Graduate School of Science & Engineering

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International Graduate Program on Renewable Energy System Engineering (RESE)

Issue No. 1

November 2019

Greetings from the Head of RESE Program
I am pleased to introduce our new International Graduate Program on Renewable Energy System Engineering(RESE) at the Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University.
This program is the English-mediated, three-year doctoral program supported by the Ministry of Education,Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan. The program offers excellent opportunities to highly
qualified international students for pursuing graduate studies and research in the field of renewable energy
system engineering including photovoltaic-, thermoelectric- and wind-power degeneration, battery, energy
storage, hydrogen production, and their applications to light source, automotive, reduction of CO2, hydraulics andwater resources engineering. We provide 3 different courses to approach the field related to the renewableenergy system engineering.
This year of 2019, in October, we received our first 10 students from Asian countries such as Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka andVietnam. Welcome to our RESE Program!
We are committed to offering the best education environment both in terms of research and course work. Our faculty is comprised ofwell-known experts in their respective fields and boasts excellent experimental, computing, and reference facilities. All courses are
conducted in English but also we offer Japanese language classes, cultural exchange events, Japanese companies visit and so on, sothat the student can have a great experience in studying in Japan.
We look forward to welcoming you to our RESE Graduate Program at Saitama University.
Best regards,Hajime SHIRAI, Professor
Head of RESE Program
Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University

What is RESE Program
RESE International Program is the English-mediated, 3-year Doctoral program in Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama
University, supported by MEXT (Japan’ s Ministry of Education). This program consists of 3 different courses to approach the field related
to the Renewable Energy System Engineering, such as Material Science Course, Mathematics, Electronics and Informatics Course andMechanical Engineering and Science Course.
Every year, 8 students are selected as full scholarship students supported by MEXT, which is highly competitive. Some other students
who are self-supported or supported by other institutions’ scholarship are also welcomed to our Program.

Our Research Courses
Materials Science

Mathematics, Electronics,and Informatics

Promotes research and educationb a s e d o n s c i e n c e r e l ate d to t h e
structures, interactions, functions,and reactions of material systems at
all levels, from elementary particles
to macro materials, as well as
theoretical and applied research on
those sciences.

Cultivate researchers with specialized
knowledge and skills related totheory, hardware, and software in thefield of mathematics, electronics, andinformatics; the ability to conduct
highly innovative research from a
broad perspective by organicallylinking technologies in various fields.

Mechanical Engineering

Cultivate researchers with the ability
to create systems with new functions
based on societal needs, such as
human-friendly production machineswith new functions and human
support-oriented mechanical systems
based on core production science
technologies and human suppor ttechnologies.

What’ s New
March 14th, 2019
Prof. Abu Bakar Md. Ismail, Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universityof Rajshahi, Bangladesh who was a former dean of the Engineering Faculty, has visited
Prof. Hajime Shirai, the Head of RESE International Program at Saitama University.
The students from Bangladesh who are currently studying at Saitama University
welcomed Prof. Ismail and reported about their student life in Japan. Prior to his visit at
Saitama University, Prof. Ismail has presented his work as an invited speaker at
Tsukuba University.

Prof. Ismail with Prof. Shirai & students
July 10th -14th, 2019
Prof. Norihiko Kamata, Dept. of Functional Materials Science, has visited Universityof Rajshahi, Bangladesh as the keynote speaker for International Conference on
Computer, Communication, Chemical, Materials and Electronic Engineering. He wasinvited by Prof. Abu Zafor Md. Touhidul Islam, the former chairperson of Dept. ofElectrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Rajshahi. Prof. Islam is a former
postdoctoral researcher in Kamata Lab. Prof. Kamata was very pleased to be able tomeet with many graduates of Saitama University who gathered at the Conf.

Prof. Kamata with the graduatesat the Conference, Bangladesh

September 8th-11th, 2019
Assoc. Prof. Tatsutoshi Shioda, Dept. of Electrical & Electronic Systems, has visited
Hanoi University of Science & Technology (HUST) in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Dr. Truong Cong Tuan, a former PhD student in Shioda Lab and now a lecturer in
Precisely Mechanical and Optical Engineering at School of Mechanical Engineering,
HUST, is introducing RESE International Program to the students who are interested instudying in Japan.

Prof. Shioda with members of HUST

September 12th-19th, 2019
Prof. Tetsuya Shimamura, Dept. of Information and Computer
Sciences, has visited University of Information Technology,
Myanmar and has given lectures for 5 days about the researchin his laboraty together with Ms. Yadanar Khaing, a PhD
student of Shimamura L ab, in front of profes s or s fromuniversities in Myanmar.
Prof. Shimamura at UIT
September 25th, 2019

Together with Head of Facultyof Computer Systems andTechnologies, UIT, Myanmar

2019 Autumn Entrance Ceremony for Graduate Students was held at University Hall.
The encouraging ceremonial speech in English was given by Prof. Hiroyuki Yamagichi,
the President of Saitama University.
We have 66 newly admitted graduate students in this autumn, the 28 and 36 of which
are master's and doctoral students, respectively. The students are from 19 countries intotal. RESE International Program's first students have commenced their student life on
this day.

Ceremonial Speech by the President of SU
October 23rd, 2019
The Welcome Party for new international students in RESE International Program washeld at the student lounge, General Research Building at Saitama University. Dr.
Shirai, Dr. Shimamura, Dr. Arai and Dr. Shioda of RESE Program together withJapanese Tutor students and the senior international students who have alreadystarted their research at SU has welcomed the New Students at the party.

