Focusing on research and education for the next quarter century
Japan’s international standing in terms of science and technology, from both an academic and an industrial perspective, has changed from that of a floundering nation trying to catch up with the rest of the world to one of a highly competitive nation right up there with everyone else. From a research and development standpoint, we have matured from merely searching for truths or trying to fill our everyday lives with more conveniences to actually making progress in the way in which we interact with and preserve our natural environment. Even the way in which we run our universities has shifted toward more businesslike operations and such a significant, positive change has never before been experienced by our students. As today’s students become tomorrow’s leaders and move into our positions over the next 25 years, they will look at the state of science and technology in our country and see that the School of Engineering continues to advance the research and education that helps support Japan and the world.
Starting with a solid base of engineering fundamentals and building on individual areas of specialty, we foster each individual student’s ability to flexibly and fully apply himself or herself to all academic, social, and environmental issues. Maintaining the quality and quantity of qualified experts is pivotal to science and technology in our country, a duty we take very seriously here at the School of Engineering. From learning how to comprehend the problem at hand to acquiring the skills, ability, and confidence to work out a plan of attack, decide on the proper course of action, and finally see things through to completion on the education side of things; to the very specialized, individual, cutting-edge research projects in a variety of fields, we really take the initiative in pioneering the latest interdisciplinary fields of research. A main objective has consistently been to really approach the complex triangular relationship held among society, nature, and technology considering all angles, always with a flexibility that allows us to reach the optimum solution.
For the future, we are looking to proceed with a dialogue toward a new form of cooperation, that is, to rethink science and technology in Japan based on individual technology development and to forge new bonds between industry and academia and then with society as well, pooling together all resources to work toward a common goal. We will need to assemble the very best students, researchers, and staff in order to stay competitive on the global stage and continue efforts in creating an international presence.
Through our official website, we are proud to present some of the activities the over 2,800 students and about 700 professors and lecturers are engaged in, as well as more information about the education and research undertaken at the Graduate School of Engineering. I hope you enjoy what we have to offer.
