Engineering major

We will focus on nurturing innovative doctoral candidates who can flexibly respond to changes in research fields due to advances in science and technology, as well as the needs of companies in a wide range of fields, while covering a wide range of fields in general.

Educational objectives of the major

We foster practical researchers who can independently respond to fields and environments beyond their own expertise while still building on their deep expertise, and highly skilled engineers who can play leading roles in the industrial world while taking into account the diverse needs of society, with the research capabilities in their own field at their core. Furthermore, we train students to acquire international communication skills that can respond to the globalization of society.

Department Overview

The Department of Engineering has a single major system in order to provide research guidance in a wide range of fields and to flexibly respond to changes in research fields due to advances in science and technology, as well as the demands of industry related to a wide range of fields. In this department, students will further deepen and advance the research execution capabilities in their own specialized fields acquired in the master's course, and acquire the ability to apply specialized technology to meet the diverse needs of society.

Furthermore, in classes where students with a wide range of specializations in one major come together, there are classes aimed at instilling an innovative mindset and classes such as English presentations related to specialized themes, providing a forum where students with specialized knowledge in different fields can hone their skills through friendly competition through discussion and debate, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of their education.

As for research fields, similar to those of the master's program,

  1. A broad field of environmental engineering to build a sustainable society in harmony with the environment, taking into account changes in the natural and social environments.
  2. Aerospace vehicles and next-generation robots that utilize advanced system technology, as well as the fields of advanced mechanical engineering, advanced material engineering, and physical engineering that support them
  3. Information engineering and electrical and electronic engineering related to intelligence and information systems, electrical and communication systems, and electronic device measurement that create high-value social and technological functions.

In each of the courses that correspond to these fields, we aim to train talented individuals who can become more advanced researchers and highly specialized engineers who can handle and thrive in complex fields.

As an administrative structure for education and research guidance, the university will utilize a Doctoral Program Advisory Board established in collaboration with external organizations such as private companies and public research institutes in and outside Hokkaido, Muroran City, and Hokkaido, to handle research themes aimed at solving problems in the local community and companies and to train innovative doctoral candidates.

Course Overview

Advanced Environmental Engineering Course

We train students to become cutting-edge researchers and highly specialized engineers with strong problem-solving capabilities who can tackle the complex issues faced in the broad field of environmental engineering, which is designed to build a sustainable society in harmony with the environment while taking into account changes in the natural and social environments.

Advanced Production Systems Engineering Course

We train students to become cutting-edge researchers and highly specialized engineers with strong problem-solving abilities in the research and development of aerospace vehicles and next-generation robots that utilize advanced system technology, as well as the complex issues in the fields of advanced mechanical engineering, advanced material engineering, and physical engineering that support these.

Advanced Information and Electronics Engineering Course

We train students to become cutting-edge researchers and highly specialized engineers with strong problem-solving capabilities in the fields of information engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, and intelligence and information systems, electrical and communication systems, and electronic device measurement, which create high-value social and engineering functions.

Muroran Institute of Technology Graduate School of Engineering Doctoral Program Advisory Board

Muroran Institute of Technology's Graduate School of Engineering Doctoral Program has established an educational system that responds to the needs of society, including industry, and has established an advisory board to accurately reflect the voices of industry and other sectors in order to develop "innovative doctorate holders."

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Update date: August 21, 2015
Prepared by: General Affairs Group, General Affairs Unit