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.
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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.