School Year 2016 Muroran Institute of Technology Guide Book http://www.muroran-it.ac.jp/ Contents Academic Calendar 2017

・A Message from the President･･･････････････････ 1 Entrance Ceremony ・Principles and Goals･････････････････････････････ 2 ��������������������������������������� April 5 ・Educational Goals･･･････････････････････････････ 2 ・Organization & Structure First Semester Begins Organizational Map････････････････････････････ 3 �������������������������������������� April 10 History･････････････････････････････････････････ 4 Chronological Development of Muroran Institute of Technology････ 7 School Founding Day Former Presidents･････････････････････････････ 8 �������������������������������������� May 22 University Executives and Staff･････････････････ 9 Number of University Officials･･････････････････ 10 Summer Vacation Recruitment of Researchers Employed･････････ 10 �������������������� August 11–September 14 ・Student Capacity and Enrollment Student Capacity and Current Enrollment･･････ 11 Campus Festival Admissions････････････････････････････････････ 12 ���������������� September 23- September 24 Number of Degrees Awarded･･････････････････ 13 Scholarship Students･･･････････････････････････ 13 Second Semester Begins Career Placement･･････････････････････････････ 14 ����������������������������������� October 2 ・Education and Research Organizations Undergraduate School･････････････････････････ 16 Winter Break Graduate School･･･････････････････････････････ 18 �������������������� December 23 – January 8 Featured Educational Programs････････････････ 21 Spring Vacation Coalition Agreements ･････････････････････････ 22 Center for Multimedia Aided Education････････ 23 ����������������������������� March 1 –April 5 Center for Cooperative Research and Development････ 24 Graduation Ceremony Center for Instrumental Analysis･ ･･････････････ 25 Library･････････････････････････････････････････ 26 ������������������������������������ March 23 Health Administration Center･･････････････････ 27 Center for International Relations･･････････････ 27 Center of Environmental Science and Disaster Mitigation for Advanced Research (CEDAR)･ ･･･ 28 Career Support Center･････････････････････････ 28 Office of Intellectual Property･･････････････････ 28 Aerospace Plane Research Center･････････････ 29 Manufacturing and Engineering Design Center････ 29 Center for General Education･･････････････････ 29 OASIS (Organization of Advanced Sustainability Initiative for Energy System/Materials)･･････････ 30 Research Center for Environmentally Friendly Materials Engineering････ 31 ・Other Support Offices Admissions Office･･････････････････････････････ 31 Office for Promotion of Gender Equality････････ 32 ・International Exchange Activity International Agreements on Academic Exchange････ 33 Number of Students who Study abroad････････ 34 Current Enrollment of International Students････ 35 Transition of International Student Numbers････ 35 Current Employment of Foreign Researchers････ 35 ・Contribution to Regional Society and Related Collaboration Lifelong Education･････････････････････････････ 36 Robot Arena･･･････････････････････････････････ 37 Liaison Office･･････････････････････････････････ 37 COC Promotion Office･････････････････････････ 38 COC+ Sapporo Office･･････････････････････････ 38 MuroranIT TECHNO AGORA･･･････････････････ 38 Satellite Office (Sapporo)･･･････････････････････ 39 Tokyo Office･･･････････････････････････････････ 39 ・Endowed Laboratory Santoku Rare Earth Endowed Department･･････ 39 ・External Funds External Funds･････････････････････････････････ 40 Funded Research･･････････････････････････････ 40 Cooperative Research with Private Sectors･････ 40 Other Grants･･････････････････････････････････ 40 ・Finances Budget･ ･･･････････････････････････････････････ 41 ・University Campus Campus and Facilities･･････････････････････････ 42 Campus Guide Map････････････････････････････ 43 Access Map･･･････････････････････････････････ 44 A Message from the President

Beginning of the Third Phase of National University Corporations

The third phase of the medium-term objectives of national university corporations began in April, and with this national universities had to choose one from three categories to set their objectives and plans. Muroran Institute of Technology chose the category of a “national university that, as core activities to strengthen its functions in the third phase, focuses on regional contribution through human resource development and the resolution of regional issues and efforts to promote world-class or national-level education and research in characteristic fields where the university excels while taking the attributions of the specialized fields into consideration.”

Regarding regional contribution, we have begun the All Hokkaido Project for Job Creation and Attracting Youth as a COC University-led Regional Revitalization Project (COC+) under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. In this project, four science and President Yoshikazu KUGA technology universities in Hokkaido (Muroran Institute of Technology as the organizing school of the Hokkaido region, Kitami Institute of presentation and innovation subjects have been Technology, Hokkaido University of Science, and enhanced using comments and suggestions from Chitose Institute of Science and Technology) the advisory board to develop diverse human and four technical colleges in Hokkaido (Kushiro, resources. Asahikawa, Tomakomai, and Hakodate) cooperate with local governments and industries. In terms In terms of research in characteristic fields where of research, we aim at the global development of the institute excels, we aim to establish Japan’s research using regional resources and energy in highest-level research center in the manufacturing, collaboration with local governments, including environment/energy materials and aerospace research on underground coal gasification (Mikasa plane fields. In particular, the Organization of City), research on ship recycling (Muroran City) Advanced Sustainability Initiative for Energy and industrial promotion based on research about System/Material, which was established in perilla’s anti-dementia function (Shiranuka Town). October 2014 toward the formation of an international research and education center, In terms of education, we operate eight is Japan’s only research institute dedicated to engineering education programs certified by utilizing rare earths, and promotes the research the Japan Accreditation Board for Engineering and development of new materials using rare Education, which guarantees international- earths while providing the Santoku Rare Earth level undergraduate education. While valuing Endowed Course in collaboration with Santoku, a the connectivity to graduate education, these world-leading company. active learning-based programs allow students to increase their independence and proactivity, Under the basic philosophy of “Making Dreams thereby developing the kind of technologists Come True through Creative Science and required by society. Technology,” Muroran Institute of Technology is resolved to serve as a center for research and The graduate school was reorganized in academic regional revitalization to respond to the needs 2014. In master’s courses, which provide higher of the times and society, develop internationally levels of specialized education in major subjects, accepted high-level engineers and create minor subjects and coursework have been innovation. We ask sincerely for the support and enhanced and substantiated. In the doctoral cooperation of all sectors. course, the long-term internship program has been enhanced and substantiated, and DC English

1 Principles and Goals Educational Goals

― Making Dreams Come True Through Creative Science and Technology ― ― Educational Goals for the Undergraduate Course ―

・Principles １）We will accept students who are motivated to make a contribution Muroran Institute of Technology will take advantage of the to society through engineering and contribute to science and rich natural environment of Muroran, offer comprehensive technology, and provide education which will develop a variety of science and technology education, and at the same talents inside each student. time, engage in creative scientific and technological ２）We will provide comprehensive scientific and technical education research considering the balance between humanity, which is instructive for broad-based learning about basic science and society and nature, and contribute as a stronghold for specialized technical knowledge. the development of local and international knowledge in order to develop a well-rounded society in the future. This will help to

・Goals ①Train engineers who have a well-rounded personality as a result of their broad-based education, and who possess the ability to think internationally with their flexible intellect. 1 The aim of Muroran Institute of ②Train creative engineers who can correctly apply the basic science Technology is to improve the variety and technology knowledge and be able to apply it to new fields. of talents inside of each student, and ③Train engineers who can think logically and be able to pass on Education to develop a broad-based education that logic to others correctly, and have the ability to communicate and internationalism, abundant expert internationally and understand the opinions of others. knowledge, and creativity through our education program. ④Train engineers who seek the best relationship between humanity, society and nature, and who have the social responsibility and 2 Muroran Institute of Technology morality as a creator who can practically use science and technology. develops comprehensive education ⑤Train engineers who are always concerned about the changes in based on science and technology in nature and human society, and who are able to develop their own order to train creative technicians ability on a permanent basis. who can open the way to the future. ― Educational Goals for the Master’s Course ― 3 Muroran Institute of Technology encourages the quest for truth and We will develop the talents of each student, and through the cultivation creative research activities, and of highly specialized learning and education with a broad outlook, train Research contributes to the development of engineers who will contribute new technology to society. science and technology. ①Train engineers with the ability to analyze and solve complex scientific 4 Muroran Institute of Technology and technical problems. cherish the global environment, and ②Train engineers with the ability to research and deal with complex expands the research based on the problems. balance between humanity, society ③Train engineers with the ability to think logically and the ability to and nature. communicate internationally, particularly in their specialist field.

5 Muroran Institute of Technology ― Educational Goals for the Doctor’s Course ― returns the results of our academic Social and research to the community and １）We will accept students, business people and foreign students International international society and promotes who have a wide-range of knowledge, an international point of view, Contribution the link between industry, government high moral values,and who have the motivation to create education and academia to develop a well- and develop culture with the research ability about science and rounded society. technology. 6 Muroran Institute of Technology ２）Provide science and engineering education as well as research strongly promotes international guidance to train creative researchers and engineers with the high- collaborative research and academic level research ability necessary for independent research activities exchange, and contributes to world development. or other highly specialized operations, as well as fundamental knowledge of peripheral fields. 7 Muroran Institute of Technology aims This will help to to constantly develop and manage our university with the spirit of self- 1)Nurture human resources with the ability to succeed internationally Management sufficiency and self-responsibility. as leading researchers, engineers and scientists who have mastered 8 Muroran Institute of Technology advanced engineering technology. aggressively releases information to 2)Nurture researchers and engineers with versatile mental capacity show that it is an open university, and and imagination, and the ability to gather and convey information is accountable to society. internationally in response to the development and diversity of science and technology. 3)Nurture researchers and engineers with international communication skills. 4)Nurture researchers and engineers with high moral values and a global perspective.

2 Organization & Structure

Organizational Map

Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture

Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Materials Engineering Undergraduate School Council Department of Applied Committee Sciences Faculty Council Planning & Strategy Operating Committee Presidential Screening Department of Information and Electronic Engineering

Division of Sustainable and Environmental Engineering

Division of Production Graduate School Master’s Course Systems Engineering

Division of Information and Board of Electronic Engineering Directors Center for Multimedia Aided Executive Education Doctor’s Course Division of Engineering President Director Center for Cooperative Research and Faculty Research Organizations Development College of Environmental Technology Center for Instrumental Analysis National University Corporation

Muroran Institute of Technology College of Design and Manufacturing Technology Library College of Information and Muroran Institute of Technology Systems Health Administration Center

College of Liberal Arts Center for International Relations Graduate School Education Committee Center of Environmental Science and Disaster Mitigation for Advanced Research Office Auditor

Committee Career Support Center Public Relations Planning & Strategy Education Evaluation Office of Intellectual Property

Aerospace Plane Research Center

Manufacturing and Engineering Academic Affairs Academic Planning Section,Education Support Section, Design Center Department Student Support Section,Career Support Section

International International Exchange Section, Center for General Education Exchange Office International Student Section

Organization of Advanced Sustainability General Affairs & Public General Affairs Section, Initiative for Energy System/ Material Relations Department Public Relations & Regional Cooperation Section

Research Center for Environmentally Research Cooperation Research Strategy Section, Friendly Materials Engineering Office Research Support Section

Library & Academic Academic Information Section, Endow Course Information Office Operation Section

Administration & Administration & Planning Section, Technical Division Planning Department Financial Strategy Section

Human Resources Human Resources Planning Section, Office Labor Management Section

Admission Strategy Admission Planning Section, Department Admission Examination Section

Accounting Accounting Section 1,Accounting Section 2, Administration Bureau Department Procurement Section

Facilities Facilities Planning Section,Architecture Section, Department Electricity Section,Machinery Section

Internal Audit Internal Audit Section Office

3 History

March 1887 Establishment of Engineering Department (4-year course) in Sapporo Agricultural College June 1896 Abolition of Engineering Department (Student applications were halted in 1894.) May 1897 Establishment of Civil Engineering Department (3-year course) in Sapporo Agricultural College June 1907 When Tohoku Imperial University was established in Sendai, Sapporo Agricultural College became a part of it, and along with it the Civil Engineering Department. April 1918 Name changed to Civil Engineering Special Division when the department was moved back to Hokkaido Imperial University May 1939 Establishment of Muroran Engineering High School (Mechanics, Electricity, Industrial Chemistry, Mining, Metallurgy), the predecessor of Muroran Institute of Technology Inauguration of Taroichi Yoshimachi as Principal October 1943 Inauguration of Keisaburo Mori as Principal April 1944 Name changed to Muroran School of Technology April 1945 Establishment of Technical Teacher Training Center August 1948 Inauguration of Shikazo Iguchi as Principal May 1949 Establishment of Muroran Institute of Technology (by combining Muroran Engineering Technical School and Hokkaido University Civil Engineering Department) with four departments of Electrical Engineering, Industrial Chemistry, Mine Engineering, and Civil Engineering. Inauguration of Shikazo Iguchi as President January 1950 Most of the school buildings were burnt down by accidental fire April 1954 Establishment of Technical Teacher Training course July 1955 Establishment of Department of Mechanical Engineering March 1956 Inauguration of Rikichi Saeki as Acting President May 1956 Inauguration of Tokuji Ohga as President April 1958 Establishment of Engineering Majors (Electrical Engineering, Industrial Chemistry, Mine Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering) April 1959 Establishment of Department of Metallurgical Engineering April 1960 Establishment of Muroran Institute of Technology Junior College (Mechanical and Electrical) May 1960 Inauguration of Kikutaro Ohtsubo as President April 1962 Establishment of Department of Chemical Engineering April 1963 Establishment of Department of Industrial Mechanical Engineering Establishment of Metallurgical Engineering Major April 1964 Establishment of Evening Engineering Department（Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering） March 1965 Abolition of Engineering Majors April 1965 Name of Mine Engineering Department changed to Development Engineering Department Establishment of Graduate School of Engineering with Master’s Degrees in Electrical Engineering, Industrial Chemistry, Development Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Metallurgical Engineering March 1966 Establishment of Computer Room April 1966 Establishment of Department of Architectural Engineering Establishment of Master’s Degree in Chemical Engineering Abolition of Muroran Institute of Technology Junior College April 1967 Establishment of Department of Electrical Engineering Establishment of Master’s Degree in Industrial Mechanical Engineering November 1967 Inauguration of Shigeo Sawa as Acting President March 1968 Inauguration of Okito Abe as President April 1970 Establishment of Master’s Degree in Architectural Engineering Establishment of Health Management Center May 1970 Inauguration of Kumi Ichiba as Acting President April 1971 Establishment of Master’s Degree in Electronic Engineering Inauguration of Shoichi Kanamori as President April 1973 Establishment of Center for Information Processing Education October 1974 Celebration of the 25th anniversary of Muroran Institute of Technology April 1975 Inauguration of Sakae Takeuchi as President April 1978 Establishment of Master’s Degree in Energy Engineering major April 1979 Inauguration of Masao Yoshida as President Establishment of Department of Applied Physics April 1983 Inauguration of Haruo Kobayashi as President November 1983 Conclusion of Credit Transfer Agreement with Hokkaido University Graduate School of Engineering December 1983 Conclusion of Credit Transfer Agreement with Hokkaido University Graduate School of Science April 1984 Establishment of Master’s Degree in Applied Physics October 1985 Conclusion of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with Oregon Institute of Technology, USA April 1988 Establishment of Center for Cooperative Research and Development September 1988 Conclusion of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with North China University of Technology November 1988 Conclusion of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with Jiaozuo Institute of Technology (now, Henan Polytechnic University) October 1989 Erection of a steel monument named“New Breeze” to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the opening of this school in Sapporo and the 50th anniversary of the opening of this school in Muroran February 1990 Design of Symbol mark April 1990 Reorganization of the Undergraduate departments from Electrical Engineering, Industrial Chemistry, Development Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Mechanical Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Applied Physics, Mechanical Engineering Night Course, Electrical Engineering Night Course to Civil Engineering and Architecture, Mechanical Systems Engineering, Computer Science and Systems Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, and Applied Chemistry Reorganization of the Master’s Degree majors in the Graduate School of Engineering from Electrical Engineering, Industrial Chemistry, Development Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Mechanical Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Applied Physics, and Energy Engineering to Civil Engineering and Architecture, Mechanical Systems, Computer Science and Systems Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Applied Chemistry. Abolition of Technical Teacher Training course in a related move Establishment of Doctor’s Degree in the Graduate School of Engineering with courses in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Production and Information Systems Engineering, Chemical and Materials Engineering April 1991 Inauguration of Taku Arakawa as President Accreditation of Course for Teacher’s License in Industry April 1992 Establishment of International Exchange Center July 1992 Conclusion of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with University of Tennessee at Knoxville, USA June 1994 General education courses were reorganized, and the Common Subjects Department was established. Instructors of general education courses became specialized instructors in the new department. July 1995 Termination of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with University of Tennessee at Knoxville, USA

