Nagaoka University of Technology

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Nagaoka University of Technology (????????, Nagaoka Gijutsu Kagaku Daigaku), abbreviated as Nagaoka Gidai, is a national technology university founded in 1976 in Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan. It is one of only two Universities of Technology, a form of university in Japan, the other being Toyohashi University of Technology in Aichi. Many students from colleges of technology, a 5-year college called "kosen" in Japan have enrolled. The university requires 4th year students to spend up to five months on-the-job experience (internship) in private enterprises, government agencies, and elsewhere. Having a high employment rate in the national universities in Japan.

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Organization

Faculty

• School of Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electrical, Electronics and Information Engineering
  • Materials Science and Technology
  • Civil Engineering
  • Environmental Systems Engineering
  • Bioengineering
  • Management and Information Systems Engineering

Graduate School of Engineering

• Master's Program
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electrical, Electronics and Information Engineering
  • Material Science & Technology
  • Civil Engineering
  • Environmental System Engineering
  • Bio-engineering
  • Management and Information Systems Engineering
  • Nuclear System Safety Engineering
• Doctoral Program
  • Information Science and Control Engineering
  • Materials Science
  • Energy and Environment Science
  • Integrated Bio-science and Technology
• 5-years Doctoral Program
  • Science of Technology Innovation

Graduate School of Management of Technology

• Professional Degree Course
  • System Safety

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Research and Faculty Programs

• The 21st Century Center Of Excellence Program (MEXT)
  • Creation of Hybridized Materials with Super-Functions and Formation of International Research & Education Center (2002-2006)
  • Global Renaissance by Green Energy Revolution (2003-2007)
• Support Program for Contemporary Educational Needs (MEXT)
  • Development of cyclical education that incorporates Geen Technology practices
• Program for Promoting High-Quality University Education (MEXT)
  • Practical Meister system of technological education
  • Restructuring of Fundamental Engineering Education based on Universal Design Concept

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History

• 1976 Nagaoka University of Technology was opened
• 1978 Matriculation ceremony of the first undergraduate class was held
• 1980 Graduate School (Master's program) was established
• 1986 Graduate School of Engineering (Doctoral program) was established
• 2000 Course was reorganized
• 2006 Integrated Bioscience and Technology course (Doctoral program) and System Safety (Professional Degree Course) was established
• 2012 Nuclear System Safety Engineering course (Master's program) was established
• 2015 Science of Technology Innovation (5-years Doctoral program) was established

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Research and Instructional Centers

• Center for Faculty Development
• Center for General Education
• Language Center
• Physical Education and Health Care Center
• Analysis and Instrumentation Center
• Technology Development Center
• Center for Machining Technology Development
• Extreme Energy-Density Research Institute
• Center for International Exchange and Education
• Center for e-Learning Research and Application
• Information Processing Center
• Radioisotope Center
• Sound and Vibration Engineering Center
• Center for Science and Mathematics
• Center for Multimedia System
• Techno-Incubation Center
• Research Center for Advanced Magnesium Technology
• Center for Green-Tech Development in Asia
• Research Center for Safe and Secure Society
• Advanced Methane-Utilization Research Center
• Gigaku Innovation Promotion Center
• Intellectual Property Center
• Top Runner Incubation Center for Academia-Industry Fusion
• Center for Integrated Technology Support (CITS)

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Presidents

1. Kawakami Masamitsu
2. Saito Shinroku
3. Kanno Masayoshi
4. Uchida Yasuzo
5. Hattori Ken
6. Kojima Yo
7. Niihara Koichi
8. Azuma Nobuhiko

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Location

Located in the suburb area of Nagaoka City in Niigata Prefucture, nearby the Echigo Hillside Park (national government park).

• By taxi about 20 minutes, By bus about 30min from Nagaoka station (about 1 hour 40 minutes from Tokyo Station by joetsu-shinkansen, Japanese bullet train)
• By car about 5 minutes from the Nagaoka Interchange on the Kan-etsu Expressway.

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External links

• Nagaoka University of Technology's official website

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References

Source of the article : Wikipedia