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December 9. 2002
 
Developing New Systems for Education and Research
- A Grand Design for Education and Research in the 21st Century -
Waseda University
 
General Goals:
(1)Reforms and new projects will be implemented by stages from 2001 to 2007.
(2)Waseda's development as an elite research university serving the people of the Asia-Pacific region.
(3)The training of talented, broadly educated people serving society.
(4)The creation of new institutions balanced by the consolidation of existing ones.
 
Directions of Graduate Education and Research:
(1)We plan to decrease the number of undergraduates by I 0%, while doubling the number of graduate students. The undergraduate to graduate student ratio will shift from 6:1 to 3:1.
(2)We plan to double the number of our graduate faculty and rethink faculty appointments to increase the university's ability to respond to interdisciplinary modes of inquiry.
(3)We plan to increase the number of international students, adult students, and students enrolled in life-long education programs.
 
Center of Excellence:
From 2003 the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology will initiate a new program recognizing and encouraging the development of centers for advanced research and education. Five fields at Waseda University have already been selected for this designation. This places Waseda in the top group of universities in Japan. Center of Excellence programs will be established in the following areas:
Center of Practical Nano-Chemistry
This Center aims at developing human resources capable of contributing to die growth of new industries and the discovery of intellectual properties. - By using molecular science and nab-scale chemistry, and through the effective co-operation of industry, world-level expertise in practical nano-science education and research will be developed.
Productive Information and Communication Technology Academia Programme
This Center will develop new information and communication technologies needed in the future to link huge numbers of computers with complex digital content including multimedia applications. It will train ICT architects able to propose original ideas and engage in research up to the final production of commercial products.
Development of Research and Study Methodologies in Theatre
This Center will (1)utilize multiple research methodologies to promote synthetic studies of world drama and theatre culture, and (2)establish the Institute for Theatre Research, based in long standing traditions at Waseda in the study of traditional Japanese theatre and world theatre.
Research Institute of Enhancement of Peripheral Cultures in Asia
Regional cultures everywhere are caught up in globalization processes. This Center will attempt to 'enhance' the value of cultural heritage by engaging in joint research projects with foreign institutions exploring the Ba-Shu culture of Sichuan area Within the context of Chinese history and civilization. The institute will also train new researchers and will offer the Ph.D.
Initiation of New Contemporary Asian Studies
A center will be created for education and research on the "Contemporary Asian Studies" in Japan and Asia. This will be located in the Waseda Graduate School of Political Science and the Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies." It will build an "Asian Intellectual Community" through cooperative research.
 
Project Research Institutes, established April 2000:
To vitalize research and collaboration among faculty the university has encouraged the establishment of project institutes. Each institute is created by a group of faculty and seeks independent outside funding. It is expected that institutes will close as projects are completed. The General Research Administration Organization has administrative jurisdiction over these Research Institutes. As of April 2002, 112 project research institutes have been established. An abbreviated list of Institutes includes:
Institute For Sustainable Community and Risk Management
Waseda Institute for the Study of Mediterranean Civilizations
Waseda Institute of Urban and Regional Studies
International Institute of Bioethics and Rio-Law
The Research institute c/Current Chinese Affairs
Advanced Institute for Complex Systems
Institute for Fuel Cell Systems Technology
 
Linking the University to the Wider Society, Especially in the Asia-Pacific region:
Technology Licensing Organization (TLO)established in April 1999 promoting the efficient return of research findings to the wider society. The amount of royalties through the Waseda TLO already ranks top in Japan.
Digital Campus Consortium established in 1999 linking education and research at Waseda with other universities and corporate sponsors.
Waseda University Incubation Promotion provides assistance, including space, to students & other entrepreneurs in establishing new companies. Thirty-two companies have been established since October 2001.
Waseda Shibuya High School, acquired in 2002. Located in Singapore, this is the only high school in Asia responding to the needs of the Japanese foreign community. It provides Japanese residing in Southeast Asia with a high school education and, for students fulfilling certain requirements, entrance to Waseda University.
Waseda Education Thailand - Located in Bangkok, this school will begin in April 2003. It will provide instruction in Japanese language and related topics both to adult students and to high school graduates hoping to study in Japan.
・Several new programs are currentlyin the planning stages....
 
New Graduate Programs and Professional Schools:
Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies (April 1998)
Degrees include: MBA, MA and PhD in International Relations Both English and Japanese language tracks are available, students engage in research projects throughout the Asia-Pacific Region. September 2002 enrollment MA & MBA, 583 students (283 international), PhD, 104 students (international). From April 2003, the Waseda Business School will be created within this Graduate School. It will offer an MBA and an MOT (Management of Technology).
 
Graduate School of Global Information and Telecommunication Studies (April 2000)
Degrees include: M.A. and Ph.D. in Global Information and Telecommunication studies. Both English and Japanese language tracks are available, students engage in research projects emphasizing communication technology, multimedia science and art, and the social contexts within which these are used. September 2002 enrollment M.A. 257 students (86 international) Ph.D. 62 students. Faculty: 26 Full time, 21 Visiting, 5 Adjunct.
 
Graduate School of Japanese Applied Linguistics (April 2001)
Already the largest such facility in Japan, the Graduate School offers MA. and Ph.D. degrees in Japanese Applied Linguistics. Linked to the Center for Japanese Language, the graduate schools trains faculty who will teach international students at Waseda and elsewhere. With over 1500 international students Waseda is among Japan's leading institutions in hosting foreign students. September 2002 enrollment: 134 students.
 
