Okayama University has reorganized the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering with the goal of April 2021, and has put together a plan to establish a new Faculty of Engineering.With a capacity of 4 people, it is the largest in Chugoku and Shikoku, and it trains human resources who can solve social issues using innovative technologies such as AI (artificial intelligence).Okayama University will start the procedure to obtain approval from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology for the reorganization of the faculty.

 According to Okayama University, the existing Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering have four departments each, but the new Faculty of Engineering has only the Department of Comprehensive Engineering, under which mechanical systems, environmental / social infrastructure, information / electrical / mathematical data science, chemistry / Establish 4 systems and 4 courses of life.The capacity of 10 people is the same as the total capacity of the existing Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, and the entrance examination will be conducted every 610 systems.

 Of these, the information, electricity, and mathematical data science systems are positioned as courses that are directly linked to the "Society 5.0" of the ultra-smart society advocated by the government, and enrich education on the latest technologies such as AI, big data, and IoT (Internet of things). Let me.The mathematical data science course in it trains data science professionals.
The Environmental and Social Infrastructure Creation Course will provide an educational program to qualify for the first-class architect.In addition to the existing faculty members of the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, the faculty members of the new Faculty of Engineering are also considering inviting them from private companies.

 Okayama University established the Faculty of Engineering in 1960 and the Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering centered on the environment for the first time in a national university in 1994, and the engineering system has been divided into two systems.As the times changed drastically, we decided to reorganize the faculties to remove the barriers between the faculties and to train human resources who can contribute to the realization of Society 2 and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

reference:[Okayama University] Toward the birth of the largest new engineering department in Chugoku and Shikoku

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