Nagoya Institute of Technology (NITech) was founded in 1905 (the 38th year of the Meiji era) as the development of modern industry in Japan was beginning to gain momentum. Known at that time as the Nagoya Higher Technical School, it was created for the purpose of developing the industries of the central region of Japan and for encouraging people to pursue careers in industry. In 1949 (the 24th year of the Showa era) after changing its name to Nagoya College of Technology, NITech merged with Aichi Prefectural College of Technology and became a national university which led to its being known by its modern name, Nagoya Institute of Technology. In 2004 (the 16th year of the Heisei era), concurrent with all national universities in Japan, NITech became a national university corporation and has since been developing under its own leadership. This Charter of NITech shall establish founding principles in order that all members of NITech shall strive each in their own capacity that NITech, already a leading engineering institution, shall continuously develop to become a more unique and more attractive institute of higher learning, while keeping in mind its long tradition and social mission.
As a national engineering college located in Japan’s largest industrial area, NITech has always worked closely with in society and with industry, and has continuously made great efforts for the creation of numerous excellent academic technologies along with the education of talented human resources. At the institute’s foundation, upon requests from local industry, NITech was originally organized into five divisions: Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Architecture, Textiles, and Dyeing. NITech has since broadened its fields of research and education responding to the needs of the modern era. Now NITech has become one of the largest engineering institutes in Japan covering almost all fields of engineering, and continues to substantially contribute to society. Graduates of NITech are playing important roles in many fields, especially in industry, with many graduates active as business managers, core engineers or researchers with good reputations and strong degrees of trust..