Education Policy of the Department of International Development Engineering[Bachelor’s Program]
What is International Development Engineering?
International development engineering is an interdisciplinary field of engineering that takes
in the fields of economics, political science, environment, and social science, in addition toengineering-related fields. By integrating a wide range of knowledge related to international
development in addition to the expertise in the existing engineering fields, it strives to use scienceand technology while considering sustainable development in order to solve a variety of globallyaffecting issues that cannot be dealt by an individual country or region.
Objective of Human Resource Development
The Department of International Development Engineering aims to cultivate students’ basic
academic skills in international development engineering, a discipline that strives to use science andtechnology while considering sustainable development in order to solve a variety of globallyaffecting issues in an internationalized society. In addition, the department aims to develop globalengineers who, with basic competencies related to international development engineering such asproblem solving skills and international communication skills, are highly promising to become
internationally successful.
Ability and Aptitude Desired in Candidates

The department seeks individuals who have the following qualities:
Solid basic academic skills in a wide range of disciplines centered on science and mathematics
as well as the basic ability to explain one’s own ideas logically and clearlyWith an interest in the issues faced by the international community or local community and anintention to solve those issues, have the motivation to study proactively

Skills Students Will Learn

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In this department, students will acquire the following skills:
Ability to intrinsically understand the universal concepts of science and technology common inall engineering fields as well as engineering ethics gained through studying engineering basics
Basic technical skills in international development engineering as well as in chemicalengineering, mechanical engineering, electrical and information engineering, and civilengineering
The foundations for comprehensive skills required to solve problems, including social sciencethat go beyond the existing borders of academic disciplines
Communication skills as a technologist
An international mindset as a technologist who supports international cooperation6. The foundations for practical skills gained through an international experience such as aninternational internship

Overview of the Education

The department offers an education with the following characteristics in order to allow students
to master the above-mentioned skills:A) Education for the students to understand the overall picture of engineering (the skill to master 1)
Conduct education that combines lectures, exercises, and experiments so that students can havean overall understanding of the key engineering concepts such as mathematics, mechanics,
electromagnetics, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, physical chemistry, and systemengineering.
B) Education for the students to master problem-solving skills that are not bound by the existing
notion of the discipline (the skills to master 2 and 3)
Conduct education that combines lectures and exercises in order to allow students to master
what is necessary to solve problems, including skills to analyze materials, measure physicalquantities, qualitatively and quantitatively analyze information, plan, and design, as well as
knowledge of social science.
C) Education for the students to acquire a global mindset and management skills as a technologist(the skills to master 3 and 5)
Conduct education through lectures that emphasize key engineering concepts, problem-solving
skills, communication skills, and other related matters in order to allow students to acquire a
global mindset and project management skills from the standpoint of a technologist, rather thanmerely as a social norm.
D) Education for the students to develop superior communication skills as a technologist (the skills
to master 4 and 5)
Conduct education that combines lectures and exercises in order to allow students to develop
skills for smooth communication that technologists require to be successful in the international
and local communities.
E) Education in a mixed environment including both Japanese and foreign students (the skill tomaster 5)
Conduct education in a mixed environment by setting the same admission quota for Japaneseand foreign students in order to offer daily learning experience in an international setting andnaturally improve one’s global mindset.
F) Education for the student to develop practical skills necessary as global engineers (the skills tomaster 5 and 6)
Conduct education in which students attempt to work on specific issues through internship, field
work, and graduation research, in order to develop superior practical skills as a compilation ofthe education A) through E) to be applied in an international setting.

Education Policy of the Department of International Development Engineering[Master’s Program]Objective of Human Resource Development
The master’s program in the Department of International Development Engineering aims
to develop expertise that can be applied to define and solve problems so that a variety of issues,
including poverty and regional disparities in developing countries and global environmental
destruction, that must be solved through international cooperation can be resolved using scientificand technological means. In addition, the program strives to develop global engineers who canbecome internationally successful with the type of communication and management skills that canbe applied effectively in international cooperation in practice.
Ability and Aptitude Desired in CandidatesThe department seeks individuals who have the following qualities:
Interested in the issues faced by the international community or local community and motivatedto obtain advanced knowledge in order to solve those issues
Possess both the flexibility to try to study a wide range of related fields and the desire to master
one’s own area of specialty
Possess solid basic academic skills required to master advanced international development
engineering
Possess the basic competency in international communication, management, and cooperation.

