Providing a global education and research opportunities

● Nagasaki University overseas infectious disease research stations

Nagasaki University overseas stations were established in 2005 in Vietnam and Kenya. These stations are for our researchers and faculty to reside and exchange information with researchers from other organizations around the world.

・Nagasaki University Institute of Tropical Medicine Kenyan Station and Nagasaki University African Station

The establishment of education and research activities in Africa is part of Nagasaki University’s long-term strategy toward internationalization. To further this goal, Nagasaki University Institute of Tropical Medicine opened its Kenyan Station in 2005, and Nagasaki University opened its Nagasaki University African Station in 2010. Both of them are expected to promote education and research in Kenya.

・Nagasaki University Institute of Tropical Medicine Vietnamese Station and Nagasaki University Vietnamese Station

Resident Japanese staff conduct research activities, in conjunction with Vietnamese research staff at the Nagasaki University Vietnamese Station and Nagasaki University Institute of Tropical Medicine Vietnamese Station, targeting mosquito-borne infectious diseases such as dengue fever, childhood respiratory diseases and zoonotic diseases.

● On-the-job training at international organizations

We have signed cooporative agreements with the World Health Organization (WHO), the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and have strengthened our ties with the NGO Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors without Borders). Through our cooperation with these international, governmental and private sector organizations, we can provide our students an opportunity to research and work in many places around the world.

● Formation of international networks

The Master Courses of Tropical Medicine at Nagasaki University, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine have a history of faculty exchange, and we are expanding this exchange to other universities and institutions.

Furthermore, Nagasaki University participates in an important international project called the “Japan Initiative for Global Research Network on Infectious Diseases (J-GRID)”, which is promoted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Our program researchers participating in this project are strengthening our international competitiveness in the field of research.

● Excellence in teaching

Experts from all around the world are invited as guest lecturers. Their special lectures stimulate students' curiosity and can have a positive effect on their career paths.

● International organization overseas training

・Overseas training Ⅰ（Year 2）

Students are sent for short-term (1-3 months) overseas training to such organizations as the WHO or UNICEF. The first aim of the overseas training Ⅰis to give students a chance to understand the importance of tropical and emerging infectious disease control and risk management from an international perspective. Students can start to consider their own career paths through these experiences.

・Overseas training Ⅱ（Years 3-4）

Students will conduct medium to long-term international collaborative research according to their research themes under the guidance of their dissertation advisers. The aim of the overseas training Ⅱ is to deepen their expertise through their stays at overseas stations and international organizations, and through fieldwork in local areas.

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