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Automotive Engineering Program

Program Overview

AWARD

B.Eng. in Automotive Engineering with an Extended Major in Mechanical Engineering

DURATION

4Y

SCHOOL(S)

School of Engineering


Today the automobile industry is experiencing “revolution once in 100 years”, and a wide variety of new technologies have been developed with the keyword of CASE (connected, autonomous, shared, electric). Considering the required knowledge and skills to the next-generation researchers and engineers in automotive industry, our program consists of a combination of “mechanical engineering” and “electrical, electronic and Information engineering” departments. In addition to the fundamental subjects in those areas, we provide unique applied-engineering courses such as hands-on experience of assembling/disassembling cars and lectures by industrial researchers. In addition, many of our students participate in internships during the summer or spring breaks. In the forth year, each student belongs to a research group and conducts a graduation research. This enables students to gain basic research experiences to become leading researchers and engineers in the future. 

Message From Program Director

Nagoya University is one of the top ranked universities in Japan. Here, students and scholars work together, engage in top-notch research to pursue scientific discoveries and invent new state-of-the-art technologies. Six Nobel Prizes have been awarded to scholars associated with Nagoya University. Dr. Hiroshi Amano, Professor of Engineering, remains an active faculty member, teaching, directing, and overseeing research activities in his laboratory. He was awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics for inventing the energy-efficient blue light-emitting diode (LED) together with Professor Isamu Akasaki and Professor Shuji Nakamura at UC Santa Barbara. This invention changed our world and our daily lives. Nagoya University students study with top scholars in their fields, such as Dr. Amano.

Mechanical Engineering

SCHOOL-SPECIFIC FEATURES

After studying fundamental engineering subjects, students study primary subjects of automotive systems in mechanical and aerospace engineering, and other related subjects from different research areas including electrical engineering. (Please see the course list and syllabus for details.) We aim to cultivate students who can challenge and overcome the difficulties to open a new door. In this context, not only students who are interested in automobiles but also students who are interested in other aspects of mechanical and aerospace engineering are highly encouraged to apply. For specific key words and research themes, please refer to the laboratory list and the website of mechanical and aerospace engineering.
The G30 Automotive Engineering Course offers the opportunities of internships in summer and spring vacations to G30 international students to gain experience of real world engineering related to automotive technologies. These internships are specially designed for G30 international students in automotive engineering course and do not necessarily require Japanese language skills.

STUDYING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

EDUCATION

Introduction to Automotive Engineering

This course is provided to understand the basic structure and physics of vehicles through practice of disassembly and assembly of a car. Instructors come from car companies such as Toyota and Denso. You can learn hand-on knowledges directly from such professionals as Toyota’s engineers.

Electronic Devices in Automobiles

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INSPIRING INNOVATION

Innovation and Research

Women in STEM

CAREER PROSPECTS

After studying fundamental engineering subjects, students study primary subjects of automotive systems in mechanical and aerospace engineering, and other related subjects from different research areas including electrical engineering. (Please see the course list and syllabus for details.) We aim to cultivate students who can challenge and overcome the difficulties to open a new door. In this context, not only students who are interested in automobiles but also students who are interested in other aspects of mechanical and aerospace engineering are highly encouraged to apply. For specific key words and research themes, please refer to the laboratory list and the website of mechanical and aerospace engineering.
The G30 Automotive Engineering Course offers the opportunities of internships in summer and spring vacations to G30 international students to gain experience of real world engineering related to automotive technologies. These internships are specially designed for G30 international students in automotive engineering course and do not necessarily require Japanese language skills.

Where our alumni have gone:

Japan

Nagoya University
University of Tokyo
Kyoto University

Overseas

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US
Oxford University, UK
Imperial College London, UK
University of Chicago, US
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH Zürich), Switzerland
University of Pennsylvania, US
Duke University, US

Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering

SCHOOL-SPECIFIC FEATURES

Students first study a broad range of fundamental engineering topics, core electrical,
electronic/information engineering topics, and fundamental subjects of automotive engineering. They then study advanced automotive engineering concepts related to the car’s electrical systems, such as motor control, sensors, and telematics. The objective of this course is to cultivate researchers and engineers who can develop safe and energy-efficient cars with a keyword of CASE. To gain these abilities, students study electromagnetism, electric and electronic circuits, electronic devices, power electronics, software engineering, data processing, and functional material science. For specific key words and research themes, please refer to the laboratory list and the website of electrical, electronic and Information engineering. The G30 Automotive Engineering Course offers the opportunities of internships in summer and spring vacations to G30 international students to gain experience of real world engineering related to automotive technologies. These internships are specially designed for G30 international students in automotive engineering course and does not necessarily require Japanese language skills.

STUDYING ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONIC AND INFROMATION ENGINEERING

EDUCATION

Introduction to Automotive Engineering

This course is provided to understand the basic structure and physics of vehicles through practice of disassembly and assembly of a car. Instructors come from car companies such as Toyota and Denso. You can learn hand-on knowledges directly from such professionals as Toyota’s engineers.

Introduction to Automotive Engineering

This course is provided to understand the basic structure and physics of vehicles through practice of disassembly and assembly of a car. Instructors come from car companies such as Toyota and Denso. You can learn hand-on knowledges directly from such professionals as Toyota’s engineers.

INSPIRING INNOVATION

Innovation and Research

Women in STEM

CAREER PROSPECTS

After studying fundamental engineering subjects, students study primary subjects of automotive systems in mechanical and aerospace engineering, and other related subjects from different research areas including electrical engineering. (Please see the course list and syllabus for details.) We aim to cultivate students who can challenge and overcome the difficulties to open a new door. In this context, not only students who are interested in automobiles but also students who are interested in other aspects of mechanical and aerospace engineering are highly encouraged to apply. For specific key words and research themes, please refer to the laboratory list and the website of mechanical and aerospace engineering.
The G30 Automotive Engineering Course offers the opportunities of internships in summer and spring vacations to G30 international students to gain experience of real world engineering related to automotive technologies. These internships are specially designed for G30 international students in automotive engineering course and do not necessarily require Japanese language skills.

Graduate schools our alumni have gone to:

Japan

Nagoya University
University of Tokyo
Kyoto University

Overseas

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US
Oxford University, UK
Imperial College London, UK
University of Chicago, US
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH Zürich), Switzerland
University of Pennsylvania, US
Duke University, US