Kyoto Institute of Information Science and Technology (KISIS) has decided to conclude an agreement for mutual cooperation with the Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (IIST) (President: Tatsutaro Ishijima), a graduate school of information science and technology similar to KISIS, in order to smoothly promote efforts to foster highly specialized information technology engineers.
Purpose of the Agreement
The purpose is for the two universities to share and solve various issues related to the development of highly specialized information technology engineers through educational and research exchanges, and thereby to achieve the advancement of such engineers.
Main cooperation items based on the agreement
- Educational and research exchange of faculty members enrolled in both universities
- Holding meetings on education and research
- Development and mutual use of teaching materials
- Projects related to the advancement of education and research
- Mutual exchange of students enrolled in both universities Other
Agreement signing ceremony
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Venue
Graduate University of Industrial Technology
Graduate University of Industrial Technology
(1-10-40 Higashioi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo)
It was established by Tokyo Metropolitan University under its founding philosophy of fostering highly specialized engineers with the desire and ability to create new value and contribute to the revitalization of industry through the application of specialized knowledge and systematized technical know-how.Total capacity is 200 students.The Department of Information Architecture (established in April 2006) trains "information architects" who are super players in the information field, and the Department of Creative Technology (established in April 2008) trains "manufacturing architects" who bring innovation as integrated designers of sensibility and function.