JICA E-JUST Project

JICA E-JUST Project has been implemented since E-JUST’s inauguration stage based on the bilateral agreement. Brief history of the project is as follows:

Project Phase 1: Oct 2008 – Jan 2014

• Preparation for opening the university and starting postgraduate programs (Faculty of Engineering: FOE) (Feb 2010)
• 12 Japanese Supporting Universities
• Installing research equipment for postgraduate programs（about 2 billion JPY）
• First graduates (postgraduate) (MSc: 2012, PhD: 2013)

Project Phase 2: Feb 2014 – Jan 2019

• Opening undergraduate programs in FOE and Faculty of International Business and Humanities (FIBH) (Sep 2017）
• Installing research equipment for Postgraduate Programs (about 0.4 billion JPY)
• Assigning 2 Japanese Vice Presidents
• Expanding Japanese Supporting Universities (12 universities to 15 universities)
• Start accepting students from Africa and Middle East (including Syrian Refugees)
• Graduated 206 students in engineering fields (MSc: 89, PhD: 117)

Project Phase 3: Feb 2019 – Jan 2025

• Opening 2 postgraduate programs in FIBH
• Expanding undergraduate programs in FIBH
• Starting Zemi education an internship programs for undergraduate students
• First graduates (undergraduate)(FOE, FIBH: 2021)

Japanese Cooperating Universities in Project Phase 1,2,3

Faculty of Engineering (FOE)

Department Supporting Universities:

Waseda University, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Kyoto University, Kyusyu University

Hokkaido University, Tohoku University, University of Tokyo, Keio University, Nagoya University, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Ristumeikan University and Osaka University

Faculty Of International Business and Humanities (FIBH)

Lead Supporting University:

University of Tsukuba

Waseda University, Hiroshima University and Ristumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU)

Osaka University, Ritsumeikan University

Ritsumeikan University