| 1963 | Founding project team of Kyoto Sangyo University organized |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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) |

