History of the Nihon University College of Commerce
Founded in 1904, the Nihon University College of Commerce marked its 115th anniversary in 2019.
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1889 | Nihon Houritsu Gakkou established |
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1903 | Renamed Nihon University |
1904 | Commerce Course established |
1920 | Under the University Ordinance of 1920, the department becomes the Commerce Course, College of Commerce |
1923 | Name changed to Department of Commerce, College of Commerce |
1924 | College of Commerce establishes Department of Economics |
1934 | College of Commerce renamed College of Commerce and Economics, and Department of Commerce renamed Department of Business Administration |
1944 | College of Commerce and Economics renamed College of Economics |
1948 | Accounting Research Institute established |
1949 | Nihon University established under Japan's new (post-war) education system |
1952 | Department of Business Administration in the College of Economics renamed Department of Commerce |
1957 | Department of Commerce becomes the Department of Commerce in the College of Commerce |
1960 | Graduate School of Commerce offering a Master's program established |
1963 | College of Commerce Kinuta building opened. Graduate School of Commerce introduces doctoral program in Commerce |
1964 | Department of Business Administration and Department of Accounting established |
1967 | Graduate School of Commerce establishes Master's and Doctoral programs in Accounting |
1971 | Master's course established in Business Administration |
1973 | Doctoral program in Business Administration established |
1977 | Research Institute of Commerce established |
1981 | Building of Library completed |
1982 | Institute of Information Science established |
1998 | Pre-doctoral business courses (similar to Master's courses) established for each major Completion of Graduate Building to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the College of Commerce |
2004 | College of Commerce 100th anniversary |
2009 | Completion of two new buildings (No.1 & No.2) |
2011 | Completion of two new buildings (No.3 & gymnasium) |
2014 | Completion of a main building |
2017 | Completion of new Okura-ground & club house |