Global COE Program
Global COE Program
The Global COE Program is an initiative by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) to provide funding support for the development of internationally outstanding centers of education and research. The program aims to further improve and enrich the education and research capability of Japan’s graduate schools and foster internationally outstanding, creative individuals through a research infrastructure of the highest global standard, promoting the development of internationally competitive universities.
The establishment of the Global COE Program was based on an assessment and evaluation of the 21st Century COE Program (a program initiated by MEXT in 2002) and documents and reports such as “Graduate School Education in a New Age, towards Development of Internationally Attractive Graduate School Education,” produced in September 2002 by the Central Council for Education and “The Science and Technology Basic Plan,” which was approved by the Cabinet in March 2006.
