Call for Papers: 6th Multidisciplinary International Student Workshop (MISW 2014)

Dear IDE graduate students,

We received the following accoucement about the coming workshop on O-okayama campus.  Please check the annoucement if you are iteretsed in the event.

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May 19, 2014

To: Students in the Graduate School of Engineering, AOTULE Exchange students and others Dean, Graduate School of Engineering

 

6th Multidisciplinary International Student Workshop (MISW 2014) Call for Papers

1. Workshop Purpose

Graduate School of Engineering of Tokyo Tech will sponsor the 6th Multidisciplinary International Student Workshop (MISW 2014), mainly for the graduate students within the School of Engineering in order to promote interactions across academic disciplines with overseas exchange students.

2. Workshop Outline

MISW 2014 will be held on August 7-8, for the engineering graduate students, Asia Oceania Top University League on Engineering (AOTULE), Summer Exchange Research Program (SERP) and TIER (CAMPUS ASIA, TiROP) exchange students to encourage innovation across disciplines via a research-based workshop and promote cross-cultural understanding.

Participants are expected to present their own research or a related topic in either oral or poster presentation format and attend all sessions at the workshop. To encourage high quality presentations, all presentations are evaluated and awards are given for the best oral/poster presentations. The best presentations from approximately

20 Tokyo Tech graduate students will be selected to attend the AOTULE Student Workshop, which will be held at The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia on Nov. 26-28, 2014, with a part of travel expenses paid for by the Graduate School of Engineering. Only graduate students, who attend MISW, are eligible to attend the AOTULE Workshop.

 

3. Workshop Discipline and Theme

Discipline : Engineering in general

Theme : Leading technology on sustainable development

 

4. Abstract Submission

Papers from all engineering fields focusing on advanced technology are welcome. Submit the Extended Abstract by e-mail; one page of A4 size, written in English, and PDF format. From the submitted abstracts, oral presentations and posters will be selected.

5. Venue

Ookayama Campus of Tokyo Tech

6. Applicaition Procedure

Please check the following website for details.

MISW Homepage: http://www.aotule.eng.titech.ac.jp/MISW/2014/

Welcome party for the new IDE members, April 28 (Monday)

We will hold the welcome party by inviting the new students. Let’ join!

 # Please be aware that people under 20 cannot legally drink alcohol. You must not urge them to drink it.

 

Date and time: April 28 (Monday) 17:30-19:30 (reception will open at 17:00)

Place: College Cafeteria #1(生協第一食堂)

Participants: Student and stuff of IDE

Fee:

Free  1st and 2nd year undergraduate, 1st year master (April admission) and 1st year doctoral (April admission) students

1,000 Yen  The other students

For those who already belong to a laboratory, please pay your fee to a representative student in your lab in advance. Otherwise, please pay it at the reception.

 

Contact: Assoc. Professor Hiroshi Takagi

 

 

 

2nd interim presentation session for master candidates completing in September, 2014

Update:

Feb.14, 2014: the rogram is uploaded.  See the PDF file below (currently ver.3.)

interim-mprog_feb17_2014

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Date and Time: February 17 (Monday), 2014 , 14:00 –

(preparation/installation of poster: 13:20 – 14:00)

Venue: Room B04/095, Isikawadai #4 building

Settings: Poster presentation in English

Size of poster: A0 size (84.1 cm width and 118.9 cm height)

Time allocation:  5 mins for presentation by a presenter, 5 mins for Q&A among presenters, and 5 mins Q&A between the presenters and faculty members.

Abstract: each presentor is requeted to prepare a single page (A4 size ) abstract about her/his presentation and send it to Asso.Prof. Naoya Abe by Feb 10 (Moday) via e-mail (nabe <at>ide.titech.ac.jp) . As for the fomrat of the abstract, please use the same format for the “extended abstract” of the thesis for the final presentation but you do not need to put “abstract” of the “extended abstract.”  Please see this webpage.

 

2nd interim presentation session for doctoral students (2013-2014)

Feb., 9, 2014: the program is updated as to ver.3.

Feb., 10, 2014: the program is updated as to ver .5.

