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The is one of the 87 national universities in Japan. Located in
Fukuoka Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,109,323 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,986 Square kilometre, km2 (1,925 sq mi). Fukuoka Prefecture borders ...
on the island of
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, it is dedicated to education and research in the fields of science and technology. It is earlier abbreviated to KIT and is now officially abbreviated to Kyutech. The founder was Matsumoto Kenjiro, second son of Yasukawa Keiichiro, and the links with the
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(founded in 1915) remain strong to this day. The centenary of the opening of the Tobata campus is being celebrated in 2009, with Founder's Day on May 28, 2009. One of its famous alumnus is "Mr. Tornado", the severe storms researcher Tetsuya "Ted" Fujita. He graduated in 1943 and was an associate professor until 1953 when he was invited to the
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History

The university was granted government permission to be founded in 1907 as a private training school for engineers called ''Meiji Senmon Gakkō'' (Meiji Vocational School), toward the end of the
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. The first campus opened its doors in Tobata in 1909, and the centenary of the university is therefore being celebrated in 2009. KIT became a Japanese national university on May 31, 1949 and has, since April 1, 2004, been incorporated as a
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under a new law that applies to all national universities. Despite the incorporation, which has led to increased financial independence and autonomy, KIT is still quite strictly controlled in many respects by the
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(Monbukagakushō, or Monkashō). In 1995, the Satellite Venture Business Laboratory was opened at Tobata campus. The first school building of ''Meiji Senmon Gakko'' was made wholly of wood and designed by
Tatsuno Kingo was a Japanese architect born in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu. He was a Doctor of Engineering; conferred as Jusanmi (従三位, Junior Third Rank) and Kunsanto (勲三等, Order of Third Class); and served as dean of Architecture Departm ...
. There is also a 1/50th scale model of the building on display in the university archives on Tobata campus.


Founding principles

The first president of KIT, Yamakawa Kenjiro who studied at
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declared that the aim of the school was to produce "gentlemen well versed in technological skills" (''gijutsu ni tannō naru shikunshi''). Nowadays the university aims to produce both ladies and gentlemen with these skills, and enjoys a high reputation with employers. Founder's day is May 28. It coincides deliberately with the
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of May 27 and May 28, 1905, the decisive naval battle in the
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. Admiral
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once visited KIT, and his visit is commemorated in the school's archives, as is that of
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Campuses

KIT has three campuses. Two of these are in
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and one is in
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. All three are in
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,
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Tobata campus (Kitakyushu)

Faculty of Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering. This is the oldest campus, opened in 1909. It was designed by Tatsuno Kingo. It originally had three departments: Mining, Metallurgy, and Mechanical Engineering.


Iizuka campus

Faculty of Computer Science and Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Computer Science and Systems Engineering. This is the second campus, established in 1986. The first students were admitted in 1987.


Wakamatsu campus (Kitakyushu)

Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering. This is the newest campus, established in April 2001.


International partnerships

KIT has partnership agreements with several overseas universities, including the
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(UK),
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(USA), and the
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(USA).


Notable people


Alumni

* Tetsuya Fujita – severe storm research


Faculty

* Tatsuo Endo – professor emeritus


See also

*
Kagoshima University , abbreviated to , is a Japanese national university located in Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. History The university was established in 1949 consolidating the following schools because of educational reform in ...
* Kyushu Institute of Design *
Kyushu University , abbreviated to , is a public research university located in Fukuoka, Japan, on the island of Kyushu. Founded in 1911 as the fourth Imperial University in Japan, it has been recognised as a leading institution of higher education and resear ...
*
Nagasaki University is a national university of Japan. Its nickname is ''Chōdai'' (). The main campus is located in Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. History Nagasaki University was established in 1949 by incorporating several nation ...
*
Nagoya Institute of Technology The , abbreviated to Nitech (or in Japanese to 名工大, ''Meikōdai''), is a public educational institution of science and technology located in Nagoya, Japan. Nitech was founded in 1905 as ''Nagoya Higher Technical School'', then renamed ''Na ...
*
Tokyo Institute of Technology The Tokyo Institute of Technology () was a public university in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan. It merged with Tokyo Medical and Dental University to form the Institute of Science Tokyo on 1 October 2024. The Tokyo Institute of Technology was a De ...
* University of Kitakyushu *
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References

* Dallas Finn, ''Meiji Revisited: The Sites of Victorian Japan'', Weatherhill, 1995 for a description of the first school building designed by
Tatsuno Kingo was a Japanese architect born in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu. He was a Doctor of Engineering; conferred as Jusanmi (従三位, Junior Third Rank) and Kunsanto (勲三等, Order of Third Class); and served as dean of Architecture Departm ...
. * Nogami Gyoichi, ''Meiji Senmon Gakkō 40 nen no kiseki'' The Forty-year Miracle of Meiji College of Technology"(Kyushu Institute of Technology, 1994) * Kyushu Kōgyō Daigaku Hyakunen shi henshu iinkai (Ed.), ''Kyushu Kōgyō Daigaku Hyaku nen shi'' entenary History of Kyushu Institute of Technology Meisenkai, 2009


External links


KIT official website
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