[IS1] International Session-II

[W-09] Collaboration of Two “Dormitory-type Education” Programs

○Kazuaki Yamagiwa¹, Yasutaka Ueda¹, Takeshi Yamauchi¹, Takamasa Suzuki ¹ (1. Niigata University)

Keywords:Dormitory-type Education, Research-based Learning, Global Project-based Learning

Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University has implemented several “Dormitory-type Education” programs such as Fabrication Project, Smart-Dormitory, Global-Dormitory and so on. Smart-Dormitory (S-DORM) is research-based learning for undergraduates before starting graduation researches. S-DORM students form cross-academic year, cross-disciplinary student groups to carry out forefront research under the guidance of professors. Global-Dormitory (G-DORM) is a student exchange program that has global project-based learning in an internship by Niigata University with four universities in Mekong countries. G-DORM students also form cross-academic year, cross-disciplinary, multinational student groups to work on the project. In 2019, S-DORM students invited G-DORM students to laboratory visit and monthly meeting. The exchange between the two DORM students inspired themselves to pursue their project goal and global activities. The collaboration of two DOMEs proved to create synergy effect on engineering education. The number of SDORM students who already had taken or are going to take part in G-DORM activities is increasing.