International Engineering Education Symposium - Present and Future -

In response to Tokyo Tech's ongoing educational system reform efforts and planned implementation, which lead to a new education system to be launched in April 2016, we have invited experts, professors, young researchers and students from around the world to participate in this symposium on engineering education for the Tokyo Tech community.

The program consists of a keynote lecture and three different panels followed by a discussion session with the audience to explore the ways to improve engineering education in Japan.

Details

Date	Saturday, December 5, 2015 1:30 p.m. - 6:10 p.m. (followed by reception starting at 6:20 p.m.)
Venue	Centennial Hall, 3Fl, Ferrite Room, Ookayama Campus, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Language	English
Fee	Free admission (2000 yen for reception)
Registration	Preregistration not required
Sponsors	Invitational Program for Faculty from the World's Top-Level Universities Tokyo Tech International Education and Research Program (TIER) School of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Program

1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.	Opening remarks Kikuo Kishimoto, Dean, Graduate School of Engineering
1:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.	Keynote speaker Roderick A. Smith, Professor, Imperial College London
2:10 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.	Session 1: External panel with experts MC: Kikuo Kishimoto, Dean, Graduate School of Engineering Yuji Kagohashi, Senior Executive Director, Torii Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Fukahori Satoko, Senior Researcher, NIER
3:00 p.m. - 4:10 p.m.	Session 2: Overseas academic panel MC: Jeffrey S. Cross, Professor, Graduate School of Science and Engineering Andrew Seng Hock Ooi, Professor, The University of Melbourne Toshio Nakamura, Professor, Stony Brook University Jung Kim, Assistant professor, Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Xinhui Xing, Professor, Tsinghua University Sue Mossman, Exhibitions Manager, The Science Museum, London Jin Nirwal, Programmes Interpretation Team Leader, The Science Museum, London
4:20 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.	Session 3: Academic panel with young faculty and students MC: Triawan Farid, Lecturer, Graduate School of Science and Engineeirng Fauzan Adziman, Research staff, The University of Oxford Michinao Hashimoto, Assistant professor, Singapore University of Technology and Design Yuki Minamoto, Assistant professor, Graduate School of Science and Engineering Max E. Rife, Imperial College London Robin Garhwal, 4th-year bachelor's student, School of Engineering
5:40 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.	Discussion
6:00 p.m. - 6:10 p.m.	Closing remarks Isao Satoh, Vice President for Global Planning
6:20 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.	Reception

Contact

Department of Mechanical and Control Engineering
Professor Kikuo Kishimoto

Email kkishimo@mep.titech.ac.jp

Update : December 4, 2015