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GRIPS

National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies7-22-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-8677 Japan

Tel: +81-(0)3-6439-6000 Fax: +81-(0)3-6439-6010

http://www.grips.ac.jp

Admissions officeTel: +81-(0)3-6439-6046 Fax: +81-(0)3-6439-6050

admissions@grips.ac.jp

Educational Programs in Science, Technology and Innovation Policy

Application Guide book

1st 2nd

Application　Submission Period

Early January Late May*

Result of Documentary Exam (1st Screening)

To be notified within 1 month from the application closing date.

Interview (2nd Screening)

To be conducted only for those who have passed Documentary Examination.

Result of Interview To be notified within 1 month from the interview.

Enrollment April /October October

Application Fee 30,000 yen

Admission Fee 282,000 yen Tuition Fee 535,800 yen

(per year)

Please see http://www.grips.ac.jp/en/pstudents/admissions/ for the latest information.* Applications close mid-November in the previous year for applicants who need scholarship.

Program Overview 1

Educational Programs 3

About the Doctoral Program 4

About the Master’s Program 5

Faculty 6

Courses Offered 7

About GIST 8

About SciREX 10

Student Support 12

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This program aims to cultivate human resources with the capability

to employ a scientific approach in the planning, drafting, execution,

evaluation, and revision of science, technology and innovation

(STI) policy. In particular, the program aims to foster administrative

officials, practitioners, researchers, and other key personnel who

possess advanced skills for policy analysis, the capability to plan

and execute policy, and mastery of the multiple disciplines required

for these, along with research competence in social science fields,

teaching competence in higher education, and high-level foreign

language competency.

The program hosts prominent professors from inside and outside

Japan who are experts on science and technology policy studies.

To achieve more practical research education, the program also

accommodates front-line practitioners of science and technology

policy in the role of lecturers. Additionally, the program invites

eminent researchers and practitioners from inside and outside Japan

and organizes frequent research workshops and seminars.

The program is operated with the support of the Ministry of

Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) and is

provided in cooperation with the National Institute of Science and

Technology Policy (NISTEP), the Japan Science and Technology

Agency (JST), and the Research Institute of Economy, Trade and

Industry (RIETI) under collaborative agreements. It is expanding its

joint activities with the University of Tokyo, Hitotsubashi University,

Osaka University/Kyoto University, and Kyushu University, and

collaboration with overseas universities and research institutions.

Amid the complex and uncertain social and economic conditions of today, the success or

failure of STI policy is a key issue for Japan as well as for the rest of the world. Policy issues

for promoting STI include public subsidies for research and development, taxation and cluster

policy, industry-academia-government collaboration policy, intellectual property policy and

competition policy, and regulations of all kinds. These are becoming diversified as they cross

beyond the borders of government ministries, local governments, technology sectors, and

other domains. In order to draft sustainable STI policy under severe fiscal conditions and the

demographic trend of an aging society with a falling birthrate, it is necessary to incorporate not

only system design and policies to support research and development, but also policy elements

related to the various processes by which the outcomes of these policies are realized in society.

At the same time, there must be evaluation and feedback, based on objective evidence, in the

processes of planning, drafting, executing, evaluating, and revising the above.

The National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) is expanding its network throughout the world with the

objective of cultivating politicians, mid-career government officers, and business persons to become policy and

strategy professionals as well as future leaders. Our hope is for persons with a highly developed awareness of issues

in STI policy to come together and leverage the knowledge of "Science for STI Policy" gained through this program in

their career formation and policy practice.

Director's Greetings

Tateo ArimotoProfessor and Director

GRIPS Innovation, Science and Technology Policy Program

Program Overview

Contents

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Photo : Masao Nishikawa

Under globalization, severe competition in international markets, and societal

changes in the 21st century, STI shoulders great expectations not only for the

creation of new industries but also for assurance of employment, improvement

in quality of lifestyle, and resolution of environmental, social, and economic

issues. Similarly, expectations are growing for policies to promote STI. From

such perspectives, nations around the world are distilling knowledge aimed at

the drafting, design, and practice of effective STI policy.

