Top Global University Project

The Education Program for Innovative Global Engineers ～ Toward development of an integrated global campus with collaboration between industry, academia, and government ～

NAGAOKA Global GIGAKU Changes the world

Division of President Strategies Nagaoka University of Technology 1603-1, Kamitomioka Nagaoka, Niigata 940-2188, TEL:+81-258-47-9004 FAX:+81-258-47-9010 http://www.nagaokaut.ac.jp/e/ Producing practical engineers ・Establishing global network and supporting globalization of companies, and expanding overseas internship (enterprise and laboratories) and accepting students of internship and dispatch for Twinning or another programs. to meet the needs of global society Goal of ・Cultivating Global communication skills by learning together with overseas students from around the world, faculty, engineers, University and people in companies in the same campus. Planned ・Realizing long-term overseas internship and study abroad for research at a foreign universities by the time they complete the and Results master's program. On Oct 2014, our project “The Education Program for Innovative Global Engineers ～ Toward ・Producing Japanophile engineers with GIGAKU spirit and faculty of partner universities in the world, and supporting spread of development of an integrated global campus with collaboration between industry, academia, and GIGAKU education in each countries. government ～” was selected as one of Top global universities. We have been promoting globalization of not only in our university but also in local area. Our university is constructing a globally fused campus, aimed at overseas development of education and research based on our interdisciplinary and active international exchange results The University leading the Innovative Global Engineering and science of technology and also has been acknowledged by business as a university to lead Our Image the globalization of Japanese society. by Achieving Education with Strong Network among World-leading the Vision Ahead of other universities, our university has developed and implemented educational programs Strategic Regions in the Next-generation. including its twinning program and the double degree program. Moreover, it has energetically accepted international students. Since 1990, we have actively sent many students forth to foreign President Dr. Nobuhiko Azuma corporations for six-month periods and let them experience business overseas. Elements of the Vision Further efforts will be undertaken to cultivate the development of practical engineers who will create innovation in global fields and participate in the globalization of Japan’ s small and midsize Promoting KOSEN-NUT Education and Promoting Industry-Academia Research Model in the next-generation Cooperation Model in overseas and local companies through the GIGAKU educational research network and GIGAKU techno park strategic regions and establishing strategic regions and establishing network, to develop and construct long-term KOSEN (Colleges of Technology) and Nagaoka GIGAKU University of Technology system and industry-university collaborative systems in foreign GIGAKU Education next-generation strategy areas, which we have established to date based on the science of and Research Network Techno Park Network. technology and which could not have been conducted by other universities. Thank you in advance for your continued support.

Integrated Global Campus with Collaboration between Industry, Top Global University Project Overview Academia and Government

Asia To improve the international competitiveness of Japan’ s higher education, we aim to promote radical Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Mongolian University of Science and Technology, etc internationalization through collaboration with outstanding universities overseas, through university reform, and North America and Latin America through leading intensive support combined with system reform to top universities doing education and research at a Europe world-class level or global universities leading internationalization. University of Guanajuato, Technical University of Darmstadt, University of Monterrey, etc Mondragon University etc

Type A Type B Nagaoka University of Technology 【Top type】 【Global Traction Type】 Africa International GIGAKU Tshwane University Top Type is for world-class universities Global Traction Type is for innovative Park Foundation of Technology etc Scholarship, Research Grant, Entrepreneur support , etc that have the potential to be ranked in universities that lead the the top 100 in world university rankings internationalization of Japanese society, based on continuous improvement of their current efforts Super GI-net (video conference system) NUT installed Super GI-net, a video conferencing system that can support lectures and meetings by connecting multiple locations and share information among bases.

Type B (Global Traction Type), List of Selected Universities Nagaoka University of Technology (NUT), , Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Tokyo University of the Arts, , ※GIGAKU = Science of Technology Toyohashi University of Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, , Natural Science represents scientific approach to natural phenomena. In contrast, GIGAKU (Science of Technology) represents , Akita International University, The University of Aizu, International Christian University, Shibaura Institute of Technology, scientific approach to technology. , , , , , Soka University, International University of Japan, , Kwansei Gakuin University, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Nagaoka University of Technology aims to establish itself as an indispensable member of global society, a university which creates GIGAKU with a proactive approach to social change, produces engineers with practical, creative capabilities and a spirit of service who will lead society into the future, and places emphasis on graduate-level education. 1 2 GIGAKU Education

