Kagawa Kosen, formed by merging Takamatsu and Takuma Kosen, is a National Institute of Technology in Shikoku offering engineering programs in mechanical, electrical, information, and construction fields.
Address: 355 Chokushi-cho, 761-8058 Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan (Main Takamatsu Campus)
Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Information Engineering, Construction & Environmental Engineering
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Civil Engineering, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Geotechnics, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics, Transportations
Diplomas*:
- Associate Degree, Bachelor
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Part of Kosen network. Regional collaborations in Kagawa.
Research:
Robotics and automation, Communication systems and networks, Structural engineering and disaster prevention, Environmental systems.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
150
Current students***:
1500
Foreign students***:
0%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Comprehensive Kosen with multiple engineering disciplines, serves Shikoku region.
Cons
Focus on associate degree and advanced diploma level, multi-campus.
Best For
Practical engineering education across mechanical, electrical, IT, and construction fields.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Both schools build their programmes around geotechnics, optics and signal processing, and National Institute of Technology, Gifu College is the one to compare first within the country, since it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's and associate degree, and covers industrial design and chemistry as well.
- A good alternative in the same country is National Institute of Technology, Kumamoto College, which likewise covers geotechnics, optics and signal processing; it has almost the same size, at about 1,500 students, and is also a public institution.
- The comparison with National Institute of Technology, Suzuka College is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on transportations, optics and signal processing, and it covers chemistry as well, and is smaller, enrolling about 1,000 students against roughly 1,500 here.
- Both schools build their programmes around optics, signal processing and fluid dynamics, and National Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu College is the one to compare first within the country, since it runs the same bachelor's and associate degree programmes and covers chemistry as well.
- For students who like the optics, signal processing and fluid dynamics focus of this school but want another option nearby, National Institute of Technology, Tsuyama College fits well: it is smaller, enrolling about 1,000 students against roughly 1,500 here, and is also a public institution.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- For transportations, geotechnics and fluid dynamics outside the home country, State Higher School of Vocational Education in Elbląg in Poland is a natural reference; it covers quality and industrial design as well, and is slightly larger, at about 2,000 students against roughly 1,500 here.
- If this school is on your list for transportations, geotechnics and optics, Changchun Institute of Technology in China deserves a comparison, because it is far larger, with about 15,000 students against roughly 1,500 here, and is also a public institution.
- Beyond national borders, State University of Applied Sciences in Przemyśl stands out as a comparable school for optics, signal processing and fluid dynamics; it is slightly larger, at about 2,000 students against roughly 1,500 here, and is also a public institution.
- Looking internationally, Hochschule Luzern, Departement Technik & Architektur in Switzerland is where geotechnics, optics and signal processing get a comparable treatment; it also offers master's programmes and covers metrology and quality as well.
- École des Ponts ParisTech in France shares the transportations, geotechnics and fluid dynamics orientation of this institution, and it also offers master's, doctoral and mba programmes, and covers logistics and aerospace as well.
*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.
- Construction Engineering, Design for Manufacturing (DfM), Environmental Engineering, Robotics, Sustainable Development
*: 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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