Notable programs
Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA)
Founded by Nobel laureate Shinya Yamanaka, CiRA leads global research in induced pluripotent stem cells with direct clinical translation pipelines for regenerative medicine
Graduate School of Science — Physics
Inheritor of the Yukawa-Tomonaga tradition with global top-20 ranking, housing the Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics which attracts visiting researchers worldwide
Graduate School of Medicine — Immunology
Home to Tasuku Honjo's PD-1 cancer immunotherapy research that earned the 2018 Nobel Prize, with ongoing clinical trials and pharmaceutical partnerships
Department of Chemistry
Ranked in the global top ten with over 215,000 publications and 6.96 million citations, spanning frontier orbital theory to lithium-ion battery development
Kyoto University International Undergraduate Program (Kuinep)
English-taught liberal arts pathway offering a 4.5-year program including Japanese language preparation, with MEXT and iUP scholarship eligibility
Institute for Advanced Study (KUIAS)
Cross-disciplinary research institute modeled on Princeton's IAS, hosting international fellows working at the boundaries of mathematics, physics, and biology
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