is a

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Minami-ku, Nagoya is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the ward had an estimated population of 136,015 and a population density of 7,368 persons per km². The total area was 18.46 km². Minami-ku Ward ...

Aichi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefectur ...

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History

The university began as the Daido Technical-Educational Foundation in 1939. In 1969, the school became the Daido Institute of Technology. The university traces its origin back to the companies founded by

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. These companies consist of the Great Consolidated Electric Power Company, Limited (current:

Kansai Electric Power Company , also known as , is an electric utility with its operational area of Kansai region, Japan (including the Keihanshin megalopolis). The Kansai region is Japan's second-largest industrial area, and in normal times, its most nuclear-reliant. B ...

and

Chubu Electric Power , abbreviated as Chuden in Japanese, is a Japanese electric utilities provider for the middle Chūbu region of the Honshu island of Japan. It provides electricity at 60 Hz, though an area of Nagano Prefecture uses 50 Hz. Chubu Electric ...

Co., Inc.), the

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, Toho Gas Co., Ltd., Daido Steel Co., Ltd.,

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and Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd. (

Meitetsu , referred to as , is a private railway company operating around Aichi Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture of Japan. Some of the more famous trains operated by Meitetsu include the ''Panorama Car'' and the '' Panorama Car Super'', both of which of ...

), etc. He had a concept of a research institute for industrial technician trainings. The president of Daido Steel, Yoshio Shimoide (a member of the

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), was inspired by his concept. In January 1939, Daido Technical-Educational Foundation was established by Yoshio Simoide. The school was close to Daidōchō Station. Responding to strong demand in Nagoya's industrial companies (such as Daido Steel, Chubu Electric Power and Nagoya Railroad), the Daido Institute of Technology was established in 1962.

President

*Akira Sawaoka, senior counselor of

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Faculty of Engineering

*Department of

Mechanical Engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, and ...

*Department of Integrated Mechanical Engineering Mechanical System Engineering Course *Department of Integrated Mechanical Engineering Robotics Course *Department of Electrical and

Electronic Engineering Electronics engineering is a sub-discipline of electrical engineering which emerged in the early 20th century and is distinguished by the additional use of active components such as semiconductor devices to amplify and control electric current ...

*Department of Architecture

Architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing building ...

Course *Department of Architecture Interior Design Course *Department of Architecture

Civil Engineering Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewage ...

and Environmental Design Course

Faculty of Informatics

*Department of Information Systems Computer Science Course *Department of Information Systems Information Network Course *Department of Information Design Media Design Course *Department of Information Design Product Design Course *Department of Integrated Informatics Odor and Aroma Design Course *Department of Integrated Informatics　Management and Business Information Course

International exchange

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* RWTH Aachen University * Dong-a University *

Thai-Nichi Institute of Technology Thai-Nichi Institute of Technology (TNI) is an industry-oriented private college located in Bangkok, Thailand. The college was established in 2006 by the Technology Promotion Association (Thailand-Japan). It was founded with the cooperation of Tha ...

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