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| Kazuo Tsuchiya |
| Project Leader of the COE |
| Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics |
| Graduate School of Engineering |
The 21st Century COE (Center of Excellence) Program is an initiative taken by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology (MEXT), aiming at supporting universities to establish international centers for education and research and to enhance to be the world's apex of excellence in the specific research areas.
Our program of "Research and Education on Complex Functional Mechanical Systems" is awarded the grant for carrying out advanced research and education as Centers of Excellence in the field of mechanical engineering in 2003 (five-year project), and is expected to be a leader in research and education both in Japan and worldwide.
Our objective in research is modeling, analysis, and control of phenomena and design theory geared specifically for complex mechanical systems, and is to form the basis of a novel field of study to be known as "Complex Systems Mechanical Engineering".
Our objective in education is to foster and develop innovative young researchers that will become leaders in these novel fields of study. The COE program provides significant opportunities for such development on the job, promoting these young scientists' broad perspectives, creativity, and a strong will in preparation for their entrance into the global research community.
To this end, we will establish high-level joint teams combining specialized scientists and engineers from the three departments of Graduate School of Engineering (Department of Mechanical Engineering and Science, Department of Microengineering, and Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics), one department of Graduate School of Informatics (Department of Applied Analysis and Complex Dynamical Systems), and Kyoto University International Innovation Center. Research will be conducted using the facilities of the five departments on Yoshida campus, and it will also be carried out at Katsura Intec Center, our interdisciplinary joint research facility.
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