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The Case School of Engineering is hosting a group of four undergraduate
students from Weseda University in Tokyo, Japan.
photo by Marci Hersh
Vira Chankong, associate professor
in the department of electrical engineering and computer
science at CWRU, uses computer simulation to demonstrate
manufacturing systems and production flow to exchange students
from Weseda University in Tokyo, Japan. Students standing
(from left to right) are Daisuke Shishido and Tsubasa Sato.
Seated are Chika Horikawa and Masataka Sano.
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The exchange students will be on campus for a four-week period.
During the first three weeks, the students spend mornings in the
department of English Language Services, where they practice their
English speaking skills. Afternoons are filled in the laboratories
in the department of electrical engineering and computer science
under the direction of associate professors Marc Buchner, Vira
Chankong and Sree Sreenath.
"This is the first year of this exchange program, which aims
to expose undergraduate engineering students to the international
experience and provide them with educational opportunities," said
Deborah Fatica, assistant dean in the office of curricular enhancements
and external assessment at the Case School of Engineering. "Last
year, five of our undergraduate students spent four weeks in Japan
at Weseda."
During the third week of the students' visit to CWRU, Michiyo
Nagayama, the program coordinator at Weseda, will visit CWRU for
two days. The final week of their visit, the students will be
joined by Susumo Morito, professor of operations research in the
department of industrial and management systems engineering at
Weseda and a CWRU alumnus. Morito earned a master's degree in
1974 and a doctorate in 1976 through the Weatherhead School of
Management.
The group of exchange students also will visit Daniel Solow,
associate professor in the department of operations research at
the Weatherhead School of Management, for afternoon seminars.
"These students are meeting with CWRU undergraduate students,
enjoying recreational activities in Northeast Ohio, learning about
our cultural surroundings and visiting several area manufacturing
companies to help them understand the way American businesses
operate," Fatica said. "This is a terrific opportunity for them
to learn more about how we do business in this country and to
have a multicultural experience that broadens their life experience."
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