工学部長・研究科長挨拶
Message from the Dean
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"Engineering" is a comprehensive academic field which produces science into technologies useful for people and society． Its subjects are wide, including chemicals, physics, materials, electricity, machinery, energy, architecture, civil engineering, and so on. Since the Industrial Revolution, mechanization has largely advanced, manufacturing has undergone tremendous progress, and along with it people's lives have changed drastically． Meanwhile, the focus has been on issues such as global environmental issues, mass consumption and exhaustion of fossil fuels and resources． With this social background, the scope of engineering has increased to cover not only conventional fields but also environment, disaster prevention, medical, drug discovery, and energy． In addition, the rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) will drastically change people's lives and social structure in the near future (The Fourth Industrial Revolution)． Under these circumstances, I hope that you will master "engineering" at a higher level and be an active and leading member of the world in Monozukuri (making of things)． At Nagoya University, you will learn "engineering", boldly face and overcome various challenges, and contribute to humanity and society as "courageous intellectuals (Yuki-Aru-Chishikijin)"．
The School of Engineering emphasizes basic subjects, and has set the educational goal to train engineers and researchers who have the ability to understand the current level of science and technology and apply their engineering knowledge while improving their creativity． With the aim of developing human resources with both specialized and comprehensive expertise, the educational organization and curriculum was reorganized in April 2017． Fields with many common parts in basic education were reorganized into seven integrated departments so that specialized fields can be selected in the appropriate year． In addition, introductory education on safety education, ethics education, information security education, and intellectual property education curriculum was improved and together with putting emphasis on basic education, the curriculum was also changed to enrich specialized subjects (creative subjects) so as to cultivate comprehensiveness, creativity, and a broader perspective． After such education, you will think about the specialty you want to pursue, be assigned to the laboratory to start your graduation research, select your research subjects, and learn more specialized knowledge． And in the process, we hope that you will be able to utilize your knowledge to think and find solutions to unknown problems, and acquire problem solving skills． For that purpose, I would like you to take not only mathematics and natural sciences but also general liberal arts subjects and try to utilize your knowledge as wisdom． As a comprehensive university, Nagoya University offers a wide range of subjects to create an environment that responds to everyone's motivation．
In 2013, Nagoya University was among the top 4 of 22 universities selected by the Ministry of Education (MEXT) to receive government support in the "Program for Promoting the Enhancement of Research Universities"． In 2014, it was again selected for MEXT’s "Top Global University Project" as a "Hub University in Asia to Build a Sustainable World in the 21st Century"． The university is thus working hard on strengthening research capabilities, thorough internationalization and university reform． Nagoya University is also rapidly internationalizing, with more than 2,500 international students from more than 100 countries studying here． There are courses that can be completed with English as a medium of instruction, and graduate school curriculum in English as well as overseas study support programs are also available． Please make use of this wonderful environment and aim to become a researcher / engineer who can play an active role not only in Japan but also globally．
Nagoya University is an open campus with no gate．Following in the footsteps of Professor Akasaki and Professor Amano (2014 Nobel Laureate), I look forward to working with you and sharing the excellent research outcomes with the world from our green campus．
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Message from the Dean to prospective Graduate Students
Thank you for having interest in the Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University． The remarkable progress in science and technology has ushered in an era of swift and drastic changes in industrial economic and social structure． Now, more than ever before, there is a need to nurture excellent human resources that will take on the challenge of scientific and technological innovation with the aim of creating a future full of hope． Above all, due to the Digital Revolution (Third Industrial Revolution), technological innovations and sophistication in emerging fields such as IoT (Internet of Things), Big Data Analysis and AI (Artificial Intelligence), robots, and so on, and the swift adoption in industrial applications has led to promotion and acceleration of new developments and directions through integration of Interdisciplinary technology (creation of new social and economic value)． As a result, signs of the Fourth Industrial Revolution began to appear, increasing the hopes for the realization of a "human-centered society in which people can lead comfortable, vibrant and high-quality lives" called Society 5.0．In particular, in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which has been attracting attention in recent years, technological innovation in various industrial fields that will drive the Fourth Industrial Revolution and Society 5.0 is essential． Under these circumstances, I hope that you will master "engineering" at a higher level and be an active and leading member of the world in Monozukuri (making of things)． At Nagoya University, you will learn "engineering", boldly face and overcome various challenges, and contribute to humanity and society as "courageous intellectuals (Yuki-Aru-Chishikijin)"．
