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| Toyohashi University of Technology is an engineering college
aimed at producing practical and creative engineers through provision of quality
education on fundamental science and engineering.The University offers eight engineering
majors (eight departments), each of which accepts about 50 students each year,
80% of whom are transferred to the third year of the undergraduate course from
technological colleges and the remaining 20% are graduates from academic and industrial
high schools. A particular feature of the Toyohashi University of Technology is
that it encourages all its undergraduate students to continue their studies in
master's programs with a view to developing highly skilled engineers. The University
operates on a trimester system. |
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| Toyohashi University of Technology believes that its mission
is to develop and deliver to society quality human resources in the field of engineering
who can respond flexibly and swiftly to the diversified and sophisticated demands
of today's society for highly skilled engineers, reflecting globalization and
shifts in basic industries. In order to achieve this mission, it is necessary
to ensure that students are given opportunities to gain practical experience in
dealing with tasks as an engineer/researcher in real work situations while still
in university, so that they can develop a sense of professionalism towards engineering
practice before entering the world of work. This is where the University's Internship
Program comes into play. The purpose of this university-industry collaborative
training program is to provide students with opportunities to gain practical experience
in industry through partnership with businesses and external institutions. In
addition, students who have completed this program can further develop their sense
of practical engineering that is backed up with scientific rationale by incorporating
what they have leaned through their internship experiences into their studies
and research in later graduate programs. The Internship Program Executive Committee,
consisting of one faculty member from each Department, has been set up to smoothly
carry out this program and ensure that it achieves its objectives. |
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Third semester in the fourth year (a seven-week period during
the months of January and February) Incorporation into the curriculum
(1) Accreditation: six credits (compulsory component of the curriculum)
(2) Evaluation: conducted based on the following:
"Internship Training Evaluation Sheet" (completed by the person in charge
of the student in the
company/institution at which he/she works as an intern)
"Internship Training Inspection Sheet" (completed by the advisor of
the student at university based
on his/her inspection findings)
"Internship Training Report" (submitted by the student)
"Debriefing Session" (held after students have completed their internship
and returned to university) |
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| July |
Refer to companies/institutions (400 - 500 external
organizations)
(Inquire in writing whether they are ready to accept internship students) |
| Septembe |
Coordinate the requests of students and refer to companies/institutions
(Students decide on where to carry out their internship for themselves based on
a list of companies and institutions that have agreed to accept internship students.) |
| October |
Contact organizations
(Send the personal information of individual students to organizations and ask
them whether they will accept their prospective interns) |
| November |
Final placement
(Offer an internship assignment to each student) |
| December |
Hold the Internship Training Guidance, decide on the role
of and appoint a supervisor for each student in his/her internship placement
(Give prospective interns guidance on what to keep in mind during their internship)
(Entrust the supervision of individual internship students to the supervisors
who directly instruct them in their respective internship placements) |
| January |
Commencement of internship training
(Advisors from the University visit their students' internship placements for
inspection during the implementation term.) |
| February |
End of internship training |
| March |
Hold the Debriefing Session, evaluate individual interns,
conduct a questionnaire survey
(Organizations are urged to voice their opinions and suggestions, in addition
to completing the "Internship Training Evaluation Sheets.") |
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