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Program for Leading Graduate SchoolsDevelopment of Global Research Leaders in Molecular Systems for Devices and Establishment of an International Education and Research Center

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Advanced Graduate Courseon Molecular Systems for Devices

Administration office, Education Center for Global Leaders in Molecular Systems for Devices744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, JapanPhone:+81-(0)92-802-2911 FAX:+81-(0)92-802-2912 E-mail:[email protected]

URL http://molecular-device.kyushu-u.ac.jp/contact/

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Advanced Graduate Course on Molecular Systems for Devices

Hiroshi Takamatsu

DeanGraduate School of Engineering

Kyushu University

Program Director

The “Development of Global Research Leaders in Molecular Systems for Devices and Establishment of an International Education and Research Center” is being implemented through Kyushu University’ s four materials science subjects at the Faculty of Engineering, the chemistry subject at the Faculty of Science and the electrical and electronic engineering subjects at the Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering.This program is based on the cross-center education system constructed during the “Science for Future Molecular Systems” Global COE Program implemented by Kyushu University for five years between 2007 and 2011. In addition to this, we have been receiving strong support from world-leading corporations, autonomous bodies and related research institutions. Moreover, we are constructing an educational system that is both international and directly connected to industry-academia cooperation by further strengthening our ties with overseas research and educational institutions such as the Kyushu University California Office; Stanford University; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Los Angeles; Yonsei University; Cambridge University and imec.This is a new integrated 5-year program for challenging doctoral education. We will develop personnel who, together with the ability to execute research based on broad scientific knowledge and high level of English language ability suitable for international connection, have the ability to communicate based on their knowledge of different cultures and races as well as the management ability for the promotion of projects with an all-around vision. Our goal is to produce science and technology leaders who are strong, enthusiastic and energetic. We firmly expect students graduating from this program will go on to become truly top-class leaders deserving of the respect from others in the R&D environments, including the private sector corporations.

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In this education program, students’ basic strengths are gradually being fostered, and they will acquire expertise in multiple areas based on challenging, advanced research activities taught by teaching staff from the university as well as from domestic and overseas private corporations. As a special education program, graduate students from different laboratories are split into small groups, and special offices where students can freely discuss their work have been prepared. These educational research activities providing first-hand experience of synergy through communication are contributing to the development of individuality and character as students experience the connection between producing research results and being able to “imagine through discussions”, “think outside-the-box”, “make definite decisions”, and “have a mindset that does not easily give up”. Also available are domestic internships at cooperating corporations and international collaborative research with overseas research institutions, providing students with a mastery of western research techniques. Furthermore, the open innovation laboratory at Fukuoka industry-academia Symphonicity (FiaS), located at the Ito Campus Science Park adjacent to the Ito Campus, is often used for theme proposals from small groups with a view to developing practical applications (Group Research Proposal: LP-GRP), encouraging researchers brought together from different fields to actualize new research development through in-depth discussions, developing practical research capabilities as workers with ready potential at private corporations and producing a mentality geared towards strategic research. This program is operated in cooperation with the Robert T. Huang Entrepreneurship Center of Kyushu University (QREC)/Kyushu University Business School (QBS), and students will acquire basic knowledge of IP rights, management and accounting necessary, as well as management theory and leadership theory necessary for becoming a research and development leader. Through study at the Kyushu University Ito Campus, research activities at overseas research institutions, and study at Ito Science Park, we aim to cultivate top-class leaders capable of seeing research and development from the perspectives of basic science, international activity, and the industrial world.Students, a new type of graduate school education has begun. This program will help you to realize your wonderful R&D potential, give you the practical research ability necessary for pioneering new areas of learning, and enable you to have strategic and developmental ability to make great contributions to the society through the an education based on industry-academia cooperation. You can build a great future with your burning enthusiasm. Why not take a leap into his new graduate school course and aim to become a world-leading researcher of molecular system devices?

Chihaya Adachi

ProfessorGraduate School of Engineering

Kyushu University

Program Coordinator

Hiroshi Takamatsu

DeanGraduate School of Engineering

Kyushu University

Program Director

The “Development of Global Research Leaders in Molecular Systems for Devices and Establishment of an International Education and Research Center” is being implemented through Kyushu University’ s four materials science subjects at the Faculty of Engineering, the chemistry subject at the Faculty of Science and the electrical and electronic engineering subjects at the Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering.This program is based on the cross-center education system constructed during the “Science for Future Molecular Systems” Global COE Program implemented by Kyushu University for five years between 2007 and 2011. In addition to this, we have been receiving strong support from world-leading corporations, autonomous bodies and related research institutions. Moreover, we are constructing an educational system that is both international and directly connected to industry-academia cooperation by further strengthening our ties with overseas research and educational institutions such as the Kyushu University California Office; Stanford University; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Los Angeles; Yonsei University; Cambridge University and imec.This is a new integrated 5-year program for challenging doctoral education. We will develop personnel who, together with the ability to execute research based on broad scientific knowledge and high level of English language ability suitable for international connection, have the ability to communicate based on their knowledge of different cultures and races as well as the management ability for the promotion of projects with an all-around vision. Our goal is to produce science and technology leaders who are strong, enthusiastic and energetic. We firmly expect students graduating from this program will go on to become truly top-class leaders deserving of the respect from others in the R&D environments, including the private sector corporations.

