Chronological Outline

History

Apr. 1903	Fukuoka Medical College established, which later became the foundation of Kyushu Imperial University
Jan. 1911	Kyushu Imperial University founded College of Engineering
Apr. 1911	College of Medicine
Apr. 1919	College of Medicine reorganized as the Faculty of Medicine College of Engineering reorganized as the Faculty of Engineering Faculty of Agriculture
May. 1922	University Library
Sep. 1924	Faculty of Law and Letters (continued until 1949)
Oct. 1931	Research Institute of Balneotherapeutics (continued until 1982)
Apr. 1939	Faculty of Sciences
Jan. 1942	Institute of Fluid Engineering (continued until 1951)
Jan. 1943	Institute of Elasticity Engineering (continued until 1951)
Oct. 1947	Name of University changed from Kyushu Imperial University to Kyushu University
Apr. 1949	Faculties of Letters, Law, and Economics
May 1949	Faculty of Education Reorganized under the new School Education Law to comprise: 8 Faculties: Letters, Education, Law, Economics,Science, Medicine, Engineering, Agriculture 5 Research Institutes: Research Institute of Balneotherapeutics, Institute of Fluid Engineering, Institute of Elasticity Engineering, Research Institute of Industry and Labor (continued until 1979), Research Institute of Industrial Science (continued until 1987) University Library Schools incorporated: Fukuoka Higher School (continued until 1950), Kurume Technical College (continued until 1951)
Jul. 1949	Three branch schools for two-year general education founded (continued until 1963)
Apr. 1951	Research Institute for Applied Mechanics
Apr. 1953	Graduate School established with the Divisions of Letters, Education, Law, Economics, Sciences, Pharmacy, Engineering and Agriculture
Apr. 1955	Graduate School Division of Medical Sciences
May 1961	Training Institute for Engineering Teachers (continued until 1969)
May 1962	University Computation Center (continued until 2000)
Apr. 1963	College of General Education (continued until 1994)
Apr. 1964	Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Apr. 1966	Biotron Institute
Jun. 1967	University Health Center (continued until 1978) Faculty of Dentistry
Apr. 1969	Computer Center (continued until 2000)
Apr. 1971	School of Health Sciences (continued until 2002)
Apr. 1974	Graduate School Division of Dental Science
Apr. 1975	Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Dec. 1975	Research Laboratory for High Voltage Electron Microscopy
Apr. 1977	Educational Center for Information Processing (continued until 2000)
Apr. 1978	Institute of Health Science
Apr. 1979	Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences
Apr. 1979	Research Center for Coal Mining Materials (continued until 2004)
Apr. 1980	Radioisotope Center
Apr. 1982	Medical Institute of Bioregulation Center of Advanced Instrumental Analysis
Oct. 1982	Laboratory for Waste Water Treatment
Apr. 1985	Institute of Genetic Information (continued until 2001) Education Center for Foreign Students (continued until 1992)
May 1987	Institute of Advanced Material Study (continued until 2003)
May 1988	Institute of Languages and Cultures
Sep. 1989	Natural Disaster Information Center of Western Japan
Mar. 1990	Institute for Ionized Gas and Laser Research
Apr. 1992	The International Student Center
Dec. 1992	Kyushu University Archives (continued until 2004)
Apr. 1993	Institute for Fundamental Research of Organic Chemistry (continued until 2003)
Jan. 1994	KITE Network Operation Center (continued until 2000)
Apr. 1994	Graduate School of Social and Cultural Studies Graduate School of Mathematics
Jun. 1994	Research Center for Higher Education (continued until 2003) Advanced Science and Technology Center for Cooperative Research (continued until 2003)
Oct. 1995	Institute for Irradiation and Analysis of Quantum Radiations
Apr. 1996	Venture Business Laboratory
Apr. 1998	Graduate School of Human-Environment Studies
Apr. 1999	Admission Center
Dec. 1999	Research Center for Korean Studies (continued until 2002)
Apr. 2000	Computing and Communications Center The Kyushu University Museum
Oct. 2000	Kyushu University Asia Research Organization (continued until 2005)
Apr. 2001	System LSI Research Center
