Greeting from President

Cultivating human resources for innovative society

President
SUZUKI,Koji

National Institute of Technology, Niihama College is one of the first national colleges of technology. It was established in 1962 in Niihama, an industrial city with the history and culture of the Besshi Copper Mine. The year 2022 marked the 60th anniversary of the founding of the college, and the total number of graduates will soon reach 10,000. These graduates have embarked on careers not only in Ehime Prefecture, but also in all parts of Japan and the world. Their achievements have been highly valued and have continuously supported Japan's economic development.

Niihama National College of Technology has five departments: Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Information Science, Electronics and Control Engineering, Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, and Environmental Materials Engineering, each with an admission capacity of 40 students. We also have two faculties: General Education and Fundamental Science.

For the purpose of promoting education beyond the standard five-year program, a two-year advanced engineering course was established in 1992. This course comprised of the Electronic Engineering Program and the Production Engineering Program. In 2004, the Production Engineering Program was reorganized into the Production Engineering Program and the Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology Program. As it concerns the post-graduation path of our students, thanks to a ratio that exceeds 20 to 1 in terms of the number of jobs available to the number of graduating students, the employment rate after graduation is nearly 100%. In addition, about one-third of our graduates transfer to the third year of a four-year university or enroll in the advanced engineering course.

This institution of higher education, which offers five or seven years of integrated, specialized education from the age of 15, is highly regarded overseas, and some countries have introduced this unique and original model of technical college education. Niihama National College of Technology is recognized overseas as a "KOSEN" institution, and under the direction of the National College of Technology’s head office, Niihama National College of Technology dispatches faculty members to our affiliated institutions overseas to teach classes and provide guidance to faculty members.

As more and more industrial and research activities are conducted globally, it has become necessary to think about the future on a global scale in order to develop new technologies and research. To meet this social demand, engineers and researchers with a global mindset are needed in technology and research.

Humanity is currently battling the spread of infectious disease caused by the novel coronavirus. We are also facing climate change caused by global warming, new international conflicts in Europe, and many other issues that have yet to be resolved in the 21st century. If this situation continues, there is concern that humanity will not be able to live on Earth in a stable manner. It has become imperative for people around the world to discuss, organize, and promote the "Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)" as a way to solve these issues. We also need to change flexibly in response to the demands of society, utilizing new ideas and technologies, such as industrial structural changes represented by Society 5.0 and digital transformation. This is where this technical college can play an active role in “fostering creative and practical engineers”. To this end, developing students’ knowledge of their specialized field from a young age, focusing on experiments and practical training, and implementing problem-based learning are a few of the many ways that we strive to realize education that is ahead of its time.

With the catchphrase, "Niihama National College of Technology: Technology for the world and the future," our school aims to be a trusted school that works together with the local community to foster practical and creative engineers. We hope that you will continue to support our school's development in the future.