This paper is from Session 1I: The significance of establishment of Japanese Inter-organizational Network for Statistics Education
which comes under Topic 1: Statistics education: Looking back, looking forward
Paper 1I2 (Tuesday 10th, 11:00-12:30)
New undergraduate departments and programs of data science in Japan
Presenter
- Akimichi Takemura (Shiga University, Japan)
Abstract
In April of 2017, Shiga University established the faculty of data science, which is the first in Japan. This faculty considers statistics as an essential part of data science and the faculty is also the first faculty in Japan, where students can systematically learn statistics. In April of 2018, Yokohama City University established the school of data science, following Shiga University. These new data science departments mark an important turning point in statistics education in Japanese universities.