In academic fields including economics, law, political science, and sociology,

researchers are developing a diversity of theories and analytical methods

concerning real-world policy issues, and are accumulating the results of data

analysis. However, these are not necessarily put to good use in actual policy

practice, and awareness of issues in policy practice is not sufficiently shared

with researchers. There is a strong need to cultivate human resources who will

be responsible for the execution of effective STI policy and corporate strategy,

by promoting mutual feedbacks and communication between practitioners and

researchers.

● Central government agency administrative officials, policy staff in the

legislature (Diet members, political party members, etc.) ● Local government body administrative officials ● Senior management and management candidates involved in planning and

drafting of corporate strategy● Senior staff of international organizations closely involved in economic

growth and development through innovation, technical transfer, etc. ● Management staff of research organizations and funding organizations ● Think tank staff involved in national or regional policy formation ● Persons who aspire to responsibility for research and education of the next

generation in this field; etc.

Target Group

Background of the Program GRIPS Innovation, Since and Technology Policy Program (GIST) provides comprehensive educational programs that include a Doctoral Program, Master’s Program, Short-term Training Courses, and other offerings. In

doing so, it cultivates human resources who integrate knowledge from diverse academic fields, possess the

ability to aptly discern social issues, and can employ a scientific approach in the planning, drafting, execution,

evaluation, and revision of STI policy.

GIST's faculty consists of professors from inside and outside Japan who are experts on STI policy studies.

To achieve more practical education, the program also accommodates front-line practitioners of science and

technology policy in the role of lecturers, and organizes frequent research workshops and lectures inviting

eminent researchers and practitioners from inside and outside Japan. The program advances education and

research into "Science for STI Policy" in collaboration with leading Japanese research bodies in STI policy

studies. These include the Field Pioneering Hub Institutions (The University of Tokyo, Hitotsubashi University,

Osaka University/Kyoto University, and Kyushu University) under the SciREX* program of MEXT, as well as

the National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP), the Center for Research and Development

Strategy of the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST-CRDS), and the Research Institute of Economy,

Trade and Industry (RIETI).* SciREX: See P.10.

Foster policy studies capability, based on a scientific approach● Review of existing research and construction of theory-based hypotheses● Verification of hypotheses through objective facts and data● Examination of implications based on analytical results

Foster capability for the planning, drafting, execution, evaluation, and revision of STI policy ● Knowledge of past policy and governmental intervention inside and outside Japan,

and the effectiveness of these ● Understanding of scientific research and the innovation process ● Understanding of the formation process of pragmatic policy,

and ability to plan and practice policy ● Ability to debate and negotiate with counterparts and institutions overseas

● High-level personnel who, based on knowledge of "Science for STI Policy," will

bear responsibility as professionals for the formation and implementation of

actual STI policy founded on objective evidence● Research personnel who will bear the role of developing and deepening

the research domain of "Science for STI Policy" ● Personnel who, along with expertise in specified domains, also

possess a level of knowledge and capability with respect to

"Science for STI Policy," and who connect domains of expertise

such as the natural sciences and the humanities and social sciences

Educational Goals

Career Destination

Educational Programs2

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PractitionersLegislative and Executive

Bodies IndustryNGOs, etc.

Researchers Universities and

Research InstitutionsEconomics, Law, Political Science, Sociology,Natural Sciences, Engineering, Medicine, etc.（ ）

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This program aims to cultivate human resources who can employ a scientific approach in the planning,

drafting, execution, evaluation, and revision of STI policy and strategy. In particular, the program aims to foster

administrative officials, practitioners, researchers, and other key personnel who possess advanced skills for

policy research, the capability to plan and practice policy and strategy, and mastery of the multiple disciplines

required for these, along with analytical competence in social science fields, teaching competence in higher

education, and high-level foreign language competency.

