Asia

Restoration Study of the Can Thanh Palace of the Nguyen Dynasty, Hue, Vietnam
From 1996
Department of Architecture
Professor Takeshi Nakagawa
Joint research between the Cultural Heritage Conservation Center, Hue, Vietnam and Waseda University’s Institute of UNESCO World Heritage.

Cooperation with Angkor Monuments Conservation and Restoration
From 1994
Department of Architecture
Professor Takeshi Nakagawa
Joint program of the Royal Government of Cambodia and the Government of Japan. Bayon temple preservation project.

“Hiroshima House” Project, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
1996-2006 (Phase 1)
Department of Architecture
Professor Osamu Ishiyama
The building was planned for a site on the grounds of the Unaromu temple, headquarters of Buddhism in Cambodia, and is used for purposes such as accommodation, meetings, and exhibitions.

International Urban Design Workshop
1995-Present
Department of Architecture
Professor Shigeru Satoh
Workshop sponsored by Department of Architecture, Waseda University, Faculty of Architecture, University of Ferrara, and the Faculty of Environmental Design, University of California, Berkeley.

Joint student workshops between Waseda University and Kyung Hee University
From 2002
Department of Architecture
Professor Nobuaki Furuya
Japan-Korea joint workshop dealing with traditional settlements and urban housing problems in the two countries at the graduate school of architecture, Kyung Hee University (Korea).

Collaborative research with the Graduate School of Architecture, Kyung Hee University, Korea
From 2005
Department of Architecture
Professor Nobuaki Furuya
Joint research on integration of public facilities and residential community facilities relating to capital decentralization and new residential area plans in Korea.

New Trends of Architecture in Europe and Asia-Pacific
From 2003
Department of Architecture
Professor Nobuaki Furuya
Young architects are chosen from the EU and Asia every year to do a traveling exhibition. Contributing architects from overseas hold lectures at Waseda University.

Activities with the UNESCO-UIA (International Union of Architects)Council for the Validation of Architectural Education
From 2001
Department of Architecture
Professor Nobuaki Furuya
In accordance with the UIA/UNESCO Charter for Architectural Education, launched an international system for validation of architectural education and conducts validation activities thereunder.

Activities with ARCASIA (Architects Regional Council/Asia)
From 1999
Department of Architecture
Professor Nobuaki Furuya
Promotes joint activities participated in by architectural organizations in 17 Asian countries, including architect exchanges in Asia and jamborees for students of architecture.

Distinguished Chair Professor, National Chengchi University
2005
Department of Architecture
Professor Haruhiko Goto
Invited prominent researchers to Taiwan from abroad for intensive courses, seminars with other universities, and lectures.

Workshop in collaboration with Taiwan’s National Chengchi University, National United University, and Chinese Culture University, the University of Sydney, and Korea University
From 2006
Department of Architecture
Professor Haruhiko Goto
Students from Japan and Taiwan lodged together at halls in Taiwanese cities to prepare and present urban planning and architectural proposals.

Evaluation of numerical analysis of artificial organs
From 2006
Department of Modern Mechanical Engineering
In collaboration with Shanghai Jiao Tong University, conducts research by performing model experiments on blood flow through artificial organs and blood vessels (Waseda), analyzing the results of experiments (both universities), and applying results in clinically (Shanghai).

Joint management systems engineering program with Chiang Mai University
From 2004
Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering Internationalization Committee, Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering
Joint internships with students and professors of the partner university’s industrial engineering department. Project requiring presentation of proposal for concrete improvement facility utilization ratio.

Joint management systems engineering program with Khon Kaen University (Thailand)
From 2005
Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering Internationalization Committee, Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering
Joint internships with students and professors of the partner university’s industrial engineering department. Project requiring presentation of concrete proposal for reducing setup time.

