Internship Programs
In the pursuit of Information Science or technology-related research, internship programs have value as a means of implementing research projects or the study of research subjects for the acquisition of practical as well as professional experience in outside institutions -- with the longer range goal of employment or access to a more desirable research environment. As such, internships are available with private corporations in Japan and abroad, government institutions in Japan and various public-service corporations.
The Internship Program strives to foster improvements and enhancements in research content and methodology by integrating laboratory research with real-world experience. In addition, it seeks to spur research incentive and cultivate human resources with applied skills, ingenuity and a spirit of challenge -- all nurtured through firsthand contact with the innovative technologies, expertise and yearning to satisfy societal needs that a corporate setting has to offer. Internships are offered under the following terms and conditions, following student application, recommendation from the student's research advisor and approval of the Graduate School Academic Affairs Committee.
- Consistency between the Internship Program and student field of research
- Application stating student research objectives
- Preparedness evaluation by the student's research advisor
- Suitability of research to corporate research setting, employment standards
- Acceptance of three-way accountability framework by university, student, and host company
Internships with corporations may last for a single academic semester or a full year. Half-year internships may be substituted for seminar subjects, and full-year internships may be substituted for research subjects.
Intern students must engage in research at their host company for at least 15 hours per week and 12 weeks per semester. In addition, they must deliver weekly progress reports and submit to the university a general research report when they have completed their circuit design or software programming projects.