Under the Six Specialized Fields Education System, students major in two fields from Therapeutics, Medical Engineering, Biomedicine, Drug Discovery, Sustainable Health Sciences, and Medical Informatics. Students are required to present their research achievements in their two fields. Three professors from different fields provide each student with multidimensional detailed instructions and support.
・Six Specialized Fields are as follows.
Therapeutics
Drug Discovery
Medical Engineering
Biomedicine
Medical Informatics
Sustainable Health Sciences
Professors from various organizations including government agencies, research institutes, and companies engage in the education. Chiba University has educational partnerships with University of California San Diego, University of Toronto, University of Southern California, and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, as well as 11 industrial and government organizations including RIKEN and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company. In addition, Chiba University has developed cutting-edge education programs such as the Chiba Innovative Therapeutics International Program (CITIP) for global education and the Chiba Innovative Therapeutics Industry Consortium (CITICO) for industry-government-academia collaborative education.
Chiba University’s Center for Artificial Intelligence Research for Therapeutics plays a core role in the development of new treatments, pharmaceuticals, and high-precision diagnostics as well as the creation of new industries related to the information technology and internet of things based on innovative medical data science.
The quality of the degree is assured by the three-step qualifying examinations (QEs): QE1, before completing the Master’s Program; QE2, middle of the Doctoral Program; and QE3, before completing the Doctoral Program. Each dissertation committee includes at least one foreign professor to ensure that the degree is based on international standards.
Students take the initiative in planning iMeC-WISE seminars, retreats, and hands-on training. Support available in this program includes the research assistant positions, research grants, hands-on training travel expenses, and career development support after graduation.