The Japan-China Technological Exchange of Shield-driven Tunneling
2003
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Atsushi Koizumi
In collaboration with academician Wang Meng shu (Professor of Beijing Jiaotong University), conducts research announcements, debates, and site visits in Japan and China. To date, events have been held six times (in Nagaoka, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing and Tokyo). The next will be held in Xi’an in 2013. Each event involves 200-300 participants.

Studies on adoption of port and harbor steel structures, such as in Vietnam
From 2005
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Osamu Kiyomiya
In cooperation with the University of Transport and Communications, Hanoi and the Japan Iron and Steel Federation, provides guidance to researchers and students from Vietnam while extending research guidance on ocean development and seismic design methods in various areas of Vietnam.

Organizer/Co-organizer of the International Symposium on East Asian Resources Recycling Technology (EARTH)
From 1991
Department of Resources and Environmental Engineering Professor Shuji Owada
Professor Emeritus Taneomi Harada established the world’s first conference on resource recycling, extending calls to Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and China.

Joint research project with the Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
2000〜2004
Department of Resources and Environmental Engineering Professor Shuji Owada
Conducts joint technology development, research and educational exchanges with the university’s engineering department under an Intergovernmental agreement between Japan and Thailand.

Joint research with the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources
2004〜2006
Department of Resources and Environmental Engineering Professor Shuji Owada
Under a study commissioned by KIGAM, examined the effects of the physical properties of limestone ore on the production of precipitated calcium carbonate.

Joint research with Korea’s Frontier Resources
From 2006
Department of Resources and Environmental Engineering Professor Shuji Owada
For the purpose of recovering aggregate from waste concrete, studies preferential fracturing of differing interface phases.

Japan-Korea studies on granites and hydrothermal mineralization in Japan and Korea
2005〜2007
Department of Resources and Environmental Engineering Professor Etsuo Uchida
Jointly studied typical granitic rocks distributed in Japan and Korea in cooperation with Seon Gyu Choi (Korea University).

Angkor Monuments Conservation and Restoration Project
From 1994
Department of Resources and Environmental Engineering Professor Etsuo Uchida
As a member of the Japanese Government Team for Safeguarding Angkor (headed by Takeshi Nakagawa), studies stone material from a petrological perspective with the aim of conservation and restoration.

Joint seminar with the Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Informatics, Cheng Siu University, Taiwan
From From 2007
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Atsushi Koizumi
Concluded an inter/intra-departmental agreement to begin conducting annual joint seminars starting in 2008, alternating the venue between Cheng Siu University and Waseda University. Seminars generally feature 2 lectures by professors and 10 to 12 student research presentations.

Europe

Studies on the repair and restoration of traditional stone houses, Catalonia, Spain
2002〜2009
Department of Architecture
Professor Masayuki Irie
Project to restore a decaying triple dwelling unit (18th century) built in the traditional “Masia” masonry style, Catalonia, Spain.

International Urban Design Workshop
1995-Present
Department of Architecture
Professor Shigeru Satoh
Workshop sponsored by Department of Architecture, Waseda University, Faculty of Architecture, University of Ferrara, and the Faculty of Environmental Design, University of California, Berkeley./dd>
New Trends of Architecture in Europe and Asia-Pacific
From 2003
Department of Architecture
Professor Nobuaki Furuya
Young architects are chosen from the EU and Asia every year to do a traveling exhibition. Contributing architects from overseas hold lectures at Waseda University.

Collaborative research with Newcastle University, UK
From 2005
Department of Architecture
Professor Haruhiko Goto
Comparative study regarding selection of urban/rural residence in the UK and Japan against a background of an aging society with a declining population.

Collaborative research with the International Centre for Indoor Environment and Energy, Technical University of Denmark
From 1999
Department of Architecture
Professor Shin-ichi Tanabe
International collaborative research regarding Indoor thermal environment and environmental air quality with the COE International Centre for Indoor Environment and Energy, Technical University of Denmark.

International research cooperation between universities and cities on environmental restoration
From 2004
Department of Architecture
Professor Takashi Ariga
Research studies regarding sustainable cities and restoration of regional environments. Conducted in cooperation with institutions such as the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University, Leiden University, Utrecht University and Yale University.

