Science・Research in Computer Science Ⅰ

CS Seminar

Those who completed thisprogram are expected to beexperts of making use of IT
skills for applied science incompanies, research andeducational institutions,and public offices. Some ofthem are expected to go on
to the doctoral programs inorder to be equipped withadvanced knowledge andskills, and become researchers, educators, and leaders
who work in companies andpublic offices.

Master Thesis Midterm Presentation,
Master Thesis Final Presentation

D Doctoral program For those who aspire to be researchers who apply informatics to science and engineeringYear 1

Career after completion

Year 3・Interdisciplinary Laboratory
Internship I

・Interdisciplinary Laboratory
Internship II

INFOSS Information Ethics
Course, Teaching Assistant,
Writing international
conference papers

Making presentation atinternational conference,
Internship at industrial research
institutes, Writing journal papers

Internship in cross-disciplinary
laboratories overseas, Doctoral
Preliminary Examination,
Doctoral Final Examination

Completion
Dissertation examination

Out-of-classroom activities

Year 2・Research in Computer Science

Degree Programs' Specialized Subjects
・Computer Science Seminar A
Specialized Courses

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・Research in Computer Science Ⅱ

Specialized Subjects

Out-of-classroom activities

Course Model

・Advanced Course in Distributed Systems

修了・Advanced Course on Cryptography
・Data Analysis

Career after completion

Completion
Thesis examination

Basic Subjects

Degree Programs'
Common Courses

Degree Programs'
Specialized Courses

Year 2Those who completed thisprogram are expected toinitiatively be engaged inresearch and education
which apply informatics toscience and engineering inresearch and educational
institutions, and develop
innovative technology.
Furthermore, some of them
are expected to take theinitiative in solving complicated social problems using
information technology incompanies, research andeducational institutions,and public offices.

● Features of the Degree Program○ The Center for Artificial Intelligence Research (C-AIR) serves as a hub for advanced research projects
The C-AIR acts as a hub for interdisciplinary research, fostering groundbreaking research projects in the field ofartificial intelligence.
○ Practical, appealing curriculum delivered through industry-academia collaboration
We offer courses in collaboration with industry, PBL courses, courses that develop teaching skills, and courses in
new and advanced research fields.
○ The Computer Science English Program
The Computer Science English Program fosters qualified international researchers in computer science. This program is for those who wish to earn a Master's degree, and all lectures are conducted in English. The program aims
to foster international-minded human resources who can work on a global scale.
● Competences of the Degree Programs
Students are able to acquire the following competences up until completion.
Generic Competences
Doctoral Program

Ability to use knowledge

Ability to create knowledge

Management ability

Management ability

Communication ability

Communication abilityGroup skill

Leadership ability

International character

International character

Specific Competences
Master's Program

Master's and Doctoral
Programs in Computer
Science

Master's Program

Doctoral Program

Research
ability

Abilities to identify unsolved problems based on advanced
specialized knowledge and technologies in a wide range of
information technology fields, draw a map to solve them, andsuccessfully achieve it

Research
ability

Abilities to identify unsolved problems based on leadingedge and advanced specialized knowledge and technologies
in a wide range of information technology fields, draw a map
independently to solve them, and successfully achieve it

Specialized
knowledge

Advanced specialized knowledge, technologies, and commandof them in a wide range of information technology fields

Specialized
knowledge

Leading-edge and advanced specialized knowledge,
technologies, and command of them in a wide range of
information technology fields

Ethicalview

Enlightened ethical view in a wide range of information
technology fields

Ethicalview

Enlightened ethical view in a wide range of information
technology fields● Achievement Level Assessment System (ALAS)
ALAS enables students to confirm their achievement status related to knowledge and abilities (generic/specificcompetences) which must be acquired and improve their learning plan with their supervisors.
Master's Program
・Assessment of learning outcomes is conducted based on"Achievement Level Assessment sheet (ALA sheet)".
・At "CS Seminar" of the 1st year, students give a presentation of theresearch outcomes and receive assessment and feedback.

Doctoral Program
・At Research in Computer Science/Computer Science Seminar A as
compulsory subjects, supervisors check their students' research
progress.
・At "CS Research Seminar", students give a mid-term presentation of
their research and get feedback.

・At the end of the 1st year, students check the ALA sheet and theirachievement status with their supervisors and review learning plan of ・At Doctoral Final Examination, students are assessed based on
degree examination criteria which prescribed separately.
the 2nd year.
・At Master's Thesis Mid-term Presentation at the 2nd year, students
give a presentation of the research outcomes for writing Master's
thesis and receive mid-term assessment and feedback.

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Degrees Awarded: Master of Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering

Master's and Doctoral Programs inIntelligent and Mechanical Interaction Systems
Educational
Aims ofthe Degree
Programs

In the Master’s Program, we aim to foster highly skilled professionals who can identify and solve problems frombroad perspectives, equipped with the following attributes:● Fundamental knowledge and high ethical standards in the field of engineering● Specialized knowledge and skills relating to intelligent and mechanical interaction systems*● Research skills
In the Doctoral Program, we aim to foster researchers and highly skilled professionals who can identify and solve
crucial problems from broad perspectives, equipped with the following attributes:● Broad knowledge and sound ethics in the field of engineering● Advanced specialized knowledge and skills relating to Intelligent and Mechanical Interaction Systems*● Research skills enhanced by creativity*Intelligent and Mechanical Interaction Systems (IMIS) are engineering systems which are developed based on mathematical models that represent complex human, social, and natural
phenomena and theories from disciplines such as mathematics, physics, and informatics. Such systems contribute to society through the cooperation of elements with various functions.

