Toyohashi University of Technology

Toyohashi University of Technology
豊橋技術科学大学
Motto Master Technology, Create Technology
Type National
Established 1976
President Takashi Onishi
Undergraduates 1,215 (2015)[1]
Postgraduates 1,022 (2015)
Location Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan
Campus Suburban
Nickname Toyohashi Tech, TUT, Gikadai
Website Toyohashi University of Technology

Toyohashi University of Technology (豊橋技術科学大学; Toyohashi Gijutsu Kagaku Daigaku), often abbreviated to Toyohashi Tech, or TUT, is a national engineering university located in Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan. Distinguished for the upper-division student body where over 80% of them are transfer students from 5-year Technical Colleges called Kōsens, the Toyohashi Tech is one of the only two Universities of Technology, a form of universities in Japan, the other being Nagaoka University of Technology. Toyohashi Tech is also noted for the fact that majority of the students proceed to graduate schools. The university is locally nicknamed Gikadai (技科大).

One of the Buildings of Toyohashi University of Technology

History

Toyohashi University of Technology was founded on October 1, 1976,[2] after the government’s decision to establish the Graduate School of Science and Technology in Toyohashi city in 1974. This is based on the request from Japanese National Technical Colleges, to the Minister of Education in 1972.[3]

Organization

Undergraduate School

Departments of Engineering are reconstructed into 5 new departments from April 2010.

Graduate School

Research Institutes

Electronics-Inspired Interdisciplinary Research Institute
Organization for International Affairs
Organization for Development of Innovative Research and technology
Organization for the University Library and Computer Center
Other

Notable alumni

Academia

Literature

Media

Presidents

  1. Yoneichiro Sakaki (1976–1984)
  2. Namio Honda (1984–1990)
  3. Shin'ichi Sasaki (1990–1996)
  4. Keishi Gotō (1996–2002)
  5. Tatau Nishinaga (2002–2008)
  6. Yoshiyuki Sakaki (2008–present)

References

  1. ↑ http://www.tut.ac.jp/english/introduction/number_of_all_students1.html
  2. ↑ "TUT: University Introduction: Chronology". Retrieved 2007-12-04.
  3. ↑ "Translation: 30 years history of Toyohashi University of Technology, p.2" (PDF).

Coordinates: 34°42′06″N 137°24′31″E / 34.70167°N 137.40861°E / 34.70167; 137.40861

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