The Department of Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering (NAOE) has operated an international special course (combined Master and Doctoral program) for foreign students since 2004 in which lectures and research instruction were provided in English.
Beginning from 2007, all lectures in the graduate course of NAOE for ordinary Japanese students have been conducted in English, and now it is possible for both Japanese and foreign students to receive identical top-level education, delivered in English, in the same classrooms. This tradition will be continue in the future.
From 2006 to 2012, the MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) provided three preferential slots with Japanese government scholarships for foreign students wishing to study in the International Special Course at the Department of NAOE. Unfortunately, that arrangement came to an end in 2012. Then as an extension, we proposed a new International Program of Maritime and Urban Engineering, and this was given the green light in March 2014 after strict evaluation of application documents and subsequent interviews at MEXT. Thus we could start recruiting excellent foreign students once again. In this special program, six preferential slots are provided for foreign students to receive Japanese government scholarships.
Students from Southeast Asia @ Osaka University
Background
By observing natural disasters such as huge earthquakes, associated destructive tsunamis, typhoons, and subsequent damage of nuclear power plants, we might recognize the importance of safety and protection of local and global environments. This is particularly important in densely-populated cities especially in Asian countries. Considering these these issues, research and education in Maritime and Urban Engineering:
- Prevention and mitigation of natural disaster
- Protection of marine and urban environment
- Development of new energy and energy-saving techniques
- Synthesized design of space, ocean and land
- Risk assessment, new transportation system, etc.
Objectives in the International Special Program
What we are aiming to do in this international special program are as follows:
- Nurturing younger scientists who will be able to lead academia in modern Maritime and Urban Engineering expertize and succeed in passing on the knowledge to the next generation in a relationship of mutual trust and partnership with Japan
- The establishment of an international environment for both Japanese and international students for studying hard in a supportive environment, by providing them with various opportunities of high-level and quality-emphasized academic interactions
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OSAKA UNIVERSITY’S INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM OF MARITIME & URBAN ENGINEERING: http://maritime-urban.naoe.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp/index.html
Download an information pack and enrollment information: http://maritime-urban.naoe.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp/index_pdf/2014-Application.pdf
Check out all the sciences and engineering programs in English HERE
