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Aim of the Program

With the advancement of the ICT industry which has become a major industry in the society, there are many trends within each industry segment to revolutionalize their schemes using ICT technologies. In Japan there is a scheme called Society 5.0 which aims to implement an inclusive society making use of the value created by ICT technology which would take advantage of the activeness created by diversity. In order to achieve this goal, it is necessary nurture personnel who can realize a new academic area/ application area which tries to fuse various diverse research fields with ICT Technologies and can create new value based on the application of this newly created research field. The ultimate goal of this program is to educate PHD students who can grow up to be such researchers and revolutionalize the academic and the industrial world.

Program Overview

In the first two years (Master’s course), students will acquire and strengthen specialized knowledge and practical skills in their respective departments, while also taking elective courses offered by this program and participating in activities such as a workshop. In addition, students are encouraged to undertake interdisciplinary internships as preparation for the Doctoral course.

The interdisciplinary internship must last for a minimum of one month and should be conducted at an external organization such as a company, medical institute, research institute, or university abroad. Students aiming to create a new academic field by integrating informatics may conduct an internship within the University of Tokyo, but in a research lab outside their main field of expertise. Before starting the internship, students must submit a proposal and obtain approval.

After completing the first semester of the second year, students must submit a research plan for the Doctoral course and undergo an assessment of their ability to carry out the Innovation for Intelligent World Project. This assessment is called the QE (Qualifying Examination). The QE especially evaluates the student’s ability to organize and lead research independently as a Principal Investigator (PI).

Once students pass the QE, they will become eligible to receive a financial incentive.

In the Doctoral course (after the third year), students are expected to continue taking elective courses provided by this program and to conduct research for their doctoral degree as part of the Innovation for Intelligent World Project. Students who have not yet completed the interdisciplinary internship must do so at this stage. The results of their research will be compiled into a doctoral thesis, which will be evaluated based on the program’s original standards. If the evaluation is successful, the diploma will state that the student has completed this program, and a separate program completion certificate will also be issued.

Characteristics of the course and requirements for program completion

In order to complete the course the students must satisfy the following requirements

• Gain two credits in the selective subjects of the program during the masters course and gain altogether 6 credits of the selective subjects.
• The selective subjects of the course consist of Information Science LectureⅠ～ⅩⅩ, Intelligent World Lecture Ⅰ～ⅩⅩ, Information Science Exercise Ⅰ～Ⅹ , Intelligent World Exercise Ⅰ～Ⅹ and are mapped to various curriculum courses.
  Note that students in the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology will not be granted credits for some of the Information Science Lecture and Exercises.
• Participate in a workshop and other activities.
• Conduct an interdisciplinary internship.
• Pass the Qualification Examination (QE).
• Conduct research for the Innovation for Intelligent World Project and pass the qualification.

Students who belong to schools other than the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology and GSII and who have received at least 8 credits of Information Science Lectures/ Exercises will also be awarded an Information Science Minor.

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