Academics / Campus Life

Schools & Research Institutes / Centers & The Library

• Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences
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    In its Academic Charter enacted in 2000, Nagoya University declared that it should cultivate courageous intellectuals gifted with rational thought and imagination. Liberal education is fundamental in carrying out this mission, and as an organization responsible for the university's liberal education the Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences (ILAS) has been playing a vital role. Its history goes back to 1994, when, following the closure of the College of General Education, a new system was established for both common basic education and liberal arts and sciences. The core management body for this new organization consisted of two steering committees for which members were selected from all of the schools of Nagoya University. In December 2001, the committees were upgraded to the ILAS to seek further improvement in liberal education, and since then, the ILAS, as the headquarters of liberal education, has been playing an active role in planning, execution, evaluation, and management for Nagoya University's liberal education.
    http://www.kyoiku-in.nagoya-u.ac.jp/
• Institute for Advanced Research
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    The Institute for Advanced Research was established by the University in April 2002 as a research base for achieving an advanced level of academic research that the University could be proud of internationally. In recognizing the value of creative research for providing intellectual assets for the future, the Institute intensively promotes highly creative research in all academic disciplines.
    The Institute accommodates approximately 1% of the University faculty members, whose research projects have been carefully selected. In principle, to allow these project-focused faculty members to concentrate completely on their research, they are either exempted from their teaching and administrative duties, or have had such duties greatly reduced during the project's duration (the maximum project duration is five years.) Fifteen associate professors (tenure-track positions) adopted under the Special Rearing Plan for Researchers also conduct research at the Institute.
    Five core faculty members have been assigned to the Institute to handle administrative matters, to maintain and improve the research environment, and to disseminate research results widely outside the University. Important matters related to the Institute, including management and planning, and the selection and evaluation of projects, are decided by the Institute for Advanced Research Committee (IAR Committee), which comprises the five core faculty members and seven of the steering committee members.
    Up to now twenty-nine research projects have been successfully completed at the Institute, all of them carefully evaluated by the IAR Committee. They have been used to energize other research activities throughout the University and have been disseminated widely throughout the society.
    http://www.iar.nagoya-u.ac.jp/iar_eng_index.html
• University Library
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    The University Library is an organization which provides information resources and services to support the university's educational and research activities and is in the process of assuming the role of a regional center for nationwide science information systems coordinating throughout the university and broader scholarly communities.
    The University Library is composed of the Central Library, the Medical Library, and departmental libraries within the faculties, institutes, and other research centers. The library holds 3,006,777 volumes of books and currently subscribes to 3,352 journals. Each library is connected by an integrated library computer system at the Central Library via campus LAN. The Library also provides digital information services such as Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC), Institutional Repository (NAGOYA Repository) database services, and 15,482 electronic journals which are accessible both from computer terminals in the library and remotely 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The Central Library provides open access to a huge range of books and journals, holds workshops, and exhibits special collections and archives to students for study and to the general public as a part of the social service program of the university.
    http://www.nul.nagoya-u.ac.jp/index_e.html
• University Hospital
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    The University Hospital, established in 1871, is one of the leading medical institutions in Japan, providing the far advanced yet effectual medical services as a hub institution of 124 affiliated hospitals.
    Our hospital has 29 clinical departments with 31 supporting sections where more than 2,000 outpatients visit every day for their treatment. A ward with 1,035 beds has opened in 1995. Thereafter, a new clinical laboratory and examination center has started its service in May 2006.In our hospital, an electronic medical chart system has been introduced in 2003 so that it improved our healthcare services greatly by establishing IT network.
    In January 2007, our hospital was certified as a designated center hospital to offer best medical service and to improve oncology education. The outpatient chemotherapy center, a facility with 20 personal reclining chairs and beds to provide excellent, well-qualified chemotherapy, started its service in 2007. The principle of our hospital management is to offer the best healthcare services to the patients through the development of leading-edge technologies in the area of medical care.
    http://www.med.nagoya-u.ac.jp/english02/

Graduate Schools / Schools

• Graduate School of Letters / School of Letters
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    Undergraduate Department: Humanities
    Graduate Department: Humanities
    Twelve specialized sections of the School of Letters, as well as eleven of the Graduate School of Letters, pursue one shared goal, which is to explore human nature through a variety of methods and perspectives. Our school occupies a distinguished position in the study of the humanities, and the graduates play significant roles in fields such as education, culture, and journalism, mainly in the Chubu area.
    Today the study of the humanities faces drastic changes. Interdisciplinary study is being promoted and various innovative research programs have been started. Increasing globalization is evident in both research and education. To meet these changing circumstances our school has reformed its traditional system by integrating the conventional Chairs and introducing broad course-based curricula. With this new system, students can arrange their study plans according to their own interests.
