School of Data Science
Providing society with human resources capable of utilizing practical data science
We established the School of Data Science in 2023 as NCUʼs eighth faculty department.
With the growing demand for personnel able to lead Society 5.0, there is increasing need for data science, an academic discipline that derives new knowledge from big data using mathematics, information science, and statistics. The School of Data Science aims to develop human resources who take an interest in the various phenomena and issues concerning information technology and data utilization as it relates to IT, business, and medical care, and who have acquired the practical abilities needed to contribute to resolving various social issues by applying the systemic knowledge and skills of statistics, mathematics, and informatics engineering, as well as basic knowledge of economics towards the gathering, management, and analysis of the massive data that exists in society in order to conduct objective validations and analyses. In April 2025, the Graduate School of Data Science (Master's Program) (tentative name) is scheduled to establish.
The school is characterized by: (1) a well-balanced assignment of full-time faculty members in the basic field of data science as well as the three data science application fields of IT, business, and medicine to enable diverse data science education, research, and collaboration both internally and externally in a way that leverages each faculty memberʼs area of specialty based on data; (2) a focus on cultivating practical data science skills through problem-solving exercises in cooperation with data science practitioners; and (3) contributions to university-wide data science education at NCU. The School of Data Science, which aims to contribute to society and academic fields, is positioned as a center for co-creation through data science education, research, and collaboration both internally and externally.
With the growing demand for personnel able to lead Society 5.0, there is increasing need for data science, an academic discipline that derives new knowledge from big data using mathematics, information science, and statistics. The School of Data Science aims to develop human resources who take an interest in the various phenomena and issues concerning information technology and data utilization as it relates to IT, business, and medical care, and who have acquired the practical abilities needed to contribute to resolving various social issues by applying the systemic knowledge and skills of statistics, mathematics, and informatics engineering, as well as basic knowledge of economics towards the gathering, management, and analysis of the massive data that exists in society in order to conduct objective validations and analyses. In April 2025, the Graduate School of Data Science (Master's Program) (tentative name) is scheduled to establish.
The school is characterized by: (1) a well-balanced assignment of full-time faculty members in the basic field of data science as well as the three data science application fields of IT, business, and medicine to enable diverse data science education, research, and collaboration both internally and externally in a way that leverages each faculty memberʼs area of specialty based on data; (2) a focus on cultivating practical data science skills through problem-solving exercises in cooperation with data science practitioners; and (3) contributions to university-wide data science education at NCU. The School of Data Science, which aims to contribute to society and academic fields, is positioned as a center for co-creation through data science education, research, and collaboration both internally and externally.