School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo

• History
• Outline of Faculty of Agriculture
• Outline of GSALS
• Affiliated Institutions and related organizations
• The Faculty Report

History

Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences (GSALS) has a history of more than one hundred and thirty years. The Agricultural Training School of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the predecessor of GSALS, was established in 1874. The Agricultural Training School became the Komaba School of Agriculture in 1882. It was merged with School of Forestry to form the Tokyo School of Agriculture and Forestry in 1886. The Tokyo School of Agriculture and Forestry became the College of Agriculture of the Imperial University consisting of three Departments: Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Science. It was renamed Faculty of Agriculture of the Imperial University of Tokyo in 1919. In 1935, the Faculty moved from Komaba to its present location. In 1947, the Imperial University of Tokyo was renamed University of Tokyo which was reorganized under the new educational system. For more details, refer "History of the Faculty of Agriculture, the University of Tokyo" (in Japanese but with many photos). （Chronology is presented in detail in the Faculty Report）

Outline of Faculty of Agriculture

Faculty of Agriculture
Outline	To cope with the burst of world population and the chroaic food shortage and the environmental problems, taking advantage of the progress in biotechnology, we provide three courses integrating a wide range of desciplines: applied life science, environmental and resources sciences, biological production studies, economics and resources studies, and veterinary rural science. The Veterinary science course requires 6 years of education for graduation.
Courses / Majors (summary)	Applied Life Science Course	Major in Biological Chemistry and Biotechnology Major in Applied Biology Major in Forest Life Science Major in Aquatic Life Sciences Major in Animal Life Sciences Major in Biobased Materials Chemistry
	Environmental and Resource Science Course	Major in Landscape Ecology and Planning Major in Forest Environmental and Resource Science Major in Aquatic Production and Environmental Science Major in Wood Science and Timber Engineering Major in Biological and Environmental Engineering Major in Agricultural and Resource Economics Major in Field Science Major in International Sustainable Agriculture Development
	Veterinary Medical Sciences Course	Major in Veterinary Medical Sciences

Outline of Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences

Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Outline	The school consists of 12 departments and 8 affiliated institutions and covers the wide fields of research that constitute the fundamentals for developing the agricultural life sciences in the 21st century. Many agreements on academic exchange between foreign universities have been established.
Departments (summary)	Department of Agricultural and Environmental Biology Department of Applied Biological Chemistry Department of Biotechnology Department of Forest Science Department of Aquatic Bioscience Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering Department of Biomaterial Sciences Department of Global Agricultural Sciences Department of Ecosystem Studies Department of Animal Resource Sciences Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences

Affiliated Institutions and related organizations

Affiliated Institutions and Programs
(summary)	University Farm (Field Production Science Center) University Forests (Forest Science Center) Experimental Station for Landscape Plants (Landscape Science Center) Veterinary Medical Center Fisheries Laboratory (Aquatic Bioscience Research Center) Experimental Station for Bio-Animal Science (Animal Resource Science Center) Radioisotope (RI) Center Biotron Technology Advancement Center (staff only/direct link) Research Center for Food Safety (direct link) University Library for Agricultural Life Sciences Koishikawa Arboretum Coordinated Research Group on Utilization of Gamma Fields
Cooperative Programs (direct link)	Agricultural Bioinformatics Unit Agricultural Research Incubator Community for Cooperative Network of Public, Administrative, Business, and Academic Sectors Nestle-Endowed Chair：Food for Life
Related Institutions
University-wide Centers (direct link)	Biotechnology Research Center (BRC) Asian Natural Environmental Science Center (ANESC)
Other Institutions and Departments (direct link)	Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences Ocean Research Institute The Institute of Oriental Culture
Corporate Sponsored Research Programs
Name of Research Program / Sponsor (direct link)	Taste Science Laboratory (Nissin Food Products Co., Ltd.) Laboratory of Clinical Plant Science (Ikeda Scientific Co., Ltd.) ILSI Japan-Endowed Chair on the Functional Food Science and Nutrigenomics (ILSI Japan)

The Faculty Report

The Faculty Report describes chronicle, organization, statistics, etc.
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Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences / Falulty of Agriculture The University of Tokyo 2009-2010
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