Shibaura Institute of Technology Campus of Omiya

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with the main campus located in Koto,

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, with campuses located in

and Saitama.

History

Established in 1927 as the Tokyo Higher School of Industry and Commerce, it was chartered as a university in 1949.

Reputation

The Shibaura Institute of Technology enjoys a moderately high reputation nationally, ranking 26th in the 2017 edition of

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, 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 Top Global University Project.

Organization

Campuses

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

Toyosu Station is a railway station in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro and Yurikamome. Lines Toyosu Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line subway and the Yurikamome. Station layout The station consists of an underground metro st ...

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

Saitama, Saitama is the capital and largest Cities of Japan, city of Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Saitama, Urawa, Ōmiya, Saitama, Ōmiya, Yono, Saitama, Yono and Iwatsuki, Saitama, Iwatsuki. It is a Cities desig ...

, 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
*
Mechanical Engineering Program
*** Fundamental Mechanical Engineering Course *** Advanced Mechanical Engineering Course *
Chemistry and Materials Program
*** Environment and Materials Engineering Course *** Chemistry and Biotechnology Course *
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Program
*** Electrical Engineering and Robotics Course *** Advanced Electronic Engineering Course *
Computer and Communications Engineering Program
*** Information and Communications Engineering Course *** Computer Science and Engineering Course *
Civil Engineering Program
*** Urban Infrastructure and Environment Course *
Innovative Global Program
* 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

Leo Esaki Leo Esaki ( ; ; born March 12, 1925) is a Japanese solid-state physicist who shared the 1973 Nobel Prize in Physics with Ivar Giaever and Brian Josephson for his work on quantum tunnelling in semiconductors, which led to his invention of the tu ...

, physicist,

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winner *

Masataka Ogawa was a Japanese chemist mainly known for the claimed discovery of element 43 (later known as technetium), which he named nipponium. In fact, he had discovered, but misidentified, element 75 (later called rhenium). After graduating from the Univ ...

, 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, architect, inventor of AuthaGraph and professor at

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Hidetaka Tenjin is a Japanese mecha anime artist, science fiction illustrator, and voice actor. 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 Sy ...

, anime artist and science fiction illustrator *

Hanako Oku is a pop singer famous in her native Japan for her piano ballads. She rose to fame after performing the end-title track for the Madhouse (company), Madhouse film ''The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006 film), The Girl Who Leapt Through Time'' in ...

, singer and songwriter *

Masashi Tashiro (born August 31, 1956) is a Japanese former television performer and a founding member of the band Rats & Star. Tashiro was a tenor singer with the band and, later, a TV entertainer in Japan. He directed a film after the breakup of Rats & Star ...

, television performer and musician *

Atsushi Tamaru is a Japanese voice actor. He currently works at Mausu Promotion. Early life Born in Hokkaido, Tamaru was raised in Saitama Prefecture is a Landlocked country, landlocked Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō reg ...

, voice actor *

Haruki Ihara was a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player. He played for the Saitama Seibu Lions, Nishitetsu Lions, and continued his entire career with them. From 2002 to 2003, he was the manager of the Seibu Lions, as well as the Orix Buffaloes, Ori ...

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