4 May 1996 Establishment of Basic Aeronautic Engineering course in the Mechanical Systems Engineering Department September 1996 Termination of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with North China University of Technology October 1996 Conclusion of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with Dalian Jaotong University, China April 1997 Inauguration of Kiyoto Izumi as President Establishment of Center for Multimedia Aided Education Establishment of Center for Instrumental Analysis October 1997 Inauguration of Kenichi Matsuoka as Acting President February 1998 Inauguration of Hiroaki Tagashira as President March 1999 Conclusion of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia Abolition of Engineering Night Course April 1999 Establishment of Satellite Venture Business Laboratory April 2000 Establishment of Doctor’s Degree in Science for Composite Functions October 2000 Conclusion of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with Western Washington University, USA March 2001 Conclusion of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with Helsinki University of Technology Conclusion of Credit Transfer Agreement with Kitami Institute of Technology April 2001 Accreditation of Course for Teacher’s License in Information November 2001 Conclusion of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with University of Granada, Spain December 2001 Conclusion of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with Autonomous University of Madrid November 2002 Construction of Comprehensive Research Building February 2003 Conclusion of Credit Transfer Agreements with Kitami Institute of Technology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, The University of Electro-Communications, Nagaoka University of Technology, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Toyohashi University of Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, and Nara Institute of Science and Technology by using distance education January 2004 Conclusion of Credit Transfer Agreement with Tomakomai National College of Technology February 2004 Conclusion of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with University of Science and Technology Beijing, China Conclusion of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with University of Rostock, Germany March 2004 Conclusion of Credit Transfer Agreements with Kitami Institute of Technology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, The University of Electro-Communications, Nagaoka University of Technology, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Toyohashi University of Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyusyu Institute of Technology, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, and Nara Institute of Science and Technology by using distance education April 2004 Establishment of Muroran Institute of Technology as a national university corporation Inauguration of Hiroaki Tagashira as President of the new Muroran IT Conclusion of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with Chungnam National University, South Korea June 2004 Conclusion of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with Andong National University, South Korea September 2004 Conclusion of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with Pukyong National University Institute of Technology, South Korea Conclusion of Credit Transfer Agreement with Bunka Women’s University Muroran Junior College October 2004 Establishment of Education Research Services Organization Establishment of Center of Environmental Science and Disaster Mitigation for Advanced Research March 2005 Establishment of Aerospace Plane Research Center April 2005 Course reorganization of the undergraduate and graduate departments of Computer Science and Systems Engineering from Information Processing Engineering, Mathematical and Computing Engineering, and Intelligence Engineering to Computer Systems Engineering, Human Informatics, and Artificial Information Science Establishment of Career Support Center and Office of Intellectual Property Conclusion of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with Chiang Mai University, Thailand Conclusion of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology, Ladkrabang, Thailand May 2005 Conclusion of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Russia December 2005 Conclusion of Credit Transfer Agreement with Graduate School of Information Science and Technology at Hokkaido University January 2006 Establishment of Manufacturing and Engineering Design Center February 2006 Inauguration of Ken-ichi Matsuoka as President April 2006 Course reorganization of the undergraduate and graduate departments of Electric and Electronic Engineering from Electric Systems Engineering, Electronic Systems Engineering, and Electronic Device Engineering to Electric Energy and Electronics, and Communication and Advanced Measurement Course reorganization of the undergraduate and graduate departments of Materials Science and Engineering from Physical Engineering, Material Process Engineering, and Material Design Engineering to Applied Physics, and Materials Engineering Establishment of the Aerospace System Engineering course as a collaborative course in the Production and Information System Engineering major of the Doctor’s Degree Establishment of Center for General Education October 2006 Conclusion of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with University of Leoben, Austria November 2006 Conclusion of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with University of Miskolc, Hungary January 2007 Conclusion of International Agreements on Academic Exchange with Far Eastern State Technical University of Russia, and Mitsui Global Strategic Studies Institute March 2007 Conclusion of Credit Transfer Agreement with Otaru University of Commerce Conclusion of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with Hanoi Architectural University, Vietnam April 2007 Establishment of Center for International Relations June 2007 Conclusion of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with Seoul National University Industry (Seoul National University of Science and Technology) in South Korea September 2007 Conclusion of Comprehensive Coalition Agreement with Otaru University of Commerce November 2007 Conclusion of Comprehensive Coalition Agreement with Sapporo Medical University Conclusion of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with Darmstadt University of Technology Electrical Engineering and Information Technology Department Conclusion of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with Shenyang University of Technology, China Conclusion of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with Huazhong University of Science and Technology Conclusion of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with Soochow University, China December 2007 Conclusion of Comprehensive Coalition Agreement with Musashi Institute of Technology (presently, Tokyo City University) April 2008 Establishment of Master’s Degrees in Aerospace Engineering, System Engineering for Public Works, and System Engineering for Mathematics System Engineering June 2008 Conclusion of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with Inner Mongolia Normal University, China December 2008 Conclusion of International Agreements on Academic Exchange with Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Russia and National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology, Japan January 2009 Conclusion of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with Korea Maritime University, South Korea April 2009 Inauguration of Kazuhiko Sato as President Reorganization of the undergraduate departments from Civil Engineering and Architecture, Mechanical Systems Engineering, Computer Science and Systems Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering to Civil Engineering and Architecture, Mechanical, Aerospace, and Materials Engineering, Applied Sciences, and Information and Electronic

5 Engineering Reorganization of the Master’s Degree divisions from Civil Engineering and Architecture, Mechanical Systems Engineering, Computer Science and Systems Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering to Civil Engineering and Architecture, Mechanical systems and Materials, Applied Sciences and Information and Electronic Engineering Reorganization of the Doctor’s Degree divisions from Civil and Environmental Engineering, Production and Information systems Engineering, Chemical and Materials Engineering, and Science for Composite Functions to Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Production and Information Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Chemical and Materials Engineering, and Engineering for Composite Functions Establishment of Faculty Research Organizations in the areas of Environmental Technology, Design and Manufacturing Technology, Information and Systems and Liberal Arts August 2009 Conclusion of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland February 2010 Tripartite Agreement with Russia Far East Technical University and Mitsui Global Strategic Studies Institute changed to International Agreement of Academic Exchange with Russia Far East Technical University March 2010 Conclusion of Credit Transfer Agreement with Sapporo Medical University, Otaru University of Commerce and Chitose Institute of Science and Technology Conclusion of Academic Exchange Agreement with Hakodate National College of Technology, Tomakomai National College of Technology, Kushiro National College of Technology and Asahikawa National College of Technology Establishment of Organization of Advanced Sustainability Initiative for Energy System/Material: OASIS April 2010 Conclusion of International Agreement of Academic Exchange with Tai-Nichi Institute of Technology, Thailand November 2010 Celebration of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the doctor’s course Conclusion of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with Pryazovskyi State Technical University in Ukraine December 2010 Conclusion of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with Da Yeh University in Taiwan March 2011 Conclusion of Credit Transfer Agreement with Kitami Institute of Technology, the University of Electro-Communications, Oita University, Akita Prefectural University and Sojo University. July 2011 Conclusion of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with Ioffe Physical Technical Institute in Russia August 2011 Conclusion of Agreement on Academic Exchange with Future University Hakodate March 2012 Conclusion of Credit Transfer Agreement with Kitami Institute of Technology, the University of Electro-Communications,Toyama University Oita university and Akita Prefectural University. June 2012 Conclusion of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with University of Applied Sciences Zwickau in Germany September 2012 Conclusion of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment in South Korea Conclusion of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with Chemnitz University of Technology in Germany October 2012 Establishment of Research Center for Environmentally Friendly Materials Engineering Aptil 2013 Conclusion of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with Qufu Normal University in China October 2013 Conclusion of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with Kingston University in United Kingdom February 2014 Conclusion of Credit Transfer Agreement with Hokkaido University, Hokkaido University of Education, Otaru University of Commerce, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University and Kitami Institute of Technology March 2014 Conclusion of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with University of Lapland and its Arctic Center in Finland April 2014 Reorganization of the Master’s Degree divisions from Civil Engineering and Architecture, Mechanical systems and Materials, Applied Sciences and Information and Electronic Engineering to Sustainable and Environmental Engineering, Production Systems Engineering and Information and Electronic Engineering Unification of the Doctor’s Degree divisions from Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Production and Information Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Chemical and Materials Engineering, and Reorganization of Engineering for Composite Functions to Engineering June 2014 Conclusion of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with Dong-Eui University in Korea September 2014 Conclusion of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with Institute for Technological Research of State of Sao Paulo - IPT in Brazil October 2014 Establishment of Endowed Course "Santoku Rare Earth Endowed Course" Conclusion of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with Kangwon National University in Korea Conclusion of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with Federal University of Technology – Parana in Brazil April 2015 Inauguration of Yoshikazu Kuga as President. Reorganization of Center for Multimedia Aided Education into Center for Multimedia Aided Education. March 2016 Conclusion of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia. Conclusion of International Agreement on Academic Exchange with University of Technology of Troyes, France.

6 Chronological Development of Muroran Institute of Technology

June 22, 1907 April 1, 1918 March 23, 1886 May 10, 1897 May 22, 1939 April 1, 1944 Tohoku Hokkaido Sapporo Sapporo Muroran Muroran Imperial University, Imperial University Agricultural College Agricultural College Engineering School of Attached Civil Engineering Attached Civil Engineering Engineering Civil Engineering High School Technology Department Department Department Special Division

April 1, 1945 Attached Training School for Engineering Teachers

May 31, 1949 Muroran Institute of Technology

Undergraduate School, Undergraduate School, Master’s Course Daytime Course, 1949 Evening Course, 1964 in Engineering, 1965

Electrical Engineering, 1949 (Majors in Master’s Course) Industrial Chemistry, 1949 Electrical Engineering, 1965 Mine Engineering, 1949 (Revised as Development Engineering, 1965) Mechanical Engineering, 1964 Industrial Chemistry, 1965 Civil Engineering, 1949 Electrical Engineering, 1964 Development Engineering, 1965 Mechanical Engineering, 1955 Civil Engineering, 1965 Metallurgical Engineering, 1959 Mechanical Engineering, 1965 Chemical Engineering, 1962 Metallurgical Engineering, 1965 Industrial Mechanical Engineering, 1963 Architectural Engineering, 1966 Established as an annex Chemical Engineering, 1966 Electrical Engineering, 1967 on April.1, 1960 Industrial Mechanical Engineering, 1967 Applied Physics, 1979 Architectural Engineering, 1970 Technical Teacher Training Course, 1954 Junior College Division, Electronic Engineering, 1971 Muroran Institute of Technology Energy Technology, 1978 Center for Information Processing Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Applied Physics, 1984 Education, 1973 Abolished in 1966

Establishment of Muroran Institute of Technology as a National University Corporation, April 1, 2004

Muroran Institute of Technology, April 1, 2004

Graduate School Divisions Undergraduate School (Engineering)

(Daytime Course) (Master’s Course) Center for Multimedia Civil Engineering and Architecture, 1990 Civil Engineering and Architecture, 1990 Aided Education, 2015 Mechanical Systems Engineering, 1990 Mechanical Systems Engineering, 1990 Computer Science and Systems Engineering, 1990 Computer Science and Systems Engineering, 1990 Electrical & Electronic Engineering, 1990 Center for Cooperative Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 1990 Materials Science and Engineering, 1990 Research and Development, 1988 Materials Science and Engineering, 1990 Applied Chemistry, 1990 Applied Chemistry, 1990 (Doctor’s Course) Center for Instrumental 1997 (Evening Course) Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1990 Analysis, Mechanical Systems Engineering, 1990 Production and Information Systems Engineering, 1990 Chemicals and Materials Engineering, 1990 Computer Science and Systems Engineering, 1990 Science for Composite Functions, 1990 Library, lectrical and Electronic Engineering, 1990 1949 Common Subject Division, 1994 (Master’s Course) Health Administration Civil Engineering and Architecture, 2009 Center, 1970 (Daytime Course) System Engineering for Public Works, 2008 Civil Engineering and Architecture, 2009 Mechanical Systems and Materials Engineering, 2009 Center for International Aerospace Engineering, 2008 Mechanical, Aerospae, and Materials Engineering, 2009 Relations, 2007 Applied Sciences 2009 Applied Sciences, 2009 Information and Electronic Engineering, 2009 Information and Electronic Engineering, 2009 System Engineering for Mathematics, 2008 Center of Environmental Science and (Night Course) Disaster Mitigation for Advanced Research, 2004 (Doctors Course) Mechanical, Aerospace, and Materials Engineering, 2009 Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2009 Information and Electronic Engineering, 2009 Production and Information Systems Engineering, 2009 Career Support Center, Aerospace Engineering, 2009 2005 Chemical and Materials Engineering, 2009 Center for Multimedia Aided Engineering for Composite Function, 2009 Office of Intelligent 2005 Education, 1997 (Faculty Research Organization) Property, Environmental Technology, 2009 （Center for Multimedia Aided Design and Manufacturing Technology, 2009 Aerospace Plane Information and Systems, 2009 Education, 2015） Research Center, 2005 Liberal Arts, 2009

Manufacturing and (Master’s Course) Engineering Design Center, 2006 Sustainable and Environmental Engineering, 2014 Production Systems Engineering, 2014 Center for General Information and Electronic Engineering, 2014 Education, 2006

(Doctors Course) Engineering, 2014 Organization of Advanced Sustainability Initiative for Energy System/Material: OASIS, 2010 (Faculty Research Organization) Environmental Technology, 2009 Research Center for Environmentally Design and Manufacturing Technology, 2009 Friendly Materials Engineering, 2012 nformation and Systems, 2009 Liberal Arts, 2009

7 Former Presidents

Term of Office Name

Muroran Engineering May 1939 − Oct. 1943 Taroichi YOSHIMACHI High School Oct. 1943 − Mar. 1944 Keisaburo MORI

Muroran Engineering Apr. 1944 − Aug. 1948 Keisaburo MORI Technical School Aug 1948 − May 1949 Shikazo IGUCHI

May 1949 − Mar. 1956 Shikazo IGUCHI Mar. 1956 − May 1956 Rikichi SAEKI (acting) May 1956 − May 1960 Tokuji OHGA May 1960 − Nov. 1967 Kikutaro OHTSUBO Nov. 1967 − Feb. 1968 Shigeo SAWA (acting) Mar. 1968 − May 1970 Okito ABE May 1970 − Mar. 1971 Kumi ICHIBA (acting) Muroran Institute of Apr. 1971 − Mar. 1975 Shoichi KANAMORI Technology Apr. 1975 − Mar. 1979 Sakae TAKEUCHI Apr. 1979 − Mar 1983 Masao YOSHIDA Apr. 1983 − Mar. 1991 Haruo KOBAYASHI Apr. 1991 − Mar. 1997 Taku ARAKAWA Apr. 1997 − Oct. 1997 Kiyoto IZUMI Oct. 1997 − Jan. 1998 Kenichi MATSUOKA (acting) Feb. 1998 − Mar. 2004 Hiroaki TAGASHIRA

National University Apr. 2004 − Jan. 2006 Hiroaki TAGASHIRA Corporation Feb. 2006 − Mar. 2009 Kenichi MATSUOKA Muroran Institute of Apr. 2009 − Mar. 2015 Kazuhiko SATO Technology Apr. 2015 − Present Yoshikazu KUGA

Administration Bldg.

