Prof. SAKUMA Taketo President

 

Many science and engineering undergraduate students go on to master’s programs after graduation. Currently doctoral programs are growing in importance; they are an essential element for the development of science and technology in Japan. Under these circumstances, our university has been making an effort to improve its graduate school. KUT has produced a total of 772 masters and 143 doctors even though it is a new university, having opened only 11 years ago.

The KUT Graduate School of Engineering has master’s and doctoral programs. Graduate schools are intended to foster human resources with advanced expertise. KUT aims to cultivate people with a broad perspective, not overly specialized; for this reason KUT is designed as a single department of engineering. Moreover, since we see the master’s program as an extension of the undergraduate school, we provide seven courses: five courses in engineering, extending and deepening the courses at the undergraduate school; the Frontier Engineering Course; and the Entrepreneur Engineering Course, which is mainly for mid-career professionals. The doctoral program has 4 courses, providing education systems suitable to the fostering of both advanced researchers and advanced engineers.  Furthermore, under the unique KUT scholarship system, students from various countries around the world also come to study in our Graduate School.

Since its establishment KUT has been introducing various new systems in the graduate school structure, emphasizing human resources education. I hope the students who enter the graduate school will take advantage of these systems and develop into promising human resources.

SAKUMA Taketo,
President