MessageMessage

In this education program, students’ basic strengths are gradually being fostered, and they will acquire expertise in multiple areas based on challenging, advanced research activities taught by teaching staff from the university as well as from domestic and overseas private corporations. As a special education program, graduate students from different laboratories are split into small groups, and special offices where students can freely discuss their work have been prepared. These educational research activities providing first-hand experience of synergy through communication are contributing to the development of individuality and character as students experience the connection between producing research results and being able to “imagine through discussions”, “think outside-the-box”, “make definite decisions”, and “have a mindset that does not easily give up”. Also available are domestic internships at cooperating corporations and international collaborative research with overseas research institutions, providing students with a mastery of western research techniques. Furthermore, the open innovation laboratory at Fukuoka industry-academia Symphonicity (FiaS), located at the Ito Campus Science Park adjacent to the Ito Campus, is often used for theme proposals from small groups with a view to developing practical applications (Group Research Proposal: LP-GRP), encouraging researchers brought together from different fields to actualize new research development through in-depth discussions, developing practical research capabilities as workers with ready potential at private corporations and producing a mentality geared towards strategic research. This program is operated in cooperation with the Robert T. Huang Entrepreneurship Center of Kyushu University (QREC)/Kyushu University Business School (QBS), and students will acquire basic knowledge of IP rights, management and accounting necessary, as well as management theory and leadership theory necessary for becoming a research and development leader. Through study at the Kyushu University Ito Campus, research activities at overseas research institutions, and study at Ito Science Park, we aim to cultivate top-class leaders capable of seeing research and development from the perspectives of basic science, international activity, and the industrial world.Students, a new type of graduate school education has begun. This program will help you to realize your wonderful R&D potential, give you the practical research ability necessary for pioneering new areas of learning, and enable you to have strategic and developmental ability to make great contributions to the society through the an education based on industry-academia cooperation. You can build a great future with your burning enthusiasm. Why not take a leap into his new graduate school course and aim to become a world-leading researcher of molecular system devices?

Chihaya Adachi

ProfessorGraduate School of Engineering

Kyushu University

Program Coordinator

Program Objective and GoalEducational Concept

Outstanding Research Ability

Under this program, in order to contribute to the formation of unrivalled next-generation core industries by building up advanced molecular systems for devices, industry-government-academia collaborative research teams have formed and global leaders will be nurtured so that they are capable not only of proceeding proactively with high-level research in advanced molecular materials science, but also of taking an active leadership role in the international community, developing also a broad perspective over a wide range of science and technology fields. Through dedicated research at three bases—Kyushu University Ito Campus (Stage 1), research activities at overseas affiliated institutions (Stage 2), and Ito Science Park (Stage 3), the program is cultivating top-class leaders capable of seeing research and development from the perspectives of basic science, international activity, and the industrial world.

The program“Molecular Systems for Devices,” which will become the core of science and technology for the next generation in Japan, was founded with the aims of nurturing scientists with outstanding research ability. It is comprised of a program that foresees an integrated research program anticipating progress from basic research to applied research. Its distinctive educational program involves the implementation of group research proposal (LP-GRP). Students from different research backgrounds are divided into small groups and well-equipped offices are prepared for them to have open discussions. By performing educational and research activities that give students an experience of the synergistic effect of communication, they will come to understand how “imagination through discussions”, “thinking outside-the-box”, “making definite decisions”, and “having a mindset that does not easily give up” would lead them to fruitful research results, and the program will afford all its participants with the opportunity to cultivate strategic thinking in research.

Management Leadership AbilityIn order to cultivate management leadership skills, the program operates in cooperation with the Robert T. Huang Entrepreneurship Center of Kyushu University (QREC) and Kyushu University Business School (QBS), enabling students to learn about intellectual property rights, basic knowledge concerning management, management and leadership theory, and other information they will require as research and development leaders.

Program FeaturesThe course “Advanced Graduate Course on Molecular Systems for Devices” aims to cultivate global super leaders equipped with management leadership abilities and preeminent research skills. With these skills in hand, they will be qualified to be the core of next-generation science and technology in Japan. The education program, a comprehensive, five-year integrated doctoral course, has been broadly divided into three stages which enables the acquisition of basic science, international and industrial perspectives, and the fostering of human resources capable of being leaders in any area of industry, government, and academia.

