【Kyoto Tachibana University】April 2027, Establishment of the Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Engineering, Master's Program* and Doctoral Program*
Kyoto Tachibana University announces the establishment of a new Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Engineering, offering a Master's and Doctoral program starting in April 2027. This new program will focus on integrating advanced information technology, including AI and robotics, with fields like architecture and urban design to address societal and industrial challenges. It aims to cultivate highly specialized professionals by providing a flexible educational system that accommodates both recent graduates and working adults seeking further education.
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Kyoto Tachibana University (Yamashina-ku, Kyoto City, President: Tomohiro Okada) will establish a Master's Program (Information Engineering Course / Architectural Design Course)* and a Doctoral Program (Information Engineering Course)* in the Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Engineering, starting from April 2027.
In recent years, information and communication technology has expanded beyond the scope of software and information systems, merging with diverse engineering fields such as architecture, urban planning, medicine, and design, and continues to evolve as a fundamental technology supporting the resolution of social issues. Our university has captured these changes and, based on the interdisciplinary learning cultivated in undergraduate education, has been promoting education and research for the systematic acquisition of advanced expertise and research capabilities in the engineering field.
This graduate school will strengthen education and research that spans AI, robotics, networks, and software, with information and communication technology at its core, to foster advanced professional talent who will lead the resolution of societal and industrial problems and the creation of new value. Furthermore, while based on informatics, we will enhance collaboration with the architecture and urban fields, developing education and research focused on real-world applications such as BIM (Building Information Modeling), spatial data analysis, and urban information analysis.
In addition to these educational and research developments, we emphasize the connection with undergraduate education, including the Department of Information Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering, creating a system that allows motivated students to tackle advanced research from an early stage. Moreover, we actively welcome individuals with diverse experiences and backgrounds, including working professionals, and are building an environment where they can learn while balancing their work and research. Through such a flexible educational system, we will also meet the growing needs for reskilling and recurrent education for working adults.
The Graduate School of Engineering at Kyoto Tachibana University aims to develop practical education and research in response to the changing times and societal demands, and will strive to cultivate human resources who contribute to the local community and industry.
*Tentative name. In April 2027, the name is scheduled to be changed from the Graduate School of Informatics, Department of Informatics, to the Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Engineering. Additionally, a Doctoral Program in the Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Engineering (tentative name) is planned to be established in April 2027 (establishment plan in progress). Accordingly, the Master's Program in the Graduate School of Informatics, Department of Informatics, will be changed in name and curriculum to the Master's Program in the Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Engineering. This plan is tentative and subject to change.
■ Overview of Name Change and Establishment
Current Name: Graduate School of Informatics, Department of Informatics, Master's Program
Name after change and establishment of doctoral program: Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Engineering, Master's Program* / Doctoral Program*
Date of name change and doctoral program establishment: April 1, 2027
Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Engineering, Master's Program* / Doctoral Program*
Degrees: Master (Engineering) / Doctor (Engineering)
Enrollment Quota: Master's Program 10 students / Doctoral Program 6 students
Image of Cultivated Human Resources (Doctoral Program): To cultivate human resources who possess outstanding advanced expertise and practical abilities in engineering fields centered on information and communication technology, and who can lead the resolution of societal and industrial issues and the creation of new value.
In recent years, information and communication technology has expanded beyond the scope of software and information systems, merging with diverse engineering fields such as architecture, urban planning, medicine, and design, and continues to evolve as a fundamental technology supporting the resolution of social issues. Our university has captured these changes and, based on the interdisciplinary learning cultivated in undergraduate education, has been promoting education and research for the systematic acquisition of advanced expertise and research capabilities in the engineering field.
This graduate school will strengthen education and research that spans AI, robotics, networks, and software, with information and communication technology at its core, to foster advanced professional talent who will lead the resolution of societal and industrial problems and the creation of new value. Furthermore, while based on informatics, we will enhance collaboration with the architecture and urban fields, developing education and research focused on real-world applications such as BIM (Building Information Modeling), spatial data analysis, and urban information analysis.
In addition to these educational and research developments, we emphasize the connection with undergraduate education, including the Department of Information Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering, creating a system that allows motivated students to tackle advanced research from an early stage. Moreover, we actively welcome individuals with diverse experiences and backgrounds, including working professionals, and are building an environment where they can learn while balancing their work and research. Through such a flexible educational system, we will also meet the growing needs for reskilling and recurrent education for working adults.
The Graduate School of Engineering at Kyoto Tachibana University aims to develop practical education and research in response to the changing times and societal demands, and will strive to cultivate human resources who contribute to the local community and industry.
*Tentative name. In April 2027, the name is scheduled to be changed from the Graduate School of Informatics, Department of Informatics, to the Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Engineering. Additionally, a Doctoral Program in the Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Engineering (tentative name) is planned to be established in April 2027 (establishment plan in progress). Accordingly, the Master's Program in the Graduate School of Informatics, Department of Informatics, will be changed in name and curriculum to the Master's Program in the Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Engineering. This plan is tentative and subject to change.
■ Overview of Name Change and Establishment
Current Name: Graduate School of Informatics, Department of Informatics, Master's Program
Name after change and establishment of doctoral program: Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Engineering, Master's Program* / Doctoral Program*
Date of name change and doctoral program establishment: April 1, 2027
Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Engineering, Master's Program* / Doctoral Program*
Degrees: Master (Engineering) / Doctor (Engineering)
Enrollment Quota: Master's Program 10 students / Doctoral Program 6 students
Image of Cultivated Human Resources (Doctoral Program): To cultivate human resources who possess outstanding advanced expertise and practical abilities in engineering fields centered on information and communication technology, and who can lead the resolution of societal and industrial issues and the creation of new value.