| Fiscal Year | Fields | Program Title | Program Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2008 | Social Sciences | Innovation in the Japanese Corporation | NUMAGAMI, Tsuyoshi |
| FY 2008 | Social Sciences | Research Unit for Statistical and Empirical Analysis in Social Sciences | FUKAO, Kyoji |
21st COE Programs
| Fiscal Year | Fields | Program Title | Program Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2004 | New Scientific Fields | Centre for New European Research | YAMAUCHI, Susumu |
| FY 2003 | Social Sciences | Dynamics of Knowledge, Corporate System and Innovation | ITAMI, Hiroyuki |
| FY 2003 | Social Sciences | Normative Evaluation and Social Choice of Contemporary Economic Systems | SUZUMURA, Kotaro |
| FY 2003 | Social Sciences | Research Unit for Statistical Analysis in Social Sciences | SAITO, Osamu |
21st COE Program was launched in 2002 at the initiative of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology. The objective of the program is to give targeted support to the creation of world-standard research and education bases (centers of excellence), thus elevating the standard of Japanese universities to that of internationally competitive ones.

