W-01 New Trials to International Relationship of Kokuritsu Kosen

Abstract

Kosen is a type of higher education system established in the 1961 for training core engineers in the manufacturing industry. Kosen students are expected to acquire expertise and learn techniques or technology in area of engineering over 5 years from 15 years old to 20. In 2004FY National Kosen system is reformed one administrative institution (Institute of National colleges of Technology; INCT) and 55-Kokutisu Kosen (national college of technology). One of INCT aims is decided for education and research under the sponsorship, in alliance with, or in collaboration with other organizations. Therefore INCT and Kokuritsu Kosen are trying to do a lot of new activities of education reforming, research reforming and so on. Some Kokutsu Kosen is starting a new trial to international relationship in the cooperative education such as international internship or in the international education center for the promotion of educational exchange.