In principle, the program accepts applicants who possess a Master’s degree and are administrative officials

or practitioners involved in policy, or are personnel who wish to pursue research or education careers in

relevant fields. In the first year of the curriculum, participants acquire credits through intensive coursework to

acquire theory and analytical methods related to social sciences. Part-time enrollment is possible from the

second year onward, with a focus on attendance in seminars. The program accepts enrollment in both April

and October.

The degree offered is either Doctor of Policy Studies for administrative officials and other practitioners, or

Ph.D. in Public Policy for researchers, with dissertation guidance offered in accordance with the intent and

particulars of the candidate.

Envisioned Path to Degree

This program aims to foster administrative officials and practitioners

who possess the issues analysis skills sought in such human

resources and the ability to plan policy and strategy.

Students seeking to acquire a Master’s degree will, following

enrollment in April, audit introductory courses and specialized

courses through a year of coursework. Having acquired the

necessary knowledge and methodology for analysis of issues and

planning of policy and strategy, for a half year students will then

prepare a policy proposal (Policy Research Paper) concerning a self-

selected issue. The degree awarded following examination will be

Master of Public Policy.*Currently available only for domestic students.

Envisioned Path to Degree

Short-term Training Courses

1st year 2nd year 3rd year and beyond

Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring

QE Doctoral dissertation

CS Thesis Defense

1st year 2nd year

Spring Fall Spring Fall

Policy ResearchPaper Review

Category I and II courses are primarily daytime lectures, while Category III courses are held in the evening or later.QE：Qualifying Examination CS：Ph.D. Candidate Seminar*This is in the case of October enrollment. Courses start in Spring as to April enrollment.

Category I and II courses are primarily daytime lectures, while Category III courses are held in evening or later.

About the Master’s ProgramAbout the Doctoral Program 43

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GIST offers short-term training courses in which national and local government officials and practitioners

in universities, research institutions, and corporations learn about the latest issues, research findings, and

analytical methodologies in STI policy and policy studies. (Detailed information, such as date, program

content, and application procedures will be released when available.)

Basic CoursesCategory I:6 credits

Advanced CoursesCategory II:

4 credits

Category III: 1 credit Category III: 1 credit Category III:1 credit Category III:1 credit Category III:1 credit

Basic CoursesCategory I: 16 credits

Advanced CoursesCategory II: 12 credits

Category III: 1 credit Category III: 1 creditThematic Research Thematic Research

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Tateo ArimotoDirector of GRIPS Innovation, Science and Technology Policy Program; Professor

Specialty: Science & Technology Policy; Research Funding Management

Atsushi SunamiDeputy Director of GRIPS Innovation, Science and Technology Policy Program; Associate Professor

Specialty: Science and Industrial Technology Policy, Public Policy Analysis

Terutaka KuwaharaProfessor

Specialty: Technology Forecasting, Scientometrics, Science and Technology Policy

Naotoshi TsukadaAssociate Professor

Specialty: Intellectual Property Policy, Innovation Policy

Yuko ItoAdjunct Associate Professor(National Institute of Science and Technology Policy)

Ayaka SakaAdjunct Associate Professor (National Institute of Science and Technology Policy)

Takahiro UeyamaAdjunct Professor (Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University)

Specialty: Science and Technology Policy, History of Science and Technology, Public Policy, Innovation Policy, American Studies, Studies in Higher Education

Walsh, John P.Adjunct Professor Professor(Professor, School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology)

Specialty: Sociology of Science and Technology, Industry-Academia Collaboration in the US and Japan, Intellectual Property Policy

Jun SuzukiDeputy Director of GRIPS Innovation, Science and Technology Policy Program; Professor

Specialty: Science and Technology Policy, Innovation Management

Intarakumnerd, PatarapongProfessor

Specialty: Innovation Policy and Innovation Systems in Developing Countries

Akira GotoProfessor

Specialty: Economics of innovation and innovation policy, Economics of Antitrust

Koichi SumikuraAdjunct Associate Professor(Director of Research, 2nd Theory-Oriented Research Group, National Institute of Science and Technology Policy)

