History of the University
History Prior to the University Merger
| Date | History of (Former) Kochi University | History of (Former) Kochi Medical University | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 5月 | 31日 | Establishment of the New Kochi University | |
| 7月 | 18日 | First Entrance Ceremony Held | ||
| 11月 | 1日 | This day is designated as Kochi University Founding Day | ||
| 1950 | 3月 | 31日 | Abolition of Kochi High School | |
| 4月 | 1日 | Establishment of the Faculty of Agriculture Farm | ||
| 1951 | 3月 | 31日 | Abolition of Kochi Normal School and Kochi Junior Normal School | |
| 4月 | 1日 | Establishment of an affiliated elementary school and an affiliated junior high school within the Faculty of Education | ||
| 4月 | 27日 | Relocation of the Administrative Department from the Ozu District to the Ohara District | ||
| 1953 | 8月 | 1日 | Establishment of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences' Coastal Research Station | |
| 1954 | 4月 | 1日 | Establishment of the Department of Forestry and the Affiliated Experimental Forest within the College of Agriculture | |
| 1955 | 7月 | 1日 | Establishment of the Kindergarten Affiliated with the Faculty of Education | |
| 1957 | 6月 | 1日 | Opening of the Earthquake Observatory at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences | |
| 1958 | 11月 | 25日 | Opening of the Urado Bay Tide Gauge Station by the Faculty of Liberal Arts | |
| 1959 | Recruitment for the Second Division of the Faculty of Education (Category B) has been suspended | |||
| 10月 | 1日 | Relocation of the Student Affairs Office from the Ozu District to the Asakura District | ||
| 1960 | 4月 | 1日 | Establishment of the Graduate School of Agriculture (Department of Agriculture and Department of Forestry) and the Department of Agricultural Chemistry in the Faculty of Agriculture Relocation of the Faculty of Liberal Arts from the Ozu Campus to the Asakura Campus, and relocation of the Elementary School Affiliated with the Faculty of Education from the Asakura Campus to the Ozu Campus | |
| 1961 | 4月 | 1日 | Establishment of the Graduate Program in Agriculture (Specialization in Agricultural Chemistry) | |
| 12月 | 4日 | Relocation of the Faculty of Education Affiliated Kindergarten from the Asakura District to the Ozu District | ||
| 1962 | 3月 | 12日 | Relocation of the University Library from the Ozu District to the Asakura District | |
| 4月 | 1日 | Establishment of the Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture | ||
| 1963 | Recruitment for the Two-Year Elementary Education Program in the Faculty of Education Has Been Suspended | |||
| 1964 | 4月 | 1日 | Establishment of a Teacher Training Program for Special Education Schools in the Faculty of Education; Renaming of the "Department of Agriculture" in the Faculty of Agriculture to the "Department of Warm-Climate Agriculture" Relocation of the Faculty of Education Affiliated Junior High School from the Asakura District to the Ozu District | |
| 7月 | 1日 | Relocation of the Secretariat from the Ohara District to the Asakura District | ||
| 1965 | 4月 | 1日 | Establishment of the Teacher Training Program for Special Subjects (Health and Physical Education) in the Faculty of Education Establishment of the Department of Crop and Fisheries Science in the Faculty of Agriculture; Opening of the Kochi University Hall | |
| 1966 | 4月 | 1日 | Establishment of the Kochi Earthquake Observatory affiliated with the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Expansion of the Graduate Program in Agriculture (Agricultural Engineering) | |
| 1967 | 4月 | 1日 | Establishment of a Teacher Training Program for Special Subjects (Art and Crafts) in the Faculty of Education | |
| 1968 | 3月 | 31日 | Discontinuation of the Graduate Program in Agricultural Sciences | |
| 4月 | 1日 | As part of the expansion and reorganization of the Faculty of Humanities and Sciences, the Departments of Literature, Economics, and Science were established, along with the Graduate Program in Education (Specialization in Education). The Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences (Specializations in Warm-Climate Agriculture, Forestry, Agricultural Chemistry, and Agricultural Engineering) was established. | ||
| 1969 | 4月 | 1日 | Establishment of the Fisheries Research Laboratory affiliated with the Faculty of Agriculture; Expansion of the Graduate School of Agriculture (Department of Aquaculture) | |