    In our school every undergraduate and graduate student will belong to one of the Divisions and write a thesis under the guidance of the academic advisers. In the course of writing the thesis, students are expected to acquaint themselves with traditional disciplines and to acquire the skills to deal adequately with academic and social problems.
    http://www.lit.nagoya-u.ac.jp/
• Graduate School of Education and Human Development / School of Education
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    Undergraduate Department: Human Developmental Science
    Graduate Departments: 1.Educational Sciences　2.Psychology and Human Developmental Sciences
    Since founding in 1949, the School of Education has maintained a fundamental commitment to academic excellence in educational sciences and psychological and human developmental sciences. The basic goals of the School are to contribute to the advancement of cutting-edge educational research and to provide state-of-the-art programs designed for prospective researchers and education-related professions.
    The undergraduate program consists of five instructional fields: 1)lifelong education and development, 2)school education and information science, 3)international education and culture, 4)human psychology, and 5)counseling and psychotherapy. Undergraduate students are awarded a BA degree.
    The School provides graduate programs including both research degree programs and professional degree programs. The Department of Educational Sciences offers graduate programs leading to the MA, Ed.D. and Ph.D. degrees. The Department of Psychology and Human Developmental Sciences offers graduate programs leading to the MA and Ph.D. degrees.
    The School of Education has trained many talented specialists, and some of its graduates have become academic faculty at institutions of higher education in Japan and other countries. Other graduates may be found across the country and throughout the world in both the governmental and private sectors and in organizations dedicated to educational research.
    http://www.educa.nagoya-u.ac.jp/en/index2.shtml
• Graduate School of Law / School of Law
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    Undergraduate Department: Law and Political Science
    Graduate Departments: 1. JD Program for Legal Practice (Nagoya University Law School)
    Academic postgraduate programs in law and politics within Nagoya University are administered by the Graduate School of Law, which also serves as the center for research in these fields. Undergraduate education is offered within the School of Law, which shares facilities and staff with the Graduate School. All programs taught in both institutions undergo continuous review thus securing an efficient and productive environment for academic study.
    The Graduate School of Law consists of two departments. One is the Nagoya University Law School where training is provided for future judges, lawyers, and other legal professionals. The other is the Combined Graduate Program in Law and Political Science.
    The latter department has three programs. First of all, there is the Academics-Researcher Program which is aimed at those pursuing academic careers in Japan-although non-Japanese students can also join. Second is the Applied Law and Politics Program. This program is for students to learn about and get more professional knowledge of law and politics in order to play central roles in society as businesspersons, civil servants, paralegals and so on. Third is the Law and Political Science Program for International Students. This program is mostly conducted in English (but it has also a Japanese-taught program), and aims to further the education of legal professionals, policymakers, civil servants and legal educators, particularly in Asian Countries. Students who complete these programs are granted the degree of Master of Laws (Comparative Law) or the degree of Doctor of Laws (Comparative Law).
    The School of Law offers courses in various subjects in legal and political science and provides the students with solid, fundamental knowledge with the aim of forging minds that can offer comprehensive and reasonable judgments to help solve the difficult challenges facing contemporary society.
    The following are some of the characteristics of our School. Firstly the selection of courses is basically free in keeping with our respect for student autonomy. Secondly, many of the seminars are conducted in small numbers. Common, basic seminars are offered to first year students, and advanced specialized seminars are open to students from second to fourth year. A student who joins a seminar is supervised by a faculty member. Thirdly, in recent years, a Peer Support Initiative (PSI) course has been established. This course is aimed at Japanese students who wish to study with overseas students and who seek experience training abroad further on. This course provides an opportunity for Japanese and overseas students to consult with each other, and to create study plans together to learn about the law, politics, culture and society of one another's country. Fourth, our faculty encourages internships in order to let our students know how the law and politics operate in practice, as well as to give them a chance to recognize their aptitudes and develop a perspective on available occupations.
    Many of our former graduates are actively engaged in various fields, such as the judiciary, central and local government, private business, research, education and journalism.
    http://gsl-nagoya-u.net/
• Graduate School of Economics / School of Economics
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    Undergraduate Departments: 1.Economics 2.Business Administration
    Graduate Departments: 1.Socio-Economic System 2.Industrial Administration System
    The School of Economics has been a front runner in economic science in Japan since its predecessor, Nagoya Koutou Syogyo Gakko (Nagoya High School of Commerce), was established in 1920. In addition, many graduates of the School have been active in front lines of business and academic research.
    The School of Economics has two departments, the Department of Economics and the Department of Business Administration. The former focuses on economic theory, history, and policy, while the latter addresses principles of management and accounting systems. The Graduate School of Economics also has two departments, the Department of Socio-Economic System and the Department of Industrial Administration System.