Course Model

those who aspire to be professional engineers who are engaged in developing products and
M Master's program ① For
systems at companies in the electrical / mechanical / information and communication fields.
Year 1

Specialized Subjects

Out-of-classroom activities

Course Model・Fundamentals of IMIS・Fundamentals of Mathematics in IMIS・Fundamental Theory of Intelligent Interaction
Systems / Fundamental Mathematical System
of Mechanical Interaction Systems
・Statistical Data Analysis for IMIS
・Tools and Practices for Intelligent Interaction
Systems A and B / Tools and Practices for
Mechanical Interaction Systems
・TOEIC Exercise in IMIS Ⅰ

・TOEIC Exercise in IMIS Ⅱ・Research in IMIS I
・Seminar in IMIS I
・Collaboratory Research Workshop in
IMIS Ia
・Laboratory Work in Intelligent Interaction
Systems A and B / Laboratory Work in
Mechanical Interaction Systems
・Specialized Subjects of Degree Programs'
Specialized Courses

・Research in IMIS Ⅱ
・Seminar in IMIS Ⅱ・Oral Presentation Workshop in IMIS Ⅱa・Collaboratory Research Workshop in IMIS ⅡaThose who completed thisprogram are expected to be
professional engineers whoare engaged in developing
products and systems at
the companies in electrical /mechanical / informationand communication fields.

Internship, INFOSS Information Ethics
Course, TOEIC score

Conference presentation, TOEIC score,
Achievement Level Self-Assessment Report

M Master's program ② For those who aspire to go on to the doctoral program.
Year 1

Specialized Subjects

Out-of-classroom activities

・Fundamentals of IMIS・Fundamentals of Mathematics in IMIS・Fundamental Theory of Intelligent Interaction
Systems / Fundamental Mathematical System
of Mechanical Interaction Systems
・Statistical Data Analysis for IMIS
・Tools and Practices for Intelligent Interaction
Systems A and B / Tools and Practices for
Mechanical Interaction Systems
・TOEIC Exercise in IMIS Ⅰ

・TOEIC Exercise in IMIS Ⅱ・Research in IMIS I
・Seminar in IMIS I
・Oral Presentation Workshop in IMIS Ia
・Reseach Proposal Writing Workshop in IMIS Ⅰ
・Collaboratory Research Workshop in IMIS Ia
・Laboratory Work in Intelligent Interaction
Systems A and B /Laboratory Work in
Mechanical Interaction Systems
・Specialized Subjects of Degree Programs'
Specialized Courses

・Research in IMIS Ⅱ
・Seminar in IMIS Ⅱ・Oral Presentation Workshop in IMIS Ⅱa・Oral Presentation Workshop in IMIS Ⅱb・Reseach Proposal Writing Workshop in IMIS Ⅱ・Reseach Paper Writing Workshop in IMIS・Collaboratory Research Workshop in IMIS ⅡaTeaching Assistant, INFOSS Information Ethics
Course, TOEIC score, Conference presentation

Teaching Assistant, Conference presentation,
International conference presentation,Peer-reviewed journals(First author), TOEIC score,
Achievement Level Self-Assessment Report

Career after completion

修了

Degree Programs'
Specialized Courses

Year 2Completion
Thesis examination

Basic Subjects

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修了

Degree Programs'
Specialized Courses

Career after completion

Completion
Thesis examination

Basic Subjects

Year 2Those who completed thisprogram are expected to go
on to the doctoral programs.

Course Model

For those who aspire to be educators at universities and researchers at national research institutes.

For those who aspire to be high-level professional engineers who are engaged in research
D Doctoral program /development
at companies in the electrical / mechanical / information and communication fields.
Year 1

・Research in IMIS B
・Research Paper Presentation
Workshop in IMIS Ⅱ・Research Paper Presentation
Workshop in IMIS Ⅰ
Degree Programs' Specialized Subjects ・Collaboratory ResearchSpecialized Courses
Workshop in IMIS Ⅲ
・Reseach Proposal Writing
Workshop in IMIS Ⅲ

・Collaboratory ResearchWorkshop in IMIS Ⅳ
・Reseach Proposal Writing
Workshop in IMIS ⅣIINFOSS Information Ethics
Course, Teaching Assistant,
International conference
presentation, Peer-reviewed
journals(First author)

APRIN, Teaching Assistant,Conference presentation,
Internship, Peer-reviewed
journals(First author),
Poster presentation

Out-of-classroom activities

Year 3・Research in IMIS C

Conference presentation,Peer-reviewed journals(First author), Achievement
Level Self-Assessment Report

Career after completion

Completion
Dissertation examination

・Research in IMIS A・International Conference Paper
Presentation Workshop in IMIS

Year 2Those who completed thisprogram are expected tobe educators at universities, researchers at national
research institutes, or
high-level professional engineers who are engaged
in research development at
the companies in electrical/ mechanical / informationand communication fields.

Master's and Doctoral
Programs in Intelligent
and MechanicalInteraction Systems
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● Features of the Degree Program
In order to provide students with systematic education, it is necessary to strengthen the systematic development of education in line with the purpose of the curriculum-based graduate school system, which awards a specific degree to those
who have completed a given course of education. This program aims to validate graduate school education through thefollowing measures.

1. Reinforcement of the interconnection between Master's and Doctoral programs
This course is divided into Master's and Doctoral programs, but has a unified five-year educational curriculum. In addition,in cooperation with the College of Engineering Systems, we provide an integrated educational program for six years (undergraduate + Master's degree) or nine years (undergraduate + Master’s degree + Doctoral degree) to develop engineers
and researchers who meet the needs of the times. Even if a student enters at the level of the master's program or the Doctoral program, it is possible to receive almost the same education by taking additional basic mathematics courses, undergoing remedial education, and conducting special experiments.

