ACADEMICS & RESEARCH

Institutes at the Nakano Campus: Offering Integrated Undergraduate and Graduate Programs and Joining the Humanities and Sciences

[ Undergraduate Schools ]

School of Global Japanese Studies

The School of Global Japanese Studies develops people for the 21st century who can be active on the world stage as a result of their study of Japanese culture and social systems, their global perspective, and their communication skills. The School fosters in students a global perspective through study abroad programs and research on cultures and societies throughout the world. Students will enhance their skills in self-expression through intensive English or Japanese language courses. Meiji University is one of thirteen Japanese universities selected by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology for the “Global 30” Project for Establishing Core Universities for Internationalization. The School of Global Japanese Studies provides opportunities for international students to study with Japanese students a range of courses on popular culture and other aspects of “Cool Japan.”

*The School is currently located at Izumi Campus and will move to Nakano Campus in April 2013.

School of Global Japanese Studies

School of Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences (to be launched in April 2013)

The School of Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences, upholding the guiding principle of “creating and developing mathematical sciences that contribute to society and actively announcing findings,” aims to cultivate individuals who have sound common sense and can command advanced knowledge and skills of mathematics and information (computer) to be actively involved in today’s globalizing society. Such individuals will be able to identify their own tasks and investigate, analyze, and organize them. The school will engage in a new type of education which challenges mathematical and logical thought, from a comprehensive perspective not limited to natural sciences in order to handle complex contemporary issues.

*The School of Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences is in the conceptual stages. The school’s name and other plans may change. (As of May 2012)

[ Graduate Schools ]

Graduate School of Global Japanese Studies

The Graduate School of Global Japanese Studies is composed of the following nine research areas: Visual Culture, Pop Culture, Media and Content, Japanese Social Systems, Interculturalism and Education, Japanese Linguistics and Japanese Language Education, English Language Education, Intercultural Relations and Cultural Transformation, and Japanese Philosophy. It aims to train up educators, researchers, and other professionals who can play a wide range of roles in the international community with their understanding of the culture and social systems of both Japan and other countries.

*The Graduate School is currently located at the Izumi Campus and will move to the Nakano Campus in April 2013.

Graduate School of Global Japanese Studies




Program in Frontier Sciences and Innovation, Graduate School of Science and Technology

The Graduate Program in Frontier Sciences and Innovation embraces two fields of research: Safenology and Digital Content Studies. Safenology takes a multifaceted approach to problems surrounding safety and security in today’s society and seeks to create a vision of science and technology and social systems for the future. Digital Content Studies aims to support production, distribution, and reception of digital contents in today’s information society. Both fields bridge existing specializations and attempt to create new disciplines needed today.

*The Graduate Program is currently located at the Ikuta Campus and will move to the Nakano Campus in April 2013.

Graduate School of Advanced Mathematical Sciences

The Graduate School of Advanced Mathematical Sciences opened in 2011 as an educational institute to promote “Formation and Development of Mathematical Sciences Based on Modeling and Analysis,” a Meiji University project selected by MEXT as a fiscal 2008 Global COE (Center of Excellence) Program. The Graduate School aims to be a center for research and education that trains up and sends out capable professionals who can be active in the international community and respond to society’s needs through the application of advanced mathematical sciences. To achieve this goal, the Graduate School imparts expertise in the mathematical sciences and the ability to analyze the true nature of today’s increasingly sophisticated and complex society using mathematical sciences that focus on modeling and analysis and emphasize mathematics’ relationship to society.

*The Graduate School is currently located at the Ikuta Campus and will move to the Nakano Campus in April 2013.

Graduate School of Advanced Mathematical Sciences

International Program in Architecture and Urban Design, Graduate School of Science and Technology(to be launched in April 2013)

To address and resolve both global and local issues, there will be increasing demand in the future for talented professionals specialized in the fields of architecture and urban design who are equipped to work in international settings. This Program will feature lectures and studios mainly in English, and the graduates of this Master’s Program will be compliant with the UNESCO-UIA (International Union of Architects) Charter for Architectural Education. Thus, the Program will be well equipped to accept international students. We also plan to offer an overseas internship program and to accept credits for educational programs that Meiji University students take at our international partner institutions. In this way, we will train up specialists in architecture, urban design and management who are equipped with world-class specialized knowledge and considerable practical experience.

International Program in Architecture and Urban Design, Graduate School of Science and Technology

[ Research Institute ]

Meiji Institute for Advanced Study of Mathematical Sciences (MIMS)

The Meiji Institute for Advanced Study of Mathematical Sciences (MIMS) is the international hub for the Meiji University Global COE (Center of Excellence) Program “Formation and Development of Mathematical Sciences Based on Modeling and Analysis” and MIMS promotes activities related to the program. In line with the trends of competition and coordination that characterize globalization, MIMS also promotes substantive research exchange with partner research institutes overseas that have signed a memorandum or agreement. Moreover, MIMS has proposed to MEXT that it create a nationwide joint usage/research center in the mathematical sciences, and it is now engaging in further research to realize this goal. This would be the first joint usage/research center in this academic discipline to be located at a private university.

*MIMS is currently located at the Ikuta Campus and will move to the Nakano Campus in April 2013.

Meiji Institute for Advanced Study of Mathematical Sciences (MIMS)