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| Expansion of lecture courses |
●Global contents producing
A lecture course is prepared for students to understand planning,fund operation and management for global content businesses based on Hollywood businesses which already have a track record of global content development. Teaching materials will be based on Mr. Jason Squire's "Movie Business Book". Mr. Squire is a Hollywood professional of many years and his book has been translated by the Creative Lab of Tokyo University of Technology. Guest lecturers are invited from professional society to demonstrate practical case studies from the content business.
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| Master workshop for foreign students |
●A new program to help students acquire technology experience necessary for internships.
Foreign students can acquire practical content production and Japanese language experience working with undergraduate Japanese students on the following projects:
⇒3DCG animation
⇒Interactive game production
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| Industry-university joint project participation（Internal internship） |
By participating in the industry-university joint project currently ongoing at the Katayanagi research institute creative lab, students can acquire experience similar an internship at a professional company.
・"SKY KIDS BOOBY" project
・"MOCAP" project
・Miscellaneous Projects that differ each year.
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| Media research and production for foreign students |
A new program that combines practical internship with conventional content-related research projects.
・Contents producing project
・Game science project |
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| Development of lecture subjects |
・Visual Storytelling
・Digital Character Making
Both subjects are originally part of the Content Engineering Research program at the university research institute. As a systematic educational technique has been established however, they can now be taught as lecture subjects. |
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| Acquisition of knowledge in the current curriculum |
＜Media Science Major＞
Interactive Graphics, Music and Acoustics Contents Production, Creative Computer Graphics, Contents and meta data programming, Creativity for Contents Production, Sound Design Management, 3D Contents Technology, Special Studies in Design Support System, Killer Contents Produce, Real-time Graphics.
＜Entrepreneur Major＞
Strategic Management, Business Economics, Managerial Accounting Base, Corporate Finance, Marketing Strategy, Business Ethics, Data Analysis, Intellectual Property Management, Human Resource Management, Business Systems, Business Design and Development, Management Control, Business Simulation, Business Presentation, Internet Marketing, Business law. |
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In order to become a global bridge human resource, students will acquire necessary skills and
mind through both contents specialized education in Media Science
Major and business literacy education in Entrepreneur Major. |
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| Other Programs |
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| Business Japanese and Japanese business education |
●Business Japanese language education
Two years of business Japanese language courses, equivalent to 1,000 hours, is provided by the Japanese School at the Tokyo University of Technology.
●Special Japanese language education through a Master's Program workshop
In addition to the 1,000 hours of business Japanese language education mentioned above, students will master technical terms in Japanese by participating in animation, game, and CG work projects.
The glossary of the "digital animation manual" published by Tokyo University of Technology is widely used as a standard in the industry. The students will learn technical terms with this glossary.
●Japanese business education
Japanese business education is provided in cooperation with the Entrepreneur Major. |
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| Internship |
●Participation in industry-university joint projects in the University studio
Tokyo University of Technology has many CG and practical game production work environments including a "motion capturing studio". Using these equipment, our researchers have produced professional quality content in cooperation with student staff. In this program, an industry-university joint project team is formed with these staffs and the international students accepted by the Career Development Program. This program was created in order to provide an opportunity for internship-level specialized experience in a Japanese speaking environment while still at the university.This program was created in order to provide an opportunity for internship-level specialized experience in a Japanese speaking environment while still at the university.
●Specialized Content Company Internships
At the Tokyo University of Technology, a "Creative Consortium" has been formed consisting of many content companies, including game and animation production companies. These companies have made internships available for students as well. |
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●Examples of faculty facilities
・One of the biggest Digital Motion Capturing Studios in Japan.
・50+3DCG work environment (work terminals, such as Maya, 3DSMAX, and Motion Builder).
・Image studio, sound studio.
●Examples of the industry-university joint project participated by the students in the past
・Feature film "CASSHERN" (Shochiku)
・“The Always Setting Sun of 3-chome“ (Shirogumi and Premium Agency)
・PS3 games "GENJI" (Sony Computer Entertainment / Premium Agency etc)
・Standing image "SKY KIDS BOOBY" (Tatsunoko Productions) ・他多数 |
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●Examples of past internships
・Animation production companies, such as GDH, production I.G, Tezuka Productions TMS Entertainment, and Sunrise
・Games CG production companies, such as Premium Agency, Shirogumi, Digital Media Laboratory, and Tose |
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| Career Support |
●Corporate Ties
In addition to career support by the Career Support Center, TUT formed a consortium through advanced research in order to support student employment. Further support is offered mainly by the companies which are interested in overseas development.
●Participation in Global Professional Events
TUT staff annually participate in worldwide industry events that showcase state-of-the-art technology, such as NAB (CG, digital imaging), Siggraph (CG, Animation), IBC (CG, digital imaging), Annecy (animation), Ars Electronica (digital imaging), and GDC (game), Each year staff return and report the latest trends and developments. |
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| Research Proposal |
●Research on the current condition of content education in Asia
Thanks to the research of the Digital Content Association of Japan and the Japan External Trade Organization, trends in the Asian content industry are becoming visible. On the other hand, Asian universities still have disparate curriculums on content production.This project is to compare differences in those curriculums by analyzing in detail the curriculums of affliated overseas universities in order to clarify educational standards and improve the educational effect on students.
●Special Japanese language education for contents-related terminology
This research is to study methods for creating teaching materials on content-related terminology. The materials would be guided by the experience an academic performance of foreign students. |
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| Promotion of Japanese university education for foreignl students |
●Strengthening ties with overseas universities
The contents education of TUT attracts attention from overseas. Now, it has tied up with universities, such as University of Southern California and Carnegie Mellon University in North America and other universities in Malaysia and Taiwan. There are many foreign students from China, South Korea, and Taiwan, TUT strengthens cooperation. Moreover, with Asian universities and promotes international education. Moreover, with the overseas offces to promote study abroad programs and support students who wish study in overseas universities. |
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| Project Management |
●Invitation of prominent figures to a steering commitee from the professional world.
Prominent individuals who have participated in industry-university joint research projects may be invited to a professional or governmental steering committee in order to understand the needs of professional society. This follows with TUT's commitment to educational programs that fit the needs of professional society. |
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