Rather than "I learned this, so I'll do that",
the approach is "I want to do this, so I'll learn that".
The School of Interdisciplinary Science and Innovation (ISI) was established
by Kyushu University in April 2018.
Drawing upon Kyushu University’s full strength as an institution with a history spanning more than a century, ISI is seeking to nurture talented individuals capable of creating innovation through interdisciplinary cooperation between individuals from a range of backgrounds in an increasingly complex and diverse global society, based on the concept of working together to develop visions and create new things by blending differing perspectives and academic knowledge.
What Does
“Interdisciplinary Science and Innovation” Mean?
DISCOVER
KYOSO
The rapid advance of globalization is creating problems that
transcend regions and national borders to present common
challenges for the whole of humanity worldwide, including
issues relating to the environment, food, human rights, and
economic disparities. There are no clear answers to these
problems, so they are tricky to solve immediately.
So how do we go about finding a solution to them? To tackle
challenges without an answer, we must first actively think for
ourselves and plan solutions. As it is impossible to devise
adequate solutions singlehandedly, it is necessary to collaborate
with others. In solving problems, it is vital to communicate with
a variety of people and build up experience.
Learning Aimed at Solving Problems
ACTIVE
LEARNING
All students, whether they have a major in the humanities or science, are required to gain basic
academic fitness by the time they graduate from high school, by repeatedly tackling questions that
have defined answers.
At university, students are required to engage in active learning, formulating their own questions
in the academic field that they have chosen and finding the answers, building on the foundations of
this basic academic fitness. However, there are cases where the expertise is given precedence, in
which what one has learned determines the approach, because students specialize in a particular
field at an early stage, making it difficult to come up with ideas and thoughts that transcend the
boundaries between disciplines. At ISI, you will first identify the problem that you want to address
and then learn the expertise required to solve it.
Rather than “I learned this, so I’ll do that,” the approach is “I want to do this, so I’ll learn
that.”
By actively learning while constantly remaining aware of the problem at hand, you will be able to
grow into a person with the attitudes, focus, knowledge, and skills required to flourish in society.
DEAN'S
MESSAGE
Apple’s Steve Jobs, who gave the world the Mac and the iPhone, once said, “The only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work, and the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking, and don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.” I think you’re bound to find something like that in the School of Interdisciplinary Science and Innovation.
Message from the dean
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