MANA & WPI
MANA is an international research center established at NIMS, supported by the World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI), initiated by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT) in 2007. After a decade supported by the program, MANA has evolved into the "WPI Academy," marking significant progress as the world's leading center for nanotechnology materials research.
New WPI Missions
World-Leading Scientific Excellence and Recognition
- The Highest Level of Research Impact
- Expanding Knowledge Frontiers through Interdisciplinarity and Diversity
Global Research Environment and System Reform
- Harnessing Talent and Potential through Global Brain Circulation
- Interdisciplinary and Inter-organizational Capacity Building
- Effective, Proactive and Agile Management
Values for the Future
- Societal Value of Basic Research
- Human Resource Building: Higher Education and Career Development
- Self-sufficient and Sustainable Center Development
WPI Research Centers (18) / Research Fields （as of October, 2024）
Centers adopted in 2007
| WPI Research Center | Host Institution | Research Fields |
|---|---|---|
| Tohoku University | Mathematics / Materials Science | |
| University of Tokyo | Mathematics / Physics / Astronomy | |
| Kyoto University | Cell Biology / Materials Science | |
| Osaka University | Immunology / Imaging / Informatics | |
| National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) | Nanotechnology / Materials Science |
Centers adopted in 2010
| WPI Research Center | Host Institution | Research Fields |
|---|---|---|
| Kyushu University | Energy Science / Materials Science |
Centers adopted in 2012
| WPI Research Center | Host Institution | Research Fields |
|---|---|---|
| University of Tsukuba | Sleep Medicine / Pharmaceutical Science | |
| Institute of Science Tokyo | Earth & Planetary Science / Life Science | |
| Nagoya University | Chemistry / Plant & Animal Biology |
Centers adopted in 2017
| WPI Research Center | Host Institution | Research Fields |
|---|---|---|
| University of Tokyo | Neuroscience / Artificial Intelligence | |
| Kanazawa University | Nano Imaging / Life Science |
Centers adopted in 2018
| WPI Research Center | Host Institution | Research Fields |
|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido University | Computational Science / Information Science / Chemistry | |
| Kyoto University | Human Biology / Mathematics / Bioethics |
Centers adopted in 2021
| WPI Research Center | Host Institution | Research Fields |
|---|---|---|
| High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) | Measurement Science |
Centers adopted in 2022
| WPI Research Center | Host Institution | Research Fields |
|---|---|---|
| Osaka University | Human Metaverse Medicine | |
| Hiroshima University | Knotted Chiral Metamatter | |
| Keio University | Microbiome & Quantum Computing |
Centers adopted in 2023
| WPI Research Center | Host Institution | Research Fields |
|---|---|---|
| Tohoku University & JAMSTEC | Ocean Physics & Marine ecology（OECS） |
- *WPI Academy Centers