Message from the Dean

Message from the Dean

Nagoya University strives to be a world-leading research university, and we, the School of Science/Graduate School of Science, are one of its major schools. Our schools are widely recognized as leading international centers for advanced research and education in the natural and mathematical sciences. This recognition is based on both the large number of outstanding research accomplishments and the talented individuals in science and technology that the schools have produced. We are particularly proud of our four Nobel laureates, Prof. Noyori, Prof. Kobayashi, Prof. Maskawa, and Prof. Shimomura. The School of Science/Graduate School of Science plays a central role in the Nagoya University Institute for Advanced Studies (NAIAS), which oversees the Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM), the Kobayashi-Maskawa Institute for the Origin of Particles and the Universe (KMI), and the Institute for Advanced Research (IAR), as well as the Research Center for Materials Science (RCMS) and the Integrated Research Consortium on Chemical Sciences (IRCCS). In order to cover a wide range of research and educational topics in modern sciences, we also work closely with various research centers and organizations within Nagoya University, such as the Graduate School of Mathematics, the Graduate School of Environmental Studies, the Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research (ISEE), and the Institute for Glyco-core Research.

The School of Science consists of five departments: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biological Science, and Earth and Planetary Sciences. The School admits approximately 270 freshmen each year. Based on the philosophy of late specialization, students receive a liberal arts education in their first year. Then, beginning in their second year, students learn the fundamental knowledge and skills of each discipline in one of the five departments. In 2022, the Graduate School of Science has been reorganized, and the former three divisions (Particle and Astrophysical Science, Materials Science, Biological Science) are now combined into one unified division, the Division of Natural Science. An environment conducive to interdisciplinary research has been created through 14 cutting-edge research courses and a flexible multi-instructional system. In addition to the programs in the Division of Natural Science, the International Collaborative Program in Science between the University of Edinburgh and Nagoya University which was launched in 2016, allows students to earn a joint Ph.D. jointly awarded by the two universities. In total, we enroll approximately 188 master’s students and 72 Ph.D. students in the Graduate School of Science each year. Both the School of Science and the Graduate School of Science actively contribute to the G30 program of Nagoya University, which provides a global education for international students.

We at the School of Science/Graduate School of Science are confident in our excellent students, as well as our advanced research/teaching facilities and remarkable administrative/support staff. We are also proud of the free and vibrant academic culture of Nagoya University, which allows for free and open discussion among students and faculty members and leads to cutting-edge research achievements. Our alumni, who have engaged in such research and educational activities, play active roles in a wide variety of fields in our society as scientific researchers, educators, and industrialists, to name a few.

We warmly invite you to study in the free and vibrant culture of the School of Science/Graduate School of Science at Nagoya University, and hope that you will join us in our mission to reveal the laws of nature that govern our world.