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The award was given to OIST in recognition of its Innovation Square Startup Accelerator Program, a startup support initiative launched in 2018. 

Professor Yabing Qi of the OIST Energy Materials and Surface Sciences Unit was awarded the Kao Science Award in the chemistry/physics field of surface sciences.

The East-West Center Hawaii, InnoDays, OIST and the Okinawa Tourist Service will jointly host the Blue Economy Challenge, a program designed to engage undergraduate students across Japan with ocean sustainability.

OIST started as a bold idea, one that many considered an unrealistic dream, but, 10 years on, that dream is in motion, said Dr. Peter Gruss at OIST’s 10th anniversary ceremony.

A one-of-a-kind concert, showcasing four rare and precious violins, was held at OIST as part of the 10th anniversary celebrations.

As the 2021 graduates officially conclude their studies at OIST, they’re told that the creation of new knowledge is the most important thing they can do for humankind.

After a six-year term as Executive Director of RIKEN, Mr. Shigeharu Kato joins OIST with the goal of ensuring administrators and researchers are good partners at every level of the institution.

The Okinawa Industry Promotion Public Corporation (President: Yasutoshi Sueyoshi) and the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) (President: Peter Gruss) have today, June 1st, 2022, signed an agreement to collaborate on the promotion of science and technology industries in Okinawa Prefecture.

OIST and Tohoku University held their 2nd joint workshop on marine science.

Lifetime Ventures launched the OIST-Lifetime Ventures Fund in collaboration with the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology to deliver impactful science-based deep tech solutions in sectors that include healthtech, the future of work, sustainable living, and the blue economy.