    The School of Economics has recently strengthened its information processing section. An Information Processing Room has been set up, and computer-aided study is emphasized in both coursework and research. The School has the Economic Research Center, which includes three research sections. Their themes are Asian economy and regional partnership, international management, and resource and environment policy. In addition, the Center is proud of its unit for policy research, which analyzes current economic and business issues.
    http://www.soec.nagoya-u.ac.jp/index_e.html
• School of Informatics and Sciences
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    Undergraduate Departments: 1.Natural Science Informatics　2.Social and Human Science Informatics
    Human society is now entering the era of information. In the midst of this historical development, it is necessary for our society to take a qualitative leap in order to harvest even greater cultural benefits from this change. To do so we must recognize our culture legacy using "information" as an axis to enrich our intellectual creativity.
    The goal of our school is not only to teach the technique of information processing but to endow our students with real information literacy. A person with real information literacy can face the challenge of a future information society with interest and insight, and will be able to discern and create valuable information.
    Our school investigates a wide variety of informational phenomena in the study of natural and social systems. Therefore, the School now comprises two departments - the Department of Natural Science Informatics and the Department of Social and Human Science Informatics.
    http://www.sis.nagoya-u.ac.jp/
• Graduate School of Science / School of Science
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    Undergraduate Departments: 1.Mathematics 2.Physics 3.Chemistry 4.Biological Science　5.Earth and Planetary Sciences
    Graduate Departments: 1.Particle and Astrophysical Science　2.Material Science 3.Biological Science
    Natural sciences are fundamental disciplines to reveal the laws of nature and to create the future of human civilization. The Graduate School of Science/ School of Science at Nagoya University is recognized as one of the top science schools in the world. The School has an illustrious history, providing national leadership in scientific education and research. The School's strong record of achievement is based on its pioneering advances in research, such as stablishment of space astronomy, discovery of DNA segmentation, development of molecular catalysis, etc. and its success in incorporating these advances into teaching and research programs.
    The School offers an educational and research experience in the sciences that is rich with challenges and opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. The undergraduate programs aim to provide rigorous education in the fundamental areas of scientific knowledge and experimentation. The program is sufficiently flexible in its electives to provide an excellent preparation for careers in many different areas of natural and mathematical sciences, may it be in Academia or Industry. Graduate students are actively engaged in research at the forefront of science, in collaboration with faculty who are acknowledged leaders in their respective fields, as well as in learning under both formal and informal settings with a broad spectrum of Japanese and international colleagues, including faculty members, postdoctoral fellows, research scientists, and graduate student peers.
    http://www.sci.nagoya-u.ac.jp/index.html
• Graduate School of Medicine / School of Medicine
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    Undergraduate Departments: 1.Medicine 2.Health Sciences
    Graduate Departments: 1.Integrated Molecular Medicine 2.Cell Information Medicine 3.Function Construction Medicine 4.Health and Community Medicine 5.Nursing　6.Radiological and Medical Laboratory Sciences 7.Physical and Occupational Therapy 8.Medical Science 9.Medical Science, Medical Administration Course
    Nagoya University School of Medicine is one of the oldest Japanese medical schools of higher learning, yet is continuously undergoing renovation.
    The School of Medicine has its root as a private school of the Owari feudal lord with more than 130 years of history. Unique programs of our education include the Basic Science Seminar, where students can experience up-to-date basic medical researches for six months, Polyclinic II, various seminars and PBL tutorials. There are also exchange programs with 11 top universities in the USA and Europe. By this program, students who passed the examination by committee can experience bed-side training at universities abroad for three months. With students' participation in education committee meetings, curricula are continuously improved to cultivate students' motivation.
    The mission of our education is to provide medical students with the knowledge to perform the highest level of safe and high-quality health care. In addition, Young Leaders' Program (YLP) in Medical Administration, funded by the Japanese Government , is designed to foster future national leaders in Asian and other countries.
    http://www.med.nagoya-u.ac.jp/index2.html
• Graduate School of Engineering / School of Engineering
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    Undergraduate Departments: 1.Chemical and Biological Engineering 2.Physical Science and Engineering 3.Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Information Engineering 4.Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 5.Civil Engineering and Architecture
    Graduate Departments: 1.Applied Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology 2.Materials, Physics and Energy Engineering 3.Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 4.Mechanical Science and Engineering 5.Aerospace Engineering 6.Civil Engineering 7.Crystalline Materials Science 8.Energy Engineering and Science 9.Quantum Engineering 10.Micro-Nano Systems Engineering 11.Molecular Design and Engineering 12.Computational Science and Engineering
    School of Engineering consists of five traditional departments with thirteen courses and Graduate School of Engineering has a unique initiative effectively combining six interdisciplinary departments with six traditional departments, to nurture basic and applied research in emerging technologies and to provide society with talented young people who become leaders in engineering, scientific research and high-technology international business. The traditional departments provide the undergraduate teaching functions and also offer graduate teaching and research in core engineering disciplines. The interdisciplinary departments, on the other hand, are devoted to graduate education and research. Undergraduate students enter one of five traditional department groups and study engineering courses that are common to all this set of engineering disciplines.
