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. Established in 1927 as the Tokyo Higher School of Industry and Commerce, it was chartered as a university in 1949.[3]
The Shibaura Institute of Technology enjoys a moderately high reputation nationally, ranking 26th in the 2017 edition of Truly Strong Universities,[4] 28th in Times Higher Education Japan University rankings for 2022[5][6] (out of 775 institutions[7]), and joint 6th among private universities in terms of entry difficulty (in STEM).[8] 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.[9] Shibaura is the only private technology university in Japan to have been selected for the Top Global University Project.[7]
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
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Department of Applied Chemistry
Department of Electrical Engineering
Department of Electronic Engineering
Department of Communications Engineering
Department of Information Science and Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering
Department of Architecture
Department of Architecture and Building
College of Systems Engineering and Science
Department of Electronic Information Systems
Department of Machinery and Control Systems
Department of Architecture and Environment Systems
Department of Bioscience and Engineering
Department of Mathematical Sciences
College of Engineering and Design
Department of Engineering and Design
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)
