The Shibaura Institute of Technology (芝浦工業大学, Shibaura Kōgyō Daigaku), abbreviated as Shibaura kōdai (芝浦工大, Shibaura kōdai), is a private university with the main campus located in Koto, Tokyo, Japan, with campuses located in Tokyo and Saitama.
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History
Established in 1927 as the Tokyo Higher School of Industry and Commerce, it was chartered as a university in 1949.
Reputation
The Shibaura Institute of Technology enjoys a moderately high reputation nationally, ranking 26th in the 2017 edition of Truly Strong Universities, 28th in Times Higher Education Japan University rankings for 2022 (out of 775 institutions), and joint 6th among private universities in terms of entry difficulty (in STEM). While the average acceptance rate is in the region of 20-30%, the applicants per place ratio approaches or exceeds 20:1 in some departments. Shibaura is the only private technology university in Japan to have been selected for the Top Global University Project.
Organization
Campuses
Shibaura Institute of Technology's main campus is located in the Toyosu district of Kōtō, Tokyo. The nearest station is Toyosu Station.
Apart from the main campus in Toyosu, there are 2 other campuses: the Omiya Campus in Saitama, Saitama, and the Shibaura Campus in Minato, Tokyo.
All undergraduates spend the first 2 years at the Omiya Campus, then move to a different campus depending on their major.
Students of the College of Systems Engineering and Science will spend all 4 years at the Omiya Campus.
Undergraduate schools
College of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering Program
Fundamental Mechanical Engineering Course
Advanced Mechanical Engineering Course
Chemistry and Materials Program
Environment and Materials Engineering Course
Chemistry and Biotechnology Course
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Program
Electrical Engineering and Robotics Course
Advanced Electronic Engineering Course
Computer and Communications Engineering Program
Information and Communications Engineering Course
Computer Science and Engineering Course
Civil Engineering Program
Urban Infrastructure and Environment Course
Innovative Global Program
College of Systems Engineering and Science
Department of Electronic Information Systems
Department of Machinery and Control Systems
Department of Architecture and Environment Systems
Graduate schools
Graduate School of Engineering and Science (Master's Program)
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Materials Science and Engineering
Applied Chemistry
Mechanical Engineering
Architecture
Systems Engineering and Science
Graduate School of Engineering and Science (Doctor's Program)
Regional Environment Systems
Functional Control Systems
Graduate School of Engineering Management (Master's Program)
Engineering Management
Notable people
Staff
Leo Esaki, physicist, Nobel Prize winner
Masataka Ogawa, chemist, known for his discovery of rhenium
Shigemaru Takenokoshi, footballer, Japan national team manager, football coach
Masato Murakami, materials scientist
Alumni
Hajime Narukawa, architect, inventor of AuthaGraph and professor at Keio University
Hidetaka Tenjin, anime artist and science fiction illustrator
Hanako Oku, singer and songwriter
Masashi Tashiro, television performer and musician
Atsushi Tamaru, voice actor
Haruki Ihara, baseball player and coach
Katsuhiko Chikamori, Olympic handball player
Ko Nakamura, novelist, winner of the Bungei Prize
Tomohiko Yamazaki, announcer on the NHK
Hisashi Sakamaki, President and CEO of Canon Electronics Inc.
Hiroyuki Nagura, President and CEO of Nippon Filcon
Nurul Ashikin Mabahwi, President and founder of Malaysian Community in Japan-KMJ (在日マレーシアコミュニティ), politician
Partner institutions
The Shibaura Institute of Technology has partner agreements with over 150 universities in about 40 countries across all six continents. These include The University of Queensland; Pennsylvania State University; University of California, Irvine; Aalto University; Loughborough University; Korea University; University of São Paulo; and The NorthCap University.