8 University Executives and Staff

President Yoshikazu KUGA Vice-president Yasushi SAITO Executive Director/Vice-president Hidenori ITO Vice-president Kohki SATOH Executive Director/Vice-president Mizushi MATSUDA Vice-president Mitsuo MIZOGUCHI Executive Director/Vice-president Naoshi BABA Vice-president Hideki KAWAI Auditor Takeshi KISHINAMI Auditor Syuji SAKAGAMI

Administration Bureau Undergraduate Divisions

Director of Department of Civil General Manager Yasushi SAITO Engineering and Architecture Yukio HAMA Director of Department of Mechanical, Academic Affairs Department Kazuhiro KOBAYASHI Aerospace and Materials Engineering Toshiharu KAZAMA General Affairs & Public Relations Director of Department of Applied Department Kunihiko TAMADA Sciences Yuichi OHIRA Administration & Planing Director of Department of Information Department Kenji TSUJI and Electronic Engineering Jay KISHIGAMI Admission Strategy Department Yasuhiro MIYAKE Accounting Department Masahiko YAMAKI Facilities Department Kenichi TSUYAMA Master’s Course Divisions

Research Cooperation Section Tomomi TAKAGI Division of Sustainable and Environmental Engineering Yukihiro KOHATA COC+ Sapporo Office Masahiro KUMAGAI Division of Production Systems Engineering Ken HIGUCHI Division of Information and Electronic Engineering Jay KISHIGAMI University Centers

Director of Center for Multimedia Aided Education Yoshitaka KUWATA Doctor’s Course Divisions

Director of Center for Cooperative Hideki KAWAI Division of Engineering Mizushi MATSUDA Director of Center for Instrumental Analysis Research and Development Hiroto NAKANO Director of Library Mizushi MATSUDA Research Organization Director of Health Administration Center Haruki SASAKI Director of College of Environmental Technology CHANG Young-Cheol Director of Center for International Relations Naoshi BABA Director of College of Design and Manufacturing Technology Tatsuo IWASA Director of Center of Environmental Science and Disaster Mitigation for Advanced Research (CEDAR) Kenichi ITAKURA Director of College of Information and Systems Kohki SATOH Director of Career Support Center Mizushi MATSUDA Director of College of Liberal Arts Masumi MATSUMOTO Director of Office of Intelligent Property Naoshi BABA Director of Aerospace Plane Research Center Kazuyuki HIGASHINO Director of Manufacturing and Engineering Design Center Kazumichi SHIMIZU Director of Center for General Education Mizushi MATSUDA Director of Organization of Advanced Sustainability Initiative for Energy System / Material (OASIS) Akira KOHYAMA Director of Research Center for Environmentally Friendly Materials Engineering Shinji HIRAI Director of Technical Division Hideki KAWAI

9 Number of Univerisity Officials

■Board Members As of May 1, 2016 Classification Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time President Total Department Regent Regent Auditor Auditor President 1 1 Excutive Director 3 3 Auditors 2 2 Total 1 3 2 6

■Faculty Members As of May 1, 2016 Classification Vice-presidents/ Associate Assistant Staff/ Professors Lecturers Subtotal Total Department Center Directors Professors Professors Technicians Vice-president (4) (4) (4) College of Environmental Technology 15 21 1 11 48 48 College of Design and Manufacturing Technology 25 14 4 18 61 61 College of Information and Systems 17 15 11 43 43 College of Liberal Arts 11 20 2 2 35 35 Center for Multimedia Aided Education (1) (1) (2) (4) (4) Center for Cooperatative Research and Development (1) (1) (1) Center for Instrumental Analysis (1) (1) (2) (2) Library (1) (1) (1) Health Administration Center (1) (1) (2) 1 1 (2) Center for International Relations (1) (3) (4) (4) Center of Environmental Science and Disaster Mitigation for Advanced Research (1) (1) (1) Career Support Center (1) (1) (1) Office of Intellectual Property (1) (1) (1) Aerospace Plane Research Center (1) (1) (2) (2) Manufacturing and Engineering Design Center (1) (1) (2) (2) Center for General Education (1) (1) (1) Organization of Advanced Sustainability Initiative for Energy System/Material (1) (1) (2) (2) Research Center for Environmentally Friendly Materials Engineering (1) (1) (1) (1) (4) (4) Technical Division (1) (1) 24 24 (1) Administration Bureau 75 75 Total (19) 68 (1) 70 (7) 7 (1) 42 (5) 187 (33) 100 287 (33) Note: Numbers in paretheses ( ) indicate additional positions

■Project professor As of May 1, 2016 Classification Project Professors Project Associate Professors Project Lecturers Total Project professor 9 2 1 12

Recruitment of Researchers Employed

2016 School Year Classification Qualification Number Employed Teaching Assistant（TA） Master's Course Students 413 Research Assistant（RA） Doctor's Course Students 37 Part-time Researchers Post-Doctoral 17 Guest Professors — 30 Other Researchers — 4 Total — 501

10 Student Capacity and Enrollment

Student Capacity and Current Enrollment

■Undergraduate School （As of May 1, 2016）

transfer Current Enrollment Departments ／ Course Capacity Capacity admission Freshmen Sophomores Juniors Seniors Total Total 117 119 121 150 507 507 Civil Engineering Daytime 110 10 460 （18） （24） （22） （16） （80） （80） and Architecture Course 〈5〉 〈2〉 〈2〉 〈9〉 〈9〉 142 148 156 198 644 Daytime 140 10 580 （13） （5） （14） （ 11） （43） 747 Mechanical, Aerospace Course 〈3〉 〈4〉 〈3〉 〈9〉 〈19〉 （51） and Materials Engineering Evening 21 19 24 39 103 〈19〉 20 80 Course （2） （1） （2） （3） （8） 139 135 148 174 596 596 Daytime Applied Sciences 130 10 540 （37） （28） （25） （23） （ 113） （ 113） Course 〈3〉 〈4〉 〈3〉 〈10〉 〈10〉 185 190 206 274 855 Daytime 180 10 740 （ 11） （15） （14） （14） （54） 961 Information and Course 〈5〉 〈7〉 〈7〉 〈19〉 （60） Electronic Engineering Evening 22 25 29 30 106 〈19〉 20 80 Course （1） （1） （2） （2） （6） Daytime － － － － － － － Mechanical Systems Course － 1 Engineering Evening － － － － － 1 1 Course

583 592 631 796 2,602 Daytime 560 40 2,320 （79） （72） （75） （64） （290） Course Subtotal 〈11〉 〈9〉 〈16〉 〈21〉 〈57〉 Evening 43 44 53 70 210 40 160 Course （3） （2） （4） （5） （14）

626 636 684 866 2,812 Total 600 40 2,480 （82） （74） （79） （69） （304） 〈11〉 〈9〉 〈16〉 〈21〉 〈57〉 ※（ ）indicate the number of female student in the total.・〈 〉indicate the number of International students in the total.

11 ■Graduate School （As of May 1, 2016） Current Enrollment Divisions Capacity Capacity 1st Year 2nd Year 3rd Year Total Division of Sustainable and Environmental Master's Course Engineering 73 146 83 （14） 〈4〉 71 （12） 〈4〉 － 154 （26） 〈8〉 Division of Production Systems Engineering 84 168 86 （6） 〈6〉 92 （5） 〈7〉 － 178 （ 11）〈13〉 Division of Information and Electronic Engineering 67 134 74 （5） 〈4〉 75 （4） 〈7〉 － 149 （9）〈 11〉 Civil Engineering and Architecture ― － － 1 － 1 Mechanical Systems and Materials Engineering ― － － 1 － 1 Subtotal 224 448 243（25）〈14〉 240 (21）〈18〉 － 483（46）〈32〉 Division of Engineering 15 45 18 （5）〈13〉 24 （5）〈13〉 14 （1） 〈4〉 56 （ 11）〈30〉 Doctor's Course Civil and Environmental Engineering ― － － － 1 1 Production and Information Systems Engineering ― － － － 6 （2） 〈3〉 6 （2） 〈3〉 Chemical and Materials Engineering ― － － － 3 〈2〉 3 〈2〉 Engineering for Composite Functions ― － － － 2 （1） 〈2〉 2 （1） 〈2〉 Civil and Environmental Engineering － － － － 2 2 Subtotal 15 45 18 （5）〈13〉 24 （5）〈13〉 28 （4）〈 11〉 70 （14）〈37〉 Total 239 493 261 （30）〈27〉 264 （26）〈31〉 28 （4）〈 11〉 553（60）〈69〉 ※（ ）indicate the number of female student in the total.・〈 〉indicate the number of International students in the total. ※ In addition to the above students, there are 33 non-degree students, 10 auditing students including 6 special auditing students and 23 research students including 15 special research students.

Admissions

■Applications and Actual Admissions ②Privately funded foreign students ①Undergraduate Freshmen （Special admission, not included in the enrollment limit） 2016 School Year 2016 School Year Department Department Applied Admitted Applied Admitted Daytime Course Daytime Course Daytime

Civil Engineering and Architecture 438 (84) 117 (18) Course Civil Engineering and Architecture 2 0 Mechanical, Aerospace and Materials Mechanical, Aerospace and Materials Engineering 465 (37) 139 (12) Engineering 5 1 Applied Sciences 467 (113) 136 (36) Applied Sciences 4 2 Information and Electronic Engineering 529 (37) 180 (10) Information and Electronic Engineering 7 4 Subtotal 1,899 (271) 572 (76) Total 18 7

Evening Course Evening Course Mechanical, Aerospace and Materials Engineering 135 (14) 21 (2) Information and Electronic Engineering 134 (7) 22 (1) ③Malaysian Government Sponsored Students Subtotal 269 (21) 43 (3) （Not included in the enrollment limit） Total 2,168 (292) 615 (79) 2016 School Year Department Note:（ ）indicate the number of female student in the total. Admitted Daytime Daytime

The number of applicants for the evening course refers to Course Mechanical, Aerospace and Materials Engineering 2 their first choice of departments. Applied Sciences 1 Information and Electronic Engineering 1 Total 4

12 Number of Degrees Awarded

■Undergraduate（Engineering） ■Master’s Course（Engineering） Establishments 2015 School Year Cumulative number Establishments/Divisions 2015 School Year Cumulative number April,2009 April,2014 Civil Engineering and Architecture 110 425 Division of Sustainable and Environmental Engineering 57 57 Mechanical, Aerospace and

Daytime Course Materials Engineering 146 534 Division of Production Systems Engineering 80 80 Applied Sciences 128 484 Division of Information and Electronic Engineering 53 53 April,2009 Information and Electronic Engineering 155 650 Civil Engineering and Architecture 0 147 Mechanical Systems and Materials Engineering 2 277 April,1990 Civil Engineering and Architecture 0 2,109 Mechanical Systems Engineering 1 1,852 Applied Sciences － 233 April, Computer Science and Systems Engr. 1 1,835 2009 Information and Electronic Engineering 1 357 April,1990 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 1,891 System Engineering for Public Works － 35 Materials Science and Engineering 3 1,886 Aerospace Engineering 1 96 Applied Chemistry 0 1,711 System Engineering for Mathematics － 8 Evening Course April,2009 Mechanical, Aerospace and

Materials Engineering 14 72 April,1990 Civil Engineering and Architecture － 629 Information and Electronic Engineering 23 81 Mechanical Systems Engineering － 692 April,1990 Mechanical Systems Engineering 0 352 Computer Science and Systems Engineering － 586 Computer Science and Systems Engr. 0 194 Electrical and Electronic Engineering － 638 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 201 Materials Science and Engineering － 575 Subtotal 582 14,277 Applied Chemistry － 539 1st Undergraduate Department (After March 1953) － 13,223 Subtotal 194 5,002 2nd Undergraduate Department (After March 1969) － 1,663 Prior to April 1, 1990 Reorganization － 1,227 Total － 29,163 Total － 6,229 Note: The graduates in the 1st Undergraduate Department and 2nd Undergraduate Department indicates the ■Doctor’s Course（Engineering） number of graduates before the departments were Establishments/Divisions 2015 School Year Cumulative number reorganized on April 1, 1990. April, 2014 Division of Engineering 1 1 April,2009 Civil and Environmental Engineering 3 14 Production and Information Systems Engineering 3 21 Aerospace Engineering － 4 Chemical and Materials Engineering 1 12 Engineering for Composite Functions 3 11 April,1990 Civil and Environmental Engineering 1 71 Production and Information Systems Engineering － 149 Chemicals and Materials Engineering － 70 April, 2000 － － 34 Subtotal 12 387 Doctorate by Dissertation 2 81 Total 14 468

Scholarship Students

（As of March 1, 2016） Japan Student Services Organization Other Scholarships Grand Total Classification Allotment Rate No. of Students Allotment Rate No. of Students Allotment Rate Class 1 Class 2 Total （%） with Scholarships （%） with Scholarships （%） Freshmen 173 (12) 179 (15) 352 (27) 56.1 7 1.1 359 (27) 57.2 Sophomores 161 (16) 203 (20) 364 (36) 57.3 0 − 364 (36) 57.3 Undergraduate Juniors 119 (15) 224 (20) 343 (35) 56.2 1 0.2 344 (35) 56.4 Seniors 142 (15) 225 (19) 367 (34) 46.6 5 0.6 372 (34) 47.3 Subtotal 595 (58) 831 (74) 1,426 (132) 53.6 13 0.5 1,439 (132) 54.1 Graduate School Master's 1st Yr 85 42 127 58.5 1 0.5 128 59.0 Course 2nd Yr 86 20 106 57.0 4 2.1 110 57.0 1st Yr 6 0 6 54.5 0 － 6 54.5 Doctor's 2nd Yr 2 0 2 16.7 0 － 2 16.7 Course 3rd Yr 4 0 4 30.8 0 － 4 30.8 Subtotal 183 62 245 52.6 5 1.1 250 56.7 Grand Total 778 (58) 893 (74) 1,671 (132) 53.8 18 (0) 0.6 1,689 (132) 54.3 Note: Number in parentheses（ ）indicates the number of evening course students

