Integrated Arts and Sciences is advancing the frontiers of state-of-the-art research approaches that emphasize collaboration and integration of diverse research fields as well as deepening knowledge in a specific research area, which leads to the emergence of a new research paradigm. In our graduate school, 130 faculty members from diverse research fields dedicate themselves to educating and training 60 Master’s degree students and 20 Doctoral students, who will be future focused generalists.

Students are enrolled in one of eleven research areas intended to deepen their understanding of a specific research area and obtain other knowledge and skills across discipline boundaries to approach their research focus.While being affiliated with one of eleven research areas, students also join one of the project teams of the 21^st Century Science Project and engage themselves in creating a new research domain across academic boundaries. Another possible option is that they can specialize in one of the project schemes in the 21^st Century Science Project and complete their degree.

• 1978 The Graduate School of Area Studies and the Graduate School of Environmental Studies were established in Hiroshima University.

• 1985 The Graduate School of Biosphere Science was established in Hiroshima University.

• 1986 The Graduate School of Social Sciences was established in Hiroshima University.

  Information Engineering Doctoral Program was established in the Graduate School of Engineering.

• 1994 Developmental Sciences Programs for Master’s and Doctoral Degrees were established in the Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation.

• 1995 Education and Culture Programs for Master’s and Doctoral Degrees were established in the Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation.

• 1998 The Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter was established in Hiroshima University.

• 1999 Environmental Dynamics and Management Programs were established in the Graduate School of Biosphere Sciences.

• 2000 Management Programs were established in the Graduate School of Social Sciences.

• 2002 The Graduate School of Biosphere Sciences was reorganized.

• 2006 The Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences was established in Hiroshima University.