    The Graduate School of Engineering emphasizes the importance of interdisciplinary graduate education to meet the increasing demands of a variety of advanced industrial technologies. Interdisciplinary education and research are critical elements in meeting the challenges of rapidly growing advanced technologies and, at the same time, they must be built on a solid foundation in traditional engineering disciplines. This structure encourages and reinforces the interaction between the traditional disciplines that is essential for successful interdisciplinary education and research.
    http://www.engg.nagoya-u.ac.jp/en/index.html
• Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences / School of Agricultural Sciences
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    Undergraduate Departments: 1.Bioenvironmental Sciences 2.Bioresource Sciences 3.Applied Biosciences
    Graduate Departments: 1.Biosphere Resources Science 2.Biological Mechanisms and Functions 3.Applied Molecular Biosciences 4.Bioengineering Sciences
    Agricultural sciences contribute to solve the current issues on production and sustainability of food, environmental protection, life-long health and development of biomass energy through making clear and enhancing the function and mechanism of a living thing in the range from molecular level up to ecosystem. At the same time, the scope of the research is expanding toward a new horizon by constructing the research network with relevant or different disciplines.
    Challenging these complicated and diverse issues, we nurture the students who have the potential accepted in the international field, acquiring with logical consideration and creativity based on the knowledge of agriculture and life sciences and abilities putting it into practice.
    The School of Agricultural Sciences celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2001. The School has been engaged in the pursuit of education and research in the biological, biochemical and environmental sciences, which provide the foundation for agricultural and bio-industrial advancement. Currently, the undergraduate course consists of three departments: Department of Bioenvironmental Sciences, Department of Bioresource Sciences, and Department of Applied Biosciences.
    The Graduate School has restructured its organization, the original seven departments to four, more comprehensive ones in 1997, in order to put more emphasis on advanced research and to develop human resources with high-level specialized knowledge, techniques and critical thinking. The renovated Graduate School, the Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, has established a new, interdisciplinary system to provide a more comprehensive insight into diverse overlapping sciences and technologies. We make efforts to promote the quality of education and to advance research in bioresource production, biological environment, biological signals and advanced biotechnology based on a comprehensive understanding of life processes at the levels of the molecule, cell individual, community and environment. Currently, incoming graduate students can join one of four graduate programs: Biosphere Resources Science, Biological Mechanisms and Functions, Applied Molecular Biosciences, and Bioengineering Sciences.
    http://www.agr.nagoya-u.ac.jp/index-e.html
• Graduate School of International Development
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    Graduate Departments: 1.International Development(DID) 2.International Cooperation Studies(DICOS) 3.International Communication(DICOM)
    The central mission of the Graduate School of International Development (GSID) is to contribute to the exploration of knowledge and development of human resources essential for selfreliant development of Third World nations and international understanding, in which indigenous values and lifestyles are respected. The GSID, being composed of Master's program and Doctoral program, is the fi rst graduate school of this kind in Japan.
    The GSID consists of three departments and covers wide research areas. Besides the Doctoral program for front-line research, the Master's program has eight professional education programs in it: 1)Economic Development Policy and Management, 2)Rural and Regional Development Management, 3)Education and Human Resource Development, 4)Governance and Law, 5)Peacebuilding, 6)Social Development and Culture, 7)Human Migration and Cross- Cultural Understanding, and 8)Language Education and Linguistic Information.
    New students are encouraged to participate in our Overseas Fieldwork program in order to gain fi rst hand knowledge on a wide range of development related issues. The GSID pursues the development of human resources active in international society by focusing on practical and interdisciplinary education.
    http://www.gsid.nagoya-u.ac.jp/global/index-en.html
• Graduate School of Mathematics
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    Graduate Departments: Mathematics
    The Graduate School of Mathematics is a place where one studies mathematics and applications of mathematics. The subjects we study cover almost all areas of pure mathematics and many of applied mathematics and mathematical sciences. Our school enjoys a high international reputation for research in several branches, such as arithmetic geometry, representation theory, algebraic and complex geometry, and mathematical physics. The school aims at guiding students to acquire fundamental skills in mathematics and to have a deep understanding of mathematics to make exploratory research in mathematical sciences and creative activities in related areas. To this end we present various programs for education. Our graduate courses provide many lectures on mathematics and related topics ranging from fundamental to advanced levels. We offer interactive seminars and research guidance for a wide range of subjects to encourage our students to develop their own studies.
    http://www.math.nagoya-u.ac.jp/en/
• Graduate School of Languages and Cultures
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    Graduate Departments: 1.Japanese Language and Culture 2.Multicultural Studies
    Graduate Courses: 1.Japanese Language and Culture 2.Japanese Language and Cultural Studies 3.Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language 4.Applied Linguistics 5.Comparative Culture 6.Japanese Linguistics 7.Educational Methodology of Japanese as a Foreign Language
    The Graduate School of Languages and Cultures (GSLC) conducts research and offers opportunities for graduate study in a wide variety of languages and cultures, with an emphasis on critical and theoretical as well as practical approaches to the diverse issues of modern Japanese and international society. The main objectives of the GSLC are as follows:
    1) Research
    To conduct fundamental, applied and interdisciplinary research into a wide range of topics related to languages and cultures.