| 1970 | 4月 | 1日 | Establishment of the Special Education School Affiliated with the Faculty of Education | |
| 4月 | 17日 | Establishment of the Health Management Center | ||
| 1971 | 3月 | 24日 | Relocation of the Faculty of Education's Special Education School from the Ozu District to the Asakura District | |
| 4月 | 1日 | Opening of the Computing Center | ||
| 1973 | 4月 | 1日 | Establishment of the Graduate School of Letters (Department of Letters) and the Graduate School of Science (Department of Science) | |
| 4月 | 12日 | Establishment of the Hydrothermal Chemistry Laboratory Affiliated with the Faculty of Arts and Sciences | ||
| 1974 | 4月 | 1日 | Establishment of the Graduate Program in Economics (Major in Economics) | |
| 8月 | 16日 | Kochi University Establishes Office for the Preparation of a National Medical Education Institution | ||
| 1976 | 5月 | 10日 | Pursuant to a decision by the Minister of Education, the Preparatory Office has been renamed the Kochi Medical University Preparatory Office | |
| 10月 | 1日 | Kochi Medical University Opens; Administrative Office to Be Located at 1000 Asakura, Kochi City, on the Kochi University Campus Kochi Prefectural Central Hospital to Serve as an Affiliated Teaching Hospital | ||
| 1977 | 5月 | 2日 | Following the reorganization that separated the humanities and sciences, the Faculty of Humanities (Department of Literature, Department of Economics) and the Faculty of Science (Department of Mathematics, Department of Physics, Department of Chemistry, Department of Biology, Department of Geology) were established. Recruitment for the Faculty of Humanities and Sciences ceased in the 1977 academic year. | |
| 1978 | 4月 | 1日 | Establishment of the Agricultural Sciences Branch of the University Library and the Center for Marine Biology Education and Research ; Closure of the Faculty of Science Coastal Research Station and the Faculty of Agriculture Fisheries Research Station | Offering 8 courses (5 basic courses and 3 clinical courses) across 7 subjects |
| 4月 | 5日 | The office has moved from 1000 Asakura, Kochi City, to the new school building in Koren, Okayutomi-cho, Nankoku City | ||
| 4月 | 17日 | First Enrollment Ceremony Held | ||
| 5月 | 16日 | Inaugural Ceremony Held | ||
| 1979 | 4月 | 1日 | Three courses (one basic course and two clinical courses) and two subjects have been established. An office for the preparation of the affiliated hospital has been established. | |
| 1980 | 4月 | 1日 | Six courses offered (three basic courses and three clinical courses) | |
| 1981 | 4月 | 1日 | Establishment of 6 departments (6 clinical departments) Establishment of the University Hospital | |
| 7月 | 1日 | Renaming the "Computing Center" to the "Information Processing Center" | ||
| 10月 | 12日 | Opening Ceremony Held | ||
| 10月 | 19日 | Clinic Hours | ||
| 1983 | 4月 | 1日 | Establishment of the System Horticulture Experimental Facility Affiliated with the Faculty of Agriculture | Establishment of the Medical School's Animal Experimentation Facility |
| 1984 | 3月 | 26日 | First Graduation Ceremony Held | |
| 3月 | 31日 | Abolition of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences | ||
| 4月 | 11日 | Establishment of the Medical School's Center for Experimental and Practical Training Equipment | ||
| 4月 | 12日 | Establishment of the Graduate School of Medicine | ||
| 4月 | 27日 | First Graduate School of Medicine Entrance Ceremony Held | ||
| 1985 | 3月 | 31日 | Discontinuation of the Graduate Program in Science | |
| 4月 | 1日 | Establishment of the Graduate School of Science (Departments of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Earth Sciences) Establishment of the Center for Educational Practice and Research Guidance, affiliated with the Faculty of Education Establishment of the Joint Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences at Ehime University (3-year doctoral program) in collaboration with Kochi University, Kagawa University, and Ehime University | ||
| 5月 | 17日 | Establishment of the Medical Information Center Affiliated with the School of Medicine | ||
| 1986 | 4月 | 22日 | Emergency Department Established at the University Hospital | |
| 1987 | 4月 | 1日 | Establishment of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | |
| 1988 | 3月 | 25日 | First Graduate School of Medical Sciences Degree Conferment Ceremony Held | |
| 5月 | 25日 | Blood Transfusion Department Established at the University Hospital | ||
