Tokai University was selected to take part in the 2008 Asian Human Resource Fund framework for educating highly specialized foreign students, co-sponsored by the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). As a result, we are now implementing our GIANT Program. Under this program, distinguished foreign students from various Asian countries (Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia) are already studying at Tokai University and at supporting corporations with economic assistance from the Government of Japan.
*Please note that current scholarship program from the Japanese Government will not be provided after fall 2010. You can apply for the GIANT Program at your expense or with another scholarship.
Students may receive a highly specialized education in nuclear engineering, work at Japanese corporations, and then bring this knowledge back home to serve the development of their own countries.
Japan and Tokai University are extremely advantageous choices for obtaining highly specialized education in nuclear engineering. This is because today, the leading manufacturers of nuclear power plants, Toshiba and Westinghouse (U.S.A.), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Areva (France), and Hitachi and General Electric (U.S.A.) have formed three alliances due to corporate buyouts and cooperation. Japanese corporations are deeply involved in all three alliances. In addition, based on the view of Tokai University founder Dr. Shigeyoshi Matsumae that education is a primary factor in the development of world peace, the University was the first in Japan to offer nuclear engineering education and research with the objective of making an international contribution through its peaceful use. We were the first to organize a nuclear engineering course of study at the graduate school level. Since then, we have continued to provide nuclear engineering education, most particularly in the fields of safety engineering and radiation management.
As plans for construction advance for nuclear power plants in various countries around the world, Japanese corporations are attempting to participate in almost every project. Today, as nuclear power plants are being planned in Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia, personnel who can negotiate with the government and provide on-site guidance are absolutely required. Anticipating this demand, Japanese corporations need human resources in various Asian countries who possess specialized knowledge of nuclear engineering and who are also thoroughly familiar with local conditions.
The GIANT Program is a project organized in cooperation with nuclear power companies. By implementing highly specialized education on nuclear engineering at Tokai University, we are serving the employment needs of Japanese corporations, including their overseas subsidiaries. After attaining experience in Japan, former students can also be assigned to the development of nuclear industry in their home counties in the future.
Targeting distinguished foreign students, we pursue practical education in collaboration with industry, government, and academia
The High Level Human Resource Education Program in Nuclear Engineering is designed to two years of study in highly specialized nuclear engineering education at the Graduate School of Engineering's Research Institute (Applied Science specialization).In the normal Master's Course in Nuclear engineering, basic nuclear engineering technologies and their application methods are studied, but the coursework does not extend to acquiring practical knowledge. However, this new Program is designed specifically for foreign students, and highly specialized education in nuclear engineering is added to the standard curriculum. The objective is to prepare a foundation of practical knowledge so that students can be hired at one of the companies in the nuclear industry, and immediately become a driving force within the company. This highly specialized educational program in nuclear engineering consists of lectures in nine subjects, and draws its teaching staff from among specialists who are simultaneously active at the forefront of their respective fields in the industry and in related organizations. Additionally, many on-site learning experiences are offered, such as internships at companies in the nuclear industry, special classes in Japanese business communication and study tours of Japan's typical nuclear power plants.
