This degree program is designed to equip students with skills and knowledge necessary for successful careers in government and diplomacy, international businesses, international organizations, and non-governmental organizations.

This innovative graduate school was established in 1994 to address issues arising from the process of globalization and to develop a global network using a transdisciplinary approach. The principal goal at the graduate school is to train students to become professionals who are able to respond to urgent social and technical needs at local and global levels in the areas of organizational management, policy formation, urban and environmental design, IT, knowledge processing, biotechnology, media technology and design, and social innovation, among others.

Based on the development of a decentralized society, we will discover and analyze unique problems related to the area from the perspectives of regional planning, regional management, collaboration, etc. in the public sector.

The Department of International Politics provides two courses. The first is the Foreign Affairs/Security Course, in which students can learn about international politics through such fields as international security, area studies, history of foreign affairs, and international law. The second is the Global Governance Course, which aims to nurture individuals who can succeed in the international arena and are equipped with the knowledge to address global issues, such as the global environment. For the Foreign Affairs/Security Course, students are instructed by a wide variety of faculty, such as those who have gained work experience, researchers, and theorists. For the Global Governance Course, there are numerous courses on topics such as international systems, international organizations, the global environment, and NGOs, as well as courses on the relationship between international politics and international finance and trade.

The Graduate School of International Politics and Economics offers a two-year master’s course aimed at fostering highly qualified professionals. The course is intended to train internationally-minded professionals with a broad global view and practical skills, through researches on politics, economics, laws and social situations in Asia from today’s standpoint in the Globalization Era.