Specialty: Science and Technology Policy, Intellectual Property Policy

Category

Elective or Required

Course name Instructor Term CreditsMaster’s Program

Doctoral Program

Category IBasic Courses

◎ ◎ Economics of Innovation Intarakumnerd Spring (Session II) 2

◎ ◎ Analysis of Science and Technology Policy Process

Sunami Spring 2

● Microeconomics I Hatakenaka Spring (Session I) 2

● Microeconomics II Tanaka (Makoto) Spring (Session II) 2

● Macroeconomics Deguchi Spring (Session I) 2

● Trade and Industrial Development Sonobe Spring 2

● ○ Econometrics Tanaka (Ryuichi) Spring (Session I) 2

● ○ Public Economics Okamoto (Ryosuke) Summer 2

● ○ Introduction to Quantitative Analysis Oyama, Morohoshi Spring (Session I) 2

● ○ Quantitative Data AnalysisOyama, Morohoshi, Tsuchiya

Spring (Session II) 2

● ○ Innovation, Sustainability and Uncertainty

Woolgar, Hope Spring 2

● ○ Science and Technology in International Politics

Yakushiji Spring 2

Category II Advanced Courses

◎ ◎ Introduction to Science, Technology and Innovation Policy

Goto, Suzuki, Sunami Fall 2

● ○ Management of Innovation Suzuki Fall 2

● ○ Bibliometrics and Applications Kuwahara Fall 2

● ○ Major Technology Fields and Policy Trend

Arimoto, etc. Fall 2

● ○ Policy for Higher Education and University-Industry Cooperation

Sumikura Fall 2

● ○ Science and Technology Diplomacy Yakushiji Fall 2

● ○ Comparative Analysis on Science, Technology and Innovation Policy

Intarakumnerd Fall 2

● ○ Science Technology and Social Transformation

Arimoto, etc. Fall 2

● ○ Analytical Methodologies for Science and Technology Innovation Policy

Tsukada Fall 2

Category III Thematic Research

◎ ◎ Research Seminar I Related Instructors Fall (First year) 1

◎ ◎ Research Seminar II Related Instructors Spring (Second year) 1

◎ Research Seminar III Related Instructors Fall (Second year) 1

◎ Research Seminar IV Related Instructors Spring (Third year) 1

◎ Required ● Required elective ○ Elective* Courses offered in other programs besides the Science and Technology Innovation Policy Program may also be taken.* This is a tentative 2014 curriculum and is subject to change.

Faculty 65 Courses Offered

【Doctoral Program Completion Requirements】Students must fulfill the requirements indicated by ① to ③ below, and pass final dissertation defence.

① Category I : 6 or more credits

(Depending upon academic capabilities at time of enrollment, taking Master’s Program courses may be required)

② Category III : 4 or more credits③ Category III : 4 credits (3 credits must be earned following passing of QE)

* Students must take the QE (Qualifying Examination) after earning 10 or more credits from Category I and II, and 1 credit from Category III.

【Master’s Program Completion Requirements】Students must fulfill the requirements indicated by ① to ③ below, earn a total of 30 or more credits, pass judging of the results of research into a specified issue, and pass a final examination.

① Category I ： 16 or more credits　② Category IIII : 12 or more credits ③ Category IIII : 2 credits* Course offerings may be changed, or additional courses offered, during the academic year.* When both a Japanese-language course and an English-language course with the same content are taken, the credits from one of the courses will be counted toward the required credits for program completion.

Specialty: Life Science Policy, Science and Technology Policy

Specialty: Scientometrics, Science and Technology Policy, Molecular Biology

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In January 2012, GRIPS was selected as the Hub of Institutions responsible for taking a leading

role in coordinating inter-Hub collaboration among the Hub Institutions for Fundamental Research

and Human Resource Development under the Science for RE-designing Science, Technology and

Innovation Policy (SciREX) Program of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and

Technology (MEXT).

To fulfill this role, GRIPS has established the GRIPS Innovation, Science and Technology Policy

Program (GIST) and is implementing education and research programs.

