Kobe Institute of Computing
神戸情報大学院大学 | |
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| Motto | Social Innovation by ICT and yourself |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Established | 2005 Hyogo, Kobe |
| Founder | Tomio Fukuoka |
| President | Toshiki Sumitani |
| Vice-president | Tomoyuki Naito |
| Postgraduates | Master of Information Systems |
| Address | 2-2-7 Kano-cho, Kobe Chuo-ku, , , , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www |
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Kobe Institute of Computing; Graduate School of Information Technology (神戸情報大学院大学, Kōbe jōhō daigakuin daigaku) is a private university in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.
History
[edit | edit source]KIC was found by Mr Tomio Fukuoka in 1958.[1] The Graduate School of Information Technology was established in April 2005.[2]
Fields of study
[edit | edit source]KIC Graduate School of Information Technology has one Masters course called "Department of Information Systems" which has two courses: ICT Professional Course and ICT Innovator Course.
Course term / degree
[edit | edit source]- Normal course term: two years
- Degree: Master of Information Systems
Recognition
[edit | edit source]KIC ranked #1 among 530 Japanese private universities in terms of the sustainability index, composed of growth of number of students, growth of government research grant, and financial soundness.[3]
KIC has been awarded JICA President Award 2019 to commend the individuals and organizations with preeminent achievements of the socio-economic development in developing countries through Japan International Cooperation Agency's (JICA) international cooperation activities.[4]
Adopted projects
[edit | edit source]The ICT Innovator Program has been adopted for the promotion of internationalization of universities by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and for the project to support human resource development and economic growth of programs in developing countries by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
- Industrial human resource development initiative for young people of Africa (ABE initiative)[5]
- The Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship by Japanese Grant Aid (JDS)[6]
- Grass Roots Project [2]
- Afghanistan “Project for the Promotion and Enhancement of the Afghan Capacity for Effective Development” (PEACE Project)[7]
- Pacific Leaders’ Educational Assistance for Development of State (Pacific-LEADS)[8]
- In 2018 Kobe Institute of Computing ventured with Swift Engineering (an American engineering firm, most notable for producing racing cars for a variety of open-wheel racing series, including Formula Ford, Formula Atlantic, the Champ Car World Series and Formula Nippon. From 2000 it diversified into Aerospace/Aviation markets) called Swift Xi located in Kobe, Japan.
Academic agreements
[edit | edit source]KIC partners with institutions around the world to give further chances for the students to develop their skills and international cooperation through programs selected by the Japanese government.
- Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology, File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
- Autonomous University of Bucaramanga, File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
- Budapest University of Technology and Economics, File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
- Cheng Shiu University, File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan
- Edith Cowan University, File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
- Integrated Polytechnic Regional College Tumba (IPRC TUMBA),[9] File:Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda
- Northeastern University (China), File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
- Sabancı University, File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
- Technical University of Cologne, File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
- University of Dhaka, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh
- University of Hyogo Graduate School of Applied Informatics, File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
- University of Rwanda, File:Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda
- Vietnam National University, File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam
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Notable alumni
[edit | edit source]- Akaliza Keza Gara - Rwandan IT activist and entrepreneur
See also
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External links
[edit | edit source]- KIC - Graduate School of Information Technology
- KIC - College of Computing
- The Bridge
- Mr. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, highly evaluated KIC alumnus, Mr. Reimond Ndaisaba, from Rwanda on his role of bridging between Japan and Rwanda in the opening speech of TICAD7.
- TICAD 7 Official Side Event Africa/Japan Startups Pitch (Youtube)
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