Graduate School of Engineering (Master Course, Doctoral Course, Professional Degree Course)

　The Graduate School of Engineering at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology was first established as the Graduate School of Engineering (master’s course) in 1966. In 1989, with the establishment of a new doctoral course, the school was reorganized as the Graduate School of Engineering (master’s course and doctoral course), bringing us to the present day. Since the school was first founded, we have been sending capable individuals out into the world who possess expertise in cutting-edge research and technological developments in their chosen fields of specialty, perform highly creative research in their fields, and engage in sustainably solving problems and research and development.

　The mission of the Graduate School of Engineering is to create new knowledge that will change the world. To do this, supporting researchers who continue to push boundaries is of the utmost importance. In modern society, which is growing increasingly complex and diverse, engineers are being urged to avoid confining themselves to their individual areas of expertise. Instead, they must take on the challenge of gaining a broad perspective of other fields and pioneering research that proactively combines them. It is also essential for universities themselves to establish environments that stimulate such research.

　To achieve the mission described above, the Graduate School of Engineering has formulated an educational curriculum that centers around a master’s course comprised of six departments, a single department professional degree course, and a doctoral course comprised of five departments. The aim is to create innovative research via the fusion of diverse research fields. The Graduate School of Engineering is characterized by education that enables students to see how the new knowledge they attain breaks down conventional notions and contributes to the sustainable development of international society. This includes on-campus and corporate internships that focus on experiencing and studying new research fields as well as international collaborative research projects with well-known researchers outside Japan.

　It is my desire to see all faculty and staff work together to flexibly meet the diverse needs of science and technology in modern society while focusing on cutting-edge, specialized research. We also want to ensure that as many students and alumni as possible maintain the desire to create new knowledge that will change the world, and that we continue to achieve results that ensure that TUAT remains recognized worldwide as a top research university.

Kazuhiko Misawa, Dean, Graduate School of Engineering