2. Curriculum organization focusing on research skill development
In addition to specialized subjects aimed at acquiring specialized knowledge in each field, core subjects, basic mathematics subjects, tool exercises, English exercises, and special exercises are provided as common subjects in order to enhanceresearch skills.

3. Multiple supervisor system
This program has a multi-advisor system under which each graduate student has one supervisor and two assistant supervisors. Students can participate in research activities not only in their own laboratory, but also in seminars led by the assistant supervisors, and receive guidance from the assistant supervisors during graduate school seminars.

4. Graduate school seminars
When students present their research in this program, question and answers sessions are conducted to facilitate discussion of the presented work. These sessions are held weekly in a multidisciplinary fashion where presenters receive feedback through comments and questions from supervisors, other professors, and students. In addition, a poster presentation takes place at the fall semester. Along with faculty members and students, many company representatives attend thispresentation, which serves as a job-hunting event.

5. Cooperative Graduate School System
Tsukuba Science City is home to a variety of research institutions besides the University of Tsukuba. A network for active
scientific exchange has been constructed among all these institutions. Through this program, a degree can be obtainedby receiving research guidance from faculty members (Cooperative Graduate School Program) of the National Institute ofAdvanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST).

6. Dual degree program (DDP)This course allows students to enroll in the Doctoral program (main degree program), while concurrently enrolling in a
sub-degree program enabling them to participate in a Master's program, a professional degree program offered by otherresearch groups, or other degree programs. The DDP allows students to obtain a Master's degree corresponding to another degree program.

7. Active promotion of early completion
Early Completion Doctoral Program for Working People:
Our curriculum allows students to complete the Doctoral program in a minimum of one year.
Early completion program for general students:
Students who have achieved outstanding research results in the Master's program, completed the course with excellent
grades, and proceed to the IMIS Doctoral program have the opportunity to shorten the Master's program by one year.
Students showing outstanding achievements during the Doctoral program, are offered the possibility to complete theirstudies in one year at least. A student who complete the Master’s course early and show eligibility to complete his/her
Doctoral course early must be enrolled for at least two years in the Doctoral program.

8. Classes for working students
The University of Tsukuba has been enhancing education for working students in cooperation with industry and otherorganizations. This program also offers online courses for working students.
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9. Student Awards
Students who have achieved outstanding results are recommended as candidates for the President's Award or the Dean'sAward. A Master's thesis award and the Program Chair's award are also bestowed independently within our programs.

● Competences of the Degree Programs
Students are able to acquire the following competences up until completion.
Generic Competences
Master's Program

Doctoral Program

Ability to use knowledge

Ability to create knowledge

Management ability

Management ability

Communication ability

Communication abilityGroup skill

Leadership ability

International character

International character

Specific Competences
Master's Program

Doctoral Program

Research ability

Abilities and basic technics to set appropriate researchtasks, carry out a research plan, and attain meaningfulachievements in the field of IMIS

Research ability

Abilities and advanced technics to set leading-edge
research tasks, carry out a research plan independently,
attain remarkable achievements in the field of IMIS,and communicate them to the local and international
community

Specialized
knowledge

Fundamental knowledge and ability appropriate for highlyskilled professionals in the field of engineering as well as
advanced specialized knowledge and command of the fieldof IMISSpecialized
knowledge

Cutting-edge knowledge and advanced academic abilities
suitable for researchers or highlyskilled professionals in thefield of engineering as well as the field of IMIS

Ethical view

Ethical view and knowledge appropriate for researchers or
highly-skilled professionals equipped with fundamental
research skills in the field of engineering

Ethical view

Ethical view and knowledge appropriate for researchersor highly-skilled professionals equipped with advanced
research skills in the field of engineering and profoundethical knowledge related to the field of IMISALAS enables students to confirm their achievement status related to knowledge and abilities (generic/specificcompetences) which must be acquired and improve their learning plan with their supervisors.
Master's Program・In Seminar in IMIS I, students are evaluated while giving apresentation, summarizing their research outcomes during the firstyear.

Doctoral Program
・In Research in IMIS A, students are evaluated while giving apresentation, summarizing their research outcomes.

・In Seminar in IMIS II, students are evaluated while giving apresentation, summarizing their research outcomes. This presentation
will be the basis of their thesis.

・In Research in IMIS B, students are evaluated while giving apresentation, summarizing their research outcomes. In case of
students joining the Fast-track Doctoral Program, the evaluation isbased on peer-reviewed journals publications.

・The supervisors regularly conduct ALA by evaluating the results ofstudents’ ALA self-assessment.

・In Research in IMIS C, a preliminary examination for dissertation isconducted.

・ALA examination is a requirement for degree completion andis conducted as a final exam. The examination is based on ALA
standards and therefore is conducted separately by ALA’s committee
by assessing the evaluation plan proposed by the student’s
supervisor.

・The supervisors regularly conduct ALA by evaluating the results ofstudents’ ALA self-assessment.

Master's and Doctoral
Programs in Intelligent
and MechanicalInteraction Systems● Achievement Level Assessment System (ALAS)

・ALA examination is a requirement for degree completion andis conducted as a final exam. The examination is based on ALA
standards and therefore is conducted separately by ALA’s committee
by assessing the evaluation plan proposed by the student’s
supervisor.

