OHTAKE NAOTO
President and Chief Executive Officer
Institute of Science Tokyo

Targeting the cultivation of globally active talents
In October 2024, Tokyo Medical and Dental University and Tokyo Institute of Technology merged to form Science Tokyo. Science Tokyo's mission is "advancing science and human wellbeing to create value for and with society." Its goal is to achieve the world's highest level of scientific comprehensive university, and to work with universities, research institutions, and others around the world to create a better, brighter future. To this end, Science Tokyo will continue to implement exchange programs with outstanding researchers and students from top universities and research institutions around the world. The double degree program for graduate students with Tsinghua University in China was first launched in Japan in 2004 and will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2024. This is an extremely attractive program aimed at obtaining master's degrees from top universities in Japan and China. Under the research guidance of professors at the highest level in Japan and China, in addition to possessing advanced professional knowledge, we also cultivate talents with a transnational perspective. In recent years, China's presence in the world and the development of Tsinghua University have been very prominent. We believe that students who study through this program will be more active with a global perspective in the future.