noun
Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology; JAIST
Proper noun; the name of a national graduate university located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. Often abbreviated as JAIST.
北陸先端科学技術大学院大学は石川県能美市にある。
The Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology is located in Nomi City, Ishikawa Prefecture.
北陸先端科学技術大学院大学は情報科学やマテリアルサイエンスの研究で知られている。
The Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology is known for research in information science and materials science.
The name is a compound of 北陸 (Hokuriku, the region), 先端 (advanced), 科学技術 (science and technology), and 大学院大学 (graduate university). It was established in 1990 as Japan's first national graduate university without an undergraduate division.