As part of a research-centered university located in an industrial region recognized as a leading global center for advanced manufacturing, the Graduate School of Engineering contributes to the development of technology and engineering in Japan and the world． It strives to develop next-generation leaders who can play an active role in industry and academia through education aimed at cultivating a wide range of knowledge and abilities, from basics to applications. In addition, the Graduate School of Engineering conducts education and cutting-edge research through collaboration with closely related research institutes and centers within Nagoya University such as the Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability, the Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research and the Center for Low Temperature Plasma Sciences．
The Graduate School of Engineering aims to train researchers and engineers who, have knowledge of basic science which can create the next generation of "engineering/technology", have depth of specializations, a high degree of comprehensiveness and a broad international perspective． In the Master Course, we make full use of "engineering methods" to cultivate project leadership skills needed for effective goal achievement． In the Doctoral Course, the educational goal is to develop human resources who have the ability to thrive in a "creatively developing engineering field", with a view towards impacting future developments in society．As science and engineering personnel who will lead radical innovation, students graduating from the Doctor Course are highly sought after both in academia and industry． Specifically, in addition to basic subjects and specialized subjects in each field, we have also set up a curriculum with subjects that aim to broaden the range of knowledge and insights such as industry-academia collaborative education subjects, cross-disciplinary subjects, and so on．In particular, active learning opportunities such as "Innovation Experience Project" and "Research Internship" are included in the industry-academia collaborative education subjects． In the "Innovation Experience Project", a mixed team of students from different fields under the guidance of corporate engineers are trained through Project based learning with content aimed at nurturing researchers with practical skills, teamwork and leadership skills．The "Research Internship", focuses on cultivating practical ability, planning ability, problem finding and solving ability through actual experience of research and development in a company． In addition to accepting many international students from all over the world, we are also focusing on developing global human resources through activities such as sending many students overseas through doctoral education programs and the Inter-University Exchange Project (Re-Inventing Japan Project)．
In 2013, Nagoya University was among the top 4 of 22 universities selected by the Ministry of Education (MEXT) to receive government support in the "Program for Promoting the Enhancement of Research Universities''． In 2014, it was again selected for MEXT’s "Top Global University Project'' as a "Hub University in Asia to Build a Sustainable World in the 21st Century"． The university is thus working hard on strengthening research capabilities, thorough internationalization and university reform．Against this background, since 2018, four Nagoya University programs have been selected by MEXT for the WISE Program (Doctoral Program for World-leading Innovative & Smart Education) and the School of Engineering is involved in all of these programs． These programs are contributing to the development of doctoral human resources (advanced "knowledge professionals" who can bring innovation to society) in the fields of electronics, integrated field of chemistry and life sciences, as well as interdisciplinary fields related to information and biomedical sciences, and lifestyle reform． In these programs, in collaboration with industry as well as domestic and overseas research institutes, practical education is being conducted focused on leading the next generation in the creation and utilization of new knowledge and value, and solving grand challenges in society．
Nagoya University is an open campus with no gate．Following in the footsteps of Professor Akasaki and Professor Amano (2014 Nobel Laureate), I look forward to working with you and sharing the excellent research outcomes with the world from our green campus．
名古屋大学
工学部長・工学研究科長
宮﨑誠一
科学技術の目覚ましい進歩、とりわけ情報通信技術（Information Communication Technology: ICT）の進展によって、 産業・経済・社会の構造が急速に変化する大変革時代が到来し、希望あふれる未来の創造に向けて、 これまで以上に科学技術イノベーションに挑戦する人材の育成が求められています。 技術史を振り返れば、1980年代から本格化した第3次産業革命（デジタル革命）は、上述のICTの進展やコンピュータの飛躍的な性能向上によって牽引され、 様々な産業分野で効率化が進められてきました。2000年代になると、IoT（Internet of Things）、ビッグデータ解析、AI（Artificial Intelligence）、 ロボット等の新興分野での技術革新・高度化が産業応用への急速に浸透し、異分野技術融合による新展開（新たな社会・経済価値創造）が加速・促進されるようになり、 2010年代後半からは、第4次産業革命がより一層現実味を帯び、次世代社会（Society 5.0）と称される 「人々が快適で活力に満ちた質の高い生活を送ることのできる人間中心の社会」の実現への期待が高まっています。 2015年9月の国連総会で採択された持続可能な開発目標（Sustainable Development Goals: SDGs）の達成においても、 第4次産業革命やSociety 5.0を牽引する多様な産業分野での技術革新が不可欠となっています。 したがって、こうした時代の要請に応え、新たな社会価値の創造に挑戦し、未来社会を牽引する人材が強く望まれています。 そこでは、これまで以上に、既存の概念や価値観を超えた発想・着想への期待は大きく、ものづくりに直接携わる工学系人材の育成においては、 十分な基礎知識と高度な専門性に加えて、多角的な視野で物事を捉え、解決策を立案・遂行する能力が重要視されています。 端的に言えば、ポストコロナ時代の産業・社会変革をリードし、持続可能な社会を創るために、工学系人材への期待と責務は、ますます高まっています。
名古屋大学は、世界を代表するものづくり産業の集積地に位置する研究中心の総合大学として、高度人材育成と先導的な研究を推進し、優れた成果を積み上げています。 2013年度に「研究大学強化促進事業」の支援対象機関に採択され、支援対象となった22機関のうち、トップ4に選ばれています。 また2014年度には文部科学省の「スーパーグローバル大学創成支援」に申請した「21世紀、Sustainableな世界を構築するアジアのハブ大学」にも採択され、 研究力強化および徹底した国際化と大学改革にも取り組んでいます。こうした中、工学部・工学研究科は我が国及び世界の技術・工学の発展および産業界・学術界で活躍する人材育成に貢献してきました。 そして、2014年には、赤﨑勇特別教授と天野浩教授が、高効率な青色発光ダイオード（LED）の開発で、省エネルギーへの貢献が高く評価され、ノーベル物理学賞を受賞されました。 また、文部科学省が2018年度から導入した博士人材育成事業「卓越大学院プログラム」にも、4つのプログラムが採択され、そのすべてに工学研究科が関わっており、 エレクトロニクス、化学・生命科学の融合分野、情報・生命医科学の融合分野やライフスタイル改革に関わる学際分野において、 社会にイノベーションをもたらすことができる博士人材（高度な「知のプロフェッショナル」）の育成が行われています。 これらのプログラムでは、産業界や国内外の研究機関・拠点とも連携して、新たな知の創造と活用を主導し、次代を牽引する価値の創造や社会的課題の解決に挑戦するための実践的な教育が行われています。
名古屋大学工学部・工学研究科では、今後も、現代社会で直面する諸問題に果敢に挑戦し、グローバルなリーダーとして活躍できる人材を輩出するとともに、 我が国が世界のトップでありつづけるための工学に資する高い研究成果を生み出し、社会に貢献し続けたいと考えています。