BackgroundAs competition in the global market has intensified, Japan's industries are now facing severve difficulties and tremendous pressure from nearby Asian countries, even in the fields of electronic devices and material technologies that have always been particularly strong elements of the Japanese industrial world. Looking towards forthcoming economic recovery, there is a need for science technology to be a new core to support future industry. The area of research focusing on materials with molecular functions is expected to make good use of diverse molecular structures so that a wide range of scientific fields, including green science and life science, could be established and expanded vividly. In order to build a new “smart society”, there must be an advanced functional expression of molecular materials and a systemization of individual functions greatly exceeding the existing concepts.In this education program, the new area of “molecular system devices” promoting next-generation industry will be built based on Kyushu University’s research results in the scientific fields of molecular accumulation, molecular information and molecular systems.

Molecular Systems for DevicesMolecular Systems for Devices is an academic field that seeks to clarify the connection between molecular function and device function through the fusion of conventional chemistry-based academic fields and mainly electronics-based academic fields, as well as clarify the systemization of devices from individual molecular designs and the positioning of devices within society.

Logo Concept　　　　　　　　　　　 : The logo was based on the image of molecular systems for devices, and the English course name is a combination of the first letters M, S, and D from “Molecular Systems for Devices” and the L from the word leading in the “Program for Leading Graduate Schools.” The large and small colorful dots that connect and spread outward incorporate the hope that this course will foster globally competent human resources from highly individual students who mutually leverage their talents in groups and cooperate to produce a friendly competition.

StudyYear

Training in PracticalLeadership Skills

Cultivation of Sensitive and Sensible Leaders

Organizing Overseas R&D Collaboration

Presentation ofResearch Plans

Diverse Expertise and Basic Academic Skills

Research Activities atOverseas Affiliated Institutions

Leading Education・Multi-CulturalExchange Experience

LP-GRP

LP Comprehensive Examination

R&D with Vision

Group Research Proposal (LP-GRP)

Setting up a Challenging Research Theme

Overseas Training

Management Education QREC/QBS

Leadership Education

Practical English・L-YREP（Leading Young Researchers English Program)

Domestic Internship

Theory of Intellectual Property

Selection Examination

Advanced R&D Leader ofMolecular Systems for Devices

Ito Science Park

Development of the mind towards research strategies and training of practical ability (4th and 5th year)

● Fukuoka Industry-academia Symphonicity (FiaS) ● Fukuoka i3 Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics Research (i3-OPERA) ● Creative Laboratory, Ito Campus

Overseas Collaborative Research Organization

English educationand development of global awareness (3rd year)

● Collaborating research institutes in North America,Europe,Oceania and Asia

Kyushu UniversityIto Campus

Preparation for leading innovation R&D (1st and 2nd year)

●　Education center for global leaders in molecular systems for devices ● Laboratories in each department of Kyushu University

Outstanding Expertise and

Basic Academic Skills

Humanity (passion/sensitivity/dreams)

Global Awareness

Ability for Research Strategy & Planning

Communication Skills

Leadership (decision-making ability)

Portrait of Graduates

Stage1

Stage2

Stage3

Management Leadership Ability

Clear and Decisive Leadership

Planning Ability

Ability to See the Big Picture

Imagination for Discussion

Passion for Researchand Development

Strong Will

Reasoning Ability

Outstanding Expertise and Basic Academic SkillsHumanity (passion/sensitivity/dreams)

Global Awareness Ability for Research Strategy & Planning

Communication SkillsLeadership (decision-making ability)

Program Objective and GoalEducational Concept

Under this program, in order to contribute to the formation of unrivalled next-generation core industries by building up advanced molecular systems for devices, industry-government-academia collaborative research teams have formed and global leaders will be nurtured so that they are capable not only of proceeding proactively with high-level research in advanced molecular materials science, but also of taking an active leadership role in the international community, developing also a broad perspective over a wide range of science and technology fields. Through dedicated research at three bases—Kyushu University Ito Campus (Stage 1), research activities at overseas affiliated institutions (Stage 2), and Ito Science Park (Stage 3), the program is cultivating top-class leaders capable of seeing research and development from the perspectives of basic science, international activity, and the industrial world.

The program“Molecular Systems for Devices,” which will become the core of science and technology for the next generation in Japan, was founded with the aims of nurturing scientists with outstanding research ability. It is comprised of a program that foresees an integrated research program anticipating progress from basic research to applied research. Its distinctive educational program involves the implementation of group research proposal (LP-GRP). Students from different research backgrounds are divided into small groups and well-equipped offices are prepared for them to have open discussions. By performing educational and research activities that give students an experience of the synergistic effect of communication, they will come to understand how “imagination through discussions”, “thinking outside-the-box”, “making definite decisions”, and “having a mindset that does not easily give up” would lead them to fruitful research results, and the program will afford all its participants with the opportunity to cultivate strategic thinking in research.

