About NII
Graduate Education Activities
NII provides graduate education under the three main forms described below, in its efforts to train leading researchers capable of combining a broad view with advanced specialization. Students develop the ability to address challenges by capitalizing on NII's unique strengths, including comprehensive informatics research systems and a practical environment in which theoretical research and practical development are combined.
- Participation in SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies)
- Cooperation with graduate universities
- Special collaboration with research students
Department of Informatics, SOKENDAI
NII joined SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies) and established the Department of Informatics to provide graduate education (5-year and 3year Ph.D. programs).The National Institute of Informatics in its role as the Department of Informatics in Sokendai undertakes the role of training and teaching at the NII in Chiyoda-ku, which is in central Tokyo.
- Department of Informatics, SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies)
- SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies)
Cooperation with Graduate Universities
NII actively cooperates with the graduate university of Tokyo and Tokyo Institute of Technology and also accepts graduate students from these institutions for additional instruction.
- Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
- Graduate School of Information Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Graduate School of Science & Engineering, Waseda University
Special Collaboration with Research Students
NII accepts students from other universities as research students in special collaborative projects, fostering both research and education.