Kyoto Institute of Technology

The nihongo|Kyoto Institute of Technology|京都工芸繊維大学|Kyōto Kōgei Sen'i Daigaku in Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan is one of the national universities of Japan. Established in 1949, its nickname is "Kōsen" (工繊). Together with Shinshu University and Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, it is one of Japan's Three Textile Universities. Its slogan is "Science and Art Meet in Kyoto."

Kyoto Institute of Technology has a campus at Matsugasaki in Sakyō-ku. Another campus is at Saga in Ukyō-ku.

Undergraduate Programs:
*Applied Biology
*Biomolecular Engineering
*Macromolecular Science and Engineering
*Chemistry and Materials Technology
*Electronics
*Information Science
*Mechanical and Systems Engineering
*Design Engineering and Management
*Architecture and Design
*Integrated Science and Technology (evening programs in Bioscience, Nanomaterial Science, Mechatronics Technology and　Information Design Technology) The university also has a graduate school, established in 1988, awarding master's and doctoral degrees in science and technology.

Master's Programs:

*Applied Biology
*Biomolecular Engineering
*Macromolecular Science and Engineering
*Chemistry and Materials Technology
*Electronics
*Information Science
*Mechanical and Systems Engineering
*Design Engineering and Management
*Architecture and Design
*Design
*Architectural Engineering
*Advanced Fibro-Science

Doctoral Programs:

*Materials and Life Science
*Engineering Design
*Design Science
*Advanced Fibro-Science

Beginning in October 2007, graduate course instruction will be available in English in the International Program for Science and Technology for specially selected students from 36 of the institutions with KIT Exchange Agreements. A list of these institutions is available at [http://www.kokusai.kit.ac.jp/english/about/affiliateduniversity.html]

As of May 1, 2007 the student body includes 3,176 undergraduates (23% women) and 1087 graduate students (21% women)

Centers and Campus Facilities
* [http://www.kokusai.kit.ac.jp/english_outline/index.html]

*Cooperative Research Center

*Drosophila Genetic Resource Center

*Center for Instrumental Analysis

*Center for Environmental Science

*Center for Information Science

*Radioisotope Laboratory

*Venture Laboratory

*Incubation Center

*Center for Fiber and Textile Science

*Center for Bioresource Field Science

*Center for Manufacturing Technology

*Health Care Service Center

*Center Hall

*University Library

*Museum and Archives

In 2006, 28 patents were attributed to Kyoto Institute of Technology.

References

* [http://www.kit.ac.jp/english/index.html Official site] (in English)