Ochanomizu University Programfor Leading Graduate Schools
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based on Ochanomizu spirit “Migakazuba”
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attuned and who will play leading roles in the academic, industrial and governmental sectors across the globe, the program
brings top ranking faculty and students together from both in and outside Japan and enlists participation from other sectors
in its planning and execution, while creating continuity between master ʼ s and doctoral programs and implementing curriculathat overarches ﬁelds of specialization.
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Program for Leading Graduate Schools

Introduction
The spirit ofMigakazuba

Polish yourself, aim to be a Woman Global Leader
featured in the school song has been carried on

through generations at Ochanomizu University over our 140 years history.
In this spirit, we strive to develop global leaders in science and technology.
In the 2013 school year, the Minor Course of Science and Technology for Global Leaders combined masters andwho gets out into the world
Ochanomizu University was selected in 2013 to participate in the "Programfor Leading Graduate Schools" by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology, and started to foster global leaders in the ﬁelds ofscience and technology.
This Program is built toward the goal of "Fostering long-term creativity anddoctoral program was established through collaboration between the Division of Advanced Sciences and theinnovation in science and technology disciplines based on Ochanomizu spirit

Division of Life Sciences for the purpose of developing outstanding students into global leaders in Science and'Migakazuba' in the next generation of global leaders", where the title istechnology. This program features active student-centered study environment and offers an English-based
curriculum.

derived from our school song ̶ a gem or mirror is only produced throughthe act of polishing; the same is true of those who take the path of learning.
Our wish is that those studying in this university will regard themselves as
uncut stones and polish themselves into true gems, devoting themselves to
producing innovations in many different ﬁelds. We hope you will grow into

English-based curriculum

talented women who will change the world for the better.

Kimiko Murofushi, Ph.D.

President, Ochanomizu University

Ochanomizu University was established in 1875 as Japan s ﬁrst institution ofhigher learning for women, making this year the 140th anniversary of its founding. The high-quality education andBasic skill-enhancing subjects

superior research fostered throughout our history are what formed the foundation for developing this program. It is
our hope that through this program you will achieve self-directed learning and self-improvement, proactively
participate in hands-on activities aimed at bettering society and the world, and grow and develop into global womenleaders who soar on the world stage.
We hope that all of you̶with your high ideals and strong wills̶will participate enthusiastically in this program

Global leadership skills

with the goal of developing into women who propel the world forward by tackling global problems with a broadly
inclusive viewpoint.

Cross-functional team study

The Ochanomizu Spirit ofMigakazuba- Polish a rough gem to change society “Migakazuba” is the song bestowed on the Tokyo Womenʼ s Teachers College
the predecessor to Ochanomizu University - in Dec. 1875 by Empress Meiji

Program Title : ≪Fostering long-term creativity and innovation with science and technology disciplines based(Empress Dowager Shoken). This was set to music in “ICHIKOTSU-CHORITSU-SEN”

on Ochanomizu spirit Migakazuba in the next generation of global leaders≫by the court musician Suehiro Togi andselected as the school song in Oct. 1878

Program Goal : develops female scientists to respond to rapidly changing social needs based on thefundamental knowledge of physics, mathematics, and computer science. Our program s educational goals are :(1) achievement of fundamental skills and (2) innovation-driven research and development and leadership skills,
in collaboration with different scientiﬁc ﬁelds. To realize the latter goal, this program introduces PBTS (Project
Based Team Study) as a unique method allowing students to practice effective team project management andand continues to be sung to this day.
Based on this spirit, the school seeks todevelop global leaders who continue tocreate innovation in the disciplines ofscience and technology.

research. This program evaluates progress precisely by maintaining functional strict Global Point Average(GPA) and several types of Qualifying Examinations (QEs) based on rubric assessment.

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Program for Leading Graduate Schools

1 Program Missions
Introducing our Programʼs guide to students' growth and development.

We Will Assist You in Polishing Yourself
In order to be a doctorate holder in the disciplines of science and technology capable of doing work that put
both society and people in motion, you have to get a multifaceted perspective and the capacity to accept
others in addition to the acquisition of a high degree of expertise. Based on the assumption that getting ahigh angle view and reinforcement of competencies as an individual are contingent on gaining opportunities
to objectively see one's own situation, this program aggressively promotes to send students in the program
to global internships at corporate research organizations both inside and outside of Japan. Use these

Future women global leaders who can take immediate roles in business
The progress of a student is portrayed as a fanning bouquet of ﬂowers, presenting the educational oﬀering of our program.

