Cooperation in Graduate School Education

As the base institution for graduate school education in the Graduate University for Advanced Studies, NINS provides the following courses: Astronomy in the Graduate Course for Physical Science for the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan; Fusion Science for the Graduate Course for Physical Science in the National Institute for Fusion Science; Basic Biology for the Graduate Course for Bioscience in the National Institute for Basic Biology; Physiological Science for the same graduate course in the National Institute for Physiological Sciences; and Structural Molecular Science and Functional Molecular Science for the Graduate Course for Physical Science in the Institute for Molecular Science. Instructors at each Institute have several positions. For instance, a professor at the Institute for Molecular Science can concurrently be a professor at the Graduate University for Advanced Studies, and participate in research at the Institute while being in charge of graduate school education at the Graduate University for Advanced Studies.

What is the Graduate University for Advanced Studies?
The Graduate University for Advanced Studies was established in 1988 as the first graduate university in Japan, with the aim of fostering far-sighted, international and creative research, and to explore and promote creative academic researches that go beyond the conventional borders of academic fields by utilizing inter-university research institutes such as NINS.

[For further information, please contact:]

• Graduate University for Advanced Studies
• Astronomy
• Fusion Science
• Basic Biology
• Physiological Science
• Structural Molecular Science/Functional Molecular Science

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What is a special inter-university researcher?
Inter-university research institutes such as NINS will accept graduate school students as “special inter-university researchers” in answer to requests from national, public and private universities, and will give guide them with research.

[For further information and application format, please contact:]

• National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
• National Institute for Fusion Science
• National Institute for Basic Biology
• National Institute for Physiological Sciences
• Institute for Molecular Science

Special inter-university researchers cooperating in graduate school education

[FY2009]

Institutes Total Master's course Doctor's course National Astronomical Observatory of Japan 12 7 5 National Institute for Fusion Science 33 28 5 National Institute for Basic Biology 11 0 11 National Institute for Physiological Sciences 10 1 9 Institute for Molecular Science 16 13 3 Total 82 49 33

Coalition/cooperation with the Graduate University for Advanced Studies

Base Institutes School Department Students [As of April 2010] Degrees Awarded [As of March 2010] National Astronomical Observatory of Japan School of Physical Sciences Astronomical Science 22 6 National Institute for Fusion Science Fusion Science 20 3(1) National Institute for Basic Biology School of Life Science Basic Biology 32 1(3) National Institute for Physiological Sciences Physiological Science 52 19(2) Institute for Molecular Science School of Physical Sciences Structural Molecular Science 17 5 Fuctional Molecular Science 18 2(1) Total 161 36(7)

* ( ) Number of those are granted the Ph.D. on the basis of the dissertation only (not included in the total)

Collaborating Graduate Schools

[FY2009]

Institutes Universities (Graduate Schools) National Astronomical Observatory of Japan The University of Tokyo (Graduate School of Science) Kyoto University (Graduate School of Science) Kagoshima University (Graduate School of Science and Engineering) Toho University (Graduate School of Science) Tohoku University (Graduate School of Science) Hiroshima University (Graduate School of Science) National Institute for Fusion Science Nagoya University (Graduate School of Science/Engineering) Hokkaido University (Graduate School of Engineering) Toyama University Graduate School of Science and Engineering Kyushu University (Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences)