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Muroran Institute of Technology Guide Book Contents Academic Calendar 2017 School Year 2016 Muroran Institute of Technology Guide Book http://www.muroran-it.ac.jp/ Contents Academic Calendar 2017 ・A Message from the President ･･････････････････ 1 Entrance Ceremony ・Principles and Goals ････････････････････････････ 2 ････････････････････････････････････････ April 5 ・Educational Goals ･･････････････････････････････ 2 ・Organization & Structure First Semester Begins Organizational Map ･･･････････････････････････ 3 ･･･････････････････････････････････････ April 10 History ････････････････････････････････････････ 4 Chronological Development of Muroran Institute of Technology ･･･ 7 School Founding Day Former Presidents ････････････････････････････ 8 ･･･････････････････････････････････････ May 22 University Executives and Staff ････････････････ 9 Number of University Officials ･････････････････ 10 Summer Vacation Recruitment of Researchers Employed･････････ 10 ･････････････････････ August 11–September 14 ・Student Capacity and Enrollment Student Capacity and Current Enrollment ･････ 11 Campus Festival Admissions ･･･････････････････････････････････ 12 ･････････････････ September 23- September 24 Number of Degrees Awarded ･････････････････ 13 Scholarship Students ･･････････････････････････ 13 Second Semester Begins Career Placement ･････････････････････････････ 14 ････････････････････････････････････ October 2 ・Education and Research Organizations Undergraduate School ････････････････････････ 16 Winter Break Graduate School ･･････････････････････････････ 18 ･････････････････････ December 23 – January 8 Featured Educational Programs ･･･････････････ 21 Spring Vacation Coalition Agreements ････････････････････････ 22 Center for Multimedia Aided Education ･･･････ 23 ･･････････････････････････････ March 1 –April 5 Center for Cooperative Research and Development ･･･ 24 Graduation Ceremony Center for Instrumental Analysis ･･････････････ 25 Library ････････････････････････････････････････ 26 ･････････････････････････････････････ March 23 Health Administration Center ･････････････････ 27 Center for International Relations ･････････････ 27 Center of Environmental Science and Disaster Mitigation for Advanced Research (CEDAR) ･･･ 28 Career Support Center ････････････････････････ 28 Office of Intellectual Property ･････････････････ 28 Aerospace Plane Research Center･････････････ 29 Manufacturing and Engineering Design Center ･･･ 29 Center for General Education ･････････････････ 29 OASIS (Organization of Advanced Sustainability Initiative for Energy System/Materials) ･････････ 30 Research Center for Environmentally Friendly Materials Engineering ･･･ 31 ・Other Support Offices Admissions Office ･････････････････････････････ 31 Office for Promotion of Gender Equality ･･･････ 32 ・International Exchange Activity International Agreements on Academic Exchange ･･･ 33 Number of Students who Study abroad ･･･････ 34 Current Enrollment of International Students ･･･ 35 Transition of International Student Numbers ･･･ 35 Current Employment of Foreign Researchers ･･･ 35 ・Contribution to Regional Society and Related Collaboration Lifelong Education ････････････････････････････ 36 Robot Arena ･･････････････････････････････････ 37 Liaison Office ･････････････････････････････････ 37 COC Promotion Office ････････････････････････ 38 COC+ Sapporo Office ･････････････････････････ 38 MuroranIT TECHNO AGORA ･･････････････････ 38 Satellite Office (Sapporo) ･･････････････････････ 39 Tokyo Office ･･････････････････････････････････ 39 ・Endowed Laboratory Santoku Rare Earth Endowed Department ･････ 39 ・External Funds External Funds ････････････････････････････････ 40 Funded Research ･････････････････････････････ 40 Cooperative Research with Private Sectors ････ 40 Other Grants ･････････････････････････････････ 40 ・Finances Budget ･･･････････････････････････････････････ 41 ・University Campus Campus and Facilities ･････････････････････････ 42 Campus Guide Map ･･･････････････････････････ 43 Access Map ･･････････････････････････････････ 44 A Message from the President Beginning of the Third Phase of National University Corporations The third phase of the medium-term objectives of national university corporations began in April, and with this national universities had to choose one from three categories to set their objectives and plans. Muroran Institute of Technology chose the category of a “national university that, as core activities to strengthen its functions in the third phase, focuses on regional contribution through human resource development and the resolution of regional issues and efforts to promote world-class or national-level education and research in characteristic fields where the university excels while taking the attributions of the specialized fields into consideration.” Regarding regional contribution, we have begun the All Hokkaido Project for Job Creation and Attracting Youth as a COC University-led Regional Revitalization Project (COC+) under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. In this project, four science and President Yoshikazu KUGA technology universities in Hokkaido (Muroran Institute of Technology as the organizing school of the Hokkaido region, Kitami Institute of presentation and innovation subjects have been Technology, Hokkaido University of Science, and enhanced using comments and suggestions from Chitose Institute of Science and Technology) the advisory board to develop diverse human and four technical colleges in Hokkaido (Kushiro, resources. Asahikawa, Tomakomai, and Hakodate) cooperate with local governments and industries. In terms In terms of research in characteristic fields where of research, we aim at the global development of the institute excels, we aim to establish Japan’s research using regional resources and energy in highest-level research center in the manufacturing, collaboration with local governments, including environment/energy materials and aerospace research on underground coal gasification (Mikasa plane fields. In particular, the Organization of City), research on ship recycling (Muroran City) Advanced Sustainability Initiative for Energy and industrial promotion based on research about System/Material, which was established in perilla’s anti-dementia function (Shiranuka Town). October 2014 toward the formation of an international research and education center, In terms of education, we operate eight is Japan’s only research institute dedicated to engineering education programs certified by utilizing rare earths, and promotes the research the Japan Accreditation Board for Engineering and development of new materials using rare Education, which guarantees international- earths while providing the Santoku Rare Earth level undergraduate education. While valuing Endowed Course in collaboration with Santoku, a the connectivity to graduate education, these world-leading company. active learning-based programs allow students to increase their independence and proactivity, Under the basic philosophy of “Making Dreams thereby developing the kind of technologists Come True through Creative Science and required by society. Technology,” Muroran Institute of Technology is resolved to serve as a center for research and The graduate school was reorganized in academic regional revitalization to respond to the needs 2014. In master’s courses, which provide higher of the times and society, develop internationally levels of specialized education in major subjects, accepted high-level engineers and create minor subjects and coursework have been innovation. We ask sincerely for the support and enhanced and substantiated. In the doctoral cooperation of all sectors. course, the long-term internship program has been enhanced and substantiated, and DC English 1 Principles and Goals Educational Goals ― Making Dreams Come True Through Creative Science and Technology ― ― Educational Goals for the Undergraduate Course ― ・Principles １）We will accept students who are motivated to make a contribution Muroran Institute of Technology will take advantage of the to society through engineering and contribute to science and rich natural environment of Muroran, offer comprehensive technology, and provide education which will develop a variety of science and technology education, and at the same talents inside each student. time, engage in creative scientific and technological ２）We will provide comprehensive scientific and technical education research considering the balance between humanity, which is instructive for broad-based learning about basic science and society and nature, and contribute as a stronghold for specialized technical knowledge. the development of local and international knowledge in order to develop a well-rounded society in the future. This will help to ・Goals ①Train engineers who have a well-rounded personality as a result of their broad-based education, and who possess the ability to think internationally with their flexible intellect. 1 The aim of Muroran Institute of ②Train creative engineers who can correctly apply the basic science Technology is to improve the variety and technology knowledge and be able to apply it to new fields. of talents inside of each student, and ③Train engineers who can think logically and be able to pass on Education to develop a broad-based education that logic to others correctly, and have the ability to communicate and internationalism, abundant expert internationally and understand the opinions of others. knowledge, and creativity through our education program. ④Train engineers who seek the best relationship between humanity, society and nature, and
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