The Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Agriculture and Engineering at the University of Miyazaki (Doctoral Program) was established in April 2007. This graduate school offers a doctoral program that integrates and bridges agriculture and engineering. Its mission is to nurture professionals with interdisciplinary knowledge, high ethical standards, comprehensive decision-making abilities, international outlooks, and excellent communication skills, all grounded in agriculture and engineering.
Undergraduate students acquire fundamental and specialized knowledge in their respective fields, develop logical thinking skills through their graduation thesis research, and receive guidance from professors and associate professors. In the master's program, they deepen their expertise and further refine their research methodologies and logical thinking through their master's thesis projects.
What, then, is expected in a doctoral program? Is it sufficient to simply acquire specialized knowledge, research methods, and logical thinking skills? The answer is "No." As the pinnacle of academia, the doctoral program aims to enable researchers to function independently. In addition to advancing existing knowledge through the application of specialized expertise, research methodologies, and logical thinking, doctoral candidates must critically examine existing ideas at times, and demonstrate the ability to create new knowledge. The doctoral program is a place to foster creativity and independence to generate new insights and contribute to both academia and society.
At our graduate school, we leverage the unique fusion of agriculture and engineering to help each student realize their full potential. We encourage you to take on unknown challenges, cultivate the ability to create new value, and strive to become the next generation of leaders.
