Under the four University Philosophies of Hokkaido University, which are "Frontier Spirit", "All-Round Education", "Global Perspectives" and "Practical Learning "Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering Chemical Science and Technology is a next-generation frontrunner in a wide range of chemistry and chemistry-related fields. We are working to develop top-class researchers and engineers who will become
"Chemistry" covers a wide range of fields. Looking at the research fields of the Nobel Laureates in Chemistry over the past 10 years, Professor Emeritus Akira Suzuki's discovery of palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling and quasicrystals in organic synthesis , Structural and functional analysis of G protein-coupled receptors, Development of multi-scale models for complex chemical systems, Development of ultra-high-resolution fluorescence microscopy, Elucidation of DNA repair mechanisms, Design and synthesis of molecular machines, Cryo-electron microscopy development, evolutionary molecular engineering of proteins, and development of lithium-ion batteries. Our school engages in educational and research activities that cover a wide range of these areas.
As a characteristic of our school, in addition to the fusion of the chemistry of School of Science of Science, which emphasizes the basics of chemistry, and the applied chemistry School of Engineering, which emphasizes practical applications, we also cooperate with Institute for Catalysis, Research Institute for Electronic Science, and Institute for Genetic Medicine within the university. , as well as the National Institute for Materials Science, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, RIKEN, and the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center. It is mentioned that it is a graduate school of Specifically, 50 laboratories belonging to the above organization are divided into the following “molecular chemistry course,” “materials chemistry course,” and “biological chemistry course” to participate. We have put together a curriculum that realizes systematic education that takes a bird's-eye view from both perspectives.
Furthermore, in order to develop global human resources (human resources who can play an active role on the world stage), our school offers programs such as "Summer Institute" and "Learning Satellite" where students can take English lectures together with overseas students at our university or overseas partner universities. We are actively promoting this with the cooperation of the Frontier Chemistry Education and Research Center. In the doctoral program, we have set up an English education course "International Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter" for international students and Japanese students, and are working to internationalize education.