ISEE Kyushu University 2013 - Toward an Advanced Information Society Using “i & e” Technologies - Summary

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Overview of the Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical Engineering (ISEE) at Kyushu University and its mission for an advanced 21st-century information society. Describes how the school integrates information science with electrical and electronic engineering through comprehensive graduate programs, faculty-led research and education, and initiatives at the Center of Excellence. Outlines the graduate school’s goals, the structure across three departments, and educational features shaped by evolving ICT and social needs.

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The Aims of the Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical Engineering

Importance of information science and ICT

Role of electrical and electronic engineering in social systems

The Structure of the Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical Engineering

Department of Informatics

Department of Advanced Information Technology

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Additional independent departments

Educational Features of the ISEE

Graduate School / Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering ISEE Kyushu University 2013 Toward an Advanced Information Society Using “i & e” Technologies Since the beginning of the 1990s, there has been a great demand for highly educated graduates who are capable of leading an advanced information society in the 21st century. This society is firmly based on the new technologies developed in the fields of electrical and electronic engineering, communication engineering, and computer science. To meet this demand, the Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical Engineering (ISEE), the first graduate school in Japan designed to enable a comprehensive study of both information and electrical–electronics ( i & e ) technologies, was established in 1996 at Kyushu University. In 2000, the school was restructured and a new two-body system was created with Graduate School (the education body) and Faculty (the research body) . The new system has provided innovative and unique graduate programs including the Graduate School of Systems Life Sciences and the Graduate School of Integrated Frontier Sciences, in which many of our faculty members are also involved. At the Center of Excellence (COE), within the ISEE, our faculty members lead many important research and educational activities at Kyushu University, as well as the graduate and undergraduate programs. For example, at the System LSI Research Center, the faculty are the core members of the “Fukuoka Cluster for Advanced Dean and Professor Graduate School and Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering Dr. Rin-ichiro Taniguchi System LSI Technology Development: Knowledge Cluster Initiative (The Second Stage) .” In addition, the following noteworthy programs are also led at the ISEE: RISS—Research Institute of Superconductor Science and Systems; QITO—the educational program for Information Communication Technology Architect; and E-JUST Center—Center for Japan–Egypt Cooperation in Science and Technology. In 2006 the Faculty and Graduate School of ISEE moved to a new campus, the “Ito Campus,” and this has enabled us to engage in various creative activities to further expand our collaboration within “ i & e ” technologies. A key aim of the ISEE is to cultivate the next generation of researchers and engineers in the field of “ i & e ,”that is, those who possess a superior research ability, a broad range of expertise, and international common sense. May 2013 Summary The Aims of the Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical Engineering Information science has become an important academic discipline as the fundamentals to provide basic methodology of science, which is comparable to mathematics and physics. The progress of information science, especially the increased applicability of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), has not only raised the productivity of the whole industrial field but also brought about great changes to our economy, society and culture. Meanwhile the discipline of electrical engineering has a long history and embraces a wide variety of industrial fields. It has produced highly functional, complicated and large-scale electrical and electronic systems, which provide the important basis of any kinds of information and social systems. Therefore, it is expected that the electrical and electronic engineering will develop in close cooperation with information science. In order to meet this expectation, the Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical Engineering cultivates researchers and engineers of the next generation in the field of information and electricity-electronics ( i & e ), who have advanced research ability and a broad range of expertise. The Structure of the Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical Engineering Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical Engineering (ISEE) consists of the following three departments to achieve the

FAQs

What is the main purpose of ISEE at Kyushu University?

ISEE cultivates the next generation of researchers and engineers in “i & e” by combining information science with electrical and electronic engineering to support an advanced information society.

How is the Graduate School structured?

It consists of three departments: Informatics, Advanced Information Technology, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering, which cooperate for comprehensive education from fundamentals to applications.

What educational features does ISEE emphasize?

ISEE focuses on cutting-edge, comprehensive studies for the 21st century, developing human resources to meet evolving social demands driven by IT, ICT, and integrated nanometer-scale technologies.

Sep 15, 2026

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