Nippon Institute of Technology (NIT) has over 110 years of history since it was incorporated as an educational institution. It is one of the oldest technical institutions in Japan. Its educational purpose was, and still is, to nurture engineers.
Nippon Institute of Technology (NIT) celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2017. Our mission was, and still is, to raise outstanding engineers who can utilize theoretical concepts of engineering in the frontline of industry. In 1967, at the height of Japan’s economic boom, NIT was established and was the only university where technical high school students could enroll. We developed our unique teaching method using “practical engineering,” making the best use of what students had learned in technical high school. Although many universities also accept students from technical high schools, it is not exaggerating to say that NIT is one of the few universities where students can study unconstrained without feeling disadvantaged.
It is not exaggerating to say that Japan has played an essential role in the world’s industrialized nations in modern history. The key to Japan’s industrial power is a high production quality, plus quality work in research and development. The key players were engineers with high capabilities. NIT has produced numerous quality engineers to support the industry of Japan.
With this policy in mind, we as a university always maintain ourselves as one of the best educational facilities and research laboratories.
We also have excellent professors with many practical results that have been introduced as innovative techniques in industrial circles. Some of their works are ongoing as joint ventures with global companies. Day after day, professors and students at NIT work together in the innovation of technology. The majority of our students are from across Japan, and the remainder is coming from overseas. The overseas students are very much exposed to Japanese culture through interactions with Japanese students. They take various paths in life after graduation. Some go back to their home country with their degree, while others continue to live and work in Japan.
In the first year of another half-century, we have undergone a significant overhaul of NIT’s faculties. Our university motto, “Inheritance and development,” underlies this reorganization. We found it necessary to renew NIT to raise better engineers who can adjust swiftly to changes in today’s fast-moving society while also inheriting our valuable “practical engineering education” foundation.
We have also launched a dynamic reinvention of the Liberal Arts curriculum and the reorganization of the courses it offers and the study path for students. Every first-year student will take a placement test after their admission to gauge their academic level.
We have also launched a dynamic reinvention of the Liberal Arts curriculum and the reorganization of the courses it offers and the study path for students. Every first-year student will take a placement test after their admission to gauge their academic level.
NIT’s excellent education system is not only open to students in Japan. Students from overseas are also welcome to enroll at NIT if they are eager to improve their technical skills. For instance, we offer a Japanese language course called Bekka, offered to students who are not yet fluent in Japanese. It provides various cultural programs and activities, along with language lessons. Students can brush up on their Japanese language skills before entering university. It is, of course, not easy for overseas students to study at university, even after attending Bekka, but we always have staff and teachers on hand ready to support them.
We are proud to say that many of our overseas students work worldwide. Some stay in Japan, and the rest work in other countries. They contribute to today’s globalized society with their skills acquired through their years at NIT. We hope that this tradition will continue to bridge between their mother country and Japan, between their country and the world, and between Japan and the world.
