The Distinguished Graduate Program Committee, which has its secretariat at the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, has compiled an interim evaluation of the 2019 programs adopted in 11, and gave the highest S rating to three programs at Chiba University, Tokyo Institute of Technology, and Nagoya University. Gave.
According to the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, the Distinguished Graduate Program is a program in which each university utilizes the results of past graduate school reforms to build a five-year integrated doctoral degree program of the highest standard in the world. Supporting.
The project started in 2018, and a total of 2020 programs have been adopted by 30.This time, the 2019 programs adopted in 11 were evaluated on a 5-point scale from S (the highest) to D (the lowest).
The S evaluation, which was judged to be an initiative that exceeded the plan and can fully achieve the business purpose, includes Chiba University's "CHIBA Distinguished Graduate School of Innovative Medicine Creation" and Tokyo Institute of Technology's "Super Smart Technology Based on Cutting-Edge Quantum Science." Three programs were selected: Social Engineering Education Program” and Nagoya University’s “Convolution of Information and Life Medical Sciences on Glocal Alliance Graduate School of Excellence”.
Of the remaining 8 programs, 5 programs, including Tohoku University's Graduate Program for Excellence in Global Symbiosis, received an A rating, which was recognized as an effort as planned. Two programs, such as the "Graduate School Program," were rated B, indicating that efforts were delayed in some areas and that further efforts were required to achieve the project objectives.
Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology's "Marine Industry AI Professional Development Distinguished Graduate Program" has been delayed in its efforts and is unlikely to achieve sufficient results, so it is appropriate to reduce the subsidy.There were no D ratings requiring support discontinuation.