The study of PBTS to equip students with interculturalinteraction skills, independent problem solving skills,
project management skills, as well as other courses forthe strengthening of global capability

Reinforcement of theExpertise in the Major

Research

Business/

Cooperativenessand Collaborative inductive Techniques

IT Techniques

Idea Generating Techniques
Problem Finding and Solving Techniques

Basic Ability
for Innovation

Respect and Acceptanceto Other Cultures and Identity

Information
SciencePhysics

Taking a Role of a Hub for Strong Cooperation
Between Industry, Academia and Government

Educational Reform in University
Changing of Awareness in Corporations

Industry

5th Year
4th Year

Administrative
andInitiative and Aggressiveness in Negotiation
Language and Communication Skills

Mathematics

and institutes overseas) participate as program members and/or

Governments
NGO/NPO

Flexibility

1st Yearﬁnal QE

Institutes

periodic QE
periodic QE
middle QE
periodic QE

University implements the program while taking a role as a hub for

Promotion of
Educational
Reformpeople with doctorates into society. As part of our program,
Four kinds of QEs with exacting
grading and assessment procedures
to ensure of educational quality

laboratory rotation in partner institutions is performed to widen

Promotion of
Educational
ReformRecommendations

Proposal

EconomicWorld

Promotion of
Educational
ReformJoint R&D

Joint R&D
InternshipLaboratory Rotation

their cooperation, and promotes the advancement of talented

Personal Magnetism

3rd Year
2nd YearInternational

Future global women leaders who cantake immediate roles in business

KEK, AIST, SONY, IHI, TOSHIBA, Nikon, and prominent companies

Joint Developmentof Educational System
Internship
Joint R&D

advisory board members. With those members, Ochanomizu

Major

Reinforcement of the Basic
Skills for Creating
Innovation in the Minor

peers who share higher aspirations.

government (e.g., SOKENDAI, TOKODAI, RIKEN, NII, ISM, IMS,

Information Technology

Program Coordinator
Professor, Department of Physics
Division of Advanced Sciences

society from that position. In this program, we assist you in polishing yourself in a collegial community of

A variety of talented people from industry, academia andInstitutes

Integration/Analysis Techniques

Industry/

Hazuki Furukawa

opportunities to expand your ﬁeld to the larger global community, then letʼs think what you can do for theOverseas
Research
Institutes

Domestic
Research
Institutes

perspective and raise research capability in students.

※QE=Qualifying Examination

initial QE

Message from Participating Members of the Business Community

To everyone who aims to be a Woman Global Leader

As a global leader in specialty chemicals, LANXESS provides

Diversity management is being considered as anproducts and technologies to answer questions resulting

important management strategy to take for businesses

from global trends like resource management, urbanization

to become more competitive in a Japanese society thatand mobility. Besides investing into research and develop-

is rapidly globalizing.

relate to society at large.

ment, our success lies in our people who, through theirThis is one form of logic that constitutes an important

Problems to be resolved besetting the world and Japan are diverse and numerous. Examples are global warming

work, enable LANXESS to be effective. We are not only

quality in global leaders who utilize the competencies

focusing on knowledge and excellent scientiﬁc qualiﬁcation, Luis López-Remón
we also require good communications skills and a high Senior Vice-President,of people with differing values and organize them into Yukako Uchinaga
a single direction. I have always made a point ofBoard Chair Japan

motivation to work in cross-cultural and cross-functional

remaining mindful of the analytical ability and logicalHistorically the expectation for post-graduates has been the ability to function as specialist personnel. Today
expectations go beyond specialist knowledge in a single ﬁeld and extend to solving wider-cast problems thatand other environmental problems, contagious diseases that have high fatality rate, war and terror, world foodsupply, and other global issues. Furthermore, at the national level, there are number of problems that are sheer
endless, such as Japan's ﬁscal deﬁcit, declining birthrate and population aging. Their solutions require new
approaches and the power of action in many locations on the ground, that is, in business, politics, education,

Haruko Ogawa
Program Director
Trustee and Vice President

medical care, and other ﬁelds. Needed today is not the one-dimensional specialist but personalities who are able to see the whole picture
and use scientiﬁc thinking for devising effective countermeasures from novel angles of approach, and are sufﬁciently strong-willed to put
these measures into action. The faculties of thought, judgment, negotiation, and linguistic skills required by these persons can be gainedat the Leading Graduate Schools. I hope you will acquire the scientiﬁc capability to address the needs of society today through this program.
We look forward to your participation.

