Training the next generationof leaders in the fieldof Health Life Science

Glocal developmentof Kyushu and Asia

The HIGO Program aims to educate “glocal” (global + local)■ Lack of Health Life Science personnel in Asia

Creating Health Life Science pioneers■ High marketability in healthcare domain

leaders in understanding the societal needs of the Kyushu■ Young people in Japan important in progressof and interaction with emerging nations

region of Japan and all throughout Asia and to create local

Skills requiredand global ties to resolve the issues these regions face.

■ Ability to understand the needs of both

Using advanced ideas and technologies
for the benefit of glocal society
Generating new scholarshipand work opportunities in Health Life Science
Leaders in healthand medical administration

Leaders active in
Pan-Asian businesses

Leaders active in glocal
education and research■ Clinical research on diabetes, metabolism,

lifestyle diseases, cancer immunity,oxidative stress, molecular genetics, social
medicine, regional medicine, foundations
for drug development, molecular design,
drug delivery, and pharmaceuticals

10-year COE foundation■ Completely in English■ Globally competitive education■ World-class cell lineage

Advanced research projects■ Doctoral thesis■ Individual researchguidance

MedicalSciences

PharmaceuticalSciences

Advanced Interresearch nationalseminars collaborative
research

Social +CulturalSciences■ China (Shanghai, Dalian, Shandong University)■ Korea (KAIST)■ Indonesia (ITS)Technology
management

Crossculturalcommunications

Group lectures for each course

Research
proposal

Government

BusinessOverseas(collaboration between Kumamoto Prefectureand Kumamoto City)

Kumamoto-Shanghai office
Participating universities
in China, Taiwan, Korea,
N. America, etc.,
research organizations,the UN, WHO

Glocal Social Science
Practical Political Science
Government Seminars

The Latest inHealth Life Science
Graduate Schools ofMedical and PharmaceuticalSciences Program members
Faculty fellows

Cutting-Edge
Research Seminars
Featuring the top experts
from around the world

Glocal HealthLife Science
Pioneers

Government Internships

MedicalSciences

Social +CulturalSciences

Laboratory
rotation

Government
seminars

Businessseminars

Workingpersons

GovernorBusiness Internships

research organizations(other countries in Asia, etc.)

Social and CulturalSciences■ Public leader

training courses■ International

Graduate School of Socialand Cultural Sciences
Center for Policy Studies
Program members
Faculty fellows

symposiums■ Presentations

on results ofinterdisciplinary
research

Kumamoto
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IndustryandFinance

Mayor

President

Message from the Program Coordinator
Shoen Kume

Professor, Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics

Kumamoto/Kyushu is the region of Japan where muchof the communication between Japan and the rest ofAsia takes place. Many Japanese companies areexpanding throughout Asia, and they are looking for young leadersthat can promote overseas expansion and use their expert
knowledge to take on regional medical policy. Until now, Health Life
Science graduate programs had trained students to have ahighly-specialized knowledge and focus more on North America.
The HIGO Program aims instead to train students to have expert
knowledge and focus instead on Asia in order to best understand thestructures of Asian and regional societies and comprehend the needsof industry.

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Businesses in Kumamoto / Kyushu,
venture enterprises,
domestic companies

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Businesses in Kumamoto / Kyushu,
venture enterprises,
domestic companies

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and Regenerative Medicine research■ Collaboration with overseas

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Medical Sciences

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Governor of Kumamoto Pref., Mayor ofKumamoto City
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medical policy,
health industry
needs in
Asian countries,
and more!

■ SummerInternships

Advanced lectures

Kumamoto-Shanghai office

Overseas Internships■ Developmental Biology

Collaboration between
university and industry/government
Publicpolicy

Overseas offices

The Program for Leading Graduate Schools began in2011 as part of an initiative by the Ministry of Education,Culture, Sports, Science and Technology to train leaders
to contribute to business, government and academia on a global
scale. In order to accomplish this, we have gathered the top
instructors and students from around the world and provide support
for revolutionary graduate-level studies in order to construct anddevelop a high-quality, globally-recognized academic program that
explores multiple fields of research at both Master’s and doctorate
levels. Our intention with this program is to push graduate-levelstudies in this field to new heights. The HIGO Program is aligned with
our goals and trains the next generation of glocal leaders by involving
various regional government (including the governor of Kumamoto
Prefecture and mayor of Kumamoto City) and industry leaders in theireducation.

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Health Life Science Pioneer Course
International, advanced
Health Life Science program

Hanoi, and Kumamoto

240 minHealth Life Science
specialists
Graduate School Guidance:
Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences■ Held in Shanghai, Daejeon, Surabaya,

90 min80%of overseas
business partnersof Kyushu companies
are locatedin Asia!

Motohiro Takeya

Dean, Graduate School of Medical Sciences

Kumamoto University Forum60 min

local societies and societies throughout Asia
■ Understanding of the histories, cultures,and languages of Asian countries

About the Program

Message from the Program Director

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