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Degrees Awarded: Master of Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering

Master's and Doctoral Programs in
Engineering Mechanics and Energy
Educational
Aims ofthe Degree
Programs

In the Master’s Program, we aim to foster researchers and highly skilled professionals who have not only
advanced specialized knowledge in an engineering field such as machinery, architecture, social infrastructure, energy, and aerospace, but also a broad perspective in the relevant research field and the ability to identify
specific problems, propose unique solutions, and effectively disseminate outcomes domestically and internationally.
In the Doctoral Program, in addition to developing the abilities listed above, we aim to foster educators, researchers, and highly skilled professionals who can manage research projects appropriately, take leadingroles in society, and educate the next generation studying in the engineering field.

Course Model

those who aspire to be highly skilled professionals in mechanical, civil, energy, andM Master's program For
aerospace engineeringYear 1Degree Programs'
Common Courses

Degree Programs' Specialized Subjects
Specialized Courses

Out-of-classroom activities

Course Model・Energy System Engineering
・Advanced Fluid Mechanics 1
・Engineering of Electromagnetic Energy

・Thermo-Fluids Measurement Techniques
・Advanced Space-Development Technology
・Advanced Dynamics of Compressible Flow・Transport Phenomena
・Advanced Reliability Engineering
・Computational Fluid Dynamics

・Seminar in Engineering Mechanics andEnergy I
・Research in Engineering Mechanics andEnergy I

・Seminar in Engineering Mechanics andEnergy Ⅱ
・Research in Engineering Mechanics andEnergy Ⅱ

INFOSS Information Ethics Course,
Teaching Assistant, Conference
presentation, International conference
presentation

Teaching Assistant, Conference presentation
International conference presentation,
Compiling the researchThose who completed thisprogram are expected to be
engineers at business enterprises of mechanical, civil,
energy, and aerospace field,
researchers, and leaders at
public research institutes.
Some of them are expected
to go on to the doctoral programs.

those who aspire to be researchers and educators in mechanical, civil, energy, andD Doctoral program For
aerospace engineeringYear 1

Year 2and Energy
・Energy System Engineering

INFOSS Information Ethics Course,
Teaching Assistant, Conference
presentation

APRIN, Teaching Assistant,Conference presentation,
International conference
presentation, Writing research
papersWriting research papers,Compiling the researchCompletion
Dissertation examination

・Seminar in Engineering Mechanics

Out-of-classroom activities

Career after completion

Year 3and Energy
Degree Programs' Specialized Subjects
・Research in Engineering Mechanics
Specialized Courses

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修了

Specialized Subjects

Career after completion

Completion
Thesis examination

Basic Subjects

Year 2Those who completed thisprogram are expected tobe researchers and innovators at companies ofmechanical, civil, energy,
and aerospace field, educators at universities andresearchers at national
research institutes.

● Features of the Degree Programs○ Interdisciplinary education and research
The focus of our education and research is macro-engineering technology based on mechanics, where traditional boundaries between categories of engineering are being removed and disciplines are being integrated.
We aim to foster engineers who have a broad perspective and creativity spanning conventional boundaries in
the field.
○ Education and research by the Cooperative Graduate School
Researchers from national institutes such as the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), the Japan Aerospace eXploration Agency (JAXA), the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), and the
Public Works Research Institute (PWRI) are appointed as professors and associate professors of our university
and provide students with research guidance utilizing the research facilities of their institutes.
● Competences of the Degree Programs
Students are able to acquire the following competences up until completion.
Generic Competences
Master's Program

Doctoral Program

Ability to use knowledge

Ability to create knowledge

Management ability

Management ability

Communication ability

Communication abilityGroup skill

Leadership ability

International character

International character

Specific Competences
Master's Program

Doctoral Program

Research ability

Ability to identify problems in engineering mechanics
and energy, propose solutions, and achieve them.

Research ability

Ability to identify advanced problems in engineering
mechanics and energy, propose solutions, and achievethem.

Specialized
knowledge

Ability to apply basic academic ability and advanced
knowledge in engineering mechanics and energy.

Specialized
knowledge

Ability to apply basic academic ability and leading-edge
and advanced knowledge in engineering mechanics andenergy.

Ethical view

Ethical view and ethical knowledge appropriate forhighly-skilled professionals in the areas of engineering

Ethical view

Ethical view and ethical knowledge appropriate forhighly-skilled professionals in the areas of engineering

ALAS enables students to confirm their achievement status related to knowledge and abilities (generic/specificcompetences) which must be acquired and improve their learning plan with their supervisors.
Master's Program

Doctoral Program・Supervisors and assistant-supervisors check the student's learning
status of common subjects and specialized subjects.

・Supervisors and assistant-supervisors check the student's learning
status of common subjects.

・Students give a presentation on research outcomes of the 1st year
and those are assessed in Seminar in Engineering Mechanics andEnergy I.

・Students give a presentation on research outcomes and those areassessed in Seminar in Engineering Mechanics and Energy.

・In Seminar in Engineering Mechanics and Energy Ⅱ , students clarify
their own research's position. Then they give a presentation on
research outcomes of the 2nd year and those are assessed.

Master's and Doctoral
Programs in Engineering
Mechanics and Energy● Achievement Level Assessment System (ALAS)

・Students give a presentation at the Doctoral dissertation examinationand the final defense. It will be assessed by the examination comittee.

・Students give a presentation at the Master's thesis examination andthe final defense. It will be assessed by the examination comittee.

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Degrees Awarded: Master of Human Informatics, Doctor of Philosophy in Human Informatics

Doctoral Program in Empowerment
Informatics
Educational
Aims ofthe Degree
Programs

Informatics supplements and extends human functions, enabling technology to work in harmony with people.
This five-year doctoral program aims to produce global leaders who can design systems that empowerhumans. Such leaders will be capable of exercising initiatives in a global community bringing together people ofdiverse cultural backgrounds.

