Kyoto Sangyo University / History

1963	Founding project team of Kyoto Sangyo University organized
1963	Kamigamo National Forest selected as a campus site
1964	Preparatory committee for establishing Kyoto Sangyo University organized
1965	Act of endowment of Kyoto Sangyo University approved
	Establishment of Faculty of Economics and Faculty of Science approved
	Toschima Araki appointed Director of Kyoto Sangyo University
	Toschima Araki appointed first President of Kyoto Sangyo University
	Kyoto Sangyo University established (Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Science)
	First Enrollment Ceremony held
	Founding Ceremony of Kyoto Sangyo University held
1966	Institute of Global Issues established
1967	Faculty of Business Administration, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Foreign Languages established
	Ceremony for the establishment of three faculties held
	School song announced (written by Toschima Araki, composed by Ikuma Dan)
	Collaborative agreement signed with Fu Jen Catholic University (Taiwan)
1968	Institute of Computer Science established
1969	Department of Applied Mathematics established within the Faculty of Science
	Ryosuke Ono appointed Director
	First Graduation Ceremony held (Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Science)
	Toschima Araki appointed first Chancellor
	Master's courses of Graduate School of Economics (specializing in economics) and Graduate School of Science (specializing in mathematics and physics) established
	Open lecture by the Institute of Computer Science held
1970	Department of Law established within the Faculty of Law
1971	Department of Foreign Languages established within the Faculty of Foreign Languages
	Name change from Department of Applied Mathematics (Faculty of Science) to Department of Computer Science
	Doctoral courses of Graduate School of Economics and Graduate School of Science established
	Course system adopted in general education subjects
1972	Master's course of Graduate School of Law (Specializing in Legal Studies) established
1973	Hideo Isomura appointed Director
1974	Doctoral course of Graduate School of Law established
1975	Language Laboratory Center established
1975	Ceremony for the 10th anniversary of Kyoto Sangyo University held
1976	LL Learning Course at LL Center opened for all students
1977	Master's course of Graduate School of Foreign Languages (specializing in Chinese and linguistics) established
1977	Kyoto Sangyo University, Sumire Kindergarten inaugurated
1978	Research Center of International Linguistic Science established
	Founder of Kyoto Sangyo University, Toschima Araki passed away
	Sukekata Kashiwa appointed President
	Collaborative agreement signed with Massey University (New Zealand)
1979	Course of Legal Professionals established
1979	Sukekata Kashiwa appointed Director
1982	Centers for a legal professional course and an accounting professional course established
	Sukekata Kashiwa reappointed President
	Research Center for National Land Use and Development established
1984	Teaching Profession Center and Information Processing Center established
1984	Educational personnel training course for auditing students established
1985	Ceremony for the 20th anniversary of Kyoto Sangyo University held
1986	Research Center of Contemporary Gymnastics established
1986	Suketaka Kashiwa reappointed President
1989	Faculty of Engineering established
1990	Suketaka Kashiwa reappointed President
1993	Master's course of Graduate School of Engineering (specializing in information communication engineering, and biotechnology) established
1994	Suketaka Kashiwa reappointed President
1995	Doctoral course of Graduate School of Engineering established
	Institute of Japanese Culture established
	Research centers for general education, English education, foreign language education, and physical education established
	Ceremony for the 30th anniversary of Kyoto Sangyo University held
1996	Masanori Nitta appointed President
1998	Collaborative agreement signed with Alcala University (Spain), Soochow University (China), University of New York at Stoney Brook (USA) and Passau University (Germany)
1999	Tadashi Komai appointed Director
1999	Collaborative agreement signed with University of California at Riverside (USA)
2000	Department of Cultural Studies established
	Research Center for Language Education established (by reorganizing research centers for English education and foreign language education)
	Masanori Nitta reappointed President
	Collaborative agreement signed with University of International Business and Economics (China) and University for Foreigners Siena (Italy)
2001	Research Institutes reorganized into Institute of Japanese Culture, Institute of Global Issues, Institute of Advanced Science Technology, Institute of Comprehensive Academic Research
2001	Collaborative agreement signed with Oxford Brookes University (UK), Padjadjaran University (Indonesia) and Leipzig University (Germany)
2002	Master's course of Graduate School of Management (specializing in management) established
	Toyoh Sakai appointed President
	Collaborative agreement signed with University for Foreigners Perugia (Italy), Pushkin Memorial University (Russia) and Lyon Catholic University (France)
2003	Names changed from Department of Mathematics to Department of Mathematical Science; from Department of Physics to Department of Physical Science
2003	Collaborative agreement signed with University of National Autonomous of Mexico (Mexico)
2004	Law School established
	Doctoral course of Graduate School of Management established
	Center for General Education established
	Kyoto Sangyo University Graduate School Satellite Lecture Rooms established (Campus Plaza Kyoto)
	Masahisa Hirooka appointed Director
	Collaborative agreement signed with Ewha Woman's University (Korea) and Fudan University (China)
2005	Grand design for the 50th anniversary of Kyoto Sangyo University formulated
	Master's course of Graduate School of Foreign Languages (specializing in English) established
	Center of Research and Development for Career Education established
	Ceremony of the 40th anniversary of Kyoto Sangyo University held
	Collaborative agreement signed with Cologne University (Germany) and Kyung Hee University (Korea)
2006	Toyoh Sakai reappointed President
	Avian Influenza Research Centre established
	Collaborative agreement signed with University of Gadjah Mada (Indonesia), The Chinese University of Hong Kong (China), University of Missouri-St.Louis (USA), Edith Cowan University (Australia), Normandy Business School (France) and University of San Diego (USA)
2007	Department of Social Management and Department of Accounting and Finance established within the Faculty of Business Administration
	Graduate School of Economics (Correspondence Education Course) established
	Kyoto Sangyo University Junior and Senior High Schools established
	Collaborative agreement signed with University of Kent (UK), University of Iceland (Iceland), Algoma University (Canada), Harbin Normal University (China), Thompson Rivers University (Canada) and University of Salento (Italy)
2008	Department of Computer Science Engineering established
	Department of International Relations established within the Faculty of Foreign Languages
	Professor Toshihide Maskawa wins the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physics
	Toyoh Sakai reappointed President
	Collaborative agreement signed with University of North Carolina Greensboro (USA), University of Jyvaskyla (Finland) and National University of La Plata (Argentina)