After admission questions

From the fall enrollment in 2021, we will conduct a questionnaire on the desired laboratories at the time of the entrance examination, and based on the results of the entrance examination, you will be notified of the tentative laboratory assignment before admission. See here for the details.
In addition, after your enrollement, we will conduct the laboratory introduction guidance and a questionnaire on your preference again to assign you the laboratory with as much respect as possible from the result of the questionnaire. Even after being assigned, there is an opportunity to change the assigned laboratory.

We haven't had such a case so far. If that were to happen, the Division Director and the pertinent professors would talk with the student to find a reasonable solution together.

It is possible to change the laboratory before getting into the last half year of master's program. The conditions for completing the Master's Program do not change. But you may need to begin your research over again, therefore you will have less and harder time for it.

You must consult with your supervisor to decide your research theme. There may be some restrictions due to the number of students in a lab and your own ability and background.

It depends on your laboratory. If you have a strong desire to do certain research, you will be able to find a laboratory for it. The School incorporates a range of information science reserach possibilities wide enough to welcome your interest. To find an adequate lab, take advantage of an Open Campus event and a short visit before admission, or the laboratory orientation after enrollment, or consult with individual faculty members.

Yes, you can use freely materials with licensing agreements in the Digital Library. In addition, some laboratories have their own licensing agreements on use of materials.

Our computational network system "Mandara" provides a high-performance workstation for each student, links to many powerful servers used for image processing, large-scale calculation and every other purpose. The network system is accessible to every student of this Institute. See the "Research equipment page" for our research and education environment.

There are four quarters per year, and credits are given each term. Other academic institutes generally have two terms each year, with weekly lectures over half a year offering one credit. In our system, courses are generally given twice a week for two months for one credit. Students can thus take more intensive and effective courses.
Here is an example annual schedule.

April 5	Enrollment ceremony
April 8 - June 30	First quarter
June 25	Commencement ceremony
July 1 - September 30	Second quarter
August 7 - September 30	Summer vacation
September 30	Commencement ceremony
October 1	Anniversary of the foundation
October 4	Enrollment ceremony
October 4 - December 24	Third quarter
December 22	Commencement ceremony
December 25 - January 3	Winter vacation
January 4 - February 22	Fourth quarter
March 25	Commencement ceremony
March 25 - March 31	Spring vacation

Also see the Syllabus or your reference

We welcome students from other areas of study for interdisciplinary research here, and we provide several introduction and basic courses in the first quarter to enable those students to get an idea of information technology more intensively.

Both education and research are given great importance.In the comparison between classroom lectures and research education, it may be said that we focus on the latter.

It's important to discuss this with the supervisor of the lab at NAIST that you choose and make a thorough research plan. If you use the credit transfer system between universities, it is not too difficult.

According to NAIST regulations, a minimum of one year is required to get a Master's Degree. There have been a few students who finished in one or one and a half years.
A minimum of three years is required to finish both the Master's and the Doctoral programs.

There are sports clubs such as tennis and soccer, as well as music clubs. In addition, there are various proactive activities such as students voluntarily organizing an on-campus EKIDEN relay race.

It depends on the academic year, but it seems that there have been cases where volunteers have planned social gatherings. The university does not impose restrictions on activities, so we look forward to your proactive event planning.

The campus has general-purpose playing fields, two tennis courts and other facilities.
Please refer to the Health, Leisure and Recreational Facilities page.

The University Union provides, for example, a school store, a restaurant, a coffee shop, a Health Care Center, etc. There are convention facilities, the Millennium Hall and a green house.
Please refer to the Health, Leisure and Recreational Facilities page.

NAIST on-campus dormitories are 5-story buildings providing rooms for students according to their marital status.
Each room in the dormitory is equipped with a LAN connection that provides access to NAIST's Digital Library and other information sources both on and off campus. This enables students to conduct research from their rooms.
For more details, click here.

559 single students, 50 married couples and 10 families. We also have a shared apartment-type dormitory which has a capacity of 90 single students.
International students can enter a dormitory preferentially.

We do not have an women's dormitory, but we separate the floor for women as much as possible.

As a general rule, students who have submitted a reservation application for occupancy are selected based on their performance in the entrance examination, starting from the top of the ranking. In addition, in this area, priority reservations for occupancy are given to those who perform well in the first exam (in July).

There is a parking lot, but it only accommodates around 60% of the total number of rooms in the dormitory. The allocation of parking spaces seems to be determined by a lottery among the resident students. If you are unsuccessful in the lottery, you may need to park at the Takayama Science Plaza public parking lot.

There is a parking lot adjacent to the school that can accommodate up to 500 cars. It is owned and managed by Nara Prefecture.

Yes. You can walk to a supermarket in about 15 minutes from the university (even children living in the staff quarters next to the student dormitory can walk there as a leisurely stroll). You can buy most daily necessities there. In addition, there is a convenience store on campus.
Also, the nearest station to the Kansai-Kenkō-nō-Mori campus, the Kintetsu Keihanna Line's Gakken-Kita-Ikoma Station, is directly connected to the Osaka Municipal Subway.

It does not matter at all. Adjustments to employment are made with the greatest possible respect for the individual's wishes, and if the matter cannot be settled through discussion, the student's performance after enrolment is used as a reference point.

Please see Career Paths page for details

Credits you received in another graduate school as a graduate student will be admitted as the credits of NAIST up to a maximum of ten, if they are recognized to have educational value by the Faculty Council of the Division of Information Science. This does not apply to credits received as an undergraduate.