    2) Education
    To equip students with the essential theoretical knowledge and practical skills necessary for them to contribute effectively to the development of international understanding and cooperation.
    3) Internationalization
    To promote internationalization by actively undertaking the training of international students and overseas-educated Japanese students and fostering deeper international understanding of Japan, particularly by introducing Japanese language and culture to the world.
    4) Outreach
    To develop evening courses to provide graduate level education in language and culture specially tailored to meet the needs of people who work at government offices, private enterprises, and educational institutions.
    http://www.lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/index-e.html
• Graduate School of Environmental Studies
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    Graduate Departments: 1.Earth and Environmental Sciences 2.Environmental Engineering and Architecture 3.Social and Human Environment
    Today, the Earth's environment is facing a crisis. Ever-expanding human activities have been imposing intolerable burdens on the　Earth and its various regions, disturbing the balance of the natural environment.　Under these circumstances, it is extremely important for us to design the future of human beings with a view to the next 50 or 100 years.
    Nagoya University Graduate School of Environmental Studies was established in 2001, providing the first interdisciplinary postgraduate course for environmental studies and education in Japan by integrating various disciplines fully ranging from natural sciences to engineering and social sciences. The course embraces two specific and unique cross-disciplinary visions as its central concepts - 'Sustainability' and ‘Safety and Security’. In accordance with these two central concepts, we engage in education and research while promoting collaboration with society.
    When dealing with the environment, a key theme, we believe that human and cultural diversity will help to play a significant role. We conduct environmental studies that utilize a broad knowledge-based approach and the appropriate methodology, while increasing our specialized knowledge in the fields of natural science, engineering, arts and social sciences. We gain a better understanding of the current world situation through social and international collaborative exchanges. Our cross-disciplinary philosophy aims to interpret and connect the various, complicated elements of the world today and to capture the entire picture. This can be achieved by crossing conventional disciplinary borders and connecting together ideas from different countries, regions and people.
    Aiming to realize a new human society in harmony with the global environment, the Graduate School of Environmental Studies embraces twin fundamental visions as its central concept. Within this framework, ’Safety/Security’ represents the static balance between natural and the built environments, while ‘Sustainability’ represents their dynamic maintenance.
    Hoping to play a major role in developing key strategies to avoid a fatal crisis for the global environment, Nagoya University Graduate School of Environmental Studies aims to pass on the human race's accumulated knowledge to the younger generation and cultivate human resources capable of making effective use of such knowledge for the future benefit of the Earth in centuries to come.
    http://www.env.nagoya-u.ac.jp/en/
• Graduate School of Information Science
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    Graduate Departments: 1.Computer Science and Mathematical Informatics 2.Information Engineering 3.Media Science 4.Complex Systems Science 5.Systems and Social Informatics
    The Graduate School of Information Science (GSIS) consists of fi ve Departments established in April 2003, i.e. the Department of Computer Science and Mathematical Informatics, the Department of Information Engineering, the Department of Media Science, the Department of Complex Systems Science, and the Department of Systems and Social Informatics. The GSIS covers widely fundamental science, applied science, and interdisciplinary fields, as an academic education/ research university organization for promoting the information communication technology age.
    The GSIS integrates natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities on the basis of information science. It aims at the creative development of Information Science transcending the bounds of the traditional academic disciplines, by making an important contribution to the progress of an advanced information-oriented society through the research and training of information science specialists.
    The GSIS also addresses collaboration with industry. In April 2006, the GSIS set up the Center for Embedded Computing Systems to lead collaborative research of embedded systems, which are regarded as cutting-edge technology to innovate the next era.
    The GSIS has close relationships with the EcoTopia Science Institute, the Information Technology Center, the School of Informatics and Sciences, the School of Engineering, and the Nagoya University Museum.
    http://www.is.nagoya-u.ac.jp/index.html.en

Research Institutes

• Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
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    The Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (RIEM) was launched in 1946 as an institute attached to Nagoya University (the former Nagoya Imperial University). In 2004-2005, policies were established to shift the institute's main mission from space medicine to near-future environmental medicine. Our current objectives are to elucidate the mechanisms of, and develop preventive measures against, the serious health problems that may occur within the next 30 to 50 years. Those problems include decline in brain functions, an increase of sudden cardiac death, impaired immunity, developmental abnormalities in fetuses, and mental or physical suffering which can endanger the autonomic nervous and sensory systems. RIEM was reorganized in 2006 to enhance the research potential toward the new objectives and is now composed of two core research divisions: I. Stress Recognition and Response, and II. Stress Adaptation and Protection. In addition, a Futuristic Environmental Simulation Center was launched to replace the Space Medicine Research Center. Active collaborations with other institutions in Japan and abroad are under way by using largescale apparatuses (e.g., a hypobaric and low temperature chamber), and innovative research technologies (e.g., a high resolution optical mapping system, and tissue targeting molecules).
    http://www.riem.nagoya-u.ac.jp/E/
• Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory
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    The Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory is one of the research institutes of Nagoya University, functioning as an inter-university collaborative institute in Japan. Its purpose is the promotion of joint research projects on the structure and dynamics of the solar-terrestrial system. The Laboratory consists of four research divisions: Division 1, Atmospheric Environment; Division 2, Ionospheric and Magnetospheric Environment; Division 3, Heliospheric Environment; and Division 4, Integrated Studies. The Laboratory has established the Geospace Research Center (GRC), the purpose of which is to coordinate/promote joint research projects on dynamic processes in geospace and to construct databases in the field of solar-terrestrial science. The Center consists of a Management Section, a Research Projects Section, four Observatories, and two Stations.
    The Laboratory offers a graduate course program for solar-terrestrial science as part of the Graduate School of Science. It also cooperates with the Graduate School of Engineering in teaching/training graduate students in related disciplines of solar-terrestrial science.
    http://www.stelab.nagoya-u.ac.jp/ste-www1/
• EcoTopia Science Institute
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    The EcoTopia Science Institute is the largest research institute at Nagoya University and is a driving force for the interdisciplinary and collaborative research with different departments and centers in order to continue the sustainable development of a beautiful and prosperous society (EcoTopia) into the future.
    The institute comprises Division of Integrated Research Projects, Core Research Divisions (Nanomaterials Science, Energy Science, Environmental Research, and Information and Communication Sciences), Center for Interdisciplinary Studies on Resource Recovery and Refinery in Asia, Donated Research Division, and Joint Research Division. The Core Research Divisions cover the research fields of materials, energy, environment, and information / communication for EcoTopia. The Division of Integrated Research Projects, on the other hand, conducts interdisciplinary research that integrates the natural sciences with humanities and social sciences. This research is carried out for the establishment of a beautiful and prosperous society with sustainable development by using the cyclic use and regeneration of goods, energy, and information. This institute endeavors to promote partnerships among academic, business, and government circles and contributes to the creation of new industries through the successes of our interdisciplinary research not only in Japan but also in the world.
    Some research equipments, such as the HVEM (High Voltage Electron Microscope), whichbelong to 'High Voltage Electron Microscope Facility' in the institute are served also to the researchers outside the university. In order to promote the joint researches and cooperation, the institute is arranging to offer more equipments and devices to the researchers over the world.
    http://www.esi.nagoya-u.ac.jp/eng/

Research Centers

• Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness and Sports
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    The Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness and Sports was established in 1975 by merging the Department of Health and Physical Education of the College of General Education with the Health Administration Center. The missions of this center are to conduct scientific research on sports and health, to provide health care and education of students and staff, and to maintain sport facilities such as tennis courts, gymnasiums, and an athletic stadium. The center also provides various kinds of recreational sports programs for students and staff. The research fields of the Division of Physical Fitness and Sports include 1)Exercise physiology, 2)Physical activity and fitness, 3)Sport management, 4)Sport pedagogy, 5)Sport psychology, and 6)Sport biomechanics. The research fields of the Division of Health Science include 1)Nutritional physiology, 2)Glucose metabolism in diabetes and obesity, and 3)Psychopathology and psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
    http://www.htc.nagoya-u.ac.jp/index-e.html
• Hydrospheric Atmospheric Research Center
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    Water cycle takes place over a wide range of scales that involve the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere. Interacting with the biosphere, the global water cycle puts profound controls on the cycles of energy and materials of the earth system.The Hydrospheric Atmospheric Research Center (HyARC) was established in April 2001 to promote the research on the global water cycle by means of coupled observational and modeling approaches. The goal of the HyARC is to reveal the multiscale structure of the water cycle systems and its variability in order to better understand the global climate system, and to improve the predicting capability of future climate, water resources, and food production, which are important for human life. The HyARC is designated as a "Nation Wide Cooperational Research Center" for collaboration with international and domestic researchers.
