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University's Inter-department Education Research Institutes
- Life Science Center of Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance
(Life Science Center of TARA)
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The center carries out advanced academic research to open up new interdisciplinary
academic fields through its association with research institutes in Japan and abroad
and is premised on returning research outcomes to society.
- Foreign Language Center, University of Tsukuba
The center conducts general foreign language education for the entire university, manages the
facilities and equipment required for that purpose and supports a basic research program for
contributing to the improvement of foreign language teaching methods and materials.
- Sport and Physical Education Center
The center conducts general foreign language education for the entire university, manages the
facilities and equipment required for that purpose and supports a basic research program for
contributing to the improvement of foreign language teaching methods and materials.
- Agricultural and Forestry Research Center
Major functions of Agricultural and Forestry Research Center are to offer classes on
agricultural practice and to conduct experiments on agriculture and forestry.
- Terrestrial Environment Research Center
The center manages meteorological/hydrological observation systems and experimental facilities
for heat/water balances and a 4m wide / 160m long flume for earth surface process studies. It
provides those for research and education in terrestrial environment studies and contributes to
the development of geoenvironmental sciences and other related sciences.
- Laboratory Animal Resource Center
To promote research and education in biomedical science, the center manages laboratory equipment and systems for animal experiments and provides supervision including the
development, maintenance and supply of bio-resources including induced mutant mice.
- Sugadaira Montane Research Center
The center manages and provides experimental and practical education facilities in a
natural montane environment for field experiments and practical education in biology
and earth sciences. It contributes to the development of these fields in the university.
- International Student Center
The center provides systematic and comprehensive services for international students of the
University of Tsukuba, teaching of Japanese and related subjects, and consultation on academic and everyday matters. It also pursues research required for carrying out the above services. The center also contributes to the educational advancement of Japanese students wishing to study abroad by offering them advisory services.
- Research Center for University Studies
- The center carries out various researches on the function of universities in Japan to contribute to the improvement of higher education and to the development and provision of practical models leading to university reform in Japan.
- Proton Medical Research Center
The center mainly conducts the advanced medical care of proton beam theraphy. It also manages equipments and facilities relevant to proton beam theraphy and provides them for research and education in the biomedical sciences and medical physics.
- Admission Center
- The center conducts Admission Center entrance examinations, the special type of examinations for research-oriented students, and performs surveys and research on the procedures of selecting students.
- Tsukuba Industrial Liaison and Cooperative Research Center
The center promotes cooperative research, facilitates technological incubation and transfers excellent research findings of the University of Tsukuba to private enterprises.
- Center for Research on International Cooperation in Educational Development
- The center supports educational personnel development in developing countries and contributes to their enrichment and development. Furthermore, as a core center in Japan, it carries out research on educational development and international education cooperation in the field of basic education.
- Research Center for Knowledge Communities
The center conducts interdisciplinary research on knowledge communities that have evolved through advanced information networks. Its mission focuses on research and development of informatics geared toward the formation, representation, organization, interoperability, and evaluation of knowledge and information shared in the community.
- Tsukuba Research Center for Interdisciplinary Materials Science
- The center aims to develop novel functional materials and to create innovative ideas in materials science through collaboration and integration of engineering and science.
- Special Needs Education Research Center
- The center aims to preserve and further develop professionalism in the field of education for disabled children and to propose new research approaches in the framework of special support education.
- The Alliance for Research on North Africa
- The center aims to implement comprehensive research concerning the North African Region in the fields of Bioscience, Arid Area Environment Studies, Humanities and Social Sciences, Information Technology and Management by way of integration of humanities and sciences, and contribute to further development and progress of academic activities in the North African countries, through conducting researches on the basis of the specific nature and unique features of the Region, promoting academic exchange, and supporting education and training of young researchers.
- Academic Computing and Communications Center
The center supports the education and research performed in the university by the management of the information network system, the campus wide computer system, authentification system, e-learning system, media equipment system, and the research and development of advanced utilization of those system.
- Research Facility Center for Science and Technology
The center manages four experimental facilities for scientific research and education,
including tandem electrostatic accelerators, facilities for cryogenics, chemical analysis
facilities, and engineering workshops.
・Tandem Accelerator Complex
・Cryogenics Division
・Chemical Analysis Division
・Engineering Workshop Division
- Radioisotope Center
The center manages radioisotopes (including wastes), radiation facilities, and X-ray generators in the University of Tsukuba. The center educates users in the safe handling of radioisotopes and radiation facilities. It also offers facilities for research and education.
- Tsukuba Critical Path Research and Education Integrated Leading Center
- The center facilitates patient-oriented clinical research through expert education, the construction, and administration of various support systems. It aims to develop and expand novel medical technologies and devices as well as to contribute to preventive medicine.
- Center for Cybernics Research
- The Center for Cybernics Research was established on October 1, 2011, with the intention of contributing to the development of a new cutting-edge, multi-disciplinary field, known as "Cybernics," which a fusion of human, machine and information systems. It aimed to create innovation and the emergence of a new industry through assistive technologies that can support, increase, and expand human capabilities, together with the larger goal of making this country’s medical, nursing, and health care industry into the leading growth industry of Japan.
Besides being a global leader in the field of human support technologies, the Center fosters world-class research and development personnel and works toward commercializing research achievements and returning them to society through industry-university-government cooperation. Through these activities, it seeks to pioneer the future of this country.
- University Health Center
The health center provides health examination, medical treatment, health consultations (in the domains of internal medicine, orthopedics, psychiatry, dentistry) and first-aid assistance to students and faculty. While contributing to the promotion of health after graduation and during employment, and to the prevention of health problems, it also provides psychiatric and mental health counseling for students.
