The City of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture has been a hub of industry and driver of Japan’s development since the 19th century, when Yokohama was the touchstone of Japan’s modern-era enlightenment. This city is also a part of Japan where various global issues are felt most acutely. Yokohama National University (YNU), Kanagawa Prefecture’s only national university, is medium in scale, gathering faculty members with diverse specialties such as humanities, social sciences, sciences, and engineering at One Campus.
The Institute of Advanced Sciences (IAS) was founded in 2014 to promote world-class scientific research. Specializing in the fields of quantum technology and energy, the IAS has steadily built up an impressive track record as a research center that constantly strives for excellence.
