is a private university in

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, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.

History

KIC was found by Mr Tomio Fukuoka in . The Graduate School of Information Technology has established in .

Fields of study

KIC Graduate School of Information Technology has one Masters course called "Department of Information Systems" which has two courses: ICT Professional Course and ICT Innovator Course.

Course term / degree

* Normal course term: two years * Degree: Master of Information Systems

Recognition

''KIC ranked #1 among 530 Japanese private universities in terms of the sustainability index, composed of growth of number of students, growth of government research grant, and financial soundness.'' ''KIC has been awarded JICA President Award 2019 to commend the individuals and organizations with preeminent achievements of the socio-economic development in developing countries through

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's (JICA) international cooperation activities.''

Adopted projects

The ICT Innovator Program has been adopted for the promotion of internationalization of universities by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and for the project to support human resource development and economic growth of programs in developing countries by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). * Industrial human resource development initiative for young people of Africa (ABE initiative) * The Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship by Japanese Grant Aid (JDS) * Grass Roots Project * Afghanistan “Project for the Promotion and Enhancement of the Afghan Capacity for Effective Development” (PEACE Project) * Pacific Leaders’ Educational Assistance for Development of State (Pacific-LEADS) *In 2018 Kobe Institute of Computing ventured with

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located in

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Inc.

Academic agreements

KIC partners with institutions around the world to give further chances for the students to develop their skills and international cooperation through programs selected by the Japanese government. *

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, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, *

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Graduate School of Applied Informatics, *

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Notable alumni

* Akaliza Keza Gara - Rwandan IT activist and entrepreneur

References

External links

KIC - Graduate School of Information Technology

KIC - College of Computing

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