| 1989 | 4月 | 1日 | Establishment of the Integrated Sciences Program in the Faculty of Education | |
| 5月 | 29日 | Reorganization of the Department of Economics in the Faculty of Humanities; Establishment of a Special Facility (Information Processing Center) | ||
| 6月 | 28日 | Establishment of the Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine | ||
| 12月 | 15日 | Relocation and Integration of the Marine Biology Education and Research Center to the Ijiri District | ||
| 1990 | 4月 | 1日 | Establishment of the Department of Information Science in the Faculty of Science | The enrollment quota for the School of Medicine has been reduced from 100 to 95 students |
| 4月 | 24日 | Establishment of a Nutrition Management Office within the Medical Affairs Division | ||
| 6月 | 8日 | Intensive Care Unit Established at the University Hospital The Department of Anesthesiology in the School of Medicine has been renamed the Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation The general education course "Political Science" has been renamed "Law" | ||
| 1991 | 10月 | 12日 | 10th Anniversary Celebration Held | |
| 1992 | 4月 | 1日 | The Department of Literature in the Faculty of Humanities was reorganized, and the Department of Humanities was established. All departments in the Faculty of Agriculture (Department of Warm-Climate Agriculture, Department of Forestry, Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Department of Agricultural Engineering, and Department of Aquaculture) were reorganized, and the Department of Warm-Climate Agriculture, Department of Forest Science, Department of Aquaculture, Department of Production Environment Engineering, and Department of Biological Resource Science were established. | |
| 1993 | 3月 | 31日 | Closure of the System Horticulture Experimental Facility Affiliated with the Faculty of Agriculture | |
| 4月 | 1日 | Establishment of a Genetic Research Facility | Establishment of the Health Management Center Establishment of the Perinatal and Maternal-Child Center at the University Hospital | |
| 1994 | 3月 | 25日 | Completion of the International Exchange Hall | |
| 4月 | 1日 | Establishment of the Graduate School of Science (Department of Information Science) and the International Exchange Hall | ||
| 1995 | 4月 | 1日 | Establishment of the Regional Collaborative Research Center | Rehabilitation Department Established at the University Hospital |
| 1996 | 3月 | 31日 | Discontinuation of the Graduate Program in Education | |
| 4月 | 1日 | Establishment of the Graduate School of Education (Department of School Education, Department of Subject Education) Renaming of departments within the Graduate School of Agriculture (Department of Warm-Climate Agriculture, Department of Forest Science, Department of Aquaculture, Department of Production Environment Engineering, Department of Biological Resource Science) | ||
| 1997 | 4月 | 1日 | Reorganization (Abolition) of General Education Programs | Establishment of the Department of General Medicine at the University Hospital |
| 1998 | 4月 | 1日 | All departments in the Faculty of Humanities (Department of Humanities, Department of Economics) were reorganized to establish the Department of Human Culture, the Department of International Social Communication,Department of Social and Economic Studies established All programs in the Faculty of Education (Elementary School Teacher Training Program, Junior High School Teacher Training Program, Special Education Teacher Training Program, Special Subjects (Art and Crafts) Teacher Training Program, Special Subjects (Health and Physical Education) Teacher Training Program, Integrated Science Program) were reorganized to establish the School Education Teacher Training Program and the Lifelong Education Program All departments in the Faculty of Science (Department of Mathematics, Department of Physics, Department of Chemistry,Biology, Earth Sciences, and Information Science) were reorganized to establish the Department of Mathematical and Information Sciences, the Department of Material Sciences, and the Department of Natural Environmental Sciences | Establishment of the Department of Nursing in the School of Medicine Launch of a new course, "Information Science," in the School of Medicine Opening of the Kochi Prefectural Kochi Enoguchi Special Needs School Branch (In-Hospital Class) at the Kochi Medical University Hospital |
| 4月 | 9日 | Establishment of the Center for Lifelong Learning Education and Research | ||
