The Organization of Advanced Science and Technology was established in April of 2007 on the occasion of the reorganization of the Graduate School of Science and Technology. At the beginning, the Organization was based on the four graduate schools for Science, Engineering, Agricultural Science and Maritime Sciences. The Graduate School of System Informatics was then included as one of the graduate schools upon its establishment in April of 2010. The Organization is an interdisciplinary entity consisting of a Core Research Division made up of 22 core research teams, and five associated Research Centers. Serving as a base for cooperation among the five graduate schools, the Organization aims to promote frontier research in science and technology at Kobe University.