KIT Tobata campus front gate (Seimon) on a national holiday

Kyushu Institute of Technology (九州工業大学 Kyushu Kougyou Daigaku) is one of the 89 national universities in Japan. Located in Fukuoka prefecture on the island of Kyushu, it is dedicated to education and research in the fields of science and technology. It is often abbreviated to KIT and sometimes to Kyutech. The front gate of Kyushu Institute of Technologys Tobata campus (faculty of engineering). ... The front gate of Kyushu Institute of Technologys Tobata campus (faculty of engineering). ... Fukuoka Prefecture (福岡県 Fukuoka-ken) is located on Kyushu Island, Japan. ... Kyushu region, Japan Kyushu (九州) is the third largest island of Japan and most southerly and westerly of the four main islands. ...

The university was founded in 1907 with government permission as a private training school for engineers called Meiji Senmon Gakkou (Meiji Vocational School), towards the end of the Meiji era. The first campus opened its doors in Tobata in 1909. It became a Japanese national university on May 31, 1949, and has since April 1, 2004 been incorporated as a national university corporation under a new law which applies to all national universities. 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... See: Meiji Restoration, the revolution that ushered in the Meiji Era Meiji Era - the period in Japanese history when the Meiji Emperor reigned Emperor Meiji of Japan - Mutsuhito, the Meiji Emperor, who reigned during Meiji Era Meiji University - University in Tokyo. ... History of Japan Paleolithic Jomon Yayoi Yamato period ---Kofun period ---Asuka period Nara period Heian period Kamakura period Muromachi period Azuchi-Momoyama period ---Nanban period Edo period Meiji period Taisho period Showa period ---Japanese expansionism ---Occupied Japan ---Post-Occupation Japan Heisei The Meiji period (Japanese: Meiji Jidai 明治時代 ) (1868–1912... Tobata (戸畑区; -ku) is the smallest ward of Kitakyushu city. ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining, as the last day of May. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Despite the incorporation which has led to increased financial independence and autonomy, KIT is still partly controlled by the Japanese Ministry of Education (Monbukagakusho, or Monkasho). Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (文部科学省; monbukagakushō), also known as MEXT is one of ministries of the Japanese government. ...

The emblem of KIT is explained in English here.

Founding principles

The founder of KIT, Yamakawa Kenjiro who studied at Yale University declared that the aim of the school was to produce "gentlemen well versed in technological skills" (gijutsu ni kanno naru shikunshi). Nowadays the university aims to produce both ladies and gentlemen with these skills, and enjoys a high reputation with employers. Yamakawa Kenjiro (山川健次郎 Yamakawa Kenjirō, 1854-1931) was the third son of the head of the Aizu clan. ... This article is about the institution of higher learning in the United States. ...

Founder's day is May 28th. It coincides with the naval Battle of Tsushima of May 28, 1905 - the decisive battle in the Russo-Japanese war. Admiral Togo Heihachiro once visited KIT, and his visit is commemorated in the school's archives. The Battle of Tsushima (Japanese: 対馬海戦), commonly known as the Sea of Japan Naval Battle (Japanese: 日本海海戦) in Japan, was the last and most decisive sea battle of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905. ... Greater Manchuria, Russian (outer) Manchuria is region to upper right in lighter Red; Liaodong Peninsula is the wedge extending into the Yellow Sea The Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) was an extremely bloody conflict that grew out of the rival imperialist ambitions of Imperial Russia and Japan in Manchuria and... Admiral Togo at the age of 58, at the time of the Russo-Japanese War. ...

KIT's three campuses

KIT has three campuses. Two of these are in Kitakyushu and one is in Iizuka. All three are in Fukuoka prefecture, Kyushu. Kokura Castle (-jō), April 2002 Kitakyūshū (北九州市; -shi), literally north Kyushu, is a city located in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. ... Iizuka (飯塚市; -shi) is a city located at the confluence of the Honami and Onga rivers in central Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. ... Fukuoka Prefecture (福岡県 Fukuoka-ken) is located on Kyushu Island, Japan. ... Kyushu region, Japan Kyushu (九州) is the third largest island of Japan and most southerly and westerly of the four main islands. ...

Tobata campus (Kitakyushu)

Faculty of Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering. This is the oldest campus, opened in 1909. It originally had three departments: Mining, Metallurgy, and Mechanical Engineering. Tobata (戸畑区; -ku) is the smallest ward of Kitakyushu city. ...

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. Iizuka (飯塚市; -shi) is a city located at the confluence of the Honami and Onga rivers in central Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. ...

Wakamatsu campus (Kitakyushu)

Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering. This is the newest campus, established in April 2001. Wakamatsu is one of the wards of Kitakyushu city. ...

See also

• Kagoshima University
  
• Kyushu Institute of Design
  
• Kyushu University
  
• Nagasaki University
  
• Nagoya Institute of Technology
  
• Tokyo Institute of Technology
  
• University of Kitakyushu
  

Kagoshima University is a national university located in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. ... Kyushu Institute of Design (九州芸術工科大学; Kyushu Geijutsu Kôka Daigaku, KID) in Fukuoka, Japan is one of Japans prestigious national universities and was founded in April, 1968. ... Kyushu University (九州大学; Kyushu Daigaku, abbreviated to 九大 Kyudai) in Fukuoka, Japan is one of Japans prestigious national universities and the largest public university on the island of Kyushu. ... (名古屋工業大学 Nagoya Kōgyō Daigaku, abbreviated to 名工大 Meikōdai) is one of the top-rated institutions of higher learning dedicated to technology in Japan. ... Tokyo Institute of Technology (東京工業大学), often called Tokyo Tech for short, is the largest institution of higher learning in Japan dedicated to science and technology. ... The University of Kitakyushu (founded in 1946) is a public university in Kitakyushu. ...

External links

• KIT official home page (English)

• Message from the President
• Chronology of KIT
• KIT's international campus agreements

• KIT official page (Japanese)

• National Universities incorporation - the new law
• The Japan Association of National Universities