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Toyota Technological Institute (TTI) is the smallest, but perhaps, the unique college of technology ever built in Japan. It was born in 1981 as one of the social contributions of Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), following the will of TMC's founder, the late Kiichiro Toyoda; he had a hope of setting up a college when TMC reached some stage of success, as he believed that the promotion of high-level education and research would be essential in building advanced technology and industry in Japan. At TTI, some 50 faculty members conduct top-level research and provide quality education to about 500 students, following our motto: "Respect the spirit of research and creativity, and always strive to stay ahead of the times." The motto is the words of Sakichi Toyoda, an outstanding inventor, who laid the basis of the Toyota group about a century ago by his invention of automated weaving machines. This spirit of creativity has been passed onto his son, Kiichiro, and further down to TTI. It serves now as the guiding principle of our daily educational and research activities. Students of TTI attend first a set of core lectures to master the everyday basis of engineering disciplines and learn the fundamentals of human beings and our social systems. Then, each student chooses a specific field, where more in-depth studies are made to establish his/her specialty with multi-disciplinary perspectives. TTI students also undergo extensive hands-on experiential studies on-campus and off-campus internships in industry and overseas research institutions. Both the undergraduate and graduate students get high-level research experiences in well-equipped laboratories to nurture their ingenuity and creativity. In addition to our endeavors for leading engineering education, every possible effort is being made to make TTI one of the high-level research universities. For this objective, TTI provides each faculty a supportive environment to accelerate quality research of respective disciplines simultaneously; TTI coordinates a set of such research works to promote several multi-disciplinary research programs by using the framework of research centers and by arranging internal and external supports. Smart Vehicle Research Center and Smart Energy Technology Center are two such examples, where outstanding research activities on autonomous vehicles and high-efficiency solar cells are conducted through academia-industry collaborations. One of our aims in establishing Toyota Technological Institute (TTI) was to provide adequate educational and research opportunities with a low financial burden to those who, though eager to study, entered the workforce without experiencing higher education. Such opportunities help to cultivate people who will contribute to society. We have been fortunate to receive employees from many companies who recognize the significance of being a student and the importance of learning through first-hand practice. View full university

Based on the Red Cross's humanitarian spirit, doctors and nurses are dispatched to disaster areas to work as members of relief squads both in Japan and overseas. We have adopted the fundamental principles of the Red Cross as our school philosophy to advocate humanitarian spirit. Thus, our education curriculum consists of five major concepts: human beings, environment, health, nursing, and the Red Cross. We provide courses, including Disaster Nursing and Disaster Relief, which correlate with nursing studies in each specialization area. Medical providers are required to have a warm heart, calm and accurate judgment, and reliable skills. In order to meet such requirements, they need to have sufficient knowledge and powers of observation. These fundamental concepts are taught during primary nursing education, which leads to and develops necessary nursing skills. More than anything, it is essential that each student maintains the attitude to continue independent and active learning. The code of conduct of nursing activities by the Red Cross shall be based on the fundamental principles of the Red Cross: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity, and universality. We will accomplish the aim of colleges, "As a center of academic activities, colleges should provide people with a wide variety of pieces of knowledge, teach and conduct extensive research on specialties, and develop intelligent, moral and application abilities of students." (School Education Act Article 83) Also, we will proliferate the Red Cross's belief, which is based on humanity, our spirit of the foundation. Thus, we will nurture people who can independently act to provide well-balanced scientific nursing based on the Red Cross's principles. These people shall be sensitive and socially adjustable. They should also have the necessary abilities to practice nursing activities respecting individuals in health, medical, welfare services, and relief programs in Japan and abroad. Please imagine yourself after graduation. You might be working as an emergency personnel member or talking and smiling to children in a pediatric ward. You will spend four years studying at our college to transform your dream into reality. Purpose of education: We will develop nurses who can practice the humanitarian principle of the Red Cross. We will cultivate the abilities to develop the human relationship, being mentally matured and independent. We will develop the capabilities to judge facts accurately, extract issues, and creatively solve them. We will train the ability to provide care considering scientific and ethical judgment based on nursing's foundation. We will make students realize their social responsibilities, encourage them to learn throughout their lives, and develops their skills to cooperate with other specialists. We will develop human resources that are always interested in world affairs and contribute to international society by practicing nursing activities. View full university