序　言　Preface

		校長　勝山正嗣 KATSUYAMA Masatsugu, President
本校は、わが国の工業発展を支える実践的な技術者の養成をめざし「深く専門の学芸を教授し、職業に必要な能力を育成する」ことを目的として昭和３７年４月に創設された国立の高等教育機関であります。 　設立当初は、機械工学科、電気工学科、工業化学科の３学科で発足しましたが、その後、科学技術の進歩、産業構造の変化等に対応して、学科の増設・改組を行い、現在では、機械工学科、電気電子工学科、電子情報工学科、生物応用化学科、材料工学科の５学科体制となっています。また、平成５年には「精深な程度において工業に関する高度の知識及び技術を教授し、その研究を指導する」ことを目的として専攻科を設置しました。 　本校では、理論的な基礎の上にたっての実験・実習を重視した実践的な技術教育、少人数クラス編成によるきめ細かな教育指導を実施しており、中学卒業後という早い年齢段階からの５年一貫、又は専攻科を含めた７年一貫の工学専門教育と豊富な一般教養教育により、知育・徳育・体育をあわせた全人教育を実践しています。 　本校は、これまで５，５００余名の学科卒業生と２００余名の専攻科修了生を社会に送り出しましたが、これらの卒業生は実践的な技術者として各方面で活躍しており、産業界等から高い評価を得ています。 　最近では、学科卒業生の約５割が本校専攻科への進学及び国立大学の工学部への編入学等となっています。また、約５割の者が企業等への就職であり、変革期を迎えての就職難の時代にあっても安定した就職状況を確保しております。 　専攻科修了生については国立大学の大学院への進学及び企業等への就職など希望する進路を選択しています。 　本校には、国立の高等教育機関にふさわしい教育研究組織が整っており、また、校舎、研究室のほかパソコン等を常時利用できる情報処理教育センターや産学連携等のための共同研究推進センター、各種の体育施設、学生寮など充実した施設が整備され、緑豊かなキャンパスのなかで学生たちは学業に、クラブ活動に励んでおります。 　今後とも諸条件の整備充実に努め、学生の教育指導並びに地域との連携等に積極的に取り組んでまいります。		Suzuka National College of Technology is a national institution of higher education established in April 1962 for providing students with intensive instruction in specialized arts and sciences as well as occupational skills. It is aimed at fostering practical engineers who will contribute to the development of Japanese industry. 　Initially there were three engineering departments: Mechanical, Electrical and Industrial Chemistry. Later, in response to advancements in science and technology and the restructuring of industry, additional departments were created. The current system is comprised of 5 departments; Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic and Information Engineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry and Materials Science and Engineering. In 1993, a 2-year program was established (the Advanced Engineering Faculty) for providing students with higher knowledge and engineering skills at a deeper level as well as guiding students in their research. 　The college provides students who have just graduated from junior high school with a 5-year or 7-year program (including the Advanced Engineering Faculty) of specialized instruction in engineering as well as a general studies curriculum. After students have acquired a theoretical base, they proceed on to experimental and lab work. The college regards an emphases on both basic theory and experimentation as essential for practical training in technology. The overall aim is to educate students in their intellectual, physical and moral development. 　Approximately 5,500 students in the 5-year program and 200 students in the 7-year program have graduated and are now playing active roles in industry as engineers. 　Recently, more than 50 percent of the graduates of the 5-year program have successfully transferred into the engineering departments of national universities or have gone on to enter the Advanced Engineering Faculty program. Virtually all of the other students have obtained positions in industry. Thus, we have maintained a stable employment record . 　Many of the students who have completed the Advanced Engineering Faculty program are pursuing additional education and have entered masters degree programs at national universities. Still others have obtained positions in industry. 　The college is fully equipped with facilities appropriate for a national institution of higher education, These include the research rooms as well as the Information Processing Educational Center, where students have access to and use of computers. In addition, the Research Center encourages collaborations between industries and our college. 　On the lush green campus students have been studying hard as well as involving themselves in various club activities. Both currently and in the future, we intend to continue providing the best education to our students and fostering a positive relationship between the college and the local community.