- Kobe Institute Of Computing
Infobox University
name = Kobe Institute of Computing - Graduate School of Information Technology
native_name = 神戸情報大学院大学
established = 2005
type = Private IT professional school
president = Prof. Toshiharu Hasegawa, Ph.D.
city =Kobe-shi
state = Hyogo-ken
country =Japan
website = http://www.kic.ac.jp/ [http://www.kic.ac.jp/ Official Website]Kobe Institute of Computing; Graduate School of Information Technology is one of Japanese university in Kobe, Hyogo.It is established in 2005. Its abbreviated name is KIC.
Outline
Kobe Institute of Computing; Graduate School of Information Technology is an IT professional graduate school established in April 2005 aiming to develop people with outstanding specialist capabilities who can play central roles in IT infrastructures. The operating body is Kobe Institute of Computing. The parallel establishment school is College of Computing.
History
* April 2005 Established
Development of Human Resources
* Using OSS (Open Source Software) that many countries and governments are getting to use as materials, which helps to foster IT technical experts who understand operating principle and inner structure of software.
* Development high skilled IT experts with management ability and problem solving ability.
* Holding “Active & Creative” as the education philosophy, develop human resources having “Thinking Power”.Field of Study
* Graduate School of Information Technology, Department of Information Systems
** OSS Region
** Network Region
** Information architecture Region
** Programming RegionCourse Term / Degree
* Normal course term: 2 years
* Degree: Master of Information SystemsAddress
2-2-7 Kano-cho, Kobe Chuo-ku, Kobe,
Hyogo About 10 minutes on foot from Sannomiya Station and Shinkobe StationLocated in former residences of early foreign settlers area.Faculty / Education
Unlike the
traditional graduate schools which are for fostering of researchers, KIC is for training practicing IT professionals and about 30% of their faculties are therefore experienced professional people.Lecture System
Considering working students the classes are at weekday night as well as daytime.Since 2009 KIC is planning to start Saturday classes and lasting courses.KIC has a unique school term system which called “6 term system”. Each term is for 2 months.The curriculum is developed to enable students to have laboratory teaching after lecture, which helps students to enable to practice with knowledge that they get on lectures.
Acasdemic Agreement
Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology (Public University Corporation Tokyo Metropolitan University)External links
* [http://www.kic.ac.jp/ KIC - Graduate School of Information Technology]
* [http://www.kobedenshi.ac.jp/ KIC - College of Computing]
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