Kyoto Institute of Technology
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Kyoto Institute of Technology (京都工芸繊維大学, Kyōto Kōgei Sen'i Daigaku) in Kyoto, Japan
is a Japanese national university established in 1949. History of the Institute extends back to two schools, Kyoto Craft High School (established in 1902 at Sakyo-ku, Yoshida) and Kyoto Sericulture Training School (established in 1899 at Kita-ku, Daishogun, under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce), which were forerunners of the Faculty of Engineering and Design and the Faculty of Textile Science, respectively. The former was moved to Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki in 1930 and changed its name to Kyoto Industrial High School in 1944. The latter developed into Kyoto Sericulture High School, under direct supervision of the Ministry of Education in 1914, changed its name to Kyoto Sericulture Technical High School in 1931 and further to Kyoto Technical High School of Sericulture in 1944. The two forerunners merged in 1949, due to educational system revisions, to establish the present School of Science and Technology. Together with Shinshu University
and Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
, the Institute is one of Japan's three historical centers of textile research.
Kyoto Institute of Technology has a campus at Matsugasaki in Sakyō-ku. Another campus is at Saga in Ukyō-ku. Its Japanese nickname is Kōsen (工繊). In English it is known as KIT.
Beginning in October 2007, graduate course instruction became available in English through the International Program for Science and Technology for specially selected students from the 50 institutions worldwide with KIT Exchange Agreements.
(23% women), 170 of whom are international student
s from 30 countries, comprised the student body as of May 1, 2011. From 2008 to 2009, 330 KIT researchers traveled abroad and 175 researchers came to KIT from abroad.
Science, Mechatronics Technology and Information Design Technology
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The university graduate school, established in 1988, awards master's and doctoral degrees in science and technology.
In 2006, 28 patents were attributed to Kyoto Institute of Technology.
, Yuu takes the exam for the Kyoto Institute of Technology, moving there three months after passing it.
Kyoto
is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...
is a Japanese national university established in 1949. History of the Institute extends back to two schools, Kyoto Craft High School (established in 1902 at Sakyo-ku, Yoshida) and Kyoto Sericulture Training School (established in 1899 at Kita-ku, Daishogun, under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce), which were forerunners of the Faculty of Engineering and Design and the Faculty of Textile Science, respectively. The former was moved to Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki in 1930 and changed its name to Kyoto Industrial High School in 1944. The latter developed into Kyoto Sericulture High School, under direct supervision of the Ministry of Education in 1914, changed its name to Kyoto Sericulture Technical High School in 1931 and further to Kyoto Technical High School of Sericulture in 1944. The two forerunners merged in 1949, due to educational system revisions, to establish the present School of Science and Technology. Together with Shinshu University
Shinshu University
is a national university in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The University has five campuses in Matsumoto, Nishi-nagano , Wakasato , Ueda and Minami-Minowa, and 8 faculties with a total of around 10,000 students....
and Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Established in 1949 as a national university, , nicknamed "Nōkōdai" or "TUAT", is a research-oriented national university with two campuses, one each located in the cities of Fuchū and Koganei, Tokyo....
, the Institute is one of Japan's three historical centers of textile research.
Kyoto Institute of Technology has a campus at Matsugasaki in Sakyō-ku. Another campus is at Saga in Ukyō-ku. Its Japanese nickname is Kōsen (工繊). In English it is known as KIT.
Beginning in October 2007, graduate course instruction became available in English through the International Program for Science and Technology for specially selected students from the 50 institutions worldwide with KIT Exchange Agreements.
Statistics
2,968 undergraduates (23% women) and 1110 graduate studentsGraduate school
A graduate school is a school that awards advanced academic degrees with the general requirement that students must have earned a previous undergraduate degree...
(23% women), 170 of whom are international student
International student
According to Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development , international students are those who travel to a country different from their own for the purpose of tertiary study. Despite that, the definition of international students varies in each country in accordance to their own national...
s from 30 countries, comprised the student body as of May 1, 2011. From 2008 to 2009, 330 KIT researchers traveled abroad and 175 researchers came to KIT from abroad.
