TUMSAT was formed in 2003 by the merger of two older institutions. It is Japan’s only university dedicated to marine science and technology, covering fisheries, marine engineering, and maritime transport.
Address: 4-5-7 Konan, Minato-ku, 108-8477 Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Marine Science & Technology, Maritime Systems Engineering, Food Science & Technology (Marine)
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, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marine Science, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Microbiology and Genetics, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics, Transportations
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Leading institution for marine science and technology in Japan. Strong links with maritime industries, fisheries, and research institutes.
Research:
Sustainable fisheries & Aquaculture, Marine environmental conservation, Advanced ship navigation & Engineering, Food science and utilization of marine resources.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
500
Current students***:
2500
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Unique focus on marine science and technology, excellent facilities for maritime research and training, strong industry connections.
Cons
Highly specialized in marine fields.
Best For
Leading university dedicated to marine science, maritime engineering, and fisheries.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- National Fisheries University is the closest domestic counterpart for logistics, marine science and agriculture; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- Another national school that puts marine science, food science and transportations at the centre is Nagasaki University, and it is far larger, with about 9,000 students against roughly 2,500 here, and is also a public institution.
- Both schools build their programmes around marine science, agriculture and food science, and Miyazaki University is the one to compare first within the country, since it is larger, enrolling about 6,000 students against roughly 2,500 here, and is also a public institution.
- Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology works in much the same fields, chiefly agriculture, food science and bioinformatics, and it covers nanotechnologies as well, and is larger, enrolling about 6,000 students against roughly 2,500 here.
- Among national alternatives, Prefectural University of Hiroshima stands out for its focus on agriculture, food science and bioinformatics, and it has almost the same size, at about 2,500 students, and is also a public institution.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Students considering a move abroad can look at Hochschule Flensburg in Germany, where logistics, marine science and food science also form the core, and it does not run the doctoral programmes found here and covers industrial design and civil engineering as well.
- The closest overseas parallel on logistics, marine science and transportations is Maritime University of Szczecin, located in Poland; it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- Shanghai Ocean University offers an international parallel to this institution, with marine science, agriculture and food science as common ground; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- In Russia, Kamchatka State Technical University teaches much the same core subjects, logistics, marine science and food science, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- Naval Academy in Gdynia (Poland) works on the same fields as this institution, chiefly logistics, marine science and transportations; it covers military and sound engineering as well, and has almost the same size, at about 2,500 students.
*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.
- Aquaculture, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Impact, Marine Ecosystems, Marine Life Impact, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Practices, Sustainable Product Design
*: 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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