Nagaoka University of Technology would like to take this opportunity to introduce our new graduate course, “SDG Professional Course”, which is offered to provide the opportunity of engineering education program for sustainable development based on the agreement with UNESCO.
This graduate-level course incorporates engineering education built on a foundation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and is designed to produce practical engineers/researchers with high levels of expertise and educators of advanced engineering.
In 2015, the United Nations designated a set of 17 global SDGs (addressing issues such as poverty, healthcare, education, and others) to be achieved by 2030.
In order to accomplish these goals, it is crucial to further develop and spread science and technology on a global scale. We have committed to this effort by accepting students from a wide range of countries and providing them with a practical education program in collaboration with Japanese industries.
In this way, we aim to nurture the development of individuals who can contribute to the development of science and technology, especially in newly industrialized countries.
We are currently is in a process of application to the special program offered by Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) for this course in order to be authorized to nominate a certain number of successful candidates from this course, for 2019 Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarship.
If this course is selected, our university will nominate a certain number of successful candidates for Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarship.
All programs for this course are conducted in English.
We would appreciate if you could let the eligible applicants know the details of this program. And it is highly appreciated if you kindly put the enclosed poster on the notice board in your department. Please note that the application deadline is on October 5, 2018.
Application Procedure and Details:
http://www.nagaokaut.ac.jp/e/n
All correspondence should be made to:
Division of International Affairs,
Nagaoka University of Technology,
1603-1, Kamitomioka, Nagaoka, Niigata, 940-2188
JAPAN
Phone: +81-258-47-9238
Fax: +81-258-47-9283
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