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Dear IDE doctoral students,

The second interim presentation session for doctoral students will be held on Feb. 18, 2014, Tuesday, from 09:00 to 12:00 at Room B02/030/04 at Ishikawadai #4 building. This time, those IDE doctoral students who entered the program in April are required to present her/his research progress.

If you have any inquires, please talk to your academic adviser first.

Please see the program here.  After posting the first version program, there are some revision and additions.  Please check the latest program, which  is ver.5.

(Feb.10, 2014)

Welcome party for the new IDE students

Dear all new IDE students who joined our department this October,

 

We wil hold the welcome party for you on Oct. 30, 2013 at room B03/04/04 of Ishikawadai Building #4.

The party will be jointly held for those students who will present about their internship and/or fieldwork activities during the last summer so that you can meet many other students too.  Please attend the presentation session; you will see how IDE students actively engaed in various activities around the world.

Please  check the program of the session here.  The party will probably start from around 17:00.

It is certainly free!   Please come and meet your new friends!

Warm regards,

NA, secretary for the department

Presentation of fieldworks and internships by IDE students

Dear all IDE students,

IDE department will hold the presentation session on Oct 30, 2013, Wednesday.  The event will start from 13:20 at B03/04/05 at I-4 buidling.

Please check the program here.

fieldwk_internship_presentation_prog2.2_oct30_2013

(Program (ver.2.2) is updated on Oct.24, Thursday)

Please note that if a title of a presentation is wirtten in English, the presentation will be conducted in English.

Let’s see what IDE students did in the last summer!  There will be a party after the presentation session.  So please join the event!

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For those who will present on Oct.31,2013, you are required to submit the report of your fieldwork by Nov. 5, 2013  (Wed).  Please submit the report at the door post of Room 107 (Abe lab student room.)  General rules will apply for the format of the report.  No restriction on the number of pages but the report should be concise enough and please try to include photos and figures/table to supplement the presentation.  Please note that the report will become available for the public on IDE website later.  In this regard, please do not put your student ID information on the report for security reasons.

(posted on Oct. 18, 2013, updated on Oct.22, 2013)

 

Guidance for IAESTE Internship Program

The guidance for Tokyo Tech students will be held as follows:

【Ookayama Cumpus】
10/9(Wed)12:15~13:15 @ * West 6 Building w641
10/15(Tue)12:15~13:15 @ * West 6 Building w641
10/17(Thu)12:15~13:15 @ * West 6 Building w641
10/18(Fri)12:15~13:15 @ * West 6 Building w641
【Suzukakedai Campus】
10/10(Thu)12:15~13:15 @ * B Building B224
10/16(Wed)12:15~13:15 @ * B Building B224

Please contact Mr. Sato or his colleagues if you have any question.

universesasaken@yahoo.co.jp

http://www.iaeste.or.jp/

 

Schedule and instructions for master candidates completing in September, 2013

(Deadline of abstract submission is updated. June 11, 2013)

For IDE master’s program students who are going to graduate in September, 2013,

This page summarizes the schedule and supplemental instructions for the IDE master program students while the general schedule and instructions set by Tokyo Tech are certainly valid.   Thus please refer to “SCHEDULE FOR COMPLETING THE MASTER’S PROGRAM, THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING” set by the Tokyo Tech for the preparation of your thesis.

Submission of Thesis and Thesis Summary

To: Academic Advisor

Deadline: 17:00, Jul 23  (Tuesday), 2013

 

To: other Examiners

Deadline: 17:00, Jul 30  (Tuesday), 2013

 

Submission of Extended Abstract (printed copy)

Format etc.: Prepare in English. See “Preparation of Extended Abstract for Thesis” for further particular. Submit one single-sided copy. Monochrome in principle, colored optional. Pinup with paper clips. Do not use staples.

Submit to: Ms. Yamaura, Administrative Staff at Room 104, Ishikawadai 4th Bldg

Deadline: 17:00, August 1 (Thursday), 2013    <– updated from the previous information (17:00, Jul 29 (Monday), 2013)

Submission and Confirmation of Electrical Files for Presentation

How to Submit: Upload your presentation material (ppt file etc.), according to “Submission of Soft Copies” written below.

