is a
private university
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in
Shinjuku, Tokyo
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative centre, housing the northern half of the busiest railway station in the world ( Shinjuku Station) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administration ...
, Japan. Its predecessor was named "Koshu Gakko" (工手学校) and was one of the oldest private
engineering school
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s in Japan.
History
Koshu Gakko (工手学校, lit. technicians school) was founded in 1887 by educator, politician, and president of
Tokyo Imperial University
, abbreviated as or UTokyo, is a public research university located in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1877, the university was the first Imperial University and is currently a Top Type university of the Top Global University Project by ...
, Koki Watanabe, president of
Imperial College of Engineering
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,
Furuichi Kōi
Baron was a civil engineer, president of '' Kōka Daigaku'', the present college of engineering of the University of Tokyo, and founding president of the Tokyo Underground Railway(東京地下鉄道), "the first underground railway in the Ori ...
and professors of Tokyo Imperial University including
Tatsuno Kingo
was a Japanese architect born in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu. Doctor of Engineering. Conferred Jusanmi (従三位, Junior Third Rank) and Kunsanto (勲三等, Order of Third Class). Former dean of Architecture Department at Tokyo Imperial ...
.
Timetable, Founders, Educators / Kogakuin University
The Koshu Gakko was an evening school. It had civil
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, mechanical
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Machine
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, electric
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, architecture
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, ship building
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, mining
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, metallurgical
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, and chemical
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engineering courses when it was established. In 1928, the school was renamed "Kogakuin" which means "Institute of Engineering" or "Institute of Technology" in Japanese.
In 1949, the school was chartered as a four-year university. In 1964, it had master's courses; in 1966 it had doctorate courses in the graduate school.
References
External links
Official website
Official website
Educational institutions established in 1887
Private universities and colleges in Japan
Universities and colleges in Tokyo
Engineering universities and colleges in Japan
1887 establishments in Japan
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