History
University Overview
| 1960 | January | Establishment of Nakamura Eisu Gakuen School Corporation and approval for the establishment of Kyushu University of Commerce (Faculty of Faculty of Commerce, Department of Commerce) |
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| April | Kyushu University of Commerce Faculty of Commerce Established as a single department of commerce with buildings in Nagahama 2-chome and 1-chome, Fukuoka City, and a sports field in Karanohara Biwabashi, Fukuoka City. | |
| September | School buildings, libraries, laboratories, etc. are constructed and the university is relocated to Karanohara. | |
| 1962 | April | Department of Industrial Management established in the Faculty Faculty of Commerce |
| 1963 | January | The founder was changed from the Nakamura Eisu Gakuen School Corporation to the Nakamura Nakamura Sangyo Gakuen School Corporation, and the university name was changed from Kyushu University of Commerce to Kyushu Sangyo University |
| April | Faculty of Engineering (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering, and Industrial Chemistry) established; Department of Department of Economics Faculty of Commerce | |
| 1964 | April | Faculty of Commerce, Second Division (Department of Economics, Department of Commerce) was established, and the Faculty of Engineering (Department of Civil Engineering, Department of Architecture) was expanded. |
| 1966 | April | Faculty of Art and Design (Department of Fine Arts, Department of Design, Department of Photography) established |
| 1967 | August | The second division of the School Faculty of Commerce is relocated from 1-5-30 Maizuru, Fukuoka City to Karanohara Biwabashi in the same city. |
| 1968 | April | Department of Industrial Management established in the Faculty of Business Administration |
| 1972 | April | Art majors (Fine Art, Design, and Photography) established |
| 1973 | April | Graduate School Graduate School of Information Science Master's Programs (Majoring in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Chemistry, and Civil Engineering) established |
| 1974 | April | Graduate School Graduate School of Fine Arts Master's Programs (majoring in fine arts, design, and photography) established |
| 1975 | April | Graduate School of Economics opened with a Master's degree (majoring in Economics), and Graduate Graduate School of Information Science opened with a Master's degree (majoring in Architecture). |
| 1981 | April | Department of International Management established in the Faculty of Management |
| 1993 | April | Faculty of Economics Department of Economics <Day/evening course system> established |
| 1994 | April | Faculty of International Studies of Culture (Department of International Studies of Culture, Department of Regional Culture) established, Graduate School of Business Administration Master's Program (Business Administration major) (Day and evening course system) established |
| 1996 | April | Established the Graduate School of Commerce Master's Program (Majoring in Commerce) (daytime and evening courses), and expanded the Graduate School of Graduate School of Information Science Doctoral Program (Majoring in Production Systems Engineering, and Social Development and Environmental Systems Engineering) (daytime and evening courses). |
| 1997 | April | Expanded the Graduate School of Business Administration's Doctoral Program (Business Administration major) (daytime and evening courses) |
| 1998 | April | Established the Graduate School of Graduate School of International Studies of Culture Program (5-year integrated course) (International Culture major) (day and evening course system), and expanded the Graduate School of Commerce Doctoral Program (Commerce major) (day and evening course system) |
| 1999 | April | Faculty of Commerce Department of Tourism Industry, Faculty 1, Faculty of Commerce Department of Tourism Industry, Faculty 2, expanded; Graduate School of Economics, Doctoral Course (Department of Economics), expanded (day/evening course); Graduate School of Economics, Graduate School of Fine Arts Doctoral Course (Department of Art and Design), expanded (day/evening course) |
| 2002 | April | Faculty of Information Science (Department of Social Information Systems, Department of Intelligent Information) established; Faculty of Art and Design Crafts added to Faculty of Arts |
| 2004 | April | The Faculty of Engineering opened a new Department of Bio-Robotics, renamed the Faculty of Engineering's Department of Industrial Chemistry to Department of Material and Life Chemistry, and changed the name of the Faculty of Engineering's Department of Civil Engineering to Department of Urban and Infrastructure Design Engineering. Department of Clinical Psychology established Faculty of International Studies of Culture Graduate School of Graduate School of Information Science Master's and Doctoral Programs (Information Science Major) (Day and evening courses) established The Graduate School of Graduate School of International Studies of Culture Doctoral Program (5-year integrated program) (International Culture major) (day and evening courses) was reorganized into the Graduate School of Graduate School of International Studies of Culture Master's Program and Doctoral Program (International Culture major) (day and evening courses).The master's programs in the Graduate School of Economics, Commerce, Management, Graduate School of Information Science, and Graduate School of Fine Arts have been renamed to Master's programs. |
| 2007 | April | Department of Electrical Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering was renamed the Department of Electrical and Information Engineering. |
| 2008 | April | The Department of Regional Studies in Faculty of International Studies of Culture will become the Department of Department of Japanese Culture. The Department of Photography in Faculty of Art and Design was renamed the Department of Photography and Visual Arts. |
| 2009 | April | Graduate School Graduate School of Economics and Business Master's Program (Department of Economics, Department of Modern Business) <Day/evening course system>, Faculty of Information Science Doctoral Program in Economics and Business (day/evening course system) established, Faculty of Information Science Department of Information Science established |
| 2010 | April | Department of Housing and Interior Design established in the Faculty of Engineering |
| 2011 | April | Graduate School of Graduate School of Information Science Master's and Doctoral Programs (Industrial Technology Design major) <Day and evening courses> established |
| 2012 | April | Graduate School Graduate School of Fine Arts (Master's Program) <Day and night class system> established |
| 2016 | April 1st | Faculty of Art and Design established (Department of Fine Arts and Media Sciences, Department of Photography and Imaging Arts, Department of Visual Design, Department of Living Environment Design, Department of Social Design) |
| 2017 | April 1st | Establishment of Faculty of Science and Engineering (Department of Information Science, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department Department of Electrical Engineering), Faculty of Life Science (Department of Life Science), Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering (Department of Architecture, Department of Housing and Interior, Department Department of Civil and Urban Design Engineering) Kyushu Zokei Junior College changed its name to Kyushu Sangyo University, Zokei Junior College of Art and Design |
| 2018 | April 1st | Faculty of Human Sciences (Department of Clinical Psychology, Department of Childhood Education, Department of Sport Science and Health), Faculty of Commerce (Department of Business and Marketing), Faculty of Collaborative Regional Development (Department of Tourism, Department of Regional Development) established |
| Reiwa 2 | March 31 | Faculty of Art and Design (Department of Fine Arts) was abolished. |
| Reiwa 3 | March 31 | The Faculty of Engineering (Department of Materials and Life Chemistry, Department of Architecture) was abolished. |
| Reiwa 4 | March 31 | The Faculty of Engineering (Department of Urban Infrastructure Design Engineering, Department of Housing and Interior Design), and Faculty of Art and Design (Department of Design) were abolished. |
| Reiwa 4 | May 25 | The Faculty of Engineering (Department of Bio-Robotics) and Faculty of Art and Design (Department of Photography and Film) were abolished. |
| Reiwa 4 | December 14th | Faculty of Commerce, Division II (Department of Commerce) was abolished. |
| Reiwa 5 | March 31 | The Faculty of Commerce (Tourism Industry Department), Faculty of Engineering (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Information Engineering Department), and Faculty of Information Science (Department of Information Science) were abolished. |
| 令和8年 | April 1st | 理工学部（機械電気情報工学科、スマートコミュニケーション工学科）設置 |
