About Us
Vision
Pioneering new fields and solving global problems with
knowledge from science and technology
Transdisciplinary science and engineering is a way of study where researchers go beyond the boundaries of academic fields to solve the complex problems shared by global society as a whole. The Department of Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering is a fusion of a wide range of fields — chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical and communications engineering, civil engineering, biological engineering, encompassing even environmental policy and planning, applied economics, sociology, translation studies, and applied linguistics. Students acquire practical skills — not simply academic knowledge. Specifically, our goal is to train individuals as global scientists and engineers with the following abilities: ability to contribute to the innovation of novel technology, values, and concepts needed by society (ability to define and solve problems, creative thinking and the ability to carry out projects); to communicate with engineers in other fields with a global perspective and co-create; and to manage complex and large-scale projects and organizations.
Message from the Department Chair
The Department of Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering aims to establish a new education and research methodology called "Transdisciplinary Research," in which research is conducted across multiple academic disciplines and in collaboration with people outside of academia, such as industry and local communities. We believe that this methodology, which transcends existing academic boundaries, will be effective in solving future global problems at a time when the global environment and the human world are changing at a very fast pace. We welcome everyone with high aspirations to actively design their own learning and boldly take on the challenges of unknown problems.
Miki Saijo
