{"id":178063,"date":"2026-06-12T10:23:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T01:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=178063&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2026-06-12T10:23:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T01:23:32","slug":"tsmc-backs-kumamoto-students","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/tsmc-backs-kumamoto-students\/","title":{"rendered":"TSMC Backs Kumamoto Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kumamoto University announced on June 10 that it will partner with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) to support graduate students attending overseas training programs and international academic conferences. The new Travel Award program is part of a collaboration agreement signed in 2024 and aims to strengthen the development of globally competitive semiconductor talent. Funding from Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing (JASM), the operator of TSMC\u2019s Kumamoto plant, will cover transportation, accommodation, and participation fees within approved limits. Eligible master\u2019s and doctoral students with sufficient English proficiency may apply, with recruitment continuing until the annual budget is exhausted. <strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkei.com\/article\/DGXZQOJC103TU0Q6A610C2000000\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nikkei<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/kumanichi.com\/articles\/2001011\" target=\"_blank\">Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fnn_tsmc-kumamoto-adjusted_2025_WEB.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kumamoto Semiconductor Council Launched with 40 Organizations\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" class=\"size-full wp-image-169253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fnn_tsmc-kumamoto-adjusted_2025_WEB.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fnn_tsmc-kumamoto-adjusted_2025_WEB.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fnn_tsmc-kumamoto-adjusted_2025_WEB.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fnn_tsmc-kumamoto-adjusted_2025_WEB.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\nPhoto: Fukuoka Now<\/p>\n<p>Get Fukuoka and Kyushu\u2019s top stories delivered to your inbox. The Now is Fukuoka Now\u2019s free biweekly newsletter featuring local news, events, culture, business, and community updates in English. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\">Subscribe to The Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\">this <strong>form<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kumamoto University announced on June 10 that it will partner with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) to support graduate students attending&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30292,"featured_media":169253,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-178063","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kumamoto-prefecture","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/178063","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=178063"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/169253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}