JABEE stands for the Japan Accreditation Board for Engineering Education, a nongovernmental organization that examines and accredits programs in engineering education in close cooperation with engineering associations and societies, established on November 19, 1999. It evaluates whether programs in engineering education, conducted by institutions of higher education such as universities or colleges, reach a certain level expected by society. The accreditation is given to the programs which meets JABEE standards and criteria. The educational program provided by the Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering of HIT was accredited by JABEE on April 15, 2003. It was the first accreditation in the field of civil engineering education in Japan. In 2004, two other departments, Mechanical Systems on Information Technology and Electronic Intelligence and Systems, will gain the accreditation. We proudly believe the high quality of our education systems and programs.

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