The Summer Seminar for International Students is a summer short-term education program that has been held jointly by industry, academia, and government since 2014, mainly for international students studying at Japanese universities and graduate schools. So far, we have carried out activities in 4 areas: “Shinkansen”, “Railway systems and urban development of mega cities”, “Expressways and automobiles”, and “Water environment and the Earth”. In fiscal 2019, we added “Underground space supporting megacities”.
This program aims to develop leaders who can tackle social issues in practical ways in Japan and overseas.
- Past Seminar Held
Summer 2014 “Shinkansen (The 1st)”
Summer 2015 “Railway systems and urban development of mega cities (The 1st)”
Summer, 2016 “Expressways and automobiles (The 1st)”, “Shinkansen (The 2nd)”
Summer, 2017 “Water environment and Earth (The 1st)”, “Railway systems and urban development of mega cities(The 2nd)”
Summer, 2018 “Expressways and automobiles (The 2nd)”, “Shinkansen (The 3rd)”
Summer, 2019 “Water environment and Earth (The 2nd)”, “Underground space supporting megacities”
Summer, 2022 “Expressway and automobile 2022“, “Railway systems and urban development of mega cities 2022“
- Past Seminar Report
| Seminar title/Period | Organizers, sponsors, cooperating companies, sponsors, etc. |
| Expressway and automobile 2022 / Sep. 20-21, 2022 | GRIPS, The University of Tokyo, Association for Planning and Transportation Studies、Central Nippon Expressway Company Limited, East Nippon Expressway Company Limited, Hanshin Expressway Company Limited, Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company Limited, Metropolitan Expressway Company Limited, Nissan Motor Company Limited, Osaka Metropolitan University, Toyota Motor Corporation, West Nippon Expressway Company Limited, Japan Society of Civil Engineers |
| Railway systems and urban development of mega cities 2022 / Sept. 4-5, 2022 | GRIPS, The University of Tokyo, Japan Railway Technical Service, East Japan Railway Company, Mitsui Fudosan Company Limited, Tokyo Metro Company Limited, Tokyu Railways Company Limited, Association for Planning and Transportation Studies |
| Water environment and Earth / Aug. 6-8, 2019 | GRIPS, The University of Tokyo Institute for Future Initiatives, KANSEI Co., Ltd.,Nippon Koei Co., Ltd.,Metawater Cp., Ltd., Suntory Holdings Limited. |
| Underground space supporting megacities / Aug. 20-21, 2019 | GRIPS, Hazama Ando Corporation, Obayashi Corporation, Okumura Corporation, Kajima Corporation,Penta-Ocean Construction Co., Ltd.,Shimizu Corporation, Taisei Corporation, Nishimatsu Corporation, The University of Tokyo, Ministry of land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan Society of Civil Engineering, The Japanese Geotechnical Society |
| Expressways and automobiles / Aug. 1-2, 2016 | GRIPS, The University of Tokyo, Waseda University、East Nippon Express Company Limited, Central Nippon Expressway Company Limited, Metropolitan Expressway Company Limited, Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Shinkansen / Sept. 5-7, 2016 | GRIPS, The University of Tokyo, East Japan Railway Company, Central Japan Railway Company, Japan Railway Technical Service |
