History
1997 | December | Establishment of Chitose Institute of Science and Technology (CIST) and its Articles of Incorporation approved |
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1998 | April | Professor Keisuke Sasaki inaugurated as the first president Chitose Institute of Science and Technology (Department of Materials and Optical Science, Department of Optical Application Systems at the Faculty of Optical Science) opened First entrance ceremony |
June | CIST opening ceremony | |
October | Fourth International Conference on Organic Nonlinear Optics (ICONO’4) held | |
November | Professor Naoya Ogata inaugurated as the second president | |
1999 | October | First school festival “Ryoki-sai” held First Chitose International Forum of Science and Technology (CIF) held |
2001 | November | School song completed and established |
December | Establishment of the CIST Graduate School approved | |
2002 | March | First graduation ceremony of the undergraduate school |
April | Professor Hiroyuki Sasabe inaugurated as the third president Master’s Program of the CIST Graduate School of Photonics Science established First entrance ceremony for the Master’s Program, Graduate School of Photonics Science |
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2003 | September | Selected for the Distinctive University Education Support Program (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology: MEXT) |
2004 | March | First graduation ceremony of the Master’s Program, Graduate School of Photonics Science |
April | Doctoral Program, Graduate School of Photonics Science established First entrance ceremony for the Doctoral Program, Graduate School of Photonics Science |
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August | Construction of the Graduate School building completed | |
September | Selected for the Support Program for Contemporary Educational Needs (two proposals) (MEXT) | |
2005 | October | First parents’ meeting held |
December | Interinstitutional Agreement for Educational and Scientific Cooperation between University of Potsdam (Germany) and CIST concluded | |
2006 | March | First graduation ceremony of the Doctoral Program, Graduate School of Photonics Science |
2007 | June | Selected for the Computerizing Promotion Program for Leading Education (MEXT) |
August | Selected for the Support Program for Contemporary Educational Needs (MEXT) | |
November | Construction of the Tenth Anniversary Building completed | |
2008 | April | Faculty of Optical Science reorganized into the Faculty of Photonics Science (Department of Bio-and Material Photonics, Department of Opto-Electronic System Engineering, and Department of Global System Design) |
June | CIST 10th anniversary ceremony and celebrations | |
July | Selected for the Student Support Program for New Social Needs (MEXT) | |
August | Selected for the Strategic Universities Collaboration Assistance Project (MEXT) | |
November | Comprehensive Agreement for Coordination and Cooperation with Hokusei Gakuen University concluded | |
2009 | July | Selected for the Student Support Promotion Program, University Education and Student Service Promotion Project (Theme B) (MEXT) |
2010 | February | Establishment of the Teacher-Training Course approved |
March | Agreement on Mutual Recognition of Credits with Sapporo Medical University, Muroran Institute of Technology, Otaru University of Commerce and Health Sciences University of Hokkaido concluded | |
April | Professor Masaaki Kawase inaugurated as the fourth president | |
September | Selected for the Development and Assistance Project for University-Students’ Career Activities (MEXT) | |
November | Agreement on Discussions to Promote Exchanges and Cooperation in Education and Research between Honam University (South Korea) and CIST concluded | |
2011 | January | Agreement on Academic Exchanges between Chonnam National University (South Korea) and CIST concluded |
2012 | June | Selected for the Nanotechnology Platform, Molecule and Material Synthesis (MEXT) |
September | Selected for the Program for Promotion of Inter-University Collaborative Education (MEXT) Selected for the Program for Educational Improvement and Well-Developed Education System for Industrial Needs (MEXT) |
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2014 | July | Comprehensive Partnership Agreement with the City of Chitose concluded |
September | Selected for the Program for Educational Improvement and Well-Developed Education System for Industrial Needs (Theme B, Internship) (MEXT) | |
2015 | April | Faculty of Photonics Science (Department of Bio-and Material Photonics, Department of Opto-Electronic System Engineering, Department of Global System Design) renamed to Faculty of Science and Technology (Department of Applied Chemistry and Bioscience, Department of Opto-Electronic System Engineering) |
December | Selected for the Regional Revitalization Promotion Project by Universities of Center of Community and Intelligence (abbreviation: COC + Project, MEXT) | |
2016 | April | Department of Global System Design, Faculty of Science and Technology reorganizes as Department of Information Systems Engineering |
July | Selected for the Acceleration Program for University Education Rebuilding (AP), High School/University Articulation Reform Promotion Project (MEXT) | |
2018 | November | City of Chitose applies to the Hokkaido Government for approval to establish Chitose Institute of Science and Technology as a public university corporation |
2019 | January | Establishment of Chitose Institute of Science and Technology as a public university corporation approved (Governor of Hokkaido) |
April | Chitose Institute of Science and Technology opened as a public university corporation |