Please see the GIST website at http://www3.grips.ac.jp/~GIST/for more information.

As a component of content development within GIST's education programs, research projects act as training opportunities for students and are positioned as inter-Hub joint programs with participation from students at other SciREX institutions.

● Industry-academia collaboration ● Benchmarking of university research activities● Interface of science and policy: structures for STI policy promotion, science and technology diplomacy, etc.

Research Projects at GIST

Researchers involved in policy studies are always required to share information

with practitioners engaged in policy planning, drafting, and implementation,

and to make use of it in updating awareness of issues and in the search for new

research topics. For the practitioner side, too, the drafting and evaluation of

evidence-based policy, confirmation of theoretical validity, and understanding

of global policy directions are becoming mandatory requirements.

The GIST Program invites front-line researchers and practitioners inside and

outside Japan as lecturers, calls for participation from government, industry,

academia and others, organizes GIST Seminars to present and discuss research

findings, and provides opportunities for communication and network-building

among researchers and practitioners.

Please see the GIST website at http://www3.grips.ac.jp/~GIST/

for more information on GIST Seminars.

Video recordings of lectures and materials are released for some seminars.

The GIST Program as the Hub of STI Policy Networks

7Government ministries,

Local governments,Research institutions

（NISTEP, JST, RIETI, etc.）

Industry

LegislaturePolitical parties,

Politicians

[Hub Institutions]

The University of Tokyo,Hitotsubashi University,

Osaka University/Kyoto University,Kyushu University

Overseas universities,

Research institutions

Academic societies

SciREX Joint ProgramsDoctoral Program,

Master’s Program,Short-term Training

Courses

［Hub of Institutions]

About GIST

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A program implemented by MEXT in 2011, Science for RE-designing Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy

(SciREX) advances initiatives aimed at the evolution of policy formation processes and at the pioneering of related

interdisciplinary academic fields, to support policy formation and practice under rational processes based on

objective evidence.

Please see the SciREX website at: http://scirex.mext.go.jp

SciREX is composed of four programs: Promoting mission-oriented investigation and research; Funding for R&D

projects; Foundation of Hub Institutions for Fundamental Research and Human Resource Development; and

Development of data and information infrastructure.

The Hub Institutions for Fundamental Research and Human Resource Development will construct sites for

international-level research and human resource development, and will carry out education and training programs

for persons in charge of policy who will undertake policy formation and practice based on objective evidence,

and for researchers who will deepen and expand the emerging research field of "Science for STI Policy."

In order to develop diverse human resources to shoulder "Science for STI Policy," five Hub Institutions (Hub of

Institutions: National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies; Field Pioneering Hub Institutions: The University of

Tokyo, Hitotsubashi University, Osaka University/Kyoto University, and Kyushu University) have been selected.

Each will establish its own education and training programs and, through inter-Hub collaboration, is carrying out

initiatives aimed at realizing a comprehensive human resource development scheme as a whole, and construction

of a diverse human resources network.

As a Hub of Institutions, GIST will contribute to the promotion and development of human resources who

can exercise leadership in the planning, drafting, and implementation of STI policy, and who can undertake

policy research in the same field. In collaboration with four SciREX Field Pioneering Hub Institutions, GIST will

also take the lead in contributing to the development of "Science for STI Policy" and the nurturing of human

resources. Leveraging its networks with related government ministries and institutions inside and outside

Japan, GIST will lead collaboration among the Hub Institutions, and will drive the development of academic

domains related to "Science for STI Policy" as well as practice in society and the formation of communities.

GIST carries out joint programs with the other SciREX Hub Institutions.● Summer Camps: Faculty members and students in SciREX Hub Institutions gather for

interaction and network-building opportunities through research reports and group work.● International symposiums: SciREX Hub Institutions co-organize international symposiums as

venues for sharing information on the activities of related institutions inside and outside

Japan and for expanding global networks.● Compilation of publications on "Science for STI Policy"● One-stop service for delivering the information related to activities of SciREX Hub

Institution through portal site.

