Recently, the Japanese automotive industry has rapidly expanded local production bases in Asia. In keeping with this trend, developing future executives from among local citizens instead of Japanese is a problem facing automotive companies in Japan. For this reason, such companies place high hopes on foreign students who learn in Japan.
　To cultivate talented human resources, in 2007 the Nagoya Institute of Technology with related companies developed a master’s degree program to foster super engineers who are familiar with the automotive industry and understand both Japan and the global arena. All students in the program had been able to receive a scholarship as government-sponsored foreign students. (Since the 2011 school year, only privately funded foreign students have participated in the program.)
　In addition to existing major courses, professional education offers some courses to foreign students such as the “Introduction to Automotive Engineering” and “Advanced courses in Automotive Engineering,” to acquire broad and deep knowledge of automotive engineering; the “Training Program for Plant Managers,” in which students cultivate the manufacturing spirit by experiencing Kaizen at companies’ manufacturing sites; and MOT (Management of Technology) education to improve management skills.
　Moreover, students take such courses as “Business Japanese” and “Business Situation in Japan” to improve their Japanese language abilities and to learn Japanese corporate culture, both essential for working at Japanese companies. Students also learn how to proceed with work through experience as interns at companies participating in the consortium.
　Graduates of this program are expected to work actively in Japan and abroad.

-　Ideal image of staff　-

Working actively in the industry Talented staffers who can become executives (plant managers, president, etc.) of future production bases constructed in their home countries (Talented staffers who not only act as a bridge between Japan and their countries but play a central role in the automotive industry expanding its business worldwide) Roles ・ Fulfill quality, prices, and delivery dates that meet world-class standards ・ Increase maximum local supply rates and optimize procurement worldwide ・ Have technical strength and planning ability to autonomously develop regional strategy under the comprehensive global strategy Human resources who can take leadership in playing roles