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Department	Division	Degree Sought	Student Intake	Application Period	Timing of Admission Decision Notification	Course Start Date
Graduate School of Engineering	Department of Nuclear Engineering and Management	Master's	2			Oct.2009

In Japan, the utilization of nuclear energy has been developed as one of the most realistic solutions for environmental protection and energy security, although the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident provided us with important lessons. In oversea countries, the advantages of nuclear energy have been recognized. Nuclear industries have been reorganized worldwide.

Japanese industries play an important role in the world due to their high-level manufacturing technologies. Worldwide collaborations are also needed in regulations and guidelines to help countries that newly install nuclear power plants. Lessons learned from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident must be reflected in many aspects in nuclear engineering. Sociological education and communication skills are also important as well as conventional fields of nuclear engineering. The Department of Nuclear Engineering and Management offers lectures of social literacy. This department offers a substantial part of its education program in English and is establishing a global educational network.

The aims of this Program are to foster individuals with an international perspective and who have the knowledge of nuclear sociology and communication skills, and to create the frontier of professional fields including advanced nuclear systems and radiation applications.

The graduates of this Program are expected to include university, research institute and industry researchers, technical managers for policy making, technical experts at international organizations, consultants and analysts.

High-level education for the frontier of each field is provided by the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Management and the Nuclear Professional School that constitute this program.

A substantial number of English-medium lectures, especially those for the core curriculum, are offered in order for international students to earn all the credits required for the diploma. Practical education through internships is also important in addition to education at the University. Each international and Japanese student belongs to a research group and become engaged in the frontier of each field for their Master’s or Ph.D. theses under the guidance of their supervisor(s).

The program information guide and application-related documents are sent to universities that have an academic exchange agreement with the School of Engineering, based on past records of research and student exchange, with the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Management, and leading universities in Asian countries. Potential applicants are also actively recruited through a worldwide network of students and alumni of the University of Tokyo.