高専とは？
What is KOSEN ?
（KOSEN is KOSEN !）September 23rd, 2020
独立行政法人 国立高等専門学校機構
National Institute of Technology (KOSEN)
理事長(President) 谷口 功（TANIGUCHI, Isao）
1KOSEN＝(日本独自の）高等教育機関
Japanese Unique
Institutes of Higher Education≠ 専門学校
Not vocational or technical colleges
Please pay attention
not to make a mistake !!

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Introduction of KOSEN (全国の高専）
National Colleges of Technology
Public Colleges of Technology
Private Colleges of Technology
Total

1st group of KOSEN colleges (12 schools) were founded in
1962. Now there are 51 National colleges, 3 Publiccolleges and 3 Private colleges.
Block-3

Block-4--Yonago College
Matsue CollegeTsuyama College
Hiroshima College
Kure CollegeTokuyama CollegeUbe CollegeOshima CollegeAnan College
Kagawa CollegeNiihama CollegeYuge CollegeKochi CollegeBlock-1

Toyama CollegeIshikawa CollegeFukui CollegeGifu College
Toyota CollegeToba CollegeSuzuka CollegeMaizuru CollegeAkashi CollegeNara College
Wakayama College-Hakodate College
Tomakomai CollegeKushiro College
Asahikawa College
Hachinohe College
Ichinoseki CollegeSendai CollegeAkita College
Tsuruoka College

Block-2

Block-5- Kurume College- Ariake College- Kita Kyushu
College- Sasebo College- Kumamoto College- Oita College- Miyakonojo College- Kagoshima College- Okinawa College-KOSEN(Headquarters)

Fukushima College
Ibaraki College
Oyama College
Gunma CollegeKisarazu CollegeTokyo College
Nagaoka College
Nagano College
Numazu College

3Management of KOSEN founded by National Government
国立高専：National Inst. of Tech.

MEXT(Ministry of Education, Culture,Sports, Science and Technology)(Responsibility)•Quality assurance of KOSEN education•Budget•Annual planning and performancemanagement•Human resources management•51 NIT Colleges’ President appointment•College entrance control•College curriculum management•Number of departments & students
control•Information network management etc.

KOSEN President
appointed by MEXTKOSEN(HQ)
President: Dr. Taniguchi

51 Colleges (55 Campuses)

College 1

College 49

College3

College 2

College 4・・・・

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College 51

College 50

高専機構本部が設置者としてすべてを統括
As Installation organization
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National Institute of Technology (KOSEN), Japan

高専の教育： KOSEN Education
日本独自の成功した教育システムであり、科学・技術に立脚した日本の高度経済成長を支え、未来を創りだすエンジニア育成の高等教育機関
A unique and successful educational system in Japan for higher
education on engineering, which sustain Japanese higheconomic growth so far and create future developmenton the basis of science and technology.
高専は高専として理解いただきたい
国際的にも理解が広がっている
It is difficult to translate KOSEN to foreign language, becauseKOSEN style educational institute is only in Japan.
“KOSEN is KOSEN” >>Now, the KOSEN educational system has become well-known
internationally (especially, ASEAN countries).
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高専の教育： KOSEN Education
本科：5年間一貫教育１５歳からの教育
本科修了後：専攻科（2年間） or 他の高等教育機関へ
基礎科学に立脚して、科学実験、工場実習、実践的技術を重視し、さらに、産業界と連携した授業
各種のコンテストを活用＝＞チャレンジ精神を持った実践的、創造的エンジニアの育成
チャレンジ精神：KOSEN Spirits !!

Robot Contest

Regular course : 5-year from 15 years old
Advanced course : Additional 2 more years
and/or enter higher educational Institutes
Emphasizing on scientific experiments, workshop training andpractical manufacturing skills in addition to fundamental
science lectures under collaboration with industries
Use of Contests => “Practical and Creative / Innovative”
Engineers under challenging spirits (KOSEN Spirits !!)6

National Institute of Technology (KOSEN), Japan

高専の教育： KOSEN Education
高専は、様々な科学や技術に基づいて、社会の諸課題を解決し社会を変革する、創造的で実践的なエンジニアを育成してきた！
社会のお医者さんを養成する教育！
KOSEN brings up Innovative and PracticalEngineers to solve social problems in worldwide
and make an innovation by the power of Scienceand technology as the “Social Doctors”.
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KOSEN’s education balanced structure
KOSEN has a well-balanced structure on Liberal Arts
subjects and majored Engineering subjects.
高専の教育は、バランスの良い構成になっている
AgeAdvancedCourse(2 yrs.)

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Research

Graduation researchInternship

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18
RegularCourse(5 yrs.)

Engineering Design20Projects

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Liberal Arts

16

75 credits

82 credits

Manufacturing practices
Experiments

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Liberal Arts
(Mathematics, Physics, other NaturalSciences, & Social Sciences, English etc.)

Majored Engineering Subjects
一般教育と工学系専門教育を織り交ぜて 8

Same basic standard and different characteristics
KOSEN colleges have same basic standard, but also haveoriginality and different characteristics. 共通の基礎科目と特徴ある科目

Local
Cooperation
地域

40%

GlobalRelation
国際IndustryRelation
産業界

StudentActivity
個性の育成 etc.

Original Curriculumof each KOSEN college
地域や学校の特性を反映

Same Base
60%“Model Core Curriculum（MCC)"
共通の基礎科目
9Careers for KOSEN Graduates32

卒業生の進路Regular Courses Graduates：本科

Advanced Courses Graduates：専攻科

Possible to get a job
トップレベルの企業／大学などにin major Japanese companies
or to enter top-class universities
Ratio of job offers:

over 20-30 job offers per students
２０〜３０社のトップ企業から求人
10高専から見た我が国の教育に関する課題：

Educational Issues of Japan from a viewpoint of KOSEN変化する社会で、活力をもって生きていく（働く）ために
for living (working) actively in the Rapidly Changing Society
今後の急速に変化する社会： Rapidly Changing Society from now on○ 何ができるのかで判断する： Evaluate everyone what they can do
チャレンジ精神／変革を担える力: Challenging Spirits / Power of Change○ 学歴社会 （どこで学んだか； 何年在学したか） ＞＞
学修（習）歴社会へ変化 （何を学び、 何ができるのか： 能力評価）

Evaluate: Where and how long you learned >>What you learned and What you can do○ メンバーシップ型雇用（終身雇用：人に仕事をつける ＞＞
ジョブ型雇用 （仕事に必要な人を雇用）

Membership (lifetime) employment >> Job employment○ 雇用される＞＞ 起業 （雇用を生み出す）Hired at a company (Get a job)>> Start-up （create employment)

いずれの変化も、高専の学生（卒業生）にとっては、有利に働く

All Changes work in favor for KOSEN Students (Graduates)

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ありがとうございました Thank you
KOSEN is a uniqueeducational systemin JapanKOSEN fosters
Innovative and PracticalEngineers= Social Doctor

高専 is KOSEN
KOSEN is KOSEN
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