G-SIGMA is currently under application to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) for establishment in April 2027, and the plan is subject to change.
This graduate school aims to encompass all domains of inquiry—including nature, human beings, society, and human creations—within its scope of research, and to organically integrate multiple fields of specialization. By cyclically integrating the pursuit of truth and the creation of value, it seeks to generate innovative research and innovation that transcend existing disciplinary boundaries, including the humanities and social sciences, law, economics, biomedical sciences, and physical sciences, engineering, and informatics.
In addition to an educational and research environment in which students can learn directly from leading researchers at the forefront of their fields, the graduate school adopts a multi-mentor system, in which multiple supervisors collaboratively support each student. This framework encourages students to deepen their expertise while proactively engaging in interdisciplinary research based on their own initiative. Through these efforts, the graduate school aims to serve as a hub for cultivating highly skilled researchers and advanced professionals who will contribute to society on a global scale.
We invite those who aspire to challenge new possibilities and acquire the ability to shape the future of society to join us. Become part of this graduate school and work together with us to create the future.
ICHIKAWA Sosaku
Professor, Institute of Life and Environmental Sciences;
Chair, Committee on the Establishment of a New Graduate School,
University of Tsukuba
The Graduate School of Integrative and Multidisciplinary Arena (G-SIGMA) addresses global issues that cannot be solved by a single academic discipline, advancing the integration of knowledge across disciplinary boundaries and its implementation in society.
◆Interdisciplinarity:
Education and research system across the disciplines of life sciences, information, law, economics, environment, and engineering
◆Internationality:
Partnership with 13 universities worldwide, multi-mentor system with international researchers
◆Practicality:
Implement research outcomes in society and create new value
G-SIGMA is a new graduate school at the University of Tsukuba, consisting of the following five master's and doctoral programs.
◆Interdisciplinary Education Across Fields
Cultivates the ability to think across disciplines and enable collaboration and integration beyond traditional academic boundaries
◆Implementation of Research Outcomes in Society
Fosters the ability to translate research outcomes into practical applications in society
◆Formation of a Shared Academic Foundation
Develops fundamental knowledge and competencies common to all programs through shared foundational courses across the graduate school
◆Multi-Mentor System
Multiple faculty members from different disciplines collaboratively provide guidance, fostering both interdisciplinary perspectives and practical competencies in a systematic manner
Example: Student A (Background in Biology, School of Science)
Example: Student B (Background in International Studies)
Example: Student C (Background in Social Sciences: Constitutional and International Law)
G-SIGMA adopts a multi-mentor system in which, in addition to a primary supervisor, multiple faculty members from different disciplines participate in research supervision. By reexamining research from diverse theoretical frameworks and methodologies, students are encouraged to reconstruct the research questions themselves and foster the emergence of new concepts.
Through the dynamic exchange of knowledge across disciplines, students can simultaneously achieve advanced specialization and interdisciplinary development.
