Daido University

Daido University
大同大学
Former names	Daido Institute of Technology
Type	Private
Established	1939 (1939)
President	Akira Sawaoka
Students	3,440
Location	Minami-ku, Nagoya , Japan 35°04′42″N 136°54′21″E / 35.0784°N 136.9058°E / 35.0784; 136.9058
Campus	Urban
Website	www.daido-it.ac.jp/html/english/index.html

Daido University (大同大学, Daidō daigaku) is a coeducational private university in Minami-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

History

The university began as the Daido Technical-Educational Foundation in 1939. In 1969, the school became the Daido Institute of Technology. The university traces its origin back to the companies founded by Momosuke Fukuzawa. These companies consist of the Great Consolidated Electric Power Company, Limited (current: Kansai Electric Power Company and Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.), the Nisshinbo Industries, Toho Gas Co., Ltd., Daido Steel Co., Ltd., Toagosei and Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd. (Meitetsu), etc. He had a concept of a research institute for industrial technician trainings. The president of Daido Steel, Yoshio Shimoide (a member of the Japanese Diet), was inspired by his concept. In January 1939, Daido Technical-Educational Foundation was established by Yoshio Simoide.

The school was close to Daidōchō Station. Responding to strong demand in Nagoya's industrial companies (such as Daido Steel, Chubu Electric Power and Nagoya Railroad), the Daido Institute of Technology was established in 1962.

President

Akira Sawaoka, senior counselor of JAXA

Faculty of Engineering

Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Integrated Mechanical Engineering Mechanical System Engineering Course
Department of Integrated Mechanical Engineering Robotics Course
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Department of Architecture Architecture Course
Department of Architecture Interior Design Course
Department of Architecture Civil Engineering and Environmental Design Course