Introduction of Support System for doctoral human resources

MITSUI E&S Co., Ltd. (President: Takeyuki Takahashi, Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; hereinafter " MITSUI E&S ") has decided to introduce a support system for our employees to support doctoral human resources and plan to start operating it from FY 2025 in response to a request from MEXT (the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) to the industry side.
In recent years, the number of doctoral students in Japan is decreasing every year, and there are raising concerns that this will lead to a decline in Japan's scientific and technological capabilities. At our company, technological development capabilities are fundamental to our business operations. Based on such circumstances, MITSUI E&S has recognized the need to cultivate and support highly specialized personnel, including doctoral human resources, and have decided to introduce the following supports. These supports will enhance our business competitiveness as well as improve Japan's scientific and technological capabilities and international competitiveness.


1. Repay the scholarship on behalf of doctoral degree holders
(1) Eligibility: Permanent employees who joined us in April 2025 or later as doctoral degree holders
(2) Outline of support: MITSUI E&S will repay on behalf of the eligible employee for the scholarship*1 that is applicable to the proxy return system, which they had received while enrolled in the doctoral program.
*1...The reimbursement scholarship of Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO)

2. Doctoral Degree Support Program for Our Employees
All of the following are in support of doctoral programs.
(1) Eligibility: Permanent employees who have been with us for more than two years at the time of application for this support system in FY2025
(2) Outline of support
①Tuition support (up to 1,000,000 yen per year, including admission fee)
②Consideration for working hours (allowing employees to work 4 days a week to secure 1 study day per week)

Our "engineering and services" are provided by our employees, and MITSUI E&S regards human resources as the most important management resource in the expression of our corporate philosophy and the realization of our growth strategy. In order to respond to the rapidly changing times and develop human resources who can create new value together with our customers, MITSUI E&S will actively support the career advancement of our employees in addition to promoting efforts to secure diversity in human resources.

Contact details for this Press Release:
HR & General Affairs Dept. HR Sect.
E-mail: recruit@mes.co.jp

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