Building 3 Construction Timelapse

The story for any fish hoping to make an uphill trip from the ocean to the Shirin-Gawa stream that passes through the OIST campus.    

An aerial view of OIST’s campus shows off its spectacular architecture, surrounding landscape, and building layout. Orient yourself to Japan’s only international and interdisciplinary graduate university by watching this fly-by tour. Select 1080p in movie player settings for high-definition viewing or click the bottom-right of the view screen to open the video in Youtube and play full screen. The raw, unedited aerial footage of OIST campus is available for download. Please credit OIST.

Construction on OIST Lab 4 started in 2016. Watch how the area was transformed into a state-of-the-art building, opened in April 2020. Music: "Rising Interval" by Oceanfront https://hannes.home.oist.jp (All Rights Reserved)

Timelapse of the Lab 2 construction on the OIST campus. Work began in November 2010, and the building was put to use in June 2012 Sound/Music by Setuniman on Freesound  

Welcome to I²: the Innovation Square Startup Incubator at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST). I² is a facility where entrepreneurs from across the planet can come to come together to bring their ideas to market. With sophisticated laboratory facilities, state-of-the-art equipment and the knowledge of some of the world’s best scientists, OIST is the ideal location to develop your ideas to fruition. Coming together with established companies and experienced investors, I² can turn science into success! Learn more and apply to the Innovation Square Incubator