The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI (総合研究大学院大学, Sōgō kenkyū daigakuin daigaku) is one of the national universities of Japan, headquartered in Shonan Village (湘南国際村) in the town of Hayama in Kanagawa Prefecture. Sōkendai (総研大), as it is generally called in its abbreviated form, was established in 1988, with Dr. Saburo Nagakura as its president. SOKENDAI is the first national university in Japan having offered exclusively graduate programs. Graduate students are trained at affiliated research institutes distributed around Japan and the world. It has both five-year doctoral programs for students with a bachelor's degree and three-year programs for those with a master's degree.[1]
The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI
SOKENDAI is a National Graduate University of Japan, conforming to the guidelines stipulated under the provisions of Japan's National University Corporation Act. The National Graduate Universities' objective is to anticipate the future, nurture specialized researchers with broader visions, and contribute to the public benefit.
Schoolsedit
SOKENDAI operates as a distributed research university that cooperates with research institutes throughout Japan. Administration and general courses are provided by SOKENDAI headquarters at the Hayama campus. Specialized courses and research activities are conducted at the host research institutes, including 16 research institutes working under four inter-university research institute corporations, the National Institute of Multimedia Education, and the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science. There are six schools, each offering specialization research programs in collaboration with the research institutes. The six schools include:[2]
Cultural and Social Studies
Physical Sciences
High-Energy Accelerator Science
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Life Science
Advanced Sciences
Rankingsedit
The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI has been ranked highly amongst global universities by the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR), placed 598th in the world (top 2.2%) in 2017. [3] It has also been ranked highly amongst Japanese research universities by U.S. News & World Report, placed 16th in Japan in 2022 based on research strength indicators. [4]
Locationedit
SOKENDAI main campus is located at Shonan-Kokusai-Mura(Shonan Village), Hayama Town, Miura District, Kanagawa Prefecture, 240-0193 Japan.
Each of its distributed schools campus is located at the host institutes.
Hayama, (Kanagawa Prefecture) - Research Center for Integrative Evolutionary Science, Graduate University for Advanced Studies head office
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The Graduate University for Advanced Studies SOKENDAI 総合研究大学院大学 Sōgō kenkyu daigakuin daigaku is one of the national universities of Japan headquartered in Shonan Village 湘南国際村 in the town of Hayama in Kanagawa Prefecture Sōkendai 総研大 as it is generally called in its abbreviated form was established in 1988 with Dr Saburo Nagakura as its president SOKENDAI is the first national university in Japan having offered exclusively graduate programs Graduate students are trained at affiliated research institutes distributed around Japan and the world It has both five year doctoral programs for students with a bachelor s degree and three year programs for those with a master s degree 1 The Graduate University for Advanced Studies SOKENDAI総合研究大学院大学TypePublic National Established1988PresidentMariko HasegawaAcademic staff1138 academic 42 supports As of May 1 2020 UndergraduatesNonePostgraduates543 As of May 1 2020 LocationHayama Kanagawa JapanLanguageJapanese EnglishWebsitehttps www soken ac jp en Contents 1 Objective 2 Schools 3 Rankings 4 Location 5 ReferencesObjective editSOKENDAI is a National Graduate University of Japan conforming to the guidelines stipulated under the provisions of Japan s National University Corporation Act The National Graduate Universities objective is to anticipate the future nurture specialized researchers with broader visions and contribute to the public benefit Schools editSOKENDAI operates as a distributed research university that cooperates with research institutes throughout Japan Administration and general courses are provided by SOKENDAI headquarters at the Hayama campus Specialized courses and research activities are conducted at the host research institutes including 16 research institutes working under four inter university research institute corporations the National Institute of Multimedia Education and the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science There are six schools each offering specialization research programs in collaboration with the research institutes The six schools include 2 Cultural and Social Studies Physical Sciences High Energy Accelerator Science Multidisciplinary Sciences Life Science Advanced SciencesRankings editThe Graduate University for Advanced Studies SOKENDAI has been ranked highly amongst global universities by the Center for World University Rankings CWUR placed 598th in the world top 2 2 in 2017 3 It has also been ranked highly amongst Japanese research universities by U S News amp World Report placed 16th in Japan in 2022 based on research strength indicators 4 Location editSOKENDAI main campus is located at Shonan Kokusai Mura Shonan Village Hayama Town Miura District Kanagawa Prefecture 240 0193 Japan Each of its distributed schools campus is located at the host institutes Hayama Kanagawa Prefecture Research Center for Integrative Evolutionary Science Graduate University for Advanced Studies head office Suita Osaka Prefecture National Museum of Ethnology Katsurazaka Kyoto City Kyoto Prefecture International Research Center for Japanese Studies Kamigamo Kyoto City Kyoto Prefecture Research Institute for Humanity and Nature Toki Gifu Prefecture National Institute for Fusion Science Okazaki Aichi Prefecture Institute for Molecular Science National Institute for Basic Biology National Institute for Physiological Sciences Mishima Shizuoka Prefecture National Institute of Genetics Sagamihara Kanagawa Prefecture Institute of Space and Astronautical Science Tachikawa Tokyo Metropolis National Institute of Japanese Literature National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics National Institute of Polar Research Mitaka Tokyo Metropolis National Astronomical Observatory of Japan Chiyoda Tokyo Metropolis National Institute of Informatics Sakura Chiba Prefecture National Museum of Japanese History Tsukuba Ibaraki Prefecture High Energy Accelerator Research Organization Tokai Ibaraki Prefecture High Energy Accelerator Research Organization Mizusawa Ōshu City Iwate Prefecture National Astronomical Observatory of Japan Nobeyama Minamimaki Village Nagano Prefecture National Astronomical Observatory of Japan Hawaii United States of America National Astronomical Observatory of Japan Atacama Desert Republic of Chile National Astronomical Observatory of Japan Showa Station Antarctica National Institute of Polar ResearchReferences edit Admissions SOKENDAI official website Academics SOKENDAI official website Graduate University for Advanced Studies SOKENDAI Ranking CWUR 2017 Retrieved 26 April 2021 Graduate University for Advanced Studies SOKENDAI Ranking U S News amp World Report 2022 Retrieved 9 May 2022 35 15 40 N 139 36 30 E 35 2611 N 139 6084 E 35 2611 139 6084 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Graduate University for Advanced Studies amp oldid 1186282891, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
