Activities in fiscal 2009 for developing future generations
Introducing our fiscal 2009 activities that cultivated human resources toward shouldering the responsibility of the next generation.
Endowment of Chair at a University in Vietnam
Since 1997, MHI has jointly endowed a chair with UNESCO at the Hanoi University of Technology in Vietnam. In 2009, approximately 100 students and researchers participated in lectures on nuclear power, transportation systems, and marine diesel engines for ships.
MHI Cup Elementary School Students Football Competition
The Power Systems Headquarters has sponsored the MHI Elementary School Students' Football Championship since 2008. Three representative teams that had won regional tournaments in Yokohama, Takasago and Nagasaki gathered again in 2009 for heated competition at Ajinomoto Stadium.
Science Class
The Paper & Printing Machinery Division and the Transportation Systems & Advanced Technology Division held science classes for fifth-graders in Mihara City, Hiroshima Prefecture. In the class, children conducted experiments on color and light and took test rides on next-generation transportation systems, among other activities.
Supporting Internships
MHI's works across the nation support internships that enable students, representing future generations, to concretely consider their career paths and ascertain their abilities through vocational experiences. In fiscal 2009, the company accepted a total of 289 students.
Hands-on Manufacturing
The Machine Tool Division held a Hands-on Manufacturing Class for elementary school students (grades 3 to 6) and their parents. MHI employees explained the mechanism of power generation by solar cell batteries by making solar cars. We received many comments, such as "I learned a lot since it was so easy to understand."
Softball Tournament
The Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works holds the MHI Pennant Boys Softball Championship, in which members of the MHI Nagasaki baseball team take charge of preparations and run the tournament. For fiscal 2009, 3,000 players from inside and outside Nagasaki Prefecture and a total of 70 teams competed for the championship.
Annual visitors to the Mitsubishi Minatomirai Industrial Museum exceed 150,000
The refurbished Ocean Zone opened in January 2010.
Craft workshops are very popular with children, who enjoy the direct, hands-on experience.
The annual number of visitors to the Mitsubishi Minatomirai Industrial Museum, which marked its 15th anniversary, exceeded 150,000 annual visitors in March 2010 for the first time. Since the opening of the museum, 1.5 million people have visited. The museum was established by MHI to provide opportunities for youth, who represent future generations, to experience the fascination of science and technology. In addition to six exhibition areas that explain MHI's cutting-edge products and technology (Space, Ocean, Transportation, Daily Life Discovery, Environment/Energy, and Technology Quest), experience-based exhibits allow students to learn manufacturing first-hand through simulations of vehicle design, production and operation. We also run the museum so that adults as well as children can enjoy activities such as craft workshops and movies, making it fun for the whole family.
