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The Graduate School of Library, Information and Media Studies at glanceOverseas Research & Education Opportunities The Graduate School of Library, Information and Media Studies is widely recognized as a leading information school and has a strong network in the global community. This school is a member of the iSchools organization which is a global consortium of research-oriented information schools and a leading member of Asia-Pacic Consortium of Information Schools (CiSAP). We also have academic exchange agreements with seven institutes worldwide: School of Information at University of Michigan (USA), School of Computing and Information at University of Pittsburgh (USA), Department of Information Studies, Faculty of Humanities at University of Copenhagen (Denmark), National Library of Vietnam (Vietnam), Shanghai Library (China), and Department of Library, Archive and Information Studies of the Graduate School, College of Social Sciences at Pusan National University (Korea), Stuttgart Media University (Germany), Institute for History and Archives, Faculty of Archival Studies at Russian State University for the Humanities (Russia), Department of Interface Culture, Institute of Media Studies at University of Art and Design Linz (Austria), Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering at Delft University of Technology (Netherlands). Furthermore, we have close relationships with Department of Information Management at Peking University (China), Department of Informa-tion and Computer Sciences Program at University of Hawaii (USA), Khon Kaen University (Thailand) under the university-to-university exchange agreement. These exchange agreements and consortium memberships foster our research activity and students exchange in the global information schools community.Educational Goals Our educational goal is to develop individuals who are able to contribute to the information industry and informational services by employing their highly profes-sional expertise, those who have knowledge and creativity that represents a sound balance between theory and practice, those who have perspectives on future trends driving this fast-developing eld of information, and those who continue to study in a doctoral program. This program is for developing researchers who are able to open up the frontiers of the knowledge and information centric society, university teachers who can actively contribute to cultivating human resources promot-ing cutting-edge research and the evolution of the eld, and highly qualied professionals who can play key roles in the global information community.Master’s ProgramDoctoral ProgramCurriculum PolicyCareer-Up Program (CUP) and LIS English Program. CUP is designed for students with job experiences and/or full time positions as librarians and information professionals who would like to enrich their careers. All classes of CUP are oered at the Tokyo campus. English Program is designed for interna-tional students who want to learn in English. The research-oriented curriculum of this program aims to confer on students the competences to develop their research interests, perceive the nature of facts, create novel ideas, and obtain global perspectives. Each student studies under a main academic advisor and two sub academic advisors. 　We oer two Master’s degrees ‒ Master of Science in Informatics and Master of Science in Library and Information Studies. The curriculum at our school is organized in accordance with these degrees, i.e., degree programs. Students can participate in lectures and seminars in each of the degree programs, so that they can obtain knowledge and skills crucial as specialists in the selected area. In the program of Master of Science in Library and Information Studies, we oer two special programs ‒ LIS Master’s ProgramDoctoral ProgramResearchers and teachersHighly qualied professionalsDoctoral ProgramDoctor of Philosophy in InformaticsDoctor of Philosophy in Library and Information StudiesDoctor of PhilosophyInformation Management Professionals, Librarians,Information Engineers, System Planners,Information System Facility Managers,Creators of digital content and other specialized professionalsMaster's ProgramsMS Program in InformaticsMS Program in Library and Information StudiesMS English Program in Library and Information StudiesMS Career-Up Program in Library and Information Studies・ Students who have studied in the eld of Knowledge Information, and 　content creation, management, distribution and regulation・ Students who have studied at the School of Informatics, University of TsukubaInternational Students with English prociencyLibrarians and those who are working or have worked as a professional3