Graduate School of Information, Production and Systems (Scheduled, April 2003)
To be located in Kitakyushu City to serve a wide variety of local and international students. Core areas include: Information Architecture (linking information communication and electronics), Production Systems (linking information technologies with production processes), System LSI design (for engineers in the electronics industry).
 
The Okuma School of Public Management (Scheduled, April 2003)
http://www.waseda-ospm.jp/?isGif=1) The school will offer the MPM (Master of Public Management) degree. One year and two year courses will be available. The school is expected to enroll about 100 students and to respond to the growing need for advanced skills among leaders in the public sector.
 
Graduate School of Finance (Tentative, April 2004) Degree: MBA, Projected student body: 200-300. April and September beginning dates. Core areas include the fundamentals of finance, financial accounting, and financial law. The School will be located in Tokyo's central financial district.
 
Law School (Tentative, April 2004) From 2004 Japan will introduce * a system of *graduate law schools similar to that of the United States. The school is still in the planning stares but it is likely to have a three-year curriculum, with the possibility of a two-year track for graduates of undergraduate law divisions. Projected student body: 200-300.
 
Graduate Programs Under Consideration
International Environmental Institute
Bioengineering Institute (within the School of Science and Engineering)
・and others...
 
Undergraduate Educational Reforms at Waseda University:
1. Consolidation of University administrative offices.
2. Reform of admissions process.
3. The establishment of faculty evaluation procedures, including student evaluations.
4. Beginning in April 2000, the creation of an Open Education Center offering general education and elective classes to all undergraduate students from any of the divisions of the university. This center allows the nine undergraduate schools of the university, in effect, to share their faculty and classes with each other. As of April 2002, 2,365 classes were being offered through the Open Education Center and 30,258 students were enrolled.
5. Beginning in April 2001, the creation of integrative Theme Colleges to provide a more comprehensive educational experience to first and second year students. Twenty-three colleges were in operation by April 2002 attracting 2,456 students. Internship programs were also created in 2001 with 104 students participating in April 2002. See Theme Colleges below for a representative list.
6. The reform of English and foreign language education and the expansion of study abroad. See CESA below.
7. Beginning in 2004, the creation of the International College of Waseda University. See below.
 
Waseda Theme Colleges, April 2001:
Each is supported by networks of four to eight faculty from different schools. They offer a sequence of four to ten courses to first and second year students. Colleges have 80 to 160 students; Class size is kept small. Colleges permit students to explore interdisciplinary themes beyond their majors and include short-term foreign study, field work, summer retreats, and social surveys. Each course includes a Teaching Assistant who can aid students outside of class. It is expected that second year students will play a leadership role in each college. An abbreviated list of Theme Colleges includes:
Studying Body Symbolism
Research on Korea
The Symbiosis c/Capitalism and the Welfare Society
Human Sensibility and Culture
The Science a/Language
The Cultural History of the Twentieth Century
 
Collaborative Education in Study Abroad (CESA), from September 2002:
Waseda seeks to increase the number of students studying abroad from about 400 to 1000 in the near future and to continue expanding until twenty to thirty percent of its students have the opportunity to study abroad. To accomplish this goal it plans to establish thematic study abroad opportunities for small groups of students (about 20) on thirty or more campuses around the world over the next four to five years.
In the fall of 2002, the first group of 75 students began year-long programs designed for them at four institutions in the United States. Each program stressed practical and academic English skills as well as thematic areas. Thematic areas included: international Studies, Business, Gender Studies, and American Studies. It is anticipated that three to four additional programs will be established in the fall of 2003, perhaps in Europe.
 
New Undergraduate Schools and Divisions:
1. The School of Sports Sciences, (Scheduled, April 2003) Originally part of the School of Human Sciences, this school will have two departments, Sport Science and Sport Humanities. It will train students and engage in research in all areas related to the rapidly expanding field of sport sciences. It will offer the bachelors degree and enroll 1,600 students. Located on the Tokorozawa campus (about an hour from the main campus), the School of Sports Sciences boasts state-of-the-art education equipment, laboratories and sports facilities and is.
2. The Correspondence Course of the School of Human Sciences (Scheduled, April 2003) This will be a distance education version of the regular curriculum of the School of Human Sciences. It is will utilize broadband networks already linking ten million residences in Japan and is designed for students and adult learners. Courses of study will be available in Environmental Studies, Health and Welfare Studies, and Information Studies.
3. The International College of Waseda University (Tentative, April 2004) The College is still in its planning stages. Current discussions indicate it will have the following educational goals: (1)It will be a fully international institution rooted in comprehensive foreign language education, and the liberal arts and (2)It will educate students with a global perspective rooted in the Asia-Pacific area. Additional Characteristics include:
・Student Body: 2,400, (Class size 600).
・Foreign Students: 720-1,200 (30-50 % of student body).
・One year of required study abroad for all local students, optional for international students.
・Multi-lingual curriculum (English will be the. core language, with classes also offered in Japanese, and possibly other languages.)
・Small class size
・Intensive educational practices (writing, discussion, etc.)
・Students will be required to study two foreign languages.
・There will be a sustained focus in contemporary thought and interdisciplinary inquiry across the curriculum.
・Faculty Size: 80 full time faculty.
・Foreign Faculty: approximately one-third.
・It is anticipated that graduates will have sufficient language and analytical skills to advance to elite graduate programs in the field and country of their choice.
 
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