Abstract
Civil engineers need to cooperate with many project of collaborators such as: engineers, operators, technicians,
local residents, the general public, government authorities and many others to meet the huge challenges posed
when undertaking mega projects. Internationally, there is a broad understanding of the engineering skills,
technology and methodologies used to develop and construct large scale projects, though Japanese junior
colleagues often find it difficult to establish themselves when joining a multinational team. In this paper, we
adopt the Text-Mining techniques to analyze reports provided after overseas training (organized by our
University) to determine impacts on students’ thought processes and ways of thinking. Through such exposure,
it could be anticipated that all students should cultivate their communication abilities, cultural and religious
knowledge and other interpersonal skills associated with the domestic country visited and those of the
participating team members. From the results we can conclude that overseas training offers significant benefits
and exposure to students in understanding cultural differences and establishing them on the road to developing
international careers.