GIST as a Hub of SciREX Institutions

SciREX Joint Programs

Funding for

R&D projects

Foundation of Hub Institutions for Fundamental Research and

Human Resource Development

Promoting mission-oriented investigation and

research

National Institute of Science and

Technology Policy (NISTEP)

Development of data and information

infrastructure

National Institute of Science and

Technology Policy (NISTEP)

Universities selected as Hub

Institutions(5 hubs)

Research Institute of Science and

Technology for Society, Japan Science and

Technology Agency (JST-RISTEX)

About SciREX8

■ Hub of Institutions■ Field Pioneering Hub Institutions

GRIPS Innovation, Science andTechnology Policy Program

Program for Education and Research on Science and

Technology in Public Sphere

Core content shared among Hub Institutions

Data analysis

Science, Technology and Innovation Governance

Innovation Management and Policy Program

Center for Science Technologyand Innovation Policy Studies

STI policy governance

Ethical, legal, and societal issues of

science and technology

Innovation Management,

Economics and Policy

Regional innovation systems

in Japan and East Asia

The University of Tokyo

Osaka University/Kyoto University

Hitotsubashi University

National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

Planning, drafting, execution, and evaluation of

STI policy

Economics and

Management

Policy Formation Process

Laws, Institutions

and Regulations

Kyushu University

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Tokyo Academic Park Residence Halls

In the bayside area, built in 2001 by the

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,

Science and Technology (MEXT)

Room Types: Single, Couple, Family

GRIPS International House I In Nakano, built in 2009

Room Types: Single, Couple

GRIPS International House II In Nakano, built in 2009

Room Types: Single, Couple

One unique aspect of GRIPS is our extensive support system for assisting students in their daily living. We

consider this aspect of your lives to be every bit as important as your academic life, especially for foreign

scholars unfamiliar with Japan. As international students have comprised, on average, about 60% of the

GRIPS student body over the last 10 years, we have developed comprehensive services to assist students in

their day-to-day living.

The Student Office organizes orientation programs for incoming students and assists arriving international

students in getting organized and settled in Japan. It also organizes a number of social events and activities,

including field trips and concerts. The Student Office also functions as a hub to promote meaningful

interaction and understanding between Japanese and foreign nationals.

FacultyGRIPS has approximately 70 full-time faculty members from a variety of backgrounds. Many of them have

served as central and local government officials, diplomats, bankers or business executives. This enables an

effective combination of rigorous academic courses complemented by professional expertise and experience.

For more on our faculty members, please see http://www.grips.ac.jp/en/about/directory/

AccommodationAccommodation is provided in the Tokyo International Exchange Center (TIEC), operated by the Japan Student

Services Organization (JASSO), in GRIPS International House, or in private apartments recommended by the

GRIPS Student Office.

Academic Writing Center

Complements formal programs of study with

instruction in fundamental areas of academic English

expression through:

• writing workshops

• individual

consultations

by appointment

• style guides and tem-

plates for independent

study, research, and

policy papers

• English and academic

skills classes

Center for Japanese Language Learning The center supports Japanese language learning of

students who lack Japanese language proficiency for

daily living and study. The purpose is to help students

achieve greater competence in comprehension and

speaking. The center also facilitates cultural and

traditional experiences.

Student Rooms and Computers • Each student is provided with a study space and

laptop computer, accessible 24 hours a day

• A computer help desk is open to all students during

regular working hours

Fitness Center • Running machines

• Training equipments

• Showers

• DVD for exercises

• Free use by students, faculty, and staff

Library • Extensive collection of publications in the field of

policy studies, collected from around the world

• Collection contains over 140,000 volumes, including

reference books, statistical collections, working

papers, and government documents

• Large collections of periodicals that include more

than 4,000 journals, many of which are available

online

• Well-trained staff are equipped to respond to

research-related requests

Resources Facilities

Health Services Center• In-house health clinic

• Nurse on duty daily, doctor available several days a

week

• Provides medical advice, basic medical examinations

• Will refer to an appropriate hospital or specialist

when necessary

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Student Support9