Tomio Fukuoka founded
KIC in 1958 as a small Electronic school in the city of
Kobe,
Japan was called
Kobe Electronic School, which received the recognition
Institute of Advanced Vocational Education from the
Japanese Ministry of Education in 1988 for its vital contribution to Japanese computing society. Now
KIC is one of the major institutes for professional, vocational, practical oriented education in ICT and other Digital related industries in Japan over 17,700 alumni. == Awards and honors ==