Management Leadership AbilityIn order to cultivate management leadership skills, the program operates in cooperation with the Robert T. Huang Entrepreneurship Center of Kyushu University (QREC) and Kyushu University Business School (QBS), enabling students to learn about intellectual property rights, basic knowledge concerning management, management and leadership theory, and other information they will require as research and development leaders.

Program FeaturesThe course “Advanced Graduate Course on Molecular Systems for Devices” aims to cultivate global super leaders equipped with management leadership abilities and preeminent research skills. With these skills in hand, they will be qualified to be the core of next-generation science and technology in Japan. The education program, a comprehensive, five-year integrated doctoral course, has been broadly divided into three stages which enables the acquisition of basic science, international and industrial perspectives, and the fostering of human resources capable of being leaders in any area of industry, government, and academia.

BackgroundAs competition in the global market has intensified, Japan's industries are now facing severve difficulties and tremendous pressure from nearby Asian countries, even in the fields of electronic devices and material technologies that have always been particularly strong elements of the Japanese industrial world. Looking towards forthcoming economic recovery, there is a need for science technology to be a new core to support future industry. The area of research focusing on materials with molecular functions is expected to make good use of diverse molecular structures so that a wide range of scientific fields, including green science and life science, could be established and expanded vividly. In order to build a new “smart society”, there must be an advanced functional expression of molecular materials and a systemization of individual functions greatly exceeding the existing concepts.In this education program, the new area of “molecular system devices” promoting next-generation industry will be built based on Kyushu University’s research results in the scientific fields of molecular accumulation, molecular information and molecular systems.

Molecular Systems for DevicesMolecular Systems for Devices is an academic field that seeks to clarify the connection between molecular function and device function through the fusion of conventional chemistry-based academic fields and mainly electronics-based academic fields, as well as clarify the systemization of devices from individual molecular designs and the positioning of devices within society.

Logo Concept　　　　　　　　　　　 : The logo was based on the image of molecular systems for devices, and the English course name is a combination of the first letters M, S, and D from “Molecular Systems for Devices” and the L from the word leading in the “Program for Leading Graduate Schools.” The large and small colorful dots that connect and spread outward incorporate the hope that this course will foster globally competent human resources from highly individual students who mutually leverage their talents in groups and cooperate to produce a friendly competition.

StudyYear

Training in PracticalLeadership Skills

Cultivation of Sensitive and Sensible Leaders

Organizing Overseas R&D Collaboration

Presentation ofResearch Plans

Diverse Expertise and Basic Academic Skills

Research Activities atOverseas Affiliated Institutions

Leading Education・Multi-CulturalExchange Experience

LP-GRP

LP Comprehensive Examination

R&D with Vision

Group Research Proposal (LP-GRP)

Setting up a Challenging Research Theme

Overseas Training

Management Education QREC/QBS

Leadership Education

Practical English・L-YREP（Leading Young Researchers English Program)

Domestic Internship

Theory of Intellectual Property

Selection Examination

Advanced R&D Leader ofMolecular Systems for Devices

Ito Science Park

Development of the mind towards research strategies and training of practical ability (4th and 5th year)

● Fukuoka Industry-academia Symphonicity (FiaS) ● Fukuoka i3 Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics Research (i3-OPERA) ● Creative Laboratory, Ito Campus

Overseas Collaborative Research Organization

English educationand development of global awareness (3rd year)

● Collaborating research institutes in North America,Europe,Oceania and Asia

Kyushu UniversityIto Campus

Preparation for leading innovation R&D (1st and 2nd year)

●　Education center for global leaders in molecular systems for devices ● Laboratories in each department of Kyushu University

Outstanding Expertise and

Basic Academic Skills

Humanity (passion/sensitivity/dreams)

Global Awareness

Ability for Research Strategy & Planning

Leadership (decision-making ability)

Portrait of Graduates

Stage1

Stage2

Stage3

Management Leadership Ability

Clear and Decisive Leadership

Planning Ability

Ability to See the Big Picture

Imagination for Discussion

Passion for Researchand Development

Strong Will

Reasoning Ability

Outstanding Expertise and Basic Academic SkillsHumanity (passion/sensitivity/dreams)

Global Awareness Ability for Research Strategy & Planning

Communication SkillsLeadership (decision-making ability)

Diverse Expertise and Basic Academic SkillsPresentation of Research Plans Each student will give a presentation on his/her first-and second-year research work to the program planners, providing details on the chosen themes, aims, experimental designs, and future development of their research. From April to August, students from different fields will get together and have discussions/Brainstorming (BS) under the supervision of the course instructors.