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LANXESS GmbHteams. Ochanomizu Universityʼs program perfectly ties into

thinking process to pursue the true essence of things,

such requirements. Japan has been since long a rich source

as well as the ability to accurately convey that. I thinkof thoughtful and creative people whom we are pleased tothat individuals who have learned the advanced

have on our teams. At LANXESS we encourage employeessciences are capable of exercising problem solving

to take ownership, because only those who feel responsible

skills when facing business challenges.

will consistently contribute to successful developments. A

It is my hope that this program produces the kind of

graduateʼ s participation in this program will be a perfectglobal leaders who change the world.

Womenʼs Innovative
Network (J-Win)
NPO Organization

step in taking ownership over her own development.

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2 Curriculum

Reinforcement of Basic Science

Students complement their study in the Major with our Minor program, reinforcing
basic science and strengthening global and teamwork capability.

Innovation Creation Fundamental Courses
Courses are held in English and are open to all Graduate School students.
Essential Physics for Global LeadersⅠ&Ⅱ

Outline of the Global Science and Technology Minor Curriculum
Students work together on research topics in their minors while continuing their research in their respective majors.
Masterʼs Program,
1st Year

Major

Masterʼs Program,2nd Year

Doctoral Program,
1st YearR es ear ch o f S ciencea nd T echno l o gy fo r Gl o bal L eader sDoctoral Program,2nd Year

Doctoral Program,
3rd Year

Research GuidanceDoctoral Thesis

ExpertCompetency

B a s ic S ubj ects
in A r ea o f S pecial ty

Reinforcement

Foundation Subjects for Innovation Creationof Basic
Science

Subjects for Developing Global Leaders
English Language Education

Career Education
Leader Education

Minor

Strengtheningof Global

Doctoral Program Liberal Arts Education

Capability

IT Skills Related Education

PBTS１ Interim ReportPBTSⅡLab Rotation

initial QE

periodic Q.E.
(offered each semester)

Sub-Thesis

Essential Chemistry
for Global Leaders Ⅰ&Ⅱ
This course conveys the excitement of contemporary
chemistry, exploring the frontiers of research andapplications of chemistry and relating them to the basic
chemical concepts. By linking chemical storylines to thechemical ideas it is hoped that students will be able torelate that knowledge to its relevance in the real-world.

Physics is a science that underlies all other naturalsciences and many modern technologies. The student will
pick up the basic methodology of the ﬁeld and many of
the jargon through each topic such as ClassicalMechanics, Electromagnetism, Thermodynamics, Nuclear& Particle Physics and Basics of Quantum Mechanics.

Essential Bioinformatics
for Global Leaders Ⅰ&Ⅱ

Essential Mathematics
for Global Leaders Ⅰ&Ⅱ
Essential Maths is targeted to students who have notattended a math course since some time and as such,the main purpose is to reactivate basic mathematical
notions already learned. It is important in Mathematics
to practice in order to grasp knowledge, therefore someshort Practice Sessions will be set.

Bioinformatics involves the use of computational
tools/databases to generate biological knowledge andbetter understand living systems. This set of classes
let the students grasp the general idea of
bioinformatics, its logical background and its
application.

Essential Engineering and Technology
for Global Leaders Ⅰ&Ⅱ

Essential Computer Sciencefor Global Leaders Ⅰ&Ⅱ
In this course, light will be shed on some of thefundamental concepts of computer science: data
storage, operating systems, programming languages,
networking and the internet. the recent trends will
also be discussed in order to understand the current
expansion of this discipline.

This course focuses on health technologies, especiallythe ones able to play a beneﬁcial role in the preventionof non-communicable diseases and the extension ofhealthy life expectancy. First, students will increase
their knowledge on some medical technologies andoutcomes that are traditionally used. Then, they will
focus on new home-based and mobile technologies.

Strengthening
Theamwork
Capability

Lab Rotation

middle QE

ﬁnal QE
QE = Qualifying Examination

Message from a teacher
I am teaching two courses “Essential Mathematics for Global Leaders”. I want to teach “useful mathematics”.
From my experience, any kinds of “useful mathematics” are making use of computers nowadays. So I try to
introduce mathematical software in these courses, along with how to use them for solving important differential

1 Innovation Creation Fundamental Courses

10 or more credits required（6 credits required）

Essential Physics

Essential Mathematics

Essential Computer Science

Essential Chemistry

Essential Bioinformatics

Essential Engineering and Technology

for Global LeadersⅠ＆Ⅱ

for Global LeadersⅠ＆Ⅱ

for Global LeadersⅠ＆Ⅱ

for Global LeadersⅠ＆Ⅱ

2 Global Leader Development Courses
Career Courses

Liberal Arts Courses

Information Technology Related
Courses（Doctoral Program）

3 Project Based Team Study Ⅰ＆Ⅱ 14 credits required
The pursuit of interdisciplinary topics
in project teams05

for Global LeadersⅠ＆Ⅱ

10 or more credits required

English Courses（Reading, Writing, Presentation）

for Global LeadersⅠ＆Ⅱ

Leadership Courses

4 Global Internship Ⅰ＆Ⅱ

3 credits required

Internships at research institutions
and corporations, etc., in Japan and overseas

equations occurring in Science. Come have a look!

