W-06 Our Challenge-International Undergraduate Program for Civil Engineering at Hokkaido University(International Session)

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Civil engineering is a field of study losing the popularity for university study in Japan and world. The reason in Japan is the social problem relating to negative aspects of civil engineering, such as bid-rigging as well as the reduction in its market size due to the downsized public works. However, the technological level of civil engineering in Japan is internationally high thanks to the natural environments. In order to overcome this situation, Hokkaido University attempts to start an international program of civil engineering for undergraduate level. This program is meant for both Japanese and international students. The main feature is as follows: (1) Courses offered in English, (2) Graduation thesis study in English, (3) International mobility of students through internship and joint-curriculum, and (4) Opportunity to obtain international engineering license. The success of this planned program would depend on international cooperation to develop and maintain the program. The following items need international cooperation: (1) Provision of international internship and joint-curriculum and (2) Recruitment of international qualified students. This paper introduces our challenge to start the international program.
2011-09-09