Nagoya University

The education of students is aimed at enriching their knowledge base, developing their thinking ability, and broadening their horizons in biology. The curriculum consists of specialized subjects with an emphasis on genetics, cell biology and biochemistry. We also offer small tutorial classes, in which students give presentations about textbook material or scientific articles written in English. Our program helps students develop their critical thinking skills and presentation techniques and is designed to prepare students to go out into the global research environment.

The world-class researchers in our department are motivated by a simple but intense curiosity for the wonders of life. The 28 research groups within the Department and in affiliated institutes such as the Marine Biological Laboratory, the Center for Gene Research, the Bioscience and Biotechnology Center, the Structural Biology Center, the Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules, and the Nagoya Research Center for Brain & Neural Circuits together explore the beauty of biological phenomena with state-of-the-art technology.

Biology

The importance placed on intellectual enthusiasm and research freedom in our department is reflected by the diversity of research groups and by the focus of the courses offered on basic biology. Furthermore, in their final year, all students conduct a research project for their graduation thesis, which provides them with an opportunity to hone their skills in an independent research setting. They can choose from research at the molecular level, cellular level, and higher systems level in the 28 research groups within the department and in affiliated institutes.

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full time

The educational policies are to enrich basic knowledge, develop thinking ability, and broaden horizons. We offer specialized subjects with three teaching styles: lectures on interdisciplinary fields, intensive courses by invited lecturers, and actual research experience. Our educational program enables students to acquire fundamental skills and a knowledge of molecular biology and encourages them to play a major role in the next generation of life science research.

http://www.bio.nagoya-u.ac.jp/english/introduction.html

The world-class researchers at this department are motivated by a simple but intense curiosity for the wonders of life. The 16 research groups within the Division and in affiliated institutes such as the Marine Biological Laboratory, the Center for Gene Research, the Bioscience and Biotechnology Center, the Structural Biology Center, the Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules, and the Nagoya Research Center for Brain & Neural Circuits together explore the beauty of basic bioscience with state-of-the-art technology.

http://www.bio.nagoya-u.ac.jp/laboratory/

Biology

The importance placed on intellectual enthusiasm and research freedom is reflected by the diversity of research groups. All students conduct a research project for their master/doctoral thesis, which provides them with an opportunity to hone their skills in an independent research setting. The program provides an excellent starting ground for entering a broad spectrum of career paths, including basic research, applied research, medical professions, and biology-related careers in the food and pharmaceutical industries.

full time, part time

School of Agricultural Sciences is implementing the following educational program. (1) Training basic academic ability, (2) Acquisition of basic knowledge and related techniques in the field of agriculture, (3) Learn ability to learn voluntarily and continuously, (4) Learning the problem and acquiring ability to solve by applying knowledge and techniques learned, (5) Train human resources who can act with a global perspective and contribute to society, (6) Graduation thesis research.

http://www.agr.nagoya-u.ac.jp/english/outline/outline1.html

We create and develop new academic fields ahead of the rest of the world as a frontier in agricultural fields (for example, plant production sciences, animal sciences, applied biosciences, and forest/environmental resources sciences) by making use of the extremely high international evaluation record in the field.

http://www.agr.nagoya-u.ac.jp/english/academics/academics-menu02.html

Bioresource Sciences

The Department of Bioresource Sciences is a department aiming to solve global problems related to food production and conservation of the global environment, etc. by learning the latest life science that enables innovative food production and development and preservation of genetic resources.

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full time

At the Department of Applied Biosciences, we educate the expert knowledge and skills on the latest bioscience (life science) and biotechnology (life engineering).

yes

full time

At the Department of Bioenvironmental Sciences, we educate the latest field science and biomass science, and aim to coexist with humans and biosphere environments including forests.

yes

full time

This department covers the area of chemistry in which biological phenomena are elucidated at the molecular level, functions of biomolecules are understood from a chemical viewpoint and they are artificially reconstructed for further utilization. Students in this department perform research related to the molecular chemistry to expand their knowledge on molecular engineering, practical research executing capacity, and problem-solving and contribute by actively participating in the development of society.

http://www.chembio.nagoya-u.ac.jp/be_home/

This department covers cutting-edge research fields ranging from molecular and chemical biology aiming at understanding and artificial regulation of the life phenomenon to biotechnology for solving environmental problems and therapeutic application. More specifically, molecular biochemistry course involves nanobio analytical chemistry, bioanalytical chemistry, and supramolecular biochemistry whereas biosystems course involves genetic engineering, bioprocess engineering, environmental biotechnology, and structural biotechnology.

http://www.chembio.nagoya-u.ac.jp/labhp/bioanal2/top2.html

Biomolecular engineering

This department aims to analyze and understand life phenomena at the molecular level and to reconstruct their functions artificially for wider application. The focus is on the development of biotechnology and techniques to extract and design biomolecules having biofunctions. The department cultivates chemists and researchers connecting the fundamentals and applications in the fields of biotechnology and nanotechnology.

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full time, part time

Undergraduate studies last for four years. The first two years of study are comprised mainly of lectures which aim to give students a firm grounding in foundation subjects. In the third year, students participate in seminars and receive two years of instruction in their chosen specialist field from faculty members . Finally, in the fourth year, students work on writing a graduation thesis. This curriculum is designed to build basic analytical skills and independent research capabilities, which is the educational objective of the School of Economics.

http://www2.soec.nagoya-u.ac.jp/?lang=en

The School of Economics has Economic Research Center which consists of three research sections: Asian Economy and Regional Alliance, Business Strategy and Management and Resource and Environment Policy. It invites researchers from Japan and overseas to conduct academic investigations and research. We also actively promote an academic-industrial alliance. One feature of this alliance is an endowed chair funded by AICA Kogyo Co., Ltd. which covers all costs from instructor salaries to research expenses. The chair is entitled the “CBM Health Care Innovation: Endowed Chair”.

http://www2.soec.nagoya-u.ac.jp/?lang=en

Economics, Economic History, Business Management

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full time, part time

University of Freiburg (Germany), Foreign Trade University (Vietnam), Chulalongkorn University (Thailand), National University of Singapore (Singapore), Chungnam National University (South Korea)

The graduate student's program consists of the master's course and the doctor's course. The School of Economics has special academic programs for the development of joint research work and the student exchanges based on the agreements between the School of Economics, Nagoya University and many universities in the world. Further, many workshops on economics and business management are held every year. This curriculum is designed to enhance applicable skills and reseach abilities, which is the educational objective of the graduate course.

http://www2.soec.nagoya-u.ac.jp/?lang=en

The School of Economics has Economic Research Center which consists of three research sections: Asian Economy and Regional Alliance, Business Strategy and Management and Resource and Environment Policy. It invites researchers from Japan and overseas to conduct academic investigations and research. We also actively promote an academic-industrial alliance. One feature of this alliance is an endowed chair funded by AICA Kogyo Co., Ltd. which covers all costs from instructor salaries to research expenses. The chair is entitled the “CBM Health Care Innovation: Endowed Chair”.

http://www2.soec.nagoya-u.ac.jp/?lang=en

Economics, Economic History, Business Management

full time, part time

University of Freiburg (Germany), Foreign Trade University (Vietnam), Chulalongkorn University (Thailand), National University of Singapore (Singapore), Chungnam National University (South Korea)