Undergraduate Programs
- Applied Biology
- Biomolecular Engineering
- Macromolecular Science and Engineering
- Chemistry and Materials Technology
- Electronics
- Information Science
- Mechanical and System Engineering
- Design Engineering and Management
- Architecture and Design
- Integrated Science and Technology (evening programs in Bioscience, Nanomaterial
Science, Mechatronics Technology and Information Design Technology
Design Technology
Design and Technology is a school subject offered at all levels of primary and secondary school. In some countries such as England it is a part of the National Curriculum. It is offered in many countries around the world such as Brunei, Bermuda, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Jordan...
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The university graduate school, established in 1988, awards master's and doctoral degrees in science and technology.
Master's Programs
- Applied Biology
- Biomolecular Engineering
- Macromolecular Science and Engineering
- Chemistry and Materials Technology
- Electronics
- Information Science
- Mechanical and Systems Engineering
- Design Engineering and Management
- Architecture and Design
- Design
- Architectural Engineering
- Advanced Fibro-Science
Doctoral Programs
- Materials and Life ScienceBiologyBiology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
- Engineering Design
- Design Science
- Advanced Fibro-Science
- Biobased Materials Science
Centers and Campus Facilities
- Cooperative Research Center
- Drosophila Genetic Resource Center
- Center for Instrumental Analysis
- Center for Environmental ScienceEnvironmental scienceEnvironmental science is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physical and biological sciences, to the study of the environment, and the solution of environmental problems...
- Center for Information ScienceInformation science-Introduction:Information science is an interdisciplinary science primarily concerned with the analysis, collection, classification, manipulation, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information...
- Radioisotope Laboratory
- Venture Laboratory
- Incubation Center
- Center for Fiber and Textile Science
- Center for Bioresource Field Science
- Center for Manufacturing Technology
- International Exchange Center
- Health Care Service Center
- Center Hall
- University Library
- Museum and Archives
- Sustainable Design Education Research Center
In 2006, 28 patents were attributed to Kyoto Institute of Technology.
Notable KIT graduates and professors
- Asai Chu (1856 - 1907) Artist
- Motono, Seigo 1882-1944 (architect, professor)
- Sei-ichi Shiraiphotos of work (1905 - 1983) Architect, KIT graduate
- Nishida, Ikutaro 1870-1945 (KIT lecturer in 1912)
- Kimura, Kosuke (professor emeritus, former president)
- Nakamura, Masao (professor emeritus, architect and researcher of tea houses and sukiya-style construction)
- Takeda, Goichi 1872-1938
- Yoshitake, Touri 1886-1945 (alumni and architect, designer of the Diet Yokohama Customs Buildings)
- Matsukuma, Hiroshi (History and Philosophy of Architecture, Public Space Planner)
- Jinnai, Hiroshi (professor) ,
- Kishi, Waro (b. 1950) (professor emeritus, architect)
- Kimura, Hiroaki (b. 1952)(professor, architect)
- Kojima, Kazuhiro (1958 – professor, architect)
- Ishida, Jun-ichiro (b. 1952) (professor)
- Yoneda, Akira (b. 1959)(professor, architect)
- Kidosaki, Nagisa (b. 1960)(professor, architect)
- Nagasaka, Dai (b. 1960)(professor, architect)
- Sakamoto, Chikao (1911-1998) alumni and former director of Hokkaido and Okinawa Development Bureaux
- Ono, Shinji （1947～1967）former governor of Wakayama Prefecture
- Matsui, Takaji (1956) - alumni Biologist at Kyoto Municipal Zoo, Japan Center for Amphibians and Reptiles
- Sato, Sanpei - (b. 1929) Cartoonist and Political Satirist of Fujisan Taro (Asahi Shinbun, 1965) fame
- Kakifly - Cartoonist of K-On! fame
- Arima, Hiroyuki (architect and KIT alumni)
- Mishima, Hisanori (alumni, architect and urban planner)
- Kita, Chikara (alumni and architect )
- Itoh, Sekisui (b. 1914)(alumni, ceramic artist and living national treasure)
- Kurosaki, Akira (b. 1937) (alumni, woodblock artist)
- Yama, Rokuro (1897 - 1982)
In popular culture
In the manga series Marmalade BoyMarmalade Boy
is a shōjo manga by Wataru Yoshizumi. It was published by Shueisha in the magazine Ribon from May 1992 to October 1995 and collected in eight tankōbon volumes. The series was adapted by Toei Animation as a 76-episode anime television series which aired on TV Asahi and Fuji TV in 1994 to 1995. This...
, Yuu takes the exam for the Kyoto Institute of Technology, moving there three months after passing it.