Shizuoka Institute of Science and Technology

Shizuoka University of Science and Technology
静岡理工科大学
Shizuoka University of Science and Technology
TypePrivate
Established1940; university from 1991
Students1400
Address
2200-2 Toyosawa, Fukuroi, Shizuoka Prefecture 437-8555
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NicknameSIST

Shizuoka University of Science and Technology (静岡理工科大学, Shizuoka Rikōka Daigaku), or SIST, is a private university in Fukuroi, Shizuoka, Japan.

The predecessor of the school was founded in 1940 as a driving school. It was chartered as a university in 1991, specializing in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and computer technology. The university has approximately 1500 students in two faculties: the Faculty of Science and Technology and the Faculty of Comprehensive Informatics.

The university has reciprocal relationships with Daegu University in South Korea and Zhejiang Gongshang University in China.

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