Xavier Dahan

Strengthening Global Capability

Subjects for Developing Global Leaders
Courses are held in English and are open to all Graduate School students.
Essential Ethics
for Global Leaders

Essential History
for Global Leaders

Essential Culture and Arts
for Global LeadersDoctoral course students, who tend to be fully immersed in their specialty ﬁelds, will ［ Extra-curricular activities ］
learn to appreciate the importance of acquiring perspectives of society and thinking
modes outside their ﬁelds of specialization. Moreover, they will acquire an international
education to achieve proﬁciency in the skills of articulation, communication, andinteraction at international conferences and symposiums in the future.
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3Program for Leading Graduate Schools

P r o j e c t B a s e d Te a m S t u d y
The most distinguishing characteristic of this program is Project Based Team Study(PBTS), where students from various ﬁelds of specialization form teams and engage
in self-imposed research tasks.

Graduate Students
from Other Schools

Putting PBTS to Practice (team skills)● Models are based on research cases in actual businesses.

Computer Science

Physics

Student-initiated Subjects
and Proposals● Each team develops a project based on a student-initiated subject.
● The Study Commons space serves as the activity base, where many mentors‒ with a majority of non-Japnese ones ‒ support students.
● A doctorate sub-thesis is jointly written in English by the team.

Study Commons Mentor

Engineering

Chemistry

ForeignStudents
Mathematics

Graduate Students
from Other Schools

Biology

This paper is used as a screening material in the doctorate degree examination.

Voice of program Students

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What are your reasonsfor selecting this program?

P B T S I （ Master's Program ）Students form teams based on their research topic program andsubsequently work on solutions for self-imposed tasks. Topics relevant●Living life in a lab makes it almost impossible to have discussions withto solutions to various problems are identiﬁed in discussions held fromthose from other ﬁelds. I applied for this course because I wanted to

an international point of view. The research is characterized by

get that sort of opportunity before getting a job.

interdisciplinary perspectives comprising topics as diverse as factory●I decided to commit myself to ﬁve years of study because I wanted theexpertise in the disciplines of science and technology but also wanted
to improve all other skills, such as English language and teamresearch. Being able to do that appealed to me. I wanted to improve bycontinuing with day-to-day eﬀorts.

drainage, educational tool development, propositions for addressing
aging population issues, and myocardial cell models.

P B T SⅡ （Doctoral Program）
Teams are required to co-author a doctoral sub-thesis (in English).

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Describe PBTS meetingsand classes in your view.

●Amid discussions in English, there are serious eﬀorts at getting toknow each otherʼs ﬁeld of research. There is laughter from time to time,
and the activities are pleasurable to be engaged in.
●I hope to be more capable of contributing to the discussions. (Whenthe conversation is in English, I ﬁnd myself suddenly stop speaking, so
I hope to make eﬀorts at taking a more active part.)●Classes are held by teachers who are friendly and passionate, withEnglish as the working language. Though the content and English canbe diﬃcult, we are engaged in activities in a climate of friendliness andopenness in which students teach each other about their ﬁelds ofspecialty.

3

What is the most appealing
feature of this program?

●The support students get to become active globally. And you
can have lively discussions with students majoring in otherﬁelds, which creates an environment in which we can improveeach other. This allows me to experience a learning processthat is diﬀerent from regular research life.
●Itʼs exciting each and every time to learn something new fromstudents and teachers whose ﬁelds of specialty I know nothing
about. The most appealing aspect is being able to do a

Message from a student

Learn about the importance ofarticulating one's opinion
My major is computational biology and I
use computational techniques to analyze
protein structure data. In PBTS, I study thesynchronization phenomenon of cardiac muscle
cells by participating in seminars and visiting
research institutes with the team members. I
have learned the importance of communication,
as the team consists of students whose majors are different. I havecome to think of the meaning of working as a project team. I
would like to continue to do my best and make the best out of
this opportunity.
Computer Science, the Division of Advanced Sciences

Midori Yano

Message from a teacher
This program offers the students thepossibility to interact with scientists fromvarious countries and study abroad. By
broadening your horizons, this program will
help you to build your personality and ﬁnd
the best innovative ideas to become a real
global leader.

research as a team through discussion and collaboration.

Sabine Gouraud

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4 Our Supports for Students
The graduate school has a complete support system that includes well-maintained
research environments and grand in aid beneﬁts.

