Tokyo Tech: An Institute of Continuing Innovation

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1 Tokyo Tech: An Institute of Continuing Innovation Yoshinao Mishima President Tokyo Institute of Technology September 12, 2016

Uppsala University Tokyo Tech Joint Symposiums 1st Symposium 2nd Symposium 3rd Symposium September

Members: 27 from UU, 30 from TT September 12-13, 2016, @Tokyo Tech Members: 35 from UU, 40 from TT

Environment & Energy Technology Energy Technology Physics & Nuclear Science & Technology Materials

2 Uppsala University Tokyo Tech Joint Symposiums 1st Symposium 2nd Symposium 3rd Symposium September 16-17, University Members: 20 from UU, 19 from TT November 16-17, Tech Members: 27 from UU, 30 from TT September 12-13, Tech Members: 35 from UU, 40 from TT Breakout Sessions (4) Breakout Sessions (6) Breakout Sessions (8) Electronics & Materials Science Environment & Energy Technology Energy Technology Physics & Nuclear Science & Technology Materials Science Materials Science Life Science & Biotechnology Environment & Energy Analysis Energy Systems and Analysis Energy and Env. Technology & Analysis Entrepreneurship & Innovation Entrepreneurship & Innovation Game Design and Human Interfaces Mathematics Serious Games and Human Interfaces Mathematics Applied and Nuclear Physics Digitization 2

3 Location Ookayama Campus Tamachi Campus Tokyo Japan Suzukakedai Campus Tokyo Kanagawa Haneda Airport Narita Airport Chiba 3

Technology Department of Electric Engineering (1941) 2004 Reestablished as an independent administrative institution under the name

4 135 Years of Technical Ingenuity 1881 Founded as Tokyo Vocational School by the Japanese Government To produce engineers with a high level of expertise To revitalize Japan through the promotion of technology 1929 Elevated to a degree conferring university as Tokyo Institute of Technology Department of Electric Engineering (1941) 2004 Reestablished as an independent administrative institution under the name National University Corporation Tokyo Institute of Technology Present The top science & technology university in Japan TSUBAME Supercomputer (2010-) 4

5 Organization and Members Organization School of Science School of Engineering School of Materials and Chemical Technology School of Computing School of Life Science and Technology School of Environment and Society Institute for Liberal Arts Institute of Innovative Research Members Graduate Students 5,100 International 860 Undergraduate 4,700 International 190 Faculty 1,130 Administrative Staff 590 (FY 2015) 5

Sciences Chemistry and Materials Electronics and Information

6 Research Areas (of the 1130 Faculty Members) Environment and Society Physics, Mathematics, and Earth and Planetary Sciences Chemistry and Materials Electronics and Information Technology Bioscience and Biotechnology Mechanics and Architecture 6

Research Areas and Rankings QS 2016 Overall: #56 (3rd in Japan) Times Higher Education 2015 Overall: #200-250

Physics & Astronomy QS #25 Earth & Marine Sciences QS #51-100 Statistics & Operational Research QS #51-100

Planetary Sciences Engineering - Electrical & Electronic QS #19 Electronics and Information Technology Computer

Materials Engineering - Chemical QS #23 Bioscience and Biotechnology Biological Sciences QS #51-100 Engineering

7 Research Areas and Rankings QS 2016 Overall: #56 (3rd in Japan) Times Higher Education 2015 Overall: # Engineering and Technology: #57 (4th in Japan) Global Employability: #26 (2nd in Japan) Mathematics QS # Physics & Astronomy QS #25 Earth & Marine Sciences QS # Statistics & Operational Research QS # Environmental Sciences QS # Environment and Society Chemistry QS #21 Physics, Mathematics, and Earth and Planetary Sciences Engineering - Electrical & Electronic QS #19 Electronics and Information Technology Computer Science & Information Systems QS # Mechanics and Architecture Materials Science QS #24 Chemistry and Materials Engineering - Chemical QS #23 Bioscience and Biotechnology Biological Sciences QS # Engineering - Civil & Structural QS #38 Engineering Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing QS #32 Engineering Minerals and Mining QS #

Awards Hideki Shirakawa Chemical Engineering

Ohsumi Honorary Professor 2016 Paul Janssen Award

basis of autophagy 2015 Canada Gairdner Award 2015

Professor 2015 Order of Culture 2014 Japan Prize

Franklin Medal Hideo Hosono Professor 2016 Ceramics

of inorganic electronic materials 2015 Imperial

8 Awards Hideki Shirakawa Chemical Engineering Doctorate 2000 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Yoshinori Ohsumi Honorary Professor 2016 Paul Janssen Award for pioneering discoveries concerning the molecular basis of autophagy 2015 Canada Gairdner Award 2015 Person of Cultural Merit Yasuharu Suematsu Honorary Professor 2015 Order of Culture 2014 Japan Prize Kenichi Iga Professor Emeritus 2013 Benjamin Franklin Medal Hideo Hosono Professor 2016 Ceramics Grand Prize for research on creation and application of inorganic electronic materials 2015 Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize 2015 JST Intellectual Property Special Contribution Award 8