Apr. 2002	Space Environment Research Center Research Center For Korean Studies (Reorganized)
Apr. 2003	Graduate School of Systems Life Sciences Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering Research Center for Education in Health Care System Research and Development Center for Higher Education (continued until 2006) Research Institute of Superconductor Science and System (RISS)
Oct. 2003	Kyushu University integrated with Kyushu Institute of Design Graduate School of Design/Faculty of Design/School of Design Kansei Center for Arts and Science Art, Science and Technology Center for Cooperative Research Three hospitals attached to the School of Medicine, the School of Dentistry and Medical Institute of Bioregulation were integrated into Kyushu University Hospital
Apr. 2004	Law School (Professional Graduate School) Kyushu University Archives (Reorganized) Hydrogen Technology Research Center
Apr. 2005	The Center for Future Chemistry Bio-Architecture Center Research Center for Steel
Jul. 2005	Digital Medicine Initiative Asia Center
Apr. 2006	Low Temperature Center
Jun. 2006	Center for Research and Advancement in Higher Education (continued until 2011)
Apr. 2007	Mathmatical Research Center for Industrial Technology Center for Accelerator and Beam Applied Science Center for East Asian Ocean-Atmosphere Research(Reorganized) Advanced Fusion Research Center(Reorganized)
Apr.2009	Guraduate School of Integrated Frontier Science
Jul.2009	Research Center for Synchrotron Light Applications
Aug.2009	Incubation Center for Advanced Medical Science (ICAMS) International Research Center for Hydrogen Energy (Renamed)
Oct. 2009	International Education Center Itoh Research Center for Plasma Turbulence
Nov. 2009	International Education Center
Apr. 2010	Material Management Center International Research Center for Molecular Systems Center for Environment and Safety (Renamed) Center for Future Chemistry (Reorganized) Bio-Architecture Center (Reorganized) Research Center for Steel (Reorganized)
Aug. 2010	Center for Japan-Egypt Cooperation in Science and Technology
Sep. 2010	Center for applied Perceptual Research
Oct. 2010	Center of Plasma Nano-interface Engineering Center for Advanced Medical Innovation
Dec. 2010	EU Center (EUIJ-Kyushu) Research Center for Advanced Immunology Robert T. Huang Entrepreneurship Center (Reorganized and renamed)
Apr. 2011	Institute of Mathematics for Industry (Recognized) International Legal Office
May. 2011	Center for Asian Conservation Ecology
Jun. 2011	Human Proteome Research Center
Jul. 2011	Research Center for Advanced Information and Communication Technology Education
Aug. 2011	Center for Advanced Research in Drug Creation
Oct. 2011	Faculty of Arts and Science Yunus& Shiiki Social Business Center
Jan. 2012	Next-Generation Fuel Cell Research Center Synthetic Systems Biology Research Center
Apr. 2012	Center for Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Studies
Oct. 2012	Research Center for Advanced Particle Physics Functional Food Design Research Center
Dec. 2012	Green Asia Education Center Biomedical Experiment Institute attached to the Faculty of Medical Sciences abolished.
Feb. (2013)	Education Center for Global Leaders in Molecular Systems for Devices，Advanced Research Center for Electric Energy Storage (ACE2)，Innovative Market Design Research Center
Mar. (2013)	Research Center for Organelle Homeostasis
Apr. (2013)	Graduate School of Integrated Frontier Sciencesestablished in　Department of Library Science Doctor Course Health Science Center and Office for Centennial Anniversary Project abolished. Research Center for Hydrogen Industrial Use and Storage，Advanced Transdermal Drug Delivery System Center，Advanced Asian Archaeological Research Center，Research and Education Center for Advanced Energy Materials, Devices, and Systems，Counseling and Health Center Research Center for Genetic Information, Medical Institute of Bioregulation reorganized into Research Center for Transomics Medicine Research Center for Applied Perceptual Science，Center for Promoting International Education and Research of Agriculture，Renewable Energy Center
May (2013)	Research Center for Architecture-Oriented Formal Methods