The "Fostering Advanced Human Resources to Lead Green Transformation (GX)" project proposed by Professor Shin-ichi Ohkoshi (Project officer) has been accepted as a program for Support for Pioneering Research Initiated by Next Generation (SPRING) of Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) from autumn, 2021. Hereinafter this project is referred to as "SPRING GX". 600 doctoral students from all schools of the University of Tokyo participate in this project.

NEWS
April 13, 2023
Nanae Miyazaki received the Ryotaro-chan Foundation Best Presentation Award from the Japanese Society for Biliary Atresia Research for her presentation on the mechanism of fetal bile flow and liver injury using the mouse model of biliary atresia, Sox17+/-. Congratulations!April 13, 2023
YUAN WEILIN participated in KYOTO University Student Global Venture Contest 2022 (Online) with the theme of AI drug discovery and won the "Kyoto Research Park (KRP) Award" (second prize). Congratulations!April 13, 2023
Ryohei Yamada received the Best Poster Award at the 7th Photonics Workshop. Congratulations!April 13, 2023
Masahiro Fujiwara received the Young Scientist Incentive Award Winner of the 66th Space Science and Technology Conference for his research on "Orbit Optimization Based on Observability Index for Estimating Gravity Field of Small Objects”. Congratulations!April 13, 2023
Takunari Nakajima received the Best Presentation Award for his presentation "Proposal of Model-Based Design Methodology for Automatic Vessels and Social Implementation Mechanisms" at the 1DCAE/MBD Symposium 2022. Congratulations!December 19, 2022
Spring GX Office Partner University Overseas Dispatch Program will be launched.
Partner universities: Stanford University, Arizona State University, University of Manchester, etc.
(Details to be released at a later date)September 5, 2022
WEN Zhewei received the Certificate of Best Poster Award at the 18th Japan-Korea Symposium on Catalysis! Congratulations!September 4, 2022
Hiroyuki Kojima has been awarded the 9th Minao Shibata Music Critics Award for Encouragement! Congratulations!July 5, 2022
Call for applicants of October 2022 enrollment has started!June 20, 2022
Hanzheng LI (D2, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences) has received the 38th Plasma and Fusion Society of Japan Young Scientist Presentation Award in 2021! Congratulations!June 17, 2022
YouTube channel has been launched!June 17, 2022
Application details for prospective doctoral students of October 2022 will be available on our website in early July 2022.June 17, 2022
The outreach activities of Mr. Kenyo U (D1, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences) were introduced in newspapers and on TV (Kyoto Shimbun, Asahi Shimbun, Sankei Shimbun, KBS Kyoto)!June 17, 2022
Mr. Shika Cyou's (D3, Department of Frontier Sciences) research was published in press release!
Press Release Press ReleaseJune 17, 2022
Hiroki Takezaki's (D3, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology) research was featured in a newspaper (San-in Chuo Shimpo)!June 17, 2022
Mr. Ryosuke Nishide's (D2, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences) research was published in Physical Review Letters and selected for the cover and Editor's suggestion on 2022/6/2!
Press Release Nikkei ShimbunJune 17, 2022
Mr. Takashi Sakamoto (D1, Graduate School of Engineering) received 日本物理学会学生優秀発表賞 on the 77th Annual Meeting (2022) of JPS! Congratulations!June 17, 2022
Ms. Mieko Takamura's (D2, Graduate School of Science) research activities were introduced in newspaper (Iwate Nippo)!June 17, 2022
Mrs. Jianli Guo's (D3, Graduate School of Engineering) research was published in press release, newspaper (Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun) and other medias!
TECH+ EE Times JapanJune 17, 2022
Interview of Mr. Yingting CHEN (D3, Graduate School of Engineering) now available on YouTube!
EVENTS
April 13, 2023
On April 12th, 2023, a dialogue session was held between Vera Songwe, a guest at the University of Tokyo Graduate School Entrance Ceremony, President Fujii, Executive Vice President Ishii, and project students!April 13, 2023
On February 24th, 2023, we held the University of Tokyo SPRING GX Launch Commemorative Symposium "Green Future Exchange Meeting - Comprehensive Discussion: What is GX?" at Shibuya QWS. Thank you for your participation!November 25, 2022
At UTokyo Day 2022, a roundtable discussion between the President and SPRING GX project students was held!August 29, 2022
GX Inspire Lecture (August 29th 2022)
Lecturer: Professor Yukiko Gotoh (Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, International Research Institute for Neurointelligence)
"Regulation of cell fate"
*available for program studentsJune 17, 2022
Project Officer, Prof. Ohkoshi introduced SPRING GX at a public lecture at the University of Tokyo ! (June 18th, 2022)June 17, 2022
Green future exchange meeting (June 20th 2022)
Lecturer: Program director & Professor Nahoko Ishii
"Global Commons Stewardship: A World Heading Toward Systemic Transformation"
*available for program students
Overview of the project
(1) Purpose and contents of the doctoral program student support project
The project (SPRING GX) aims to produce globally competent researchers who will contribute to realizing a Green Transformation (GX)* in all fields on a large scale (about 600 people enrolled in a doctoral program). The University of Tokyo will invest all existing assets to (1) create an environment where students with deep expertise and high-level research ability can freely conduct challenging and emergent research to feed their curiosity, (2) foster an ‘awakened culture where GX encompasses of the future vision of society and each student’s own research is related to societal issues, and (3) develop transferable skills to fully demonstrate professional abilities in society. For this purpose, three core programs and advanced skill training programs will be developed to realize a high portability of the student support environment. The project manager will select students with the assistance of the steering committee based on the students’ will to position their own research in GX, expertise, and the potential of the doctoral research. To ensure transparency, experts from national research institutes and industrial companies will also be engaged in the student selection process.
(2) Career development and training contents
Core programs and advanced skill training programs will be provided. The former consists of three programs: a bird’s-eye view lecture series on GX, a green future exchange meeting where students develop the relationship between their own research and GX through exchanges between students across disciplines, and GX-inspired lectures to highlight the relationship between cutting-edge research in various fields and GX. Through these core programs, individual students will embed the GX seeds in their own consciousness. The advanced skill training program consists of overseas training, industry–academia collaboration, and transferable skill acquisition support. Furthermore, educational contents will be developed based on cross-disciplinary programs, which have accumulated achievements at the University of Tokyo World-leading Innovative Graduate Study (WINGS) programs. The 600 participating students will be provided a variety of programs tailored to their individual specialties and circumstances, and students will acquire the ability to fully demonstrate their professional abilities as GX experts in any field. At the same time, a supportive environment will be created for doctoral students to freely carry out challenging and integrated emergent research.
(3) Project officer

