Graduate School of Engineering and Faculty of Engineering (京é½大å¦大å¦é¢工å¦ç Â究ç§ÂãÂȌᴌ¦é¨) is one of schools at the Kyoto University. The Faculty (Undergraduate) and the Graduate School operate as one.
According to the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020 in the field of Engineering & Technology, KU is ranked third in Japan after University of Tokyo and TokyoTech.
In 1897, College of Science and Engineering (çÂÂå·¥ç§Â大å¦) was established with the establishment of Imperial University of Kyoto. It was divided into College of Engineering (å·¥ç§Â大å¦) and College of Science in 1914.
College of Engineering was reorganized into Faculty of Engineering (å·¥å¦é¨) in 1919.
In 1953, Graduate School of Engineering (å·¥å¦ç Â究ç§Â) was established.
In the 1990s, A four-year plan to emphasize graduate school education was implemented and some departments were converted into independent graduate schools; Graduate School of Energy Science was established in 1996 and Graduate School of Informatics in 1998.
It consists of the undergraduate schools, departments and centers.
The Faculty of Engineering has 6 Undergraduate Schools, some of which have more specialized courses.
Graduate School of Engineering has 17 departments for research and graduate education.