    http://www.hyarc.nagoya-u.ac.jp/hyarc/
• Information Technology Center
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    The Information Technology Center is the service and research center for campus networking, information systems and supercomputing, playing the role of a hub of campus information systems. It provides a campus wide high-speed network facility (NICE) and its network gateway to the Science Information Network (SINET) of Japanese academic Internet. Researchers throughout Japan use the supercomputer facility over the network. Campus support services for research and education to the Nagoya University members are provided such as campus portal, e-mailbox, spam / virus mail filtering, software download, and so on. Faculty members of the center involves in applied research of information science and technology.
    http://www2.itc.nagoya-u.ac.jp/
• Radioisotope Research Center
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    The Radioisotope Research Center promotes research and education using radioisotopes and X-rays. The Center manages radioactive materials and X-ray equipments, provides training in safe handling of radioisotopes and X-rays equipments, and conducts basic research on the application and safe handling of isotopes and X-rays.
    http://www.ric.nagoya-u.ac.jp/
• Center for Gene Research
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    The Center for Gene Research conducts research using recombinant DNA technology. The Center provides a training program of graduate school study in the fi eld of biological sciences and houses a wide range of sophisticated equipment for structural and functional analyses of genes and genomes, especially from higher plants.
    http://www.gene.nagoya-u.ac.jp/index-e.html
• Education Center for International Students
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    The Education Center for International Students (ECIS) is committed to advancing the internationalization of education at Nagoya University and to serving the needs, both academic and personal, of this University's international community. ECIS strives to be a leader in its fi eld among Japanese Universities and, in collaboration with other University departments, aspires to build an academic infrastructure that is open, just, and cosmopolitan.
    Activities:
    Education in the Japanese language and Japanese culture for international students; development of internet-based software for learning Japanese; advisory and information services on academic and social life in Japan; community networking; advisory services on overseas study programs for students who plan to study abroad; implementation and coordination of the Nagoya University Program for Academic Exchange (NUPACE).
    http://www.ecis.nagoya-u.ac.jp/en/
• Research Center for Materials Science
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    The RCMS, founded in 1998, is devoted to the establishment of a center of excellence using advanced chemistry for the creation of new molecular materials, exploring their structural and functional properties as well as their reaction mechanisms. The knowledge gained here will become the basis for the development of new science and technology. The RCMS will accomplish this goal through international and interdisciplinary collaboration, by sharing its original research activities with the international scientific community.
    A modern and extensive Chemical Instrument Room, whose mission is to develop advanced chemical instruments and provide operational services, was consolidated in 2004 and has augmented the scope of research activity at RCMS.
    http://www.rcms.nagoya-u.ac.jp/Intro/
• Center for the Studies of Higher Education
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    The Center for the Studies of Higher Education (CSHE) was established on April 1998 with the mission to make scholarly contributions with international perspectives on strategic issues in higher education. The Center has been supporting 1)university teaching and learning, 2)study support for freshmen, 3)supporting curriculum development, 4)staff development, 5)postgraduate study and supervision.
    Our performances are: 1)Teaching Tips at Nagoya University (This accumulates useful ideas and provides some solutions for various problems that teachers at NU have encounters in teaching.), 2)Seven Suggestions for Improving University Education, 3)Study Tips for Freshmen, 4)Handbook for Curriculum Design, 5)CSHE Journal, 6)CSHE Newsletter, 7)CSHE Website.
    http://www.cshe.nagoya-u.ac.jp/index_en.html
• International Cooperation Center for Agricultural Education
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    ICCAE aims to be a leading center for international cooperation in agricultural education through human resource development, research activities and development of networks for coordination. ICCAE has been engaged in the many undertakings, in collaboration with several domestic and overseas universities, international cooperation agencies and educational/research institutions. Through these activities ICCAE has been strengthening agricultural universities in developing countries, evaluating international cooperation projects, undertaking research related to agricultural and rural development in developing countries, capacity building activities, and developing a human resource database. ICCAE is involved in the Master's and Doctoral programs offered by the Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences. It also accepts trainees, research students and interns.
    ICCAE is composed of two divisions: Division of Project Development and Division of Network Development. Each division has two faculty positions, a professor and an associate professor. ICCAE also has positions for visiting professor / research fellow and post-doctoral research fellow.
    http://iccae.agr.nagoya-u.ac.jp/en/
• Center for Chronological Research
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    The Center for Chronological Research is devoted to research on a whole range of events in the 4,600 million-year history of the earth to clarify changes in the earth's environment and mankind's cultural history. Minerals in geological samples are dated by the new method: CHIME (Chemical U-Th-total Pb Isochron method), and younger geological and archaeological materials such as woods, fossils, artifacts and ancient documents related with human evolution and culture are analyzed for ¹⁴C by the AMS (Accelerator Mass Spectrometry). The Center takes part in a graduate course program of Chronology and Natural History in the Graduate School of Environmental Studies and provides education in chronology, geology, geochemistry and archaeology.
    http://www.nendai.nagoya-u.ac.jp/en/
• Nagoya University Museum
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    The most important role of Nagoya University Museum (NUM) is to create a broad window between the university and the public, based on excellent scholarship. Since its establishment in April 2000, NUM has carried out this function in various ways: Permanent and special exhibitions to show scientific results from both completed work and on-going research at the university; activities for students and the public such as “Nature Watch” and “Field Seminar for children and their parents” on seashores, mountains and forests, “Microscopic World”, “Campus Birdwatching”, etc.; the “Campus Museum” concept which aims to provide ‘a space for relaxation and meditation’ across the whole of the Higashiyama campus including our Botanical Garden; and International Scientific Exchanges among university- and other museums.
