150th Anniversary Commemorative Project -Innovation in Education-
Establishment of Graduate School of Media Design / Graduate School of System Design and Management in April 2008
Keio University celebrating its 150th Anniversary in 2008, will carry out the commemorative project for the next 10 years. As a part of the project, the Graduate School of Media Design and the Graduate School of System Design and Management will newly be opened in April 2008. Both of the new graduate schools plan to nurture people who are capable of leading all areas of the digital media as well as designing and managing large-scale and complex projects. The establishment of these two graduate schools specializing in the cutting-edge field, to which no other equivalent schools can currently be found in Japan, has a significant implication to the future of the country.
1. Outline of the Graduate School of Media Design
The Graduate School of Media Design will cultivate people who can lead the field of the next generation digital media and creative content as well as take initiatives in the global community of the field.
• Chair (to be appointed officially): Masahiko INAKAGE
• Major : Major in Media Design
• Number of Admission (Per Year)
Master's course : 80
Doctor’s course : 10
• Degrees Awarded
Master's degree : Master of Media Design
Doctor’s degree : Ph.D. in Media Design
2. Outline of the Graduate School of System Design and Management
The Graduate School of System Design and Management will foster people who can design and manage highly complex systems in a global society.
• Chair (to be appointed officially): Yoshiaki OHKAMI
• Major : Major in System Design and Management
• Number of Admission (Per Year)
Master's course : 77
Doctor’s course : 11
• Degrees Awarded
Master's degree : Master of System Engineering, or Master of System Design and Management
Doctor’s degree : Ph.D. in System Engineering, or Ph.D. in System Design and Management
*Application for approval by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology is scheduled for late April 2007.
*The two graduate schools will be opened in the new building complex for graduate schools and facilities for cultural and regional activities at Hiyoshi Campus. As construction of the complex is due to be completed in September 2008, the schools will start up at Mita Campus in April and will remain there until August 2008.
*The enrollment process is scheduled to start in summer 2007. More details will become available on each school’s website in late June.
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