Objective: The objective of Corporate Relations Department is to establish and maintain contacts with the decision makers in the corporate world. This effort would provide guidance to the institute towards offering job-oriented programs and contributing to the development of the industry and economy. Functions of Corporate Department: · Internship of the Students : Internship program offers students a real life experience of a professional industry environment. Internship are an integral part of the academic curriculum and provide exposure of the working environment of local and multinational organizations during studies. Internship provide opportunities to establish professional relationship in the industry that later help the students in promptly getting jobs on graduation. To meet the high expectations of the industry regarding English proficiency of the interns, passing of English proficiency test is necessary to become eligible for internship placement. · G...
Yokohama National University celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2009. At this important juncture, we aim to make further strides as a world-class center of practical education and research in the knowledge-based society of the 21st century. The conditions surrounding Japan’s universities are growing increasingly harsh. The university-age population is decreasing; the overall economic situation is deteriorating; the international society is facing multi-faceted challenges; and Japan’s administrative and fiscal structures are undergoing severe belt-tightening exercises. Undaunted by this difficult environment, Yokohama National University is steadily initiating reforms and other efforts with a focus on education and research, setting concrete goals to be attained within a span of ten to twenty years. Incorporated in 2004, Japan’s national universities are tasked to be the institutes of higher education to train leaders for the future, to contribute to the develo...
In a 20-foot vertical spin tunnel at the NASA Langley Research Center, aerospace technologist Steve Riddick tests free-flying models of fighter aircraft, transport vehicles and capsule vehicles to see how they perform under different conditions. “It’s one of the better places to give a tour because there’s a lot of visual stimulation with that tunnel,” Riddick said. “You get to actually see something going on, as opposed to some computer collecting data.” And that’s what STEM is all about. As the United States focuses more on these academic subjects, NASA is on a mission to engage students, educators and families in STEM fields, as well as to strengthen the future workforce of the organization and the nation. Almost half of NASA’s current workforce consists of baby boomers, and by the end of fiscal year 2010, more than 20 percent of the organization’s workers will be eligible to retire, according to a 2008 presentation by Toni Dawsey, assistant administrator for human capital manage...
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