    Behind the scenes, NUM has continued to enhance its wide range of collections, the basic function of museums, with many specimens being donated from both inside and outside our university.
    Now you can enjoy the permanent display featuring the 4 Nobel Prize winners (Drs. R. Noyori, M. Kobayashi, H. Maskawa and O. Shimomura).

    http://www.num.nagoya-u.ac.jp/
• Center for Developmental Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry
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    This Center is an interdisciplinary facility bringing together the fields of developmental psychology, clinical psychology, and child and adolescent psychiatry, and was established in April 2001 to address problems affecting the minds of children today. The Center - comprised of the departments of Clinical Support of the Mother-Child Relationship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and School Counseling - is a unique facility in Japan. A Clinic for Psychological Development is operated within the Center, answering regional needs for psychological consultation, while serving as the setting for clinical training for students from the Graduate School of Education and Human Development majoring in clinical psychology. Alongside training and research involving graduate students, the Center's teaching staff also provide child and adolescent psychiatric service through the Dept. of Psychiatry for Parents and Children, and takes part in clinical studies in collaboration with the Obstetrics Department at Nagoya University Hospital.
    Also noteworthy, the Department of School Counseling is in charge of providing student counseling through the Student Counseling Center, in a novel approach drawing nationwide attention.
    http://cdcpp.nagoya-u.ac.jp/
• Center for Asian Legal Exchange
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    The Center for Asian Legal Exchange (CALE) is the first institution of its kind to be established in Japan. Its purpose is to promote international cooperation in the fields of legal and political research and education. CALE acts as the main Japanese coordinator organization in a wider national and international network of organizations involved in research on Asian politics and law, as well as in legal assistance projects for Asian countries in social and economic transition. CALE's activities include academic research in the targeted countries, analysis of assistance needs, development of assistance methodology, and legal education training for personnel involved in legal reform.
    http://cale.law.nagoya-u.ac.jp/index_E.php
• Bioscience and Biotechnology Center
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    The Nagoya University Bioscience and Biotechnology Center (NUBBC) was established in 2003, reorganizing the Bioscience Center. The NUBBC cooperates with the Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences and the Graduate School of Sciences in research and educational activities, especially in the Department of Bioengineering Sciences and the Division of Biological Sciences under a joint program. The primary purpose of the NUBBC is to study at biochemical and molecular biological levels the biological functions in higher plants and animals. Bioresource of rice mutant lines and of freshwater fish stocks is another important area of study.
    http://www.agr.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~nubs/index-e.html
• Synchrotron Radiation Research Center
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    The Synchrotron Radiation Research Center was established with the purpose of constructing and utilizing the 1.2 GeV small but hard X-ray synchrotron facility, which has been planned with Aichi Prefecture and the industry in the Chubu area. The center consists of light source division, beam line division, and measurements/analysis division. Presently the light source division designs the accelerators for the facility. The beam line division considers the basic design of several beamlines. The measurements/analysis division will be enlarged when the beam service is started.The center is supported by many experienced users of synchrotron radiation in Nagoya University.
    http://www.nusrc.nagoya-u.ac.jp/
• Nagoya University Archives
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    This is a new type of university archives that possesses an official document library function and a historical document library function, where university documents and archival records are collected, preserved and managed. Its activities include educational activities for the history of the university, based on investigative research and their results. It also actively supports the disclosure of school information utilizing archival records.
    http://nua.jimu.nagoya-u.ac.jp/
• Center for Student Counseling
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    Our "Center for Student Counseling"is established for students to enjoy amenities of life with well-rounded counseling services in Nagoya University, such as student counseling, mental health counseling, and career counseling.
    http://www.htc.nagoya-u.ac.jp/gakuso/nucec.html
• International Student Advising Office
  • The Education Center for International Students has an extensive advising and support system to assist students with problems arising in their studies and daily life, in cooperation with the International Student Advising Office (ISA) and the advising offices for international students of each School. The Education Abroad Office provides advising and resource services to those wishing to study abroad. With the cooperation of organizations on and off campus, the International Student Advising Office supports all international students enrolled at Nagoya University with respect to any matter.
    http://www.isa.provost.nagoya-u.ac.jp/