Archive for 11月, 2015

The National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP) are currently working on the Doctoral Human Resources Database (JGRAD) as an information platform for tracking the career paths of doctoral graduates. The JGRAD, the pilot operation of which began in FY2014, is continuing to operate on a trial basis as of FY2015 with the cooperation of 22 universities.We are conducting the following survey in order to compile and analyze the information obtained via JGRAD for the purpose of providing the results thereof the analysis to you, the registered members.

It is requested that you answer the questionnaire in accordance with the following instructions. Your cooperation with the survey would be greatly appreciated.

Method of Completion

Please go to https://hr.nistep.go.jp/ and complete the survey in accordance with the instructions posted at the following URL:

Survey Period

November 30, 2015 (Monday) – December 25, 2015 (Friday)

Subject of Survey

Affiliation information, desired career path, awareness on competence and skills, employment following completion of doctoral studies, etc.

Contact

Inquiries on the contents:
National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP)
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
hr@nistep.go.jp

Inquiries on the DB system:
Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. (Project Consignee)
jgrad-info@hr2.nistep.go.jp

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP) carried out the JD-Pro (Japan Doctoral Human Resource Profiling) .

JD-Pro conducted research on the status of students when they were in a doctoral course and their current employment status. This research was conducted for students who graduated a doctoral course in the 2012 academic year.

Please see below for details.

November 2, 2015

National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP) annually publishes “Japanese Science and Technology Indicators” which is a basic resource for systematically understanding Japan’s S&T activities based on objective and quantitative data. The latest version is “Japanese Science and Technology Indicators 2015” which was published in August 2015. This year, “Benchmarking Scientific Research 2015” was also conducted and published.

We have prepared an English version of the executive summary of the “Science and Technology Indicators 2015” and “Highlights of Science and Technology Indicators 2015 and Benchmarking Scientific Research 2015.”

Please see the following links to get more information.

Digest of Japanese Science and Technology Indicators 2015
Highlights of Science and Technology Indicators 2015 and Benchmarking Scientific Research 2015