School Introduction
History
History
August, 1958 | Gakkou Houzin Kurume Kougyo Gakuen was accredited by the Ministry of Education. |
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April, 1966 | Kurume Kogyo Junior College was founded. Department of Automotive Engineering (Day course), and Department of Automotive Engineering (Night course). |
April, 1973 | Department of Architectural Equipment Engineering was established. |
January, 1976 | The college name was changed from Kurume Kougyo Gakuen to Kurume Institute of Technology. |
April, 1976 | The Faculty of Engineering was established. There were three departments: the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the Department of Transport Mechanical Engineering, the Department of Architecture and Building Services Engineering. |
April, 1977 | Bekka or two-years vocational course was established. |
April, 1978 | An Automotive Mechanical Engineering Course was added to Bekka. |
June, 1979 | Kurume Kogyo Junior College was closed. |
April, 1985 | The Department of Electronics and Information Engineering was added to the Faculty of Engineering. |
May, 1986 | The Laboratory of Intelligence Engineering was established. |
April, 1995 | Graduate School of Engineering was established. An Energy System Engineering Course, and an Electronic Information Systems Engineering Course. |
April, 2001 | Kurume Institute of Technology began to accept transfer students in a third-year. |
March, 2002 | Automotive Mechanical Engineering Course in Bekka was closed. |
April, 2002 | The Department of Environmental Symbiosis Engineering was established. The Department of Mechanical Engineering was renamed as the Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering. The Department of Architecture and Equipment Engineering was renamed to the Department of Architecture and Building Services Engineering. The Department of Electronics and Information Engineering was renamed as the Department of Information and Network Engineering. |
March, 2003 | The Laboratory of Intelligence Engineering was closed. |
April, 2005 | The Course system was introduced to the undergraduate programs. |
April, 2007 | The Department of Education and Creation Engineering was established. An Automotive System Engineering Course was added to the Graduate School. Manufacturing center, or "Creation Laboratory" was established. |
January, 2009 | Tatsuo Ozaki was inaugurated as the President of Kurume institute of Technology. |
March, 2009 | The Bekka was closed. |
September, 2009 | Manufacturing Center was established. |
March, 2014 | The Department of Environmental Symbiosis Engineering was closed. |
April, 2014 | The Academic Information Center was established (Library and Information Center were unified). |
May, 2014 | The Community Collaboration Center was established (Community Collaboration Promotion Office and Manufacturing Center were unified). |
April, 2015 | Katsumi Imaizumi has been inaugurated as the President of Kurume Institute of Technology. |
November, 2015 | The Intelligent Mobility Laboratory was established. |
April, 2016 | The Fundamental Education Center was established. IR Promotion Center was established. |