13 Career Placement

■Undergraduate（Daytime Course） （As of March 1, 2016）

Civil Mechanical,Aerospace Information Mechanical Computer Science Electrical and Materials Applied Engineering and and Materials and Electronic Systems and Systems Electronic Science and Classification Sciences Total Architecture Engineering Engineering Engineering Engineering Engineering Technology Graduate School 39 (3) 65 (7) 67 (12) 68 (4) 239 (26) Agriculture /Forestry Industry 0 (0) Fishing Industry 0 (0) Mining, Quarrying, Gravel Extraction Industry 0 (0) Construction Industry 38 (8) 2 (1) 3 (1) 7 1 51 (10) Manufacturing Industry 35 (1) 21 (5) 13 (3) 1 70 (9) Natural Resouce Industry 2 1 2 5 (0) Information and Communication Industry 2 3 (1) 45 (7) 50 (8) Employment Transport and Postal Industry 1 3 1 5 (0) Wholesale and Retail Industry 5 (1) 3 2 10 (1) Financial and Insurance Industry 1 1 (1) 1 3 (1) Real Estate and Lease Industry 0 (0) Academic Research/Technical Services 8 (1) 1 2 11 (1) Hotel and Restaurant Industry 3 (1) 3 (1) Services for Daily Living/Amusement Industry 1 1 (1) 1 3 (1) Education/Study Support Services 1 2 3 (1) 6 (1) Medical and Welfare Services 0 (0) Mulit-faceted Service Industry 4 1 (1) 1 6 (1) Service Industry 3 (2) 3 1 7 (2) Public Service 19 (3) 4 6 3 (1) 32 (4) Other 2 (1) 13 (1) 1 (1) 2 18 (3) Subtotal 69 (13) 71 (5) 51 (13) 84 (12) 1 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 3 (0) 280 (43) Other Activites 4 (1) 10 10 (2) 3 1 28 (3) 2015 Graduates 110 (16) 146 (12) 128 (27) 155 (16) 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 3 (0) 545 (71) Note: Number in parentheses（ ）indicates the number of female student

■Undergraduate（Evening Course） （As of May 1, 2016） Aerospace and Information and

Classification Materials Engineering Electronic Engineering Total Graduate School 5 4 9 (0) Agriculture /Forestry Industry 0 (0) Fishing Industry 0 (0) Mining, Quarrying, Gravel Extraction Industry 0 (0) Construction Industry 1 1 (0) Manufacturing Industry 4 5 9 (0) Natural Resouce Industry 1 1 (0) Information and Communication Industry 7 7 (0) Employment Transport and Postal Industry 1 1 (0) Wholesale and Retail Industry 2 2 (0) Financial and Insurance Industry 0 (0) Real Estate and Lease Industry 0 (0) Academic Research/Technical Services 2 2 (0) Hotel and Restaurant Industry 0 (0) Services for Daily Living/Amusement Industry 0 (0) Education/Study Support Services 0 (0) Medical and Welfare Services 0 (0) Mulit-faceted Service Industry 0 (0) Service Industry 2 2 (0) Public Service 1 1 2 (0) Other 0 (0) Subtotal 8 (0) 19 (0) 0 (0) 27 (0) Other Activites 1 1 (0) 2015 Graduates 15 (0) 22 (0) 0 (0) 37 (0) Note: Number in parentheses（ ）indicates the number of female student

■Location of Placement(Undergraduate) Hokkaido 144 chubu 15 shikoku 1 Tohoku 12 kinki 15 kyushu 2 kanto 110 chugoku 4 overseas 4 total 307

14 ■Graduate School （Master's Course） （As of May 1, 2016） Civil System Mechanical Systems Information System Aerospace Applied Engineering and Engineering for and Materials and Electronic Engineering for Classification Engineering Sciences Total Architecture Publc Works Engineering Engineering Mathematics Graduate School 1 3 (1) 2 6 (1) Agriculture /Forestry Industry 0 (0) Fishing Industry 0 (0) Mining, Quarrying, Gravel Extraction Industry 0 (0) Construction Industry 12 (1) 3 2 17 (1) Manufacturing Industry 20 (2) 54 (6) 20 94 (8) Natural Resouce Industry 2 1 4 7 (0) Information and Communication Industry 1 3 (1) 23 (1) 27 (2)

Employment Transport and Postal Industry 2 1 3 (0) Wholesale and Retail Industry 1 1 2 (0) Financial and Insurance Industry 1 1 (0) Real Estate and Lease Industry 0 (0) Academic Research/Technical Services 5 (1) 2 7 (1) Hotel and Restaurant Industry 0 (0) Services for Daily Living/Amusement Industry 0 (0) Education/Study Support Services 0 (0) Medical and Welfare Services 1 1 (0) Mulit-faceted Service Industry 1 1 2 (0) Service Industry 2 (1) 2 (1) Public Service 5 (1) 1 6 (1) Other 1 4 1 1 7 (0) Subtotal 51 (5) 73 (8) 51 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 0 (0) 176 (14) Other Activites 5 (3) 4 2 (1) 1 12 (4) 2015 Graduates 57 (8) 80 (9) 53 (1) 0 (0) 2 (1) 1 (0) 1 (0) 194 (19) Note: Number in parentheses（ ）indicates the number of female student

■Graduate School（Doctor's Course） （As of May 1, 2016） Civil and Production and Chemical Engineering Civil and Classification Environmental Information and Materials for Composite Environmental Engineering Total Engineering Systems Engineering Functions Engineering Graduate School 0 (0) Agriculture /Forestry Industry 0 (0) Fishing Industry 0 (0) Mining, Quarrying, Gravel Extraction Industry 0 (0) Construction Industry 0 (0) Manufacturing Industry 0 (0) Natural Resouce Industry 0 (0) Information and Communication Industry 0 (0)

Employment Transport and Postal Industry 0 (0) Wholesale and Retail Industry 0 (0) Financial and Insurance Industry 0 (0) Real Estate and Lease Industry 0 (0) Academic Research/Technical Services 0 (0) Hotel and Restaurant Industry 0 (0) Services for Daily Living/Amusement Industry 0 (0) Education/Study Support Services 0 (0) Medical and Welfare Services 0 (0) Mulit-faceted Service Industry 0 (0) Service Industry 0 (0) Public Service 0 (0) Other 1 3 (1) 1 (1) 1 1 7 (2) Subtotal 1 (0) 3 (1) 1 (1) 1 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 7 (2) Other Activities 2 2 1 5 (0) 2015Graduates 3 (0) 3 (1) 1 (1) 3 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 12 (2) Note: Number in parentheses（ ）indicates the number of female student

15 Education and Research Organizations

Undergraduate School

Department Educational and Learning Objectives Content Department of [Overall] Through the two central pillars of Architecture and This department nurtures engineers who have fundamental knowledge in the specialized Civil Engineering, this department aims to train Civil Engineering fields of architecture and civil engineering, and a deep interest in, and a high level of engineering designers who are capable of creating and Architecture awareness of the natural and social environment, who are flexible and full of ideas, with an environment rich in humanity, by providing deep sympathy towards their fellow human beings, and a positive challenging spirit education and research from the perspective of towards whatever endeavors. architectural space from housing, urban areas [Course of Architecture and Building Engineering] and local regions, as well as from the aspect of In order to produce an environment to relish spiritual enrichment around a living infrastructures, and the environment, and disaster atmosphere, this course nurtures personnel who have acquired the technical knowledge prevention of national land, local regions and of structural design, architectural facilities and construction techniques which are required cities. for planning, designing and realizing architectural structures and urban atmospheres. [Course of Civil Engineering] Focusing on broader areas and larger structures, this course nurtures personnel who have acquired technical and engineering knowledge for planning and designing bridges and ports, etc, and for urban planning and disaster prevention systems in order to realize a safe and comfortable environment in which we can relish our spiritual enrichment.

Department ［Overall］ In the fields related to mechanical engineering, we This department deals with the science and technology related to a wide range of aim to foster education and research which covers of Mechanical, mechanical systems and structural components that straddles all industrial fields. In the basics of mechanical, aerospace and materials Aerospace addition to basic common knowledge, students will be nurtured in the fundamental and engineering as well as the establishment of new specialized knowledge of: the technology that links mechanical engineering and science, technologies and applications in areas such as and Materials robot technology as intelligent machinery, knowledge-intensive complex machines as used innovative industrial technology and integrated Engineering in aerospace craft technology, and the development, manufacturing and assessment of fields, keeping in mind the demands of and constituent materials to determine the function of mechanical systems. changes in society. ［Course of Mechanical Systems Engineering］ Mechanical Systems Engineering is at the heart of“manufacturing technology,” and [Course of Mechanical Systems Engineering］ deals with the technical science for contriving, designing, manufacturing, inspection and This course provides fundamental and practical operation of mechanical systems. This course nurtures engineers with the fundamental education and research in mechatronics and robot knowledge and advanced capabilities of in the areas of energy to realize mechanical technology, which has the objective to collaborate systems in harmony with nature, environment conservation technology, development and production technology with the society that has production technology for functional mechanical systems, and mechatronics and robot given machines intelligence, and which in turn has technology for cooperating with human society. made the development and production of energy ［Course of Aerospace Engineering］ and environmental technology and functional Aerospace Engineering is comprehensive engineering course which utilizes and mechanical systems necessary in order to consolidates a variety of components and elements of related technologies and builds harmonize mechanical systems with nature. up a highly sophisticated system. This course provides practical study in a wide range of elemental and system technologies, and nurtures human resources capable of systematic [Course of Aerospace Engineering］ thinking for sophisticated manufacturing from a broad range of fields. This course provides the fundamental and applied [Course of Materials Science and Engineering］ education and research related to the subject of Material engineering is the fundamental study for manufacturing. This course deals with setting up aerospace systems with extensive and and includes material science and engineering, from designing, developing and processing sophisticated systematic technologies. to the evaluation of new materials. This course offers thermodynamics as a common foundation, studies of material strength and processing for fundamental material design [Course of Materials Science and Engineering］ and manufacturing, and nurtures students with specialized knowledge in manufacturing This course provides education and research in technology of material engineering. materials texture, materials strength, and material ［Evening Courses］ mechanics which are fundamental to the study of Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Material Engineering are main materials design; physical chemistry and material fundamental fields of engineering and industries. This course offers fundamental science processes, which are fundamental to the study and engineering and component technology in mechanical, aerospace and material of material processing; the fundamentals and engineering fields, and nurtures students with further capabilities in design technology and applications for the material processing necessary system structuring. for the creation of new and environment-friendly materials.

［Evening Course］ This course provides fundamental education and research in a wide range of industrial fields, by studying basic and specialized subjects in Mechanical, Aerospace and Material engineering.

Department of [Overall] In the first year education and research is provided Along with chemistry, biology and physics as the pillars of basic education, each course for the fundamentals of natural science and the Applied Sciences also includes practical education in the application of these sciences. This division prerequisites for each of the courses offered from nurtures human resources who have sufficient fundamental and advanced knowledge and the second year. From the second year there will ethics to act creatively for society and, through natural science and applied fields, meet be a balance between the specialized subjects the demands of this new age. for each course and subjects common to all the [Course of Applied Chemistry] courses in this department. This course nurtures human resources who will open the future of scientific technology based chemistry and biology, and their subsequent technologies, utilizing the specialized ［Course of Applied Chemistry］ knowledge of chemistry and fundamentals of biosystems. We also foster engineers with The curriculum of this course extends from fields skills in ethics, communication, teamwork and internationality, and have the ability to of chemistry with subjects such as physical develop technology as a means of creating harmony between man and nature. and organic chemistry to the specialized field [Course of Biosystems] of chemical process engineering with subjects This course nurtures human resources who will open the future of scientific technology such as fundamental chemical engineering and based chemistry and biology, and their subsequent technologies, utilizing the specialized chemical reaction engineering, and furthermore to knowledge of chemistry and biosystems, as well as the fundamentals of chemical fundamental biosystems. We provide education engineering. We will also foster engineers with skills in ethics, communication, teamwork and research that aims for the discovery of new and internationality, and have the ability to develop technology as a means of creating chemical synthesis and highly efficient chemical harmony between man and nature. processing systems.

［Course of Biosystems］ By providing a curriculum of core biochemistry subjects such as biochemistry, microbiology, biogenetics, and of core fundamental applied chemistry subjects, we aim to provide education and research for leading-edge scientific technology that utilizes biofunctions and bio materials.

16 Department Educational and Learning Objectives Content [Course of Applied Physics] ［Course of Applied Physics］ This course provides education in physics-based scientific technology, and will nurture The curriculum of this course extends human resources who will be able to respond to the sophistication and complexity of from the fundamental subjects of applied society with in-depth knowledge and creativity. We will also foster engineers who are physics such as quantum mechanics, and ethical, internationally minded, capable of working in a team, trained in a broad field statistical thermodynamics to semiconductor, of subjects and have the ability to develop technology as a means of creating harmony superconductor and laser engineering. We aim to between man and nature. provide education and research that will nurture human resources who can investigate the structure and characteristics of materials on a micro level, and who can create leading-edge materials and scientific technology.

Department [Overall] We foster engineers who have specialized ability Based on the spirit that this division was established in, we have fostered engineers who in information technology and electrical and of Information can contribute to the international and regional needs in society with a consistent ability electronic engineering, and who can contribute to and Electronic to solve problems. In keeping with this tradition, we aim to nurture engineers with the the development of computers and their systems, following abilities: information and telecommunications networks, Engineering １．[Fundamental knowledge and skills］Fundamental knowledge to comprehend natural and technology that utilizes electrical energy. phenomena and practical knowledge in their specialized field, and fundamental skills For this purpose, we have set up both day time as an engineer. and evening courses, for a total of five courses. ２．［Ability to apply and solve］Ability to utilize knowledge to plan and implement There are four specialized day time courses which solutions. fulfill the JABEE standards. ３．［Logical thinking and ethic considerations］Ability to evaluate schemed engineering The one evening course will cover broader fields solutions objectively from many aspects and improve them through discussions with of study with a fewer number of students. others. [Course of Electrical and Electronic Engineering] This course provides fundamental knowledge and skills in areas such as electronic devices, electronic technology, generation, supply and utilization of electric energy, specialized capability of robot and other control systems, communication skills, teamwork skills ethical considerations, etc, and furthermore, with the knowledge and ability to maintain advanced information society and its fundamental core technologies. [Course of Information and Communication Engineering] This course provides a broad range of well-balanced specialized ability, from fundamental theory to application of signal processing technology, communication methods and systems, quantum computing and computer engineering, etc, and also aims to foster communication skills, teamwork and ethical consideration, and furthermore to nurture human resources with core technology to maintain and upgrade information society. [Course of Computer Systemics] This course provides specialized ability in information engineering, such as algorithms, computer architecture, software engineering and information networks, based on information science and mathematical science, and also aims to foster communication skills, teamwork and ethical considerations, and furthermore to nurture human resources with core technology to maintain and upgrade information society. [Course of Computational Intelligence] This course provides specialized ability in fundamental information engineering and specialized ability in various core computer systems, such as optic information processing, recognition and learning, artificial intelligence, etc, and also aims to foster communication skills, teamwork and ethical considerations, and furthermore to nurture human resources with core technology to maintain and upgrade information society. [Evening Course] This course nurtures students with the fundamentals required for engineers such as communication skills, team working skills and social ethics, and in addition to a foundation of natural science, students are trained in specialized knowledge in information science, electrical engineering and electronic engineering, as well as in the core technology needed to maintain and upgrade the information society.

