Summer Course for International Students
Expressways and Automobiles

・Date: 4th-5th August 2025 (Mon.-Tue.)

・Venue: The University of Tokyo

・Site Tour: Shin-Tomei & Tomei EXPWY.

・Language: English

◼︎Outline

We will hold a summer course to learn about the present and future of expressways and automobiles in Japan: how expressways and automobiles have developed in our country, how they have overcome disasters and achieved maintenance and renewal for the future, and how the cutting edge of new technological developments, such as automated driving, are advancing. This course is designed for international students studying in Japan, consisting of lectures by top engineers in expressway and automobile engineering and site tours. We look forward to your participation.

◼︎On-site Course

・Participants: International students studying in Japan or considering studying in Japan

・Certification requirements: joining all the courses and discussions (details will be announced later)

・Participation fee: JPY 5,000 (for lecture materials)
・Application form: https://x.gd/oEoQ1 (Registration Deadline: Jun. 12 (Thu.))

◼︎Online Course

・Participants: Open to anyone (Only part of the lectures will be available. No certificate.)

・Application form: https://x.gd/MKG2Q (Registration deadline: Jul. 31 (Thu.))

◼︎Tentative Program (*Some programs will not be available online.)

Day 1 (Monday, Aug. 4th)

• Eiji HATO, Professor, the University of Tokyo

• Takamasa IRYO, Professor, the University of Tokyo
• Ken KOIBUCHI, Chief Project Leader, Software Development Center, TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

• Snow Damage Countermeasures
  East Nippon Expressway Company
  Tatsuo TAKANO, Director General, International Department, Technology & International Division
• Ensuring Safe and Secure Expressways During Heavy Rain and Typhoons
  West Nippon Expressway Company
  Yoshinori MIKURA, Director of Overseas Business Department, Technical Development Bureau
• Large-Scale Bridge Renewal Project
  Metropolitan Expressway Company
  Eiji OCHIAI, Senior Manager, International Projects Division, Infrastructure Business Department
• Maintenance of Long-span Bridges
  Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company
  Yoshiya SAKAMOTO, Manager of Engineering Management Division, Long-Span Bridge Engineering Center

• Restoration after the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake
  Hanshin Expressway Company
  Akinori SATO, Assistant Manager, First Design Group, Osaka Construction Department
• Shin-Tomei Expressway Project
  Central Nippon Expressway Company
  Jun TAKEUCHI, Director, Technology Solutions Division, International Business Department

• Shun FUJIMORI, ISUZU MOTORS
  Director of the Board, and Managing Executive Officer; Executive Vice President, Product & Technology Strategies Division;Executive Vice President, CV Alliance Planning Dept.

18:00-19:30 Banquet

• Greetings from Road Bureau, MLIT
• Greetings from Road Companies
• Photo

◼︎Contact form

https://x.gd/3uvS4

◼︎Organizer

International Institute for Next Urban Planning, Design and Management (IINU),
The University of Tokyo (UTokyo)
Association for Planning and Transportation Studies (APTS)

◼︎Co-organizer

Transport Innovation Research Center, UTokyo
National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)

◼︎FAQs

Q1. Does the participation fee include accommodation?
A1. No.
The participation fee does NOT include accommodation.
Please arrange accommodation on your own.