Outline of History
Japan saw a remarkable expansion in industry since the late 1950's, which created a growing demand for qualified engineers.
In 1962 the government decided to establish five-year institutes of technology to meet the demand. Kitakyushu National College of Technology (KCT) was founded in Kitakyushu City, one of the largest industrial cities in Japan, on April 1, 1965. The aim was to educate students on a wide range of science and technology and to provide them with sufficient training so that they become skillful engineers and make lasting contributions to industry and society.
KCT has five departments： Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering (1965), Departments of Chemical Engineering (1970), Department of Electronics & Control Engineering (1987), and Department of Control & Information Systems Engineering (which stemmed from one of the two Mechanical Engineering classes in 1989).
A special two-year Advanced Engineering School was founded in 1996, which consists of three courses: Production Engineering Advanced Course, Control Engineering Advanced Course, and Chemical Engineering Advanced Course. The Department of Chemical Engineering was reorganized into the Department of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering in 1998. The Department of Electrical Engineering was renamed the Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering in 2002. The Department of Chemical Engineering Advanced Course was renamed the Department of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering Advanced Course in 2004.
By the Law concerning the Institute of National Colleges of Technology, Japan enacted in 2003, Kitakyushu National College of Technology was established in April, 2004 as a part of Institute of National Colleges of Technology, Japan.
The General Engineering program, the educational program of the advanced course, was accredited by the Japan Accreditation Board for Engineering Education(JABEE) in 2006.
In 2006, the accreditation (Ninsyo-hyouka) was carried out by NIAD-UE and certificated.
In 2011, the same JABEE accredited KCT for another six years.
| Apr. 1, 1965 | Kitakyushu National College of Technology (KCT) was established with two departments : the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering and the Dept. of Electrical Engineering. KATO Tunetaro, Dr. Eng., Professor Emeritus of Kyushu University, took office as the 1st President. |
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| Apr. 24, 1965 | The College started enrollment. KCT celebrated the first entrance ceremony. |
| May. 28, 1968 | The College Song composed by the lyricist KURANO Kenji, the composer MORIWAKI kenzo. |
| Apr. 1, 1970 | The Dept. of Chemical Engineering was established. |
| Apr. 1, 1974 | SAKAI Wataru, Dr. Eng., Professor of Kyushu University, took office as the 2nd President. |
| Nov. 8, 1975 | The 10th anniversary of KCT was celebrated. |
| May 7, 1976 | TAGUCHI Tanezo, Dr. Pharm, Professor Emeritus of Kyushu University, took office as the 3rd President. |
| Apr. 1, 1985 | MATAKE Tomokazu, Dr. Eng, an ex-dean of Faculty of Engineering, Nagasaki University, took office as the 4th President. |
| Nov. 25, 1985 | The 20th anniversary lecture of the founding of KCT was delivered. |
| Apr. 1, 1987 | The Dept. of Electronics & Control Engineering was established. |
| Apr. 1, 1989 | UEDA Yasuaki, Dr. Eng., Professor of Kyushu Institute of Technology, took office as the 5th President. The Dept. of Mechanical Engineering (2 classes) was reorganized into the Dept. of Engineering (1 class) and the Dept. of Control & Information Systems Engineering (1 class). |
| Nov. 16, 1990 | The 25th anniversary of the founding of KCT was celebrated. |
| Jan. 14, 1994 | The academic international exchange agreement (sister college) was signed with IKSAN. National College (Prior to March, 1999, called Iri National College of Agriculture and Technology) in the Republic of Korea. |
| May. 16, 1994 | The academic international exchange agreement (sister college) was signed with YANGZHQU UNIVERSITY Institute of Technology (Prior to September, 1996, called Yangzhou Institute of Technology) in the People's Republic of China. |
| Apr. 1, 1995 | SAKAMOTO Masafumi Dr. Eng., Professor of Kyushu Institute of Technology, took office as the 6th President. |
| Oct. 21, 1995 | The 30th anniversary of the founding of KCT was celebrated. |
| Ａpr. 1, 1996 | Advanced Engineering School (Production Engineering Advanced Course, Control Engineering Advanced Course, Chemical Engineering Advanced Course) was established. |
| Ａpr. 1, 1998 | The Dept. of Chemical Engineering was reorganized into the Dept. of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering. |
| Ａpr. 1, 2002 | JINNOUCHI Yasusuke, Dr. Eng., Professor of Kyusyu Institute of Technology, took office as the 7th President. The Dept. of Electrical Engineering was renamed as the Dept. of Electrical & Electronic Engineering. |
| Apr. 1, 2004 |
In accordance with the Institute of National Colleges of Technology Japan Act, KCT was re-established as the Independent Administrative Institute of Kitakyushu National College of Technology. |
| May. 8, 2006 | The education program titled "General Engineering" was accredited by JABEE. |
| Aug. 3, 2006 | The Memorandum of Understanding between The Federation of National Colleges of Technology in Kyushu-Okinawa and Polytechnics in Singapore was signed. |
| Mar. 28, 2007 | The accreditation (Ninsyo-hyouka) in FY2006 was carried out by NIAD-UE and certificated. |
| Apr. 1, 2009 | Hiroshi TSUKAMOTO, Dr. Eng., Professor of Kyusyu Institute of Technology, took office as the 8th President. |
