Muroran Institute of Technology

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.

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

History edit

  • 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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

References edit

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

External links edit

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