Tokyo Tech: An Institute

of Continuing InnovationYoshinao MishimaPresident

Tokyo Institute of Technology

September 12, 2016

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Uppsala University – Tokyo Tech

Joint Symposiums1st Symposium 2nd Symposium 3rd Symposium

September 16-17, 2014, @Uppsala University

November 16-17, 2015, @Tokyo Tech

September 12-13, 2016, @Tokyo Tech

Members: 20 from UU, 19 from TT

Members: 27 from UU, 30 from TT

Members: 35 from UU, 40 from TT

Breakout Sessions (4) Breakout Sessions (6) Breakout Sessions (8)

Electronics & Materials Science Environment & Energy Technology Energy Technology

Physics & Nuclear Science & Technology Materials Science Materials Science

Life Science & Biotechnology Environment & Energy Analysis Energy Systems and Analysis

Energy and Env. Technology & Analysis Entrepreneurship & Innovation Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Game Design and Human Interfaces Serious Games and Human Interfaces

Mathematics Mathematics

Applied and Nuclear Physics

Digitization

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TokyoJapan

Tokyo

Kanagawa HanedaAirport

NaritaAirport

Chiba

Tamachi Campus

Ookayama Campus

Suzukakedai Campus

Location

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• To produce engineers with a high level of

expertise

• To revitalize Japan through the promotion of

technology

1881

135 Years of Technical Ingenuity

Founded as Tokyo Vocational School

by the Japanese Government

1929Elevated to a degree conferring university

as Tokyo Institute of Technology

2004

Reestablished as an independent

administrative institution under the name

National University Corporation

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Present The top science & technology university

in Japan

Department of Electric Engineering (1941)

TSUBAME Supercomputer (2010-)

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Organization and Members

Members

(FY 2015)

Organization

Graduate Students 5,100International 860

Undergraduate 4,700International 190

Faculty 1,130

AdministrativeStaff 590

• School of Science

• School of Engineering

• School of Materials and Chemical

Technology

• School of Computing

• School of Life Science and Technology

• School of Environment and Society

• Institute for Liberal Arts

• Institute of Innovative Research

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Research Areas(of the 1130 Faculty Members)

Chemistry and

Materials

Bioscience and

Biotechnology

Mechanics and

Architecture

Electronics and

Information

Technology

Physics, Mathematics,

and Earth and

Planetary Sciences

Environment and

Society

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Chemistry and

Materials

Bioscience and

Biotechnology

Mechanics and

Architecture

Electronics and

Information

Technology

Physics, Mathematics,

and Earth and

Planetary Sciences

Environment

and Society

Research Areas and RankingsQS 2016 Overall: #56 (3rd in Japan) Times Higher Education 2015 Overall: #200-250

Engineering and Technology: #57 (4th in Japan)Global Employability: #26 (2nd in Japan)

Engineering - Civil & Structural QS #38

Engineering – Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing QS #32

Biological SciencesQS #51-100

Chemistry QS #21

Engineering - Chemical QS #23

Materials Science QS #24

Statistics & Operational Research QS #51-100

Environmental Sciences QS #101-150Physics & Astronomy QS #25

Mathematics QS #51-100

Earth & Marine Sciences QS #51-100

Computer Science & Information Systems QS #51-100

Engineering - Electrical & Electronic QS #19

Engineering – Minerals and Mining QS #51-100

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Hideo HosonoProfessor

• 2016 Ceramics Grand Prize“for research on creation and application

of inorganic electronic materials”

• 2015 Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize

• 2015 JST Intellectual Property Special Contribution Award

Yoshinori OhsumiHonorary Professor

• 2016 Paul Janssen Award“for pioneering discoveries concerning

the molecular basis of autophagy”

• 2015 Canada Gairdner Award

• 2015 Person of Cultural Merit

Kenichi IgaProfessor Emeritus

• 2013 Benjamin Franklin Medal

Yasuharu SuematsuHonorary Professor

• 2015 Order of Culture

• 2014 Japan Prize

Hideki ShirakawaChemical EngineeringDoctorate

• 2000 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Awards

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Japanese Government's

5th Science and Technology Basic Plan

Five-year plan in accordance with the Science and Technology Basic Law in

order to promote science and technology in Japan

The 5th Basic Plan (FY2016 to FY2020) is focused on enhancing science,

technology and innovation measures.

