Message from the PresidentJapanAsahikawaKushiroTomakomaiHakodateHachinoheKOSENAkitaIchinosekiTsuruokaToyamaIshikawaMatsueTokuyamaKitakyushuKurumeSaseboKumamoto campusYatsushiro campusKumamotoKagoshimaTsuyamaAriakeOitaKochiFukushimaImizu campusHongo campusOyamaGunmaNaganoIbarakiSuzukaNaraOf course, “engineering” is the fundamental driving forceof society today. Here, I would like to say “engineers” are,in other words, “Social Doctors”, because, engineers needto keep the society healthy in hard and soft aspects, andwhen the society has problems, engineers should properlyThe National Institute of Technology (NIT), Japan, whichorganizes 51 Colleges of Technology (KOSEN, 55 Campuses,including 5 Colleges of Maritime Technology), provides aunique and successful higher-education system, the mainfive-year engineering education and the additional two-yearadvanced course as well, for young students from an age of15, under close cooperation with industry, to fostertop-level practical and creative engineers as humanresources (or as “Treasures of the Society”).
As the president of NIT, Japan, I promise you all to bringyou up to be world–class engineers with the challenging“KOSEN Spirit”, which I am very much proud of. We arevery happy to promote international collaboration and inviteyou to join us from all over the world.

National Institute ofTe c h n o l o g yTokyoKisarazuToyotaAkashiAnanNagaokaGifuKure Hiroshima

YugeOshima NiihamaUbeFukuiMaizuruYonagoHirose campusNatori campusSendaiact to recover society’s health. We have a lot of challengesfor the bright future.
Engineers should work so hard for the people and for thesociety. In addition, as you understand, engineers alsocreate new concepts and new values that will becomerealities, for the future society. This means, engineers arethe “Creator” as well. Creation is a top-level activity ofhuman beings. Thus, engineers need to be highlyeducated, not only in science and technology in their majorfields, but also in social sciences including ethics to providefor a wealthy and affluent society.

“Engineering” is now expected very much to play animportant role to make our society, even local, national andglobal societies, more active, advanced, human-friendlyand innovative for the promising future, through producingnot only advanced scientific and technologicalachievements, but also highly educated engineers asworld-leaders.

NumazuTobaHeadquartersWakayamaTakamatsu campusTakuma campusKagawaMiyakonojoThank you very much.

Isao TaniguchiPresidentOkinawaCharacteristics of KOSENBasic Figures on KOSENNumber of Faculty and Staff (as of May 1, 2019)Number of Colleges51 (55 campuses)Budget (as of April 1,2019)88 billion yen (in academic year 2019)Tuition (as of April 1,2019)234,600 yen (per year)FacultyAdministrative Staff Technical Staff, etc.

3,664Number of Departments and Enrollment Limits (as of May 1,2019)CategoryDepartments*Enrollment LimitsCurrentStudents48,279Regular Courses

1849,360Advanced Courses

1041,1182,934Total-10,47851,2131,725

704Total6,093*Departments in regular courses・Mechanical & Material Engineering・Electrical & Electronic Engineering・Information Technology・Biological & Chemical Engineering・Civil Engineering・Architectural Engineering・Maritime Technology・Othersprinted on December,24, 2019KOSENNational Institute of TechnologyUnified five-year education from 15-year old (Regular Course)Wedge-shaped education: designed to generate an upward spiral of knowledge and abilityTop-up two-year degree program (Advanced Course)More than 80 % of faculty members hold the highest degree in their research fieldCooperation with industry through internships and other co-op education programsInter-college competitions such as Robot Contest, Programming Contest and Design ContestStudent dormitories available at all colleges provide opportunities for personal and educational growthPositive reviews from industry and academiaApproximately 99% of KOSEN graduates seeking employment get jobs in their field of studyNational Institute of TechnologyHeadquarters701-2 Higashiasakawa-machi, Hachioji City, Tokyo, 193-0834 JapanTEL: +81-42-662-3120 FA X: +81-42-662-31311