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University Introduction History of OIT

table of contents

  1. History
  2. Future Vision
  3. J-Vision 37, the basic concept of the Josho Gakuen School Corporation
  4. Osaka Institute of Technology's Educational Philosophy
  5. Osaka Institute of Technology's vision for the future
  6. Osaka Institute of Technology's Long-Term Goals (2023-2037)
  7. Osaka Institute of Technology's mid-term goals (2023-2027)
  1. History
  2. Future Vision
  3. J-Vision 37, the basic concept of the Josho Gakuen School Corporation
  4. Osaka Institute of Technology's Educational Philosophy
  5. Osaka Institute of Technology's vision for the future
  6. Osaka Institute of Technology's Long-Term Goals (2023-2037)
  7. Osaka Institute of Technology's mid-term goals (2023-2027)

History

1922 (Taisho 11) Kansai Technical College established
1926 (Taisho 15) Kansai Engineering Foundation established
1927 (Showa 2) Kansai Higher Technical School opened
1933 (Showa 8) Kansai Technical School opens (later developing into the current Josho Gakuen High School)
1940 (Showa 15) Kansai Higher Technical School opened (later developed into the current Osaka Institute of Technology)
1942 (Showa 17) Kansai Higher Technical School was renamed Setsunan Higher Technical School.
1944 (Showa 19) Setsunan Higher Technical School was renamed Setsunan Technical College (abolished in 1951 (Showa 26))
1947 (Showa 22) The corporation name was changed to Setsunan Gakuen Foundation.
1949 (Showa 24)
  • Setsunan Technical College was elevated to a university under the new system, and Setsunan Institute of Technology was established. Departments of Civil Engineering, Department of Architecture , and Electrical Engineering were established in the Faculty of Engineering Divisions I and II.
  • The company name was changed to Osaka Institute of Technology of Technology Foundation.
  • Setsunan Institute of Technology was renamed Osaka Institute of Technology.
1950 (Showa 25)
  • Department of Department of Mechanical Engineering Engineering added to Department of Faculty of Engineering I and II
  • Osaka Institute of Technology Institute of Technology Junior College opened
1951 (Showa 26) The corporation was reorganized as Osaka Institute of Technology of Technology.
1958 (Showa 33) Department of Department of Applied Chemistry added to Division I of the Faculty of Engineering
1959 (Showa 34) Department of Electronic Engineering added to Division I of the Faculty of Engineering
1960 (Showa 35) Department of Applied Chemistry added to Division II of the Faculty of Engineering
1962 (Showa 37) The Department of Industrial Management was added to the Faculty of Faculty of Engineering Divisions I and II, and the Department of Electronic Engineering was added to the Faculty of Engineering Division II (The Department of Industrial Management was renamed the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management in 1976).
1965 (Showa 40) Osaka Institute of Technology Institute of Technology Graduate School opens. Master's programs are established in the Graduate School of Engineering (Majoring in Civil Engineering, Architecture, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Applied Chemistry) (The Department of Electrical Engineering was renamed to Electrical and Electronic Engineering in 1997).
1967 (Showa 42) The Graduate School of Engineering (majoring in Industrial Management) was opened with a master's degree program, and the Graduate School of Engineering (majoring in Civil Engineering, Architecture, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering) was opened with doctoral degrees. (The major in Industrial Management was renamed the major in Industrial Management Engineering in 1976, and the major in Electrical Engineering was renamed the major in Electrical and Electronic Engineering in 1997.)
1975 (Showa 50) Setsunan University opened
1977 (Showa 52) The Graduate School of Engineering (majoring in applied chemistry) was opened as a doctoral course.
1987 (Showa 62) The corporation name was changed to Osaka Institute of Technology Setsunan University.
1991 (Heisei 3) The Graduate School of Engineering (Majoring in Industrial Engineering) was opened as a doctoral course.
1996 (Heisei 8) The Faculty of Information Science and Technology(Department of Information Processing and Department of Information Systems) was established.
1998 (Heisei 10) Hiroshima International University opens
2000 (Heisei 12)
  • Day and evening courses introduced to the Faculty of Engineering
  • The Graduate Graduate School of Information Science and Technology(Majoring in Information Science) was established as a master's course.
2002 (Heisei 14)
  • The Department of Information Media was added to the Department of Media Science Faculty of Information Science and Technology . The Department of Information Processing was renamed the Department of Information Science.
  • The Faculty of Engineering renamed the Department of Civil Engineering to the Department of Civil Engineering and Urban Design, the Department of Electrical Engineering to the Department of Electrical and Electronic Systems Engineering, and the Department of Electronics Engineering to the Department of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineering.
  • The Graduate Graduate School of Information Science and Technology(majoring in Information Science) was added as a doctoral program, and the Department of Civil Engineering in the Graduate School of Engineering was renamed to Department of Urban Design Engineering.
2003 (Heisei 15) Faculty of Intellectual Property(Department of Intellectual Property) established.
2005 (Heisei 17) The Graduate School of Intellectual Property (majoring in intellectual property) was added as a professional degree course.
2006 (Heisei 18)
  • The Faculty of Engineering was reorganized.
  • The day and evening course system was discontinued, and three new departments were added: Department of Environmental Engineering, Department of Design and Architecture, and Biomedical Engineering. The Department of Industrial Engineering was renamed Technology Management.
2007 (Heisei 19)
  • Doctoral programs in the Graduate School of Engineering (Environmental Engineering and Biomedical Engineering) were added.
  • The Faculty of Information Science and Technology is reorganized. The Department of Information Networks is added, and the Department of Information Science is renamed the Department of Computer Science.
  • A partnership agreement was signed with Keiko Gakuen School Corporation. The corporation changed its name to Josho Keiko Gakuen School Corporation.
2008 (Heisei 20) The corporation name was changed to Josho Gakuen School Corporation.
2010 (Heisei 22)
  • The Department of Robotics and Department of Biomedical Engineering were added to the Faculty of Engineering.
  • Doctoral program added to Graduate School of Engineering (specializing in spatial design)
2013 (Heisei 25) Merged with Josho Keiko Gakuen School Corporation
2017 (Heisei 29)
  • Osaka Institute of Technology Institute of Technology Graduate School of Engineering reorganized into doctoral programs (Architecture, Civil Engineering and Urban Design, Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering, Applied Chemistry, Environmental and Biomedical Engineering)
  • The Graduate School of Robotics and Design(Robotics and Design Engineering major) is now accepting doctoral programs.
  • The Faculty of Engineering Department of Department of Design and Architecture and Department of Robotics were discontinued, and the Faculty of Robotics and Design(Department of Robotics, Department of System Design, Department of Design and Architecture) was established.
2019 (Heisei 31) The Faculty of Faculty of Engineering changed its name from the Department of Electronics, Information and Communication Department of Electronics and Information Systems Engineering and Faculty of Information Science and Technology, the Faculty of Department of Information and Computer Science to the Department of Information Intelligence, and the Faculty of Information Networks to the Department of Network Design.
2021 (Reiwa 3) The Department of Department of Data Science Faculty of Information Science and Technology.
2025 (Reiwa 7) Department of Department of Real World Computing of Faculty of Information Science and Technology

