GUIDELINE OF THE UNIVERSITY
Guideline
National University Corporation Tsukuba University of Technology (NTUT) is the only higher educational institute for the hearing and visually impaired in Japan. It consists of the three main organizations: Faculty of Industrial Technology for the hearing impaired, Faculty of Health Sciences for the visually impaired, and Research and Support Center on Higher Education for the Hearing and Visually Impaired.
Primary Goals of University
Our educational policy is based on consideration for disabilities and personalities of individual students. We have the following primary goals;
- We want our students to be professionals with a high degree of sophistication as well as solid vocational skills.
- We want our students to be socio -economically independent and to contribute to social development as leaders of the disabled.
- We will develop new methodologies of education for sensory disabled people and contribute to the improvement of their educational environment, not only in Japan but throughout the world.
To fulfill these goals we promote research on curriculum and methods for disabled students in higher educational institutions. Furthermore, we urge research in each field related to hearing and visual impairments and try to develop new systems as well as new devices of assistive technology in order to a create barrier-free educational environment.
Another role we should play is to support other universities and colleges which accept students with hearing and visual impairments in Japan and in other countries. We are seeking to work together with them to promote research and education for these disabled people.
One of our unique research objectives is in the field of combining Eastern and Western Medicine. We try to contribute to the health of local people through our particular medical services which combine acupuncture and Western Medicine.
Tsukuba University of Technology has the prospect of opening a graduate school to realize the goals mentioned above in higher-level education.
Chronology
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Jun. 1976 | Formation. by various educational organizations serving for the deaf of a committee to promote the establishment of a post secondary educational institution for the hearing impaired and a proposal to establish such an institution. |
| May. 1977 | Formation, by various educational organizations serving for the blind, of a committee to promote the establishment of a post secondary educational institution for the visually impaired and a proposal to establish such an institution. |
| Sep. 1978 | Establishment of a committee to investigate the feasibility of post secondary educational institutions for people with disabilities, at the University of Tsukuba. |
| Apr. 1981 | Establishment of an office to investigate organization of a preparatory committee for establishing the said institution, at the University of Tsukuba. |
| Apr. 1983 | Establishment of the preparatory committee of Tsukuba College of Technology, at the University of Tsukuba |
| Oct. 1987 | Part of the Law for Establishing National Schools amended to allow the establishment of Tsukuba College of Technology: Dr. MIURA Isao assumed office as President of the College. |
| Apr. 1988 | Establishment of Research Center on Educational Media |
| Apr. 1990 | First entrance ceremony of the Division for the Hearing Impaired. (Design, Mechanical Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Information Science & Electronics). |
| Apr. 1991 | Fist entrance ceremony of the Division for the Visually Impaired. (Acupuncture & Moxibustion. Physical Therapy, Computer Science) |
| Apr. 1991 | Establishment of College Clinic |
| Apr. 1992 | Establishment of Health Service Center. |
| Oct. 1992 | Fifth Anniversary Ceremony of the Establishment |
| Mar. 1993 | First Graduation Ceremony of the Division for the Hearing Impaired. |
| Apr. 1993 | Dr. OBATA Shuichi assumed office as the second President of the College. |
| Mar. 1994 | First Graduation Ceremony of the Division for the Visually impaired. |
| Apr. 1996 | Establishment of Information Processing and Networking Center. |
| Aug. 1996 | Establishment of Guest House, 'Shiho Kaikan' |
| Oct. 1997 | Tenth Anniversary Ceremony of the Establishment |
| Apr. 1999 | Dr. NISHIJO Kazushi assumed office as the third President of the College. |
| Jan. 2001 | Foundation of PEN-International. |
| Apr. 2003 | Dr. OHNUMA Naoki assumed office as the fourth President of the College. |
| Sep. 2003 | Selected the 21st Century GP(Good Practice)Program by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. |
| Apr. 2004 | Transition to National University Corporation Tsukuba College of Technology. |
| Oct. 2005 | Inauguration of National University Corporation Tsukuba University of Technology. |
| Apr. 2006 | First Entrance Ceremony of Tsukuba University of Technology |