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Our University began with the 'Nagoya Training School of Electricity' founded in 1912.
2005 Establishment of Graduate School in Business Administration and Computer Sciences, and Master's and Doctorate courses in Business Administration and Computer Sciences (authorization pending), opening of the Motoyama campus in Nagoya (planned)
2004 Two faculties and 10 department restructured to create two faculties and six departments with a total of 12 courses. The Faculty of Engineering is comprised of† the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Electrical Engineering Course, Electronics Course, Information Network Engineering Course), Department of Applied Chemistry (Applied Chemistry Course), Department of Mechanical Engineering (Mechanical Engineering Course, Intelligent Mechanical Engineering Course), and Department of Urban Environment (Civil Engineering Course, Architecture Course, Environmental Engineering Course). The Faculty of Management and Information Science is comprised of the Department of Applied Information Science (Management Systems Course, Software Science Course), and Department of Marketing and Information Systems (Marketing and Information Systems Course)
2003 Establishment of academic exchange agreement with the Chiang Mai University, Thailand
2002 Establishment of academic exchange agreement with the University of Kentucky
2000 Establishment of the Faculty of Management and Information Science (revision of the Industrial and Management Engineering Department)
1998 Introduction of nine regular daytime and evening course departments (main daytime courses of study, main evening courses).
1992 Establishment of Doctorate courses in Electricity and Materials Engineering Course, Production and Construction Engineering Course, and the revision of five Master's courses to create four Master's courses in Electrical and Electronics Engineering Course, Materials Chemistry Course, Production System Engineering Course, and Construction System Engineering Course, establishment of the Research Institute for Industrial Technology
1988 Establishment of the Information Network Engineering department
1987 Establishment of an exchange program with the University of Nuevo Leon, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
1981 Creation of the International Exchange Center
1980 Establishment of sister university status with Southeast University, Nanjing, China
1978 Discontinuation of the Junior College of Aichi Institute of Technology
1977 Establishment of an exchange program with Mexico University
1976 Establishment of the Architectural Engineering department; establishment of the Master's course for Mechanical Engineering, and Architecture
1974 Relocation of university to Yakusa is complete
1973 Establishment of the Master's course in Civil Engineering; establishment of the major course of studies in Industrial and Management Engineering
1972 Establishment of the Environment Engineering Research Institute
1971 University President Koji Goto travels to China for talks with Chou En Lai in the first stages of Ping-pong Diplomacy
1968 Establishment of the Architecture department
1966 Establishment of the Master's course in Engineering; establishment of the major in Electrical Engineering, and Applied Chemistry
1965 Establishment of the Civil Engineering department; Nagoya Junior College of Electrical Engineering is officially renamed Junior College of Aichi Institute of Technology
1964 Relocation of the University to Yakusa is begun
1963 Commencement of evening school for the Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Departments
1962 Establishment of the Mechanical Engineering and Industrial and Management Engineering Departments
1962 Establishment of the Mechanical Engineering and Industrial and Management Engineering Departments
1960 Nagoya Institute of Electricity is officially renamed as Aichi Institute of Technology; establishment of the Electronics Engineering and Applied Chemistry Departments
1959 Founding of Nagoya Institute of Electricity; establishment of the Electrical Engineering department
1954 Establishment of Nagoya Junior College of Electrical Engineering
1912 Founding of the Nagoya Training School of Electricity
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