Program for Leading Graduate Schools

Special Practice in Global Science & Technology Ⅰ- Ⅵ ；using state-of-the-art scientiﬁc instruments
These courses are another special feature of this program, which are designed to broaden students' interdisciplinary
perspectives through "Practical Course Work" using state-of-the-art instruments from dissimilar ﬁelds. Students will
experience course work in ﬁelds such as biology, manufacturing, food and environmental substance measuring, substancestructures and substance interaction, physics (inorganic materials), etc.

G l o b a l I n t e r n s h i p Ⅰ＆Ⅱ

Courses

Students can experience long-term internships twice in Japan and/or abroad at research institutions, corporations, and/or
other universities. In order to further advance research in PBTS, students have the opportunity to engage in researchoutside Ochanomizu University for periods from three to six months for Global Training I and from six to twelve months for
Global Training II.

1…… 3 - 6 months (Master's Program, 2nd Year）

Global Internship Ⅱ…… 6 - 12 months (Doctoral Program, 1st - 2nd Year)

8sessions

Ultrapure water system, Liquid scintillation counter, etc.

4Material structure
and interactions Course

6sessions

Recycling preparative HPLC, High precision balance, Automaticpolarization analyzer, etc.

2

Global Internship Ⅰ

Biology Course

Manufacturing Course

6sessions5

Physics(inorganic substances) Course

6sessions

Eye-Movement measurement device, 3D printer & NC milling

X-ray crystal structure analysis system, Physical properties

machine, Humanoid robots, etc.

measurement, Cryogenic refrigeration unit, etc.

3

Food & Environment
Material Measurement Course* Destinations chosen by our students in academic year 2015

Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry,

New York University（USA）, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University（USA）, University of Oxford（UK）,University of Strasbourg(France)

Ultracentrifuge, Digital microscope, etc.

6sessions

Pirapo Japanese Association Medical Clinic (Republic of Paraguay), National Institute of Health and Nutrition (Japan), etc.

G l o b a l I n t e r n s h i pⅠ r e p o r t
Dispatch to New York University

March-June 2015

During the ﬁrst half of my internship, I attended several seminars for graduate
students. Every week the professors gave us a lot of assignments, so I had to

The program introduces functional strict Grade Point Average (GPA) and four types of
Qualifying Examinations (QE) based on rubrics for accurate assessments of the performance.

spend my weekends reading papers and writing code at a cafe. After the spring

To implement the assessments, we have developed three types of supporting systems ‒ 1)semester, I presented my PBTS research at a symposium held at Wesleyan

Assessment of achievement at the Leading Graduate School, 2) Study Portfolio, 3) Utilization

University in Connecticut. It took almost ﬁve hours to get there, but I was happy
to be able to get positive comments and insightful suggestions from theaudience. Of course I had some non-academic activities, too. I enjoyed playing
Computer Science, the Divisionof Advanced Sciences (M2)

Strict Performance Assessments and Study Support Systems

Image of Portfolio Systemof the Study Commons. The program also introduces the Teamwork Portfolio System as theassessment basis for PBTS.

the piano at NYU and eating delicious dumplings in Chinatown.

Yuyu So

Dispatch to the University of Oxford

April-July 2015

I am making a mathematical model which expresses the growth process ofseashells by using knowledge of differential geometry. It is very interesting toknow how we apply the way of thinking in pure mathematics to describe
biological world. My supervisor is so kind and tells me the fundamental
knowledge and its application. I am really enjoying studying.
Oxford is a beautiful town surrounded by a lot of greenery, and people here are
so relaxed and friendly. Thanks to living far away from daily life in Japan andMathematics, the Divisionof Advanced Sciences（M2）

Kanako Enoyoshi

communicating with people who have different cultures, I am getting better atthinking about various things from new points of view.

Support System to Students■PC lending■Subsidies for air fareand accommodation during Global
Internship■Use of research labs for PBTS
■Grant-in-aid beneﬁts（ → See page 12 for details.）

Message from a student
The reason I decided to join this program
was the desire to acquire skills to do actual
work in a global environment. Considering thefunds needed for research and surveys, I am
most grateful that thanks to a grant-in-aid
provided by the program I can fully focus on mystudies also overseas.
Food and Nutritional Sciences
Division of Life Sciences

Yuko Caballero（Photo right）

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6 P r o g r a m A p p l i c a t i o n Ou t l i n e

PBTS research is supported by Study Commons teachers from countries around theworld. They are also charged with the delivery of the innovation creation baseprogram ("Essential" classes) which is a part of this main program.（see page 6）

Messages from Study Commons Teachers
Having professional experiences at top-ranked universities inseveral countries, I began work as an associate professor at
Ochanomizu University in April 2014. I teach two courses “Essential
Computer Science for Global Leaders-I&II”, which discuss about
fundamental computing concepts, programming, and practicalcomputational algorithms that lead to acquire problem solving skills.
My current focus of the research is the application of mathematical,
image and signal processing, and machine learning theories toaddress problems in biomedical engineering and sciences.