Welcome New Students/October 2019

Kuddus Abdul(Bangladesh)
Materials Science(Shirai Lab)Ali Md Hasan(Bangladesh)
Materials Science(Shirai Lab)

Arefin Md Samsul(Bangladesh)
MechanicalEngineering(Hirahara Lab)

Nguyen Cuong
Xuan (Vietnam)
MechanicalEngineering(Arai Lab)

Dinh Thai Bao(Vietnam)
Electrical &Electronic Science(Shioda Lab)

Mahmudul Hasan(Bangladesh)
Information &Computer Sciences(Kobayashi Lab)

Aie Su Su Kyi(Myanmar)
Information &Computer Sciences(Shimamura Lab)

Shwe Yee Win(Myanmar)
Information &Computer Sciences(Komuro Lab)Su Wai Tun(Myanmar)
Information &Computer Sciences(Komuro Lab)

Nerandi Kumburage(Sri Lanka)
Information &Computer Sciences(Ohkubo Lab)

Message from Students in SU
I am doing PhD in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in Saitama University now. In the past, I had anopportunity to stay in Japan with my parents. We stayed for long eight years. That time my father did his Master fromOoita University and PhD from Kyushu University. Later we moved to Ibaragi he did 2 years of Research in HITACHI.
In those eight years of period I got lots of friends, experience, and worm memories. After these eight years we returned
to our country. I completed my undergraduate in Mechanical Engineering from the university where I am serving now.
Then, from Malaysia I did my Master. I am feeling very lucky to get the opportunity to do PhD from Saitama University,Japan. Also, I am very happy to have nice research lab and respected teachers. Saitama University is situated in such aunique city that it is very calm and quite at the same time it is very near to the city center of Japan, Tokyo. The
environment of the Saitama University is very friendly and very comfortable. Along with my PhD study I am doing
Japanese language class. This class is very enjoyable. The class teacher presents the Japan, Japanese culture and Japanese
Language so nicely that we hardly miss the class. Finally, university environment, accommodation, food, living expenses
makes Saitama University a wonderful option for higher study.
Choudhury Tasnuva Tabashhum (Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rajshahi
University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh)

Memories at SU by Alumni
I am Dr. Jaker Hossain, Associate Professor of Department of Electrical andElectronic Engineering, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. I came to Saitama
University, Japan in September 2014 for my PhD program. Studying in Japan is agreat privilege as one can get a nice and excellent research environment here. Thelife in Japan is highly secured and interesting. Japanese people are so cordial tohelp in any manner. Japanese universities have world class research facilities.
Saitama University has a nice campus and the people around here are very nice. I
have many nice memories at Saitama University. I was very lucky to be a part ofworld renowned Shirai Laboratory at Saitama University.
I am now trying to establish a research lab in Bangladesh for doing research onenergy harvesting based on the knowledge I acquired during my PhD study inJapan.

Memories at SU by Alumni
I guess it’ s difficulty to find even a single petal of Sakura in the campus of Saitama University by
now, in the sunny time of the late spring. But my memories of five years studying and researching
life in SU do not fade away at all. Firstly, I have to give my great appreciate to MEXT for theirsupport with MEXT Scholarship to me for my PhD Program in SU. And very much thanks to all
the people who helped me in SU, supervisors, office staffs, labmates, technicians, neighbors of mydormitory and so forth. There never were trouble or disturb during our interfacing, and they
always have maintained an amicable smile which every oversea student who stayed in SU can notforget.
Dr. Qiming Liu, associate professor in institute of electronic materials of Lanzhou
University, China.
Former PhD student in Shirai Lab, graduated SU in 2015

My name is Truong Cong Tuan from Vietnam, a former PhD student at Advanced
Photonics & Sensing Laboratory (Shioda Lab), a lecturer in Precisely Mechanicaland Optical Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Hanoi University of
Science and Engineering, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Saitama University is one of the famous University in Japan with lot of internationalstudents. Saitama University has good facilities for students such as library, cafeteria,
gym ... Laboratory has all the necessary equipment for students to study and to doexperiment. The course covers a wide research fields of Information Technology,
Material Science, Mechanical Engineering and other fields. All courses are conducted
in English.
It is a very good opportunity to avail, as Japanese universities are equipped withexcellent infrastructure, intelligent & dedicated professors who are very much involvedin your studies/ research. There labs are full of resources and you will get a very goodchance of practical learning in university and other seminars, conferences, internships
you attend while being here. Overall the SU is very safe, convenient, humble and aplace to learn & enjoy.

RESE International Doctoral Program / Admission Schedule
Regular Admission for October 2020 Intake
Application deadline: April 15, 2020
Notification of result: June 22, 2020
Regular Admission for April 2021 Intake
Application deadline: November 1, 2020
Notification of result: December 21,2020
Admission with MEXT Scholarship for October 2021 Intake
Application deadline: November 20, 2020
Notification of result: March 15, 2021(*The Schedule might be changed according to the circumstances.
Please check our webpage for details. http://park.saitama-u.ac.jp/~rese/)

Contact Address
FSO-RESE Office
Graduate School of Science & Engineering,
Saitama University
255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama city
Saitama Japan 338-8570
Phone: +81-48-858-3430
Email: rese@gr.saitama-u.ac.jp