Course Model

MD 5-year Doctoral program For those who aspire to be global leaders who work actively in various industries
Year 1Degree Programs' Specialized Subjects
Specialized Courses

Out-of-classroom activities

Year 3・Basics of Machine Learning
・Augmented Human (even number
year)
・Cybernics (IMIS)
・Physiological and Physical Human
Sensing (even number year)
・Computational Haptics (evennumber year)

・Methods of Experimental Psychology(odd number year)
・Computational Neuromotor Control(odd number year)
・Real-World-Oriented Interface (oddnumber year)

・Seminar in Empowerment
Informatics I
・Research in Empowerment
Informatics I
・Empowerment Informatics
Project-based Research・Introduction to Empowerment
Informatics

・Seminar in Empowerment
Informatics Ⅱ
・Research in Empowerment
Informatics Ⅱ・Seminar in Empowerment ResearchPresentation

INFOSS Information Ethics Course,
Teaching Assistant, Language Proficiency
Tests(TOEFL, IELTS, TOEIC, EIKEN, Duolingo
English Test, etc.)

APRIN, Teaching Assistant, Conference
presentation, Poster presentation,Peer-reviewed journals(First author),
Language Proficiency Tests(TOEFL, IELTS,
TOEIC, EIKEN, Duolingo English Test, etc.)

Year 4

Qualifying Examination

Degree Programs' Specialized Subjects
Common Courses

Year 2・Seminar in International Conference/Journal Article Presentation
・Research in Empowerment Informatics Ⅲ
・Practical Training in Entrepreneurship

Conference presentation, Peer-reviewed
journals(First author), Language Proficiency
Tests(TOEFL, IELTS, TOEIC, EIKEN, Duolingo
English Test, etc.)

・Research in Empowerment Informatics Ⅳ
・Practical Training in Engineering Residence・Research in Empowerment Informatics Ⅴ・Seminar in Journal Article Presentation

Language Proficiency Tests(TOEFL, IELTS,
TOEIC, EIKEN, Duolingo English Test, etc.)

Language Proficiency Tests(TOEFL, IELTS,
TOEIC, EIKEN, Duolingo English Test, etc.)

Degree Programs' Specialized Subjects
Specialized Courses

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Completion
Dissertation examination

Degree Programs' Specialized Subjects
Common Courses

Out-of-classroom activities

Career after completion

Year 5Those who completed thisprogram are expected towork in medical and healthcare industries, advanced
car industries, Smart Home
Appliances industries, andcreative industries as
industries that integratecomplement, harmony, andextension of human functions.

● Features of the Degree Programs
The word “empowerment” originally means to “give abilities and powers to people.” It has been used in a sociological sense to explain the process of realizing a society where individuals or groups can exert their latent abilities. In
recent years, empowerment has been practiced in the fields of nursing and business. Empowerment Informatics
is a branch of informatics that has been systematized to encourage and support human independence and autonomy, improving the quality of life.
In order to develop the abilities students need to create systems capable of empowering people, we offer an
unique curriculum focused on developing three competences: Interdisciplinary Ability, Presentation Ability,
and Frontline Ability.
We have established a collaborative system in a multidisciplinary field consisting of informatics, engineering, art, psychology, neuroscience, clinical medicine, nursing science, business science, and corporate law,and foster global human resources ; aiming to take the initiative and design systems that empower people in aninternational community with diverse cultural backgrounds.
● Competences of the Degree Programs
Students are able to acquire the following competences up until completion.
Generic Competences
5-year Doctoral Program
Ability to create knowledge
Management ability
Communication ability
Leadership ability
International character

Specific Competences
5-year Doctoral Program
Interdisciplinary ability

Ability to apply specialized knowledge and relevant knowledge in the field of human informatics to various issues.

Presentation ability

Ability to set cutting-edge research tasks and produce internationally recognized research outcomes.

Frontline ability

Ability to plan to solve real-world issues and give a presentation on them, based on ethical standards and ethical knowledge
appropriate for researchers or highly-skilled professionals in the field of human informatics.

● Achievement Level Assessment System (ALAS)
ALAS enables students to confirm their achievement status related to knowledge and abilities (generic/specificcompetences) which must be acquired and improve their learning plan with their supervisors.
5-year Doctoral Program
・Assessment of learning outcomes is conducted based on "Standards of Achievement Level Assessment".
・At the EMP seminars of the 1st and 2nd year, students report their research progress and get assessment and feedback.

・At the end of the 2nd year, the Qualifying Examination (QE) is conducted. When students pass QE, they are able to earn the Master's degree
and then start the research for doctoral dissertation.
・When students pass the Final Assessment of Student Achievement (FASA) conducted at the 5th year, they are able to submit the doctoral
dissertation.

Doctoral Program in
Empowerment Informatics(5-year doctoral program)・At the end of the 1st to 4th year, students submit their Achievement Level Self-Assessment Report, undergo the Achievement Level Assessment
from the research supervisor and confirm their research progress.

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Degrees Awarded: Master of Bioinformatics, Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics

Master's and Doctoral Programs in
Life Science Innovation: Bioinformatics
Educational
Aims ofthe Degree
Programs

In the Master’s Program, we aim to foster highly skilled professionals who can use bioresources to open up
new paths of progress in life sciences research and work on a global scale in the field of developing andmanaging innovative pharmaceuticals and functional foods.
In the Doctoral Program, we aim to foster highly skilled professionals and researchers who can produce internationally recognized research outcomes and work on a global scale in the field mentioned above.

