noun
university of technology; science and technology college
Abbreviation of 技術科学大学. Used in names of specific institutions, such as 豊橋技科大 or 長岡技科大.
See also: 技術科学大学 (ぎじゅつかがくだいがく)
彼は豊橋技科大の学生です。
He is a student at Toyohashi University of Technology.
技科大は工学系の学部が中心だ。
Universities of technology mainly have engineering departments.
Abbreviation formed from the first characters of 技術 (ぎじゅつ) and 科学 (かがく) plus 大学 (だいがく).