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What is the National Institute of Technology (KOSEN)?
The National Institute of Technology (NIT), which is an incorporated administrative agency of Japan organizes 51 Colleges of Technology (KOSEN).
KOSEN is a unique educational institution in Japan, and is a five-year higher education institution where students can enroll from the age of 15 after graduating from junior high school, in order to foster engineers in high demand by society. In 2022 it celebrated 60th anniversary of the establishment of the KOSEN system. By providing specialized education that emphasizes experiments and practical experience from an early stage, the curriculum has features that enable students to acquire knowledge and skills at or above the same level as those at university by the time they graduate.
In addition, all KOSEN colleges offer a two-year advanced course, where students can continue their education after completing the five-year regular course.

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2025 teams selected as finalists for GCON12/Live broadcast of the finals announced
2025.11.17
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Comprehensive collaboration agreement concluded with Panasonic Group to develop next-generation manufacturing talent
2025.11.5
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KOSEN Hydrogen Vision 2025 will be held at Suzuka Circuit (Saturday, November 22nd and Sunday, November 23rd)
2025.10.28
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The Maizuru National College of Technology Entrepreneurship Promotion Forum, sponsored by Maizuru City and the Kansai Economic Federation, will be held.
2025.10.17
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News from KOSEN Colleges
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A student from our school won the Outstanding Student Presentation Award at the 2025 Kyushu Branch Lecture Meeting of the Japan Welding Society
2025.12.12
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A student from the Department of Control and Information Engineering has been selected for the "STARS" student research and development support program sponsored by SANMATSU Co., Ltd.
2025.12.12
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A student from the Department of Control and Information Engineering has been selected for the "STARS" student research and development support program sponsored by SANMATSU Co., Ltd.
2025.12.12
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The Ikebana Club came second in the national tournament "Ikenobo Flower Koshien 2025"
2025.12.12
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National Institute of Technology Headquarters
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2025.12.5
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Recruitment of teachers
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2025.12.4
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Notice of service interruption due to system maintenance
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2025.12.3
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The dates and locations of the 2026 National, Public, and Private Technical College Joint Information Session (KOSEN FES) have been announced (June 28th, Ikebukuro, Tokyo; July 12th, Umeda, Osaka).
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2025.11.27
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- Entrance exam
The list of venues for the FY8 entrance examination has been released.
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2025.11.26
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"Technical College Students Run to the World" (Nihon Keizai Shimbun) has been published