17 Graduate School

■Master’s Course Division Courses This division incorporates a broad spectrum of content that covers various engineering fields related to the environment, enabling students to Division of create a sustainable society in harmony with the surrounding environment. Sustainable and [Course of Applied Chemistry] Environmental In this course, students will master specialized knowledge and technologies pertaining to chemistry and chemical engineering. Through this Engineering course, we cultivate creative human resources who can conduct research and development in response to the needs of the times, focusing on the theories behind the synthesis and reactions of useful chemical substances in harmony with the environment, ways to achieve high efficiency in chemical processes, and resource and energy conversion technology that contributes to the preservation of the global environment and formation of a recycling-oriented society.

[Course of Chemical and Biological Engineering] In this course, students will master specialized knowledge and technologies pertaining to chemical and biological engineering. They will create biologically active substances that use new environmentally-friendly organic reactions, and produce technologies that effectively utilize biology and can co-exist with nature. Through this course, we cultivate creative human resources who can conduct research and development relating to the construction of new bioenergy systems based on resource recycling and the creation of resource recycling technology as called for by the needs of the times.

[Course of Architecture and Building Engineering] In order to build a sustainable society that can accommodate an aging population and a dropping birth rate, this course provides students with advanced specialized knowledge relating to the planning and design of people- and environmentally-friendly architecture and urban spaces, as well as architectural design, construction equipment and construction implementation geared to the development of safe buildings that take energy conservation and increasing longevity into consideration. To that end, we cultivate human resources who can respond promptly and effectively to the needs of the times, as engineers in the field of construction with a strongly ethical perspective.

[Course of Civil Engineering] In this course, we cultivate human resources with advanced, specialized knowledge pertaining to the design of social infrastructure facilities that will contribute to creating an environment in which all residents, in national, local and urban spaces alike, can enjoy spiritual happiness. At the same time, students study urban planning and disaster prevention systems, with the aim of creating environments in which we can live safely, securely and comfortably. After finishing this course, students will be able to respond promptly and effectively to the needs of the times, as civil engineers with a strongly ethical perspective.

[Course of System Engineering for Public Works] In this course, we cultivate human resources with knowledge pertaining to environmental preservation and recycling across the fields of both engineering and human and social science, so that they can contribute to autonomous and ongoing development of safe, secure societies. We provide them with specialized knowledge pertaining to control technologies, the suppression and control of natural disasters and maintaining safety in the event of a disaster. Students who complete this course will have a solid grounding in the skills they need to draft public policies to put the knowledge described above into action.

This course covers a broad range of content, from fundamental technologies such as material, mechanical and physical engineering, which are Division of essential to manufacturing, to advanced systems technologies such as aerospace systems and next-generation robots. Production [Course of Mechanical Engineering] Systems This course covers fundamental academic studies in the many required fields relating to mechanical engineering and mechanical systems, as well Engineering as diverse knowledge, comprehensive technological ability and flexible application. Students will learn to apply advanced, specialized knowledge pertaining to environmental and energy technologies, machining and manufacturing technologies, and element and system technologies, and will emerge ready to expand the boundaries of manufacturing and industry and take these fields to new heights.

[Course of Robotics] Robotics brings robots into practical use, not only in a diverse range of manufacturing and industry sectors, but also in the home, in medical care, in nursing care, and at disaster sites. Starting from a core program of academics, robotics goes on to encompass numerous related engineering fields, and is a compilation of advanced technologies that come together in an integrated blend. Developing technology for multi-functional, high-performance robots requires fundamental knowledge in control technology, mechatronics, sensing technology, engineering design, element technology, and applied skills such as system integration. Students will acquire the necessary skills to create the intelligent machine systems that will lead the way to next-generation robots supporting key industries, and intelligent machine systems that will be making a contribution to our social lifestyles in the near future.

[Course of Aerospace System Engineering] Aerospace system engineering can be applied in the engineering strategies of countries promoting environmentally-friendly innovation, as well as being a key technology field. Engineers in this field create sophisticated and comprehensive systems that bring together a broad range of state- of-the-art technologies that include aerodynamics, propulsion engineering, structure and materials engineering, guidance and control, and many others, in environments far harsher than our terrestrial environment. Students will gain a thorough understanding of the interrelationship between systems and element technologies, with the ultimate aim of establishing concrete aerospace systems. In addition, they will master fundamental knowledge of various element technologies, ultimately acquiring the skills needed to build advanced systems that integrate these technologies. Beyond this, in order to cultivate high-level, specialized engineers and researchers ready to serve as effective team players on the global front, we work with JAXA, private companies, and other external organizations and make full use of the geographical advantages of Hokkaido, creating coursework that utilizes a diverse spectrum of research facilities in both the academic and non-academic realms, such as the Aerospace Systems Research Center. Through these curricula, we educate students in cutting-edge research that will give them access to countless career paths, at the same time cultivating human resources with practical capabilities.

[Course of Materials Science and Engineering] The activities in which humankind engages are supported by the consumption of resources and energy, and as society continues to develop, we are facing urgent issues such as resource depletion and environmental problems on a global scale. In this course, students acquire advanced, specialized knowledge pertaining to the design, development and evaluation of materials. They can then organically integrate the knowledge gained in these areas to develop advanced materials. Through this approach, we cultivate human resources who can help build systems that are sustainable from a materials science and engineering standpoint, and can find solutions for energy and environmental problems.

[Course of Applied Physics] In this course, students are equipped to learn systematically the specialized knowledge on physical engineering and solid-state engineering from the foundation to application, while understanding their importance and potentiality for application with respect to next-generation advanced materials such as magnetic materials, dielectrics, superconductors, optical materials and biomaterials. They are also equipped to be continually engaged in research and development on their own initiative, having the awareness and ability to analyze and solve advanced problems. We will foster human resources, with the spirit to seek truth and the motivation to develop technology, who will be able to meet the needs of a society facing increasing complexity and sophistication in environmental, energy and other issues, and will be capable of contributing to build a sustainable society.

18 Division Courses Division of In this course, students master a variety of technological systems pertaining to information and electronics, using mathematical techniques as a foundation. Information and Electronic [Course of Computer Systemics] This course provides students with advanced, specialized knowledge pertaining to information engineering, such as algorithms, computer Engineering architecture, software engineering and information networks, as well as the ability to analyze information based on mathematical models. They will emerge with communication skills, teamwork skills, ethical perspectives, the ability to learn on their own, and other solid technical skills that will enhance their capabilities as engineers. Through this course, we cultivate human resources who can respond to changes in the times and are capable of conducting research and development.

[Course of Intelligent Informatics] This course provides students with advanced, specialized knowledge pertaining to intelligence functions such as visual information processing, recognition and learning, and artificial intelligence, primarily for computer systems, as well as the ability to express information based on mathematical models. They will emerge with communication skills, teamwork skills, ethical perspectives, the ability to learn on their own, and other solid technical skills that will enhance their capabilities as engineers. Through this course, we cultivate human resources who can respond to changes in the times and are capable of conducting research and development.

[Course of Electrical and Communication Engineering] This course provides students with specialized capabilities pertaining to the generation, supply and effective utilization of electrical energy, as well as specialized capabilities relating to communication theory, such as communication methods and systems, signal generation for information transmission, and signal processing. Students will also acquire specialized skills in control of various types of electrical systems and communication systems, such as robots, power networks and communication networks. They will emerge with communication skills, teamwork skills, ethical perspectives, the ability to learn on their own, and other solid technical skills that will enhance their capabilities as engineers. Through this course, we cultivate human resources who can respond to changes in the times and are capable of conducting research and development.

[Course of Electron Device and Instrumentation] This course provides students with specialized capabilities relating to electron device engineering, such as electron materials, electron devices and technology for fabricating integrated circuits. They will master specialized skills ranging from fundamental theories of measurement using electromagnetic phenomena and quantum effects through to application, as well as various types of electron systems and measurement systems. Through this course, we cultivate human resources who can respond to changes in the times and are capable of conducting research and development.

■Doctoral Course Division Central Study Areas Division of This division encompasses the entire spectrum of engineering, and emphasizes the cultivation of innovative doctoral graduates who are able to respond flexibly to changes in research fields engendered by advances in science and technology as well as to the needs and wants of Engineering companies involved in a broad spectrum of related fields.

[Course of Advanced Sustainable and Environmental Engineering] In this course, we cultivate highly progressive researchers and advanced, specialized engineers who have solid problem-solving skills for dealing with complex issues in a broad range of sustainable environmental engineering fields, with the aim of building a sustainable society in harmony with the surrounding environment that incorporates changes in the natural and social environments.

[Course of Advanced Production Systems Engineering] In this course, we cultivate highly progressive researchers and advanced, specialized engineers ready to conduct research and development in aerospace planes and next-generation robots incorporating sophisticated system technologies, and who have solid problem-solving skills with respect to complex issues in the fields of advanced mechanical engineering, advanced material engineering and physical engineering, which support this research and technology.

[Course of Advanced Information and Electronic Engineering] In this course, we cultivate highly progressive researchers and advanced, specialized engineers who have solid problem-solving skills with respect to complex issues in the fields of information engineering and electrical/electronic engineering relating to intelligence and informatics systems, electrical and communication systems, and electron devices and instrumentation, and who can create social and engineering functions with high value.

19 ■Research Areas (Faculty Research Organizations) Areas Content of Research This research area, while considering the changes in the natural environment by global warming and the College of changes in the social environment due to the dwindling birthrate and an aging population, is concerned with Environmental how we can contribute to making a comfortable global environment and living environment in which people Technology feel safe and reassured. In other words, this research area covers the planning, designing and construction of cities and living atmospheres. In particular, examples of research include the research and development of the control and construction of living environments, the construction, maintenance and disaster prevention of the infrastructure including buildings and underground facilities, and the planning, designing and construction of cities and living areas where people can live comfortably and with peace of mind.

Units: Applied Chemistry Research Unit Chemical and Biological Engineering Research Unit Architecture and Building Engineering Research Unit Civil Engineering Research Unit

This is the research area which includes designing, manufacturing and operating devices and equipment, College of including various transport machineries such as cars, railways and aerospace crafts, robots, and medical Design and equipment. Manufacturing Furthermore, as well as systems research, this area covers element technologies research that includes various materials such as metals, and electronic and hydraulic controlling technology. It also expands to the Technology followings: alternative energy and environmental technology to reduce the dependence on fossil fuels and to slow the process of global warming; the development of many kinds of products utilizing nano-technology; the research fields relevant to physics, which provide the foundation for every field.

Units: Mechanical Engineering Research Unit Robotics Research Unit Aerospace System Engineering Research Unit Materials Science Research Unit Applied Physics Research Unit

The College of Information and Systems conducts research in the fields of computer science, systems College of engineering, and electrical and electronic engineering, making an important contribution to the development of Information and our information-oriented society. Systems In the field of computer science and systems engineering, our research covers a wide range of topics, including intelligent system development based on neuroscience, informatics for media fusion, humans and systems, informatics for information abstraction and integration, and the visualization of information. In the research field of electrical and electronic engineering, the research on electrical and communication engineering that covers electric energy and grid, communication devices and network systems, and control of those systems, and the research on electron device and instrumentation that covers electronic materials, optical and quantum devices, and measurement systems are developed, respectively.

Units: Computer Systemics Research Unit Intelligent Informatics Research Unit Electrical and Communication Engineering Research Unit Electron Device and Advanced Instrumentation Research Unit

The College of Liberal Arts fosters students with various interests and methods other than engineering. We College of provide and cover many classes which will support the fundamental aspects of engineering and liberal arts. Liberal Arts This area consists of four major fields; 1) the field of studies on the world of “numbers” with the methodologies of analysis, algebra and geometry, 2) the field of information studies for the support of education and computer system formation, 3) the field of linguistics and inter-cultural studies, and 4) the field of the studies on humanities, medical care, social structures, and policies for the civil society.

Units: Mathematical Science Research Unit Humanities and Social Sciences Research Unit Linguistic Science and International Relations Research Unit

20 Featured Educational Programs

■Robotics Engineering (1) Overview The robotics industry is seen as a promising field that will play a key role in Japan’s future. Today, industrial robots are actively utilized on automobile production lines and for other tasks in the manufacturing industry and elsewhere. The scope of their application is expected to spread to the service industry as well as to homes, offices and hospitals in the future. Robotics engineering is a multidisciplinary study covering a wide range of fields including those of mechanics, electricity/electronics and information engineering. The institute’s undergraduate school initiated a robotics engineering program in FY 2011 to foster engineers capable of adopting a systematic approach to the field. (2) Program description As robotics engineering is a multidisciplinary study, students in the program are required to take robotics technology-related classes provided by different departments and courses. The institute runs two programs (basic and advanced) with different prerequisites and credit hour totals required for completion. Students taking the necessary classes for each program and gaining the number of credit hours needed will receive completion certificates.

■Management of Technology (1) Overview Management of technology (MOT) involves the sustainable development of companies and organizations in technological fields by assessing the potential of technology, commercializing it and creating economic value. The institute launched the MOT Educational Program in FY 2006 for master’s degree students to foster engineers with solid management skills in order to meet social expectations and demand for a new human resource development program that gives engineers opportunities to learn about management. (2) Program description The program is also open to front-line workers (as credited auditors) in addition to graduate students on master’s courses. Those gaining the required number of credit hours will receive completion certificates. Students will learn: 1) how various corporations and other organizations pursue technological advancement to promote sustainable development as part of their business activities; 2) how to plan, design and manage development work so that technologies and innovations can be used to create new products and projects; and 3) how to formulate future strategies based on cases of success and failure by various corporations and other organizations.

