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Dean's Message

  The Graduate School of Science and Technology of Niigata University conducts a high-level education based on state-of-art researches in a broad range of academic disciplines in science, engineering, and agriculture covering mathematics, physics, chemistry, materials science, mechanical engineering, electronics, information engineering, architecture, civil engineering, life science, bioresources, food science, forestry, earth science, environmental science, etc. The school consists of 20 courses corresponding to individual fields, which are organized as five major programs, Fundamental Sciences, Advanced Materials Science and Technology, Electrical and Information Engineering, Life and Food Sciences, and Environmental Science and Technology. The school offers also distinctive educational programs for interdisciplinary and newly-developing fields, such as “Agriculture and Food Specialist Training Program”, “Education Program for Next Generation Solar Hydrogen Energy System” and “Global Human Resource Development Program”, etc. We also offer a special course work on “Sakeology”, in which students can develop expertise in various academic aspects of Japanese sake breweries, the world-famous local industry in Niigata.
  Students who complete the first two-year term and the second three-year term of the program will be awarded a master’s degree and a doctoral degree, respectively, in Science, Engineering, Agriculture, or Philosophy depending on the major field of education and research.
  We encourage graduate students to study abroad, and at the same time we welcome international students. In the Doctoral Program, we implement the Double Degree Program in cooperation with various universities in Asia. Students study in two universities and obtain two degrees through this program. We also offer a carrier path education, including Internship for Doctoral Students, so that students can succeed in various fields in society after completing graduate studies. Furthermore, we welcome working adult students who wish to study in the Graduate School for lifelong education or improvement of research skills.
  Graduates of our programs are expected to contribute greatly to regional and global development in various fields with their high skills and specialty.

Dean, Graduate School of Science and Technology
Professor MATSUO Masayuki