Fukuoka Institute of Technology
Fukuoka Institute of Technology is a private university in Higashi-ku of Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1954, and it was chartered as a university in 1963. It is located near Fukkōdaimae Station.
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Overview
The university traces its origins back to the Fukuoka Higher Radio Telegraph School, which was founded in 1954. In 1960, the Fukuoka Junior College of Electronics was established, followed by the opening of the Faculty of Engineering at the Fukuoka Denpa Gakuen University of Electronics and Technology in 1963. The names were subsequently changed in 1966 to Fukuoka Junior College of Technology and Fukuoka Institute of Technology, respectively.
FIT is a member of the Fukuoka Big Six Baseball League. It is also the representative institution of the "Inter-University Consortium Fukuoka" and a member of the "Koudai Summit".
In March 2017, five major private technological universities in Japan – Aichi Institute of Technology, Osaka Institute of Technology, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Hiroshima Institute of Technology, and Fukuoka Institute of Technology – established the "Koudai Summit". The summit aims to address the shared mission of these engineering universities in nurturing human resources to support Japan's industrial base and to cultivate individuals capable of innovation and global engagement in an increasingly borderless world. The consortium facilitates the sharing of information on human and material resources among the member universities and promotes mutual collaboration to further enhance engineering higher education.
In January 2021, the university received "AA-" and "A+" ratings in credit assessments conducted by Japan Credit Rating Agency, Ltd. and Rating and Investment Information, Inc., respectively.
History
1954: Founded as the Fukuoka Higher Radio Telegraph School.1958: Fukuoka Denpa Gakuen Fukuoka Denpa High School established.1960: Fukuoka Junior College of Electronics established.1963: Faculty of Engineering, Fukuoka Denpa Gakuen University of Electronics and Technology established.1966: University renamed Fukuoka Institute of Technology.1966: Junior college renamed Fukuoka Junior College of Technology.1973: The school法人 name changed to Fukuoka Institute of Technology.1993: Graduate School of Engineering established.1997: Faculty of Information Engineering established.1998: Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, renamed Department of Functional Materials Engineering.1999: Building α completed. Graduate School of Engineering established. Department of Electronic and Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, renamed Department of Intelligent Mechanical Engineering.2000: FIT Arena completed.2001: Faculty of Environmental and Social Sciences established. Buildings A for the Faculties of Engineering and Environmental and Social Sciences completed.2002: Department of Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, renamed Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Graduate School renamed major in Functional Materials Engineering. Fukuoka Junior College of Technology renamed Fukuoka Institute of Technology Junior College.2003: Graduate School renamed major in Intelligent Mechanical Engineering.2004: Department of Management Information Engineering, Faculty of Information Engineering, renamed Department of System Management. Graduate School established major in Information and Communication Engineering. Building D completed.2005: Department of Functional Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, renamed Department of Life and Environmental Sciences.2006: Graduate School renamed major in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.2007: Graduate School of Environmental and Social Sciences established.2008: The "Inter-University Consortium Fukuoka," a collaboration of four universities focusing on graduate education in environmental and energy fields, was launched.2011: FIT Hall completed.2012: Shiohama General Ground completed.2016: Building E completed. Collaboration agreement signed with Shibaura Institute of Technology.2017: Building F completed.2018: Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, renamed Department of Life and Environmental Chemistry. Food and Pharmaceutical Research Center established within the Institute of General Research, Electronics Research Institute.