Nara Institute of Science and Technology
| 奈良先端科学技術大学院大学 | |
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| Type | Public (National) |
|---|---|
| Established | October, 1991 |
| Endowment |
US$-- billion (JP¥-- billion) |
| President | Naotake Ogasawara |
Administrative staff | 374 |
| Postgraduates | 1,043 |
| Location | Ikoma (Kansai Science City), Nara, Japan |
| Campus |
Suburban, 139,967 m² |
| Mascot | None |
| Website | www.naist.jp |
Nara Institute of Science and Technology (奈良先端科学技術大学院大学 Nara Sentan Kagaku Gijutsu Daigakuin Daigaku), abbreviated as NAIST, is a Japanese national university located in Ikoma, Nara of Kansai Science City. It was founded in 1991 with a focus on research and consists solely of graduate schools in three integrated areas: Biological Sciences, Information Sciences, and Material Sciences. In 2010, NAIST ranked first overall among the 86 Japanese national universities by the Japanese government in its first-ever six-year assessment of national university standards and achievements.[1]
The university has a total of about 1,000 Master's and Doctoral students in its three graduate schools (2010),[2] among which 10% are international students (2010).[3] There are about 200 faculty members and 170 staff (2010).[4]
Chronology
- 1991: Establishment of the Nara Institute of Science and Technology, including the Graduate School of Information Science and University Library
- 1992: Establishment of the Graduate School of Biological Sciences
- 1993: Establishment of the Research and Education Center for Genetic Information
- 1994: Establishment of the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology
- 1996: Establishment of the Graduate School of Materials Science
- 1998: Establishment of the Research and Education Center for Materials Science
- 2003: Establishment of the Venture Business laboratory
Organization
Graduate Schools
- Graduate School of Biological Sciences [5]
- Division of Plant Biology
- Division of Biomedical Science
- Division of Systems Biology
- Plant Global Education Project
- Global COE Program Special Research Group
- Graduate School of Information Science [6]
- Division of Computer Science
- Division of Media Informatics
- Division of Applied Informatics
- Graduate School of Materials Science [7]
Centers & Facilities
- Research and Education Center for Genetic Information
- Research and Education Center for Materials Science
- Information Initiative Center
- Center for Frontier Science and Technology
- Center for Industry-Government-Academia Collaboration [8]
- Center for International Relations [9]
Peoples
- Shinya Yamanaka - Former professor, 2012 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine winner
- Tadao Kasami - Former professor, IEEE Fellow
- Yuji Matsumoto - Professor of Information science
- Thomas N. Sato - Professor of biology
- Kazutori Takahashi - Dr. Shinya Yamanaka's doctoral student.
See also
- Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
- Graduate University for Advanced Studies
- Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
- Mozilla Japan
- ChaSen
- ARToolKit
Notes and references
- ↑ 2010/03/25, Asahi Shimbun, front page cited on NAIST official web site
- ↑ Number of Students on NAIST official website accessed at Oct 10, 2012
- ↑ Number of International Students on NAIST official website accessed at Oct 10, 2012
- ↑ Number of Faculty on NAIST official website accessed at Oct 10, 2012
- ↑ NAIST Graduate School of Biological Sciences Homepage
- ↑ NAIST Graduate School of Information Science Homepage
- ↑ NAIST Graduate School of Materials Science Homepage
- ↑ Center for Industry-Government-Academia Collaboration Homepage
- ↑ Center for International Relations Homepage
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Coordinates: 34°43′56″N 135°43′57″E / 34.73222°N 135.73250°E
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