Shibaura Institute of Technology Campus of Omiya

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, with campuses located in

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and Saitama. Established in 1927 as the Tokyo Higher School of Industry and Commerce, it was chartered as a university in 1949. The Shibaura Institute of Technology enjoys a moderately high reputation nationally, ranking 26th in the 2017 edition of Truly Strong Universities, 28th in

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Japan University rankings for 2022 (out of 775 institutions), and joint 6th among private universities in terms of entry difficulty (in STEM). 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. Shibaura is the only private technology university in Japan to have been selected for the

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Organization

Campuses

Shibaura Institute of Technology's main campus is located in the Toyosu district of Kōtō, Tokyo. The nearest station is

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. Apart from the main campus in Toyosu, there are 2 other campuses. The Omiya Campus in

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, and the Shibaura Campus in

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. 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

* College of Engineering ** Department of Mechanical Engineering ** Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics ** Department of Materials Science and Engineering ** Department of Applied Chemistry ** Department of Electrical Engineering ** Department of Electronic Engineering ** Department of Communications Engineering ** Department of Information Science and Engineering ** Department of Civil Engineering ** Department of Architecture ** Department of Architecture and Building * 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

* 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

Staff

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, physicist,

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winner *

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, chemist, known for his discovery of

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* Shigemaru Takenokoshi, footballer, Japan national team manager, football coach * Masato Murakami, materials scientist

Alumni

Hajime Narukawa is a Japanese architect. He was born in 1971 in Kawasaki-City, Kanagawa and lives and practices in Tokyo. Biography Narukawa graduated in 1994 from the Shibaura Institute of Technology, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts with a master's ...

, architect, inventor of

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and professor at

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Hidetaka Tenjin is a Japanese mecha anime artist and science fiction illustrator. Personal life Hidetaka Tenjin was born in Nishinomiya, Kobe City, on October 13, 1973. After graduating from the Shibaura institute of Technology's Department of System Engineer ...

, anime artist and science fiction illustrator *

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, singer and songwriter * Masashi Tashiro, television performer and musician *

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, voice actor *

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, baseball player and coach * Katsuhiko Chikamori, Olympic handball player * Ko Nakamura, novelist, winner of the

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* Tomohiko Yamazaki, announcer on the

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* 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

The Shibaura Institute of Technology has partner agreements with over 150 universities in about 40 countries across all six continents. These include

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References

External links

Official website
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