When and for whom?

This exchange program are meant for Master's course students who will participate in lectures and/or research work to finish their studies, for either a five-months (one semester) or ten-months (two semesters) stay. They must be students of a participating university and at the time of exchange must be in the Master's course of the relevant studies.

European students will participate in a two-week workshop to be held at TU Berlin in September 2005 and subsequently will leave for Japan. Japanese students will leave Japan in September 2005 and should stay at two participating European Universities. However, the exact period of exchange depends on the host universities.

In 2004-2005, DeMaMech exchanged 16 Japanese students and 16 European students. In 2005-2006, a similar number of students will be exchanged.

Selection of Students

Selection of the exchange students will finish in the mid of May. Interested students should contact the local coordinator of the participating university. (For local coordinators, see information at Participating Universities.)

Support to the Students

The selected European students will receive 1,000 Euro as an airfare and 700 Euro/month during the stay in Japan (maximum 5 months for one semester students or 10 months for two-semester students). They also receive financial support to participate in the workshop at TU Berlin. The selected Japanese students will be given a return ticket from Japan to Europe and will receive 100,000Yen/month for living during the stay in Europe (maximum 5 months for one semester students or 10 months for two-semester students). Tuitions at the host universities will be exempted. Accommodations will be arranged by the host universities.

European Pre Exchange Workshop

The compulsory workshops for European exchange students is held in early September 2005 at TU Berlin for two weeks. Contents for the workshop are as follows.

• Japanese culture and society
• Japanese economy
• Introduction to the Japanese language
• Design engineering in Japan and in Europe
• Manufacturing in Japan and in Europe
• Mechatronics in Japan and in Europe
• Assignment in group "Study about Japan"
• German industry
• Visits to German companies
• Final presentation