Address: 1-5-1 Chofugaoka, Chofu-shi, 182-8585 Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Information & Communication Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Applied Physics & Engineering
The University of Electro-Communications, known as UEC, stands in Chofu, within the Tokyo metropolis. It grew out of the Technical Institute for Wireless-Communications, which the Wireless Association founded in 1918, and it became a university in 1949.
Since 2004 the institution has been operated as a national university corporation. In 2010 its former Faculty of Electro-Communications was replaced by the Faculty of Informatics and Engineering, and a Graduate School of Informatics and Engineering was created at the same time, reflecting a shift from a single-field faculty to a broader range of information and engineering subjects.
The directory profile lists information and communication engineering, computer science and engineering, and applied physics and engineering as the main areas of study. Students and researchers should consult the university’s English pages for the present organisation of departments, entrance routes and graduate programmes. The official site also hosts history, organisation and centre pages that show how the institution developed from a wireless training institute into an informatics-oriented university.
Domains taught:
AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Ergonomics and UX, Fluid Dynamics, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Nanotechnologies, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
Public
Partnerships:
Strong focus on research and education in ICT and related fields. Collaborations with tech industries.
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FAQ
What was the origin of the University of Electro-Communications?
It began in 1918 as the Technical Institute for Wireless-Communications, founded by the Wireless Association. The institution was reorganised several times and became a university in 1949.
Where is the university located?
The campus is in Chofu, in the Tokyo metropolis, at Chofugaoka. Access and campus details are published on the official English website.
How is the university organised today?
Education is arranged around the Faculty of Informatics and Engineering, which was created in 2010, and a matching Graduate School of Informatics and Engineering. Directory data also lists information systems among its graduate-level fields.
Is the university a national or a private institution?
It is a national university that has been run as a national university corporation since 2004.
What fields does UEC focus on?
Directory data lists information and communication engineering, computer science and engineering, and applied physics and engineering.
What changed when the university became a corporation?
In 2004 it was incorporated under the National University Corporation Law, and it has operated as a national university corporation since then.
Where can an applicant find entrance requirements?
The admissions pages on the university website list undergraduate and graduate routes, application periods and, where available, English-language options. These should be checked each academic year because schedules change.
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), Electronics, Human-Computer Interaction, Information Technology (IT), 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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