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• This program does not separate Master’s and Doctoral program and so gives students more time to devote to diverse seminars and research than other courses.
• With the flag of "Energy-Next", 35 faculty members including some supervisors from other departments and industrial sectors are responsible for educating the students.
  To qualify for the examination, students must submit a paper published in an academic journal, and are screened by a panel including faculty members from other fields and examiners from industrial sectors.
• QE is administered to ensure that the student has acquired the necessary specialized capabilities.
  (This program does not award a Master’s degree.)
• Industrial Advisors who are people from industrial sectors work together for educating students after QE.
• Students defend their thesis in English to a panel including an oversea University faculty, to ensure an international standard quality of education.

Learning to Find and Solve Problems Relating to Energy-Next

Technology for the future generations is discussed in dialog-based lectures from a variety of perspectives such as materials, devices, systems, and social infrastructure.

Lab Rotation

Students participate in other professors' laboratories, such as collaborative research, seminars, and the use of equipments, to broaden their view and learn new research skills.

Through the discussions with students and professors from other specialties, I realized that I had a narrowed-view.
I have learned that not only the qualitative evaluation but also the quantitative evaluation was necessary for problem-solving, and also seizing the point is important.

Practicum at Overseas Research Institution

Students participate in collaborative research at an overseas university and institution for three months to improve their research quality.
【Example】University of Bonn(Germany), Monash University(Australia), Stanford University(US), The University of Massachusetts(US), University of Michigan(US), Fraunhofer (Germany), CNRS(France)

Company Internship

Students participate in research and development at a company – either in Japan or overseas – for three months.
【Example】Bridgestone Americas, Inc.(US), P&G(US), BASF(Germany), Hitachi High-Technologies Europe GmbH(Germany)

By having stayed in the world top-level laboratory, my research has greatly advanced, and I have learned the importance of discussion skills at the place of research and communication skills at the place that builds a relationship of mutual trust.
I will continue to make much more efforts in the future because the European and American student is more diligent than I expected.

Technical Writing and Communication Michigan Seminer

An intensive summer course. Experts from the University of Michigan’s Technical Communication program provide students with one-on-one training in writing and presentation methods for structuring their ideas to effectively communicate research results in academic journals and international symposiums.

Discussion Tutorial English in Science &
Engineering

Small group lessons with native speakers. Students participate in scientific discussions in English about a variety of technology-related topics from articles such as the New York Times, resulting in student honing their abilities in academic debate and persuasive scientific language.

Having discussion logically and quantitatively about science was so difficult even though I have confidence in speaking English.
I felt that thinking logically is important for me.

Journalism Course (J Course)

Students in this program attend classes with students aiming to work in the media sector. Here they learn skills for acquiring and presenting information to facilitate successful two-way communication of specialist information with the public, and develop the media literacy required to function as a leader in our information-based society.

Super Technology Officer Course (STO Course)

Students learn fundamental techniques for integrated management of the value creation processes required to commercialize technology or ensure the success of a business, including planning, development, production and provision of products and services.

We can share a great many thoughts by learning with students from Graduate School of Political Science.
The distance between student and professor is close, so I can learn what I need effectively.
Looking toward to the future, I feel this is optimal class to acquire knowledge in various field and construct the Broad Competency.

Course Accreditation

Students can get accreditation of “Journalism Course” by taking 12 credits of J-School of Graduate School of Political Science. Also, students can get accreditation of “Special Technology Management Leader Course” by taking 10 credits of Department of Business Design and Management. After accreditation of “Special Technology Management Leader Course”, students can get accreditation of STO by taking prescribed 6 credits of “Super Technology Officer Course” and passing the Screening Board.