Chubu University and Kasugai High School Collaborate on "Aichi STEM High School Designated Research Initiative"
[June 3, 2020]
In 2020, Kasugai High School was selected as a school to participate in the "Aichi STEM High School Designated Research Initiative." Through this initiative, faculty at Chubu University who teach STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) curriculum will give lectures to students in collaboration with Kasugai High School educators.
Instructors
Head Instructor: Prof. Makoto Sakurai, Dept. of Applied Chemistry, College of Engineering (Director, Center for Community Affairs) Assistant Instructor: Prof. Yuri Suzuki, Dept. of Computer Science, College of Engineering Leader (Chemistry): Prof. Naoomi Yamada, Dept. of Applied Chemistry, College of Engineering Leader (Biology): Prof. Yuichi Oba, Dept. of Environmental Biology, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology Leader (IT): Assoc. Prof. Kazumasa Yamamoto, Dept. of Computer Science, College of Engineering Leader (IT): Assoc. Prof. Satoshi Okui, Dept. of Computer Science, College of Engineering
Overview of Research
Our aim is to develop an educational program that fosters engineering design skills (the ability to construct new ideas by bringing together the wisdom of many people with broad knowlege spanning across a variety of disciplines) through systematic inquiries in the four STEM fields.