■Environmentally Friendly Materials Engineering (1) Overview Offering a specialist (fundamental) subject in environmentally friendly materials, into which Master’s Course students are accepted from multiple courses. What’s more, as part of the practical internship in Japan, students are required to gain experience and training under a teacher other than their main supervisor. In addition, short- and long-term internships are offered, in which research guidance can be received at research institutes in Japan and overseas, with the program offering students the chance to receive research guidance from several teachers and researchers. This education program is based on a lecture course, with the aim of nurturing human resources active in research, by offering the opportunity to expand one’s knowledge, leading to increased levels of understanding of specialist fields and increased technical ability. (2) Program description The program has the three characteristics outlined below, and students gaining the required number of credit hours will receive completion certificates. 1) Introductory courses to give students an overview of the current situation and future trends 2) Short training courses at laboratories in other fields 3) Internships at relevant institutions in Japan and elsewhere

21 Coalition Agreements

■Comprehensive Coalition Agreements Partner University Date of Conclusion Otaru University of Commerce Sep 4, 2007 Sapporo Medical University Nov 20, 2007 Tokyo City University (Former Musashi Institute of Technology) Dec 13, 2007

■ Agreements on Academic Exchange Partner University and College Date of Conclusion Hakodate National College of Technology, Tomakomai National College of Technology, Kushiro National College of Technology, Mar 29, 2010 Asahikawa National College of Technology Future University-Hakodate Aug 2,2011

■ Undergraduate Divisions Partner University and College Date of Conclusion Tomakomai National College of Technology Jan 28, 2004 Otaru University of Commerce Mar 23, 2007 Hokkaido University, Hokkaido University of Education, Otaru University of Commerce, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Feb 28, 2014 Veterinary Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Kitami Institute of Technology

■ Graduate School Divisions Partner University Date of Conclusion Hokkaido University Masters’ Course in Engineering Nov 28, 1983 Hokkaido University Masters’ Course in Science Dec 20, 1983 Kitami Institute of Technology Mar 26, 2001 Hokkaido University Masters’ Course in Information Science Dec 26, 2005 Sapporo Medical University, Otaru University of Commerce, Health Sciences Mar 9, 2010 University of Hokkaido, Chitose Institute of Science and Technology Kitami Institute of Technology, University of Electro-Communications, Mar 30, 2012 Toyama University, Oita University, Akita Prefectural University

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22 Center for Multimedia Aided Education

■Outline The center was established in April, 1997 by a renewal of former“Educational Center for Information Processing”, which was the first multimedia education center among national universities and colleges. The center has been actively leading the support of the engineering education and campus network and promoting information systems. In order to achieve the tasks outlined below, the center maintains and provides various facilities and services such as approximately 300 PCs, several server systems, e-learning system, wireless LAN system and broadband network.

■ Provided Services (1) Fundamental education of information media (2) Support engineering education with multimedia system (3) Operate, administrate and maintain the information network system (4) Promote information systems in the campus (5) Enhance and support information security in the campus

Classroom C309 Classroom C310 Locker for Rental PC Three 32-seats classrooms, two 62-seats classrooms are available. By using the inter- Approximately 250 PCs are set up connection function of these classrooms, maximum of 220 students in 5 classrooms in the center and the library. At any can be taught at one time. time, students can use them.

System Configuration Diagram

23 Center for Cooperative Research and Development

■Outline Technological innovation and advancement today demands cooperation and liaison between academic and private-sector institutions. The Center for Cooperative Research and Development at Muroran Institute of Technology was established in 1988 by the ministerial ordinance from the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, as a cooperative education and research facility that aims at conducting cooperative research with commercial entities, promoting technological development and improving technology in the region. ■Operations (1) Conduct cooperative research with commercial entities (2) Consult with commercial entities for technological research and development (3) Conduct cooperative research with other universities and public organizations (4) Hold technology seminars, workshops and lectures on advanced technology (5) Inform businesses and industries of the kinds of research in progress at the university ■Conduct cooperative research The "pre joint research" which utilized the donation to which the meeting which cooperates subscribes a center is carried out. A subject of research is invited to intramural teachers, and after examining after that, they have research advanced together. It is required that this research should progress to the following steps, such as joint research with a company etc. and national development program of industrial technology, and commercial production, industrialization, and technical establishment are expected. ■Seminars in Advanced Technology These seminars are offered to engineers by a group of professors in collaboration with industries and businesses. Last year, seminars were held in Sapporo on the subject of“The newest robotics technology for manufacturing”. ■Public relations by publication of the collection of seeds, and show exhibition The collection of seeds which indicated intelligibly the seeds and the result of research of this study is published, and it is striving for public relations. ■Satellite Office Satellite Offices have been established at the HiNT (Hokkaido Intelligent Network Terminal) research & business park in Odori, Sapporo, and at the Aoyama Oval Building (Tokyo), as bases for conveying information regarding industry-academia-government collaboration, education and research; here, efforts are made to promote the university and contributions to society. ■Support Office for Liaison of Industry, University and the Public Sector The University contracted with Muroran Techno Center in 2004 for business collaboration to promote the liaison of industry, universities and the public sector, and opened the support office on the second floor of the Center. Staff of the Center are from the University, stationed at the office for consulting with regional business entities for technology development and technology transfer.

Introduction of technological seeds Hearing of the cooperative Lecture on advanced technology Exchange meeting of the technology and research project （Sapporo） the business in Hokkaido（Sapporo） 24 Center for Instrumental Analysis

■Outline Research in schools in recent years requires a higher level of and a more expanded area of metrological and instrumental analysis due to their highly advanced, diversified and interdisciplinary characteristics. This center maintains various large-scale metrological and instrumental equipment aiming to support the improvement of research that takes place at our university. Since 2006, this center has not only been opened for exhibit for elementary, junior and high school students, but also regional enterprises have been encouraged to use the facilities. MALDI-TOF-Mass Spectrometer

■Operations (1) Operate and maintain its equipment (2) Actual analysis with metrological and instrumental equipments (3) Research and development of analysis techniques, and information and data collection. (4) Provide training and technical guidance to users.

－Names of Equipment in Retention－ Scanning Electron Microscope FT NMR Spectrometer Scanning Probe Microscope Photoelectron Spectroscopy Transmission Electron Microscope Raman Spectrometer FIB-Scanning Ion Microscope Curved Imaging Plate X-ray diffractometer Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy MALDI-TOF-Mass Spectrometer Electron Probe Micro Analyzer Analysis and Evaluation System for Gene-Structure X-Ray Diffractometers X-Ray Photoelectron Spectrometer HP Ge Semiconductor Detector γ -ray Analyzer Liquid nitrogen supply system Superconducting Quantum Interference Device System

25 Library

■Number of books in stock （As of April 1, 2016） Categories Japanese Foreign Total General 9,209 1,548 10,757 Philosophy 9,960 2,287 12,247 History 10,186 696 10,882 Social Science 27,012 1,995 29,007 Natural Science 55,616 19,327 74,943 Engineering 72,735 16,367 89,102 Industry 3,811 345 4,156 Art 7,367 817 8,184 Languages 7,987 4,509 12,496 Literature 18,989 4,154 23,143 Magazines and other 8,923 32,490 41,413 Total 231,795 84,535 316,330

■Number of magazines in stock （As of April 1, 2016）

Number of Magazines Number of accessible Japanese Foreign Total electronic journals 3,891 2,182 6,073 4,461

■Record of Usage （As of fiscal year 2015） Category Number of usage Total Students 202,254 Number of visitors Faculty 1,670 215,384 Others 11,460 Students 41,311 Circulation Faculty 2,112 48,150 Others 4,727 Number of references handled 30

■Hours and holidays

During school weekdays: 9 AM - 9 PM Holidays

Hours During school weekends: 11 AM - 7 PM During school holidays, National During examinations all days: 9 AM - 10 PM holidays and some Sundays School holidays from Aug. 15 to 16 During school holidays weekdays: 9 AM – 5 PM New year break from Dec. 28 to Jan. 4 During school holidays weekends: 11 AM - 5 PM

26 Health Administration Center

■Outline The Health Administration Center was established in 1960 by the ministerial ordinance of the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, as a facility to promote health, to prevent and early detect diseases and to provide first-aid treatment for students and faculty of the University. Medical staff, including a physician, a psychiatrist, a school nurse, and a counselor, and administrative staff work here. The Center is equipped with an AED（Automated External Defibrillator）and can be accessed in an emergency. The Center also holds training for AED periodically to encourage more people to become familiar with it.

■Operations (1) Conduct annual and unscheduled health check-ups (2) Conduct health consultation and provide first-aid treatment (3) Conduct research studies on health management and advice for health care (4) Conduct mental health consultation and provide Counseling (5) Issuance of physical examination report

Center for International Relations

■Outline The Center for International Relations was established in 2007 to meet the needs of the globalized society by organizing a facilitating system for International activities of students and faculty, and for international cooperation. The Center offers comprehensive service regarding international relations from accepting foreign students and supporting them settled in the community to promoting cooperation with overseas universities and international research activities, and providing students with international education.

■Operations (1) Promote international activities of students, faculty and exchanges with overseas universities for education and research (2) Contribute to the promotion of international education and researches (3) Welcome foreign students and support them in their studying and living in Japan (4) Encourage foreign students to participate in regional activities, and cooperate with regional society for international exchange activities

Study Tour Summer 2015 （ACE Company, Akabira Factory）

27 Center of Environmental Science and Disaster Mitigation for Advanced Research（CEDAR）

■Outline This center was established to improve the global environment, to conserve regional environments and to develop technologies and systems in preparation for natural disasters. Faculty members from a variety of fields in the institute belong to the center, and the research related to the environment, disaster prevention and new energy is carried out in collaboration with other centers on campus. ■Areas of Research Research in the field of environmental science addresses the conservation of regional environments, the development of technology for environmental restoration, and the treatment and recycling of environmental pollutants. In the area of new energy, research and development are carried out toward the establishment of a low-carbon society based on the use of hydrogen energy, fuel cells and untapped coal resources. In the area of disaster mitigation engineering, research and development on related technology against natural disasters are conducted, and disaster prevention systems are built. 1) Environmental science: treatment of environmental pollutants, biotechnology, environmental measurement and assessment division, etc. 2) New energy: application of hydrogen energy, natural energy (geothermal), development of untapped resources energy, etc. The annual Joint Seminar on Environmental Science and Disaster Mitigation 3) Disaster mitigation engineering: crisis-management systems, Research (JSED) is a forum for lectures by speakers from Japan and water/ground disasters, performance control for structures and elsewhere, research result presentations and poster sessions in English, and construction materials, etc. includes a report on the center’s research activities over the previous year.

Career Support Center

■Outline We encourage and assist those students eagerly looking for their future career making most use of their specialties. We also implement education programs for nurturing their readiness for job. ■Operations (1) General career support for all students, including implementation of career guidance and company seminars (2) Facilitating career education (3) Facilitating internship programs (4) Career counseling

Office of Intellectual Property

■Outline In accordance with our school principles, in order to contribute to regional society, it is necessary to administer and manage intellectual properties into one integrated fashion. This office functions as a window to outside organizations, and conspires to use them efficiently. This office serves to promote the social contribution of Muroran IT as an intellectual base both for regional and international society. ■Operations (1) We clarify the institution’s position on items such as the policy for intellectual property, the policy for government- industry-academia collaboration, and contracts for collaborative research projects, and deals with matters concerning intellectual property smoothly. (2) We contribute to world peace by dealing appropriately with technology-related embargoes on exports, and with technology that could potentially be converted into weapons of mass-destruction. (3) We contribute to society by managing and operating matters related to inventions and patents. (4) We implement educational activities and training for intellectual property. (5) We encourage the above mentioned activities with the cooperation of internal and external organizations.

28 Aerospace Plane Research Center

■Outline Aerospace Plane Research Center was established in 2005 in order to serve a place for practical research activities in the aerospace engineering. Collaborative research and educational activity on this field has been done with participants from overall Supersonic unmanned aircraft Ohwashi divisions in Muroran Institute of Technology. ■Content of Research As a symbol of the collaborative activity,“Ohwashi Project” is strenuously ongoing. Advanced aerospace technologies and innovative concepts are integrated to Supersonic Unmanned Aircraft Ohwashi. Designed aircraft was demonstrated and improved step by step. Self-developed innovative jet engines are to be integrated in the next generation flight experiment vehicle. Through the project, students can find practical issues in the system integration process and develop their ability not only in the specific field but also from the wide perspective. Self-developed jet engine Externally-funded research activities in the field of rocket engines, satellites and many industrial devices are also conducted every Website year. http://www.muroran-it.ac.jp/aprec/

Manufacturing and Engineering Design Center

■Outline This center supports for practical lessons in manufacturing and engineering and extracurricular activities, promotes research in leading-edge manufacturing technology, and regional cooperation regarding manufacturing. The center was established in 2006, and consisted of three groups Education support group, Fundamental manufacturing research group, and Regional cooperation group. It is equipped with a seminar training room which students can use freely, a multi-purpose workshop, a machining workshop, a welding workshop, a casting and forging workshop and a “tatara” workshop where an ancient style of iron making can be experienced. ■Operations Gigantic mutton barbecue pan（upper left） （１）Education support group Eco Run Race (upper right）visit tour from INDIA ・Support and cultivate practical education rich in creative (lower left) Front view of the Center (lower right) capability ・Support extracurricular activities and voluntary study related to manufacturing （２）Fundamental manufacturing research group ・Support research of highly advanced manufacturing technology originating from this university （３）Regional cooperation group ・Support regional youth in their education and study related to manufacturing ・Support and encourage exchange and insight with technical personnel in regional enterprises

Center for General Education

This center was established to clarify the responsibility of the Department of General Education in Muroran Institute of Technology, and at the same time to encourage the reinforcement of general education though research and self- examination. Liaison meetings are held with each section of the center to keep abreast of activities and to make adjustments. The operations of the center are listed below: （１）Matters relating to organizing the general education curriculum （２）Matters relating to the approval of general education credits previously obtained （３）Matters relating to part-time teachers of general education （４）Matters relating to modifying and improving general education （５）Matters relating to sub-major education curriculum （６）Matters relating to the ＭＯＴ program （７）Other matters relating to general education

