• upage_Nagoya

    Nagoya University
    Nagoya, Japan

    Founded in 1871 as a medical school, and later designated a national university in 1947, Nagoya University is now one of Japan’s leading higher education institutions, known for its research excellence. It is a comprehensive university that includes 13 graduate schools, 9 undergraduate schools, three research institutes and 18 research centers. Currently, the total number of students is 16,000, of which 2,700 are international.

    Nagoya University is located in the Greater Nagoya Area of central Japan, the nation’s third largest metropolitan area, and its primary manufacturing belt. The university’s free and open academic culture has been the springboard for many remarkable research achievements. Its collegial atmosphere has nurtured a number of world class scholars, including six Nobel laureates since 2001. Furthermore, Nagoya University has established its presence across Asia as Japan’s leading university, engaging in various international cooperation initiatives.

    Nagoya University aims to increase our intake of international students to 3,200 in 10 years, while promoting the participation of Japanese students within our English-taught international programs. We also strive to increase the number of students who engage in study or training abroad programs to 70 percent. Through these aggressive internationalization tactics, Nagoya University hopes to increase the global awareness of faculty and student alike. By constructing a highly internationalized campus, we wish to attract top notch students, faculty and administrative staff from the global talent pool.

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    VSE Season 2, 2025-26

    Courses offered by Nagoya University


    Application Deadline

    Students must submit an application to the VSE Central Office before:
    Mar 2, 2026 12:00 noon Hong Kong Time (UTC+8)


    Course Information

    Course information posted on this page are provided by the course offering university and may be changed or updated anytime without prior notice.

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    Number of Credits2
    Offering DepartmentInstitute of Liberal Arts and Sciences
    Course TeacherSerge Richard
    Language of InstructionEnglish
    First Day of ClassApr 15, 2026
    Last Day of ClassJul 29, 2026
    Course ComponentLecture
    Mode of TeachingSynchronous / Asynchronous
    Meeting TimeWed 1830-2000
    Time ZoneUTC+09
    Course Description

    Probability is playing an essential role in many research fields, and in particular for describing complex systems. Our goal is to provide the necessary background information for understanding the use and the power of probability. The presentation will be accessible to all students, independently of their major. 
    This course will cover the following topics (preliminary list) :
    1) Events and probabilities
    2) Discrete valued random variables
    3) Multivariate discrete distributions
    4) Probability generating function
    5) Distribution function and density function, 
    6) Multivariate distributions and independence
    7) Moments and moment generating functions
    8) The main limit theorems
    9) Branching processes
    10) Random walk (1D)
    11) Random process in continuous time 

    Course Outline

    https://www.math.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~richard/SMLspring2026.html

    Course Prerequisites/Restrictions

    Prerequisits: Basic knowledge on Calculus and Linear Algebra

    Points to Note for Students

    Real time lectures available on Zoom and record available later

    Fees to be Borne by Students

    N/A

    Number of Credits2
    Offering DepartmentInstitute of Liberal Arts and Sciences
    Course TeacherProf. Maria Vassileva
    Language of InstructionEnglish
    First Day of ClassApr 10, 2026
    Last Day of ClassJul 24, 2026
    Course ComponentLecture
    Mode of TeachingSynchronous
    Meeting TimeFri 1630-1800
    Time ZoneUTC+09
    Course Description

    Studium Generale means "general studies" in Latin and is a series of lectures aimed at providing engaging introduction to various science fields for non-majors. Studium Generale B offers exposure to academic topics in social sciences presented in an accessible way. It provides an opportunity to explore social science topics outside one's major or research field. Students will have an opportunity to engage in discussions and cross-cultural communication with participants from other majors and countries. 

    Course Outline

    https://app4.srv.nagoya-u.ac.jp/camweb/slbssbdr.do?value(risyunen)=2024&value(semekikn)=1&value(kougicd)=0055522&value(crclumcd)=ZZ

    Course Prerequisites/Restrictions

    The course is open to all students. The only pre-requisite is intermediate English language abilities or higher.

    Points to Note for Students

    This course is conducted live online. All course materials are provided online on Nagoya University Learning Management System TACT.

    Fees to be Borne by Students

    No textbooks are necessary. 



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