Four Pillars

1. Acting to create new value for the development of future industry and social

transformation

2. Addressing economic and social challenges

3. Reinforcing the “fundamentals” of Science, Technology and Innovation

4. Establishing a systemic virtuous cycle of human resources, knowledge, and

capital for innovation

January 22, 2016

Council for Science Technology, and Innovation

(Chair, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe)

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Research

- Create novel research fields and new value

- Attract international talent for joint cross-cutting research

- Apply findings to promote industrial development

Diversity

- Partner with world-leading universities through science and technology

- Execute exchanges with talented international researchers and students

Education

- Provide students with knowledge in science and technology and

competence to lead global industry

- Facilitate students’ seamless transition between programs through our

six new schools and the Institute for Liberal Arts

Tokyo Tech Strategy (FY 2016–FY 2021)

Outreach

- Contribute to community through science and technology

- Anticipate changes in society and respond appropriately

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3 Types of Reform Implemented in April 2016

Education

Reform

Research

Reform

Governance

Reform

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Innovate

- Support students’ goals and interests through new curricula

- Increase depth of course content

- Improve evaluation and completion processes

Diversify

- Attract talented individuals with outstanding education system

- Engage students from overseas and encourage participation abroad

Enable

- Provide seamless transition with joint undergraduate and graduate

schools

- Revitalize curricula and lectures

- Enable easy credit transfer with tuned curricula

Education Reform

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Graduate School of Science and

Engineering

School of Science

Old System

Graduate

6 Schools 45 Departments

Undergraduate

3 Schools 23 Departments

School of Engineering

School of Bioscience

and Biotechnology

Discontinuity in curricula

Graduate School of Bioscience

and Biotechnology

Interdisciplinary Graduate School

of Science and Engineering

Graduate School of Information

Science and Engineering

Graduate School of Decision

Science and Technology

Graduation School of Innovation

Management

New System

6 Schools, 19 Departments

Science

Mechanical Engineering

Systems and Control Engineering

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Information and Communications Eng.

Industrial Engineering and Economics

Environment

and Society

Institute

for

Liberal

Arts

Mathematics / Physics / Chemistry /

Earth and Planetary Sciences

Architecture and Building Engineering

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering

Social and Human Sciences / Innovation Science

Technology and Innovation Management*

Materials and

Chemical Technology

Materials Science and Engineering

Chemical Science and Engineering

Engineering

Mathematical and Computing Science

Computer ScienceComputing

Life Science and TechnologyLife Science

and Technology

*Professional master’s degree program

Education System at Tokyo Tech

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3rd year

2nd year

1st year

2nd year

1st year

4th year

3rd year

2nd year

1st year

Doctoral Thesis

Research

Doctoral Major

Courses

Master’s Thesis

Research

Master’s Major

Courses

Undergraduate

Major Courses

600-699

500-599

450-499

350-449

300-349

200-299

100-199

Master’s Thesis

Research

Master’s Major

Courses

Liberal Arts

Courses

Undergraduate

Major Courses

Old Curriculum New Curriculum

[Course Numbering][School Year]

Doctoral

Master’s

Bachelor’s

Doctoral Thesis

Research

Doctoral Major

Courses

Liberal Arts

Courses

Graduate courses are provided in

English

Students can take both bachelor’s

(200-399) and master’s (400-599)

courses

100-level courses such as math,

physics, and chemistry are set as

general Institute requirements

More in-depth liberal arts

education

Revitalized Curriculum

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Enhanced governance

- Strengthen research management system to increase number and

quality of findings

- Implement flexible personnel system to diversify faculty and promote

competitive research

Flexible infrastructure

- Generate novel research fields and findings that contribute to society

through the Institute of Innovative Research

- Create state-of-the-art research facilities that attract international

researchers

Supportive environment

- Provide faculty with productive environment

- Increase acquisition of research funds

- Strengthen cooperation and promote sharing of facilities and expertise

Research Reform

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Form large-scale research groups

with global industries and

research institutes

Research Units

Collaboration

Tokyo Tech World Research Hub Initiative

(WRHI)

Strategic Research Hubs

Earth-Life Science Institute

Materials Research Center for Element Strategy

Schools

Advanced Data Analysis and Modeling Unit

Cell Biology Unit

Global Hydrogen Energy Unit

Hybrid Materials Unit

Advanced Computational Drug Discovery Unit

Supra-Integrated Materials Unit

Biointerfaces Unit

Innovative Heterogeneous Catalysis Unit

Advanced Nuclear Fuel Cycle Unit

Clean Environment Unit

Established April 1, 2016

Research Laboratories and Centers

Laboratory for Future Interdisciplinary Research of Science and Technology

Laboratory for Advanced Nuclear Energy Research

Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science

Laboratory for Materials and Structures

International Research Center of Advanced Energy Systems for Sustainability

Advanced Research Center for Social Information

Science and Technology

Happiness Co-Creation Society

Create new units

Invite world-class researchers to

top-level research groups

Institute of Innovative Research

Feedknow-how

Reflect research results in education

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Nature “Spotlight on Technology Universities in Japan”

