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JAIST's Uniqueness
Computers have become a permanent part of our lives, and are effecting changes that are beyond our imagination. This trend will only accelerate in the twenty-first century, when global information networks become the norm. Information science and technology, in addition to expanding the frontiers of advanced science and technology, will also help create the "wisdom of mankind" that can use scientific and technological advancement for the good of mankind.
So let your minds be cultivated here in scenic Hokuriku, and let us work together to expand the frontiers of information science and technology in the new century.
>>A graduate university
* A flexible course schedule
Twice-weekly lectures are mainly scheduled for morning hours
* All students start under the same conditions
* All required courses are offered twice a year; the doctoral course starts every second year
>>No written entrance examinations
* Recruitment is not limited to students from information-related fields. The school recruits
traditional and non-traditional students
* A student body comprised of students from diverse backgrounds
* Special attention is paid to students from non-information related fields
* Students are encouraged to enroll in introductory courses ( algorithm and data structure,
computer systems, automaton and formal language, basic information mathematics, programming exercise I,II, etc. )
>>Coursework takes precedence
* Emphasis placed on acquiring knowledge of basic concepts and specialized knowledge
* Emphasis placed on coursework (lectures) and laboratory research
* To avoid falling into the trap of the "ignorance of the learned," doctoral students acquire
specialized basic knowledge
* Emphasis placed on laboratory work
* No doctoral thesis
>>A main research theme and a sub research theme
* In addition to the main research theme, master's and doctoral students conduct research on a secondary subject under the guidance of a different adviser
* An innovative approach not found in other universities
* The aim is to broaden the students' horizons
* In the master's course about two months are spent on the sub research theme; in the doctoral
course about six months are spent on the sub research theme.
>>Introduction of the quarter system courses
* Each term is approximately two months long (students take approximately two classes a week)
I-1 st term (April, May) , I- 2 nd term ( June, July ), II-1 st term (October, November), II-2 nd term
(December, January)
* Greater efficiency is achieved by focusing intensively on a small number of subjects
>>Classification of lectures
* Introductory Lectures (111 - 117): Lectures dealing with Information science related introductory material, aimed at students with non information science backgrounds
* Fundamental Lectures (211 - 230): Lectures dealing with fundamental concepts of information science. Most lectures are held twice a year.
* Professional Lectures(411 - 452): Lectures with highly specialized content, held once year.
* Advanced Lectures (613 - 641): Lectures are aimed mainly at doctoral course students and are held in English.
* Shared Subjects (011 - 038): Lectures dealing with topics such as business administration, and international patent rights law. The intensive series of lectures are presented by extramural instructors.
So let your minds be cultivated here in scenic Hokuriku, and let us work together to expand the frontiers of information science and technology in the new century.
>>A graduate university
* A flexible course schedule
Twice-weekly lectures are mainly scheduled for morning hours
* All students start under the same conditions
* All required courses are offered twice a year; the doctoral course starts every second year
>>No written entrance examinations
* Recruitment is not limited to students from information-related fields. The school recruits
traditional and non-traditional students
* A student body comprised of students from diverse backgrounds
* Special attention is paid to students from non-information related fields
* Students are encouraged to enroll in introductory courses ( algorithm and data structure,
computer systems, automaton and formal language, basic information mathematics, programming exercise I,II, etc. )
>>Coursework takes precedence
* Emphasis placed on acquiring knowledge of basic concepts and specialized knowledge
* Emphasis placed on coursework (lectures) and laboratory research
* To avoid falling into the trap of the "ignorance of the learned," doctoral students acquire
specialized basic knowledge
* Emphasis placed on laboratory work
* No doctoral thesis
>>A main research theme and a sub research theme
* In addition to the main research theme, master's and doctoral students conduct research on a secondary subject under the guidance of a different adviser
* An innovative approach not found in other universities
* The aim is to broaden the students' horizons
* In the master's course about two months are spent on the sub research theme; in the doctoral
course about six months are spent on the sub research theme.
>>Introduction of the quarter system courses
* Each term is approximately two months long (students take approximately two classes a week)
I-1 st term (April, May) , I- 2 nd term ( June, July ), II-1 st term (October, November), II-2 nd term
(December, January)
* Greater efficiency is achieved by focusing intensively on a small number of subjects
>>Classification of lectures
* Introductory Lectures (111 - 117): Lectures dealing with Information science related introductory material, aimed at students with non information science backgrounds
* Fundamental Lectures (211 - 230): Lectures dealing with fundamental concepts of information science. Most lectures are held twice a year.
* Professional Lectures(411 - 452): Lectures with highly specialized content, held once year.
* Advanced Lectures (613 - 641): Lectures are aimed mainly at doctoral course students and are held in English.
* Shared Subjects (011 - 038): Lectures dealing with topics such as business administration, and international patent rights law. The intensive series of lectures are presented by extramural instructors.
