SOKENDAI Asian Winter School 2026

　The Astronomical Science Program of Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI, and National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) invites early-career researchers from Asia to join the SOKENDAI Asian Winter School. The school aims to offer a high-level educational experience to both undergraduate and graduate students as well as to demonstrate the department’s cutting-edge research activities. The lectures cover a wide area of astronomy and are given by world-leading researchers. This year’s school is held fully online. No registration fee is needed. Students who have interest in the school are encouraged to register at the website.

Date: March 12 to 13, 2026

Language: English

List of Lecturer   
Honma, Mareki (Professor, SOKENDAI/NAOJ)
Nomura, Hideko (Professor, SOKENDAI/NAOJ)
Ishigaki, Miho (Assistant Professor, SOKENDAI/NAOJ)
Izumi, Takuma (Associate Professor, SOKENDAI/NAOJ)
Katsukawa, Yukio (Professor, SOKENDAI/NAOJ)

Program:(Tentative)

Time(JST)	Thursday, March 12	Friday, March 13
11:45-12:00	Introduction
12:00-13:30	VLBI Observations of Super-massive Black Holes Honma, Mareki [Syllabus]	AGN and galaxies Izumi, Takuma [Syllabus]
14:00-15:30	Planet Formation Nomura, Hideko [Syllabus]	The Sun Katsukawa, Yukio [Syllabus]
16:00-17:30	Stars and the Milky Way Ishigaki, Miho [Syllabus]	Admission guidance of SOKENDAI

Application Period: January 16, 2026 – February 24, 2026 (JST)

Registration Form: HERE

Contact: Graduate Student Affairs Unit,
National Astronomical Observatory Japan
daigakuin_at_nao.ac.jp

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