Expectations for the Graduate School of Frontier Exploration in Earth and Space

As a company, we see value in the process by which students can conduct research while actually feeling and being conscious of "how the knowledge learned and the technologies born from the research being conducted can impact and contribute to society." We also find it appealing that the program serves as a place where students accumulate practical research experience through cutting-edge research areas such as lunar and Martian environmental exploration and space infrastructure technology, and that it provides opportunities to develop the ability to respond to real-world challenges by drawing on experience gained through participation in space development projects such as the small lunar landing demonstrator 'Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM)' and the Lunar Polar Exploration Mission (LUPEX).

· Research and development position

· New business development position

· External collaboration and open innovation initiative position

In pursuing a new and growing field such as space and the frontier, students will experience proposing research and activities to identify and break through challenges, putting research into practice in real settings, accumulating the experience of success, and—even in the face of failure—reflecting on why things went wrong and taking on the next challenge. These are precisely the processes required for research, development, and planning aimed at next-generation markets within a company, and we believe they will without doubt prove useful.