Course General Description

Gain wide variety of knowledge in architecture such as interior decorating and urban development. Students apply the knowledge gained in lectures to exercises and deepen their understanding through designing and planning. Also, students visit construction sites to feel the real “space” and create construction materials.

School General Description

The Shibaura Institute of Technology (芝浦工業大学 Shibaura Kōgyō Daigaku), abbreviated as Shibaura kōdai (芝浦工大 Shibaura kōdai), is a private university of Technology in Japan, with campuses located in Tokyo and Saitama. The Shibaura Institute of Technology enjoys a moderately high reputation nationally, ranking 26th in the 2017 edition of Truly Strong Universities, 48th in Times Higher Education Japan University rankings for 2018(out of 775 institutions), and joint 7th among private universities in terms of entry difficulty (in STEM)[7]. While the average acceptance rate is in the region of 20-30%, the applicants per place ratio approaches or exceeds 20:1 in some departments. Shibaura is the only private technology university in Japan to have been selected for the Top Global University Project.