International Internship in 2022
Two years after the COVID-19 pandemic, we were finally able to offer the International Internship from August to September in 2022. Our 3rd-year and 4th-year students experienced on-the-job training at 10 locations in Japan.
WANG ZIYI from China
Venue: Yokohama City
Name of project: Improvement work of shore wall (-16m) in Honmoku Area of Yokohama Port / Construction work of the south breakwater revetment in Shin-Honmoku Area of Yokohama Port
Period : from September 5 to 16, 2022
During my two-week internship at Toa Corporation, I learned a lot about construction knowledge, such as photo management, drawing techniques using CAD software, the use of levels and total stations, editing drone photographs, and the design of reinforced concrete buildings. This internship meant a lot to me since it allowed me to learn a lot about marine construction projects while also expanding my construction knowledge and abilities. Furthermore, I met several nice, kindhearted, knowledgeable, and experienced people. I witnessed their enthusiasm and joy in the construction project, as well as a strong feeling of responsibility for every aspect of the project. It was an unforgettable experience that I will never forget.
KUNIAKI HAMADA from Japan
Venue: Yokohama City
Name of project: Improvement work of quay in Honmoku Area / Reclamation for the south part of Shin-Honmoku Pier
Period : from September 5 to 16, 2022
The internship was a wonderful experience for me and now I think it was a really good decision to take “International Internship”. I was interested in the construction industry but could not have a clear understanding on it, but this internship helped me learn more about the industry and gave some advice to my career. Lastly, I would like to thank all the people in Toa Corporation.
NAPATH KRAIVISITKUL from Thailand
Venue: Kyoto City
Name of Project: Karasuma-marutamachi shield tunnel
Period: from September 5 to 16, 2022
The construction was to install a 1.6 km long, 2.4 m in diameter sewage to solve a recurrent flooding. They used a tunneling machine to excavate the soil with help of soil softening substance, then assemble the tunnel from pre-casted segments. I was amazed by how careful the design of the whole construction was. They did not consider only about the quality of structure but also safety, environment, and quality of life of people around there. The internship surely provided me the experience which learning only in a classroom alone cannot provide!
NIKI KAORI from Japan
Venue: Kyoto City
Name of Project: Karasuma-marutamachi shield tunnel
Period: from September 12 to 16, 2022
First, I would like to sincerely thank all the supervisors at Maeda Corporation who kindly accepted me to do an internship at their shield tunnel site. It was such a valuable experience for me to visit an actual construction site and to see what it is like to work in a major construction company. I was able to learn many things on the field and how what we have learned in class relates to the practical situations. I saw the difficulty in managing all the processes and people, but the job is worthwhile.
THEERANAI PULLARP from Thailand
Venue: Ujidawara cho, Kyoto prefecture
Name of Project: Inuuchi-touge tunnel construction site
Period: from September 8 to September 22, 2022
This internship has been a meaningful experience for me. My internship site was about building the tunnel through mountain, so I was able to observe how tunnel is constructed in all processes. The most important thing about this was that I learned a lot of things which cannot be learned in the classroom such as to see how a construction project usually proceeds, it also helped me to illustrate how we can use the theoretical knowledge from classes into the working field. Although there was a language barrier, the staffs in the company really helped me throughout the internship.
THARINDU HUNUKUMBURA from Sri-Lanka
Venue: Toyama and Tokyo
Name of Project: Internship at NiX CO., LTD
Period: from August 22 to September 2, 2022
I got a great opportunity to work on a variety of projects/ topics and to observe numerous designs and structures from the field visits through this internship. And also got a chance to get in touch with amazing people. This internship has definitely increased my interest in pursuing a career in a consultant company.
CHAWIT KAEWNURATCHADASORN from Thailand
Venue: Toyama and Tokyo
Name of Project: Internship at NiX CO., LTD
Period: from August 22 to September 2, 2022
An internship at NiX Co., Ltd. provided me with a full two-week practice as a construction consultant in surveying, structural designing, urban planning, and business through twelve activities. With NiX's support for accommodation and transportation, I had opportunities to visit headquarters in Tokyo and Toyama, as well as the site like Tokyo Olympics 2020 Skateboarding arena designed by NiX. Among all activities, my favourite is the park development, where I designed public spaces with attractive events. Another enjoyable new experience was the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle exercise, in which I controlled the licensed drones and took a group photo.