Candidate Selection Policy
In order to select individuals who possess the above qualities and abilities, the department
conducts a written exam on basic knowledge of international development, mathematics, physics,
and chemistry (it mainly includes basic knowledge on international development, calculus, linear
algebras, probability and statistics, mechanics, electricity and magnetism, and thermodynamics) andan oral exam related to research capability and aptitude in addition to the evaluation of Englishskills. Furthermore, screening will be conducted based on the GPA through the junior year inundergraduate program, the score of the English Department test, and an oral examination.
Skills Students Will Learn
In this program, students will acquire the following skills:
Ability to define problems through enhanced specialized academic skills (the skill mastered inundergraduate 2)
II. Ability to think logically based on a wide range of specialized academic skills (the skills
mastered in undergraduate 2 and 3)
III. Practical problem-solving skills to ethically conduct creative research and technology
development (the skills mastered in undergraduate 1 and 3)
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IV. Ability to understand and systematize the latest trend in the research field (the skill mastered inundergraduate 2)
V. Communication skills necessary for international success (the skills mastered in undergraduate
4 and 5)
VI. Practical skills of international cooperation to support the execution of international projects(the skill mastered in undergraduate 6)
Overview of the Education
The department offers an education with the following characteristics in order to allow students
to master the above-mentioned skills:
A) Learn technical skills in international development engineering (the skill to master I):
Promote an understanding of tools and methodologies for solving problems and develop theability to define problems through developing specialized core academic skills in international
development engineering and offering hands-on education involving practices and exercises.
B) Learn specialized academic skills in a wide range of fields related to international development
engineering (the skill to master II)
Develop specialized academic skills in a wide range of fields (e.g., chemical engineering,mechanical engineering, electrical and information engineering, civil engineering, economics,etc.) rather than in one specialized field.
C) Develop the ability to independently define and solve problems (the skill to master III)
Strive to develop and improve practical problem-solving skills in order to solve problems whileconsidering the engineering ethics.
D) Develop the ability to understand and systematize the latest trend in the research field (the skillsto master I and IV)
Develop research capabilities to help systematize studies conducive to the development of aspecialized field in addition to understanding the positioning and contribution of one’s own
studies as well as the latest research trend in the field.
E) Develop practical international communication skills (the skill to master V)
Cultivate communication skills through the mixed educational environment in laboratories thatincludes both Japanese and foreign students. In addition, by conducting lectures in English,
develop the ability to explain one’s own specialized field logically and systematically inEnglish.
F) Develop practical skills for international cooperation (the skill to master VI)
Develop an understanding of an ideal international cooperation through the mixed educational
environment in laboratories that includes both Japanese and foreign students as well as throughthe lectures based on real-life examples of international project implementation. Furthermore,develop practical skills for international cooperation through practical training such as aninternational internship.

Education Policy of the Department of International Development Engineering[Doctoral Program]Objective of Human Resource Development
In the doctoral program in the Department of International Development Engineering,
students aim to become highly-skilled experts who take leadership in the field of international
development engineering in order to use scientific and technological means to solve a variety ofissues, such as poverty and regional disparities in developing countries and global environmental
destruction that must be solved through international cooperation. In addition, the program strives todevelop global engineers who can demonstrate international leadership skills in identifying,defining, and solving problems under international cooperation.
Ability and Aptitude Desired in Candidates

The department seeks individuals who have the following qualities:
Possess a wide range of specialized academic skills required to solve global issues and practicalproblem-solving skills built on those skills.
Capable of applying the acquired expertise in a flexible manner by adding new insights.
Possess a solid foundation for international communication and cooperation skills.
Possess high aspirations as well as a strong will to proactively pioneer the knowledge.

Candidate Selection Policy
In order to select individuals who possess the above qualities and abilities, the department
conducts an oral exam related to international development expertise, research and educationcompetencies, and aptitude in addition to the evaluation of English skills.
Skills Students Will Learn
In this program, students will acquire the following skills:(1) Ability to demonstrate the leadership skills in an international framework(2) Ability to create and communicate new insights based on a wide range of systemized deep
knowledge from a global perspective(3) Ability to recognize the essence and universality of matters and identify and explore newchallenges(4) Ability to lead in the knowledge frontier based on deep insights and ethics(5) Ability to manage a wide range of knowledge in fields such as humanities and social sciencesby recognizing their interconnectivity and building upon the field of science and engineeringOverview of the Education
The department offers the following education in order for the students to master the abovementioned skills:
A) Advanced technical knowledge and a wide range of expertise in science and engineering (theskills to master (2) and (3))
Develop the ability to understand the multi-layered academic elements in the field ofinternational development engineering and its connection to each supporting specialized fieldB) Ability to lead within the interdisciplinary area (the skills to master (2) and (3))
Develop intuitions and abilities to examine the originality of researches, master languages, andgive extensive presentations in international settings, as well as to understand the international
research trend.
C) Doctoral dissertation research (the skills to master (2) and (4))
In order for the students to become capable of developing their own world-class research, theprogram requires doctoral dissertation research. The students will master practicalmethodologies to identify, define, and solve issues through discussions with the instructor andmentor.
D) Onsite research project (the skills to master (1) and (5))
The students will complete an onsite research project conducted at an organization such as
domestic and international companies and research institution in order to master methods tologically develop an argument not only in Japanese but also in languages other than Japanese,such as English, and further develop leadership skills.