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Graduate School of Engineering Ashikaga Institute of Technology

1. Graduate school code 2. Maximum number of participants 115 35 participants for every year
Engineering Science Agriculture (including Fishery, Dairy and Livestock) Marine Science Economics / Business Administration Social Welfare Tourism ICT

3. Fields of Study

Commerce

Medical Science Others(

Political Science / Public Administration

4. Program and Degree

) (1) Masters Program of Information Science and Manufacturing Engineering / Masters Degree in Engineering (2) Masters Program of Construction and Environment Engineering / Masters Degree in Engineering

2 years as a Masters Student Starting as a Research Student up to 6 months, then 2 years as a Masters Student after passing the entrance exam 2 years as a Masters Student OR Starting as a Research Student up to 6 months, then 2 years as a Masters Student after passing the exam. (Depend on the capacity of the applicants) Lecture: All lectures in English Text: English but Japanese text will be used partially while English instructions are given orally. Laboratory work: Safety instructions are written in English. Conducting of the research is generally instructed by the supervisor in English. Seminar: Seminars including Japanese students are generally in Japanese, but there are many occasions where foreign students can interact in seminars in English.

5. Standard time table (Years needed for graduation)

(1) (2) 6. Language of program (3) (4)

7. Desirable English level and Necessary Academic background 8. Website

(1) Applicants are requested to possess test score TOEFL PBT: 550, or equivalent (at least above 500) (2) At least 16 years of academic background or equivalent (1) Graduate School of Ashikaga Institute of technology http://www.ashitech.ac.jp/ehome/index.html (2) Ashikaga Institute of Technology http://www.ashitech.ac.jp/ehome/index.html

9. Professors and Associate Professors Position Name Research Subject / Contact President Izumi Ushiyama Energy Conversion Engineering (especially focused on renewable Professor (Mr.) energies), History of Mechanical Engineering, R&D on Appropriate

Vice President Professor

Yoshihiro Kanie (Mr.)

Professor

Yasutaka Ando (Mr.)

Professor

Yuichi Nakajo (Mr.)

Professor

Yasuyuki Nemoto (Mr.)

Professor

Sakae Saito (Mr.)

Professor

Yasuo Sakurai (Mr.)

Professor

Shigeaki Kobayashi (Mr.)

Professor

Hiroyuki Ogiwara (Mr.)

Professor

Kazuo Shoji(Mr.)

Associate Professor

Tatsuya Doi(Mr.)

115.Ashikaga Institute of Technology.docx Technology for Developing Countries. Contact ushiyama@ashitech.ac.jp Regional & Rural Planning (especially the importance of facility planning), Planning for Public Facilities (especially community and social welfare facilities), Improvement of Living Environment, The Construction of the Neighborhoods Welfare Society. Contact kanie@ashitech.ac.jp Materials Science, Surface Modification Contact yando@ashitech.ac.jp Solar Thermal Applications (especially small scale), History of Mechanical Engineering. R&D on Appropriate Technology for Developing Countries. Contact nakajo@ashitech.ac.jp Energy Conversion Engineering (especially focused on renewable energies), R&D on Appropriate Technology for Developing Countries. Contact nemoto@ashitech.ac.jp Materials Science, Processing of Metal-based Superconducting Materials, Plastic Working of Metallic Materials, Strength and Fracture of Metallic Materials, Thermo-mechanical Treatment of Alloys. Contact ssaito@ashitech.ac.jp Fluid Power System, Functional Fluid. Contact ysakurai@ashitech.ac.jp Material Science and Engineering (especially focused on grain- and interphase- boundary engineering, processing of high performance nanostructured materials). Contact skoba@ashitech.ac.jp Design on high-frequency soft-switching induction-heating inverter systems with high-convertion efficiency using new power semiconductor switching devices and their practical applications in industry. Contact ogiwara@ashitech.ac.jp Electrical and Electronic Material Science. Contact shoji@ashitech.ac.jp Computational Electromagnetics (especially new approaches using quantum computing and cellular automation), EMC (especially for field source sensing in a PCB or a semiconductor devices).

Associate Professor

Kazuya Yokoyama (Mr.)

Professor

Naofumi Matsumoto (Mr.)

Professor

Mitsuo Yamashiro (Mr.) Akinori Kimura (Mr.)

Associate Professor

Associate Professor Professor

Nobuhiro Terai (Mr.)

Toshinori Kobayashi (Mr.) Yasuhiko Saito (Mr.)

Professor

Professor

Yoichi Tsuji (Mr.)

Professor

Dayu Ding(Mr.)

115.Ashikaga Institute of Technology.docx Contact t-doi@ashitech.ac.jp Applied Superconductivity (Especially High-Temperature Superconductors), Stabilizing Control of Power Systems. Contact k-yokoyama@ashitech.ac.jp Optimization Procedures that Imitate Living Thing, Meta-heuristics, Design Optimization, System Design Applying CG and VR Techniques. Contact matsu@ashitech.ac.jp Production/Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Power Technology. Contact yamasiro@ashitech.ac.jp Computer Graphics, Image Processing, Computer Visualization, High Energy Physics, and Radiotherapy Simulation. Contact AKimura@ashitech.ac.jp Number Theory, Diphantine Equations, Elliptic Curves. Contact terai@ashitech.ac.jp Biomedical Engineering, Ergonomics, Psychophysiology of Sleep. Contact toshi@ashitech.ac.jp Human Information Engineering, Cognitive Neuroscience. Contact ysaito@ashitech.ac.jp Brain Machine Interface, Ultradian and Circadian Rhythm of Vigilance Level, Automatic Detection of Sleep Stage by Means of EEG Wave Form. Contact tsuji@ashitech.ac.jp Energetic Materials, Mechanics of Shock Wave and Explosion, Pyrotechnics, Safety Engineering. Contact dding@ashitech.ac.jp Structural Materials (especially focused on plates and shells), Computational Mechanics. Contact ysuetake@ashitech.ac.jp Building Foundation, Structural Planning for Architects. Contact sho-wada@ashitech.ac.jp Concrete Materials & Concrete Engineering (especially the mechanism of deterioration in reinforced concrete, test methods for compressive strength of high-strength concrete, and testing methods for quality of

Professor

Yoshitaka Suetake (Mr.)

Professor

Shozo Wada(Mr.)

Professor

Tokio Kuroi (Mr.)

Professor

Shingo Miyazawa (Mr.) Takashi Yokomuro (Mr.)

Professor

Professor

Keizo Nakamura (Mr.)

Professor

Norihiko Yanase (Mr.)

Professor

Yukinobu Wada (Mr.)

Professor

Masatomo Nagao (Mr.) Tomoyoshi Nishimura (Mr.)

Professor

115.Ashikaga Institute of Technology.docx aggregate for concrete). Contact kuroi@ashitech.ac.jp Civil Engineering (especially focused on concrete technology). Contact smiyazaw@ashitech.ac.jp Focusing on the ground granulated blast-furnace slag form industrial by-products that occur in country. Contact yokomuro@ashitech.ac.jp History of Western Architecture (especially focused on Austrian Baroque architect J.B.Fischer von Erlach), Architectural Space Composition Analysis (especially focused on ground plan systems). Contact nakamura.keizo@v90.ashitech.ac.jp City Planning (especially focused on urban development), History of Land System and Ordinance Survey. Contact yanase.norihiko@v90.ashitech.ac.jp Urban Landscape, Conservation of Historic Quarters (especially in France). Contact wadasemi@ashitech.ac.jp Hydraulics, Coastal Engineering, River Engineering. Contact nagao@ashitech.ac.jp Soil Mechanics for Unsaturated Soils and Saturated Soils, Geo-Environmental and Geotechnical Engineering. Contact tomo@ashitech.ac.jp

10. Features of Graduate School Since its foundation, based on the spirit of wa or harmony, advocated by Prince Shotoku, AIT has provided undergraduate education with the aim of production industrial engineers, particularly mid-level engineers, who can comprehensively grasp all industrial activities and make decisions based on a rich sense of human values and wisdom. From these origins, the masters program was established in 1990 in response to the social demand for advanced engineers. As a means to meet social needs not only of regional communities but also in an international context, with the goal of achieving education for training advanced professionals, the graduate engineers with a human perspective based on the Institutes philosophy of wa. The masters program of the Ashikaga Institute of Technology consists of two specia lized fields; Information Science classes are offered not only in cutting-edge research related to contemporary social demands and trends, but also in interdisciplinary and program-wide fields. This guarantees a structure under which students can acquire academic knowledge based on a wide vision, knowledge that is not disproportionately focused on specialized areas, in a way that allows each department to fulfill the role of the graduate school in cultivating human talent.

115.Ashikaga Institute of Technology.docx 11. Features and Curriculum of Program (1) Masters Program of Information Science and Manufacturing Engineering The program provides specialized courses for Renewable Energy and Environmental Engineering, Mechanical System Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Systems and Information Engineering, Life Systems Engineering, and Fireworks. (2) Masters Program of Construction and Environment Engineering The program provides specialized courses for Architectural Structure Engineering, Construction Material Engineering, Construction Planning, and Environmental Systems Engineering. 12. Internship program Ashikaga Institute of Technology has promoted collaboration with public and private companies after the establishment. AIT founded the Collaborative Research Center in 1998 for further promotion of the collaborative researches with the government, local authorities, private companies, another universities and foreign institution. Since then, AIT carries out the research and development programs of more than 20 themes on "renewable energy", "mechanical and electrical engineering", "information technology" and "architecture and civil engineering", with various companies, every year. Furthermore, the Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce and Industry offers AIT the cooperation to provide foreign students the opportunity of the study tours and the internship programs of more than 5,200 of the member companies. 13. Academic schedule Ashikaga Institute of Technologys academic schedule is comprised two terms. Spring Semester 2013 April1 September 18 Entrance ceremony April 2 Guidance April 2 April 11 Classes Commence April 12 Class registration April 12- April 19 Spring Semester Examinations Late July Classes End August 5 Summer Vacation August 6 September 18 Issue of Grade Reports Mid-August Fall Semester 2013 September 19 March 31 Guidance September 19 Classes Commence September 20 Class registration September 19 - September 26 AIT School Festival October 11 October 15 Winter Vacation December 24 January 5 Fall Semester Examination Late January Classes End January 29 Issue of Grade Reports Mid-February 14. Facilities and Cultural activities for International students (1) Student Dormitory We do not have student dormitory though we can provide you an apartment for students around Institute which are affiliated with our Institute. (2) Japanese Language Program There are Japanese language program three times a week. If needed, it is possible to set up individual Japanese

115.Ashikaga Institute of Technology.docx language program. (3) Homestay Program There are homestay program (weekend stay) which are offered in Tochigi prefecture, three times a year. (4) Cultural Tour There is a bus tour for international students to visit Japanese main sightseeing area once a year. Also there are international party are held twice a year for international students.