I love applied mathematics and to learn how this can be
useful for Society! As a student in France, I studied abstract
topics like algebraic geometry and commutative algebra. I
changed to computational mathematics for my PhD and thenI discovered wonderful multi-disciplinary themes in appliedmathematics. I could considerably broaden my vision ofresearch, which has kept diversifying so far: computational
algebra, cryptography, graph theory and now some biologicalmathematics at Ochanomizu.

Md. Khayrul Bashar, Project Associate Professor

Xavier Dahan, Project Associate Professor

I began work as an associate professor at Ochanomizu
University in October 2014. The program is a hugechallenge for both teachers and students. In this program
we are not simply aiming for students to successfullycomplete a research program, we also want students toparticipate with other students from different backgrounds
and design a new project from the very beginning by
incorporating all of the group membersʼ different skills.

I am French and I lived in several countries for conducting
my research works. I moved in Japan in 2012. My current
research works aim at developing innovative strategies tomake people move! Physical activity is known as the best
prevention tool against cardiovascular diseases. I believethat the current emergence of smart ICT can also help
people to develop healthier lifestyles.

Gary Richards, Project Associate Professor

Julien Tripette, Project Associate Professor[ Image Analysis and Computer Vision ][ Supramolecular Chemistry and pi-Conjugated Materials][ Health promotion ]I am from France. My biological research interests arefocused on the brain mechanisms underlying essential
hypertension and gender differences in cardiovascularregulation. I studied and worked in some different countries.
From my experience, I believe that communicating withpeople from various countries and experiencing othercountries working styles is the most efﬁcient way to develop
your global mind and build your own scientiﬁc personality.

Plants have a remarkable ability to adapt to environmental
stresses such as drought and low temperature. I am interested instudying how such adaptive responses are regulated andcoordinated with growth, and how the regulatory mechanisms
have evolved in plants. As a member of the Study Commons, I
would like to see Ochanomizu science students to ﬂourish ininternational communities, and with my research experiences
abroad, I am hoping to be able to support students and help themdeveloping scientiﬁc understandings and communication skills.

Sabine Gouraud, Project Associate Professor

Yuki Yasumura, Project Lecturer

The unifying theme of my research interests is theorem
proving, which is the computer-assisted proof of theorems.
Proving with programs is primarily motivated by theformalization of sound, complete and correct mathematicalmethods. For instance, my research in computational
origami addresses the proof of correctness of origami
geometric constructions. This program is an opportunity
for students to work in a multidisciplinary team and expand
their scientiﬁc research.

I have a Masterʼs degree in Mechano-Informatics Engineeringfrom the University of Tokyo and a PhD in AI (Robotics) fromthe University of Edinburgh. I have worked as an engineering
professor at the University of Nottingham and KAIST. I am also
an OB of RIKEN, Waseda University, University of Waterloo
and HKU. My research areas include AI, Biomechanics, Brain
Science, Dance Technology, Mechatronics Engineering andRobotics. Contact me if you want to learn from the real,experienced engineering professor.

Fadoua Ghourabi, Project Lecturer

Jimmy Or, Project Lecturer

Intermolecular interaction between molecule and surrounding
solvents plays an important role in the determination of chemical
reaction and the dynamics. My principal research interests lie in
the ﬁeld of molecular dynamics and chemical reactivity incomplex and simple ﬂuids studied. In this program, I would like tosupport students to discover their new interests and capabilities
by interaction with students from different ﬁelds.

My ﬁeld of expertise is DNA computing, a type of molecular
programming. Molecular programming is just like “regular”
computer programming, except that instead of electric signal,
data are encoded in molecular concentrations. Operations ondata are chemical reactions occurring among them. In DNA
computing, all molecules considered are either made of DNA, or
related, which are both easy to synthesize and efﬁcient toprogram. This is a strongly interdisciplinary ﬁeld, with required
expertise from Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science andmore.

[ Molecular Biology and Physiology ][ Theorem proving ]Minako Kondo, Project Lecturer[ Chemistry, Molecular Spectroscopy ]11[ Applied Computational Algebra ][ Plant Molecular Biology ][ Advanced Interdisciplinary Research in Art, Science and Engineering ]Natanaёl Aubert-Kato, Project Assistant Professor

Student selection for this program takes place during the entrance examination
period for the Graduate School.

