{"id":175025,"date":"2025-12-18T12:58:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T03:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=175025&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-12-18T13:00:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T04:00:21","slug":"kyushu-universities-launch-semiconductor-talent-program","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/kyushu-universities-launch-semiconductor-talent-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyushu Universities Launch Semiconductor Talent Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kumamoto University announced on December 10 that it would work with Kyushu University and Kyushu Institute of Technology to develop semiconductor talent amid rapid industry growth following TSMC\u2019s expansion in the region. The three universities will join a five-year Ministry of Education program beginning in fiscal 2025. Kyushu University will create circuit-design training schemes with Tokyo Science University for rollout across Kyushu, while Kyutech will develop prototype fabrication and evaluation facilities. Kumamoto University will add equipment for process training and provide hands-on programs for students, including those from technical colleges. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kumamoto-u.ac.jp\/daigakujouhou\/kouhou\/kisyakon_file\/kisyakon251210.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kumamoto University<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_175028\" style=\"width: 1410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-175028\" class=\"size-full wp-image-175028\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fnn_kumamoto-university-bldg_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C805&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kyushu Universities Launch Semiconductor Talent Program\" width=\"1400\" height=\"805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fnn_kumamoto-university-bldg_2025_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fnn_kumamoto-university-bldg_2025_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C173&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fnn_kumamoto-university-bldg_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C589&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fnn_kumamoto-university-bldg_2025_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C442&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-175028\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Kumamoto University<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kumamoto University announced on December 10 that it would work with Kyushu University and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30292,"featured_media":175028,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-175025","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kumamoto-prefecture","news-category-business","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/175025","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30292"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=175025"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/175028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=175025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=175025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}