NICHOLAS TAN WEI WEN from Malaysia
Venue: Kobe City
Name of Project: Komaei Area Cut and Cover Tunnel Project
Period: From August 29 to September 9, 2022
I had a wonderful 2 weeks internship at Shimizu Corporation. I’ve learnt to carry
out surveys that are commonly used in the construction sites. Besides that, I was
able to experience some advanced technologies first-hand, such as the VR (Virtual
Reality) and many more interesting gadgets that I had never seen before. I would recommend all ICP students to join the internship program. It provided me insights of the operation behind construction planning and it helped me in terms of making my career path one step clearer. (I will suggest to know at least daily conversation Japanese to have a more enjoyable experience)
SUNWOO LEE from Korea
Venue: Hirakata City
Name of Project: Shin-Meishin Expressway (Hirakata construction site)
Period: From August 29 to September 9, 2022
International Internship is a great way to know how class taught knowledge and actual field technique can be connected. I had my internship in Kajima construction company, and it was great. Experiencing Japanese work ethics and the devotion they show to their work would also be beneficial in near future when students graduate.
CHONG SHIN YIT from Malaysia
Venue: Hirakata City
Name of Project: Hirakata Shield Tunnel Project
Period: From August 29 to September 9, 2022
During this internship with Shimizu Corporation, I had the opportunity to study and work on the Hirakata Tunnel Project. Throughout my training, I attended client-contractor meetings, maker/supplier meetings, site visits, and lectures regarding the technical details of the shield tunneling method.
These two weeks have been really eye-opening for me as I had first-hand experience in construction management and understood the internal departments involved in a civil engineering project. This is training that cannot take place in a regular classroom. I hope to apply this knowledge to my future aspirations and my career path.
AN XINGJIAN from China
Venue: Yokohama City
Name of Project: The experiment of the anti-oscillation tank mounted on floating caisson
Period: From August 29 to September 6, 2022
I would like to express my sincere thanks to 東亜建設工業 and their working staff, for offering us an academic environment outsides the university. All researchers there are extremely kind and patient. They answered all questions we asked passionately.
ZHANG YINING from China
Venue: Yokohama City
Name of Project: Research & Development Center Internship
Period: From August 29 to September 9, 2022
This internship was greatly helpful for me to look into what the daily working life is like for a research engineer in a general contractor. It expanded my horizons out of university, enabling me to have more information to consider about my future career path.
OMAR MAREY from Egypt
Venue: Kyoto City
Name of Project: Toba No.3 Public Sewerage work Construction office
Period: From September 12 to September 27, 2022
The internship was very fruitful as I got to experience working in a contractor company. During the period of the internship, I got to observation the work in the construction site, take notes, discuss with the engineers about how they manage the daily work content, and learn about construction and safety management. In addition, I was assigned to do cross sectional design calculations for steel members under different loading conditions for which I am grateful. Even though the language barrier was there but yet insignificant and the engineers tried to explain things to me patiently and as clear as possible.
SHINAGAWA RYOTA from Japan
Venue: Kyoto City
Name of Project: Toba No.3 Public Sewerage work Construction office
Period: From September 5 to September 16, 2022
I participated in a two-week internship at Taisei Corporation during the summer vacation. During the internship, I thought that they had a big responsibility in construction management work, and I gained a variety of valuable experiences. It was a very meaningful internship for my future career. Thank you for giving me such a wonderful internship.
SIRADA JONGWATTANAPAIBOON from Thailand
Venue: Nishinomiya City
Name of Project: Geotechnical laboratories at Naruo Research Institute
Period: From August 29 to September 9, 2022
I got to experience geotechnical laboratories, and they are completely different from what can be found in the classroom. For example, the suction bucket test, the centrifuge model test, and the triaxial CD test. The internship experiences expand my knowledge and make me realize that there are more than meets the eyes. There are steps in the experiment that have never been mentioned in classrooms, and details that we need to be careful of. Besides the academic experience, I have learned that safety in the workplace is highly prioritized. Most importantly, it is the unity among colleagues that support experiments to continue efficiently.
NISHIMURA SHOMA from Japan
Venue: Nishinomiya City
Name of Project: Geotechnical laboratories at Naruo Research Institute
Period: From August 29 to September 9, 2022
This internship was very good time for me to see how what we learnt in class and its advanced content were working in laboratory. There were many facilities for basic experiments to advanced huge ones, and very good systems to analyze data they got in experiments. I could feel the ambience of construction site and how workers communicate by watching from inside.
