JAIST Future Vision: BEYOND（April, 2026）

Vision

Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), as a national university without undergraduate programs, will leverage its distinctive characteristics and strengths through strategic management, as well as collaboration among industry, academia, government, and the international community. JAIST will promote original research that pioneers new frontiers and charts pathways to the future, together with the development of highly specialized human resources through such research and co-creation.
As a hub where diverse talents gather, grow and continuously create new knowledge, and as a core institution that advances global knowledge and connects human resources, JAIST aims to contribute to enriching Japan’s collective intellectual heritage and to the advancement of Human Wisdom. Through these efforts, JAIST aims to become a world-leading research university that drives social transformation.

　[BEYOND]
　　　Building Excellence
　　　Yielding Originality
　　　Nurturing Talents
　　　Developing Co-Creation

Basic Strategies and Measures to Implement

[Research] Building Excellence ＆ Yielding Originality
Promotion of World-Class Research and the Creation of New Research Strategies and Fields

JAIST will advance world-class research that transcends the present and pioneers the future by enhancing and sharpening its distinctive research capabilities.
Through extensive collaboration with domestic and international universities, research institutes, industry, and government, JAIST will create new research strategies and fields grounded in interdisciplinarity, integration, and co-creation.
Then, JAIST will establish itself as a core hub that leads the enrichment of Japan’s collective intellectual heritage and the advancement of Human Wisdom.

▶ Advancement and Refinement of Distinctive Research; Exploration of New Fields and Areas

• Strengthening priority research fields
• Promoting interdisciplinary and convergent research by leveraging JAIST’s structure as a single graduate school
• Providing evidence-based research support through analyses of research strengths and trends
• Creating research projects aimed at solving societal challenges
• Strategically establishing and reorganizing research hubs
• Enhancing support programs for exploring new fields and research areas

▶ Establishment of International Research Hubs

• Establishing international research hubs centered on Neo Excellent Core and other initiatives in JAIST’s strategic research fields
• Attracting outstanding researchers from Japan and abroad through cross-appointment arrangements
• Promoting international collaborative research and increasing internationally co-authored papers
• Strengthening participation in and success in securing large-scale competitive research projects

▶ Enhancement of Research Infrastructure and Research Support Systems

• Advancing research through university-wide adoption of AI-driven research (AI for Science) and digital transformation (DX) in research
• Strengthening advanced computing infrastructure, including the AI and HPC System
• Developing advanced research facilities and strengthening the operation and shared-use framework of core facilities
• Strengthening research and industry-academia collaboration infrastructure by organizing research support personnel such as technical staff, enhancing their professional expertise, and deploying highly specialized personnel such as research engineers
• Nurturing URAs with expertise in research and development management and deploying them to support the acquisition and management of large-scale competitive research projects
• Strengthening systems for intellectual property management and utilization
• Promoting open science and developing infrastructure for the management and utilization of research data

▶ Nurturing Early-Career Researchers and Enhancing Research Capabilities

• Strategic recruitment and development of early-career faculty members
• Strengthening research capabilities through a strategic focus on doctoral programs
• Expanding research support programs for master's and doctoral students

[Education] Nurturing Talents
Development of Highly Specialized Human Resources and Construction of a Human Resource Circulation System

By fostering an environment in which learners with diverse backgrounds and expertise stimulate one another and grow together, and through education embedded in world-class research, JAIST will cultivate highly specialized human resources such as doctoral-level professionals capable of solving societal challenges and creating innovation across disciplines, organizations, and national borders.
In anticipation of an aging society and a declining working population, JAIST will, in collaboration with industry and government, build a human resource circulation system unique to a graduate university. This system will enable working professionals with practical experience in companies and other organizations to upskill and reskill, and to pursue new professional paths upon completing their studies. As a university dedicated to supporting lifelong learning and the application of knowledge, JAIST will contribute to building and elevating human capital across society.

