Muroran Institute of Technology

Muroran Institute of Technology
室蘭工業大学
TypePublic (National)
EstablishedFounded 1876
PresidentYoshikazu Kuga
Undergraduates2837(2018)
Postgraduates544(2018)
Location, ,
Japan

42°22′37″N 141°02′03″E / 42.3769332°N 141.0341026°E / 42.3769332; 141.0341026
Websitemuroran-it.ac.jp/en
Muroran Institute of Technology is located in Hokkaido
Muroran Institute of Technology
Muroran Institute of Technology is located in Japan
Muroran Institute of Technology
Location in Japan

Muroran Institute of Technology (室蘭工業大学, Muroran Kōgyō Daigaku), abbreviated as MuroranIT, MuIT, or Muroran Tech[1] is a national university in Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan.

History

  • 1897 Sapporo Agricultural College Department of Civil Engineering Established
  • 1918 Sapporo Agricultural College promoted to Hokkaido Imperial University.
  • 1939 Muroran National Industrial College Established
  • 1944 Muroran National Industrial College promoted to Muroran National College of Technology.
  • 1949 Muroran National College of Technology and Hokkaido Imperial University Department of Civil Engineering merged and Muroran Institute of Technology were founded.

Academics

Muroran Institute of Technology is a technical institute which is composed of

  • the Faculty of Engineering, a four-year course leading to a bachelor's degree, which consists of six departments
  • a Graduate School, which has a two-year course in six divisions for the master's degree
  • a three-year course in four divisions for a Doctoral degree.

Campus

The university has a campus covering an area of 197,485 m2 in the city of Muroran, which is at the entrance of Uchiura Bay in the southwestern part of Hokkaido.

Departments

  • Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture
  • Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Materials Engineering
  • Department of Applied Sciences
  • Department of Information and Electronic Engineering

References

  1. ^ "Hokkaido League 2014". American Football in Japan. Retrieved 10 October 2017.

42°22′45″N 141°2′0″E / 42.37917°N 141.03333°E / 42.37917; 141.03333