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Graduate School of Engineering : Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Master’s Program

1. Objective of Education and Research
   The field of electrical and electronic engineering is an academic domain that forms the basis for the electrical energy and the electronic information transmission essential to contemporary society, and is characterized by extraordinary speed in technical innovation. In this course, broad research is undertaken covering the associated academic domains, with a focus on the fields of electrical energy, devices and communications. The first step in the master’s program is instruction in basic theory from the perspective of the leading edge research being undertaken by the faculty members, while giving instruction in application theory to foster the ability to adapt theory to real technology. This education is founded in the international and original research activities of the faculty members in the course, and enables the student to acquire leading-edge learning. In addition, it carries the objective of polishing the theoretical and experimental abilities that will enable theory to be developed and verified in new domains; a requirement of the electrical and electronic engineering field where change is rapid and the domains of application are broad. By requiring students to establish their own goals and plans, to undertake research in accordance with them, and to present their results in their master’s thesis, engineers and researchers are developed who have the ability to implement germinal or practical research with the potential to contribute to society.

2. Guidelines for Human Resource Development
   The master’s program aims to develop engineers and researchers who have the following abilities and are capable of operating at the front line of mainstream society:
   
   1. Thorough understanding of electromagnetics, electrical circuitry and other fundamental academic fields in electrical and electronic engineering and the ability to apply basic theory to the development of new technology and problem solving.
   2. Practical, theoretical and experimental abilities to link fundamental theory and application theory to development and verification.
   3. Ability to identify problems with existing technology and the ability, under constrained conditions, to apply technology to their solution.
   4. Ability to respond promptly to tasks as a member of an R&D project team.
   5. Ability to propose and plan new technology development projects and the ability to direct a project team, and the communication ability necessary to progress plans.
   6. Ability to undertake original research.

Doctoral Program

1. Objective of Education and Research
   The field of electrical and electronic engineering is an academic domain that makes a significant contribution to contemporary society, from production activities on through to everyday life, while a feature of the technology developed is the extremely short period of time in which it is adopted and spreads around the world. Development of novel electrical and electronic engineering technology is necessary to achieve a society that is both truly wealthy and in harmony with the environment. In this course the student undertakes a wide range of original research, primarily in the fields of electrical energy, devices and communications. In the doctoral program the student applies the theory and skills acquired to that point with a view to developing the ability to form original research that will be internationally acknowledged, in accordance with individual directions and inclinations, or based on individual philosophy. Researchers and engineers who are able to undertake original and sophisticated R&D and who also have the ability to find practical solutions to problems are developed through the requirement to write a doctoral thesis. The methods of formulating research plans developed here can be generalized to the rapidly changing field of electrical and electronic engineering and the student will develop flexible research capabilities which will enable them to meet the challenges of new fields that are beyond the boundaries of their specialty.

2. Guidelines for Human Resource Development
   The doctoral program aims to develop engineers and researchers who are capable of taking a leadership role, have a high level of knowledge and creativity, have their own philosophies (values and beliefs), and have the following abilities:
   
   1. Ability to identify problems with established technology and to propose original solutions.
   2. Ability to take an approach to the development of leading edge technology that is based on a multi-faceted perspective.
   3. Ability to formulate and plan research arising from original concepts and to individually pursue original research.
   4. High level of theoretical and experimental abilities sufficient to develop and verify theory in practical ways.
   5. Technical ability to serve the development of the international society through development of science and technology.
   6. Ability to adapt technology flexibly and creatively for quick responsiveness to changes in the technological environment and the needs of society and industry.
   7. Ability to play a leading role in international and domestic symposia and industrial endeavors.

Faculty Research (2009)