Hyogo Prefectural Higher Technical School was established.
April 1944
Renamed Hyogo Prefectural Technical College.
June 1946
Relocated to Idei, Himeji City.
April 1949
Himeji Institute of Technology was established with departments of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Applied Chemistry.
April 1962
Department of Industrial Mechanical Engineering was established.
April 1965
Department of Electronics was established.
April 1966
Department of Metallurgical Engineering was established.
April 1968
Master's programs were established in the Graduate School of Engineering: Applied Chemistry and Industrial Mechanical Engineering.
April 1970
Relocated to Shosha, Himeji City.
April 1973
Master's programs in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Metallurgical Engineering were established in the Graduate School of Engineering.
April 1975
Master's program in Mechanical Engineering was established in the Graduate School of Engineering.
April 1981
Doctoral program in Production Engineering was established in the Graduate School of Engineering.
June 1985
Research Institute for Fundamental Engineering was established.
April 1990
Faculty of Science was established with departments of Material Science and Life Science. Division of General Education was established.
April 1991
Harima Science Garden City Campus was completed. Department of Metallurgical Engineering was renamed Department of Materials Science and Engineering.
April 1992
Institute of Natural and Environmental Sciences was established.
April 1993
Departments of Mechanical and Intelligent Engineering and Computer Engineering were established in the School of Engineering.
April 1994
Master's programs were established in the Graduate School of Science: Material Science and Life Science. Himeji Institute of Technology Senior High School was established. Laboratory of Advanced Science and Technology for Industry was established through the reorganization and renaming of the Research Institute for Fundamental Engineering.
April 1995
Metallurgical Engineering Program in the Graduate School of Engineering was renamed Materials Science and Engineering Program.
April 1996
Master's programs in the Graduate School of Science were renamed doctoral first-term programs. Doctoral second-term programs in Material Science and Life Science were established in the Graduate School of Science.
April 1997
Master's programs in the Graduate School of Engineering were reorganized into Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Materials Engineering programs.
March 1998
Division of General Education was abolished.
April 1998
Faculty of Human Science and Environment was established with the Department of Human Science and Environment.
April 1999
Master's programs in the Graduate School of Engineering were renamed doctoral first-term programs. Doctoral second-term programs in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Materials Engineering were established in the Graduate School of Engineering through the reorganization of the Production Engineering Program. The Institute of Natural and Environmental Sciences was reorganized into divisions of Natural Environment, Landscape Design and Management, and Rural Ecology.
April 2000
Center for Industry–University Cooperation was established.
April 2002
Master's program in Human Science and Environment was established in the Graduate School of Science and Human Science and Environment.
April 2004
The School of Engineering became part of the University of Hyogo.
March 2012
Himeji Institute of Technology was closed.
April 2015
The School of Engineering reorganized and renamed its departments: Electrical and Electronic Information Engineering, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, and Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering.
April 2026
The former three departments and six courses were reorganized into one department with five courses: Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Artificial Intelligence and Informatics, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Design, and Applied Chemistry.
History of the Graduate School of Engineering
April 1944
Hyogo Prefectural Higher Technical School was established.
April 1944
Renamed Hyogo Prefectural Technical College.
June 1946
Relocated to Idei, Himeji City.
April 1949
Himeji Institute of Technology was established with departments of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Applied Chemistry.
April 1962
Department of Industrial Mechanical Engineering was established.
April 1965
Department of Electronics was established.
April 1966
Department of Metallurgical Engineering was established.
April 1968
Master's programs were established in the Graduate School of Engineering: Applied Chemistry and Industrial Mechanical Engineering.
April 1970
Relocated to Shosha, Himeji City.
April 1973
Master's programs in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Metallurgical Engineering were established in the Graduate School of Engineering.
April 1975
Master's program in Mechanical Engineering was established in the Graduate School of Engineering.
April 1981
Doctoral program in Production Engineering was established in the Graduate School of Engineering.
June 1985
Research Institute for Fundamental Engineering was established.
April 1990
Faculty of Science was established with departments of Material Science and Life Science. Division of General Education was established.
April 1991
Harima Science Garden City Campus was completed. Department of Metallurgical Engineering was renamed Department of Materials Science and Engineering.
April 1992
Institute of Natural and Environmental Sciences was established.
April 1993
Departments of Mechanical and Intelligent Engineering and Computer Engineering were established in the School of Engineering.
April 1995
Metallurgical Engineering Program in the Graduate School of Engineering was renamed Materials Science and Engineering Program.
April 1997
Master's programs in the Graduate School of Engineering were reorganized into Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Materials Engineering programs.
April 1999
Master's programs in the Graduate School of Engineering were renamed doctoral first-term programs. Doctoral second-term programs in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Materials Engineering were established in the Graduate School of Engineering.
April 2002
The Graduate School of Engineering became an independent graduate school organization.
April 2004
The Graduate School of Engineering became part of the University of Hyogo.
March 2012
Himeji Institute of Technology was closed.
April 2015
The Graduate School of Engineering was reorganized into six programs: Electrical Materials Engineering, Electronic and Information Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Synchrotron Radiation Engineering, Applied Chemistry, and Chemical Engineering.
April 2026
The six programs were reorganized into one program with six fields: Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Artificial Intelligence and Informatics, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Design, Synchrotron Radiation Engineering, and Applied Chemistry.
