Chiba Institute of Technology

Chiba Institute of Technology is a private university in Narashino, Chiba, Japan. Abbreviated as Chiba kōdai, Chiba kō, kōdai, sen kōdai.

The school was founded in 1942 in Machida, Tokyo. In 1946 it was relocated to Kimitsu, Chiba, adopted the present name at the same time. Four years later, it was moved to the present location. It is the oldest private technical university in Japan.

CIT was conceived as a central educational institution of Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. During the Second World War, the professor at CIT was involved in the development of Nakajima Kikka．