At a glance
Chiba Institute of Technology was established in 1942, as Koa Institute of Technology, in Tokyo, in response to growing social demand for technology education. In 1946, the university was relocated to Chiba, and was renamed the Chiba Institute of Technology. In 2016, the Faculty of Engineering was reorganized into 5 faculties and 17 departments including the Faculty of Engineering, the Faculty of Creative Engineering, the Faculty of Advanced Engineering, the Faculty of Information and Computer Science, and the Faculty of Social Systems Science. Also, in 2024, the Faculty of Information and Computer Science and the Faculty of Social Systems Science will undergo a significant transformation as it becomes the Faculty of Innovative Information Science and the Faculty of Innovative Management Science as appropriate to leading the future with information. The Graduate School of Engineering, the Graduate School of Creative Engineering, the Graduate School of Advanced Engineering, the Graduate School of Information and Computer Science, and the Gradual School of Social Systems Science are home to 15 majors,making CIT one of the largest technology institutes in Japan with nearly 10,000 students.
In a period in which the public interest in creative design has grown significantly in the world wide level, the Chiba Institute of Technology is taking on a role as the flagship technological university, an undergraduate course whose students are studying for having the strength to compete in international contests, and graduate schools whose students and faculty are doing research in areas of great interest and importance.
In a period in which the public interest in creative design has grown significantly in the world wide level, the Chiba Institute of Technology is taking on a role as the flagship technological university, an undergraduate course whose students are studying for having the strength to compete in international contests, and graduate schools whose students and faculty are doing research in areas of great interest and importance.
History
In step with Japanese manufacturing.
CIT is continually evolving to meet the needs of the future.
CIT is continually evolving to meet the needs of the future.
1942 | Established on May 15 in Machida-shi, Tokyo as Koa Institute of Technology. |
1946 | Transferred to Kimitsu-shi, Chiba and renamed Chiba Institute of Technology. |
1950 | Tokyo, and established undergraduate day courses f or Mechanical En gineering, Metallurgical Engineering and Industrial Management and evening courses o f Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, and Industrial Management. |
1953 | Transferred to Narashino-shi, Chiba, in the Keiyo Industrial Area near Undergraduate day course for Electrical Engineering established. |
1955 | Undergraduate evening course for Electrical Engineering established. |
1961 | Undergraduate day courses for Electronic Engineering and Industrial Chemistry established. |
1963 | Undergraduate day courses for Civil Engineering and Architecture established. |
1965 | Master's degree courses for Metallurgical Engineering and Industrial Chemistry established. |
1966 | Undergraduate day course for Precision Engineering established. |
1987 | Master's degree course for Civil Engineering established. |
1988 | Undergraduate day courses for Computer Science and Industrial Design established. |
1989 | Doctoral degree courses for Metallurgical Engineering and Industrial Chemistry and master’s degree courses for Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, and Architecture established. |
1990 | Undergraduate evening courses for Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, and Architecture established. Doctoral course for Civil Engineering and master's degree course for Precision Engineering established. |
1991 | Doctoral courses for Mechanical Engineering and Electrical-Electronic Engineering established. |
1992 | Doctoral courses for Architecture and Precision Engineering and master's degree courses of Computer Science and Industrial Design established. |
1994 | Doctoral courses for Computer Science and Industrial Design established. |
1995 | Master's degree course for Management and System Engineering established. |
1997 | Undergraduate day courses for Information and Network Science, and Project Management established. |
1998 | Doctoral degree course for Management and System Engineering established. |
1999 | Day and evening courses launched at all 11 undergraduate departments of the Faculty of Engineering except for Information and Network Science, and Project Management. |
2001 | The Faculty of Engineering reorganized to newly set up the Faculty of Information and Computer Science, which consists of the Computer Science and Information and Network Science, and the Faculty of Social Systems Science, which consists of Management Information Science and Project Management. Day and evening courses introduced in all undergraduate departments. |
