is a postgraduate university in Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

, established in 1990.
JAIST was established in the centre of Ishikawa Science Park (ISP). It is located in the south of Kanazawa

Kanazawa, Ishikawa

is the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.-Geography, climate, and population:Kanazawa sits on the Sea of Japan, bordered by the Japan Alps, Hakusan National Park and Noto Peninsula National Park. The city sits between the Sai and Asano rivers. Its total area is 467.77 km².Kanazawa's...

 City. JAIST has various programs of advanced research and development in science and technology. This University has several satellite campuses: Tamachi Campus in Minato, Tokyo

Minato, Tokyo

is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 1 March 2008, it had an official population of 217,335 and a population density of 10,865 persons per km². The total area is 20.34 km².Minato hosts 49 embassies...

, open course in Information Technology

Information technology

Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...

 and Management of Technology (MOT), and satellite lectures in Kanazawa City and Toyama City.

In The 21st Century Center Of Excellence Program, JAIST has granted 2 programs by JSPS.One program is the (2003), and the other program is (2004).

History

• 1989 A committee was organized at Tokyo Institute of Technology
  Tokyo Institute of Technology
  The Tokyo Institute of Technology is a public research university located in Greater Tokyo Area, Japan. Tokyo Tech is the largest institution for higher education in Japan dedicated to science and technology. Tokyo Tech enrolled 4,850 undergaraduates and 5006 graduate students for 2009-2010...
  
   for foundation of a research-intensive university in Ishikawa Prefecture
  Ishikawa Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island. The capital is Kanazawa.- History :Ishikawa was formed from the merger of Kaga Province and the smaller Noto Province.- Geography :Ishikawa is on the Sea of Japan coast...
  
   (Hokuriku region
  Hokuriku region
  The is located in the northwestern part of Honshū, the main island of Japan. It lies along the Sea of Japan within the Chūbu region. It is almost equivalent to Koshi Province and Hokurikudō area in pre-modern Japan....
  
  ).
• 1990 JAIST was founded in Japan as Japan's first postgraduate university without undergraduate faculty. Graduate School of Information Science
  Information science
  -Introduction:Information science is an interdisciplinary science primarily concerned with the analysis, collection, classification, manipulation, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information...
  
   was organized. The Institute Library was constructed.
• 1991 Graduate School of Materials Science
  Materials science
  Materials science is an interdisciplinary field applying the properties of matter to various areas of science and engineering. This scientific field investigates the relationship between the structure of materials at atomic or molecular scales and their macroscopic properties. It incorporates...
  
   was organized. The Center for Information Science was established.
• 1992 The Center for New Materials was established.
• 1993 The Center for Research and Investigation of Advanced Science and Technology was established.
• 1994 The Health Care Center was established.
• 1996 The Institute Library opens. Graduate School of Knowledge Science was organized.
• 1998 The Center for Knowledge Science was established.
• 2001 The Research Center for Remote Learning was established. The Internet Research Center was established.
• 2002 The Center for Nano Materials and Technology was established, as the result of reorganization of the Center for New Materials. The Venture Business Laboratory was established.
• 2003 The IP (Intellectual Property) Operation Center was established. The Center for Strategic Development of Science and Technology was established.
• 2004 JAIST was incorporated as a National University Corporation. The Research Center for Trustworthy e-Society was established.
• 2005 JAIST held the 15th anniversary ceremony.
• 2007 The Research Center for Integrated Science was established. The Center for Highly Dependable Embedded System Technology was established.

Research departments

• Graduate School of Information Science
  • Department of Information Science

• Graduate School of Materials Science
  • Department of Materials Science

• Graduate School of Knowledge Science
  • Department of Knowledge Science

All school have M.S.

Master of Science

A Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...

 and Ph.D.

Ph.D.

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 programs. The M.S. program's standard term is 2 years and the Ph.D. program's standard term is 3 years.

Location

• 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi
  Nomi, Ishikawa
  is a city located in Ishikawa, Japan.As of January 1, 2005 population data, the city has an estimated population of 47,826 and a density of 570 persons per km²...
  
   City, Ishikawa Prefecture
  Ishikawa Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island. The capital is Kanazawa.- History :Ishikawa was formed from the merger of Kaga Province and the smaller Noto Province.- Geography :Ishikawa is on the Sea of Japan coast...
  
  , Japan
  Japan
  Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
  
  
• postal code :923-1292