Chiba Institute of Technology

Chiba Institute of Technology (Japanese: 千葉工業大学, romanized: Chiba kōgyō daigaku; CIT, CT, or Chibatech) is a private university in Narashino, Chiba, Japan. It is the oldest private technical university in Japan founded in 1942.

The university operates three campuses (Tsudanuma, Shin-Narashino, and Tokyo Skytree Town) and currently enrolls approximately 9,935 students across five undergraduate faculties: one English-taught School of Design & Science, and five graduate schools. Chibatech specialises in engineering, information science, creative engineering, advanced engineering, and management science, with strong emphasis on robotics, planetary exploration, artificial intelligence, and ocean-resource research.

Since July 2023, the 14th president of the university has been Joichi Ito. Under his leadership, the university has expanded international partnerships, launched its first fully English-language undergraduate programme (School of Design & Science) in 2025, and established the Henkaku Center for radical interdisciplinary innovation.

Chibatech maintains active research centres including the Future Robotics Technology Center (fuRo), the Planetary Exploration Research Center (PERC), the Ocean Resources Research Center for Next Generation (ORCeNG), the STAIR Lab for artificial intelligence, and the Henkaku Center. The university consistently ranks among Japan's leading private technical institutions and is known for producing engineers who have contributed to major projects in gaming (Nintendo Entertainment System), animation, robotics, and space exploration.