Course Model

those who aspire to be professionals and business person who are equipped with
M Master's program For
knowledge of bioinformatics and work on the global scale.
Year 1

Year 2

Graduate General Education Courses
Inter-disciplinary Foundation Courses

・Special Lecture on Science Communication

Specialized Subjects

・Life Science Innovation Master's Special Seminar I Spring
・Life Science Innovation Master's Special Research I Spring・Biomolecule and Medical Informatics
・Computational Biology
・Molecular and Cellular Biology of Disease I/Ⅱ・Advances in Cellular Regulation
・Life Science Innovation Master's Special Seminar I Fall
・Life Science Innovation Master's Special Research I Fall
・Gene Analysis and Functional Genomics

・Life Science Innovation Master's Special Seminar Ⅱ Spring
・Life Science Innovation Master's Special Research Ⅱ Fall
・Life Science Innovation Master's Special Seminar Ⅱ Spring
・Life Science Innovation Master's Special Research Ⅱ Fall

Out-of-classroom activities

Achievement EvaluationⅠ

Midterm presentation, Achievement EvaluationⅡ

Course Model

修了

・Management in Pharmaceuticals and Food
・Regulatory Science

Completion
Thesis examination

・Introduction to Medicine
・Introduction to Drug Discovery
・Basic Bioinformatics
・Introduction to Food Science
・Master's Life Science Innovation Seminar
・Practices in Life Science Innovation
・Team Learning in Life Science Innovation
・Responsible Conduct of Research・Master's Internship・Introduction to Bioresource
・Introduction to Natural History

Basic Subjects

Those who completed thisprogram are expected tobe researchers, technicalexperts, business person,and civil servants in thearea of Health Science,
Medical care, Pharmaceutical, Food, and Environmental industries.

those who aspire to be reseachers who are equipped with knowledge of
D Doctoral program For
bioinformatics and work on the global scale.
Year 1

Basic Subjects

Specialized Subjects

・Human Subjects Research: Basic・Doctor's life science innovation
seminar・Doctor's Internship

・Life Science Innovation Doctor'sSpecial Seminar I Spring
・Life Science Innovation Doctor'sSpecial Research I Spring
・Life Science Innovation Doctor'sSpecial Seminar I Fall
・Life Science Innovation Doctor'sSpecial Research I Fall

・Life Science Innovation Doctor'sSpecial Seminar Ⅱ Spring
・Life Science Innovation Doctor'sSpecial Research Ⅱ Spring
・Life Science Innovation Doctor'sSpecial Seminar Ⅱ Fall
・Life Science Innovation Doctor'sSpecial Research Ⅱ Fall

Midterm presentation,
Achievement EvaluationⅡ

Career after completion

Year 3・Global Communication Skills
Training
・English Presentations
・Applied Ethics

Achievement EvaluationⅠ

Out-of-classroom activities

Year 2

・Life Science Innovation Doctor'sSpecial Seminar Ⅲ Spring
・Life Science Innovation Doctor'sSpecial Research Ⅲ Spring
・Life Science Innovation Doctor'sSpecial Seminar Ⅲ Fall
・Life Science Innovation Doctor'sSpecial Research Ⅲ Fall

Achievement Evaluation Ⅲ

Completion
Dissertation examination

Graduate General Education Courses

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Career after completion

・Applied Ethics
・Introduction to Environmental Ethics

Those who completed thisprogram are expected tobe researchers, technicalexperts, business person,and civil servants and be
globally active to solve
issues in the area of Health
Science, Medical care, Pharmaceutical, Food, and Environmental industries.

● Features of the Degree Programs○ Collaborative Graduate School System
In addition to full-time faculty members at the university, researchers from institutes belonging to the Life Science
Promotion Association of Tsukuba (known as professors of the Collaborative Graduate School Program) play activeroles in education and research. Under this system, students work on unresolved problems in society and open up
paths to new progress in the field of bioinformatics.
○ Classes are conducted in English, and overseas researchers participate in education and research
To foster highly skilled professionals capable of working on a global scale, all lectures in our programs are conducted in English, and leading researchers from overseas research institutes conduct lectures and seminars.
● Competences of the Degree Programs
Students are able to acquire the following competences up until completion.
Generic Competences
Master's Program

Doctoral Program

Ability to use knowledge

Ability to create knowledge

Management ability

Management ability

Communication ability

Communication abilityGroup skill

Leadership ability

Global competency

Global competency

Specific Competences
Master's Program

Doctoral Program

Innovation
potential

Creative thinking ability for use in the field of life
sciences

Innovation
potential

Ability to produce novel innovations in the field oflife sciences

Expertise

Excellent knowledge and operation skills in one's
own specialized field

Expertise

The latest knowledge on the specialized field

English language
proficiency

Proficiency in the use of the English language forcommunicating, understanding , and expressing ideas inlife science field

English language
proficiency

Ability to communicate using the English language whencarry out all research-related activities in internationalsetting● Achievement Evaluation (AE) & Thesis Defense
AE enables students to confirm their achievement status related to knowledge and abilities (generic/specificcompetences) which must be acquired and improve their learning plan with their supervisors.
Master's Program

Doctoral Program・A year after the enrollment, AE committee composed of the researchsupervisor and the two assistant-supervisors conducts Achievement
Evaluation Ⅰ .

・A year after the enrollment, AE committee composed of the researchsupervisor and the two assistant-supervisors conducts Achievement
Evaluation Ⅰ .

・A year and six months after the enrollment, the chief examiner andthe two assistant-examiners conduct a mid-term examination ofMaster's research progress.

・A year and six months after the enrollment, the chief examiner andthe three assistant-examiners conduct a mid-term examination ofDoctoral research progress.

・Four months before completion (expected), AE committee composed ・Two year after the enrollment, AE committee composed of theof the research supervisor and the two assistant-supervisors conducts research supervisor and the two assistant-supervisors conducts
Achievement Evaluation Ⅱ .
Achievement Evaluation Ⅱ .
・Two months before completion (expected), the chief examiner andthe two assistant-examiners conduct a final examination based onpresentation and defense of the Master's thesis.

