TUAT is a national university specializing in agriculture and engineering, with a strong focus on research and innovation in these fields. It has two main campuses (Fuchu for Agriculture, Koganei for Engineering).
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, TUAT, is a national university created in 1949 from the merger of institutions in agriculture and engineering, one of which goes back to the agricultural training of the Meiji era in the 1870s. Japan’s modernisation depended on agriculture, silk and textiles, and the two campuses reflect this. The Fuchu campus in western Tokyo hosts agriculture, with fields, greenhouses and a university farm, and the Koganei campus hosts engineering. It has about 6,000 students and 1,000 staff.
The university is organised in two faculties, agriculture and engineering, with graduate schools that combine them, and its small size allows close ties between students and professors. Agriculture covers applied biology, environmental resources, bioregulation, veterinary medicine and animal science, and the Fuchu campus houses a veterinary teaching hospital. Engineering covers applied chemistry, chemical engineering, mechanical systems, electrical and electronic engineering, computer science and biotechnology.
TUAT has a record in silk and fibre science, in the study of insects, and in biomass and environmental technologies. Researchers work on organic electronics, photovoltaics, fuel cells, food science, plant biology and sustainable agriculture, and the combination of agriculture and engineering is the university’s particular strength. The Institute of Global Innovation Research supports cross-disciplinary projects, and there are cooperation agreements with universities in Asia, Europe and North America.
Admission is competitive and uses the national common test and the university’s own exam. International students can enter through scholarship programmes of the Japanese government and through graduate courses in English. Most undergraduate courses are in Japanese. National universities have regulated tuition, so check the current tariff.
Both campuses can be reached from central Tokyo in under an hour. Fuchu is served by the JR Nambu line and Koganei by the JR Chuo line, and student dormitories and private apartments are available around the campuses.
Domains taught:
Agriculture, AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Food Science, 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:
Public
Partnerships:
Leading university for agricultural technology and applied engineering. Strong industry collaborations.
On content, Iwate University and this university are close, as both teach agriculture, food science and bioinformatics; it has almost the same size, at about 6,000 students, and is also a public institution.
Kagawa University offers a comparable education in agriculture, food science and bioinformatics: it has almost the same size, at about 6,000 students, and is also a public institution.
Yamagata University shares the core fields of this university, namely agriculture, food science and bioinformatics; it is larger, enrolling about 9,000 students against roughly 6,000 here, and is also a public institution.
Hirosaki University works in much the same fields, chiefly agriculture, food science and bioinformatics, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers astroscience and transportations as well.
Mie University follows much the same lines as this university, with agriculture, food science and bioinformatics as common ground, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
Łódź University of Technology (Poland) works on the same fields as this university, chiefly food science, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies; it is larger, enrolling about 12,000 students against roughly 6,000 here, and is also a public institution.
Seen from abroad, Hochschule Mannheim (Germany) is a close relative on subject matter, since food science, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies are central to both, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
In Poland, University of Technology and Life Sciences in Bydgoszcz teaches much the same core subjects, agriculture, food science and bioinformatics, and it covers transportations and quality as well, and is slightly larger, at about 7,000 students against roughly 6,000 here.
For a study option in Germany with a comparable spread of agriculture, food science and bioinformatics, Universität Hohenheim is the reference point: it covers aerospace and geotechnics as well, and is larger, enrolling about 9,000 students against roughly 6,000 here.
East China University of Science and Technology, in China, takes a similar route through food science, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
*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.
FAQ
Where is Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology?
On two campuses in western Tokyo: Fuchu for agriculture and Koganei for engineering.
When was it created?
In 1949, from the merger of institutions in agriculture and engineering.
How large is it?
About 6,000 students and 1,000 staff.
What faculties does it have?
Agriculture and engineering.
What is taught in agriculture?
Applied biology, environmental resources, bioregulation, veterinary medicine and animal science.
What is taught in engineering?
Applied chemistry, chemical engineering, mechanical systems, electrical and electronic engineering, computer science and biotechnology.
What is it known for?
Silk and fibre science, insect studies, biomass and environmental technologies, and the combination of agriculture and engineering.
Is it a national university?
Yes.
Can international students apply?
Yes, through Japanese government scholarship programmes and graduate courses in English.
What does it cost?
Tuition at national universities is regulated. Check the current tariff.
Agriculture, Biomaterials, Engineering, Food Safety, Renewable Energy, 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
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