Overview
The Doctoral Program of Engineering Design encompasses laboratories related to mechanical physics, mechanical design, and information engineering, enabling students to conduct research with a broad and interdisciplinary perspective. The program aims to cultivate a deep understanding of engineering design by acquiring knowledge in each field and applying it to cutting-edge industrial manufacturing technologies.
Specifically, the program fosters highly specialized engineers and researchers who can comprehensively oversee the entire process of design, fabrication, and evaluation in manufacturing, skillfully handle each stage, and clearly articulate—within the design process—how, when, and where the developed artifacts will be utilized and contribute to society. In addition, to pioneer advanced research, the program offers a curriculum that nurtures leadership grounded in both international trends and a strong awareness of regional contribution.
Educational Program
In this program, education and research are conducted with the objective of cultivating highly specialized engineers and researchers who can develop and apply original engineering design methodologies related to advanced manufacturing in the 21st century, and who can play active roles both internationally and regionally. As illustrated by the examples below, the program covers a wide range of areas including information and communication technologies, mechanical systems, and design management:
- Construction and application of theories encompassing material analysis, evaluation, processing, and system integration.
- Development of mathematical methods for information analysis.
- Development of comprehensive information systems that take into account computer hardware, software, and interactions with humans.
- Analysis, evaluation, measurement, prediction, and control of complex integrated systems such as information processing systems and production technology frameworks.
- Structuring, evaluation, design, processing, management, and optimization or intelligentization of the entire sequence of processes, from material selection to the manufacturing of various industrial products.
Admission Policy
Educational Goals
The program aims to cultivate engineers who possess both academic knowledge and practical technical skills capable of leading industrial technologies in modern society. Graduates are expected to have the intellectual resilience required to pioneer advanced engineering research, keen sensitivity to global societal trends, and a strong perspective on regional contribution. In addition to individual expertise, they are expected to demonstrate leadership skills that enable them to manage and operate organizations, and to be capable of active participation on the international stage.
The “artifacts” addressed in this program—namely man-made objects—span a wide range, from everyday consumer goods and products to information systems, mechanical systems, and highly functional and complex social systems that integrate these elements. Through exploration in their respective specialized fields, students acquire comprehensive and practical engineering design skills, including the ability to enumerate, compare, develop, and evaluate multiple mechanisms and approaches as design alternatives.
Selection Policy
Applicants are evaluated based on their advanced academic competence in their research fields, oral examinations concerning their master’s thesis and research plans, and English proficiency tests, in order to assess their abilities and suitability for the program.
Desired Abilities and Aptitudes
The selection criteria include a solid academic foundation necessary for acquiring advanced expertise in specific engineering fields, strong motivation and execution capability for the creative development of manufacturing, and sufficient language proficiency to engage in global research and professional activities.
(Translated from the University Guidebook 2026)
For the official program introduction, see:
→ Engineering Design (Doctoral Program)
For admission information to the Doctoral Program, see:
→ Entrance Examination Schedule, Types, and Application Guidelines [Doctoral Program]