*Images courtesy of TOYOTA Motor Corp., NISSAN Motor Co., Ltd., HONDA Motor Co., Ltd. and MITSUBISHI Motor Corp.
"Earn college credits while immersed in another culture and engage your intellectual curiosity with the latest findings in automobile industries in Japan that focus and succeed on a level you never thought possible. Join NUSIP for six weeks and experience the full range of Japanese cultural life. Course-related excursions will provide you with an opportunity to discover the city of Nagoya's amazing cultural scene that has enticed and entranced observers for generations".
Time schedule (Tentative)
Application Deadline: February 28, 2009
Course Duration: June 15 to July 22, 2009
Courses offered
- Seminars on Latest Advanced Technology and Tasks in Automobile Engineering (400 level) (3 credits)
- Elementary Japanese Language Course (100 level) (3 credits)
(Students with previous Japanese language experience will be offered a more advanced language course.) - Automobile industry factory and laboratory visits
- Cultural excursions
Student Capacity
Approximately 35 students (25 overseas students and 10 Nagoya University students)
Program Fee (Tentative)
$1,600 US, excluding meal and air-ticket expenses.
Accommodation in Nagoya, the Japanese language course, orientation, public transportation pass, cultural excursion and social activities are included in the program fee.
(Nagoya University students will have the fee for the Automobile Engineering course waived, but will be charged for cultural excursions and social activities.)
Medium of Instruction
English.