29 Organization of Advanced Sustainability Initiative for Energy System/Materials（OASIS）

■Overview The Organization of Advanced Sustainability Initiative for Energy System/Material (OASIS) was established in academic 2009 as a cross-sectional organization. This organization consists of four divisions (Fission/Fusion Energy Systems/Materials Division, Renewable Energy Systems/Materials Division, Innovation Promotion Division, and New Industry Support Division) and the FEEMA Facility, aiming to promote education and research related to environmental/energy systems and materials, and thereby produce creative, high-level experts and contribute to the advancement of science and technology, the development of industrial circles and the revitalization of regional industries. OASIS has successfully completed the INSPIRE Project under the auspices of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, which had been conducted since academic 2012 as an innovative project to pursue the safety of nuclear power. It is also proceeding with the SCARLET Project under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. With regard to geothermal power, OASIS has completed the JST- supported SIRIUS Project and began a follow-up program in academic 2015. ■What is the FEEMA Project? The FEEMA (Facility for Energy and Environmental Material Assessment) Facility under OASIS makes it possible to reproduce a complex and harsh environment and conduct various environmentally resistant tests under a simulated situation that is close to a realistic setting. The FEEMA Project, which is intended to make a social contribution by offering this cutting-edge research facility for extramural use, was adopted as an Open Advanced Research Facility Initiative by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in FY 2009, and has been implemented since November 1, 2009. The project not only offers equipment for use but also provides comprehensive support to resolve technical issues that companies have, receiving favorable comments from many companies. Using its cutting-edge equipment and research capacity/experiences, OASIS restarted the project as an independent program in academic 2016. OASIS is further strengthening its cooperative relationship with the industrial circle and is also committed to funded/collaborative research. ■What are the SCARLET and INSPIRE Projects? As research to strengthen the safety of nuclear power, OASIS has implemented two projects: the SCARLET (SiC Fuel Cladding/Assembly Research Launching Extra Technology) Project (Research and Development on the Fundamental Manufacturing Technology of Highly Safe Silicon Carbide Fuel Cladding for a Reactor Core ) as a FY 2012 Special Account Contracted Program for Energy under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and the INSPIRE (Innovative SiC Fuel-Pin Research) Project (Development of Technology to Apply Ceramic Composite Materials to Fuel Assembly for Innovative Safety Improvement) as a FY 2012 Subsidized Program for the Development of Innovative Practical Nuclear Technology under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. In these projects, research has been conducted on neutron irradiation at the Halden Reactor in Norway and BR 2 in Belgium to develop production technology of SiC/SiC composite materials and verify their performance for early practical application. OASIS successfully completed the INSPIRE Project in academic 2015, and has smoothly been implementing the SCARLET Project. A great deal of important research results have been obtained and highly regarded in Japan and elsewhere. Based on these research results, OASIS is preparing for the next phase toward practical application of SiC/SiC composite materials. ■What is the SIRIUS Project? As research for eco-friendly, innovative geothermal power generation, OASIS promoted the SIRIUS (SiC Integration Research for Innovative Utilization of Geothermal Energy Source) Project (Development of Environment-resistant and Long-life Ceramic Composite Materials for Double Steel Tubes for Pressurized Water DCH-type Geothermal Power Generation) in collaboration with GUNZE Limited. This project was a Program for the Optimized Development of Research Results under the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST). The pressurized water DCHE (downhole coaxial heat exchanger) system minimizes impacts on circulation by extracting geothermal energy alone, and is expected to ensure a stable supply of electricity and reduce electricity costs. In the SIRIUS Project, heat- and environment-resistant materials for outer tubes were mainly developed for further attractive geothermal power generation. The development of high- performance insulation inner tubes for the geothermal power generation system was adopted as a Matching Planner Program by JST in academic 2015. A mechanistic verification test for the pressurized water DCHE system is underway along with preparations for the next large-scale phase (SIRIUS-2). OASIS also implements international/domestic collaboration and company-funded research, and as international collaboration participates in the ITER Project and the Broad Approach (BP) Project in the fusion research field, as well as fourth-generation reactor development activities. In addition to a wide variety of engineering research, OASIS also works on the development of high-performance particle targets that contribute to massive accelerator science used for research in elementary particle physics and the development of element members for high-performance rockets.

30 Research Center for Environmentally Friendly Materials Engineering

■Outline Establishing environmentally friendly society requires innovation in green technologies, such as the recycling of resources, reduction of resource usage, reduction of hazardous materials and greenhouse gases, reduction of energy usage, and the effective utilization of alternative energy sources. At the same time, the social system needs to be reformed to ensure the establishment of new forms of inter- industry cooperation, inter-college cooperation and more sustainable lifestyles. The Research Center for Environmentally Friendly Materials Engineering was established to address these urgent problems which are common to all humankind from the viewpoint of materials engineering. The Center conducts research on the themes of energy-saving, energy-conversion, resource-recycling, and functional green materials. Furthermore, this Center is the driving force behind an education program called“Muroran Materials”. This program intends to provide graduate students from various disciplines with well-developed professional education and advanced professional skills. More specifically, the research center engages in the following activities:(1) Research into the creation of new technologies using advanced materials, and establishing research collaborations with external research institutes and companies;(2) The promotion of educational programs; and (3) In terms of social contribution: hosting lectures on innovative material and energy technologies, and the implementation of knowledge transfer activities for materials research.

Other Support Office

Admissions Office

■Overview The Admissions Office was established in April 2011 to facilitate discussions on the selection of students for admission, smooth and appropriate public relations activities for entrance exams, and coordination between high schools and the institute. The office consists of two sections (the Admissions Review Section and the Entrance Exam Public Relations Section), and reviews admissions procedures and public relations activities for entrance exams based on analysis of relevant data for more efficient and effective student recruitment.

■Responsibilities (1) Admissions Review Section a.Development of student selection guidelines and application guidelines b.Establishment of procedures for entrance exams, handling of school records, and formulation of applicant screening criteria c.Accumulation, management and analysis of data on entrance exams d.Discussion on education required for pre-university students

(2) Entrance Exam Public Relations Section a.Planning and implementation of visits to high schools, open campus sessions, trial lectures, Providence Program activities and other events b.Surveying and analysis of data on numbers of students applying for admission, passing entrance exams and enrolling at the institute by high school c.Publication of entrance exam pamphlets and other public relations materials d.Operation of the university’s entrance exam information website e.Planning of activities to promote coordination between high schools and the institute

31 Office for Promotion of Gender Equality

■Outline The Office for Promotion of Gender Equality was established in 2010 and the Unit for Female Researchers (UFR) was set up in March 2013. Due to the drastic changes experienced by Japanese society, such as decreasing birthrate, aging population, and globalization, the Muroran Institute of Technology considers it necessary to promote gender equality in order to accomplish the Institute's mission.

■Operations (1) Support for staff and students in life events ① Staffing of research assistants ② Subsidies to meet the cost of baby-sitting, elderly care, and taxi fares ③ Permission for the use of parking lots ④ Consultations by UFR staff in A331 room

(2) Improvements for a gender-equal environment ① Establishment of baby changing stations on campus ② Creation of partnerships within the community ③ Provision of information (recommended books available in A331 room) ④ Organization of seminars ⑤ Dissemination of information (Newsletter, Website, etc.)

A331 room Dissemination of information (Newsletter, Website, etc.)

32 International Exchange Activity

International Agreements on Academic Exchange

■Agreements between Universities University/ Department Country Date Concluded Notes Henan Polytechnic University People’s Republic of China Nov. 11, 1988 Dalian Jiaotong University People’s Republic of China Oct. 1, 1996 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Australia Mar. 26, 1999 Western Washington University USA Oct. 27, 2000 Aalto University School of Electrical Engineering Finland Mar. 15, 2001 University of Science and Technology Beijing People’s Republic of China Feb. 2, 2004 Faculty of Computer Science and Electrical Germany Feb. 20, 2004 Engineering, University of Rostock, Chungnam National University South Korea Apr. 20, 2004 Andong National University South Korea Jun. 8, 2004 College of Engineering, Pukyong National University South Korea Sep. 1, 2004 Chiang Mai University Thailand Apr. 19, 2005 King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Thailand Apr. 20, 2005 Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry Russia May 30, 2005 University of Leoben Austria Oct. 10, 2006 University of Miskolc Hungary Nov. 13, 2006 Hanoi Architectural University Vietnam Mar. 27, 2007 Seoul National University of Science and Technology South Korea Jul. 25, 2007 Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Darmstadt University Germany Nov. 9, 2007 of Technology Shenyang University of Technology People’s Republic of China Nov. 9, 2007 Huazhong University of Science and Technology People’s Republic of China Nov. 12, 2007 Soochow University People’s Republic of China Nov. 26, 2007 Inner Mongolia Normal University People’s Republic of China Jun. 2, 2008 Korea Maritime and Ocean University South Korea Jan.. 19, 2009 AGH University of Science and Technology Poland Aug. 27, 2009 Far-Eastern Federal Technical University Russia Feb. 19, 2010 Thai-Nichi Institute of Technology Thailand Apr. 1, 2010 Priazovskyi State Technical University Ukraine Nov. 16 ,2010 Dayeh University Taiwan Dec. 1 ,2010 Loffe Physical Technical Institute Russia Jul. 12.2011 University of Applied Sciences Zwickau Germany June. 8, ,2012 Seoul Metropolitan Government Research South Korea Sep. 20 ,2012 Institute of Public Health and Environment Chemnitz University of Technology Germany Sep. 20 ,2012 University of Sumatera Utara Republic of Indonesia Feb. 15, 2013 Qufu Normal University China Apr. 1, 2013 Kingston University U K Oct. 23, 2013 University of Lapland and its Arctic Center Finland Mar. 3, 2014 Dong-Eui University South Korea Jun. 23, 2014 Institute for Technological Research of State of Brazil Sep. 12, 2014 SaoPaulo - IPT Kangwon National University South Korea Oct. 3, 2014 Federal University of Technology – Paraná Brazil Oct. 7, 2014 Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman Malaysia Mar. 1, 2016 The Université de Technologie de Troyes France Mar. 1, 2016

33 Number of Students who Study abroad

School Number of Notes Notes Year Studen

University of Leoben, Austria 2 Short-term Exchange Program（Sponsored） Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Summer Language Study Tour Australia 10 Seoul National University of Science and Summer Language Study Tour Technology, South Korea 3 Pukyong National University, College of 2012 Summer Language Study Tour Engineering, South Korea 2 Thai-Nichi Institute of Technology, Thailand 2 Summer Language Study Tour

Dayeh University, Taiwan 5 Spring Language Study Tour

University of Applied Sciences Zwickau/ Spring Language Study Tour Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany 13 University of Leoben, Austria 1 Short-term Exchange Program（Sponsored） University of Applied Sciences Zwickau, Short-term Exchange Program（Sponsored） Germany 2 Aalto University School of Electrical Short-term Exchange Program（Sponsored） Engineering, Finland 2 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Summer Language Study Tour Australia 10 2013 Seoul National University of Science and Summer Language Study Tour Technology, South Korea 3 Thai-Nichi Institute of Technology, Thailand 2 Summer Language Study Tour

Dayeh University, Taiwan 5 Spring Language Study Tour University of Applied Sciences Zwickau/ Spring Language Study Tour Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany 11 University of Applied Sciences Zwickau, Short-term Exchange Program（Sponsored） Germany 1 Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany 2 Short-term Exchange Program（Sponsored）

Western Washington University, USA 8 Spring Language Study Tour Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Spring Language Study Tour Australia 9 2014 Huazhong University of Science and Spring Language Study Tour Technology, China 5 Dayeh University, Taiwan 3 Spring Language Study Tour

Thai-Nichi Institute of Technology, Thailand 1 Summer Language Study Tour University of Applied Sciences Zwickau/ Spring Language Study Tour Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany 3 University of Applied Sciences Zwickau, Short-term Exchange Program（Sponsored） Germany 1 Faculty of Computer Science and Electrical Short-term Exchange Program（Sponsored） Engineering, Rostock University, Germany 1 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Short-term Exchange Program（Sponsored） Australia 1 2015 Western Washington University, USA 4 Summer Language Study Tour Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Summer Language Study Tour Australia 6 Huazhong University of Science and Spring Language Study Tour Technology, China 6 Thai-Nichi Institute of Technology, Thailand 1 Summer Language Study Tour

34 Current Enrollment of International Students Current Employment of Foreign Researchers

（As of May 1, 2016） （As of fiscal year 2015）

Classification Employed Graduate Special

Non- Special Purpose Under- Research Non- Research or Educational Nationality degree Research Total 25 graduate Student degree Instruction Master’s Doctor’s Student student Student Course Course Lectures/Debates 1 Observation/Investigation Germany 1 1 5 Nepal 2 2 Total 31 Funded by Muroran Laos 1 1 2 Institute of Technology 31 Malaysia 27 2 29 Faculty 10 China 28 17 21 1 14 2 83 Project Professor 1 Taiwan 1 1 Part-time lecturers 4 South 2 3 1 6 Postdoctoral fellows 11 Korea Cost Burden Other 5 Thailand 2 5 1 2 10 Scientific research grants 0 Vietnam 3 4 1 8 MEXT* projects 0 Uzbekistan 1 1 Ministry projects other than Indonesia 3 1 4 MEXT 0 India 1 1 JSPS** 2 JICA***（Commissioned Nigeria 1 1 International Researchers） 0 Total 57 32 37 2 15 6 149 Other domestic funding 0 International governments/ research institutes 23 Privately funded 1 Total 57

Transition of International Students Numbers ■Transition of Foreign Researchers Academic Year Employed （As of May 1） 2011 68 School Year 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Japanese Government 2012 50 5 4 7 12 12 Sponsored 2013 50 International Government 25 29 29 17 14 Sponsored 2014 50 Privately Funded 70 75 87 106 123 2015 57 Total 100 108 123 135 149

35 Contribution to Regional Society and Related Collaboration

Lifelong Education

In addition to providing classes for specially selected adult non-degree and transfer students and undergraduate evening course students, the institute also offers the classes listed below to the general public as part of its lifelong education program.

■Extension Courses

Total Course Persons eligible Capacity Period hours

Adults Natural German for Travel (beginner) 12 April 19 – May 24, 2016 7.5 (high school students and older)

Adults Chinese Language and Culture Course 20 June 2 – July 14, 2016 10.5 (high school students and older)

Adults Hawaii Tour in English 10 June 11 and 18, 2016 3 (high school students and older)

Adults Learn the Structure of English through TOEIC 10 July 22 – August 5, 2016 4.5 (high school students and older)

Introduction to Physical Computing Adults 10 August 27, 2016 4 Internet of Things (IoT) (high school students and older)

Housing Environment and Science Adults 20 October 1, 2016 3 Breathing Walls (high school students and older)

Adults English Conversation: Talking about (high school students and Foreign Cultures 2 25 Scheduled for October 2016 6 older with basic English skills (beginner to intermediate) (at least beginner level))

Experience Christmas in Denmark, Adults Northern Europe Making Julehjerter, a 10 December 10, 2016 1.5 (high school students and older) Heart-shaped Decoration! Activities for Teaching Foreign Elementary school teachers 20 January 10 and 11, 2017 6 Languages Course

■Non-degree Students Non-degree students are adults taking courses to acquire credits as auditing students in undergraduate or graduate schools.

■Exceptional Curriculum for Civilian Engineers and Researchers Lectures and research opportunities may be offered in the evening or at other times and during certain periods of the year to civilian engineers or researchers intending to study on master’s or doctorate courses if specific reasons for such provision exist.

