Master's program of the Graduate School of Science and Engineering

As science and technology become ever more sophisticated, and advances in the field take place at an ever-accelerating rate, so research and education in the sciences in graduate schools to generate researchers and highly skilled professionals, especially in Master's programs, become ever more necessary. This is reflected in the current employment market, where more companies are becoming increasingly aggressive in efforts to attract students to post-graduate programs. Some have even made a Master's degree a requirement for employment.

It was within this climate that in 2003, the Graduate School of Science and Engineering increased the number of applicants admitted to the Master's program by 40 students. And, in keeping with its motto: "Distinctive Majors, Unique Graduate Programs," the School offers a curriculum capable of catering to a variety of specialist fields, including Secondary Courses, and a wide range of specialist fields majors that will form the basis of the 21st Century COE Program "Research on Security and Reliability in Electronic Society." The School has also set up a research management program and has committed itself to foster outstanding students capable of working on the frontlines of international research. Together with the Department of Information and System Engineering of the Faculty of Science and Engineering and the Research and Development Initiative, the Information and System Engineering Course, one of the hubs of the COE Program mentioned earlier, earned a rating of "A+" in 2003, from the "Evaluation of University Activities from the Viewpoint of Strengthening Industrial Competitiveness," a joint study commissioned to Mitsubishi Research Institute and Kawaijuku Educational Institution by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, for being in the top 5% of institutions surveyed.

Chuo University was founded as the Igirisu Horitsu Gakko (English Law School) in 1885. In the 134 years since its establishment, Chuo has continued to build upon its tradition and performance and stayed true to its long-held philosophy of “Fostering the Ability to Apply Knowledge to Practice,” pursuing its mission of contributing to society and nurturing pioneering individuals who go on to work for the betterment of society. Today, Chuo stands as a comprehensive university comprising eight faculties, including two established in 2019, and seven graduate schools, as well as two professional graduate schools, four affiliated high schools, two affiliated junior high schools, and nine research institutes. Driven forward by wide-ranging academic research and learning across the university community, Chuo’s original tenet of pursuing the Practical Application of Learning has been acknowledged and embraced in our current university motto, “Knowledge into Action.”

Practical learning, a tradition we carry forward with tremendous pride, is not limited to technical education. Rather, practical learning is about broadening one’s potential by acquiring both knowledge and practical abilities that can be used for the good of society. Today we carry on this tradition based on world-class, research-driven educational activities in our faculties and graduate schools. Through a variety of distinctive educational programs, Chuo University has been accelerating its university-wide efforts to cultivate global competency and foster global professionals. Furthermore, enriched through collaboration with people, organizations, and institutions that are determined to promote diversity and achieve the UN SDGs, with innovation born of fusions among different fields, and with the increased richness of pioneering research and education, Chuo today is reaching new heights as a global university.