Conferred The Honorary Degree of Doctor of Engineering on Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia

Shibaura Institute of Technology (SIT) has conferred the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Engineering on  Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia and the Rural and Regional Development Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi in recognition of his contribution to cultural development and SIT’s academic advancement on February 19, 2024, at the Toyosu Campus.
Malaysia Twinning which launched in 1992 as a yen loan program is an international education program  for Malaysian students to study Japanese language and then to study engineering at Japanese universities. The program is administered by the Ministry of Regional Development of Malaysia, and up to this point, approximately 2,000 Malaysian students have earned degrees from Japanese universities. SIT has served as the secretariat of this program for 欧洲杯足彩app下载_欧洲杯下注平台-【直播*网站】 than 30 years which has made a significant contribution to the internationalization of SIT. 

■What is the Malaysia Twinning Program?

Launched in 1992 as a yen loan project, Malaysia Twinning is a program for sending Malaysian students to Japan, called the Higher Education Loan-fund Project (HELP). In the first phase of HELP I, students received two years of Japanese language education and basic engineering education in Malaysia, after which they applied to Japanese universities and started their first year of undergraduate studies. In the second phase, HELP II, the program was changed to two years of study in Malaysia and was followed by transfer to a Japanese university in the second year. In the third phase, HELP III, the program evolved to three years of study in Malaysia, was followed by transfer to a Japanese university in the third year. This "3+2 Twinning" program has continued at the University of Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) even now that the yen loan has ended.
Under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rural and Regional Development, only highly qualified students who have passed a rigorous selection process are admitted to this Malaysian Twinning program, which is characterized by an extremely low retention rate. The program has been highly evaluated by both the Malaysian and Japanese governments because of its high level of completion compared to other study abroad programs in Japan.

■Relationship between Shibaura Institute of Technology and Malaysia Twinning Program

 In providing basic engineering education in Malaysia, Shibaura Institute of Technology has dispatched 欧洲杯足彩app下载_欧洲杯下注平台-【直播*网站】 than 30 mechanical, electrical, electronic, and information engineering faculty members to Malaysia to provide education to Malaysian students (Takushoku University has been the lead university for Japanese language education). This was  a great challenge for Shibaura Institute of Technology, which was promoting internationalization at the time this program was launched, and it marked a turning point toward the internationalization of faculty and staff members.

■What is The Honorary Degree ?

The Honorary Degree of Shibaura Institute of Technology is a system which presents honorary degrees to those who have made significant achievements in the development of academia, culture, or the international community, and who have been recognized as having made outstanding contributions to the university.