OIST x NAIST Café in Kyoto – Step into Graduate Schools –

Join us for the OIST × NAIST Café Information Session!

Interested in cutting-edge science and technology? Wondering what graduate student life is like in Japan’s leading research universities?

Welcome Ceremony Class of 2025

Welcome Ceremony for new faculty members joining OIST, and PhD students joining the Class of 2025.

The ceremony is open to all OIST community members and will be held at the Auditorium.

OIST NetCafé Online Information Session in August 2025 (JA)

OIST Café is a casual science information session to introduce the OIST PhD program, Research Internship, and other workshops.

August 22, 2025, 14:00 - 15:30 (JST UTC+9), Online (Zoom), Language: Japanese, Target: Prospective students

Mini Course: Artiphysiology

Lecturer: Professor Wyeth Bair, U Washington  (current TSVP visitor)

This mini‑course is a series of three lectures, scheduled on August 20, 21, and 22 from 13:30 to 15:30.

Use the link below to register for this mini-course.

https://forms.office.com/r/ZrwJrNN69y

Contact gs-cp@oist.jp if you have any questions.

Mini - Course: An introductory course on Knots, contact structures, and open book decompositions

Lecturer: Dr. Sinem Onaran, Professor, Hacettepe University

This mini‑course is a series of four lectures, scheduled on August 12, 13, 19, and 20 from 13:00 to 15:00.

Use the link below to register for this mini-course.

https://forms.office.com/r/ZrwJrNN69y

Contact gs-cp@oist.jp if you have any questions.

OIST NetCafé Online Information Session in August 2025 (EN)

OIST Café is a casual science information session to introduce the OIST PhD program, Research Internship, and other workshops.

August 1, 2025, 10:00 - 11:30 (JST UTC+9), Online (Zoom), Language: English, Target: Prospective students

Career Talk: A few learnings from my career in leadership at University by Dr. Dina Petranovic Nielsen

In my talk I will briefly walk you through my career development from my native country Croatia, via France, Denmark, Sweden and USA and I will explain what I wanted to achieve in my career: why and how I made the decisions that I did, and how those have served me. I will select a few main learnings that can be used as advice for everyone. I will use the example of my current job as the Chief Science Officer, Chief Partnerships Officer and Senior Executive Advisor to the Provost to explain how I work in the context of my union (EU), country (Denmark), in the context of my University (Technical University of Denmark) and the context of my research center (Center for Biosustainability), and how hopefully it all comes together to benefit the world. 

Graduation Ceremony 2025

The Graduation Ceremony to award degrees to those who graduated in the period May 2024 to April 2025. The ceremony will take place at the OIST Auditorium on Saturday, May 24, 2025.

The event will be streamed online for those who cannot attend in person. For more information on the graduation program, speakers, and graduates, please visit: https://www.oist.jp/graduation

For any questions, please contact: graduation@oist.jp 

OIST Alumni Workshop

OIST Graduate School invites you to join Alumni Workshop, featuring our recent PhD graduates!

Coming from different professional backgrounds, the speakers will present their work and take your questions on issues related to professional and career development.
Join this event to learn about career paths leading to the US and Japan, the work and professional life of our graduates, while you can also expand your network and develop a meaningful connection with the newest alumni of OIST!

OIST Café Information Session in Tokyo

Join us for the OIST Café Information Session in Tokyo!
Curious about our fully-funded PhD program and Research Internship as well as opportunities to experience research life at OIST?
Staff from OIST will come to Tokyo to answer your questions about the PhD and Research Internship admission process, student support as well as student life at OIST!