The entire campus of Toyota Technological Institute has been renewed
The renewal began in the summer of 2014 and was completed in 2020
The renewal aims at creating an innovative campus of science and technology, where global techno-industrial leaders of tomorrow are nurtured and R&D outcomes of the world class are born.
The planning of campus renewal had been promoted since 2011, when the 30th anniversary of the opening of Toyota Technological Institute (TTI) was celebrated.
By this renewal we build a center for future-oriented education and research that is ideal to foster global techno-industrial leaders of the next generation.This plan and idea was finally materialized.
All the buildings are arranged to create a lively atmosphere and a stimulating environment that activate learnings and knowledge creation.
* A scene seen from the south
Located at the heart of the campus is a pleasant inner courtyard that nestles TTI's symbol tree "Tenju", a great camphor tree.
Around the inner courtyard, the hall, library, cafeteria, and communication spaces are laid out to create a vibrant atmosphere where people easily meet and interact.
A panoramic campus view from the south symbolizes "the open-door policy" of TTI.
On the south slope of our campus hill, a grand building with a tower stands with its open-air atmosphere and elevated location. The view seen from the south serves as TTI's front face to near-by residents as well as people coming to TTI via "Ai-oi-yama" station on subway "Sakura-dori" line.
Major facilities that help students acquire various competences.
Places to nurture students' autonomy and social adaptability.
Innovative student dormitories
In TTI's student dormitory, eight students form a unit of mutual support for everyday life and study so that the autonomy and social adaptability of every student are better fostered.
Facilities to develop the creativity of students
Monodzukuri Studio(s) for Creativity Development
Studios and labs, equipped with various machining and testing tools, has been built for students to develop their creativity by cultivating abilities to propose and design new things, skills to really make them and competences to test and evaluate them.
Facilities to develop global mindedness
Toyota-kodai International House (Ti-House)
This House accommodates mainly guest scholars, post-doctoral fellows and students from overseas, and accept also selected domestic students that will help foreign guests to adapt to Japan.The House cultivates the global mindedness of students and staff by offering various opportunities to experience the life and culture of overseas; they include a series of international events, and intensive English training camp. A special program to let Japanese students live in the house for some time to experience the life with international guests before sending these students overseas for internship or for course studies in overseas institutions.
Facilities for academic conferences, concerts etc.
Kiichiro Hall
The Kiichiro Hall in which international conferences can be held has been built near the main gate as one of TTI's symbols. Through its wide-open window, the Hall is visually connected with the courtyard and provides an amiable space, making the Hall an integral part of the campus.
