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December 01, 2025: For Current Students

Education & Research; [Call for papers] SOKENDAI Review of Cultural and Social Studies - 2026
November 25, 2025: For Other People

Press Release; [Press Release] Unveiling an anomalous electronic state opens a pathway to room-temperature superconductivity
November 21, 2025: For Current Students

Education & Research

For Other People; Participated in Japan Education Fair 2025 in Uzbekistan
November 19, 2025: For Current Students; Call for the AY 2026 Kyoritsu International Foundation Scholarship
November 18, 2025: For Other People

Press Release; [Press Release] The Gold Standard: Researchers End 20-Year Spin Debate on Gold Surface with Definitive, Full-Map Quantum Imaging

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2020 parent institutions and 20 programs.

The Graduate Institute for Advanced Studies offers 20 programs with the support of parent institutes. It provides an educational environment that transcends the conventional disciplinary boundaries and allows for the more flexible use of the diverse educational resources of the parent institutes for all teaching staff and the student body.
About75%Approximately 75% of SOKENDAI students are researchers 10 years after their graduation

Approximately 75% of students who completed their doctoral programs between 2001 and 2008 have pursued a career in research (from the 2020 SOKENDAI FACT BOOK).
About30%Approximately 30% of the students are international students.

International students account for approximately 30% of the SOKENDAI student body (as of May 1, 2022).