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. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1907 as . It was chartered as a university in 1949 with Yasujiro Niwa as first president. Denki (電機) means an electric device in Japanese, and the university is dedicated to science and technology.

Organization

Undergraduate schools

* College of Engineering ** Department of Mechanical Engineering ** Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering ** Department of Electronic Systems Engineering ** Department of Applied Chemistry ** Department of Advanced Mechanical Engineering ** Department of Information and Communication Engineering * College of Science and Engineering ** natural science course ** Information System Design Course ** life engineering Course ** mechanical engineering Course ** electronic engineering Course ** Architecture and Urban Environment Course * College of Future science ** Department of Information Media ** Department of Robotics &

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** Department of Architecture * College of Systems Design Engineering ** Department of Information Systems Engineering ** Department of Design Engineering * College of Second Department Engineering ** Department of Mechanical Engineering ** Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering ** Department of Information and Communication Engineering

Graduate schools

* Graduate School of Engineering (Master's Program) ** Electrical and Electronic Engineering ** Electronic Systems Engineering ** Materials Engineering ** Mechanical Engineering ** Advanced Mechanical Engineering ** Information and Communication Engineering * Graduate School of Science and Engineering (Master's Program) ** Natural Science ** Informatics ** Life science and Engineering ** Mechanical Engineering ** Electronic Engineering ** Architecture and Urban Environment * Graduate School of Future science (Master's Program) ** Architecture ** Information Media Science ** Robotics & Mechatronics * Graduate School of Systems Design Engineering (Master's Program) ** Information Systems Engineering ** Design Engineering * Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology (Doctor's Program)

Notable alumni

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'', characters Okabe Rintaro and Hashida Itaru attend the university.

References

External links

Official website
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