On November 2020, 11, the Graduate School of Science and Engineering of Kwansei Gakuin University signed an agreement with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) regarding a collaborative graduate school.This is the first private university in the Kansai region and the second one following the Nara Institute of Science and Technology.
Kwansei Gakuin University is one of the few private universities where you can study all three major fields of astronomy: radio waves, infrared rays, and X-rays.So far, Professor Shuji Matsuura and Associate Professor Junko Hiraga of the Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Engineering (renamed to the Department of Physics and Space Science, Faculty of Science in April 2021) have participated in many satellite projects at the JAXA Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS). rice field.
We are also conducting research with JAXA on projects such as astronomical observation satellites (XRISM, HiZ-GUNDAM, LiteBIRD), planetary explorers (Hayabusa2, DESTINY +, OKEANOS), and NASA rocket experiment CIBER.In terms of human exchange, we also hold a lecture inviting the current ISAS director and a lecture on "Hayabusa2" by JAXA researchers as a co-sponsored event with Hyogo Prefectural Sanda Shounkan High School.In addition, students of the Faculty of Science and Engineering and graduate students of the Graduate School travel to ISAS to participate in experiments related to joint research.
Based on the results of the education and research cooperation that Kansai Gakuin University and JAXA have carried out so far, this collaborative graduate school agreement will cooperate by the collaborative graduate school method to further enhance the education and research activities at the university and JAXA. The purpose is to promote research activities and contribute to the development of space science and aerospace technology fields in Japan.Based on this agreement, from April 2021 to March 4, 2026, JAXA researchers will guide graduate students' research as visiting faculty members, and students from the Graduate School of Science and Engineering will visit JAXA for cutting-edge research. Receive research guidance using the facilities and equipment of.
