Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

The Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (東京農工大学, Tōkyō Nōkō Daigaku) commonly known as TUAT is a Japanese national university headquartered in Fuchū, Tokyo. This university focuses on the study of agriculture and engineering.

Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
東京農工大学
Koganei Campus East Gate
Former names
Tokyo Sen'i Senmongakkō
(1874–1949)
Tokyo Nōrin Semongakkō
(1935–1949)
TypePublic (National)
Established1949
PresidentCHIBA Kazuhiro[1]
Academic staff
394 (May 2019)[2]
Administrative staff
209 [2]
Students5,705 (May 2020)[3]
Undergraduates3,784
Postgraduates1,921
546
Location
Fuchū
,
Tokyo
,
Japan
CampusUrban
Websitewww.tuat.ac.jp

The undergraduate organization of the university has two faculties, Agriculture and Engineering, and several departments as shown below.

History

The predecessor of the university was founded in 1874 as an agricultural training institute. In 1949 it was reorganized into a national university.

Organization
Nature and Science Museum

Undergraduate schools
  • Faculty of Agriculture
    • Department of Biological Production
    • Department of Applied Biological Science
    • Department of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences
    • Department of Ecoregion Science
    • Cooperative Department of Veterinary Medicine [† 1]

Graduate schools

(M=master course, D=three-year doctoral course, D4=four-year doctoral course, M+D=five-year doctoral course, P=professional degree course)

  • Graduate School of Agriculture
    • Department of Science of Biological Production (M)
    • Department of Natural Resources and Eco-materials (M)
    • Department of Environmental Conservation (M)
    • Department of International Environmental and Agricultural Science (M)
    • Department of Sustainable and Symbiotic Society (M)
    • Department of Environmental Science on Biosphere (M)
    • Department of Environmental and Agricultural Engineering (M)
    • Cooperative Division of Veterinary Science [† 1] (D4)
  • Graduate School of Engineering
    • Department of Biotechnology and Life Science (M, D)
    • Department of Applied Chemistry (M, D)
    • Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering (M, D)
    • Department of Applied Physics (M, D)
    • Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (M, D)
    • Department of Computer and Information Sciences (M, D)
    • Department of Electronic and Information Engineering (M, D)
    • Department of Joint Doctoral Program for Sustainability Research [† 2] (D)
    • Department of Industrial Technology and Innovation (P)
  • Graduate School of Bio-Applications and Systems Engineering
    • Department of Bio-Functions and Systems Science (M, D)
    • Department of Food and Energy Systems Science (M+D)
    • Cooperative Major of Advanced Health Science (D) [† 3]
  • United Graduate School of Agricultural Science [† 4]
    • Department of Biological Production Science (D)
    • Department of Applied Life Science (D)
    • Department of Symbiotic Science of Environment and Natural Resources (D)
    • Department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering (D)
    • Department of Science on Agricultural Economy and Symbiotic Society (D)
  • Leading Graduate School for Green and Clean Food Production (M+D)
  • TUAT WISE Program (M+D)

Research institutions
  • Institute of Agriculture
  • Institute of Engineering
  • Institute of Global Innovation Research

Facilities
  • Nature and Science Museum
  • Animal Medical Center

Campuses
Naka-cho, Koganei City, Tokyo

The university has campuses at two cities in Western Tokyo, Fuchū and Koganei. Fuchu Campus has the university's head office and focuses on agriculture. Koganei Campus focuses on engineering.

Fuchu Campus
  • 3-8-1 Harumi-cho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo 183-8538, Japan (Head office)
  • 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan (Faculty of Agriculture and others)

Koganei Campus
  • 2-24-16 Naka-cho, Koganei-shi, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan (Faculty of Engineering and others)

Facilities

Dormitories

The university has following dormitories in the campuses.

  • Fuchu Campus
    • Fuchu International House: For international students, visiting researchers and professors (men and women) [4]
    • Hinoki ryō (檜寮): For domestic and international students (men and women) [5]
    • Kaede ryō (楓寮): For domestic and international students (women) [5]
  • Koganei Campus
    • Koganei International House: For international students, visiting researchers and professors (men and women) [4]
    • Keyaki ryō (欅寮): For domestic and international students (men) [5]
    • Sakura ryō (桜寮): For domestic students (women) [5]

International students can also apply for Hitotsubashi University's International Student House in Kodaira City.[4]

2009 data

The university has about 4,200 undergraduate students and 1,800 graduate students, including more than 400 international students. Every year, around 140 fellows complete doctoral (PhD) degrees. The university has a full-time faculty of 442, plus 377 part-time faculty.

Recognition and rankings

(2018) With 400+ academic-staffs, TUAT is Japan's second "most-productive" university in terms of "Number of papers per academic-staff" (QS Asian University ranking 2018)
(2018) Ranked as the top 1% of universities in Asia (QS Asian University Ranking 2018).
(2012) The world first: Building a plant factory for fruits: Advanced Plant Factory
(2011) Royalty income from patent was the highest among Japanese university.
(2007) Ranked #1st Paper Citation Index (Field of Engineering, by Asahi Newspaper/University Ranking 2007 and the ISI-Thomson database)
(2005) Grants per one faculty in joint research with industry was the highest among Japanese universities.


NOTE: The evaluation for the ranking system (from UK or Shanghai-based, etc.) is identical for all Universities of the same category and provides a clear and just ranking, taking into consideration the location and the size of the University.

Distinguished alumni

Footnotes
  1. A joint program with Iwate University.
  2. A joint program with the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies and the University of Electro-Communications.
  3. A joint program with Waseda University.
  4. A joint program with Ibaraki University and Utsunomiya University.

References
  1. "Message from the President". www.tuat.ac.jp. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  2. "職員数". www.tuat.ac.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  3. "令和２年度学生数 令和２年5月1日現在". www.tuat.ac.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  4. "International House". www.tuat.ac.jp. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  5. "学寮". www.tuat.ac.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-05-14.

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