Frontier Leadership Program for Engineering Students in Gunma University

  • Ishijima, Shunichi (Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Faculty of Engineering, Gunma University) ;
  • Shimizu, Naoto (Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Faculty of Engineering, Gunma University) ;
  • Masuda, Tsuyoshi (Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Faculty of Engineering, Gunma University) ;
  • Seki, Yoichi (Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering, Gunma University) ;
  • Tobita, Seiji (Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Faculty of Engineering, Gunma University)
  • Received : 2011.10.04
  • Accepted : 2012.07.17
  • Published : 2012.07.31

Abstract

In this paper, the purpose and overview of the "Frontier Leadership Program for Engineering Students through Joint Participation of Higher Education and the Industrial Sector" (FLC: Frontier Leadership Course) in Gunma University is reported together with our achievements during the last three years. The purpose of this special educational program is to promote and educate selected students who are highly motivated to learn science & mathematics and to become an active leader in industrial sectors or research institutes. The activity can be divided into two categories: "Student-Proposed Stream" and "Advanced Research Stream". These activities were found to be useful to cultivate student's leadership and global communication ability. Furthermore, most of the FLC students cultivated the excellent academic performance and five students among them will be allowed to skip their fourth undergraduate year and enter directly into our graduate school.

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References

  1. Faculty of engineering of Gunma University (2010), Annual commissioned projects report on Frontier Leadership Program for Engineering Students through Joint Participation of Higher Education and the Industrial Sector. (in Japanese).
  2. Faculty of engineering of Gunma University (2011), Annual commissioned projects report on Frontier Leadership Program for Engineering Students through Joint Participation of Higher Education and the Industrial Sector. (in Japanese)