International Internship Program

Program overview

Under the agreement with Universities and Institutes in abroad, we exchange the students and offer the opportunities of developing him/herself in the intercultural business and academic environments.

One of the most active programs is the international internship program between our department and Technical University of Dortmund in Germany.  This program was first established in 1990 and it is lasting more than 20 years.  Every year, we send six Japanese students to Germany at the end of July. They are dispatched to several German companies or institutes and granted an opportunity of experiencing two months internship. In return, we welcome six German students in October and assign the two months’ internship in a Japanese industrial company to each student.
We would like to appreciate the company in both countries who support this program and give the opportunity the young prospecting students to learn the business and culture.  The followings are companies name and their message.

About the company Year 2010

German sideJapanese side
Bayer Material Science Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.

Evonik Degussa GmbH

Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd.

Sumitomo Bakelite Co. Ltd

SCHOTT

SCHOTT

Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.

Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd

Cargill

Kuraray Co., Ltd.

Kuraray Co. Ltd

Doerken

Sekisui Plastics Co., Ltd.

Sekisui Plastic Co. Ltd

Showa Denkko K. K.

Showa Denkko K. K.

Company profile and message

SCHOTT Electronic Packaging GmbH

Company profile

SCHOTTSCHOTT Electronic Packaging, a business unit of the international technology group SCHOTT, is a leading manufacturer of housings and other components for the reliable, long-term protection for sensitive electronics. In Japan, SCHOTT Electronic Packaging is represented by NEC SCHOTT Components Corporation (established in Sept 2000), a joint venture company between Japanese electronics and computer corporation NEC and SCHOTT.

The company's core technologies are glass-to-metal and ceramic-to-metal sealing, thermal sensing components as well as a variety of cutting edge specialty glass competences. With 1,500 employees at five production locations and several competence centers around the world, local customer support and co-developments for individual packaging solutions are at the heart of the business, serving the world’s leading manufacturers in the automotive, data- and telecommunication, sensors and semiconductors, consumer electronics, dental care, home appliances, laser as well as security and tracking industries.

http://www.nec-schott.co.jp

Message from company

At SCHOTT, we believe that a broad perspective and an international outlook are important qualities in young professionals. Therefore, we are pleased to support the International Internship Program organized by the Dept. of Chemical Engineering at Kyoto University and the Technical University of Dortmund. SCHOTT is a global company with an international footprint. With our headquarters in Germany, and our joint venture company, NEC SCHOTT Components Corporation in Japan, we are well-poised to offer to young graduates the opportunity to develop themselves in a truly inter-cultural business environment.

Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.

Company profile

We are utilizing leading-edge technologies to develop next generation products, particularly in the MMA and AN fields. We expect increased use of carbon fibers, which reduce environmental impact as they help to make automobiles and planes lighter, and advanced water treatment technologies that support individual lifestyles and industrial development. In line with our mission of manufacturing products that help realize a better life for all, we will work to ensure that the Mitsubishi Rayon Group continues to enjoy the trust of society at large.

Message from company

Now that Lucite International has become one of MRC group members, globalization becomes urgent matter for us. More than 60% of our sales are expected from export. Furthermore nearly 60% of our sales are derived from export. Internship is a great opportunity for us to realize how important it is to have a communication with non-Japanese student.

Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd.

Company profile

Sumitomo Bakelite Co. LtdSumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. is a comprehensive manufacturer of various types of plastic products used in such areas as semiconductors, electronic components, automotives, building materials, packaging, and medical services. We are the first company that industrially manufactured plastics in Japan. Our role to act as a plastic processing enterprise has not changed for more than 90 years, but our business and products have transformed themselves in response to changing times.

Currently, we are vigorously working in some cutting-edge areas such as substrate material for semiconductor packages, hybrid automotive components, bio-related businesses. Sumitomo Bakelite is determined to continue meeting the challenges of creating new value of plastics.

