University of Electro-Communications

電気通信大学
Type	National
Established	1945 – The Central Technical Institute for Wireless-Communications 1918 – The Technical Institute for Wireless-Communications
President	Takashi Fukuda[1]
Administrative staff	250
Undergraduates	3800
Postgraduates	1500
Location	Chōfu , Tokyo , Japan
Campus	Urban
Colors	(DIC-256)
Website	www.uec.ac.jp

TheUniversity of Electro-Communications (電気通信大学,Denki-Tsūshin Daigaku) is anational university inChōfu, Tokyo,Japan.

It specialises in the disciplines ofcomputer science, thephysical sciences,engineering andtechnology. It was founded in 1918 as the Technical Institute for Wireless-Communications.^[2]

The University of Electro-communications was founded in the Azabu district, Tokyo city as the Technical Institute for Wireless-Communications by Wireless Association in 1918. The Technical Institute for Wireless-Communications was transferred to the Ministry of Communications in 1942 and renamed to the Central Technical Institute for Wireless-Communications in 1945. Following to the transfer from the Ministry of Communications to the Ministry of Education in 1948, the University of Electro-communications was established as anational university in 1949. The campus was moved to the city ofChōfu, Tokyo in 1957. The university has been run by theNational University Corporation since 2004.^[2][3]

The school symbol was set in 1949. The design shows aLissajous figure of the frequency ratio of 5 to 6 withKanji character "學" which means "University". The frequency ratio of 5 to 6 means the commercial power frequency of 50 Hz (eastern Japan) and 60 Hz (western Japan), and indicates Japan-wide harmonization. The meaning of school symbol is common with that of school name which is "to establish a university which is open to all over Japan, by call it by a name without any geographical name".^[3]

TheTimes Higher Education World University Rankings 2018 ranks UEC in the bracket of the 801-1000 best universities in the world.^[5]

• Faculty of Informatics and Engineering (since 2010)
  • Informatics
  • Communication Engineering and Informatics
  • Mechanical Engineering and Intelligent Systems
  • Engineering Science
  • Fundamental Programs for Advanced Engineering

• Graduate School of Electro-Communications (Until 2010)
  • Information and Communication Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Electronic Engineering
  • Applied Physics and Chemistry
  • Mechanical Engineering and Intelligent Systems
  • Systems Engineering
  • Human Communication
• Graduate School of Informatics and Engineering (Since 2010)
  • Informatics
  • Communication Engineering and Informatics
  • Mechanical Engineering and Intelligent Systems
  • Engineering Science
• Graduate School of Information Systems
  • Human Media Systems
  • Social Intelligence and Informatics
  • Information Network Systems
  • Information on System Fundamentals

• Institute for Laser Science
• Advanced Wireless Communication Research Center(AWCC)
• Center for Space Science and Radio Engineering (SSRE)
• Center for Frontier Science and Engineering
• Center for Photonic Innovation
• Research Center for Ubiquitous Networking and Computing
• Advanced Ultrafast Laser Research Center
• Innovation Research Center for Fuel Cells

• Kwan-ichi Terazawa – mathematician and member of theJapan Academy
• Noriaki Kano – consultant in quality management, recipient of theDeming Prize (1997), and also known forKano model
• Masahiro Mori – roboticist
• Kanji Nishio – German literary figure and philosopher
• Te Sun Han – information theorist and recipient of theShannon Award (2010)
• Hisaki Matsuura – poet and novelist

• Ken Kutaragi, B.E. in Electronic Engineering in 1975 – former CEO ofSony Computer Entertainment, current Honorary Chairman ofSony Corporation, and also known as Father ofPlayStation
• Kōichi Nakamura – video game designer and founder ofChunsoft

• Sumio Iijima, B.E. in 1963 – discoverer ofcarbon nanotubes and recipient of theBenjamin Franklin Medal (2002) and theBalzan Prize (2007)
• Seinosuke Toda, B.E. in 1982, M.E. in 1984 – computer scientist, recipient of theGödel Prize (1998), and also known forToda's theorem

• Kiana Danial – financial expert and CEO of Invest Diva^[6][7][8][9]
• Noritoshi Ishida – politician and member ofNew Komeito Party
• Jirō Nitta – novelist
• Soichi Terada – composer and musician

• The University of Electro-Communications
• The University of Electro-Communications (in English)
• UEC Library
• UECCampus map

35°39′21″N139°32′39″E / 35.65583°N 139.54417°E /35.65583; 139.54417

• University of Electro-Communications
• Japanese national universities
• Universities and colleges established in 1918
• Universities and colleges in Tokyo
• Engineering universities and colleges in Japan
• Chōfu, Tokyo
• 1918 establishments in Japan

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