Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT) and Waseda University will establish a joint graduate school next spring, school authorities announced Thursday।
The joint institution, which is scheduled to open in April next year, will be Japan's first-ever graduate school to be co-founded by national and private universities।
TUAT and Waseda, which are strong in agricultural science and engineering respectively, hope the school will become a leading institution in the area of health science, such as preventive medicine and food safety।
The school will offer a 3-year Ph।D. course in advanced health science, to be conferred under the name of both universities. A total of 10 seats will be available for the course, which will be taught by nine dedicated professors. Candidates are required to choose the university they would like to apply for, as well as their desired tutor. Up to six applicants will be admitted to TUAT and four to Waseda, all of whom will attend the common program at both universities.
Both universities will offer a 600,000 yen per year scholarship to make up for a 200,000-yen difference in tuition and admission fees in the first year।
"TUAT is strong in biotechnology and drug discovery। Our collaboration will bring about results that we can be proud of," said Waseda president Katsuhiko Shirai. TUAT head Hidefumi Kobatake added: "The fact that Waseda University is affiliated with Tokyo Women's Medical University is also very attractive for us."
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