36 Robot Arena

■Outline In 2010, we started the program called“Forming an educational and research base for experiencing advanced technology at the Robot Arena － Fostering future engineers and developing technology in collaboration with the local community”. For this program, we created the Robot Arena, a facility open to the general public, which promotes education, research and contribution for the region in the robotic field where we have abundant practical achievements for the local community. The Robot Arena is the base where local youth can experience advanced technology, university and graduate students can develop their capabilities through learning projects and contributive activities for the region and researchers can develop robotic technologies in cooperation with the local community. In 2015, the Robot Arena moved to Education research building #11, Building J. Then, we are promoting new programs in graduate school, such as enhancement of practical education and research, well-rounded human resources development, and so forth. ■Operations (1) Facilities: maintaining space for exhibiting robots, building and operating robots, and a workshop. (2) Exchange with the local community: hands-on experience for local youth, and familiarizing the community with robotic technology. (3) Systematic creative education: training highly educated human resources in the field of science and technology for the benefit of society. (4) Contributive research for the region: developing robot related technology in accordance with local needs. (5) Exchanges with other universities: educational cooperation and international exchanges with domestic and foreign universities

Exterior of the Robot Arena Displayed Robots and Seminar Room Hands-on Workshop for the youth

Liaison Office

■Overview The Liaison Office was set up in October 2011 to contribute to the sustainable development of regional society and promote the revitalization of education and research activities at Muroran Institute of Technology by leveraging its educational and research functions and promoting activities for collaboration with society in an integrated manner. The office consists of three divisions (the Industry-academia-government Collaboration Division, the Intellectual Property Division and the Education-community Collaboration Division), which work together to comprehensively promote collaboration with society through close relationships with the institute’s educational and research organizations and centers. ■Responsibilities (1) Industry-academia-government Collaboration Division a. Planning and promotion of joint research, funded research projects, etc. b. Support for the securement of external research funding c. Support for the promotion of industry-academia-government collaboration projects (2) Intellectual Property Division a. Support for the creation of intellectual property b. Utilization and management of intellectual property c. Consultation services relating to intellectual property (3) Education-community Collaboration Division a. Planning and promotion of extension programs, science classes, university tours and other events b. Support for the implementation of human resource development programs for working people c. Support for practical education using educational programs through industry-academia-government collaboration d. Support for the promotion of education-community collaboration

37 COC Promotion Office

■Overview The COC Promotion Office has been established to promote the Town, People and Job Development through Manufacturing and Human Resources project, which was selected as a COC University-led Regional Revitalization Project (COC+) by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in academic 2015. In this project, four manufacturing-related universities in Hokkaido (Muroran Institute of Technology, Kitami Institute of Technology, Hokkaido University of Science, and Chitose Institute of Science and Technology), four technical colleges (Tomakomai, Kushiro, Asahikawa, and Hakodate), and nine local governments (Hokkaido, Muroran, Kitami, Sapporo, Chitose, Tomakomai, Kushiro, Asahikawa, and Hakodate) collaborate/cooperate with each other to create and develop attractive jobs in Hokkaido for aspiring and talented young people and foster individuals with the manufacturing ability needed in Hokkaido, thereby attracting individuals who can play a key role in regional revitalization, staving off the decline of Hokkaido’s population and economy, and contributing to the creation of autonomous and sustainable local communities. ■Address 2F, Education Research Building 1, Muroran Institute of Technology 27-1 Mizumoto-cho, Muroran, Hokkaido, 050-8585 Tel. 0143-46-5951 Fax 0143-46-5953 COC Promotion Office

COC+ Sapporo Office

■Overview The COC+ Sapporo Office has been established as the base of industry-academia- government-finance collaboration for the COC+ Project. At the COC+ Sapporo Office, COC+ coordinators liaise with industrial, academic, governmental and financial institutions and engage in public relations activities to promote industry-academia-government-finance collaboration for the COC+ Project. COC+ Sapporo Office

■Address JR COC+ Sapporo Office Sapporo Sta. Shin-Odori Bldg. 5F, Odori Nishi 4-chome 1, Sapporo Chuo-ku, Sapporo, 060-0042 Tel. 011-206-6931，080-9611-5037 COC Fax 011-206-6932 + Sapporo Office Odori Park Odori

Access Map Appearance of COC+ Sapporo Office MuroranIT TECHNO AGORA

■Overview The Muroran Institute of Technology’s TECHNO AGORA was established in September 2014 as part of efforts to promote the development of the local community with the Institute serving as a center of knowledge. Located in a vacated store on the first floor of an apartment house in the shopping district of Muroran’s Wanishi-cho district, this facility serves as a forum for local contribution activities and provides the Institute’s students with opportunities to voluntarily play active roles in the local community. The term Agora is a Greek word meaning a “gathering place.” It was named also with hopes of serving as a place of regional revitalization where local residents, students and other people come together. This facility is open to anyone including local residents and students free of charge. External view of TECHNO AGORA ■Address Yokoyama Apartment House 1F, 2-2, Wanishi- cho, Muroran, 050-0085 (For any inquiries, please contact us at +81-0143- 46-5027)

Hands-on class for children Exhibition of research activity

38 Satellite Office（Sapporo）

■Overview The office was opened as a base for industry-academia-government collaboration based on interaction among universities, public experimental stations, economic organizations and government agencies in Hokkaido. It disseminates information on local needs/ideas and new technological seeds developed by the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, universities and public experiment stations, offers technical support, and supplies helpful information relating to technology commercialization. The office also provides space for meetings and seminars, access to documents regarding universities and institutions, and booths for small-group gatherings and consultations. Muroran Institute of Technology utilizes the center as a venue to discuss joint research projects, introduce new technological seeds and hold meetings. ■Address HiNT, R&B Park Sapporo Odori Satellite 1F Showa Building, (directly connected to Exit No. 1 of Odori Subway Station) 8, Odori Nishi 5-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0042 Tel: 011-219-3359 Fax: 011-219-3351

Tokyo Office

■Overview The Muroran Institute of Technology has its Tokyo Office to facilitate the acquisition of external funds for collaborative research and other initiatives, support industry-academia-government collaboration and provide assistance to the Institute’s current and prospective students. It also serves as a center of public relations activities for the Institute’s entrance examinations and liaises with its alumni associations. ■Scope of Activity (1) Provides support to the Institute’s staff and students in the Tokyo metropolitan area (2) Collects and provides information on the Institute’s education, research and social contribution activities (3) Liaises and coordinates with related organizations for collaborative research, commissioned research and other initiatives to promote industry-academia- government collaboration in the Tokyo metropolitan area (4) Liaises and coordinates with the Institute’s alumni associations and other organizations (5) Implements public relations activities (6) Provides support for the Institute’s other activities in the Tokyo metropolitan area ■Address Cross Office Uchisaiwaicho Room 505, 1-18-6, Nishi-Shimbashi, Minato- ku, Tokyo, 105-0003 Tel.: 03-6206-6703 Fax: 03-6206-6704 Endowed Laboratory

■Santoku Rare Earth Endowed Laboratory This endowed research course was established in October 2014 jointly by the Muroran Institute of Technology’s Research Center for Environmentally Friendly Materials Engineering (the nation’s only research organization specializing in the effective use of rare earth materials) and Santoku Corporation (one of the world’s leading manufacturers of rare earth metals and alloys) for collaborative research on the effective use of rare earth materials to create new industries.

39 External Funds

External Funds Funded Research

（As of fiscal year 2015） （As of fiscal year 2015）

Number Number Classification/Title Number of Cases Amount（Unit: Thousand Yen） Field of Cases Field of Cases Scientific Research Fund 71 128,080 Life Science 4 Manufacturing Technology 6 Information and Funded Research 29 198,640 Communication 4 Infrastructure 0 Cooperative Research with Private Sectors 73 71,551 Environment 7 Frontier Fields 0 Nano-Technology & Scholarship Contributions 76 94,658 Materials 3 Others 0 Other Grants 12 409,679 Energy 5 Total 29 Total 261 902,608

Cooperative Research with Private Sectors Other Grants

（As of fiscal year 2015） （As of fiscal year 2015）

Number Number Number Number Field of Cases Field of Cases Field of Cases Field of Cases Life Science 4 Manufacturing Technology 12 Life Science 1 Manufacturing Technology 2 Information and Information and Communication 4 Infrastructure 11 Communication 0 Infrastructure 0 Environment 1 Frontier Fields 3 Environment 1 Frontier Fields 0 Nano-Technology & Nano-Technology & Materials 29 Other 6 Materials 1 Others 6 Energy 3 Total 73 Energy 1 Total 12

■Transition of Research Funds in the Last Five

Scientific Research Fund Funded Reseach Cooperative Research with Private Sectors Amount( Amount( Amount(

× × × 1000Yen) 1000Yen) 1000Yen) Number of Case Number of Case Number of Case

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Number Number Number of Case 66 67 72 72 71 of Case 27 20 19 22 29 of Case 70 67 61 70 73 Amount 109,850 125,710 144,170 140,790 128,080 Amount 65,244 78,841 147,472 261,349 198,640 Amount 90,962 90,818 63,202 58,085 71,551

Scholarship Contributions Other Grants Amount( Amount(

× × 1000Yen) 1000Yen) Number of Case Number of Case

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Number Number of Case 81 71 74 80 76 of Case 11 15 12 10 12 Amount 75,502 64,448 72,907 78,632 94,658 Amount 71,312 291,333 244,659 199,462 409,679

40 Finances

Budget

■Budget for FY2016 （Unit: Million Yen）

Category Amount

Revenue Grant for operation 2，619 Aid for facility construction and maintenance 90 Other grants 227 Grant for finance and management center of national universities 22 Own revenue 1，907 Revenue from tuition and entrance examination 1，732 Revenue from disposing property － Other revenue 175 Revenue from cooperative research with private sector and scholarship 429 Use of allowance － Revenue from long term loan － Use of reserve fund － Total 5，295 Expenditures Operation fee 4，517 Education and research fee 4，517 Facility maintenance fee 112 Grant 227 Fee for cooperative research with private sector and scholarship 429 Loan － Interest on long term loan 9 Total 5，295

41 University Campus

Campus and Facilities

（Unit: ㎡） No. Name of Building Area of Land Area of Building Year of Construction(Year of Renovation) 1 Main Gate 2 Administration Building 2,314 1987 1960,‘61, ‘62, ‘63, 3 Bldgs.A-F Education research building #1 20,560 ‘64,‘65, ‘66, ‘67 (2005- 2010) 4 Bldg. Q Education research building #2 3,014 1977 (2009) 5 Bldg. N Education research building #3 6,027 1976 (2007) 6 Bldg. H Education research building #4 1962,‘63, ‘69, ‘84 5,471 7 Bldg. U Education research building #5 (1986,2012) 8 Bldg. K Education research building #6 4,749 1979, ’84 (2013) 9 Bldg. Y Education research building #7 6,553 2002 10 Bldg. R Education research building #8 5,364 1980,‘93 (2008) 11 Bldg. V Education research building #9 89,593 12 Library 4,141 1971,’93, (1993) 25th Anniversary of University 13 Establishment Memorial Plaza 14 Garage 321 1987 International Exchange House(Dormitory for Foreign 15 Researcher, Dormitory for International Students 1) 737 1980, ’81 (2012) 16 Manufacturing and Engineering Design Center 726 1965 (2006) 17 Laboratory for Structural Analysis 706 1983 (2009) 18 Laboratory for Shock Test on Structures 145 1995 19 Power Center 950 1980 20 Center for Instrument Analysis 1,224 1999 21 Bldg. Ｘ Education research building #12 1,600 1999 22 Archery Field 23 Bldg. S Education research building #10 1,734 1961 (1999) 24 Bldg. Ｊ Education research building #11 13,224 1,459 1974, 2008 25 Center for Cooperative Research and Development 2,279 1989, ’93,2002 26 Health Administration Center 247 1971 (2000) 27 University hall 10,534 2,704 1962, 71, 99 (2000) 28 Cafeteria 29 Athletic field (2000) 30 Gymnasium 2,856 1996 33,456 31 Tennis courts 32 Japanese archery hall 89 1982 33 Storehouse for gymnastic equipment 271 1968, 72 34 Storehouse 198 1966 35 Facility for training camps 1,025 1979, 84 36 Building #1 for club activities 7,652 37 Building #2 for club activities 397 1973, 74 38 Building #3 for club activities 495 2008 39 Shared experiment facility 220 1976, 79, 80 (2009) 40 Men’s dormitory“Meitoku-Ryo” 15,982 6,661 1973 (2010) 41 Women’s dormitory“Meirinkan” 2,300 1,612 1973 (2011, 2015) 42 Dormitory for International Students 2 791 618 1965 43 Faculty housing 22,031 5,515 1964-‘80 Boathouse 200(leased) 100 1996 Shiraoi engine test field 16,494(leased) 92 2008 Potential Coal Energy Research Lab. at Mikasa 1,213(leased) 229(leased) Dormitory for Foreign Student 325(leased) Tokyo Office 32(leased) MuroranIT Techno Agora 176(leased) COC+Sapporo Office 38(leased) Other 349(leased) 259 Total 213,819 94,233

42 Campus Guide Map

43 Access Map

●By Air ■From ＪＲ Higashi Muroran Sta. From New Chitose Airport, the gateway to Hokkaido, ［By Donan Bus］ take JR trains or express buses to Muroran City. 1)Take buses on route 7 for Kodai (Muroran IT) via Washibetsu from“Higashi-machi Terminal” Bus Stop (7 min. walk from the East Exit of JR Higashi Muroran Sta.), and ●JR Trains get off at “Kodai” Bus Stop (number 1 on the map). (travel Muroran City is on the Muroran Line that connects time: about 20 minutes). Sapporo and Hakodate. 2)Take buses on route 6 for Kodai (Muroran IT) via Naka- To Sapporo, 16 limited express trains are in service (in dori from“Higashi-machi terminal” Bus Stop and get off at particular,“Suzuran” and“Hokuto”). “Kodai” Bus Stop (number 2 in the map). (travel time: about 20 minutes). 3)Take buses on route 77 for“Rou gakkou” from“Higashi ●Highway Buses Muroran Nishi-guchi” at the east exit of JR Higashi Muroran Highway buses that run on the Do-oh Expressway Sta. Get off at Kodai. (travel time: about 15 minutes connect Muroran City and Sapporo in 2hours (16 ［By taxi］ departures daily), and Muroran City and New Chitose It takes about 10 minutes from the West Exit of JR Higashi Airport in 1 hour and 30 minutes (11 departures daily). Muroran Sta.

■From ＪＲ Washibetsu Sta. (only local trains stop) ［By Donan Bus］ Take buses on route 7 for Kodai (Muroran IT) via Washibetsu from“Takasago shogakko mae” Bus Stop (3 min. walk from JR Washibetsu Sta.), and get offat “Kodai” Bus Stop (number 1 on the map). (travel time: about 10 minutes). 44 Monument“New Breeze” This monument was established in 1989 commemorating the 100th anniversary of the University’s establishment in Sapporo and the 50th anniversary in Muroran. The monument is 5m in height, 8m in width, 2m in depth and 6 tons in weight, and is made of “COR-TEN” steel as Muroran City is known as a city of steel. It symbolizes“youth,” “energy,” “soaring” and“infinity.”

New logo for Muroran Institute of Technology To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the university, a call was put out to design a new logo for the school. In 2009, this symbol was chosen. “M” stands for the first letter of the university’s name, and the shape of the letter portrays the symbol for infinity “∞”. The design of a fresh, young bud expresses the endless potential of the students at Muroran Institute of Technology.

Muroran IT character Similar to the logo, it was chosen from suggestions from the public when we celebrated the 60th anniversary in 2009. Capital “M” for Muroran Institute of Technology was impersonated as a star antenna, expressing

ムロぴょん the realization of our dreams with creative science and technology, and the dynamic first step towards a bright future.

Hokkaido Environment Management System Standard (HES) This Institute acquired the Hokkaido Environment Management System Standard (HES) Step 2 certification in March 2009. Currently, activities related to conservation and improvement of the environment are being carried out while maintaining the HES Step 2 level.

Registration No. HES2:0005

Muroran Institute of Technology Address: 27-1 Mizumoto-cho, Muroran, Hokkaido, 050-8585, Japan Tel: ８1-（0）143-46-5000 E-mail: [email protected] URL: http://www.muroran-it.ac.jp/

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