・Five months before completion (expected), AE committee composedof the research supervisor and the two assistant-supervisors conducts
Achievement Evaluation Ⅲ .
・Five months before completion (expected), the chief examiner andthe three assistant-examiners conduct a preliminary examination ofDoctoral dissertation.

Master's and Doctoral
Programs in Life Science
Innovation

・Three months before completion (expected), the chief examiner andthe three assistant-examiners conduct a final examination based onpresentation and defense of the dissertation.

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Spend quality time on our open-air campus

Campus Life

This section provides an overview of campus life at the University of Tsukuba.
Our Tsukuba campus is located in Tsukuba Science City, which sustains harmony between an academic
atmosphere and an abundant natural environment. The 258-hectare university grounds are dottedwith forest parks, and one of the features is that there is no main gate. This symbolizes that our university is an open university in all aspects, as declared in our mission statement. A diverse range of students, including international students and working people, study in this environment, enjoying strong
support from the university and our degree programs.
Think about what your campus life will be in our university while referring to the following pages including our students' voices.

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Residences

Financial Supports● On-campus housing

1. Scholarships

The University provides single-person and family residences
for both Japanese and international students who wish to(A) Japanese Government (MONBUK AGAKUSHO:
MEXT) Scholarships

stay in student halls of residence.

MEXT offers a number of scholarships to overseas stundets

More than 3,000 single rooms and 100 family rooms are

who wish to study in Japan. Applicants for the scholar-

located across four areas: Hirasuna, Oikoshi, Ichinoya and Ka-

ships are made either through Japanese embassies or

suga.

consulates-general overseas (embassy recommendations)

Furthermore, our "Global Village" offering shared accom-or through a university in Japan (university recommenda-

modation for Japanese and international students opened intions).

2017.
(B) Scholarships for privately-financed students● Off-campus housing

Scholarships for privately-financed international students

There are many apartments and condominiums near theare divided into two types according to the application

campus. When looking for an apartment, visit a real estatemethod: The first type of scholarship requires application

agency and tell them what you are seeking in a place to live.

through the university, while the second type allows direct
application to the scholarship foundation.

Admission and Tuition Fees

2. Admission Fee and Tuition WaiverExamination Fee: 30,000 JPY

Students who require financial support may be partially or

Admission Fee: 282,000 JPY

fully exempted from payment of admission fees and tuition

Annual Tuition Fee: 535,800 JPY

fees, or may be allowed to delay payment upon request.

Note: Upon request, tuition fees may be partially or fully

3. Teaching Assistant (TA) and Research Assistant(RA) System

waived for students with excellent academic performance
who require financial support.

TA System:

Our degree programs actively employ students as TAs.
This system enables students to receive training to
be educators and researchers in the future. Master’s
program students who became TAs assist with undergraduate program classes, and Doctoral program
students assist with classes in Master’s programs andundergraduate programs.
RA System:

Furthermore, Doctoral Program students can receive
training as researchers and gain financial support as
RAs.
This system enables young researchers to develop theirresearch abilities, and faculties to develop research support systems for our degree programs.
For more information on international students, please referto the Enrollment Guidebook: https://www.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/
admissions/guidebook-enrollment/

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Students' Voices

BAO Xingyu

LEE Jieun

Master's Program in Service Engineering(completed in 2021)

Doctoral Program in Risk Engineering(completed in 2020)

I enrolled in this program in order to develop my research skills

I believe that there are some requirements to be a good re-

I am living fulfilling research life by taking advantage of theskills.

and problem-solving skills.

regional characteristics of the Tsukuba Science City and theconcept of Policy and Planning Sciences.

In the past year, I have gained specialized knowledge in smallersized classes and even experienced out-of-university-collabora-tion projects with Kashima Antlers and Teshio Town, Hokkaido.
Master's Program in Service Engineering is a cutting-edge andappealing program where you can be inspired by the people whoare leading new generations and develop yourself.

searcher: problem-solving skills, aspirations, and presentation

Master's/Doctoral Program in Risk Engineering are appealing
programs which provide students opportunities to develop theseskills.

The main feature of Master's/Doctoral Program in Risk En-

gineering is that they have four research fields defined as Total
Risk Management, Cyber Risk, Urban Risk, and Environment

and Energy Risk, and both academic and practical approaches
could be applied in all four fields.

In the lectures, we can develop our intellectual abilities whilelearning the definition of the word "Risk". In the group works

SONG Shengmei
Master's Program in Computer Science(completed in 2021)

and research, on the other hand, we can wider our perspectives
while proposing and assesing solutions to risks in the current
society.

The portfolio system where students compile their achievements
every month and the Achievement Level Asessment System

where students report their progress every six months makeI was both excited and nervous when I came to the Universityof Tsukuba in 2019.

Since the UT is an international-friendly university, I unexpectedly got used to the new life soon.

There are many international students here so that you could getsome tips from other international friends around you.

Thanks to my lab mates and my supervior, I found the research
field that matchs my interests and started a research on User
Interface.

You might be anxious sometimes when you are far from home.
However, I believe that studying in the UT really paid off because I enjoy the campus life and Japanese culture.

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them reflect on what they have learned. That also could be an
opportunity to receive useful advices from professors.

Your experiences in this program encourage you to start yourcareer as a researcher who can solve risks in the society.

