Design Academia - 国公立デザイン系大学会議

University tagKagawa University

Fostering the Next Generation of Engineering Professionals to Create Innovation

Kagawa University’s Faculty of Engineering and Design has adopted a single-department system in order to conduct interdisciplinary education and research to create new value and integrate different fields. We have established the following seven courses, taking into consideration the fields that are in high demand in the society and the fields that have become increasingly popular in recent years.   【Faculty of Engineering and Design’s 7 Courses】 Media and Product Design Course Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering Course Disaster and Crisis Management Course Computer Science, Systems, and Security Course Information and Communications Technology Course Mechanical Systems Course Advanced Materials Science Course   With the aim to foster “next-generation engineering human […]

Read More

2021.7.2

Rethinking Design Education Brought About By COVID-19

It is no secret that university education has been dramatically affected by the situation of the COVID-19 epidemic. Kagawa University has taken the same measures as other universities in Japan, such as canceling the entrance ceremony, postponing the start of classes, and banning face-to-face lectures. The faculty members are responding with emergency teaching methods in place of regular classes. They are also focusing on providing more support to students than ever before, including understanding their living and learning environment and providing psychological support. The state of emergency was lifted, and face-to-face classes have resumed in the seminar and practical training courses from June 18. However, online and on-demand remote lessons […]

Read More

2021.7.2

Nurturing "The Next-Generation Engineering Personnel" with High Creativity

Kagawa University, Faculty of Engineering and Design, Department of Engineering and Design cultivates next-generation engineering personnel who accurately grasp changes in the times and create innovations that fit the needs of society and people. In particular, the media and product design course aim to foster human resources who can create things of meaningful value that are creative and have social significance through a curriculum that pursues the logic required for engineering and the sensibility necessary for design and art. Practical research at four research studios with design thinking as the basis of education. ・Engineering design studio (producing features and systems based on new ideas) ・Product design studio (presenting new ways […]

Read More

2020.3.31