| 4月 | 27日 | First Entrance Ceremony Held for the Department of Nursing, School of Medicine | ||
| 6月 | 12日 | Ceremony Held to Commemorate the Launch of the Nursing Program | ||
| 10月 | 23日 | 20th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony Held | ||
| 1999 | 3月 | 31日 | Discontinuation of the Graduate Program in Literature and the Graduate Program in Economics | |
| 4月 | 1日 | Establishment of the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Department of Humanities and Social Sciences) | Enrollment quota for the School of Medicine reduced from 95 to 90 students; quota for third-year transfers set at 5 students New "Sociology" course established in the School of Medicine Three new courses established in the School of Nursing | |
| 2000 | 4月 | 1日 | Establishment of the Marine Core Research Center | The four departments of the Graduate School of Medicine (Developmental and Morphological Sciences, Functional and Metabolic Sciences, Biological Control Systems, and Environmental and Ecological Sciences) have been reorganized into three departments (Biomedical Sciences, Neuroscience, and Social Medicine). |
| 2001 | 4月 | 1日 | Appointment of Vice Presidents | |
| 5月 | 30日 | Ceremony Held to Celebrate the Completion of the Nursing Department Building | ||
| 2002 | 3月 | 25日 | First Graduation Ceremony for the Department of Nursing, School of Medicine | |
| 4月 | 1日 | The Master's Program in the Graduate School of Science has been reorganized, and the Doctoral Program in the Graduate School of Science has been established (First-cycle: Department of Mathematical and Information Sciences, Department of Materials Science, and Department of Natural Environmental Sciences; Second-cycle: Department of Applied Science). The Center for Educational Practice Research and Guidance affiliated with the Faculty of Education has been reorganized, and the Comprehensive Center for Educational Practice affiliated with the Faculty of Education has been established. The Information Processing Center has been abolished, and the Academic Information Processing Center has been established. | Renaming the Graduate School of Medicine to the Graduate School of Medical Sciences Establishment of the Master's Program in Nursing within the Graduate School of Medical Sciences Establishment of the Faculty of Medicine Admissions Center Establishment of the Department of Optical Medicine at the University Hospital | |
| 2003 | 4月 | 1日 | Establishment of the International Student Center ; Conversion of the Marine Core Research Center into the Marine Core Comprehensive Research Center ; Conversion of the Faculty of Agriculture’s affiliated farm and experimental forest into the Faculty of Agriculture’s Warm-Climate Field Science Education and Research Center | Establishment of the Master's Program in Medical Science, Graduate School of Medicine Reorganization of 11 departments and 25 courses in the Department of Medicine into six major divisions Reorganization of the First and Second Departments of Surgery at the University Hospital into a single Department of Surgery |
History Following the University Merger
| Date | History of Kochi University | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4月 | 1日 | Kochi University, a National University Corporation, Opens; Graduate School of Marine Science in the Kuroshio Region Established |
| 2005 | 7月 | 1日 | Eight on-campus joint education and research facilities and three facilities affiliated with the School of Medicine have been reorganized and consolidated into four centers: the "Comprehensive Education Center," the "Comprehensive Research Center," the "Center for International and Regional Collaboration," and the "Comprehensive Information Center." |
| 2007 | 4月 | 1日 | The three departments of the Faculty of Science [Department of Mathematical and Information Sciences, Department of Materials Science, and Department of Natural Environmental Sciences] were reorganized into two departments: [Department of Science and Department of Applied Science]. The five departments of the Faculty of Agriculture [Department of Warm-Climate Agriculture, Department of Forest Sciences,Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Department of Production Environment Engineering, and Department of Material Resources] into one department with eight courses: [Department of Agriculture (Tropical Agriculture Course), Marine Bioproducts Course, Food Science Course, Biochemistry Course, Natural Environment Course, Watershed Environmental Engineering Course, Forest Science Course, and International Assistance Course] |