9 Japanese Government's 5 th Science and Technology Basic Plan Five-year plan in accordance with the Science and Technology Basic Law in order to promote science and technology in Japan The 5th Basic Plan (FY2016 to FY2020) is focused on enhancing science, technology and innovation measures. Four Pillars 1. Acting to create new value for the development of future industry and social transformation 2. Addressing economic and social challenges 3. Reinforcing the fundamentals of Science, Technology and Innovation 4. Establishing a systemic virtuous cycle of human resources, knowledge, and capital for innovation January 22, 2016 Council for Science Technology, and Innovation (Chair, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe) 9

10 Tokyo Tech Strategy (FY 2016 FY 2021) Education - Provide students with knowledge in science and technology and competence to lead global industry - Facilitate students seamless transition between programs through our six new schools and the Institute for Liberal Arts Research - Create novel research fields and new value - Attract international talent for joint cross-cutting research - Apply findings to promote industrial development Diversity - Partner with world-leading universities through science and technology - Execute exchanges with talented international researchers and students Outreach - Contribute to community through science and technology - Anticipate changes in society and respond appropriately 10

11 3 Types of Reform Implemented in April 2016 Education Reform Research Reform Governance Reform 11

12 Education Reform Enable - Provide seamless transition with joint undergraduate and graduate schools - Revitalize curricula and lectures - Enable easy credit transfer with tuned curricula Innovate - Support students goals and interests through new curricula - Increase depth of course content - Improve evaluation and completion processes Diversify - Attract talented individuals with outstanding education system - Engage students from overseas and encourage participation abroad 12

13 Education System at Tokyo Tech Old System Undergraduate 3 Schools 23 Departments School of Science School of Engineering School of Bioscience and Biotechnology Discontinuity in curricula Graduate 6 Schools 45 Departments Science Engineering New System 6 Schools, 19 Departments Mathematics / Physics / Chemistry / Earth and Planetary Sciences Mechanical Engineering Systems and Control Engineering Electrical and Electronic Engineering Information and Communications Eng. Industrial Engineering and Economics Graduate School of Science and Engineering Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering Graduate School of Information Science and Engineering Graduate School of Decision Science and Technology Graduation School of Innovation Management Materials and Chemical Technology Computing Life Science and Technology Environment and Society Materials Science and Engineering Chemical Science and Engineering Mathematical and Computing Science Computer Science Life Science and Technology Architecture and Building Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering Social and Human Sciences / Innovation Science Technology and Innovation Management* Institute for Liberal Arts *Professional master s degree program 13

Revitalized Curriculum Old Curriculum New Curriculum [School Year] [Course Numbering] Doctoral 3rd year 2nd year 1st year Doctoral Thesis Research Doctoral Major Courses 600-699 Doctoral Thesis

Major Courses Students can take both bachelor s (200-399) and master s (400-599) courses Bachelor s 4th year Undergraduate Major Courses 350-449 300-349 Undergraduate Major Courses 100-level courses

14 Revitalized Curriculum Old Curriculum New Curriculum [School Year] [Course Numbering] Doctoral 3rd year 2nd year 1st year Doctoral Thesis Research Doctoral Major Courses Doctoral Thesis Research Doctoral Major Courses Graduate courses are provided in English Master s 2nd year 1st year Master s Thesis Research Master s Major Courses Master s Thesis Research Master s Major Courses Students can take both bachelor s ( ) and master s ( ) courses Bachelor s 4th year Undergraduate Major Courses Undergraduate Major Courses 100-level courses such as math, physics, and chemistry are set as general Institute requirements 3rd year 2nd year 1st year Liberal Arts Courses Liberal Arts Courses More in-depth liberal arts education 14

15 Research Reform Flexible infrastructure - Generate novel research fields and findings that contribute to society through the Institute of Innovative Research - Create state-of-the-art research facilities that attract international researchers Enhanced governance - Strengthen research management system to increase number and quality of findings - Implement flexible personnel system to diversify faculty and promote competitive research Supportive environment - Provide faculty with productive environment - Increase acquisition of research funds - Strengthen cooperation and promote sharing of facilities and expertise 15

16 Institute of Innovative Research Established April 1, 2016 Schools Collaboration Create new units Reflect research results in education Research Units Cell Biology Unit Global Hydrogen Energy Unit Advanced Data Analysis and Modeling Unit Advanced Computational Drug Discovery Unit Hybrid Materials Unit Biointerfaces Unit Supra-Integrated Materials Unit Innovative Heterogeneous Catalysis Unit Advanced Nuclear Fuel Cycle Unit Clean Environment Unit Tokyo Tech World Research Hub Initiative (WRHI) Invite world-class researchers to top-level research groups Form large-scale research groups with global industries and research institutes Feed know-how Research Laboratories and Centers Laboratory for Materials and Structures Laboratory for Future Interdisciplinary Research of Science and Technology Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science Laboratory for Advanced Nuclear Energy Research International Research Center of Advanced Energy Systems for Sustainability Advanced Research Center for Social Information Science and Technology Strategic Research Hubs Earth-Life Science Institute Materials Research Center for Element Strategy Happiness Co- Creation Society 16

