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As the world becomes progressively globalized, Graduate School of Information Sciences aims to lead the way in offering opportunities to advance the top-level research and the highest-quality education. The School has, since its inception in 1993, produced many graduates and young scientists who became leaders in various branches of information science. In the hope of continuing the success of the past years, we anticipate the need to put much emphasis in attracting good candidates who would later prove to be effective leaders in the global stage. The International Liaison Office was created in April 2010, with the aim of facilitating the influx and the outflux of people from all over the world, which in turn, stimulates the scientific environment of the School. We illustrate below some activities the International Liaison Office has been undertaking.
1. Creating international interfaces with researchers and students from abroad
In maintaining the top-level quality of research, it is essential to have the environment where both the faculty and the students have easy accesses to the information and the knowledge that are constantly updated across the world, and where they can then engage in the respective investigations in a timely manner. In particular, we institute an exchange program where foreign researchers can visit the School for an extended time, which then encourages the flow of ideas and information in and around the School. We are also engaged in facilitating sending our students via study abroad programs as well as receiving students from abroad, with our goal of creating an international educational ground.
2. Helping students from abroad in settling down in Japanese communities.
In establishing a hub of talents and ambitions, it is important to prepare a willing receiving ground of many mutually different cultures. With that goal, we make sure that there will be a smooth transition in the process of settling down as a member of the School for each student. We try to realize this with the cooperation of the tutors assigned to each student taking various social factors particular to Japanese life styles in considerations in and outside the university setting.
3. University open to the world
With the goal of becoming a leading university of the world, we are well aware of the growing importance of publicity through the English language. We put an emphasis on providing up-to-date information on the original research accomplished in our campus, as well as essential information for perspective students from abroad regarding the life in Sendai.
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