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The OIST Graduate University offers an individualized PhD program providing a secure foundation in the fundamentals of your field, with unparalleled opportunities for cross-disciplinary research. We recognize every student as a unique individual and take this into account in the design of each student’s program.
The Academic Affairs Section administers the PhD program to facilitate your academic progress from enrollment to graduation.
Alongside established courses we offer independent study with world-class faculty members who provide teaching at the most advanced levels, special topics of current interest, and participation in world-renowned OIST international workshops as part of the program.
About 60 cutting-edge laboratories offer thesis research opportunities in a range of fields including physics, chemistry, mathematical and computational sciences, marine sciences, neuroscience, molecular, cellular, and developmental biology, and environmental and ecological science. The absence of a departmental structure promotes science without borders.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Astronomy
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
The OIST Graduate University offers an individualized PhD program providing a secure foundation in the fundamentals of your field, with unparalleled opportunities for cross-disciplinary research. We recognize every student as a unique individual and take this into account in the design of each student’s program.
The Academic Affairs Section administers the PhD program to facilitate your academic progress from enrollment to graduation.
Alongside established courses we offer independent study with world-class faculty members who provide teaching at the most advanced levels, special topics of current interest, and participation in world-renowned OIST international workshops as part of the program.
About 60 cutting-edge laboratories offer thesis research opportunities in a range of fields including physics, chemistry, mathematical and computational sciences, marine sciences, neuroscience, molecular, cellular, and developmental biology, and environmental and ecological science. The absence of a departmental structure promotes science without borders.
Admission Requirements
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Jun
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Programme overview
Main Subject
Astronomy
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
The OIST Graduate University offers an individualized PhD program providing a secure foundation in the fundamentals of your field, with unparalleled opportunities for cross-disciplinary research. We recognize every student as a unique individual and take this into account in the design of each student’s program.
The Academic Affairs Section administers the PhD program to facilitate your academic progress from enrollment to graduation.
Alongside established courses we offer independent study with world-class faculty members who provide teaching at the most advanced levels, special topics of current interest, and participation in world-renowned OIST international workshops as part of the program.
About 60 cutting-edge laboratories offer thesis research opportunities in a range of fields including physics, chemistry, mathematical and computational sciences, marine sciences, neuroscience, molecular, cellular, and developmental biology, and environmental and ecological science. The absence of a departmental structure promotes science without borders.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Astronomy
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
The OIST Graduate University offers an individualized PhD program providing a secure foundation in the fundamentals of your field, with unparalleled opportunities for cross-disciplinary research. We recognize every student as a unique individual and take this into account in the design of each student’s program.
The Academic Affairs Section administers the PhD program to facilitate your academic progress from enrollment to graduation.
Alongside established courses we offer independent study with world-class faculty members who provide teaching at the most advanced levels, special topics of current interest, and participation in world-renowned OIST international workshops as part of the program.
About 60 cutting-edge laboratories offer thesis research opportunities in a range of fields including physics, chemistry, mathematical and computational sciences, marine sciences, neuroscience, molecular, cellular, and developmental biology, and environmental and ecological science. The absence of a departmental structure promotes science without borders.
Admission Requirements
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