Program for Forming Japan’s Peak Research Universities (J-PEAKS)
Selected Universities
| Selected Universities | Collaborators*1 | Participators*2 | Proposal Content | Summary*3 | Expenses Supported (JPY in Billions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hirosaki University | ー | Harvard University; Johns Hopkins University; University of Leicester; National Institutes of Health; University of Oklahoma; Kyoto University; The University of Tokyo; University of Tsukuba; Institute of Science Tokyo; Kyushu University; Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine; Wakayama Medical University; Meio University; University of Toyama; Shizuoka Graduate University of Public Health; Meijo University; Akita University; Iwate University; Iwate Medical University; Tohoku University | Building a consortium of innovative, excellent research universities through transdisciplinary knowledge to realize a global co-creation society for well-being | Summary （PDF/1.1MB） |
5.5 |
| Yamagata University | ー | Tohoku University; The University of Aizu; Fukushima University; Miyagi University | To be a research university that collaborates with the region to deliver practical and sustainable innovative technologies — Committed to realizing a sustainable society and fostering regional revitalization in the southern Tohoku region. | Summary （PDF/0.5MB） |
5.5 |
| Yokohama City University | ー | Kanagawa University; Kanagawa University Human Services; Kanto Gakuin University; Keio Research Institute at SFC, Keio University; Graduate School of Media Design, Keio University; Central Institute for Experimental Medicine and Life Science; Institute of Science Tokyo; Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo; Asia Health Policy & Education Center, Stanford University; Faculty of Social Science, Ruhr University Bochum University | To establish the “Yokohama Data Cycle,” a system that accelerates co-creation and realizes a high level of health and well-being in future societies | Summary （PDF/1.2MB） |
5.5 |
| Niigata University | Chubu University | Tohoku University; Osaka University; QST; Aarhus University; IISc; University of Bordeaux | Establish a research base for creating innovations in “Brain and Life” and “Food and Health” for the future society | Summary （PDF/0.7MB） |
5.368 |
| Nagaoka University of Technology | Osaka Metropolitan University; Akita International University; Niigata University of Pharmacy and Medical and Life Sciences | Toyohashi University of Technology; National Institute of Technology; Institute of Science Tokyo; Nagaoka Institute of Design; Osaka Metropolitan University College of Technology; Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich; LUT University; Queen Mary University of London; University of Bristol; Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg; University of York; University of Sheffield | Expanding the concept of Technology and Science through collaboration between public universities and technical colleges and Social Impact-Creating SX Research University | Summary （PDF/7.3MB） |
5.5 |
| University of Yamanashi | Fukushima University | Tohoku University; Institute of Science Tokyo; Shinshu University; Kyoto University; Osaka University; Kyushu University; Seikei University; National Institute for Materials Science; FC-Cubic; Yamanashi Prefectural Industrial Technology Center; Simon Fraser University; National University of Malaysia; Technical University of Braunschweig; Technical University of Munich; University of Bern; Paul Scherrer Institute; Brookhaven National Laboratory; University of California (Merced); University of Quebec; University of Poitiers; Korea Institute of Energy Technology; University Putra Malaysia; Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS | Our vision is to attain world-leading research capabilities in the field of green hydrogen & leadership in green hydrogen innovation | Summary （PDF/0.6MB） |
5.5 |
| Fujita Health University | Hamamatsu University School of Medicine; National Institute for Physiological Sciences; Gifu Pharmaceutical University | Nagoya University; Mental and Neurological Medical Research Center; Nara Institute of Science and Technology; Quantum Science Research Development Organization; Toyohashi University of Technology; University of Helsinki; University of Tübingen; Cardiff University; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; University of California Irvine; Duke University; University of North Carolina; Nanyang Technological University in Singapore; Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Establish a world-class research center for psychiatric and neurological disorders and establish a one-of-a-kind academic drug discovery ecosystem | Summary （PDF/2.4MB） |
5.499 |
| Ritsumeikan University | National Institute for Physiological Sciences; Shiga University of Medical Science; Juntendo University; Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences | The University of Tokyo; Shiga University; Nara Institute of Science and Technology; Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University; National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST); National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (NCGG) | Aiming to realize a next-generation research-intensive university that circulates research and social implementation by establishing itself as a world-leading research promotion and human resource development center for Body Sphere research | Summary （PDF/0.7MB） |
5.5 |
