History of NIT

36	Institutionalization of industrial technical colleges as 5-year higher education institutions
37	Established the first 12 national technical colleges (Hakodate, Asahikawa, Taira, Gunma, Nagaoka, Numazu, Suzuka, Akashi, Ube, Takamatsu, Niihama, Sasebo)
38	Established 12 National Colleges of Technology (Hachinohe, Miyagi, Tsuruoka, Nagano, Gifu, Toyota, Tsuyama, Anan, Kochi, Ariake, Oita, Kagoshima)
39	Established 12 National Colleges of Technology (Tomakomai, Ichinoseki, Akita, Ibaraki, Toyama, Nara, Wakayama, Yonago, Matsue, Kure, Kurume, Miyakonojo)
40	Seven National Colleges of Technology established (Kushiro, Oyama, Tokyo, Ishikawa, Fukui, Maizuru, Kitakyushu)
41	“National College of Technology Athletic Meet” (1st) held
42	Institutionalized the establishment of departments related to merchant ships, 5 National Colleges of Technology for Merchant Marine established (Toyama, Toba, Hiroshima, Oshima, Yuge) Established one national college of technology (Kisarazu) 1 school name changed from “Taira” to “Fukushima”
46	National College of Radio Technology (Sendai Denpa, Takuma Denpa, Kumamoto Denpa) established
47	“Central Convention Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the Founding of Colleges of Technology” held
49	Two National Colleges of Technology (Tokuyama and Yatsushiro) established
51	Opening of Nagaoka University of Technology and Toyohashi University of Technology, destinations for technical college graduates
57	“Celebration party commemorating the 20th anniversary of the founding of the National College of Technology” held
63	“Idea Competition National College of Technology Robot Contest” (1st) held
2	“National College of Technology Programming Contest” (1st) held
3	Granting the title of “Associate Degree” to graduates Expansion of fields to enable the establishment of departments other than industrial and commercial marine departments Establishment of major course system
4	“Celebration party commemorating the 30th anniversary of the founding of the National College of Technology” held
14	One National College of Technology (Okinawa) established
15	The “Independent Administrative Agency National College of Technology Act” was established.
16	The National Institute of Technology (National Institute of Technology) was established as an independent administrative institution. “National College of Technology Design Competition” (1st) held
19	“National College of Technology English Presentation Contest” (1st) held
21	Advanced reorganization of four national technical colleges Sendai National College of Technology (Miyagi National College of Technology and Sendai Radio College of Technology integrated and reorganized) Toyama National College of Technology (integration and reorganization of Toyama National College of Technology and Toyama Commercial Marine College) Kagawa National College of Technology (integrated and reorganized Takamatsu National College of Technology and Takuma Denpa National College of Technology) Kumamoto National College of Technology (Yatsushiro National College of Technology and Kumamoto Radio National College of Technology were integrated and reorganized)
24	"Celebration commemorating the 50th anniversary of the founding of the technical college system" held Opened a liaison office within Thailand's King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) as a base for exchanges with the school.
28	Opening of liaison office in Mongolia as a base for overseas expansion of Japanese-style technical college education Opening of liaison office in Thailand as a base for overseas expansion of Japanese-style technical college education
29	Opened a project office in Vietnam as a base for overseas expansion of Japanese-style technical college education
Year of the reunification	A technical college (Thailand KOSEN-KMITL) opens with full-scale introduction of Japanese-style technical college education with support from the National Institute of Technology Opened a liaison office in Vietnam as a base for overseas expansion of Japanese-style technical college education
Reiwa 2nd year	A technical college (Thailand KOSEN-KMUTT) opens with full-scale introduction of Japanese-style technical college education with support from the National Institute of Technology
Reiwa 4nd year	60th anniversary of the establishment of the technical college system

Toward building a new model of national technical colleges

■ September 21, 9 press release
Regarding the opening of a new national technical college (advanced reorganization)

■ September 21, 4 press release
Regarding the sophistication and reorganization of national colleges of technology

■ September 20, 8 press release
Establishment of new model “Super Technical College”