A Message from the Program Leader 　 Education Program Coherent Optics Course Research Project Members Symposium / Work Shop Positions Available	Coherent Optic Course : Education Program at UEC This program aims to establish UEC as a hub of research and educational activities in coherent optical science, launching a new approach to graduate school education by bringing down the walls between disciplines so as to lay a foundation for the education and training of a new generation of researchers who can meet the challenge of optical science in the 21st century. In this program, we introduce a Course of Coherent Optical Science that incorporates information and communication engineering, electronic engineering, and applied physics and chemistry. In this course, students are educated in optical science and photonics in parallel with their majors. The Course of Coherent Optical Science is offered in the doctoral program. From the students who take this course, COE research students are chosen and trained as independent-minded researchers who can lead the next generation research activities in optical science. The COE research students will be provided with an environment for self-initiated research with sufficient financial assistance. Before granting a degree to a research student, evaluation and opinion will be sought from across the nation and from abroad via the Internet so that an internationally recognized degree is virtually guaranteed. In this program, we constantly emphasize the full development of basic academic capabilities. In today's leading edge research efforts, deep understanding of basic science and the ability to reorganize one's understanding are prerequisite. Therefore, a perspective based on fundamental knowledge and systematic learning is essential for students and young researchers to undertake creative research activities with clear goals. In order to carry out the program with vigor, international students are welcomed so as to facilitate an inspiring research environment. For this purpose, we intend to build relationships with foreign universities through joint research projects and would like to accept students recommended by these universities.