ABOUT
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 5 it celebrated 2022th 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.
NATION
WIDE
Nationwide KOSEN
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Hokkaido
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Tohoku
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Kanto Shinetsu
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Tokai/Hokuriku
National
private
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Kinki
National
public
private
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Chugoku
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Shikoku
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Kyushu・Okinawa
National
KOSEN
NEWS
News from KOSEN Colleges
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- Others
- Fukushima
We held "Internship Matching" in 2026
2024.4.19
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- Industry-academia collaboration/regional collaboration
- Fukushima
Carbon neutral social collaboration joint course "Results report meeting" was held
2024.4.19
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- Kurume
- Industry-academia collaboration/regional collaboration
We held a STEAM education open course for junior high school students, "Let's make metal accessories!"
2024.4.18
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- Kurume
- Education and research activities
STEAM Education Strengthening Project: Fukui National College of Technology public lecture "Make and Learn Boo Science Pasta Bridge Contest" was held
2024.4.18
NEWS
National Institute of Technology Headquarters
News
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2024.4.5
- News
Regarding donations for the 6 Noto Peninsula Earthquake
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2024.4.5
- News
The site has been renewed!
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2024.3.29
- News
We held the "Next Generation Education Conference" and exchanged opinions with industry/companies, technical college instructors, and students about human resource development toward realizing Society 5.0.
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2024.3.20
- Entrance exam
Reiwa 6th year admission selection (second round recruitment) information posted (Yuge Commercial Marine College added)