Overview

Message from the Dean

We, the Graduate School of Science and Engineering at Soka University, aim to contribute to society by fostering human resources with highly specialized knowledge and skills in various fields of science and engineering. Faculty members in the Graduate School and graduate students in the Master's and Doctoral programs work together to develop theoretical and practical research and publish the results, thereby contributing to academic development.

It is well known that today, technologies such as AI are advancing rapidly. Against this backdrop of the times, we need to respond quickly to changes and push forward with more advanced research.

This requires a multifaceted approach that includes interdisciplinary research, international exchange, and industry-academia collaboration. Our goal is to incorporate these approaches and conduct research that contributes to addressing various social issues that are becoming increasingly serious.

The Graduate School has three majors corresponding to three important keywords of modern society: information Systems Science, Biosciences, and Environmental Engineering for Symbiosis. Each major is staffed by outstanding faculty members, and students receive highly specialized instruction while acquiring advanced research and development skills. We also collaborate with the Institute of Plankton Engineering and the Glycan and Life Systems Integration Center.

The mission of the Graduate School of Science and Engineering at Soka University is to contribute to society by training the next generation of researchers. We hope that you will continue to support and cooperate with our faculty and students as they work together to conduct advanced research and education.

IDA Junichi
Appointed from April 2023

History

The Graduate School of Science and Engineering (former Graduate School of Engineering) began its involvement in advanced research and education in the fields of information systems science and bioengineering in April 1995. This started with the establishment of two master’s degree programs for the university’s Information Systems Science department and its Bioengineering department, and then with doctoral programs from April 1997.

As the world entered the 21st century, demands towards the sustainability of economic activities rose. Education and research regarding the interdependence of the natural environment, cities and humans, in other words, Environmental Symbiosis became more and more necessary.

In response to this, in 2007, master and doctoral programs in Environmental Engineering for Symbiosis were established at the Graduate School of Engineering. The university will strive to promote lecture classes such as the “Humanistic Education for the International Community” lecture, and to offer internationally appealing graduate school education.

Along with this, since 2007, the name of the Bioengineering department was changed to the Bioinformatics department.

From April 2020, the Bioinformatics Engineering department will be succeeded by a new Biosciences department. Furthermore, the Graduate School of Engineering will become the Graduate School of Science and Engineering. 

Currently, the Graduate School of Science and Engineering has 39 professors and 167 students (44 doctoral program students), which are actively conducting research activities in their related fields. The university constantly welcomes researchers from abroad and encourages joint researches with international laboratories and educational institutions. At the same time, the university conducts joint researches with private corporations in Japan and overseas and has established a framework of a graduate school that is open to society. Thus, becoming a graduate school that welcomes students from various companies and allows working individuals to participate in cutting-edge research activities.

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Educational Goals and Three Policies

The educational goals and three policies for the Graduate School of Science and Engineering will be introduced.

Research Guided Schedule and Thesis Review Criteria

The research guided schedule and thesis review criteria for each major are introduced.

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