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, Japan. Abbreviated as , , , . The school was founded in 1942 in

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. In 1946 it was relocated to

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, adopted the present name at the same time. Four years later, it was moved to the present location. It is the oldest private technical university in Japan. CIT was conceived as a central educational institution of

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. During the Second World War, the professor at CIT was involved in the development of Nakajima Kikka． In July 2023, Joichi Ito was named the 14th President. In August 2023, Chiba Institute of Technology is listed as participating in the Japan-U.S. Research Collaboration Week. In September 2023, the President's Message was released and outlined three key points for the future of the university including the need to elevate IT engineers in society, the importance of applying acquired knowledge and technical skills to the real world, and the need to form a deep connection with society through project-based learning. In May 2025, Chiba Institute of Technology President Joi Ito conferred honorary doctorates to His Majesty King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck,

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in recognition of their notable contributions to society.

History

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Chiba Institute of Technology began as . The meaning of Kōa means that Asia wakes up. Japanese government issued a permission of the establishment on December 7, 1941(December 8 Asia time). Kōa Institute of Technology was founded by

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, Osami Nagano, Kuniyoshi Obara, Minoru Tōgō, Kotaro Honda, Hidetsugu Yagi, Shigenao Konishi, Yuzuru Hiraga, Nobuteru Mori (Mori Konzern founder･See also Shōwa Denkō), Satoru Mori (Son Nobuteru Mori), Kitaro Nishida, Shunpei Honma,

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, Saneatsu Mushanokōji in 1942. Also, Kunihiko Hashida is involved as a representative of the Government of Japan. File:HIH Prince Naruhiko of Higashikuni.jpg,

File:ADMIRAL O.NAGANO.jpg, Osami Nagano File:Kuniyoshi Obara.JPG, Kuniyoshi Obara File:Kunihiko Hashida.jpg, Kunihiko Hashida(Government representative of Japan) File:Minoru togoh.jpg, Minoru Tōgō File:Kotaro Honda.jpg, Kotaro Honda File:Hidetsugu Yagi.jpg, Hidetsugu Yagi File:Konishi Shigenao.jpg, Shigenao Konishi File:Yuzuru Hiraga.JPG, Yuzuru Hiraga File:Nobuteru mori.jpg, Nobuteru Mori File:Mori Satoru 1953.jpg, Satoru Mori File:Portrait-of-Kitaro-Nishida.png, Kitaro Nishida File:Shunpei Honma,1932.jpg, Shunpei Honma File:Tokutomi Soho.jpg,

The college was founded as a national policy for the rise of Asia tech. The purpose of the construction of the college was a contribution to the world culture and dissemination of engineering education to the people of Asia. Kōa Institute of Technology took full-scale support from

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as an educational institution to bring up the engineers who would lead a nation. Department of Industrial Engineering and materials management courses, aeronautical engineering, mechanical engineering has been installed at the university. In 1944, the headquarters of the university was moved to

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Kōjimachi is a district in Chiyoda, Tokyo. History Prior to the arrival of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the area was known as . The area developed as townspeople settled along the Kōshū Kaidō. In 1878, the Kōjimachi area became , a ward of the city of Tokyo. ...

from Tamagawa Gakuen. The metallurgy course work was relocated to the

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factory yard in

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in September. The Kōjimachi and Kawasaki campus were destroyed during the April 13, 1945 and May 25 Tokyo air raids in

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. The college was consigned to a class in the Tokyo Institute of Technology until 1946. The college changed its name to Chiba Institute of Technology in 1946 and moved to the Kimitu campus. Four years later, it was moved to the present location.

On the educational philosophy of CIT

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CIT was created as a base for the Asian cultural sphere to contribute to world culture. The educational goal of the university is to train engineers who contribute to world culture. Many Japanese universities offer education based on the traditional European educational philosophy, but CIT provides personnel education based on the Asian philosophy based on the Kitaro Nishida philosophy. Education at CIT is based on the policy of

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from the very beginning, cherishing liberalism and individuality respect.

Campuses

1942～

*Machida, Tokyo Campus (1942–46) *

Chiyoda, Tokyo , known as Chiyoda City in English,
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Campus (1943–45) *Kawasaki, Kanagawa Campus (1943–45) *Kimitu, Chiba Campus (1946–50)

1950～

*Tsudanuma, Chiba Campus (1950-)
Tsudanuma Campus (English)
*Chigusa, Chiba Campus (1967-) *Sibazono, Chiba Campus (1986-)

Schools and laboratories

Undergraduate schools

*School of Engineering *Department of information science *Department of social system science

Graduate schools

Research laboratories

*Future robot research center (furo)

*Planetary probe research center

People

Alumni

* Masayuki Uemura, a game engineer *

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, a Japanese director of Japanese animation. * Hiroshi Tachi, an actor (dropout)

Faculty

* Kouji Hirato, part-time lecturer (1990–1998) * Susumu Tadakuma, professor emeritusIEEE Richard H. Kaufmann Award Recipients: Sususmu Tadakuma
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Exchange

;China *

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;Sweden *

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;Canada *

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;France *

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;Poland *

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;Singapore * Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology ;UK *

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;United States * University of Missouri-Rolla *

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* The University of Alabama in Huntsville *

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;Japan *

Chiba University is a national university in the city of Chiba, Chiba, Chiba, Japan. It offers doctoral degrees in education as part of a coalition with Tokyo Gakugei University, Saitama University, and Yokohama National University. The university was formed in ...

* Chiba University of Commerce * Chiba Keizai University * Chuo Gakuin University * Kanda University of International Studies * Meikai University * Open University of Japan * Seitoku University * Shukutoku University * Tokyo University of Information Sciences * Wayo Women's University * Reitaku University ;Vietnam * VNU University of Engineering and Technology

References

External links

Official website
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