National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
政策研究大学院大学 | |
Other name | GRIPS |
|---|---|
Former name | Graduate School of Policy Science (GSPS) |
| Type | Public (national) graduate-only university |
| Established | October 1, 1997 (as GRIPS) 1977 (as GSPS) |
| President | Hiroko Ōta |
Total staff | 201 (including administrative and academic staff) |
| Students | 379 (as of May 2024) |
| Address | , , 106-8677 , Japan |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Purple |
| Website | www |
The National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (政策研究大学院大学, Seisaku Kenkyū Daigakuin Daigaku), or GRIPS, is a public research graduate school located in Minato, Tokyo. Funded by the Japanese government, it is the second smallest by enrollment of all the national universities in Japan. It is considered as one of the world's best public policy schools and Asia's leading institutions dedicated to policy and economics research.
The school offers graduate-level and executive education programs in security and international affairs, diplomacy, international development, economics, political science, disaster risk management, and science and technology policy, among others. Its current president is Hiroko Ōta, who assumed office in September 2023.