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KYUSHU UNIV GUIDE BOOK 2014_15_02

Graduate School for Global Leadership:Kyushu University Programs for Leading Graduate SchoolsKyushu University’s Program for Leading Graduate Schools aims to transform exceptionalstudents into exceptional leaders capable of performing on the global stage.The program offers an integrated master’s and doctorate degree of global standard thattranscends traditional disciplinary demarcations and, with the participation of governmentand industry, seeks to produce outstanding graduates.■ Graduate Education and Research Training Program in Decision Science for a Sustainable SocietyThe next generation of global leaders will need to possess differentkinds of knowledge in tackling the problems of the future world:disciplinary knowledge within particular subject areas; a broad rangeof interdisciplinary knowledge to help bring about social sustainability;and new forms of trans-disciplinary knowledge for making the decisionsthat can lead to novel solutions. Those leaders will also require practicalskills, which will include the ability to work across national boundaries,carry out research proposals, produce and give presentations, andalso provide inspired leadership. The Graduate Education and ResearchTraining Program in Decision Science for a Sustainable Society is a uniquefive-year integrated program that gives students the opportunity todevelop these innovative forms of knowledge and skills.Program Characteristics1 Students explore the general scientific field of decision science,which is concerned with methodologies that lead to successfuldecisions, and students learn trans-disciplinary thinking skills.2 Students participate in solutions-based joint internationalresearch and acquire practical, interdisciplinary knowledgethrough actual experience in the field.3 Students acquire leadership skills through experience managingan organization of around 100 people via an organizationaltraining workshop.Knowledge Acquire three kinds of knowledgeand four types of practicalskills required of global leadersDisciplinaryPractical skillsResearchproposalsPresentationsLeadershipInternationalpreparednessInterdisciplinaryTrans-disciplinary10 ｜ KYUSHU UNIVERSITY : DISCOVERY