Program Summary

Materials support core industries and lead to new innovation. The development of materials science and engineering will play an extremely important role in our future. This program aims to cultivate internationally capable and highly creative professionals in the materials science academic field.

From the Program Director:

Material science has developed over the years primarily through metallurgy, which studies properties and process of metals and ceramics. Materials used in industries have diversified in later part of 20th century, and modern research in material science covers various materials including polymers, biomaterials, and soft materials. Researchers so far made their contributions to innovation by deepening and refining their individual expertise. However, in a modern society that needs to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), innovation requires an optimization of not only properties and cost but also raw materials, processed materials, and processes, by maintaining a comprehensive view of the entire picture that includes material flow, structure, devices and so on.

By bringing together faculties in material science that are a part of the strength of this university, and by establishing a collaborative supervising system that utilizes international collaborative studies, the International Joint Graduate Program in Materials Science (GP-MS) aims to offer opportunities to study leading research and technologies in the world in order to develop researchers and engineers capable of leading innovations in global material science and engaging powerfully with the international community.

Excellent students of the program are selected from graduate students in the Graduate School of Engineering, Graduate School of Science, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, and Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering. In addition to the regular curriculum, the program also offers a menu for nurturing international leadership, including overseas training spanning 6 months and international workshops. The program also offers various assistance, such as financial support and support for traveling overseas, so that students can concentrate on their studies.

We look forward to participation from many motivated students.

Diploma Policy

1. To have expert knowledge on materials science and engineering along with related fundamental knowledge on general science and engineering. (Fundamental knowledge)
2. To have wide-ranging knowledge of materials, materials processing, and analysis and evaluation techniques, and to have a broad overview and cognitive abilities in the materials science field. (Overview and cognition)
3. To be able to develop appropriate research subjects independently and to carry out the research plan. (Task development/problem-solving skills)
4. To be able to sufficiently communicate, argue, discuss, and exchange opinions with others in an international arena, and be able to effectively communicate the results of research with society. (Outreach ability)
5. To be able to proactively pursue international research projects by applying the above skills. (Leadership ability)