Message from company

Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. makes it our mission to be a global excellence. We consider it absolutely necessary for each individual employee to have a broad spectrum of knowledge and global perspectives. We believe that this internship program offers participants a very significant opportunity to exchange with their counterparts with different cultures before they become full members of society. We would be much obliged if internship experiences at our company could be a contribution to future career development of the participants in this globalizing

Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.

Company profile

Furukawa Electric Co. LtdThe history of Furukawa Electric started in 1884, originated in the copper refining and electric wire/cable production business. We have expanded our business field by developing and fabricating advanced materials based on copper, aluminum, plastic and glass; e.g., high-functional optical fiber which supports the advanced information-oriented society, micro-cell light-reflective foam sheet for energy saving. The customers from all over the world appreciate and trust our technologies, and we deploy 56 subsidiaries and affiliates in 19 countries. We will contribute to the realization of a sustainable society through continuous technological innovation.

Message from company

Furukawa Electric have been accepted the students from Technical University of Dortmund through this program for more than a decade. We hope that the students broaden their horizons by participating our cutting-edge R&D activities. We also hope that we can deepen the cross-cultural understanding by accepting the foreign students and that we can make the result of internship fruitful. We expect that this international internship program will be the win-win program for both students and us.

Kuraray Co., Ltd.

Company profile

Kuraray Co. LtdWe have our unique corporate culture called 「Contributing to the world and individual well-being through actions that others are unable to produce.」 About 50% of all sales are occupied with world's NO.1 share products and the Only1 products in the world. For example,【Optical-use poval film】is indispensable for liquid crystal display, and 【<GENESTAR>heat-resistant polyamide resin】is used for electronic parts such as cellular phones and personal computers.

Moreover, the global expansion is positively done, and we have 38 bases in 15 countries. We'll offer effective solutions to global issues by aiming to the creation and expansion of new business, such as New energy-related business, Environmentally friendly material business, and Aqua business.

Message from company

Our company promotes the globalization of human affairs to win a worldwide competition, and concentrates on the promotion of the talent who can be active in foreign countries who has the international sensibility.

In uncertain times of the future, it is felt that it is necessary and indispensable to bring up such talent, and it is great if we become some help by supporting this "International internship"

Sekisui Plastics Co., Ltd.

Company profile

Sekisui Plastic Co. LtdOur company is a pioneering foam plastics company that celebrated its 50th anniversary in October of 2009. We create high value-added products by blending cutting edge technologies based on foaming, polymerization and extruding technologies. PIOCELAN, one of these technologies, is a composite resin foam made from polyolefin which is tough and oil resistant, and polystyrene which is rigid and moldable. PIOCELAN is highly shock and wear resistant and is used in a wide variety of fields including automobile materials and buffer shock absorbing materials for digital home electronics. In addition, EPSREM ERX which is made from plastic from disposable household electric appliances (recycled home electronics beads), is used as an environmentally friendly product in packaging material for large screen LCD televisions and contributes to the development of a recycling society.

Message from company

Our company supports the Kyoto University Department of Chemical Engineering's international internships in order to contribute, in whatever small way we can, to the cultivation of personnel who can be effective in our increasingly global world. We sincerely hope that these distinguished university students, to whom we will entrust the future, will learn by working in environments different from those of their own country, and that these learning experiences will serve as the first step in propelling them towards even greater activities in the future.

Showa Denko K. K.

Company profile

Showa Denkko K. K.Showa Denko—A unique chemical company with individualized products. Since its establishment in 1926 Showa Denko has been making contribution to the global society by providing products and services that are useful and safe and exceed the customers' expectations. Currently one third of Showa Denko's total sales comes from the "Only-one" or "Number-one" business and technologies.

Message from company

Having a global perspective of business, it's Showa Denko's priority to offer various opportunities for talented students regardless of their nationalities, and provide them with the adequate learning environment through this internship program. We expect the interactive self-development in the participating foreign graduate students and the young generation of Showa Denko's employees involved in the program.