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Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) Scholarship

Forefront program on GLOCAL civil engineering leaders
for co-development of Asia and Japan

(Doctor/Master of Engineering degree, Doctor/Master of Environmental Studies degree)

The objective of this scholarship program is to develop GLOCAL Civil Engineering Leaders who will lead the sustainable co-development of Japan and Asian countries by building high-quality infrastructure that is finely adapted to the regional characteristics of Asian countries in response  to rapidly changing global environmental and disaster prevention issues.
 
The program will be jointly provided by the following 3 departments of 2 university:

■Departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, NAGOYA UNIVERSITY
■Department of Environmental Engineering and Architecture (Group of Sustainable Development), Graduate School Environmental Studies, NAGOYA UNIVERSITY
■Department of Engineering Science, Graduate School of Engineering, GIFU UNIVERSITY

 
The program started in 2021 as a cooperative program between Nagoya University and Gifu University, replacing the following programs offered in Nagoya University:

  • Civil Engineering Special Program (1987 - 2006)
  • Forefront Studies Program for Civil Engineering (2007 - 2012)
  • Forefront Studies Program for Civil and Environmental Engineering (2013)
  • Forefront Studies Program on Civil and Environmental Engineering for Sustainable Co-Development (2015 - 2017)
  • Forefront Studies Program on Civil and Environmental Engineering towards Co-development of Asia and Japan (2018 - 2020)

The course works and research supervision in this program are carried out in English. Six and two international students will be accepted to Nagoya University and Gifu University, respectively, with a scholarship granted by Japanese Government.

Features of the program

In April 2020, Nagoya University and Gifu University were integrated into one national university corporation, "Tokai National Higher Education and Research System (THERS).”
This program is the first joint international program established by taking advantages of the features of these two universities.
Nagoya University has leading-edge technologies and research capabilities to solve global disaster prevention and environmental issues. Gifu University has an excellent ability to implement outstanding technologies to local areas in collaboration with the area to solve the issues. By providing an educational program that combines the strengths of both universities as two wheels, we will develop international leaders who respond to rapid changes in the international community and environment and seek solutions to them by developing sustainable infrastructures.
 

Joint activities by two universities

 

  1. 1.Joint guidance with multiple academic advisers

 Students will be able to receive academic advises from faculty members of both universities.

  1. 2.Joint lectures or seminars

  Students will be able to take lectures offered by both universities. The lectures contain sustainable development policies for developing countries, environmental issues and their solutions from global and local viewpoints.
  Seminars where students at both universities get together and exchange their progress will also be held to enhance communication and presentation skills.
  Research internships going to private companies, research institutes or other universities are also offered.

  1. 3.International seminars

  International seminars with researchers from overseas partnership universities will be held to discuss state-of-art researches.

  1. 4.Seminars by alumni

  Seminars by alumni are the valuable opportunities for students to share their experience and consider career plans.

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