GIGAKU Education and Research Network and Research Network

Developing globally‐minded human resources by free movement Program for cultivating Object & between the campuses, NUT is producing engineers Educational practical global engineers Double Degree Program Credit Transfer System Effort Program who learned basic GIGAKU to the world. In order to develop GIGAKU education and research programs for cultivating practical International Graduate By improving and establishing strong network among overseas regions, NUT is producing NUT Joint Degree Program Course for Continuing engineers worldwide, we are Professional Development practical engineers who meet the needs of global in the world. implementing a range of collaboration programs for undergraduate students to Providing educational environment that matches students' doctors (double degree program, joint Providing the qualified purpose by free movement between the campuses. degree program, twinning program, and Twinning Program Internship in Abroad cross-border collaborative practice training) at overseas base schools learning environment without Increase in number of international students’ internship and dispatch. to promote the improvement and New program and belonging to this conception borders at the overseas expansion of settings with companies. Ongoing and improving program institutions that has a On the understanding different culture, cultivating innovative global philosophy Ongoing programs DDP：Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Mexico, Korea, Czech engineers addressing the needs on global stage. of GIGAKU in base countries TP：Vietnam, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, China Overseas Overseas Producing practical engineers who learned basic GIGAKU and will play Base A Base B leading role in manufacturing (MONODZUKURI) in overseas strategic regions. Support for spreading Establishing Establishment and support of KOSEN providing Overseas education based on GIGAKU education in overseas. education of science of overseas KOSEN e. g. University of Guanajuato KOSEN course Expansion Improving overseas bases for cultivating NUT is aiming to promote GIGAKU Education and technology in Research model at the next-generation strategic regions Establishing International Establishment and support of graduate school providing Step to education based on GIGAKU education in overseas. and improve overseas bases for cultivating practical overseas base schools practical global engineers and forming Institute for Science e.g. Vietnam Japan International Institute for Science GOAL global engineers and form a network between bases. To collaborate with universities in strategic areas of Technology and Technology (VJIIST) a network between bases throughout the world and spread education based on science of technology, we aim to support program inception and instruction of Twinning Program Internship (Jitsumu-Kunren) training methods. We also aim to establish In anticipation of rapid Long‐term education in Japanese companies, overseas companies, extension campuses overseas in the future. development, they will be GIGAKU and research institutions. developed at strategic areas of practical engineers 【KOSEN-NUT Education Model】 OverseasKOSEN Undergraduate Education Cultivating engineers +KOSEN, throughout the world, to This type of education fosters engineers with a Program at NUT Technical High which Japanese-associated certain general foundation for expertise and high from the age of 15 and Overseas base School, etc. power of execution for solving problems by companies are progressing introducing practical training methods into Czech Republic / longterm education for 15-years-old high school Practical To establish a credit transfer system, we Engineers Germany / students to the masters (or doctoral) level. Spain Mongolia Nagaoka Japan support improvement of the same addressing programs as our university and training the needs on NUT Graduate methods The integrated India / School Doctoral global campus global stage Mexico Program Sri Lanka in overseas base We support the establishment of KOSEN Model of long-term education / Master’s Program Vietnam / Thailand / Malaysia / at overseas base school Doctoral Program : Three years In overseas base, students Myanmar / Indonesia 5-year Integrated would have an opportunity to The integrated We support teachers at overseas base Doctoral Program work in Japanese overseas Master’s Program : Two years global campus schools for diploma study affiliated companies and in domestic base Re-educating the South Africa Latter half of Undergraduate Program(3rd and 4th year) : Two years global companies, and they overseas engineers would also experience the First half of Undergraduate Program Training of faculty at innovation In Nagaoka, students would KOSEN (1st and 2nd year) : Two years partner institutions experience the innovation (College of Technology) with aspiring engineers all Double Degree Program : Five years High School : Three years ※Ongoing countries and regions as of September, 2015. over the world. Joint Degree Program

Ongoing double degree program in Charles The ceremonial signing of agreement with Tshwane Overseas Internship in India (Indian Institutes of The Minister for Education, Culture and Science of International conference in Myanmar Intensive course of Twinning program at Universidad University in Prague (Czech Republic) University of Technology, South Africa Technology) Mongolia and President Dr. Azuma Autonoma De Nuevo Leon, Mexico 3 4 GIGAKU Techno Park Network GIGAKU Techno Park Network

GIGAKU Techno Park Network Object & Effort Utilizing GIGAKU Techno Park Network linked tostrategic regions, GTP Office GTP actively supports globalization of enterprises. Promoting Industry-Academia-Government Cooperation Model at overseas In GIGAKU Techno Park, Exploiting overseas markets Mongolia, NUT Office ・ (Mongolian University of Science and Technology) strategic regions and establishing GIGAKU Techno Park ・GTP coordinators support industry–academia activities Using integrated global campus in strategic regions each other, we make ・Supporting technological development by GTP strategies possible to foster innovative globally-minded human resources and practical ・Providing Engineering Education to students and companies engineers. In addition, international joint research projects promote the thought internal joint research projects globalization of local small-medium enterprises. ・Providing entrepreneurship education

Integrated Global Campus GIGAKU Techno Park Networ Mexico, GTP Office Integrated Global Campus developing with GIGAKU k (University of Guanajuato) Techno Park Network We aim to construct an integrated global campus at each strategic area by Mongolian University of combining industry-university-government cooperation projects and science of Science and Technology technology practical education though Techno Parks that have been developed globally. Especially, we intend to develop international joint research, put Mongolia research seeds into effect, apply the results to product development, and Nagaoka University promote multiple dispatch of students and faculties. Spain Japan of Technology Providing opportunities for Using integrated global campus University of Chulalongkorn Japanese SMEs to meet global in overseas strategic regions society needs each other Deusto Mondragon University University Hanoi University of Mexico Vietnam, GTP Office Cultivating innovative human Industrialization of technology Thailand (Hanoi University of Science and Technology) resources and global practical by international joint research Vietnam Science and Technology Guanajuato Techno Park engineers University of Guanajuato Malaysia Cultivating and introducing human resources meeting company's needs and practical engineers University of Sains Malaysia

Education Utilizing GIGAKU Techno Park Thailand, Chulalongkorn University - Engineering education utilizing GTP NUT Joint Office for students and enterprises Japanese students and international students experience improvement in own research using company facilities and internships, and GTP provides support Globalization of Local SMEs to realize re-educating and earning credit for SME engineers in overseas base universities. Globalization of Japanese SMEs (Small‐Medium Enterprises)

International Collaborative research Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia - NUT Joint Office Industry‐Academia Collaboration research projects We support globalization of in each strategies country Japanese SMEs and creation of With our ability to develop industry-university research, we investigate national ventures. Especially, we support and international companies’ needs and technological innovation to realize overseas practical training for industrial innovation though global joint research with companies. SME engineers and internship for students with overseas GTP and base universities. 5 6