| Nara Institute of Science and Technology | ー | Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR); Institute of Science Tokyo; National Institute of Informatics (NII); National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS); Nara Medical University; National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST); National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT); University of California, Davis (UCD); Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich(ETH); University of Strasbourg (U. Strasbourg); University of Bonn (U. Bonn); Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU-EN); Universitas Gadjah Mada; IPB University; Universitas Indonesia; Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional; Universiti Malaya; Universiti Sains Malaysia; Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman; Kasetsart University; Chulalongkorn University; Vietnam National University University of Science; University of Science and Technology of Hanoi; Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Institute of Biotechnology; Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Institute of Materials Science; University of Philippine, Diliman; Ateneo de Manila University | A graduate school university that contributes to the sustainable development of a society with a declining population through the promotion of social implementation of research seeds using digital technology and international collaboration | Summary （PDF/1.5MB） |
5.5 |
| Tokushima University | ー | Utsunomiya University; Osaka Metropolitan University; Shiga University of Medical Science; Kobe Pharmaceutical University; National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center; Technion-Israel Institute of Technology; Kamiyama Marugoto College of Design, Engineering and Entrepreneurship | Bringing together research strengths in photonics, medicine, nutrition science, and information science to address the global challenges of a super-aged society | Summary （PDF/3.2MB） |
5.496 |
| Kyushu Institute of Technology | The University of Kitakyushu; Nagasaki University | The University of Tokyo; Institute of Science Tokyo; Muroran Institute of Technology; Kyushu University; National Institute of Information and Communications Technology; Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency; University Putra Malaysia; King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok; National Taiwan University of Science and Technology; City University of New York; Sapienza University of Rome; University of Lorraine | Building an innovation-driven university model that delivers development-phase execution teams, functional capabilities, and educational programs to both domestic and international universities and enterprises | Summary （PDF/1.4MB） |
5.5 |
| Nagasaki University | University of Miyazaki; Kagoshima University | Osaka Metropolitan University; Hokkaido University; The University of Tokyo; National Institute of Infectious Diseases; National Center for Global Health and Medicine; JAMSTEC (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology) | To Become a World-Leading University that Aims for the Achievement of Planetary Health | Summary （PDF/1.0MB） |
5.542 |
| Kumamoto University | ー | University of Tokyo; Tohoku University; Kyushu University; Kyushu Institute of Technology; Prefectural University of Kumamoto; Tokai University; National Taiwan University; National Yang Ming Jiao Tung University; National Tsinghua University; National Cheng Kung University; Kumamoto Industrial Research Institute | Aiming to achieve regional innovation and build a sustainable industrial city through semiconductor implementation and collaborative social research. | Summary （PDF/0.7MB） |
5.5 |
| Selected Universities | Collaborators*1 | Participators*2 | Proposal Content | Summary*3 | Expenses Supported (JPY in Billions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido University | ー | The University of Melbourne; University of Massachusetts Amherst; Hokkaido Research Organization; Muroran Institute of Technology; Otaru University of Commerce; Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine; Kitami Institute of Technology | Building a regenerative agri-fishery system for sustainable food production and global well-being based on field science | Summary （PDF/4.4MB） |
5.898 |
| Chiba University | ー | The University of Tokyo; University of Tsukuba; Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science; RIKEN; National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST); Center for Mucosal Immunology, Allergy and Vaccine (cMAV)and Center for Microbiome Innovation (CMI), University of California, San Diego | We aim to strategically enhance research in the fields of immunology, vaccinology, and others, bridging the gap between scientific findings and social applications. Additionally, our goal entails expanding our efforts horizontally across the university. | Summary （PDF/0.7MB） |
5.5 |
| Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology | The University of Electro-Communications (UEC); Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS) | University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM); The University of Queensland (UQ) | Three national universities in west Tokyo will disseminate food and energy research to the world and reinforce research capabilities to create international innovations. | Summary （PDF/1.3MB） |
6 |
| Tokyo University of the Arts | Kagawa University | The University of Tokyo; Institute of Science Tokyo | Wide-area development of communitybased problem solving and creative innovation rooted in “inner enrichment” through art and technology | Summary （PDF/1.0MB） |
4.211 |