Seminar of Molecular Systems for Devices (QE: LP Comprehensive Examination)Working in small teams, students jointly compile and present reviews of recent topics related to molecular systems for devices. Clearly explaining the section for which they are responsible, each student discusses the potential for new research and development by fusing different fields.Submission of Master Thesis・Receiving Master's Degree

Group Research Proposal (Interim Presentation of LP-GRP)Based on research conducted from the 1st year till the 4th, as well as brainstorming, small teams of students submit proposals for new research themes related to Molecular Systems for Devices from the perspectives of both science and social value.

Research of Molecular Systems for Devices (QE: Final Presentation of LP-GRP)Submission of Dissertation・Receipt of Ph.D Degree (Completion of the “Program for Leading Graduate Schools” will be indicated on the diploma.)

Overseas TrainingStudents conduct research at private-sector companies, universities and institutes overseas utilizing the English language skills that they acquired during their first-and second-year. The training is conducted over a maximum period of 9 months in students’ 3rd year with the aim of cultivating human resources capable of undertaking leading research and development from a global perspective as well as displaying leadership based on excellent communication skills.

1st year（M1）

3rd year（D1）

5th year（D3）

Practical Scientific EnglishPresentation of Research PlansDomestic & International InternshipLeading Education・Multi-cultural Exchange ExperienceFundamentals of Molecular DevicesFundamentals of Molecular SystemsAdvanced Theory of Business Management for Leading Program（Ⅰ）Advanced Theory of Business Management for Leading Program（Ⅱ）Science for Molecular DevicesApplications of Molecular Devices（Ⅰ）Applications of Molecular Devices（Ⅱ）Science for Molecular SystemsApplications of Molecular Systems（Ⅰ）Applications of Molecular Systems（Ⅱ）Seminar of Molecular Systems for Devices（QE: LP Comprehensive Examination）Overseas TrainingTop Leader’s LectureGroup Research Proposal（Interim Presentation of LP-GRP）Theory of Intellectual PropertyAdvanced Theory of Intellectual Property（Ⅰ）Advanced Theory of Intellectual Property（Ⅱ）Management in Industry-Academia CollaborationResearch of Molecular Systems for Devices （QE: Final Presentation of LP-GRP)

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SUBJECT CREDIT CATEGORY

Program Configuration

CurriculumIn order to complete the Advanced Graduate Course on Molecular Systems for Device, students need to acquire enough credits for graduation within 5 years. The number of required credits varies by the graduate schools. For further information, please contact the administration office. Practical English and Overseas Training

This English education program aims to cultivate potential leaders capable of truly expressing themselves on the international stage in business and/or research by providing thorough instruction in presentation, discussion, and scientific writing skills, centering on English language communication skills.

L‐YREP （Leading Young Researchers English Program）In January-February of their 1st year, students undergo a 4-week language program at San Jose State University, California, with the support of the Kyushu University California Office. In addition to fostering internationalism and English language communication skills, the program provides students with the opportunity to participate in field trips to top-level American universities and Silicon Valley enterprises as well as lectures by entrepreneurs and venture capitalists, enabling them to learn about the reality of innovation and entrepreneurship.

Overseas TrainingStudents conduct research at private-sector companies, universities and institutes overseas utilizing the English language skills that they acquired during their 1st and 2nd years. The training is conducted over a maximum period of 9 months in students’ 3rd year with the aim of cultivating human resources capable of undertaking leading research and development from a global perspective as well as displaying leadership based on excellent communication skills.

Career Planning through Public-Private-Academic PartnershipsCentered on “Molecular Systems for Devices”, the program aims to cultivate international leaders capable of thinking matters through based on “solid theory and rich sensibility” through industry-government-academia collaboration, and to this end we seek the participation of researchers active on the front lines of materials science and device develoment at public institutions and private-sector companies both in Japan and overseas. In particular, we plan to enlist the cooperation of such researchers and institutions/companies in providing internships for students in their 1st year and participating in brainstorming sessions, as well as guiding/supervising practical research by 4th and 5th year students for their LP-GRP. Through interaction with the industrial world, it is anticipated that students will learn how research and development is carried out in the real world, strengthening their comprehension of the research and development flow, from basic research to practical application.

Participating companies/institutions in Japan (as of April 1, 2016)BASF Japan Ltd., JSR Corporation, K.K. Air Liquide Laboratories, Institute of Systems, Information Technologies and Nanotechnologies (ISIT), Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd., Nippon Kayaku Co.,Ltd., Hitachi, Ltd., Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd., Merck Ltd., Umicore Japan K.K., La Revanche Corporation

Deepening of Fundamental Researches

Practical Use Development

Widening the Vision ofYour Own Research Theme

Affiliated Laboratory

LP-GRP

Group ResearchProposal (LP-GRP)

・Novel technique, innovation・Assurance of marketable news, business strategy・Global standards, overseas development

Three Members withFive-year Experienceas a Result

Three members withdifferent specialties

Members strongly improve their foundation and knowledge through GRP, which equip them the vision to develop their own research starting from M1 with practical application.　　　　

