Creating a future information environment
in the field of informatics
Human intellectual activities developed by utilizing information technology. We fully understand its social and cultural foundations and create a future information environment.
School Of Informatics
About the School of Informatics at the University of Tsukuba
The School of Informatics is an undergraduate school, founded in April 2007, aimed toward nurturing specialists in computer science and engineering to deal with the increased dependence on computer systems and networks in recent years. The School offers cutting-edge curricula while maintaining the traditions of the University of Tsukuba, originally founded in 1872, as the Tokyo higher normal school, one of the oldest universities in Japan.
The School is a major international institution for research and education in information science, computer science, and engineering. Additionally, it is one of the largest institutions in Japan and covers theory, practice, research and education from both software and hardware perspectives. There are more than 130 academic members (professors, associate professors and assistant professors) in the School.
- Address
- : Kasuga 1-2 Tsukuba Ibaraki, 305-8550, Japan
- Tel
- : +81-(0)29-859-1110
- : inquiry-inf@inf.tsukuba.ac.jp
Our society and culture have been built on the knowledge and technologies to create, express, record, use and share information and knowledge of our communities. The progress of the information and communication technologies of today has greatly affected communication between humans. The revolutionary growth of the networked information society over the last decade would not have been possible without the rapid progress of the Internet and mobile phone networks.
This fundamental change of our information environment has deeply affected our lives in business and at home. The change has significantly increased the need not only for developing new information technologies but also the need to gain a thorough understanding of our networked information society. The School of Informatics, which is a new school at the University of Tsukuba dedicated to informatics for the 21st century, consists of three colleges:
- the College of Information Science.
- the College of Media Arts, Science and Technology.
- the College of Knowledge and Library Sciences.
The School of Informatics is creating leading professionals who have a profound understanding of the science and technology of information and knowledge and are qualified to work in the growing networked information society.
Dean’s greetings
April 2026
Dean of School of InformaticsTohru Kawabe
Nearly 20 years since our founding in 2007, the School of Informatics stands at a major turning point. Our mission goes beyond simply teaching technology. We seek to examine the roots of human intellectual behavior, society, and culture, while unraveling the processes of recording, storing, sharing, and utilizing information through the lens of science and technology. Our goal is to develop and send out into the world “individuals capable of designing the future information environment.”
When this School began, the world had just gained a new freedom through the “constant connectivity” of smartphones and social media. Today, that evolution has only accelerated. We are now in an era where Digital Transformation (DX)—driven by AI, Big Data, and Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) that merge the physical and digital worlds—is poised to make our society richer and more dramatic.
To lead in these turbulent times, the School of Informatics offers three distinct fields of study:
College of Information Science (Capacity: 86 freshmen, 14 transfers):
Exploring the depths of computer science and mastering the core of technology.
College of Media Arts, Science and Technology (Capacity: 54 freshmen, 14 transfers):
Fusing technology with sensibility to create new forms of expression and value.
College of Knowledge and Library Sciences (Capacity: 100 freshmen, 10 transfers):
Designing the structure of knowledge and acting as a bridge between society and information.
Our faculty of approximately 140 experts covers an incredibly vast range of disciplines—from STEM fields like programming, mathematical science, and communication/media processing to humanities and social sciences such as cognitive science, content creation, information management, and library science. Furthermore, we provide abundant opportunities to hone “real-world skills” beyond the classroom through industry-academic collaboration programs like the “Embedded Technology Campus OJT” and practical IT talent development programs like “enPiT.”
The University of Tsukuba aims to be a frontrunner that constantly envisions and strives to realize the future. In this campus where the infinite possibilities of “Informatics” unfold, why not learn, struggle, and grow together to create a future yet unseen? We look forward to meeting students filled with dreams, hope, and, above all, the passion to “know.”
Overview of Colleges in the School of Informatics
Pioneer of information and communication technology
College of Information Science
The college is designed not only to help students master the current technology but also to train them how to think critically and develop insights to solve various problems. About 30% of graduates are employed in production industries such as computers, electronics, automobiles, and service industries such as banks, trading companies, and mass media companies. About 70% enroll in graduate schools.
- Address
- : Office for the College of Information Science at the University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8573, Japan
- Tel
- : +81-(0)29-853-4962
Advanced application of information technology
College of Media Arts, Science and Technology
The College of Media Arts, Science and Technology offers lectures by those people active at the forefront of content and media businesses. This allows students to learn methods and approaches for creating the new ideas and concepts necessary for applied development and business development and to acquire the ability to propose, materialize, and implement project plans.
- Address
- : Academic Service Office for the Library, Information and Media Sciences Area at the University of Tsukuba, 1-2 Kasuga, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8550, Japan
- Tel
- : +81-(0)29-859-1110
Knowledge building for the future
College of Knowledge and Library Sciences
The discipline of library and information science deals with the integration of understanding and the culture of information, cultivated by libraries since ancient times, with computer-based information sciences and technologies. Through an education curriculum which balances knowledge and techniques related to this science with theory and application, the College of Knowledge and Library Sciences intends to provide instruction to persons both distributing and providing information in our highly data-centered society.
- Address
- : Academic Service Office for the Library, Information and Media Sciences Area at the University of Tsukuba, 1-2 Kasuga, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8550, Japan
- Tel
- : +81-(0)29-859-1110