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Tokyo Tech's three engineering schools renew student exchange agreement with MIT's Department of Nuclear Science & Engineering

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Published: April 5, 2021

Tokyo Tech's three engineering schools — the School of Engineering, the School of Materials and Chemical Technology, and the School of Environment and Society — renewed their ongoing student exchange agreement with the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering (NSE) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on March 1, 2021.

MIT Vice Chancellor Ian Waitz (3rd from right) meeting Tokyo Tech's EVP for Education Tetsuya Mizumoto (3rd from left) in Feb. 2020

MIT Vice Chancellor Ian Waitz (3rd from right) meeting Tokyo Tech's EVP for Education Tetsuya Mizumoto (3rd from left) in Feb. 2020

The exchange program, based on the departmental agreement concluded in February 2017 between the MIT Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems(External site) (CANES) and the Laboratory for Advanced Nuclear Energy(External site) (LANE) at Tokyo Tech's Institute of Innovative Research, focuses broadly on nuclear energy systems, and specifically aims to cultivate meaningful exchanges among researchers and students.

Based on successful past exchanges, an undergraduate student exchange program with a credit transfer system was launched in July 2019 between Tokyo Tech's three engineering schools and NSE. The first batch of students successfully completed the five-month curriculum in January 2020. In February 2020, Tokyo Tech Executive Vice President for Education Tetsuya Mizumoto and MIT Vice Chancellor Ian Waitz met in Massachusetts and agreed to continue the exchange, confirming mutual interest and benefits for both institutions. The renewed agreement stipulates student exchange for the next five academic years, from 2021-22 to 2025-26. The previous agreement was a two-year pilot program.

The renewed agreement with NSE highlights the high international standards of and continued student interest in the education offered by Tokyo Tech. Despite suspension of the second-term student exchange in academic year 2020-21 due to the spread of COVID-19, the renewal is expected to accelerate further mutual exchange between the two institutions.

School of Engineering

School of Engineering
—Creating New Industries and Advancing Civilization—

Information on School of Engineering inaugurated in April 2016

School of Engineering

Schools, Departments, and Institute for Liberal Artsouter

School of Materials and Chemical Technology

School of Materials and Chemical Technology
—Encompassing the Disciplines of Science—

Information on School of Materials and Chemical Technology inaugurated in April 2016

School of Materials and Chemical Technology

Schools, Departments, and Institute for Liberal Artsouter

School of Environment and Society

School of Environment and Society
—Creating Science and Technology for Sustainable Environment and Society—

Information on School of Environment and Society inaugurated in April 2016

School of Environment and Society

Schools, Departments, and Institute for Liberal Artsouter

Contact

International Exchange Team, School of Materials and Chemical Technology

Email mitp.admin@jim.titech.ac.jp
Tel +81-3-5734-3969

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