The "Development of International Human Resources through the 4D Education Program,"* to be carried out by the Graduate School of Engineering, was submitted by Hiroshima University to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) and was selected as a 2008 University Education Internationalization Acceleration Program (International Collaboration/Cooperation Support (Exchange Program Development) Model.



Outline of the "Development of International Human Resources through the 4D Education Program"



Project Coordinator: Dean of the Graduate School of Engineering, Professor Yasuo Yamane



Project Headquarters: The Graduate School of Engineering



This program is an attempt in graduate education with the aim of crossing the boundaries of language, culture, and customs and merging the merits of Japan and countries abroad and cultivating international engineers with the ability to solve new issues that come with the age of globalization. To reach this goal, the internationalization of research advisors who will foster comprehensive problem-solving skills in students is considered essential. Thus, the "4D Education Program" was developed in order to internationalize these advisors.



The "D" in "4D" stands for "double" and core of the program focuses on the "4Ds" of "doubling" of advising professors, education locations, dispatching, and exchange channels. Through close cooperation with unique partner university abroad, and mutually sending students who will be supervised by the other university and professors at both institutions will carry out research advising. Through this system, we aim to accelerate HU graduate education and to contribute to the internationalization of Japan's higher education by setting a concrete advanced precedent of internationalization in graduate education.

　



* The MEXT 2008 University Education Internationalization Acceleration Program (International Collaboration/Cooperation Support (Exchange Program Development)



A project to support programs aimed at planning for strengthening the international competitiveness of Japanese higher education and improving universality international applicability/commonality through initiatives such as improving the contents and standards of education and building an environment where both domestic and international students can better themselves through study, etc, based on strategies and concepts for internationalization at each university. International Collaboration/Cooperation Support Programs are programs which support two types of programs, "General Strategy" and "Exchange Program Development" programs. The program selected is an "Exchange Program Development" program using characteristic seminars, etc, which may serve as models for other institutions to support the development and practice of university exchange agreements.





Exchange Program Development Models in 2008: 72 applications, 13 selected



For details regarding this article, please contact the following:



The International Planning and Cooperation Group

Mr. Hisaharu Okuda

Tel: 082-424-6890

E-mail: kokusai-kikaku (at) office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp



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