Research and developmentmind with the awareness of

industrialization and commercialization

Joint Research

Various specialtiesCollaboration of researchers withdifferent research backgrounds

Mindset that fits the global standardsHigh internationality

Overseas Training

Pursue further knowledgein research

Most AdvancedResearch Facility

Specialty of Research Field

Internationality Leadershipin Management

Stage1

Stage2~3

Horizontal Development of Fundamental ResearchesHorizontal Development of Fundamental Researches

Group Research Proposal (GRP)Based on research conducted from the 1st year till the 4th year, as well as brainstorming, small teams of students submit proposals for new research themes related to Molecular Systems for Devices from the perspectives of both science and social value. The academic value and specialization of each proposal in terms of science are evaluated by university instructors, while their social value is evaluated mainly by corporate researchers and venture capitalists based on the innovativeness of the research and development and its potential for practical application.

4th year（D2）

2nd year（M2）

Diverse Expertise and Basic Academic SkillsPresentation of Research Plans Each student will give a presentation on his/her first-and second-year research work to the program planners, providing details on the chosen themes, aims, experimental designs, and future development of their research. From April to August, students from different fields will get together and have discussions/Brainstorming (BS) under the supervision of the course instructors.

Seminar of Molecular Systems for Devices (QE: LP Comprehensive Examination)Working in small teams, students jointly compile and present reviews of recent topics related to molecular systems for devices. Clearly explaining the section for which they are responsible, each student discusses the potential for new research and development by fusing different fields.Submission of Master Thesis・Receiving Master's Degree

Group Research Proposal (Interim Presentation of LP-GRP)Based on research conducted from the 1st year till the 4th, as well as brainstorming, small teams of students submit proposals for new research themes related to Molecular Systems for Devices from the perspectives of both science and social value.

Research of Molecular Systems for Devices (QE: Final Presentation of LP-GRP)Submission of Dissertation・Receipt of Ph.D Degree (Completion of the “Program for Leading Graduate Schools” will be indicated on the diploma.)

Overseas TrainingStudents conduct research at private-sector companies, universities and institutes overseas utilizing the English language skills that they acquired during their first-and second-year. The training is conducted over a maximum period of 9 months in students’ 3rd year with the aim of cultivating human resources capable of undertaking leading research and development from a global perspective as well as displaying leadership based on excellent communication skills.

1st year（M1）

3rd year（D1）

5th year（D3）

Practical Scientific EnglishPresentation of Research PlansDomestic & International InternshipLeading Education・Multi-cultural Exchange ExperienceFundamentals of Molecular DevicesFundamentals of Molecular SystemsAdvanced Theory of Business Management for Leading Program（Ⅰ）Advanced Theory of Business Management for Leading Program（Ⅱ）Science for Molecular DevicesApplications of Molecular Devices（Ⅰ）Applications of Molecular Devices（Ⅱ）Science for Molecular SystemsApplications of Molecular Systems（Ⅰ）Applications of Molecular Systems（Ⅱ）Seminar of Molecular Systems for Devices（QE: LP Comprehensive Examination）Overseas TrainingTop Leader’s LectureGroup Research Proposal（Interim Presentation of LP-GRP）Theory of Intellectual PropertyAdvanced Theory of Intellectual Property（Ⅰ）Advanced Theory of Intellectual Property（Ⅱ）Management in Industry-Academia CollaborationResearch of Molecular Systems for Devices （QE: Final Presentation of LP-GRP)

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SUBJECT CREDIT CATEGORY

Program Configuration

CurriculumIn order to complete the Advanced Graduate Course on Molecular Systems for Device, students need to acquire enough credits for graduation within 5 years. The number of required credits varies by the graduate schools. For further information, please contact the administration office. Practical English and Overseas Training

This English education program aims to cultivate potential leaders capable of truly expressing themselves on the international stage in business and/or research by providing thorough instruction in presentation, discussion, and scientific writing skills, centering on English language communication skills.

L‐YREP （Leading Young Researchers English Program）In January-February of their 1st year, students undergo a 4-week language program at San Jose State University, California, with the support of the Kyushu University California Office. In addition to fostering internationalism and English language communication skills, the program provides students with the opportunity to participate in field trips to top-level American universities and Silicon Valley enterprises as well as lectures by entrepreneurs and venture capitalists, enabling them to learn about the reality of innovation and entrepreneurship.

