A Message from the President

Making Dreams Come True Through Creative Science and Technology

Located in the manufacturing city of Muroran and surrounded by lush natural greenery adjacent to Shikotsu-Toya National Park, Muroran Institute of Technology makes an ongoing contribution to society based on education and research in the fields of science and technology.

The institute’s educational goal is to foster highly specialized, creative engineers and researchers capable of supporting innovation with the broad knowledge and international skills necessary for high competence on a global level. To this end, it runs a unique curriculum for undergraduate courses combining engineering majors and minors in humanities, social issues and natural sciences, with focus on individual students from the freshman year through to the graduation research phase. For master’s students, cross-discipline courses are provided in addition to integrated education from the undergraduate level through to the master’s stage in response to demand from students and society as a whole. On doctoral courses, education is provided for students and members of the public who are eager to advance the frontiers of science and technology. The institute has produced approximately 400 doctoral graduates in engineering who are capable of performing specialized engineering and research work in Japan and elsewhere.

In addition to fundamental research that encourages students to use their imaginations,emphasis is also placed on research fields unique to Muroran Institute of Technology. This year, a project on advanced materials has been added to the key research fields of environmental science, disaster mitigation technology and aerospace engineering. In this way, we strive to improve our research systems and publicize research results toward the establishment of fundamental technologies that will support a safe, secure and sustainable society, and to create next-generation technologies for an even more promising future.

Another characteristic of the institute is its promotion of regional collaboration through industry-academia-government joint efforts. It is actively involved in related projects with local firms, medical institutions and independent administrative agencies as well as engaging in funded research. Meanwhile, collaboration and cooperation with other domestic and overseas universities and research institutes are promoted,thereby widening circles of joint study and exchanges of students and researchers.

For over 70 years since its foundation, Muroran Institute of Technology has dedicated itself to the development of a sound society for the future based on the principle of making dreams come true through creative science and technology.