[NIT] Niigata Institute of Technology to Change its Name to "Niigata University of Architecture, Interior, and Monozukuri" from April 1, 2026
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- 📰 Published: April 1, 2026 at 18:00
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NSG Group's Kokusai Sogo Gakuen Niigata Institute of Technology (Location: Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture, Principal: Toru Nitami) will change its school name to "Niigata University of Architecture, Interior, and Monozukuri" from April 1, 2026, with the aim of further enhancing education and strengthening collaboration with local communities and industries.
Since its opening in 1994, our school has been dedicated to nurturing engineers for over 30 years. While inheriting the traditions cultivated so far, we will train specialists who are in tune with the changes of an era where industry digitalization and advancement are accelerating, by incorporating next-generation technologies such as AI, BIM, drones, and semiconductors.
■ Departments to be recruited for AY 2027 (16 Departments in total)
・Architecture, Interior, Carpentry [Create]
Architectural Designer Department / Architectural Design Department (BIM Design Course, AI Design Course) / Interior Design Department (Architectural Interior Design Course, Miscellaneous Goods & Craft Interior Design Course) / Architectural Carpentry & Renovation Department / Architectural IT Fundamentals Department
・Surveying Civil Engineering, Electrical, Communications, Drones [Support]
Electrical & Communications Engineer Department (Electrician Course, Next-Generation Energy Course, Semiconductor Technology Course) / Chief Electrical Engineer License Department / IoT Surveying Civil Engineering Department (Surveying Civil Engineering Course, Civil Engineering Public Service Course) / Drone & IoT Surveying Civil Engineering Department / Drone Department / General Construction License Department
・Advanced Course / University Collaboration
Architectural Specialist Advanced Course / Class-1 Architect Advanced Course / Smart Monozukuri University Department [Kaishi College of Technology Collaboration] (Smart Surveying & Drone Course, Smart Infrastructure & Electrical Communications Course) / University Collaboration, Architectural Specialist Advanced Course / University Collaboration, Class-1 Architect Advanced Course [Aichi Sangyo University Collaboration]
<School Outline>
School Corporation Kokusai Sogo Gakuen Niigata University of Architecture, Interior, and Monozukuri
Location: 2-1-4 Nagata, Chuo-ku, Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture
Principal: Toru Nitami
Official Website: https://nit-web.net/
＜About NSG Group＞
The NSG Group is a corporate group composed of 101 organizations that operate a wide range of businesses, including education, medical care, welfare, and nursing care, as well as health and sports, construction and real estate, food and agriculture, trading companies, advertising agencies, ICT, hotels, apparel, beauty, human resource services, and entertainment, etc. With the aim of making each region "the most prosperous and happiest town in the world," we are working from a private sector perspective to create businesses that revitalize communities, using "people," "security," "work," and "appeal" as keywords.
＜NSG Group Homepage＞
https://www.nsg.gr.jp/