Nature Spotlight on Technology Universities in Japan Only 35 minutes from UTokyo by train is the Tokyo Institute of Technology, known as Tokyo Tech one of Japan's premier technology research

17 Nature Spotlight on Technology Universities in Japan Only 35 minutes from UTokyo by train is the Tokyo Institute of Technology, known as Tokyo Tech one of Japan's premier technology research institutes. Its claims to fame include Hideo Hosono's 2008 discovery of an iron-based low-temperature superconducting material, reported in Nature, that has been cited more than 1,000 times (see Satoshi Matsuoka and colleagues at the Global Scientific Information and Computing Center, meanwhile, built a prototype supercomputer using an oil cooling system that was rated as the most energy efficient in the world. Tokyo Tech has about 10,000 students, of which 1,200 are from overseas, spread across three campuses in the Tokyo area. About 70 foreign researchers as well as 190 visiting researchers from around the world were working at Tokyo Tech as of September 1, 2016 Building upon the institute's longstanding philosophy of monozukuri or technical ingenuity and innovation, Tokyo Tech continuously produces excellent research findings across a range of fields, including materials, environmental, information, electrical, and biological sciences, says its president Yoshinao Mishima. In 2016, we launched the World Research Hub Initiative within the Institute of Innovative Research, providing an environment where scientists of all nationalities can join together to engage in groundbreaking research. Diversity and cross-functional collaborations are actively promoted to establish a strong network spanning across laboratories and disciplines. Other new centres at Tokyo Tech include the Earth-Life Science Institute, set up in 2012 to better understand how the Earth was formed and how life arose, and the Genso Cube for the Materials Research Center for Element Strategy, launched in 2015 to create innovative materials from common, abundant substances such as pebbles and cement. 17

18 Research Units - Small team led by prominent scientists - Tasked with a specific mission in a cutting-edge field - Five-year term to deliver results (Nature Advertisement Feature ) 18

Committee Top management at company and Tokyo Tech discuss alliance policy and plans Forums Meeting between Tokyo Tech faculty

19 Working with Industry Tokyo Tech Faculty Members Projects Support for Research Research Strategy Office (formation of basic policy and strategies) Office of Industry Liaison One-stop service Industry Strategic Research Alliance Program Steering Committee Top management at company and Tokyo Tech discuss alliance policy and plans Forums Meeting between Tokyo Tech faculty members and company researchers to search for new collaborative themes Collaborative Research Several collaborative research themes implemented 19

20 Industry Collaborators (As of Sep 2016) Collaborator NTT Communications Corp. Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. Research Theme Research on Information Distribution Platform System Smart Energy Network toward a Low Carbon Society JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp. Low Carbon Emission Energy Systems Mitsubishi Corporation NTT Facilities, Inc. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Toshiba Corporation PEZY Computing, K.K. Oricon Energy Co., Ltd. Teikoku Databank, Ltd. Komatsu, Ltd. Hitachi, Ltd. Gurunabi, Inc. Renewable Energy Utilization Smart Energy Network in Next-generation Communities Research on the Architecture of Information Portals Future Internet Societies Research on Integrated Solutions for Smart City Infrastructure Collaborative Research on 3D Ultrahigh-Integrated Exascale Systems Research on High Temperature Microwave Reaction Systems Big Data Analysis and Mathematical Modeling of Business Research on Tribological Technologies in Construction and Mining machinery Integration Control System of plural energies including renewable energy Research on Japanese traditional food and its branding 20

Tokyo Tech Researchers from Around the World 244 researchers from 50 countries Europe: 50 Eastern Europe: 7 North America: 24 Middle East: 15 East Asia: 93 Central and South America: 4 Africa: 4

21 Tokyo Tech Researchers from Around the World 244 researchers from 50 countries Europe: 50 Eastern Europe: 7 North America: 24 Middle East: 15 East Asia: 93 Central and South America: 4 Africa: 4 South Asia: 13 Southeast Asia: 31 Oceania: 3 Algeria Argentina Australia Bangladesh Belarus Belgium Brazil Boznia and Herzegovina Canada China Costa Rica Czech Republic Denmark Egypt France Germany Hungary India Indonesia Iran Israel Italy Jordan Korea Laos Malaysia Mexico Nepal Netherlands Norway Pakistan Philippines Poland Romania Russia Spain Sri Lanka Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Thailand Turkey UK Ukraine USA Vietnam (As of July 2016) 21

Indonesia 104 Malaysia 51 United States 14 (1,040) Oceania (3)

22 International Students Europe (77) North Asia America (18) Middle East and Africa (53) China 499 Thailand 118 Korea 111 Indonesia 104 Malaysia 51 United States 14 (1,040) Oceania (3) Middle and South America (32) Total: 1,223 (12.5%) (As of May 1, 2015) 22

23 Thank You

Table of Contents Executive Summary 29

Contents Table of Contents Executive Summary 29 Section 1: Introduction 33 Section 2: World 37 2.1.1. Main consumers 37 2.1.2. Main producers 2015 and 2016 39 2.1.3. Main importers 2015 and 2016 40 2.1.4.