NAGOYA UNIVERSITY About Nagoya University Achievements & Excellence Nagoya University has a history of about 150 years, 6 Nobel Prize recipients in this century. with its roots in a temporary medical school/hospital 115th in QS World University Rankings (2016-2017). established in 1871 and formally instuted as the last 26th in QS Asia University Rankings (2016-2017). Imperial University of Japan in 1939. Although modest Top 100 universies for 6 subjects: Engineering-Chem- in size compared to largest universies in Japan, ical; Agriculture & Forestry; Biological Sciences; Nagoya University has been pursuing steady develop- Chemistry; Materials Science; and Physics & Astrono- ment through creave research acvies fostered by a my (QS 2016). free and vibrant academic culture. For further strength- Gender equality globally selected as one of the 10 ening the research and Nagoya University is acvely HeforShe University IMPACT Champions by UN promong interacve human exchange to culvate Women. talented people and to develop an internaonal human network. Education & Research Members As of May 1, 2017 Nagoya University mainly consists of 9 Undergradu- Faculty 2,533 Students 16,387 ate Schools, 13 Graduate Schools, 3 Research Professors : 730 Undergraduate Students : 10,115 Instutes, 18 Research Centers, and others in the Associate Professors : 609 Graduate Students : 6,272 organizaonal structure. Lecturers : 277 incl. 1,805 Internaonal Students Assistant Professors : 733 (107 Countries / Regions). Undergraduate Schools Graduate Schools Research Associates : 3 Humanies Humanies Researchers : 181 Educaon Educaon and Human Development * Data include the number of Law Law staff under limited-me Economics Bioagricultural Sciences contracts. Informacs Economics Science Informacs Faculty-to-Graduate Student-to- Medicine Science Undergraduate Student Rao = 1 : 2.5 : 4 Engineering Medicine Agricultural Sciences Engineering : 6% : Internaonal Development Faculty 18%Graduate Undergraduate Mathemacs Students Students Environmental Studies Pharmaceucal Sciences World-Class Research Excellence - Nobel Laureates - 33% 8% Since entering the 21st century, 16 Japanese researchers have received the Nobel Prize. Among these presƟgious researchers, six are graduates of or have been affiliated with Nagoya University as faculty members during their careers. This number of Laureates is the highest in Japan in this century. Dr. Osamu Shimomura Dr. Ryoji Noyori Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2001) Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2008) for the work on chirally catalyzed hydrogenaon reaconsns for the discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein, GFP 5% DDr.r. MakotoM Kobayashi & Dr. Toshihide Maskawaa Dr. Isamu Akasaki & Dr. Hiroshi Amano Nobel Prize in Physics (2008) Nobel Prize in Physics (2014) for the discovery of the origin of the broken for their pioneering efforts on the symmetry which predicts the existence of at blue light-eming diode, LED least three families of quarks in nature Reference : Nagoya University Profile hp://en.nagoya-u.ac.jp/about_nu/publicaon/profile/index.html Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM) Support for Asian Development ITbM is a WPI research center, whose goal is to create In contrast to Japan’s greying workforce and declining “transformave bio-molecules”, molecules that change the birthrate, the populaons and economies of other Asian way we live. Through the dynamic collaboraon between naons connue to grow. For over two decades, Nagoya synthec chemistry and animal/plant biology, ITbM aims to University has supported many countries in the region. It has create a new area of research that will address urgent issues been most acve in the following four areas: on the environment and food producon. i) Legal and judicial systems (CALE: Center for Asian Legal * WPI: World Premier Internaonal Research Center Iniave, the Exchange); flagship project of the Japanese Ministry of Educaon, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) ii) Healthcare Administraon (YLP: Young Leaders Program in Healthcare Administraon at the Graduate School of Medi- cine); iii) Agricultural Science (Gradu- ate School of Agriculture); and iv) Polical, economic and educaonal development (Graduate School of Interna- Uzbekistan Satellite Campus onal Development). Opening Ceremony Women’s Empowerment The Development of Joint Degree Program Nagoya University sets minimum quotas for women Internaonal collaborave research raises the standards of researchers in our Young Leaders Culvaon (YLC) program. partner instuons and helps train Ph.D. students who will We also have made it a priority to hire more women go on to play important roles internaonally. Nagoya Univer- sciensts (Nagoya University Women PI Sciensts). To sity has promoted internaonalizaon of our graduate support faculty and staff with families, Nagoya University schools through the JSPS Core-to-Core Program, the offers a daycare center and provides aerschool care. The Japanese-German Graduate Externship, the Campus Asia United Naons Enty for Gender Equality and the Empower- Program, and internaonal research networks built by our ment of Women (UN Women) recognized these efforts by faculty members. Through this selecng Nagoya University in 2015 as one of only ten experience, we introduced universies in the world, and the only one in Japan, for the three Joint Degree Programs HeForShe campaign. (JDPs) in close partnership with leading universies overseas. Establishing a JDP is complicat- ed because the Ministry of Educaon, Sports, Science and Technology must authorize it. The University of Edinburgh Nagoya University Matsuo Initiatives for Reform, Autonomy and Innovation 2020 EducaƟon Research By promong a world-class educaon, we Inspired by our Nobel laureates, we are aim to foster courageous intellectual leaders commied to the creaon & discovery of that can contribute to human well-being. knowledge through research. We are changing the relaonship between NU MIRAI Nagoya University and secondary schools. 2020 InternaƟonal University-Industry CollaboraƟon We are developing a university that aracts As a core university located in one of the the best students, faculty & staff from world’s most dynamic industrial clusters, we around the world & contributes to creang conduct research and pursue innovaon that a more sustainable society. In parcular, we contributes to value creaon for beerment seek to work closely with countries in Asia. of society..