JAIST was founded as the first independent national graduate school without undergraduate divisions, to carry out graduate education based on research at the highest level in advanced science and technology.
We have offered a systematically designed curriculum of the highest quality, which is based on organized research activities. JAIST aims at creating scientists and engineers with world level research skills and technique who will globally lead in the field of science and technology.

• School of Knowledge Science
• School of Information Science
• School of Materials Science

• Students：(as of May 1, 2011)
  Master’s Program： 663 (including 132 international students)
  Doctoral Program： 283 (including 109 international students)
• Faculty Members： 167 (as of April 1, 2011)
• Agreements of Academic Exchanges： （as of April 1, 2011）
  Countries ： 26
  Institutions： 91