KUAS (formerly Kyoto Gakuen University) is a private university that has significantly expanded its engineering programs with a strong international focus and English-taught degrees, particularly in mechatronics and robotics.
Address: 18 Gotanda-cho, Yamanouchi, Ukyo-ku, 615-8577 Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
Mechatronics & Robotics Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Computer Science
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Private
Partnerships:
Strong push for internationalization with English-taught engineering programs. Industry collaborations.
Research:
Advanced robotics and automation, Electric vehicles and drones, AI and IoT, Materials science for engineering.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
200
Current students***:
4000
Foreign students***:
20%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Innovative English-taught engineering programs, strong focus on mechatronics and robotics, international faculty and students.
Cons
Private institution with tuition fees, newer engineering programs still building reputation.
Best For
Private university with innovative English-taught engineering programs in mechatronics and robotics.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Kyoto Tachibana University takes a similar route through optics, signal processing and fluid dynamics, and it covers industrial design and civil engineering as well, and is slightly larger, at about 5,000 students against roughly 4,000 here.
- Fukuoka Institute of Technology is the closest domestic counterpart for optics, signal processing and fluid dynamics; it covers transportations and nanotechnologies as well, and is slightly larger, at about 5,000 students against roughly 4,000 here.
- Another national school that puts optics, signal processing and fluid dynamics at the centre is Osaka Electro-Communication University, and it is also a private institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- Aichi Institute of Technology follows much the same lines as this university, with optics, signal processing and fluid dynamics as common ground, and it covers aerospace and transportations as well, and is larger, enrolling about 6,000 students against roughly 4,000 here.
- Tokyo Denki University works in much the same fields, chiefly optics, signal processing and fluid dynamics, and it is larger, enrolling about 10,000 students against roughly 4,000 here, and is also a private institution.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Constructor University brings a Germany setting to the same core fields, optics, signal processing and fluid dynamics, and it covers logistics and marine science as well, and is smaller, enrolling about 1,600 students against roughly 4,000 here.
- A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on optics, signal processing and fluid dynamics is ESIGELEC in France, and it covers logistics and aerospace as well, and is smaller, enrolling about 2,000 students against roughly 4,000 here.
- For optics, signal processing and fluid dynamics outside the home country, Shanghai University of Electric Power in China is a natural reference; it is far larger, with about 13,000 students against roughly 4,000 here, and is public, whereas this institution is private.
- For signal processing, fluid dynamics and thermodynamics outside the home country, Università della Svizzera italiana in Switzerland is a natural reference; it is public, whereas this university is private, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- The closest overseas parallel on optics, signal processing and fluid dynamics is Hochschule Aalen – Technik und Wirtschaft, located in Germany; it is larger, enrolling about 6,000 students against roughly 4,000 here, and is public, whereas this university is private.
*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.
- Additive Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), 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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