＜Program Student Maximum Capacity＞
About 15 students per school year

＜Who can apply?＞
Program applicants must be students

Courses :Division of Life Sciences

Division of Advanced Sciences

courses on the right, at Masterʼs level

Food and Nutritional Sciences

Computer Sciencein Ochanomizu Universityʼs Graduate

Human- Environmental Sciences

Chemistry and Biochemistry

School, and expect to proceed to

Biological Sciences

Physics

doctorate (including non-Japanese

Genetic Counseling

Mathematics

who plan to enroll in one of the Major

candidates).

＜Selection Process＞
１．Application Procedures

The application documents must be submitted by post or in person before thedeadline of the application period.

２ ．Selection Examination

Selection will be done by documents and candidates will be interviewed after
giving a presentation.

３．
Notice of Results

Successful candidates will be notiﬁed on the program website.

*Ochanomizu University holds entrance examinations for the Graduate School Masterʼs course in August and February, followed by theselection for the Ochanomizu Leading Program. Details about student brieﬁngs to be held and the selection for our program will be available
on our website.

http://www.cf.ocha.ac.jp/leading/＜Documents for Application＞
Resume, Essay on Reason for Application, PBTS proposal, Evaluation document, Copy of Bachelorʼs degree, Recommendation
letter, Academic transcripts of Grades, A photocopy of TOEIC oﬃcial certiﬁcate or TOEFL oﬃcial score report, Enrollment
RR

application, Examination ticket with photograph, Envelope for sending examination ticket.

＜G r a n t - i n - A i d＞
The program offers Grant-in-Aid for students recognized for academic excellence in order to enable them to pursue theirstudies and research. For the duration of the Masterʼ s Program, 170,000 yen (planned) per month will be awarded.

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Program for Leading Graduate Schools

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Course completion under this program and PBTS activities are supported by thefaculty of Ochanomizu University.
Contributors of counsel and advice for PBTS activities are supported by the
Program Members of outside of university, including other universities, institutes
in industry, corporations and NPOs.

Program Members (inside)
Yoko FUJIWARA

Professor

Nutritional science
Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences
Division of Life Sciences

Program Director
Haruko OGAWA Trustee and Vice President

Katsuyoshi KOBAYASHI

Glycobiology, Glycoscience

Surface physcis, Nano-scale physics
Department of Physics
Division of Advanced Sciences

Professor

Tetsuo DEGUCHISoft matter physics, Mathematical physics,
Statistical mechanics
Department of Physics
Division of Advanced Sciences

Program Coordinator
Hazuki FURUKWA

Professor

Physics, Strongly correlated electron system,
Neutron science, Material science
Department of Physics
Division of Advanced Sciences

Masato OGUCHI

Program Audit and Personnel

Vice President

Differential equations in the complex plane,
History of mathematics

Tetsuyuki KOBAYASHI

Professor

Biopharmaceutics, Functional Biochemistry
Department of Biological Sciences
Division of Life Sciences

Aya TANATANI

Associate Professor

Medicinal chemistr y, Organic chemistry
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Division of Advanced Sciences

Professor

Assistant Professor

Experimental particle physics
Ochanomizu University Academic Production

Evaluation andQualifying Examinations
Shinji YAMADA

Professor

Organic chemistry
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Division of Advanced Sciences

Motohisa HANDA

Professor

Theoria on intelligence ambient
Learning Support Center
Campus Educational System Reform Division

Midori KASAI

Keiko TAKANOProfessor

Physical chemistry, Theoretical chemistry,Computational chemistry, Quantum chemistry
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Division of Advanced Sciences

Hiroaki YOSHIDA

Professor

Professor

Biomedical engineering
Department of Human-Environmental Sciences
Division of Life Sciences

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Gi-Chol CHO

Professor

Particle physics
Department of Physics
Division of Advanced Sciences

Mariko HAGITA

Associate Professor

Combinatorics, Discrete Mathematics
Department of Mathematics
Division of Advanced Sciencesｖ

Non-commutative analysis
Department of Computer Science
Division of Advanced Sciences

Yuji OHTA

Professor

Cookery Science
Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences
Division of Life Sciences

Curriculum

Sachiko KITAJIMA

Associate Professor

Statistical physics, Mathematical physics,
Atomic and molecular physics
Department of Computer Science
Division of Advanced Sciences

Planning, Promotion andInterchange
Takayuki ITOH

Professor

Multimedia, Visualization
Department of Computer Science
Division of Advanced Sciences