“Only 35 minutes from UTokyo by train is the Tokyo Institute of Technology, known as Tokyo Tech — one of Japan's premier technology research institutes. Its claims to fame include Hideo Hosono's 2008 discovery of an iron-based low-temperature superconducting material, reported in Nature, that has been cited more than 1,000 times (see http://go.nature.com/2aHIFKj). Satoshi Matsuoka and colleagues at the Global Scientific Information and Computing Center, meanwhile, built a prototype supercomputer using an oil cooling system that was rated as the most energy efficient in the world.

Tokyo Tech has about 10,000 students, of which 1,200 are from overseas, spread across three campuses in the Tokyo area. About 70 foreign researchers as well as 190 visiting researchers from around the world were working at Tokyo Tech as of 2015.

“Building upon the institute's longstanding philosophy of monozukuri or technical ingenuity and innovation, Tokyo Tech continuously produces excellent research findings across a range of fields, including materials, environmental, information, electrical, and biological sciences,” says its president Yoshinao Mishima. “In 2016, we launched the World Research Hub Initiative within the Institute of Innovative Research, providing an environment where scientists of all nationalities can join together to engage in groundbreaking research. Diversity and cross-functional collaborations are actively promoted to establish a strong network spanning across laboratories and disciplines.”

Other new centres at Tokyo Tech include the Earth-Life Science Institute, set up in 2012 to better understand how the Earth was formed and how life arose, and the Genso Cube for the Materials Research Center for Element Strategy, launched in 2015 to create innovative materials from common, abundant substances such as pebbles and cement.“

September 1, 2016

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Research Units- Small team led by prominent scientists- Tasked with a specific mission in a cutting-edge field- Five-year term to deliver results

(Nature Advertisement Feature )

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Tokyo TechSupport

for

Research

One-stop

service

IndustryFaculty Members

Office of Industry LiaisonOffice of Industry Liaison

Research Strategy Office

(formation of basic policy and

strategies)

Research Strategy Office

(formation of basic policy and

strategies)

Projects

Strategic Research Alliance Program

Collaborative Research Several collaborative research themes implemented

ForumsMeeting between Tokyo Tech faculty members and

company researchers to search for new collaborative themes

Steering CommitteeTop management at company and Tokyo Tech

discuss alliance policy and plans

Working with Industry

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Collaborator Research Theme

NTT Communications Corp. Research on Information Distribution Platform System

Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. Smart Energy Network toward a Low Carbon Society

JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp. Low Carbon Emission Energy Systems

Mitsubishi Corporation Renewable Energy Utilization

NTT Facilities, Inc. Smart Energy Network in Next-generation Communities

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Research on the Architecture of Information PortalsFuture Internet Societies

Toshiba CorporationResearch on Integrated Solutions for Smart CityInfrastructure

PEZY Computing, K.K.Collaborative Research on 3D Ultrahigh-IntegratedExascale Systems

Oricon Energy Co., Ltd.Research on High Temperature Microwave Reaction Systems

Teikoku Databank, Ltd. Big Data Analysis and Mathematical Modeling of Business

Komatsu, Ltd.Research on Tribological Technologies in Construction andMining machinery

Hitachi, Ltd.Integration Control System of plural energies includingrenewable energy

Gurunabi, Inc. Research on Japanese traditional food and its branding

Industry Collaborators (As of Sep 2016)

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AlgeriaArgentinaAustraliaBangladeshBelarusBelgiumBrazil

Boznia and HerzegovinaCanadaChinaCosta RicaCzech RepublicDenmark

EgyptFranceGermanyHungaryIndiaIndonesiaIran

IsraelItalyJordanKoreaLaosMalaysiaMexico

NepalNetherlandsNorwayPakistanPhilippinesPolandRomania

RussiaSpainSri LankaSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwan

ThailandTurkeyUKUkraineUSAVietnam

Africa: 4

Europe: 50

Oceania: 3

East Asia: 93

Southeast Asia: 31

South Asia: 13

North America: 24

Central andSouth America: 4

Eastern Europe: 7

Middle East: 15

(As of July 2016)

Tokyo Tech Researchers from Around the World244 researchers from 50 countries

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Total: 1,223 (12.5%)

Asia

(1,040)

Europe

(77) North

America (18)

Middle and

South America

(32)Oceania

(3)

Middle East

and Africa

(53)

China 499

Thailand 118

Korea 111

Indonesia 104

Malaysia 51

United States 14

International Students

(As of May 1, 2015)

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