Overseas TrainingStudents conduct research at private-sector companies, universities and institutes overseas utilizing the English language skills that they acquired during their 1st and 2nd years. The training is conducted over a maximum period of 9 months in students’ 3rd year with the aim of cultivating human resources capable of undertaking leading research and development from a global perspective as well as displaying leadership based on excellent communication skills.

Career Planning through Public-Private-Academic PartnershipsCentered on “Molecular Systems for Devices”, the program aims to cultivate international leaders capable of thinking matters through based on “solid theory and rich sensibility” through industry-government-academia collaboration, and to this end we seek the participation of researchers active on the front lines of materials science and device develoment at public institutions and private-sector companies both in Japan and overseas. In particular, we plan to enlist the cooperation of such researchers and institutions/companies in providing internships for students in their 1st year and participating in brainstorming sessions, as well as guiding/supervising practical research by 4th and 5th year students for their LP-GRP. Through interaction with the industrial world, it is anticipated that students will learn how research and development is carried out in the real world, strengthening their comprehension of the research and development flow, from basic research to practical application.

Participating companies/institutions in Japan (as of April 1, 2016)BASF Japan Ltd., JSR Corporation, K.K. Air Liquide Laboratories, Institute of Systems, Information Technologies and Nanotechnologies (ISIT), Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd., Nippon Kayaku Co.,Ltd., Hitachi, Ltd., Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd., Merck Ltd., Umicore Japan K.K., La Revanche Corporation

Deepening of Fundamental Researches

Practical Use Development

Widening the Vision ofYour Own Research Theme

Affiliated Laboratory

LP-GRP

Group ResearchProposal (LP-GRP)

・Novel technique, innovation・Assurance of marketable news, business strategy・Global standards, overseas development

Three Members withFive-year Experienceas a Result

Three members withdifferent specialties

Members strongly improve their foundation and knowledge through GRP, which equip them the vision to develop their own research starting from M1 with practical application.　　　　

Research and developmentmind with the awareness of

industrialization and commercialization

Joint Research

Various specialtiesCollaboration of researchers withdifferent research backgrounds

Mindset that fits the global standardsHigh internationality

Overseas Training

Pursue further knowledgein research

Most AdvancedResearch Facility

Specialty of Research Field

Internationality Leadershipin Management

Stage1

Stage2~3

Horizontal Development of Fundamental ResearchesHorizontal Development of Fundamental Researches

Group Research Proposal (GRP)Based on research conducted from the 1st year till the 4th year, as well as brainstorming, small teams of students submit proposals for new research themes related to Molecular Systems for Devices from the perspectives of both science and social value. The academic value and specialization of each proposal in terms of science are evaluated by university instructors, while their social value is evaluated mainly by corporate researchers and venture capitalists based on the innovativeness of the research and development and its potential for practical application.

4th year（D2）

2nd year（M2）

Faculty Members

Education Center for Global Leaders in Molecular Systems for Devices

Vice General Program Coordinator

Sunao YamadaProfessorDepartment of Materials Physics and ChemistryGraduate School of EngineeringResearch Interests:Applied Photochemistry, Functional Materials Chemistry, Plasmonis

Program Director

Hiroshi TakamatsuDean/Professor Department of Mechanical EngineeringGraduate School of EngineeringResearch Interests: Thermal Engineering, Bioengineering, Bio Heat and Mass Transfer

Hiroyuki FurutaProfessorDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry Graduate School of EngineeringResearch Interests:Organic Functional Molecular Chemistry

Vice Program Coordinator

Nobuo KimizukaDistinguished ProfessorDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry Graduate School of EngineeringResearch Interests:Molecularly Organized Chemistry

Yoshiki KatayamaProfessorDepartment of Materials Physics and Chemistry Graduate School of EngineeringResearch Interests:Biotechnology

Naotoshi NakashimaProfessorDepartment of Chemical Systems and Engineering Graduate School of EngineeringResearch Interests:Nanomaterial Molecular Chemistry

Masaaki OhbaProfessorDepartment of Chemistry Graduate School of ScienceResearch Interests:Coordination Chemistry

Program Coordinator

Chihaya AdachiDistinguished ProfessorDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry Graduate School of EngineeringResearch Interests:Materials Science and Device Physics

Tatsumi IshiharaDistinguished ProfessorDepartment of Materials Physics and Chemistry Graduate School of EngineeringResearch Interests:Solid State Electrochemistry

Masahiro KishidaProfessorDepartment of Chemical EngineeringGraduate School of EngineeringResearch Interests:Chemical Reaction Engineering

Seiji OgoDistinguished ProfessorDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry Graduate School of EngineeringResearch Interests:Coordination Chemistry

Keiji TanakaProfessorDepartment of Materials Physics and Chemistry Graduate School of EngineeringResearch Interests:Physical Properties of Polymers, Polymer Materials

