Address: 4-2-1 Kitagata, Kokuraminami-ku, 802-8577 Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
Environmental Engineering & Architecture, Information & Media Sciences
The University of Kitakyushu is a public university focusing on literature, law, economics, foreign studies, and environmental engineering, reflecting the city’s industrial history and environmental challenges. This entry focuses on environmental engineering.
Domains taught:
AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, 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, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics, Transportations
Diplomas*:
Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
Public
Partnerships:
Strong focus on environmental issues and urban regeneration in Kitakyushu, an industrial city.
Research:
Environmental systems engineering, Sustainable architecture and urban design, Information and media technology, International environmental cooperation.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
400
Current students***:
4000
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Public university with a strong focus on environmental engineering and urban issues.
Cons
Primarily known for humanities and social sciences, engineering is more specific.
Best For
Public university with strong programs in environmental engineering and information science.
Musashino University overlaps with this university on transportations, geotechnics and optics, so the two are easy to compare, and it is private, whereas this university is public, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
Also strong in food science, transportations and geotechnics, Shiga Prefectural University makes a sensible second look at home; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
In terms of fields, Kyoto Institute of Technology is the nearest neighbour, with food science, microbiology and genetics and optics again at the core; it has almost the same size, at about 4,000 students, and is also a public institution.
Among national alternatives, Tohoku Institute of Technology stands out for its focus on transportations, geotechnics and microbiology and genetics, and it has almost the same size, at about 4,000 students, and is private, whereas this university is public.
Also strong in optics, signal processing and fluid dynamics, Wakayama University makes a sensible second look at home; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and is slightly larger, at about 5,000 students against roughly 4,000 here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
Bauhaus-Universität Weimar in Germany is the nearest foreign match on transportations, geotechnics and optics; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers sound engineering and ergonomics and UX as well.
In Germany, Fachhochschule Erfurt teaches much the same core subjects, food science, transportations and geotechnics, and it is also a public institution and does not run the doctoral programmes found here.
Koszalin University of Technology (Poland) works on the same fields as this university, chiefly transportations, geotechnics and optics; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
Seen from abroad, Institut National Universitaire Champollion (France) is a close relative on subject matter, since food science, transportations and microbiology and genetics are central to both, and it has almost the same size, at about 4,000 students, and is also a public institution.
Opole University of Technology, in Poland, takes a similar route through food science, transportations and geotechnics; it covers logistics and quality as well, and is slightly larger, at about 5,000 students against roughly 4,000 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.
*: 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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