2003 | The nine undergraduate departments in the Faculty of Engineering were reorganized into five departments:Mechanical Science and Engineering;Electrical,Electronics and Computer Engineering;Life and Environmental Science s;Architecture and Civil Engineering; and Design. The flextime system was introduced in all undergraduate departments. The Future Robotics Technology Center (fuRo) was established. |
2004 | The Graduate School of Engineering was reorganized and the following programs were established. In the Graduate School of Engineering: the Master's Program in Mechanical Science and Engineering; the Master's Program in Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering; the Master's Program in Life and Environmental Sciences; the Master's Program in Architecture and Civil Engineering; the Master's Program in Design; Doctoral Program in Engineering. In the Graduate School of Information and Computer Science: the Master's Program and Doctoral Program in Information and Computer Science. In the Graduate School of Social Systems Science: the Master's Program and Doctoral Program in Management Science. |
2006 | Department of Advanced Robotics was established under the Faculty of Engineering. |
2008 | The flextime system was discontinued at all undergraduate departments. |
2009 | Department of Risk Science in Finance and Management was established under the Faculty of Social Systems Science. Master's Program in Advanced Robotics in the Graduate School of Engineering was planned to start. Planetary Exploration Research Center (PERC) was opened. |
2012 | Established the Tokyo Skytree Town(R) Campus Area I |
2014 | Established the Tokyo Skytree Town(R) Campus Area II. Student dormitories (Soho and Tsubaki) and athletic ground on Shin-Narashino Campus were completed. Indoor Gym for Akanehama Ground was completed. |
2015 | Established the Software Technology and Artificial Intelligence Research Laboratory (STAIR Lab). |
2016 | The Faculty of Engineering was reorganized into the newly established Faculty of Engineering (Departments of Mechanical Engineering, Innovative Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Information and Communication Systems Engineering, and Applied Chemistry), Faculty of Creative Engineering (Departments of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Design), and Faculty of Advanced Engineering (Departments of Advanced Robotics, Life Science, and Advanced Media). New cafeteria and gymnasium on Shin-Narashino Campus were completed. The Global Finance Research C enter (GiFr) and the Ocean Resource Research Center for Next Generation (ORCeNG) were established. |
2017 | Established the Ocean Resource Research Center for Next Generation (ORCeNG). Established the Panasonic / Chiba Institute of Technology Industry - Academic Collaboration Center. |
2018 | 60 rooms added to Tsubaki Dormitory (women’s dormitory). |
2019 | Established the Institute for Geo-Cosmology (Geo-Cosmo Inst.). |
2020 | The Graduate School of Engineering was reorganized into the Graduate School of Engineering (Programs in Mechanical Engineering, Innovative Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Information and Communication Systems Engineering, and Applied Chemistry), the Graduate School of Creative Engineering (Programs in Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Design), and the Graduate School of Advanced Engineering (Programs in Advanced Robotics, Life Science, and Advanced Media). |
2021 | Research Center for Mathematical Engineering (RCME) established, C enter f or Radical Transformation (CRT) established. |
2022 | 80th anniversary of Chiba Institute of Technology. |
2024 | Faculty of Information and Computer Science reorganized into three subjects: the Faculty of Innovative Information Science/Department of Computer Science, the Department of Cognitive and Information Sciences, and the Department of Applied Informatics. Faculty of Social Systems Science reorganized into t wo subjects: the Faculty of Innovative Management Science/Department of Digital Transformation, and the Department of Business System Design and Management. |
Founding Spirit
Contributing to the world culture with technology
Educational Goals
With education that encompasses the symbiotic spirit of the
“professors and students moving towards the same goal,” we strive to:
“professors and students moving towards the same goal,” we strive to:
- Foster talented people who have a passion for learning that inspires them to broadly seek knowledge in the world.
- Foster talented people who independently learn, think, and create.
- Foster talented people who are free-hearted and sharp-minded.
- Foster talented people who can build up good neighborly relations and partnerships.
- Foster talented people who are culturally sensitive and who have high-level expert knowledge, being both academically and technically outstanding in their field.