The Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences was established in 1992. Before then, two mathematics departments existed at the University of Tokyo : one in the Faculty of Sciences at Hongo campus and another in the College of Arts and Sciences at Komaba campus. Combining their respective powers, the faculty members of these two departments moved to the newly established school, which now serves as a center of excellence for the development of mathematics and related fields. At present, our main challenge is to respond to an increased demand in Japan for education in the mathematical sciences.
The new school is located at the southeast end of Komaba campus. Presently, we have 30 positions for professors, 28 for associate professors and 4 for research assistants. We accept, each year, 53 graduate students for our Master program and 32 for the Ph.D program, including 6 foreign students in the Master program and 3 in the PhD program. Our educational responsibilities, however, are not limited to the graduate level. In fact, we take principal charge of the mathematics education at the University of Tokyo, from the undergraduate level through to the doctoral stage.
Over the last few decades we experienced a new stage in the evolution of mathematics. There has been tremendous progress in areas where pure mathematics and other branches of sciences collude, and mathematical knowledge has become the backbone of various sciences like physics, biology, chemistry, information theory, engineering, economics, etc. These developments show how important it is to enlarge the scale of our research and of the education we offer in the mathematical sciences. Because of this increased demand, the number of graduate students we accept each year has now nearly doubled, and our school endeavors to produce not only research specialists, but also highly educated technical specialists.
Within the University of Tokyo, the department of mathematics has a long history. It was founded in 1881 and it has always managed to keep its long tradition of sustaining a high academic level. It has maintained a rich library collection, a common research room, and it succeeds in sending graduates to fulfill a wide variety of roles in society. In keeping with these fine traditions, the Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences aims at fulfilling its social duty by offering excellent education and by producing outstanding research results. All members of the Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences will make every effort to meet these exciting challenges.
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