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About Graduate School of Engineering and the Transnational Doctoral Program

The Transnational Doctoral Programs for Leading Professionals in Asian Countries aim to offer doctoral degrees to government executives or individuals serving in equivalent leading positions of Asian countries who already possess a master's degree and wish to continue their studies, by providing a quality education program which combines education at Nagoya University (NU) Asian Satellite Campuses conducted in collaboration with NU’s main campus, and short-term intensive academic activities at main campus in Japan enabling students to continue their carrier in the current posts while deepening their knowledge and experience.

The current program of graduate school of engineering focus about research to deepen its understanding of the current status of infrastructure development issues and promote efforts to solve local problems.

Available Countries
  • philippines
Admission Requirements

Applicants must be senior officials of governments, faculty members of universities, senior staff of international organizations or individuals serving in equivalent leading positions in the Philippines holding a master’s degree or equivalent in a field related to engineering.

Applicants must meet all of the following conditions:
1)Persons who possess a letter of recommendation from their employer or director of affiliated organization
2)Applicants to whom professors at Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, GSE, NU have agreed to offer guidance for research and thesis writing prior to the submission of their application
3)Applicants who have written a master’s thesis or research papers equivalent to a master’s thesis
4)Applicants who have published at least one academic paper or report equivalent to an academic paper in Japanese or English apart from the above 3)
5)Persons who have been awarded a master's degree or professional degree by a Nagoya University graduate school or a graduate school of another university

For further information, please access the following link:
https://www.engg.nagoya-u.ac.jp/prospective/?lang=en
Please go to “Special Programs” as the second title from the bottom of the website. The admission details are available in “The Transnational Doctoral Programs for Leading Professionals in Asian Countries.”

Degree Offered

The degrees offered is Doctor of Engineering in the research fields related to infrastructure development and maintenance, sustainable development, disaster prevention, environmental issues, and urban and transport planning.

Graduation Requirements

Aside from completion of an appropriate research based dissertation, it is expected that the student enthusiastically engages in academic research and writing for publication in international journals.

Faculty

The faculty members of Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering are highly specialized and respected academics in the following research group.
1)Structural Engineering, Materials, and Informatics
2)Hydraulics, Hydrology, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
3)Geotechnical Engineering
4)Transportation, Infrastructure, and Environmental Planning
5)Environmental Engineering and Environmental System Engineering
6)Land and Infrastructure Design
See on the top of the following website for the list of the prospective supervisors.
https://www.civil.nagoya-u.ac.jp/ceeipo/research.html