Yoshiko MiuraProfessorDepartment of Chemical Systems and Engineering Graduate School of EngineeringResearch Interests:Polymer Chemistry

Masahiko AnnakaProfessorDepartment of Chemistry Graduate School of ScienceResearch Interests:Physical Chemistry for Macromolecules

Ryoichi KuwanoProfessorDepartment of Chemistry Graduate School of ScienceResearch Interests:Organic Chemistry

Yoshio HisaedaProfessorDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry Graduate School of EngineeringResearch Interests:Bioinorganic Chemistry

Noriho KamiyaProfessorDepartment of Chemical Systems and Engineering Graduate School of EngineeringResearch Interests:Bioengineering

Toshihiko ImatoProfessorDepartment of Chemical Systems and Engineering Graduate School of EngineeringResearch Interests:Analytical Chemistry

Masahiro GotoDistinguished ProfessorDepartment of Chemical Systems and Engineering Graduate School of EngineeringResearch Interests:Biochemical Engineering

Kenji KanekoProfessorDepartment of Materials Physics and Chemistry Graduate School of EngineeringResearch Interests:Material Characterization

Makoto TokunagaProfessorDepartment of Chemistry Graduate School of ScienceResearch Interests:Organic Chemistry, Catalysis

Ken SakaiProfessorDepartment of Chemistry Graduate School of ScienceResearch Interests:Coordination Chemistry, Photocatalysis

Masato MatsuoPresidentKyushu University CA Office, Inc.Research Interests:Cross-Cultural Exchange, New Business Development ManagementPolymer Science

Yuji OkiProfessorDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical EngineeringResearch Interests:Laser Engineering

Kaoru TamadaProfessorInstitute for Materials Chemistry and EngineeringResearch Interests:Nanomaterials and Interfaces

Hirofumi TaniguchiProfessor/Director GeneralArts, Science and Technology Center for Cooperative Research (KASTEC)Robert T. Huang Entrepreneurship Center (QREC)Research Interests:Public Policy, University-Industry Cooperation

Atsushi TakaharaDistinguished ProfessorInstitute for Materials Chemistry and EngineeringResearch Interests:Polymer Chemistry

Satoru KidoakiProfessorInstitute for Materials Chemistry and EngineeringResearch Interests:Biophysical Chemistry, Bioengineering

Katsuhiko FurukawaDeputy Director General, ProfessorAcademic Research and Industrial Collaboration Management OfficeResearch Interests:Industry-Government-Academia Collaboration

Megumi TakataProfessorDepartment of Business and Technology Management Graduate School of EconomicsResearch Interests:Technology Commercialization, University-Industry Collaboration, Entrepreneurship

Daisuke KawaguchiAssociate ProfessorEducation Center for Global Leadersin Molecular Systems for DevicesResearch Interests:Physical Chemistry of Polymers

Kentaro IshizukaAssociate ProfessorEducation Center for Global Leadersin Molecular Systems for DevicesResearch Interests:Synthetic Organic Chemistry

Pangpang WangAssistant ProfessorEducation Center for Global Leaders in Molecular Systems for DevicesResearch Interests:Condensed Matter Physics, Plasmonics Optics

Joseph K.-H. HuiAssistant ProfessorEducation Center for Global Leadersin Molecular Systems for DevicesResearch Interests:Materials Chemistry

Takeshi KominoAssistant ProfessorEducation Center for Global Leaders in Molecular Systems for DevicesResearch Interests:Physical Chemistry

Wataru NomuraAssistant ProfessorEducation Center for Global Leaders inMolecular Systems for DevicesResearch Interests:Nanophotonics

Shigeyuki NaitoPartner Relation Manager Education Center for Global Leaders in Molecular Systems for Devices

Masayuki KurokawaAdministrative ManagerEducation Center for Global Leaders in Molecular Systems for Devices

Takahisa HoriyamaVice-Manager/Assistant ProfessorEducation Center for Global Leaders in Molecular Systems for DevicesResearch Interests:University-Industry Collaboration

Hironobu OzawaAssistant ProfessorEducation Center for Global Leaders in Molecular Systems for DevicesResearch Interests:Coordination Chemistry

Takaaki MiyazakiAssistant Professor,Education Center for Global Leaders in Molecular Systems for DevicesResearch Interests:Structural Organic Chemistry

Yuta TsujiAssistant Professor,Education Center for Global Leaders in Molecular Systems for DevicesResearch Interests:Quantum Chemistry, Theoretical Chemistry, Computational Chemistry

Naoya TateAssociate ProfessorDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical EngineeringResearch Interests:Information Photonics, Nanophotonics

Kazunari YoshizawaProfessorInstitute for Materials Chemistry and EngineeringResearch Interests:QuanTum chemistry

(as of October 1, 2016)