Status Report on the Q-shu University hardware/software Borderless system design Education program – QUBE

Recently, there is a high demand for highly specialized design engineers who have expertise on advanced design techniques for hardware, embedded software, and HW/SW codesign as well as knowledge of management techniques for designing LSI systems. The Q-shu University hardware/software Borderless system design Education program – QUBE is a unique project which aims to train and educate senior engineers on advanced technical topics. The program is supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan since 2005 and has entered into its last year. This paper describes QUBE’s curriculum and reports its results and its actual status.