Founded in 1957, KIT Kanazawa is a private university specializing in engineering, information science, and biosciences, known for its project-based learning and innovation focus.
Address: 7-1 Ohgigaoka, Nonoichi, 921-8501 Ishikawa, Japan
Mechanical Engineering, Information & Computer Science, Bio & Chemical Engineering
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Food Science, Geotechnics, Industrial Design, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Microbiology and Genetics, Nanotechnologies, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics, Transportations
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Private
Partnerships:
Strong emphasis on project-based learning (PBL) and entrepreneurship. Regional industry links.
Research:
Robotics and mechatronics, AI and data science, Biomedical engineering and biotechnology, Sustainable energy and materials.
Famous Alumnis:
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International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
400
Current students***:
7000
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Innovative project-based learning approach, good facilities, focus on practical skills and entrepreneurship.
Cons
Private institution with tuition fees, located in Ishikawa prefecture.
Best For
Private university for engineering, IT, and biosciences, known for project-based learning.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Tokyo University of Technology overlaps with this institution on food science, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies, so the two are easy to compare, and it has almost the same size, at about 7,000 students, and is also a private institution.
- Teikyo University sits close to this institution on transportations, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies; it is also a private institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- A good alternative in the same country is Soka University, which likewise covers bioinformatics, microbiology and genetics and optics; it covers ergonomics and UX as well, and is slightly larger, at about 8,000 students against roughly 7,000 here.
- On content, Kanagawa Institute of Technology and this school are close, as both teach food science, transportations and quality; it covers aerospace as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 5,000 students against roughly 7,000 here.
- For students who like the food science, transportations and quality focus of this school but want another option nearby, Chubu University fits well: it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers logistics and aerospace as well.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Wrocław University of Science and Technology, based in Poland, is built around transportations, quality and bioinformatics much like this institution, and it is far larger, with about 26,000 students against roughly 7,000 here, and is public, whereas this institution is private.
- If this school is on your list for transportations, quality and geotechnics, Hochschule Bochum - Bochum University of Applied Sciences in Germany deserves a comparison, because it covers aerospace as well, and is slightly larger, at about 8,000 students against roughly 7,000 here.
- Łódź University of Technology offers an international parallel to this school, with food science, transportations and quality as common ground; it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers metrology and aerospace as well.
- Abroad, Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen (Germany) covers food science, transportations and quality in a comparable way, and it is larger, enrolling about 18,000 students against roughly 7,000 here, and is public, whereas this school is private.
- For a study option in China with a comparable spread of bioinformatics, nanotechnologies and microbiology and genetics, Southern University of Science and Technology is the reference point: it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and is slightly larger, at about 9,000 students against roughly 7,000 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.
- Artificial Intelligence (AI), Design Thinking, Innovation, Lean Manufacturing, Machine Learning, Project 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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