Founded in 1959, AIT is a private university specializing in engineering and technology, with a strong focus on automotive engineering and information science, located near Toyota City.
Address: 1247 Yachigusa, Yakusa-cho, 470-0392 Toyota, Aichi, Japan
Mechanical Engineering & Automotive, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Information Science & Computer Engineering
Domains taught:
- Aerospace, AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Industrial Design, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics, Transportations
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Private
Partnerships:
Strong collaborations with Toyota and other automotive-related industries in the Aichi region.
Research:
Automotive systems engineering, Robotics and mechatronics, Information and communication technology, Environmental and energy systems.
Famous Alumnis:
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International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
400
Current students***:
6000
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Located in a major automotive industry hub, strong focus on automotive and mechanical engineering, good industry links.
Cons
Private institution with tuition fees, specialized in engineering.
Best For
Private university specializing in engineering, with a focus on automotive and information technology.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- On content, Fukuoka Institute of Technology and this institution are close, as both teach transportations, optics and signal processing; it is slightly smaller, at about 5,000 students against roughly 6,000 here, and is also a private institution.
- Think of Fukui University of Technology when transportations, optics and signal processing is the priority: it is also a private institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- In terms of fields, Kanagawa Institute of Technology is the nearest neighbour, with aerospace, transportations and optics again at the core; it is also a private institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- Among national alternatives, Kyoto Tachibana University stands out for its focus on optics, signal processing and fluid dynamics, and it is also a private institution and does not run the doctoral programmes found here.
- Tohoku Institute of Technology offers a comparable education in transportations, optics and signal processing: it is also a private institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- In Germany, Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau teaches much the same core subjects, aerospace, transportations and optics, and it is public, whereas this institution is private, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on aerospace, transportations and optics is Hochschule Karlsruhe – Technik und Wirtschaft in Germany, and it is slightly larger, at about 8,000 students against roughly 6,000 here, and is public, whereas this school is private.
- Students considering a move abroad can look at Kazimierz Pułaski University of Technology and Humanities in Radom in Poland, where transportations, optics and signal processing also form the core, and it covers logistics and quality as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 5,000 students against roughly 6,000 here.
- Looking internationally, CentraleSupélec in France is where aerospace, optics and signal processing get a comparable treatment; it is public, whereas this institution is private, and also offers graduate certificate programmes.
- Seen from abroad, Kielce University of Technology (Poland) is a close relative on subject matter, since transportations, optics and signal processing are central to both, and it covers quality and geotechnics as well, and is smaller, enrolling about 4,000 students against roughly 6,000 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.
- Automotive, Design for Manufacturing (DfM), Environmental Engineering, Information Technology (IT), Lean Manufacturing, Product Development, Quality Management, 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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