Summer School- Germany
From 2003
Department of Industrial & Management Systems Engineering Internationalization Committee, Department of Industrial & Management Systems Engineering
Three weeks of attendance at regular lectures given during the month of August at institutes of higher learning (universities) in Bremerhaven.

Summer School + internships – Germany
From 2006
Department of Industrial & Management Systems Engineering
Internationalization Committee, Department of Industrial & Management Systems Engineering
Project-based internships. Theme include subjects such as “Use of workers at multiple sites.”

Exchange agreement with the Bauhaus University, Weimar (BUW), Germany
From 2005
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Professors Hirokazu Akagi and Osamu Kiyomiya
Jointly managed by Prof. Schanz and Prof. Werner (BUW). Conduct student exchanges. Hold joint workshops at Waseda University to facilitate research exchanges between educators. Held once at BUW.
Conservation works for relics at Abusir-South Hill, Egypt
2000〜2006年
Resources and Environmental Engineering
Professor Etsuo Uchida
Studied causes of deterioration of stone material for the purpose of conservation of ruins subsequent to completion of excavation of the Abusir South Hill relics, Egypt.

The Americas

International Urban Design Workshop
1995 to Present
Department of Architecture
Professor Shigeru Satoh
Workshop sponsored by Department of Architecture, Waseda University, Faculty of Architecture, University of Ferrara, and the Faculty of Environmental Design, University of California, Berkeley

Joint workshop with MIT’s School of Architecture and Planning.
From 2000
Department of Architecture
Professor Haruhiko Goto
Lodging together at sites in Japan’s regional cities, students from Japan and the U.S. developed and presented architectural and urban plans for those cities.

International research cooperation between universities and cities on environmental restoration
From 2004
Department of Architecture
Professor Takashi Ariga
Research studies regarding sustainable cities and restoration of regional environments. Conducted in cooperation with institutions such as the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University, Leiden University, Utrecht University and Yale University.

Research and development of next-generation artificial hearts
From 1994
Department of Modern Mechanical Engineering
Substantially advanced research and development of a Japanese next-generation artificial heart (EVAHEART) in collaboration with the Sun Medical Technology Research Corporation, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, and the University of Pittsburgh.

Student exchange program with Case Western Reserve University
From 2002
Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering Internationalization Committee, Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering
Students from CWRU were enrolled in the Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering for a period of 6 weeks during May and June, and students from the Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering were sent to CWRU for 4 weeks in August and September.

“Technical English and Internship” project by GLCA/ACM and Waseda’s Department of Industrial & Management Systems Engineering
2001
Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering Internationalization Committee, Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering
For 3 weeks from the end of July, students from the Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering undergo language study and participate in regular lectures at Coe College. Themes include topics such as “determining personnel needed for improving line organization” and “reducing equipment down time.”

Joint program with the University of Michigan
2006
Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering Internationalization Committee, Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering
Language study and interviews with American companies. Students prepare presentations on themes such as comparison of U.S. and Japanese companies.

Australia

New Trends of Architecture in Europe and Asia-Pacific
From 2003
Department of Architecture Professor Nobuaki Furuya
Young architects are chosen from the EU and Asia every year to do a traveling exhibition. Contributing architects from overseas hold lectures at Waseda University.

Activities with the UNESCO-UIA (International Union of Architects) Council for the Validation of Architectural Education
From 2001
Department of Architecture Professor Nobuaki Furuya
In accordance with the UIA/UNESCO Charter for Architectural Education, launched an international system for validation of architectural education and conducts validation activities thereunder.

Quantitative evaluation by visualization of the flow of artificial organs
From 2000
Department of Modern Mechanical Engineering
A project to establish a an analytic method called “stereo PIV (particle image velocity)” was undertaken at CSIRO Minerals, with Waseda University performing joint experiments for bioengineering applications.