Muroran Institute of Technology explained

Muroran Institute of Technology
Native Name:	Japanese: 室蘭工業大学
Established:	Founded 1876
Type:	Public (National)
President:	Yoshikazu Kuga
City:	Muroran
State:	Hokkaido
Country:	Japan
Undergrad:	2837（2018）
Postgrad:	544（2018）
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Hokkaido Prefecture##Location in Japan
Pushpin Map:	Japan Hokkaido#Japan
Coordinates:	42.3769°N 141.0341°W

, abbreviated as MuroranIT, MuIT, or Muroran Tech^[1] is a national university in Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan.

History

• 1897 Sapporo Agricultural College Department of Civil Engineering Established
• 1918 Sapporo Agricultural College promoted to Hokkaido Imperial University.
• 1939 Muroran National Industrial College Established
• 1944 Muroran National Industrial College promoted to Muroran National College of Technology.
• 1949 Muroran National College of Technology and Hokkaido Imperial University Department of Civil Engineering merged and Muroran Institute of Technology were founded.

Academics

Muroran Institute of Technology is a technical institute which is composed of

• the Faculty of Engineering, a four-year course leading to a bachelor's degree, which consists of six departments
• a Graduate School, which has a two-year course in six divisions for the master's degree
• a three-year course in four divisions for a Doctoral degree.

Campus

The university has a campus covering an area of 197,485 m² in the city of Muroran, which is at the entrance of Uchiura Bay in the southwestern part of Hokkaido.

Departments

• Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture
• Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Materials Engineering
• Department of Applied Sciences
• Department of Information and Electronic Engineering

External links

42.3792°N 141.0333°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hokkaido League 2014. American Football in Japan. 10 October 2017.