Polar Science
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National Institute of Polar Research
Overview
The Polar Science Program aims to nurture outstanding researchers equipped with advanced research capabilities in space and planetary science, solar-terrestrial physics, meteorology, glaciology, atmospheric science, oceanography, geoscience, solid earth science, bioscience, and related fields, to explore universal principles and laws that govern various natural and physical phenomena in the polar regions and high mountains. The program also expects students to elucidate the role of polar regions in the global environmental changes and the earth and planetary systems, as well as the geological and natural history of polar regions.
We offer two programs (curriculums): five-year and three-year doctoral program that accepts bachelor's degree holders and master's degree holders, respectively. Students in the program will conduct their studies and research activities at the National Institute of Polar Research, located in Tachikawa, Tokyo.
Aurora Borealis in Antarctica (photo by Hidehiko Suzuki, M.S. Polar Science)
Photo taken from the Antarctic Observation Ship, Shirase (photo by Keigo Takahashi, Department of Polar Science)
Penguins in Antarctica (photo by Moto Kawamata, M.S. Polar Science)
Doctoral Program: Five-year doctoral program / Three-year doctoral program
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Career paths of graduates: Researchers and engineers in the field of earth and planetary sciences and other related science and engineering fields at universities, national laboratories, private companies, etc.
Research Institutes
National Institute of Polar Research
Address : 10-3 Midori-cho, Tachikawa, Tokyo, 190-8518 Japan
URL : https://www.nipr.ac.jp/english/
Information before March 2023
School / Department: School of Multidisciplinary Sciences, Department of Polar Science
Date of Establishment: April 1993
Doctoral Program: Five-year doctoral program / Three-year doctoral program
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy