*The orange area indicates the target students for the program and the text indicates the length of the program.

Graduate School: The Graduate School for International Cooperation and Development (IDEC)

Target Students: Master's students enrolled at IDEC (Japanese nationals in the Division of Educational Development and Cultural and Regional Studies)

Program Period: Generally 2 years beginning in January (equivalent to 3rd Brigade of Cooperation Volunteers)

Destination: The Republic of Zambia

Program Outline: Students will be sent to Zambia for 2 years as science and mathematics teachers in the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV) in Zambia.  They shall receive guidance from their advisors in IDEC during their time abroad. Students shall prepare a Master's thesis based on their activities while improving themselves and their own abilities through practical experience and research in the field of developmental cooperation.

More Information:　Zambia Program (Japanese)　　

Contact Information: The Student Support Group, IDEC (Tel: 082-424-6910)

Graduate School: The Graduate School for International Cooperation and Development (IDEC)

Target Students: IDEC graduate students

Program Period: After August (each each) within 6 months

Destinations: Bangladesh, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Kenya

Program Outline: The Explorers of International Cooperation Studies to Cross Borders Program, which focuses on internships abroad, is a unique graduate education program even in Japan. It aims to educate students in the "design ability" necessary when involved in research in the field of international cooperation studies with universities, international cooperation organizations, private industries, and more.

More Information: The Explorers of International Cooperation Studies to Cross Borders  (i-ECBO) Program (Japanese)　

Contact Information: Management Support Group, IDEC (Tel: 082-424-6906)

Graduate School: The Graduate School for International Cooperation and Development (IDEC)

Target Students: IDEC students; all HU graduate students

Program Period: After August (each year) for 1-6 months

Destinations: Bangladesh, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, China, Taiwan, England, etc

Program Outline: This is a practical education program which conducts training (lectures, PBL, English language) pre-internship and research post-internship (practicum, thesis) which any graduate student at HU can participate in. The program aims to produce researchers able to adapt to various issues which lie outside of their area of study, as well as new issues which present themselves. It also aims to educate leaders in the frontline of international cooperation and international aid, as well as cultivate international students and trainees from around the world to be highly specialized leaders. The internship is divided into the following 3 categories:

1. Internships Abroad (Japanese students and international students are sent to developing countries)
2. Domestic Internships (International students are sent to Japanese businesses/organizations in Japan)
3. Third Country Internships (Gather trainees from developing countries in another third world country and hold training sessions based on Japanese technical experience and knowledge)

More Information: G.ecbo Global Internship Program (Japanese)　　

Contact Information: G.ecbo Secretariat, IDEC (Tel: 082-424-6906, Fax: 082-424-6904)
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Graduate School: The Graduate School of Engineering

Target Students: Students enrolled in the Master's course at the Graduate School of Engineering or　Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation (IDEC)

Program Period: 1 month

Destination: Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, China, Singapore

Program Outline: This program, as a trial industry-university cooperative education program, offers students the opportunity to grow as global technicians with the ability to succeed across borders abroad (especially in Asian development and production sites). The goal of the program is to cultivate technicians with ethical and international viewpoints, especially towards Asian countries, who will become the bearers of the 21st Century and the next generation of technicians. Through this program approximately 10 graduate students with interests in the issues in Asian countries or the regional transfer of technology are sent to Japanese industry factories or administrative offices in Asia.

Contact Information: The Student Support Office, Graduate School of Engineering (Tel: 082-424-7526)