Kazuyoshi CHIBA

Professor

Cell biology, Developmental biology
Department of Biological Sciences
Division of Life Sciences

Network computing
Department of Computer Science
Division of Advanced Sciences

Takanori KONO

Hideyuki MAJIMA

Professor

Kazue KUDO

Associate Professor

Quantum statistical mechanics of non-equilibrium
systems, Quantum information
Department of Physics
Division of Advanced Sciences

Ko OKUMURA

Professor

Soft matter physics, Theoretical physics
Department of Physics
Division of Advanced Sciences

Etsuko MATSUURA

Professor

Genetics, Genome dynamics
Department of Biological Sciences
Division of Life Sciences

Kazumi TSUKADA

Professor

Differential Geometry
Department of Mathematics
Division of Advanced Sciences

Toshihiro KONDO

Professor

Physical chemistry at Interfaces, Electrochemistry,In-situ structural Analyses at interfaces
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Division of Advanced Sciences

Itiro SIIO

Professor

Human-computer interaction (HCI)
Department of Computer Science
Division of Advanced Sciences

Hiroshi KORI

Associate Professor

Nonlinear dynamics
Department of Computer Science
Division of Advanced Sciences

Hirotoshi MORI

Associate Professor

Theoretical chemistry, Quantum chemistry,Computational chemistry
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Division of Advanced Sciences

Program Members (outside)
Masaki A N DO

Hidetoshi KO N O

Luis López-RemónThe University of Tokyo Department of Physics,
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan,
Associate Professor

Japan Atomic Energy Agency,
Molecular Modeling and Simulation Group,Group Leader

Lanxess GmbH・Senior Vice President

Kazumasa KU WA DA

Nobuhiko KU BOTA

Miku HIRANOTokyo Institute of Technology,
Graduate School of Science,
Associate Professor

IHI Corporation,
Deputy General Manager of Products
Development Center

Spicy Cinnamon, Pte. Ltd. CEO

Yoshiyasu TA M U R A

Hanae N OZ A K I

Kazuho IKEOThe Institute of Statistical Mathematics,
Professor

TOSHIBA Corporation,
Senior Research Scientist

National Institute of Genetics,
Associate Professor

Ichiro SATO H

Ayako SUG AYA

Shixia Liu

National Institute of Informatics,
Professor

Nikon Corporation,
Core Technology Division
Section Manager

Microsoft Research Asia,
Lead Researcher

Kae N E M OTO

Mina AOYA M A

Naoyuki TAKAHATA

National Institute of Informatics,
Professor

Bridgestone Corporation,
Section Manager

The Graduate University for Advanced Studies(SOKENDAI),
Professor Emeritus

Yasuhiro O K A DA

Miyoko KO J I M A

Dmitri Fedorov

High Energy Accelerator Research Organization(KEK), Managing Director

Hitachi Solutions, Ltd.,
Department Manager

National Institute of Advanced Industrial
Science and Technology,
Nanomaterials Research Institute,
Chief Scientist

Katsuo TO KUS H U KU

Yukako UCH I N AG A

High Energy Accelerator Research Organization(KEK),
Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies,
Director

Japan Womenʼs Innovative Network (J -Win),
Board Chair

Koichi K ATO

Masako KO N IS H I

Institute for Molecular Science,
Professor

W WF Japan, Deputy Director,
Conservation Climate & Energy Project Leader

Kazuo TA K I M I YA

Machiko M I YA I

RIKEN,
Center for Emergent Matter Science,
Emergent Molecular Function Research Group,Group Director

MORINAGA&CO.,LTD.,
Director (Outside Director)

G en TATA R A

Yoko KO BAYAS H I

RIKEN,
Center for Emergent Matter Science,
Spin Physics Theory Research Team,
Team Leader

NTT Communications Corporation,
Statutory Auditor

Tetsuo H A N AG U R I

Steven Hayward

RIKEN,
Center for Emergent Matter Science,
Emergent Phenomena Measurement Research Team,
Team Leader

University of East Anglia,
Senior Lecturer

Yuji SUG I TADavid Quéré

RIKEN, Chief Scientist

The PMMH laboratory(Physique et Mécanique des Milieux
Hétérogènes),
ESPCI, Paris
Professor, Ecole polytechnique, Paris

Michiko YOS H I TA K E

Nicolas Ellis

National Institute for Materials Science,
Senior Researcher

CERN, Senior Physicist,
Leader CERN -ATL AS Trigger
and Data Acquisition Group

Hiroshi EISA K I

David Alan Tennant

National Institute of Advanced Industrial
Science and Technology, Superconducting
Electronics Group, Electronics and Photonics
Research Institute, Group Leader

Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
Chief Scientist

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