The WINGS-GSDM aims to train students so that they can properly and swiftly define the global-level challenges the society faces, design solutions by combining knowledge of science and technology with diverse social disciplines, and implement them using their outstanding skills of communication and action. The areas to be covered include resources, environment and energy, health and medicine, space and ocean, security, and the global economy, food and life as well as AI and digitalization.
The curriculum of the program consists of following courses;
1. Social Design and Global Leadership (SDGL): the Compulsory Course in which students will learn how to define challenges in different areas.
2. Project Based Learning (PBL) courses: the Compulsory Elective Courses in which students will propose feasible solutions responding to the needs of stakeholders from governments, NPOs, companies, etc.
3. Global Society and Public Policy Core Courses（GSPP）
4. Advanced Science and Technology Core Courses（AST）
5. Issue Solving Core Courses（IS）
In addition to the courses, this program provides students with support for a variety of activities such as the Student Initiative Project (SIP）, the International Project (IP), exchange with the alumni or stakeholders in platform seminars, career path, etc.
Rules for WINGS_GSDM
Students who are enrolled in the first year of doctoral course in the following majors in the University of Tokyo at the enrollment in this program.
| Graduate School of Public Policy | Department of Int'l Public Policy |
|---|---|
| Graduate Schools for Law and Politics | School of Legal and Political Studies |
| Graduate School of Economics | Division of Economics |
| Graduate School of Engineering | Department of Civil Engineering |
| Department of Mechanical Engineering | |
| Department of Precision Engineering | |
| Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics | |
| Department of Electrical Engineering and Information System | |
| Department of Systems Innovation | |
| Department of Chemical System Engineering | |
| Department of Technology Management for Innovation | |
| Graduate School of Medicine | Department of International Health |
| Department of Social Medicine | |
| Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences | Department of Global Agricultural Sciences |
| Graduate School of Frontier Sciences | Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences |
| Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies | Department of Interdisciplinary Information Studies |
Around January and September (twice per year)
| Financial Support | Number of students expected to be selected |
|---|---|
| WINGS RA 180,000 yen /month | Around 12/ year |
※Student who have stable income (more than about 2.4 million yens per year which is considered to be sufficient for living) will not be able to receive WINGS-RA salaries.
To earn 12 credits from the GSDM 2.0 course list
The program students are required to earn 12 credits in total, 2 credits from the SDGL, 2 credits from PBL courses, and 8 credits from GSPP, AST and IS (more than 2 credits from each Core).
*In principle, 6 credits out of the 12 credits must be earned by the end of the first year in the program, 10 credits by the end of the second year.
*8 credits out of the 12 credits must be taken from English-taught courses.
To pass the RDW（Research Design Workshop）at one year after joining the program
In the RDW, the team of professors from various areas will review the progress of doctoral research, the tentative design of solutions for social issues as a highly-educated PhD. candidate, and the abilities acquired from the program activities in an interview.
-The program students must submit the following documents.
①Progress of doctoral research: 1 page
②Status of studies on social issues related to the doctoral research: 1 page
③Activities in GSDM 2.0: 1 page
To report the progress of your research and receive feedback at two years after joining the program
-The program students must submit the following documents.
①Progress of doctoral research: 1 page
②Status of studies on social issues related to the doctoral research: 2 page
③Activities in GSDM 2.0: 1 page
To pass the final examination at the completion of your doctoral course
In the final examination, which is held in English, the examination committee which consists of professors of various areas and the affiliate committee members examine student’s doctoral dissertation, the design of solutions for social issues, and program activities the students have involved in the document and in an interview. Abilities to explain his/her specialized research in the understandable way to those who are not familiar with it are also examined.
-The program students must submit the following documents.
①Progress of doctoral research: 1 page
②Report on relevant social issues: 4 page
③Activities in GSDM 2.0: 1 page
| Name | Affiliate |
|---|---|
| IKeisuke IIDA | Dean, Graduate School of Public Policy (Chief of the program) |
| Hideaki SHIROYAMA | Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy (Program coordinator) |
| Kazuto SUZUKI | Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy |
| Hiroshi SUZUKI | Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy |
| Toshiro NISHIZAWA | Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy |
| Hisashi YOSHIKAWA | Project Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy |
| Fumihito ARAI | Professor, Graduate School of Engineering |
| Shigeo MARUYAMA | Professor, Graduate School of Engineering |
| Yuji SUZUKI | Professor, Graduate School of Engineering |
| Shu TAKAGI | Professor, Graduate School of Engineering |
| Shinichi NAKASUKA | Professor, Graduate School of Engineering |
| Hironori KATO | Professor, Graduate School of Engineering |
| Shigeki KASAHARA | Project Professor, Graduate School of Engineering |
| Masahiro HASHIZUME | Professor, Graduate School of Medicine |
| Nobuyuki YAGI | Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences |
| Shingo KANO | Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences |
| Noboru KOSHIZUKA | Professor, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies |
| Makoto NIREI | Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy |
| Kenichi UEDA | Professor, Graduate School of Economics |
| Hiroshi OHASHI | Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy |
| Roberto ORSI | Project Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy |
Contact：GSDM Office (gsdm-ppoffice@pp.u-tokyo.ac.jp)