| Keio University | Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology | King's College London (KCL); University of Cologne; Yonsei University; Northwestern University; Carnegie Mellon University (CMU); SOAS University of London; United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) | Combining intellect and morals to create fertile ground for diverse research centers to thrive, and forge the new common sense of the future through unparalleled research. | Summary （PDF/1.0MB） |
5.541 |
| Kanazawa University | Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology | The University of Tokyo | Formation of a global hub that brings about discontinuous innovation through the fusion of arts, science, and medicine, leading social change in an unpredictable era. | Summary （PDF/0.6MB） |
5.824 |
| Shinshu University | ー | University of Yamanashi; The University of Tokyo; Nagoya University; Tokyo University of Science; University of Dar es Salaam; The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology; University of Eldoret; Chulalongkorn University; King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang; Vietnam National University; Beijing University of Chemical Technology; The Saline Water Conversion Corporation | Centering on cutting-edge waterrelated research at its core, Shinshu University will integrate and promote excellence in research, innovation, and regional contribution as a threefold cord. | Summary （PDF/5.1MB） |
5.5 |
| Osaka Metropolitan University | Nagaoka University of Technology | Tohoku University; Nara Women‘s University; Tokushima University; Osaka Metropolitan University College of Technology; University of New Mexico; Brown University, Royal University of Phnom Penh; National University of Tainan; Panyapiwat Institute of Management | Center for a well-being city creation with multi-scale think tank functions by promoting the Innovation Academy project | Summary （PDF/1.1MB） |
5.642 |
| Kobe University | Hiroshima University | Osaka University; RIKEN; University of Manchester; University of Toulouse; University of Illinois; National University of Singapore; University of Texas | Kobe University sustainably creates world-leading innovations through both outstanding basic research in Engineering Biology and social implementation of the research achievement. | Summary （PDF/1.6MB） |
5.579 |
| Okayama University | ー | University of Tsukuba; The University of Tokyo; Institute of Science Tokyo; University of Yamanashi; Osaka University; Yamaguchi University; RIKEN; National Institutes of Natural Sciences; National Institute of Technology (KOSEN), Tsuyama College | A Research University Cocreating the Future of the Region and the Earth Together with Society and Contributing to Global Innovation: A Decade of Action for a Sustainable Society | Summary （PDF/1.3MB） |
5.5 |
| Hiroshima University | Kobe University | Tohoku University; Institute of Science Tokyo; Toyohashi University of Technology; the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization(KEK); Arizona State University; Purdue University | Semiconductor, supermaterials, and biotechnology with visualisation technology using synchrotron radiation at its corerealization of an integrated industrial cluster ecosystem | Summary （PDF/1.9MB） |
5.5 |
| Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology | Keio University; University of the Ryukyus | The University of Tokyo; Tohoku University; Osaka University; Kyushu University; RIKEN; University of Cambridge; Max Planck Institute; Stanford University; Scripps Institution for Oceanography, University of California, San Diego; University of Hawaii; French National Center for Scientific Research; Chalmers University of Technology; University of Oxford | [OIST-neXus strategy] Pursuit of International Excellence, Creation of disruptive innovations, Promotion of Okinawa, Enhancement of Gateway functions | Summary （PDF/1.1MB） |
5.5 |
*1 Collaborators: National, public, and private universities that leverage their strengths to enhance the research capabilities of the Selected Universities, utilizing program grants to strengthen research capabilities while fostering organizational collaboration with the selected universities.
*2 Participators: Universities and institutions that collaborate with the Selected Universities to strengthen research capabilities, although they are not recipients of program funds.
*3 The functions to be strengthened by the Selected Universities as described in the Summary are as follows:
1. Boost academic excellence in specific areas of the university’s strength,
2. Generate innovation that can help solve global issues and advance societal reform,
3. Leading a movement to improve productivity and create employment in regional industries, help to solve regional issues by leveraging the universityʼs research capabilities in alliance with regional governments, regional industrial and financial sectors, and other community stakeholders.
*4 The support period for the Selected Universities is planned to be five years.
*2 Participators: Universities and institutions that collaborate with the Selected Universities to strengthen research capabilities, although they are not recipients of program funds.
*3 The functions to be strengthened by the Selected Universities as described in the Summary are as follows:
1. Boost academic excellence in specific areas of the university’s strength,
2. Generate innovation that can help solve global issues and advance societal reform,
3. Leading a movement to improve productivity and create employment in regional industries, help to solve regional issues by leveraging the universityʼs research capabilities in alliance with regional governments, regional industrial and financial sectors, and other community stakeholders.
*4 The support period for the Selected Universities is planned to be five years.