Public University Corporation Chitose Institute of Science and Technology

Approval of the Articles of Endowment of the Chitose Institute of Science and Technology Educational Corporation and authorization to establish Chitose Institute of Science and Technology

Professor Keisuke Sasaki appointed as the first president

Chitose Institute of Science and Technology (Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Photonics; Department of Applied Photonics System) opens

Entrance ceremony for the first undergraduate class

Opening ceremony of Chitose Institute of Science and Technology

The International Conference on Organic Nonlinear Optics (ICONO'4) is held

Professor Naoya Ogata appointed as the second president

The first Ryoki Festival (university festival) is held

The 1st Chitose International Forum on Photonics (CIF) is held

University song completed and adopted

Approval granted to establish the Graduate School of Chitose Institute of Science and Technology

Degree conferment ceremony held for the first undergraduate class

Professor Hiroyuki Sasabe appointed as the third president

Master's program established in the Graduate School of Photonics at Chitose Institute of Science and Technology

Entrance ceremony held for the first class of the Master's program in the Graduate School of Photonics

Selected for the Program for Promoting Distinctive University Education (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)

Degree conferment ceremony held for the first class of the Master's program in the Graduate School of Photonics

Doctoral (first- and second-phase) programs in Photonics established in the Graduate School of Photonics at Chitose Institute of Science and Technology (program restructuring)

First students admitted to the doctoral second-phase program in Photonics in the Graduate School of Photonics

Graduate School building completed

Selected for two projects under the Program for Supporting Contemporary Educational Needs (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)

First parent meeting held

Inter-institutional agreement on educational and research cooperation signed with the University of Potsdam, Germany

Degree conferment ceremony held for the first class of the doctoral second-phase program in Photonics in the Graduate School of Photonics

Selected for the Program for Promoting Leading-Edge University Informatization (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)

Selected for the Program for Supporting Contemporary Educational Needs (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)

10th Anniversary Memorial Building completed

Faculty of Integrated Photonics established, comprising the Department of Bioscience and Materials, Department of Photonic Systems, and Department of Global System Design (reorganized from the Faculty of Photonics)

Chitose Institute of Science and Technology 10th Anniversary Commemorative Ceremony and Celebration

Selected for the Student Support Program to Address Emerging Social Needs (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)

Selected for the Strategic University Partnership Support Project (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)

Signed a Comprehensive Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation with Hokusei Gakuen University

Selected for the Student Support Promotion Program, Theme B, under the University Education and Student Support Promotion Project (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)

Approved to establish a teacher-training program

Signed a Credit Transfer Agreement with Sapporo Medical University, Muroran Institute of Technology, Otaru University of Commerce, and Health Sciences University of Hokkaido

Professor Masaaki Kawase appointed as the fourth president

Selected for the Project to Support the Development of University Students' Employability (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)

Signed an agreement with Honam University, South Korea, to consult on promoting exchange and cooperation in education, research, and other areas

Signed an Academic Exchange Agreement with Chonnam National University, South Korea

Selected for the Nanotechnology Platform Program, Molecular and Material Synthesis Area (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)

Selected for the Inter-University Collaborative Education Promotion Project (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)

Selected for the Project to Establish a System for Improving and Enhancing Education to Meet Industry Needs (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)

Signed a Comprehensive Partnership Agreement with the City of Chitose

Selected for Theme B, Expanding Initiatives Such as Internships, under the Project to Establish a System for Improving and Enhancing Education to Meet Industry Needs (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)

Renamed the Faculty of Photonics Science (Department of Bio and Materials Science and Department of Photonic Systems) as the Faculty of Science and Engineering (Department of Applied Chemistry and Bioscience and Department of Electronic and Photonic Engineering)

Selected for the Regional Revitalization Promotion Project by Universities as Local Centers of Knowledge (abbreviated as the COC+ Project, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)

Established the Department of Information Systems Engineering in the Faculty of Science and Engineering by reorganizing the Department of Global System Design

Selected for the University Education Rebuilding Acceleration Program (AP), Project to Promote Reform of High School-University Articulation (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)

Chitose City applied to Hokkaido for approval to establish the Public University Corporation Chitose Institute of Science and Technology.

Approval granted by the Governor of Hokkaido for the establishment of the Public University Corporation Chitose Institute of Science and Technology.

The Public University Corporation Chitose Institute of Science and Technology opened.

Professor Masaaki Kawase became the first chairperson of the board and president.

The Graduate School of Photonics was renamed the Graduate School of Science and Engineering.