Short-term Training programs

STI and local government officials and practitioners at universities, research institutions, and corporations can learn about the latest issues, research findings, and analytical methodologies related to STI policies and policy studies.

STI Policy & Management Training - Weekends & Summer Time in Japanese

Launched in 2020, this program enables central and local government officials, university adminnistrators, and any other people involved in STI Policy and Management to take the classes over the weekends and summer time. The credits gained from this program can be carried over to the GiST Master's program, if the student joins the GiST Master's program in the future. See the details of this program in Japanese here.


Benchmarking Seminar on University Research Activity Analyses (only in Japanese)

This seminar provides the participants with knowledge on publication databases and foundations of analytical methodologies, which helps to understand and analyze the participants' university research activities, including their political implications. It also provides an opportunity to learn how to use the information and analyzing methods for their institutions' strategies and management through discussions and exchanges of their views and experiences with other participants. The program for the seminar held in March 2021 is here in Japanese as an example.