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We take monozukuri, or the art of making things, as the starting point in cultivating engineers and researchers to be leaders in the advanced technologies of today. Students acquire the basic knowledge needed to design and develop machines and equipment for a range of fields, from transport machines to manufacturing machinery that supports diverse production activities.
Humans have been called the "only animals to make things," and it is making things that has been the driving force in the evolution of civilization. These activities have always been the foundation for the development of modern industrial societies. With the art of making things at its point of origin, mechanical systems engineering studies the design and development of machines and equipment of all kinds, which cover all aspects of industry. People in this field are the leaders in today's advanced technology. The word "machine" points
to a wide range of fields, and in line with this the area covered by mechanical
systems engineering are diverse-from transport machinery and vehicles such
as automobiles, ships, trains, and aircraft to manufacturing equipment
that supports many production activities; even to the energy use technology
and materials processes needed for these machines.
In brief, mechanical systems engineering is the academic
field that considers both how to make things and then how to combine and
use the things that are made. In addition to learning applied technology
such as the characteristics of metals, non-metals, and plastics and the
processing and forming of materials, students learn about the equipment
and systems needed to realize production with lower resource and energy
consumption and fewer workers as demanded by industry today. They also
study and research the important areas of making things with an eye to
recycling in order to combat environmental problems, and mechatronics for
the increasing "intelligence" of machines. Japanese industry
has a large presence in the automobile, electronics, and robotics industries,
and mechanical systems engineering is essential for production in all these
areas. It is a field that may be called a lifeline for Japanese industry.
The mechanical systems engineering department has also been positioned
to meet social needs, so that our graduates find employment and are active
on the front lines of mechanical engineering, the metal chemical industries,
and the various other major industries in Japan. In addition, more than
30% of our graduates go on to graduate school, contributing to the development
and high level of mechanical systems engineering in Japan. |
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