Rikkyo University will open Japan's first graduate school "Graduate School of Artificial Intelligence Science" (master's course) specializing in AI (artificial intelligence) in April 2020.

 Nowadays, the United States and China are becoming global bases in AI research and development.There is a large shortage of human resources involved in artificial intelligence and data science in Japan.In particular, the efforts of domestic educational institutions to develop AI human resources are currently limited to short-term lectures for several months and partial efforts on a laboratory-by-laboratory basis.

 Meanwhile, the Graduate School of Artificial Intelligence Science, which will be established by Rikkyo University in 2020, will create new knowledge in the fields of natural science and humanities and social sciences by making full use of artificial intelligence and innovative big data analysis technology.・ Aim to actively contribute to the realization of an ultra-smart society, such as by producing human resources with the ultimate in data science.It is a new type of graduate school where students who have graduated from various faculties can acquire AI and data science at the graduate school as a second specialized field.Features include "full-scale learning of machine learning and deep learning," "innovative research and human resource development through" social science x AI, "" enhancement of social implementation programs through industry-academia collaboration, "and" day and night open classes. An environment that is easy for working people to learn. "The recruitment capacity is 2 people.The selection method will be announced after the end of April 63.

Reference: [Rikkyo University] Japan's first! Graduate School of Artificial Intelligence Science specializing in AI opened in April 2020

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