Career Paths

Admissions

Careers taken by those who completedwith master's degrees in 2022

Outline of Admission Procedures

Office worker 2%
Researcher 2%

from inside and outside the university, several times each

Civil Service 1%
Services 1%

In order to welcome a diverse range of outstanding students
year the Degree Programs in Systems and Information Engineering offer different kinds of entrance examinations as

Construction 7%

below.
Types of selection process:

Others11%

Information andCommunication
35%

Technicians /Professionals
9%
Enroll in
Doctoral
Program12%

1. General Selection Process
2. Special Selection Process for Working Individuals
3. Special Selection for Overseas Residents (Doctoral Programs)

Manufacturing
20%

Applicants’ qualifications will be assessed through a foreign
language exam, a written exam, or an oral exam, or a combination of these. Furthermore, some degree programs require
official academic transcripts. For the foreign language exam,

Career after Graduation

applicants must submit official score certificates for either

CRI Middleware, IHI, KADOKAWA Connected, KDDI, LINE, NEC Solution Innovators,
NTT COMWARE, NTT DATA, NTT docomo, NTT EAST, PwC Consulting, Sky, SUBARU,TOEFL, TOEIC or IELTS. Some degree programs and types ofAccenture , kubota, KOEI TECMO, Cyber Agent, cybozu, Simplex, Sony Interactive

selection do not require written exams. Note that applicantsEntertainment, Sony Group, Sony Semiconductor Solutions, SoftBank, DNA,

must take all exams designated, and will be failed if absent

Mizuho Financial Group, Yahoo Japan, Yamaha Motor, Ebara, Yokogawa Electric,
Rakuten Group, CTI Engineering, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport,

from one of the designated exams.

Mitsubishi Electric, AIST, Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Sumitomo ElectricIndustries, Komatsu, SHIMIZU, The Shizuoka Bank, Kawasaki Heavy Industries,
Railway Technical Research Institute, Urban Renaissance Agency, TOKYO GAS,

For the latest information on admission, please refer toToshiba Digital Solutions, Nissan Moter, NEC, Hitachi, FUJITSU, Nomura Research

the webpages below.

Institute・General Selection Process / Special Selection Process for

Careers taken by those who completedwith doctoral degrees in 2022
Civil Service 4%

Faculty Member
16%

Information andCommunication
12%
Technicians /Professionals
8%
Others16%

Researcher
44%

Career after Graduation
KDDI, LINE, RevComm, Sony Group, INSERM, Heidelberg University, AIST,
University of Tsukuba, Tohoku University, Japan Society for the Promotion ofWorking Individuals:
University of Tsukuba Graduate Admissions
https://eng.ap-graduate.tsukuba.ac.jp/
・Special Selection for Overseas Residents(Doctoral Programs):
Degree Programs in Systems and Information Engineeringhttps://www.sie.tsukuba.ac.jp/eng/visitor/exam/entra/

Admission Schedules
Master’s
Programs

・General Selection Process : August and JanuaryFebruary
・Special Selection Process for Working Individuals :August and January-February

Doctoral
Programs

・General Selection Process : August and JanuaryFebruary
・Special Selection Process for Working Individuals:
August and January-February *・Special Selection for Overseas Residents : JanuaryFebruary and July

Science, Hitachi, Ningbo University, National Agriculture and Food Research
Organization, NIED, Zhejiang University of Finance & Economics*For the Doctoral Program in Risk and Resilience Engineering, applicants
may take the exam at the Tokyo Campus on a Saturday or Sunday.

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Access●Tsukuba Express (TX)
45 minutes from Akihabara Station to Tsukuba Station by rapid train.
It takes about 10 minutes to “Dai-San Area Mae” from the bus stop No.6 at Tsukuba Center by
the bus bound for “Tsukuba Daigaku Chuo” or “Tsukuba Daigaku Junkan (clockwise*)".

●JR Joban LineIt takes about 1 hour to Hitachino-Ushiku Station, Arakawaoki Station or Tsuchiura Stationfrom Ueno Station. Then it takes about 30 to 35 minutes to “Dai-San Area Mae” by the bus
bound for “Tsukuba Daigaku Chuo” from either the Hitachino-Ushiku Station East Exit,
Arakawaoki Station West Exit, or Tsuchiura Station West Exit. If a non-stop bus is notavailable, take the bus bound for “Tsukuba Center", get off at Tsukuba Center, take the bus
bound for “Tsukuba Daigaku Chuo” or “Tsukuba Daigaku Junkan (clockwise*)", then get off at"Dai San Area Mae".

●Highway Express Bus
From the Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit, take the highway express bus bound for “Tsukuba
Daigaku". It takes about 60 minutes. After getting off at "Daigaku Kaikan Mae", it takes about
10 minutes on foot. Or, it takes about 65 minutes by highway express bus bound for"Tsukuba Center". It takes about 10 minutes to “Dai-San Area Mae” from “Tsukuba Center” bybus bound for “Tsukuba Daigaku Chuo” or "Tsukuba Daigaku Junkan (clockwise*)".
* “Tsukuba Daigaku Junkan (counterclockwise)" is also available, however, it takes about 20
minites to “Dai-San Area Mae” from "Tsukuba Center".

Dai-SanArea Mae

Contact

Tsukuba
Daigaku
Chuo

DaigakuKaikanMae

Degree Programs in Systems and Information Engineering,
Graduate School of Science and Technology,
University of Tsukuba

Tsukuba Daigaku
Byoin Iriguchi

Campus Bus

Clockwise

1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Email: contact@sie.tsukuba.ac.jp

Counter-clockwise
Tsukuba Medical Center Mae

Tsukuba Daigaku
Kasuga Campus

For further details, please visit our website:
https://www.sie.tsukuba.ac.jp/

Tsukuba Station &Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal

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40 minNarita Express

Shinjuku

60 min(TX

Tsuchiura
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