| 2008 | 4月 | 1日 | The six graduate schools (Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Graduate School of Education, Graduate School of Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Graduate School of Agriculture, and Graduate School of Kuroshio Marine Science) will be reorganized into the Graduate School of Integrated Human and Natural Sciences. |
| 2011 | 4月 | 1日 | Establishment of the Clinical Midwifery Program in the Department of Nursing, Graduate School of Integrated Human and Natural Sciences |
| 2014 | 4月 | 1日 | The Center for International and Regional Collaboration will be reorganized into the Center for Regional Collaboration and the Center for International Collaboration |
| 2015 | 4月 | 1日 | Established the Faculty of Regional Collaboration Reorganized the Faculty of Education’s two programs (the School Teacher Training Program and the Lifelong Education Program) into a single program (the School Teacher Training Program) Reorganized the Center for Comprehensive Education into the Center for University Education Innovation, the Admissions Center, and the Center for Comprehensive Student Support Established the Center for Teacher Education |
| 2016 | 2月 | 1日 | The "Disaster Prevention Division (Nankai Earthquake Disaster Prevention Support Center)" of the Comprehensive Research Center will be abolished, and the "Disaster Prevention Promotion Center" will be established. |
| 4月 | 1日 | The three departments of the Faculty of Humanities [Department of Human Culture, Department of International Social Communication, and Department of Social Economics] were reorganized into a single department within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences [Department of Humanities and Social Sciences]. The single department of the Faculty of Agriculture [Department of Agriculture] was reorganized into three departments within the Faculty of Agricultural, Forestry, and Marine Sciences [Department of Agricultural, Forestry, and Environmental Sciences, Department of Agricultural Chemistry, and Department of Marine Resource Sciences]. The Comprehensive Information Center (Library) was reorganized into the Academic Information Infrastructure Library. | |
| 2017 | 4月 | 1日 | The two departments in the Faculty of Science (Department of Science and Department of Applied Science) have been reorganized into five departments within the Faculty of Science and Engineering (Department of Mathematics and Physics, Department of Information Science, Department of Biological Sciences, Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering, and Department of Earth Environment and Disaster Prevention). |
| 2018 | 4月 | 1日 | Graduate School of Integrated Human and Natural Sciences Establishes Professional Degree Program in Advanced Teaching Practice Establishes Center for Hope and Innovation |
| 10月 | 1日 | The Regional Collaboration Promotion Center has been reorganized into the Next-Generation Regional Creation Center | |
| 2020 | 4月 | 1日 | The Department of Science in the Graduate School of Integrated Human and Natural Sciences has been reorganized into the Department of Science and Engineering The Department of Agriculture in the Graduate School of Integrated Human and Natural Sciences has been reorganized into the Department of Agricultural, Forestry, and Marine Sciences The Department of Regional Collaboration Studies has been established in the Graduate School of Integrated Human and Natural Sciences |
| 2021 | 10月 | 1日 | Establishment of the IoP Co-creation Center |
| 2022 | 4月 | 1日 | Restructuring of the Advanced Teacher Education Program Restructuring of the Applied Natural Sciences Program |
| 10月 | 1日 | The Center for University Education Innovation, the Admissions Center, and the Comprehensive Student Support Center have been reorganized into the Center for Learning and Innovation The Center for Data Science has been established The Center for Global Education Support has been established | |
| 2023 | 4月 | 1日 | Reorganization of the Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry, and Marine Sciences Establishment of the MEDi Center Reorganization of the Marine Core Comprehensive Research Center into the Marine Core International Research Institute |