is a
private university
Private universities and private colleges are higher education institutions not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. However, they often receive tax breaks, public student loans, and government grants. Depending on the count ...
in
Miyashiro, Saitama,
Japan
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, established in 1967.
History
The Nippon Institute of Technology opened in 1907 as "Tokyo Engineering School". It was renamed "Tokyo Advanced Engineering School" in 1935, but was closed in 1943 due to
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
. In 1947, it reopened as "Toko Gakuen Junior High School" which became "Tokyo Industrial High School" in 1948 and the Nippon Institute of Technology in 1967.
At the time, it had departments of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Architecture. A Department of Systems Engineering was added in 1975. In 1982, Nippon Institute of Technology established a graduate school offering master's degrees, followed by doctoral degrees from 1987. A Department of Computer and Information Engineering was established in 1995. The school marked its centennial in 2007.
The Nippon Institute of Technology synthesized a diamond via the
open atmosphere combustion flame method in 1988.
See also
*
Colleges of technology in Japan
References
External links
Official website
Universities and colleges established in 1907
Private universities and colleges in Japan
Universities and colleges in Saitama Prefecture
Engineering universities and colleges in Japan
1907 establishments in Japan
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