RIKEN's Educational Partnerships

Japanese Universities

• Institute of Science Tokyo (science and engineering fields)
  
• The University of Tokyo (Graduate School of Frontier Science)
• Institute of Science Tokyo (Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences)
• Saitama University (Graduate School of Science and Engineering)
• Kobe University (Graduate School of Science/Graduate School of Medicine)
• Yokohama City University (Graduate School of Nano bioscience, Department of Genome System Science)
• University of Tsukuba
• Osaka University (Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences/Graduate School of Medicine)
• Kyoto University (Graduate School of Medicine/Graduate School of Biostudies)

List of RIKEN researchers collaborating in this program

Overseas Universities

China	Nanjing University (Medical School) Lanzhou University (School of Nuclear Science and Technology) Chinese Academy of Science (IMP, XIOPM) University of Science and Technology China Dalian University of Technology (Faculty of Chemical Engineering) Peking University* X'iang Jiaotong University*
Hong Kong	The University of Hong Kong (Department of Physics)
Taiwan	National Tsing Hua University National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University National Taiwan University National Chung Hsing University (Biotechnology Center) National Central University National Cheng Kung University (College of Bioscience and Biotechnology)
Korea	Korea University Seoul National University (College of Natural Sciences) GIST(Gwangiu Institute of Science and Technology) (Department of Chemistry)
India	Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) (Department of Chemistry) Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR) (Department of Physics)
Pakistan	Lahore University of Management Sciences (Department of Life Sciences)
Indonesia	Universitas Indonesia (Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences) Universitas Padjadjaran (Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences)
Malaysia	Universti Sains Malaysia*
Vietnam	Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences IU-VNU (School of Biotechnology)
Thai	Kasetsart University (Faculty of Science) Chiang Mai University (Department of Physics and Materials Science)
Phillipines	University of the Phillipines-Diliman (National Institute of Physics)
Australia	The University of Western Australia
Russia	Kazan Federal University Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology
Ukraine	B. Verkin Institute for Low Temberature Phisics and Engineering (ILTPE)
UK	University of York (School of Physics, Engineering and Technology) University of Surrey
Germany	Eberhard Karls Universitat of Tubingen
Spain	University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia
Canada	McGill University The University of Toronto
Egypt	Cairo University
Nigeria	African University of Science and Technology (Department of Theoretical and Applied Physics)

*Universities which have strategic agreements with RIKEN

The position of International Program Associate (IPA) was created in October 2006. Under the terms of the joint graduate school program, RIKEN provides the IPA with a daily living allowance and covers the IPA’s housing costs for up to a maximum of three years while they are at RIKEN.

Eligibility

A graduate student enrolled in a PhD program at a Japanese or an overseas university which has entered into a joint graduate school partnership program with RIKEN, or is in the process of entering into an agreement.

Duration

1 to 3 years, in principle.

Compensation

• Airfare (1 round-trip ticket)
• Living allowance (5,200 JPY/day)
• Free on-campus housing, or payment of actual amount of rent for off-campus apartment, up to a maximum of 70,000 JPY/month
• Payment of accident insurance premium

Note:

• The partnering university/organization may cover part of the compensation instead of RIKEN, based on the stipulations in the agreement with the partnering university/organization.
• If the candidate receives financial support from organizations other than RIKEN that overlaps with the contents of RIKEN’s compensation, RIKEN’s compensation will be reduced by deducting the overlapping part.

Procedures

Domestic University

Since recruitment procedures and required documents differ by partnering university, please ask RIKEN’s Research Personnel Affairs Section(RPAS) for instructions.

The basic sequence of procedures for becoming an IPA from within Japan is as follows:

• 1.Check the list of partner Universities for information of the entrance exam at each University and contact RIKEN’s researchers collaborating with that University.
• 2.RIKEN’s researchers willing to accept the candidate contacts RPAS
• 3.Collect necessary application documents
• 4.Internal screening (Done before submitting application documents to the University)
• 5.Pass entrance exam and become an IPA

Overseas University / Institution

Calls for applications are issued in April and in September each year. Application documents must be submitted following the instructions in the call for applications.

Note: IPAs may select his/her starting date from October to April of the following year, or from April to October.

The basic sequence of procedures for becoming an IPA from outside of Japan is as follows:

• 1.Directly contact RIKEN’s researchers of interest
• 2.RIKEN’s researchers willing to accept the candidate contacts RPAS
• 3.Apply for IPA at biannual Call of application (in April and September)
• 4.Screening
• 5.After gaining internal approval, become an IPA

Contact

Research Personnel Development Section, Human Resources Strategy Division, Human Resources Group, RIKEN
2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198
Email: ipa-info@ml.riken.jp