SDM NEWS 2009
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We were pleased to have finished the 2009 Active Learning Program Sequence (ALPS) with successful final presentations on November 20 and 21. |
The program features collaboration with MIT and Stanford University. I would like to express my deepest thanks to the professors involved in both universities. I also extend my gratitude to the support from the Global COE Program of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, participation of JAXA, and interest and visit from many organizations and companies. Moving on to the next topic, the November 23 Nikkei Shimbun carried a story on Page 19 about the "Keio University Graduate School of System Design and Management (SDM)" that gave us an opportunity to discuss the SDM vision and activities. We received comments and encouragement from a large number of people. I would like to thank those who took the time to express their opinions and to the people at Nikkei for featuring us. The entire newspaper article is available on the SDM website. https://www.sdm.keio.ac.jp/news/pdf/nikkei_091123.pdf |
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Strategic Systems Design Laboratory
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1. Articles on a company visit by SDM students appear on 3 newspapers
2. JAXA SE Intermediate (A) Seminar was held
3. Lecture on "Project Management" in English was commenced
4. Final presentations in the ALPS course sponsored by The Norinchukin Bank
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In October 2009, we celebrated our first anniversary in our new home on the Hiyoshi Campus with a number of exciting events such as to confer the degree of Doctor of System Design and Management, Keio University, honoris causa upon His Excellency Dr. Jan Balkenende, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the signing of a partnership agreement on academic linkage and collaboration with the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) Faculty of Technology, Policy & Management (TPM), which was witnessed by His Excellency Dr. Ronald Plasterk, the country's Minister of Education, Culture and Science. |
The Netherlands is a relatively small country with a population of only 16 million, but Japan can learn a lot from its design of large systems - for example, home to two of Europe's largest hubs, the Port of Rotterdam and Schiphol Airport and its highly regarded work-sharing program. We look forward to further strengthening our ties of collaboration with TPM. |
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1. Signing a partnership agreement with TU Delft TPM: Ceremony attended by Minister Plasterk of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
2. TU Delft TPM - Keio SDM First Joint Workshop 2009
3. Honorary doctorate awarded to Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
4. Special SDM lecture sponsored by Nikkei Inc.: "Energy Management in Low-Carbon Societies"
5. JAXA Seminars for Basic SE and Intermediate SE (B)
6. SDM Research Institute symposium on "Training the Next Generation of Super Engineers"
7. ALPS #3 was held in September
8. New Students Welcoming Ceremony for Fall 2009 Enrollees
9. Presentations by SDM doctoral students
10. Professor Hibiya receives "2009 Award for Research into Welding Arc Physics" from the Japan Welding Society
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Hidden support There has been some good news recently in the form of a successful test flight for the HTV, an unmanned resupply vehicle that brings cargo to the International Space Station. |
The flight brought worldwide attention to Japan's technology strengths. Several factors were behind the success, including the high reliability of the reinforced H-IIB rocket, the technology to achieve launch in an extremely narrow time window, and close coordination with the NASA research center and other international institutions. Also key to the success were the orbital test of rendezvous docking performed in 1998 and the basic research that had been going forward for several years prior to that. I personally spent several years leading a team of veteran engineers that provided independent checks of the work of the HTV development team. What I want to emphasize is that the successful test flight garnered all the headlines and buzz, but behind it was an incredible amount of decidedly non-flashy basic research and background projects. The work and efforts of an enormous number of people went into the final product. |
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Laboratory of Organizational Management
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1. SDM Research Institute workshop on training the next generation of "super engineers"
2. 1st Project Leader Training Course
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