Program for Leading Graduate Schools

Program for Leading Graduate Schools is intended to become a driving force behind drastic reform in applicable areas of graduate school education at leading educational centers. Program for Leading Graduate Schools aims to promote the efforts of graduate schools to create and develop world-class degree programs, programs transcending field borders, with the aim of producing graduates capable of serving as international leaders in academia, business, and government.

At Osaka University, there are 5 Programs for Leading Graduate Schools separated into 2 types, All-Round and Multidisciplinary.

■ Cross-Boundary Innovation Program 【All-Round type】（Year of Introduction: 2011）

■ Interdisciplinary Program for Biomedical Sciences 【Multidisciplinary type (Life and Health)】（Year of Introduction: 2011）

■ Interactive Materials Science Cadet Program 【Multidisciplinary type (Materials)】 （Year of Introduction: 2012）

■ Humanware Innovation Program 【Multidisciplinary type (Information)】 （Year of Introduction: 2012）

■ Doctoral Program for Multicultural Innovation【Multidisciplinary type (Multicultural Symbiotic Society)】(Year of Introduction: 2012) (link in Japanese)

Related links:

• Institute for Transdisciplinary Graduate Degree Programs