How to confirm: Come to Ishikawadai 4th Bldg 1F Room 107, ABE group student room, and download and open your uploaded file to check it. Replacement of the file after the period of checking is not allowed. Submission

Deadline: 9:00 – 12:00, August 2 (Friday), 2013

Period of confirmation: 13:00 – 17:00, August 2 (Friday), 2013

Final Presentation

Date and Time: Afternoon, August 5 (Monday), 2013   (detailed time-schedule will be posted later.)

Note that Bachelor theses and master theses sessions are jointly held on the same day, starting from 14:00. Bachelor theses presentation will be held first.

Venue: Ishikawadai 4th Bldg B1 Room B02 – 5

Language: Presentation – English;

Discussion – English or Japanese Time Limit: 20 minutes (14 minutes for presentation, 5 minutes for discussion, 1 minute for alternation and preparation)

Submission of Revised Extended Abstract (electrical files only)

Prepare and submit the revised extended abstract whihc reflects the discussions and comments on your presentation. Check typographical errors and omissions once more.  This material is imporatnt because it is used for the decision about conferment of Academic Degree, and compiling them for publishing abstract book.

Submission of electrical files:  please upload the files as instructed below.

Deadline: 17:00, August 10 (Friday), 2012

 

Submission of Electrical Files

1. PDF file of extended abstract (File name: Last_name+A0913+”your student ID”.pdf (Ex: Tokodai+A0913+09M51234.pdf)

2. Presentation materials (ppt file etc.) (File name: last_name+P0913+”your student ID”.* (Ex: Tokodai+P0913+09M51234.ppt, Tokodai+P0913+09M51234.pdf, etc.)

3. Attached materials (Movie etc) (File name: last_name+M0913+”your student ID”-file number.* (Ex:Tokodai+M0913+09M51234-1.mov,Tokodai+M0913+09M51234-2.mov, etc.)

How to Submit:

Access to “Local web of Depf. of International Development Engineering“, “Pages for students“, “Upload (アップロード),” and upload the above soft copies. After uploading, download your uploaded files to check them. The file on the server is overwritten by uploading a new file with the same filename. When you correct the filename on the server, upload the file with the correct filename. You don’t need to delete the old file with incorrect filename.

Deadline of uploading: 17:00, August 12 (Monday), 2013

Schedule and instructions for doctoral students completing in September, 2013

For IDE doctoral program students who are going to gradaute in September, 2013,

 

This page summarizes the schedule and supplemental instructions for the IDE doctoral program students while the general schedule and instructions set by Tokyo Tech are certainly valid.   Thus please refer to “SCHEDULE FOR COMPLETING THE DOCTORAL PROGRAM, THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING” set by the Tokyo Tech for the preparation of your thesis.

Submission of Thesis

To: Academic Advisor, Prospective Examiner

Deadline: Specified by Academic Advisor (and before the presentation date)

Final Presentation

Date and Time: July 3, 2013 (Wednesday), 9:00 –

Venue: Ishikawadai 4th Bldg B1 Room B02 – 5

Language: English or Japanese

Time Limit: 90 minutes (60 minutes for presentation, 30 minutes for discussion)

Handouts: Prepare 20 copies of presentation slides for faculty staff at minimum. Indicate “Doctoral Thesis Presentation, Department of International Development Engineering” with the date in the first page. Put slide number in each slide. Distribution of the copies to other attendances is optional. Circulation of thesis is not required at the time of presentation.

Submission and Explanation of Thesis to Examiners

Doctoral candidates are required to submit and explain the thesis to their examiners and the academic advisor as follows. Candidates may revise their  theses after the presentation (on July 3, 2013) and  before this submission.

Deadline: One week after presentation date (* Arrange the date and time for submission and explanation with each examiners, individually.)

Final Examination

Date of the final examination should be determined by the academic advisor.  Discuss with the academic advisor based on the followings:

Introduction of Thesis Outline:

Answers to the questions raised in the presentation and individual consultations:

Foreign Language Examination: The academic advisor will assign an English academic journal article, which is related to the doctoral thesis. Doctoral candidates shall Introduce and give comments on this journal paper in English.