Diversity promotion
The National Institute of Technology promotes diversity based on the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) Declaration and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) Action Plan.
We have also established a Diversity Promotion Office to carry out planning and initiatives.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) Declaration
The National Institute of Technology, in its role of developing creative and practical engineers, declares the following policy in accordance with the spirit of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
The National College of Technology respects the dignity of each member and respects the dignity of each member, regardless of gender, nationality, race, ethnicity, age, disability, religious or cultural background, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other attributes. We aim to create an environment where everyone can fully demonstrate their abilities and play an active role without being discriminated against based on their personal circumstances.
We will create an environment that is inclusive of diverse members and allows them to reflect their opinions in various activities and decision-making processes. By nurturing creative and practical engineers who will create a sustainable society, we will contribute to the realization of a better social environment.
May 8, 2020
National Institute of Technology
Diversity Initiatives
Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) Action Plan sets the following goals and is implementing various measures to achieve these goals. (Excerpts from the Action Plan)
- Aiming for a female student ratio of 35% or more
- Aiming for the ratio of female faculty among all faculty hires to be 20% or more in specialized departments, and 30% or more overall
- Aiming for the ratio of women in professorial positions to be 15% or more, and the ratio of women in principals, vice principals, clerks, and administrative positions to be 18% or more
- In order to increase the employment rate of people with disabilities among faculty and staff at technical colleges, the goal is to achieve an employment rate of 3.0% or more at each technical college and at the National Institute of Technology Headquarters by the end of FY2027.
Diversity Measures (Table of Contents)
Data on the status of female students and female faculty at the National Institute of Technology
The graph shows the total number of students and the male/female ratio at 51 national colleges of technology nationwide, the number of faculty members and the male/female ratio at the National Institute of Technology, and the number of staff members and the male/female ratio.
Data on the status of female students and female faculty at the National Institute of Technology
Measures to attract female students
Please take a look at the pages introducing female students and alumni of the college, as well as the leaflets and comics introducing the college.
Engineer's recommendation
Engineer's Recommendation (Leaflet)
What is a technical college like? Miu's KOSEN exploration (comic version, standard 21MB)
What is a technical college like? Miu's KOSEN exploration (comic version, lightweight 3MB)
We hold contests for teams mainly consisting of female students. Female students at the college are also actively involved in activities to promote the appeal of science and engineering.
College of Technology Girls SDGs x Technology Contest (College of Technology GCON)
KOSEN female students' achievements
We have launched a website that introduces in the form of a profile book the employment opportunities and further education destinations of female students who have graduated from technical colleges.
Profile book of female college students
Leaflet introducing the profile book for female college students
Measures to increase the number of female teachers
Based on the Act on Advancement of Measures to Support the Development of the Next Generation, the National Institute of Technology has formulated a "General Employer Action Plan" for faculty and staff regarding their work and child-rearing. In addition, we have prepared various systems to support faculty and staff in balancing their work with childbirth, child-rearing, and elderly care.
General Employer Action Plan
Work-life plan
Measures to increase female employees
We provide female teacher management training with the aim of providing role models for female teachers in leadership positions and cultivating female teachers who will lead their respective colleges of technology.
| 年度 | Date | lecturer | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|
| R5 | Thursday, September 6, 3th year of Reiwa (online) |
President of Kagoshima National College of Technology Ms. Etsuko Ueda |
What made you decide to take on a management position? |
| R4 | Wednesday, November 5, 3 (online) |
Director of the National Institute of Technology (Gender Equality) / Professor and Vice Director of Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, The University of Tokyo Hiromi Yokoyama |
Designing your own career |
| R3 | Thursday, September 4, 3th year of Reiwa (online) |
Director of the National Institute of Technology (Gender Equality) / Professor at the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies and Institute of Industrial Science Mari Oshima |
The importance of developing female managers in science and technology fields |
Content for current female students
The National Institute of Technology holds a competition for teams primarily consisting of female students.
College of Technology Girls SDGs x Technology Contest
We hold forums where female students from technical colleges can share their experiences in their own words, with the main purpose of providing career education.
We have set up a website that lists the employment destinations and career paths of our alumni in the form of a profile book, and where students can discover role models through notes of their interactions with the alumni.
Profile book of female college students
Leaflet introducing the profile book for female college students
Content for graduates and alumni
We have set up a website where current students can find role models by reading the exchange notes with the alumni, including their employment destinations and career paths, in the form of profiles of the alumni. Alumni of the National College of Technology, please give some advice to your juniors.
Profile book of female college students
Leaflet introducing the profile book for female college students