Professor Ohkami, Dean of SDM awarded the Degrees
It’s been two years since the establishment of the Graduate School of System Design and Management in April 2008, and the first master’s degrees were conferred. A total of 49 students were awarded master’s degrees (19 students in System Engineering and 30 students in System Design and Management.) A master’s degree in System Engineering is awarded to students who have earned the required credits mainly in technical skill-building subjects, and a master’s degree in System Design and Management is awarded to students who have earned the required credits mainly in social skill-building subjects. Students who have earned the required credits in both areas can choose either one. Two students were awarded doctoral degrees. They were the second and the third doctoral degrees to be conferred by SDM. In the ceremony, Ms. Tomomi Nonaka won the Best Performance award, and 16 students won Outstanding Achievement awards. After Professor Yoshiaki Ohkami’s greeting, Special Research Professor Mikako Hayashi gave a congratulatory address and Tomomi Nonaka gave an address in reply. We expect a lot from these graduates and will follow their careers with great interest.