HIGASHIKUNINOMIYA who knew of the technological gap between Western countries and Japan from his experience of studying abroad participated in establishment of educational institutions such as the Koa Kogyo Daigaku (Established in 1942 and which later became the Chiba Institute of Technology) which aimed at improving technology in Asia.
留学の経験から欧米と日本の技術力差を感じた東久邇宮は、遅れをとっていたアジアの技術力の向上を目指して興亜工業大学（1942年（昭和17年）設置、のち千葉工業大学）等の教育機関の創設に携わった。