Future Vision

J-Vision 37, the basic concept of the Josho Gakuen School Corporation

  • Josho Gakuen J-Vision37

Osaka Institute of Technology's Educational Philosophy

In response to the demands of society and the times, we aim to develop professional citizens who have the foundations of specialized academic knowledge and the ability to apply them in a practical manner, as well as broad perspectives and rich humanity, and who are filled with a pioneering spirit and strive to create new intellectual and technological ideas.

Osaka Institute of Technology's vision for the future

  • We contribute to the realization of a sustainable society through practical education and research results that are promoted in collaboration with that education.
  • While maintaining its identity as a university rooted in the local community, it will support the development of an increasingly globalized society.
  • The university has established a unique position as the only private comprehensive science and engineering university in the Kansai region.

Osaka Institute of Technology's Long-Term Goals (2023-2037)

  1. We will restructure our faculties and departments and improve our educational and research environment in response to the needs of society and the times.
  2. Ensure the quality of education by visualizing learning outcomes (specialized knowledge, skills, and general abilities (interpersonal skills, self-management skills, problem-solving skills)).
  3. We aim to develop human resources who can thrive in an increasingly globalized society.
  4. We will contribute to society by enhancing education and research through collaboration with local communities, industries, and public institutions.
  5. Utilize cutting-edge knowledge and technology to enhance education, research, and university administration.

Osaka Institute of Technology's mid-term goals (2023-2027)

1) Student Recruitment
We will ensure a steady student population and select students based on social trends.
 
2) Education and Research
By utilizing cutting-edge knowledge and technology and improving the educational and research environment and support system, we will promote the enrichment and sophistication of education and research, which are the foundation of the university, and steadily develop the human resources that meet our educational philosophy.
 
3) Student Support
We provide a wide range of support, both hard and soft, to ensure that all students develop a broad perspective and a rich humanity throughout their student life and are able to fully utilize their qualities and abilities.
 
4) Career Paths and Employment
We will maintain Osaka Institute of Technology's position as a university with strong employment prospects.
 
5) Personnel
Through FD/SD activities, we aim to promote comprehensive organizational strengthening from the perspective of human resources.
 
6) Finance
We will secure financial resources to achieve our mid-term goals and plans, and improve the university's income and expenditure structure to ensure its sustainable development.
 
7) Inter-school collaboration
By strengthening various collaborations among the schools within the school, we aim to strengthen the educational capabilities of Josho Gakuen as a whole and achieve unified management.
 
8) Branding
By sending many talented people out into the world, we aim to achieve sustainable growth and development as a "university of choice."
 
9) Contribution to society
We will strengthen our activities as a regional center for comprehensive science and engineering education.
 
10) Globalization
We aim to develop human resources who can thrive in an increasingly globalized society.
 
11) Restructuring of faculties and departments (establishment, reorganization, restructuring)
Based on the school's founding spirit, educational principles, and vision for the future, we will establish new faculties and reorganize existing faculties and departments (including graduate schools and majors) in response to the needs of society and the times.
 
12) Educational Digitalization Plan
We will actively promote the digitalization of education and aim to advance and improve the quality of education by developing and implementing educational methods that utilize digital technology.