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May 12, 2025: For Other People

Press Release; [Press Release] Detecting Vibrational Sum-Frequency Generation Signals from Molecules Confined within a Nanoscale Gap using a Tightly Confined Optical Near-Field
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Press Release; [Press Release] Chirality induces giant charge rectification in a superconductor
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Press Release; [Press Release] A new Denisovan mandible from Taiwan

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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).