▶ Advancement and Quality Enhancement of Graduate Education

• Enhancing interdisciplinary and integrated education programs
• Promoting integrated research and its translation into practice through the Minor Research Project system
• Nurturing practice-oriented professionals through transferable skills education
• Nurturing highly skilled information professionals who will lead the creation of a next-generation AI society
• Promoting continuous enhancement of educational quality, including visualization of learning outcomes and ongoing review and improvement of educational programs

▶ Attracting Diverse Students, Nurturing Highly Specialized Talent, and Promoting Talent Mobility

• Promoting the admission of diverse and motivated students, including working professionals and those with humanities and social sciences backgrounds
• Enhancing education that supports transitions from diverse academic fields into advanced science and technology
• Enhancing support for progression to doctoral programs and for upskilling and reskilling to nurture highly specialized professionals
• Enhancing graduate education for working professionals and promoting talent mobility between graduate study and professional practice

▶ Promotion of International and Industry-Academia Collaborative Education

• Developing linked education programs with overseas partner institutions
• Implementing education programs in collaboration with industry

▶ Enhancement of Student Support

• Enhancing academic support programs
• Providing diverse career support for doctoral graduates
• Creating an inclusive educational environment for diverse students

[Co-Creation] Developing Co-Creation
Advancing Co-Creation through Distinctive Social Collaboration Model

Through close collaboration among industry, academia, and government, as well as international partnerships based on world-class research, JAIST will establish advanced co-creation systems that solve regional and global challenges and generate new value.
JAIST will develop the Matching HUB and other social collaboration mechanisms distinctive to JAIST, both domestically and internationally, as a new approach to co-creation that connects, circulates, and advances global knowledge and talent, thereby contributing to the realization of a sustainable and resilient society.

▶ Promotion of Advanced and Dynamic Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration

• Promoting collaboration among industry, academia, government, and financial institutions through Matching HUB
• Promoting large-scale collaborative research through institution-to-institution partnerships
• Promoting student participation in collaborative research aimed at solving societal challenges
• Translating research outcomes into policy and practice

▶ Strengthening Domestic and International Networks as a Research Hub

• Building partnerships with universities and research institutions in Japan and abroad while promoting researcher exchanges
• Promoting the use of AI in inter-university and industry-academia-government collaboration

▶ Translation of Research Outcomes into Practice and Value Creation

• Supporting university startups and related ventures
• Strategic utilization of intellectual property
• Enhancing research support to facilitate the translation of research outcomes into practice

▶ Contribution to Society through Talent Mobility

• Promoting mobility of doctoral talent between academia and industry
• Promoting personnel exchanges with industry, local governments, and other organizations
• Strengthening external collaboration through specialized professionals such as University Research Administrators (URAs)

[Management] BEYOND
Establishment and Development of an Autonomous Management Framework

JAIST will establish an autonomous management framework in which academic leadership and administration operate under clearly defined roles while collaborating at a high level to formulate strategies and make decisions. At the same time, JAIST will promote the development and effective utilization of human resources capable of sustaining this framework.
By continuously evolving and developing as an institution that flexibly adapts to a changing social environment, JAIST will build a research and educational environment that drives advancement and talent development far exceeding the scale and scope of JAIST’s achievements to date. Through these efforts, JAIST aims to become a world-leading research university that drives social transformation.

▶ Strengthening the Governance Framework

• Enhancing strategic planning functions that support the President’s leadership
• Establishing a collaborative framework between faculty and administrative staff based on a clear division of roles between academic affairs and institutional management

▶ Establishment of a Management Foundation Based on Financial Strategy

• Strengthening the financial foundation by securing diverse sources of revenue
• Promoting effective reallocation and management of internal resources
• Securing and expanding stable income from collaborative research
• Strengthening support for securing large-scale external funding

▶ Advancement and Digitalization of University Operations

• Promoting digitalization and improving operational efficiency
• Enhancing information integration infrastructure, creating a digital campus, and strengthening information security systems

▶ Advancement of Strategic Human Resource Management

• Securing core faculty members with outstanding research capabilities
• Strategically allocating personnel to priority and growth fields, including early-career researchers and research support personnel
• Enhancing staff expertise and systematically preparing staff for management roles
• Nurturing diverse talent and supporting their advancement, including early-career personnel and women

▶ Enhancing Transparency in University Management and Strategic Communication

• Advancing student recruitment strategies by strengthening institutional research (IR) functions
• Strategically communicating achievements in research, education, and university management to different stakeholder groups
• Establishing the JAIST brand and enhancing its reputation
• Strengthening networks with alumni

• The Future Vision of JAIST (April, 2026)