Shin-ichi Ohkoshi
SO, the Project officer, has made remarkable global achievements in the field of fundamental science (chemistry). SO discovered long-term heat storage ceramics (λ-Ti3O5) and high-performance ferrite magnets (ε-Fe2O3) comprised of common elements. These materials contribute to solving energy problems and the Internet of Things (IoT) society. In addition to being reported in The Economist (UK), ε-Fe2O3 was also on display at the Science Museum, London (UK). The developed materials are attracting attention from industry, and some fields have already realized practical applications of SO’s research. After working for the 21st Century COE Program, the University of Tokyo GCOE program, and program for Leading Graduate Schools, SO is currently in charge of the University of Tokyo’s highly valued Global Science Graduate Course (GSGC). As a cross-organizational effort, he advocated for and implemented The University of Tokyo’s first doctoral double degree (UTokyo Double Degree) program. Currently, he is the director of a large-scale joint research project of the Center National de la Recherche Scientifique (France), has collaborated with foreign universities in 13 countries, and published more than 100 co-authored papers.
Details of the qualifications and capabilities of the Project officer
The Project officer's vision of nurturing doctoral students as young researchers

The vision of nurturing doctoral students as young researchers in the project “Fostering Advanced Human Resources to Lead Green Transformation (GX)”(SPRING GX)
- A researcher who never forgets their curiosity and is always willing to take on new challenges
- A person who understands various fields other than their specialty, has acquired a high-level and broad education, and believes that GX is the very basis of human society
- A researcher who actively engages in emergent research with researchers in a variety of fields
Application requirements
Go to the application website from here.
(*for your reference: recruitment website for April 2023 enrollees)
Consistency with UTokyo’s philosophy and policies, characteristics, uniqueness, and strategy
To solve the global challenges, we must confront and solve a wide variety of problems across all fields!

The project is consistent with the University's philosophy; (i) better management of the Earth’s system (global commons) as a common property of humankind, (ii) contributing to the realization of carbon neutrality, (iii) promoting digital transformation, (iv) diversity research, etc. The uniqueness of this project lies in the fact that GX is not only limited to green innovation but is a complete social transformation. Therefore, the subjected fields are those related to human activities, i.e., all fields. For the results to benefit society, it is important strategically to promote the project on a grand scale and to generate professionals in all fields.
(Regarding humanities and social sciences) Participation of students in the fields of humanities and social sciences is required.
Project officer’s vision for graduate school education reform

Provision of a challenging and interdisciplinary research environment

GX core programs

Advanced skill training programs

Management team

Click here for the member list.
Selection method and system of Doctoral Course Students

Fostering Advanced Human Resources to Lead Green Transformation (GX)

Contact Address
gxoffice.adm [at] gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp