Multi-Layered and Constructive Framework
Participation in International Seminars/Workshops
International seminars and workshops are held in Japan and India in cooperation with partner institutions. The purpose of these seminars/workshops is to improve students’ proficiencies in technical communication and self-assertion in English by presentations and discussions. It is expected, especially through the workshops held in India, to promote the understanding of different cultures and see academic/research/industrial situation in India (e.g. specific difficulties, needs and potentials in each research field) by exchanges of opinions with local students and visiting Japanese companies’ branches in India.
Short-term Research in India
Students attend the host institutions in India and are supervised by the professors as members of their laboratories for a certain period of time. Through this research experience, it is expected that students acquire the ability to express their own opinions, understand and summarize different opinions from others, and propose a solution to subjects or tasks in a group discussion.
- Goals and objectives of students' abilities
- Creation of science and technology for the next generation and core competence derived from state-of-the-art researches
- Learning knowledge creation process among stakeholders in different regions and cultures
- Assessing accurate social needs in region and cultivating "intellectually toughness" to challenge global issues and find solutions
- JAIST's Internationalized Environment for Education and Research
- ○Over 30% of the students and more than 20% of the faculties are from abroad.
- ○The number of Indian students places 2nd among universities in Japan. (The rate of Indian students among all students places 1st.)
- ○Collaborative education programmes with overseas institutions
- ○40% of the courses are conducted in English.
- ○Received highest evaluations for the items such as "Foreign language master programmes" and "International doctorate degrees" in U-Multirank.
- Support System for Students
- ○Comprehensive support by Center for Global Educational Collaboration
(i.e. guidance before/after studying abroad, immigration formalities, support for risk management, support for career development) - ○Placement of a local coordinator at each partner institution in India
- ○Comprehensive support by Center for Global Educational Collaboration
- JAIST Education System
- ○Practical education assisting students' career development
- ○Global education to acquire:
- -The powers of comprehension in high culture, higher morality, and cultural diversity
- -Communication skills
- -Competence to find corporate and academic positions that match students' own expertise
- India is experiencing the rapid growth of IT industry and I took a trip to an important hub of the industry, Bengaluru. Behind the prosperity of Bengaluru as known as “The Silicon Valley of India”, there is a presence of academic institutions as facilities for producing superior human resources, and this time I visited Indian Institute of Science (IISc), which is playing a role in those facilities. People in Bengaluru, especially in IISc, are kind and friendly and I felt they are compatible with Japanese. I also visited Japanese companies’ branches in India and could sense a huge surge occurring in India. I assume deepening our understanding of Indian society including their languages, customs and religions will hereafter assist mutual development of both India and Japan. If allowed the opportunity, I would like to visit India again and hold discussions.
- Through visiting India, I could feel the country’s energy from many different angles and got a broad view of my research and future career. Especially, it was a good opportunity to learn approaches of global companies which have operation in India, research activities at a partner institution and social situation there. There seems to be a lot of chances for business and research when we see India in ordinary life in Japan. I feel that a variety of growths of the world can be imagined if countries deepen exchanges each other and I would like to see the world with wide perspective.