The English Engineering Education program was first established in 2000 as the English Graduate Program in Socio-Environmental Engineering. While most Japanese
universities call their program “international” or “special”, we name ours “English” program. As “international” can be interpreted in various ways we want to oblige ourselves that we provide non-Japanese speaking students with a study program conducted entirely in English.
e3 is one of a few programs offered by Japanese universities that cover almost all fields in engineering. Over one hundred courses taught in English are grouped into the following subject groups:
Applied Physics
Engineering and Policy for Sustainable Environment
Environmental Engineering
Field Engineering for Environment
Human Environmental Systems, Architectural and Structural Design
Materials Science and Engineering
Mechanical and Intelligent System Engineering
Sustainable Resources Engineering
The scope of the program and the graduate school concept that requires students to also take courses outside their primary subject group enable e3 students to not only learn new and advanced technology Japan processes but develop a network among students from different disciplines.
Students can enroll in April or October. However the MEXT scholarships offered by the program are only available for the October intake with the application deadline of 15 November of the preceding year. Eligible applicants for the MEXT scholarship must be less than 35 years of age as of April 1 of the enrollment year, have a good command of English, excellent academic records and competent in the academic field chosen.
As of April 2011, close to 100 graduate students from 27 countries enrolled in the program. In addition to the MEXT scholarships awarded from our program, students receive scholarships from other sources, namely MEXT scholarships through the Japanese embassies, AUN/SEED-Net programs, CSC, etc. The program assists applicants in securing the acceptance letter from appropriate professors.