Shibaura Institute of Technology
芝浦工業大学 | |
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| Motto | Learning through practice |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1927 |
| Founder | Shiro Arimoto |
| Accreditation | JUAA |
| President | Masato Murakami |
| Students | 8,387 (2015)[1] |
| Undergraduates | 7,413 (2015)[1] |
| Postgraduates | 920 (2015)[1] |
| 54 (2015)[1] | |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Athletics | 33 Varsity teams |
| Colors | Green [2] |
| Website | Official website |
The Shibaura Institute of Technology (芝浦工業大学, Shibaura Kōgyō Daigaku), abbreviated as Shibaura kōdai (芝浦工大, Shibaura kōdai), is a private university with the main campus located in Koto, Tokyo, Japan, with campuses located in Tokyo and Saitama.
History
[edit]Established in 1927 as the Tokyo Higher School of Industry and Commerce, it was chartered as a university in 1949.[3]
Reputation
[edit]The Shibaura Institute of Technology enjoys a moderately high reputation nationally, ranking 26th in the 2017 edition of Truly Strong Universities,[4] 28th in Times Higher Education Japan University rankings for 2022[5][6] (out of 775 institutions[7]), and joint 6th among private universities in terms of entry difficulty (in STEM).[8] While the average acceptance rate is in the region of 20-30%, the applicants per place ratio approaches or exceeds 20:1 in some departments.[9] Shibaura is the only private technology university in Japan to have been selected for the Top Global University Project.[7]
Organization
[edit]Campuses
[edit]Shibaura Institute of Technology's main campus is located in the Toyosu district of Kōtō, Tokyo. The nearest station is Toyosu Station.
Apart from the main campus in Toyosu, there are 2 other campuses. The Omiya Campus in Saitama, Saitama, and the Shibaura Campus in Minato, Tokyo. All undergraduates spend the first 2 years at the Omiya Campus, then move to a different campus depending on their major. Students of the College of Systems Engineering and Science will spend all 4 years at the Omiya Campus.
Undergraduate schools
[edit]- College of Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering Program
- Fundamental Mechanical Engineering Course
- Advanced Mechanical Engineering Course
- Chemistry and Materials Program
- Environment and Materials Engineering Course
- Chemistry and Biotechnology Course
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering Program
- Electrical Engineering and Robotics Course
- Advanced Electronic Engineering Course
- Computer and Communications Engineering Program
- Information and Communications Engineering Course
- Computer Science and Engineering Course
- Civil Engineering Program
- Urban Infrastructure and Environment Course
- Innovative Global Program
- Mechanical Engineering Program
- College of Systems Engineering and Science
- Department of Electronic Information Systems
- Department of Machinery and Control Systems
- Department of Architecture and Environment Systems
- Department of Bioscience and Engineering
- Department of Mathematical Sciences
- College of Engineering and Design
- Department of Engineering and Design
Graduate schools
[edit]- Graduate School of Engineering and Science (Master's Program)
- Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Applied Chemistry
- Mechanical Engineering
- Architecture
- Systems Engineering and Science
- Graduate School of Engineering and Science (Doctor's Program)
- Regional Environment Systems
- Functional Control Systems
- Graduate School of Engineering Management (Master's Program)
- Engineering Management
Notable people
[edit]Staff
[edit]- Leo Esaki, physicist, Nobel Prize winner
- Masataka Ogawa, chemist, known for his discovery of rhenium
- Shigemaru Takenokoshi, footballer, Japan national team manager, football coach
- Masato Murakami, materials scientist
Alumni
[edit]- Hajime Narukawa, architect, inventor of AuthaGraph and professor at Keio University
- Hidetaka Tenjin, anime artist and science fiction illustrator
- Hanako Oku, singer and songwriter
- Masashi Tashiro, television performer and musician
- Atsushi Tamaru, voice actor
- Haruki Ihara, baseball player and coach
- Katsuhiko Chikamori, Olympic handball player
- Ko Nakamura, novelist, winner of the Bungei Prize
- Tomohiko Yamazaki, announcer on the NHK
- Hisashi Sakamaki, President and CEO of Canon Electronics Inc.
- Hiroyuki Nagura, President and CEO of Nippon Filcon
- Dr Nurul Ashikin Mabahwi, President and founder of Malaysian Community in Japan-KMJ (在日マレーシアコミュニティ) , politician
Partner institutions
[edit]The Shibaura Institute of Technology has partner agreements with over 150 universities in about 40 countries across all six continents.[10] These include The University of Queensland; Pennsylvania State University; University of California, Irvine; Aalto University; Loughborough University; Korea University; and University of Sao Paulo.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Key Statistics｜Shibaura Institute of Technology".
- ^ "Shibaura Institute Of Technology".
- ^ Japanese universities and colleges, 1966-67. Daigaku Kijun Kyōkai. 1967. OCLC 741501153.
- ^ 週刊東洋経済 臨時増刊「本当に強い大学2017」 (in Japanese). 東京: 東洋経済新報社. 2017.
- ^ "芝浦工業大学プロフィール". THE世界大学ランキング 日本版 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-03-18.
- ^ "Shibaura Institute of Technology Tokyo". Times Higher Education (THE). 2018-05-01. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
- ^ a b "Top Global University Project". Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
- ^ "私立理系大学 偏差値一覧(ランキング形式) 2019年度最新版". みんなの大学情報 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-03-18.
- ^ "芝浦工業大学/入試結果（倍率）". 大学受験パスナビ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-03-18.
- ^ "Partner universities and Institutes overseas". Shibaura Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
External links
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- Universities and colleges established in 1927
- Private universities and colleges in Japan
- Research institutes in Japan
- Universities and colleges in Tokyo
- Universities and colleges in Saitama Prefecture
- Technical universities and colleges in Japan
- Engineering universities and colleges in Japan
- 1927 establishments in Japan