Global COE Program　INFORMATION

Since the second semester of 2007, the Center has been giving entrance examinations with a focus on theme-based thesis to educate PhD students aiming to obtain a degree based on the research topics of the Center. Graduate students who pass the examination will either be hired as RA or as working people considered doing the PhD course as another job on the side. 

 

	Academic Year 2007	Academic Year 2008		Academic Year 2009		Academic Year 2010		Academic Year 2011
	Second Semester	First Semester	Second Semester	First Semester	Second Semester	First Semester	Second Semester	First Semester	Second Semester
First year students	2	5(2)	4(2)	6(3)	6(4)	6(1)	5	2(1)	3(2)
Second year students	0	0	2	5(2)	4(2)	6(3)	6(4)	6(1)	5
Third year students	0	0	0	0	2	5(2)	4(2)	6(3)	6(4)
Fourth year students	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2
Total	2	5(2)	6(2)	11(5)	12(6)	17(6)	16(6)	16(5)	16(6)

Number of RAs/PDs 

 

Research Assistants　　The Center hires PhD students aiming to obtain their degrees while participating in research projects as research assistants (RAs). The Center’s RAs are divided into 4 categories, including RA1—PhD students who entered the university through a theme-based examination (up until academic year 2009).

Postdoctoral Fellows　　The Center welcomes young researchers who have obtained their PhD degrees as Postdoctoral fellows (PDs) and research members of the Center. There are 3 categories of PDs, including “Center PD” hired by the Center, Special Researcher (PD) of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and other PDs hired under various systems at the university. The PDs take part in research projects, gaining experience as researchers as they further their own research work.

 

	Academic Year 2007	Academic Year 2008		Academic Year 2009		Academic Year 2010		Academic Year 2011
	Second Semester	First Semester	Second Semester	First Semester	Second Semester	First Semester	Second Semester	First Semester	Second Semester
RA1	2	4(2)	4(1)	9(4)	10(5)	9(5)	8(5)	6(4)	5(4)
RA2	4	7	8	5	4	6	6	6(1)	8(2)
RA3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	1
RA+	1	0	2(2)	0	1(1)	0	1(1)	0	0
Total number of RAs	10	14(2)	17(3)	16(4)	17(6)	17(5)	16(6)	14(5)	14(6)
Center PDs	4(2)	8(2)	9(2)	10(3)	10(2)	11(1)	10(1)	8(2)	8(2)
JSPS PDs	0	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1
Other PDs	2	1(1)	1(1)	2	4(1)	4(1)	5(1)	5(1)	5(1)
Total number of PDs	6(2)	10(3)	12(3)	13(3)	15(3)	16(2)	17(2)	14(3)	14(3)
Total number of PDs/RAs	15(2)	24(5)	29(6)	29(7)	32(9)	33(7)	32(8)	28(8)	28(9)

Number of students having obtained their PhD degrees 

 

The figures indicate the number of PhD students hired by the Center (who were enrolled under the theme-based system) and RAs who have obtained their PhD degrees. 

 

Academic Year 2007	Academic Year 2008	Academic Year 2009
4 (0)	2 (0)	3 (0)

(  ) denotes international students