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About “KOSEN”

-College of Technology in Japan-

Create People;

Create Future.

President Masao Tahara

APEN JAIF multiversity Workshop

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Distinctive Features of KOSEN  

  1. 5 years consistent education after graduation of junior high school.
  2. Professional education which focuses on the practical

manufacturing and scientific experiments.

3. 2 years of advanced courses to learn more innovative and

   professional education.

4. A very good reputation both in industry and academia.

What’s “KOSEN”

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The

57 KOSENs

51 national

3  public

3  private

Location of KOSEN

出典:国立高専機構HP

TMCIT

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The School System of Japan

出典:国立高専機構HP

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Educational Policy for �University and Technical College

★ Center of academy.

★ Profound education and study on arts and sciences.

★ Developments of intelligent moral, and applicable abilities.

★Five years practical and professional education at an earlier age.

★ Enhancement of professional capability.

University

College of Technology

Age

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23~

University

 High School

     University

Graduate course

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

KOSEN

College of Technology

Advanced

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

1st

2nd

「College Standard」 graduation requirements ;167 credits、

general program; 75 credits, engineering program; 82credits,

“another ” 10 credits. (30hr=1credit

Differences of Educational Policy between University and College of Technology(KOSEN)

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Curriculum comparison

出典:国立高専機構HP

College of Technology (KOSEN ) and university

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Evaluation from the other institutions

1) Keidanren -Japan Business Federation-

“The graduates of KOSEN are highly evaluated at the job such

as manufacturing, product management and warranty. They are

crucially wanted by companies.”

2) OECD Report

”Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development”

“KOSEN got praised not only their high-level-quality vocational

education, but also for their degree of responsiveness to the

needs of Japanese industry.”

KOSEN is highly evaluated by society from its quality and system of education.

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As the results

  1. Companies are promoting hard to hire the students of KOSEN.

Recentry the 40% of the graduates enter to the universities,

they can’t get much students rather than past.

2. Other countries are following the model of KOSEN.

Mongol has 3 KOSENs (2014/9). Also, Vietnam, Myanmar and

Turkey requested the cooperation to KOSEN.

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Mechanical Systems

Production Systems

Electrical and Electronics

Electronics and Informations

Information and Telecommunication

Robotics

Aerospace

Medical and Welfare

Shinagawa

Arakawa

2 Campuses of TMCIT

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Cooperation with university

1.Entrance examination by commendation

2.Co-research

3.GCP(Global Communication Program)

1.Entrance examination by commendation

2.Co-research

3.GCP(Global Communication Program)

1.Classes of advanced course

2.Co-research

3.Entrance examination by commendation

1.Entrance examination by commendation

2.Co-research

1.Entrance examination by commendation

2.Co-research

TMCIT

TMU

AIIT

JAIST

TIT

UES

NUT

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Practical and vocational education

・strength of TMCIT

・resources of TMCIT

Circumstance of KOSEN

・demand of industry

・demand of Tokyo

(Long-term vision)

Cultivation of practical engineers supporting Tokyo and Japan

  1. IT security engineers B. Aircraft engineers

Founding new programs

Launch 2016

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Recurrent education

Public University Corporation Tokyo Metropolitan University

Specialist development

Program of IT security engineers(practical education)

  • Building secure servers
  • Cyber attack Countermeasures 
  • Computer virus Countermeasures
  • Handling Incidents
  • .....

Education of Program implementation

  • Database practice
  • Network practice
  • Basic knowledge of CS
  • .....

TMCIT

AIIT

TMU

Staff of Tokyo

Citizens

A. IT Security engineers Program

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KOSEN: Aircraft engineers program

  [Aircrafts and machine engineering]

+[Graduation research]

+[Basic skill of aircrafts]

Airline technical school

[basic skill of aircrafts]

+[engineer exam]

qualification

Airlines

Engineer

Technologist

Shortest way to get qualification,

old skills

They can deal with new-type crafts, but new technology

They can deal with new-type crafts and new technology

B. Aircraft engineers program