Educational Principles
With the transition to Independent Administrative Agency in 2004, Suzuka National College of Technology laid down educational principles based on this new foundational spirit and marked a new step towards fostering creative and practical engineers.
The goals of Suzuka National College of Technology are:
- to provide students with the ability to think critically from a broad perspective, as well as to cultivate the engineer spirit;
- to enhance students' theoretical knowledge and ability to apply theory by developing technical expertise in engineering;
- to develop students' ability to innovate and explore new problems; and
- to give students the physical and mental training to face the unknown with confidence.
Promotion of Education Program for Engineers To Meet International Standards
Suzuka National College of Technology promotes a 4-year educational program for engineers ("Production System Engineering" Program) in fields related to engineering from the 4th year of college to the 2nd year of Advanced Engineering Faculty. The Japan Accreditation Board for Engineering Education (JABEE) officially accredited this program in May 2004 and acknowledged that it fully meets the standards and quality required by the international community.
The purpose of this program is to prepare students to become competent and practical engineers with basic engineering knowledge (regarding production, materials, and measurement) related to the production system necessary for "manufacturing," and related to research skill in addition to knowledge pertaining to their specialized fields (mechanical, electrical-electronic-information, chemical, biological, and materials). Seven years of consistent education beginning from an early age, which is characteristic of the Colleges of Technology, makes this program possible.
Term of Study and Academic Degree
The term of study is 5 years. Graduates will be awarded the Associate's Degree(Engineering).When the graduates enter the Advanced Engineering Faculty and then complete another 2-year educational program, they will be awarded the Bachelor's Degree (Engineering).