Sojo University is a private university with faculties in engineering, informatics, biotechnology, art, and design. This entry focuses on its technical/scientific aspects.
Address: 4-22-1 Ikeda, Nishi-ku, 860-0082 Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan
Mechanical Engineering, Nanoscience & Materials Engineering, Computer Science & Information Design
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Ergonomics and UX, Fluid Dynamics, Industrial Design, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Microbiology and Genetics, Nanotechnologies, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Private
Partnerships:
Located in Kumamoto. Focus on interdisciplinary education and regional contribution.
Research:
Nanomaterials and biotechnology, Robotics and mechatronics, Information design and media technology, Pharmaceutical sciences (tech aspects).
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
300
Current students***:
4000
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Interdisciplinary approach combining engineering, informatics, and biosciences.
Cons
Private institution with tuition fees, primarily regional recognition.
Best For
Private university offering programs in engineering, informatics, and biotechnology.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- On content, Tokyo University of Technology and this institution are close, as both teach ergonomics and UX, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies; it is larger, enrolling about 7,000 students against roughly 4,000 here, and is also a private institution.
- Osaka Institute of Technology takes a similar route through bioinformatics, nanotechnologies and optics, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and is larger, enrolling about 8,000 students against roughly 4,000 here.
- Maebashi Institute of Technology works in much the same fields, chiefly bioinformatics, microbiology and genetics and optics, and it is smaller, enrolling about 2,000 students against roughly 4,000 here, and is also a private institution.
- Tokyo City University offers a comparable education in nanotechnologies, microbiology and genetics and optics: it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers transportations and geotechnics as well.
- Kanagawa Institute of Technology follows much the same lines as this university, with bioinformatics, nanotechnologies and microbiology and genetics as common ground, and it covers aerospace and food science as well, and is slightly larger, at about 5,000 students against roughly 4,000 here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Looking internationally, Hochschule Mittweida in Germany is where ergonomics and UX, bioinformatics and optics get a comparable treatment; it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers sound engineering and aerospace as well.
- Hochschule Augsburg (Germany) works on the same fields as this university, chiefly ergonomics and UX, optics and signal processing; it is public, whereas this university is private, and does not run the doctoral programmes found here.
- Université de Technologie de Compiègne in France pursues a similar profile in ergonomics and UX, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies, and it is slightly larger, at about 5,000 students against roughly 4,000 here, and is public, whereas this university is private.
- CentraleSupélec, based in France, is built around nanotechnologies, optics and signal processing much like this institution, and it covers aerospace as well, and has almost the same size, at about 4,300 students.
- Beyond national borders, Jan Długosz University in Częstochowa stands out as a comparable school for nanotechnologies, microbiology and genetics and optics; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and is larger, enrolling about 7,000 students against roughly 4,000 here.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM), Engineering, Information Technology (IT), Robotics
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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