The University of Electro-Communications (UEC)

The University of Electro-Communications (UEC) is a national university located in Chofu City, Tokyo. UEC offers undergraduate, master’s and doctoral courses in informatics and engineering http://www.uec.ac.jp/eng/ Based on its name, UEC is often thought that its fields of specialization are limited to electricity and communication However, we conduct education and research in a broad range of fields that share as a common denominator a grounding in informatics, electricity and communications, such as materials science, life sciences, photonics, electronics、robotics, mechanical engineering and media science. Our faculty members and their research fields can be searched at https://researchers.uec.ac.jp/search/?lang=en The characteristic feature of UEC education is that it is multi layered. There are hands on classes with a wealth of seminars and laboratory work, on site career oriented education relying on our strong relationship with industry. With fully developed facilities and equipment, UEC is producing skilled scientists and engineers equipped with advanced specialized expertise who will contribute to the global community. UEC developed our educational program to foster the capacity to enjoy building things and to increase creativity and we have implemented projects such as the “robot mechanics workshop,” “electronic engineering workshop,” and “human media workshop.” UEC is perennially near the top of rankings compiled by several mass media outlets regarding “quality of employment.” Graduates who have received an extensive technical education covering fundamentals and applications have both advanced specialized knowledge and an excellent character not only in Japan but internationally. UEC provides the undergraduate program only in Japanese, while many of the international students in the doctoral course are working on their studies and researches in English. The entrance examinations are required to be admitted to the degree programs at UEC. Besides the degree programs, there are a few non degree programs on which students are able to take our classroom courses and/or to engage themselves in the research work.