COVID-19 - Event cancellations and changes

The Japanese government has updated its public advice on coronavirus (COVID-19) and this has been shared with all OIST staff and students.

Local Contributions, Expansion, Governance, Financial Diversification Are Significant Themes

We have decided reluctantly to cancel the Piano Recital by Yukine Uehara, which was scheduled on Saturday, March 7th, 2020 in order to follow guidelines on public gatherings during the current COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology and OIST Foundation create Ukraine Scholar and Student Support Fund.

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.