History
| September 25, 1924 | Faculty of Engineering established at HokkaidoImperial University. |
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| February 12, 1925 | Hokkaido University (HU) Regulations Concerning the Faculty of Engineering established. Four departments (Civil Engineering, Mine Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Electrical Engineering) established. |
| May 14, 1926 | 50th anniversary of Hokkaido Imperial University's foundation and Faculty of Engineering's establishment celebrated. |
| April 11, 1939 | Department of Fuel Engineering established. |
| April 7, 1942 | Department of Extractive Metallurgy established. |
| November 11, 1944 | 20th anniversary of Faculty of Engineering celebrated. |
| March 20, 1946 | Department of Fuel Engineering renamed Department of Applied Chemistry. |
| October 1, 1947 | Hokkaido Imperial University renamed Hokkaido University. |
| September 14, 1948 | Department of Architecture established. |
| May 31, 1949 | Hokkaido University reorganized as new Hokkaido University after enforcement of
National School Establishment Act. Faculty of Engineering re-established with seven departments (Civil Engineering, Mine Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Chemistry, Extractive Metallurgy, and Architecture). |
| September 3, 1949 | 25th anniversary of Faculty of Engineering celebrated. |
| April 1, 1952 | Department of Extractive Metallurgy renamed Department of Metallurgy |
| March 31, 1953 | Graduate School of Engineering established under new system. |
| May 13, 1953 | Seven divisions established at Graduate School of Engineering (Civil Engineering, Mine Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Chemistry, Metallurgy, and Architecture). |
| April 5, 1957 | Department of Sanitary Engineering established. |
| April 1, 1958 | Department of Precision Engineering and affiliated facility for metallic chemistry research established. |
| April 1, 1960 | Department of Electronic Engineering and Department of Chemical Process Engineering established. |
| April 1, 1961 | Division of Sanitary Engineering established. |
| April 1, 1962 | Department of Mechanical Engineering II and Division of Precision Engineering established. |
| February 25, 1964 | Graphic Science Course for general education established. |
| April 1, 1964 | Department of Applied Physics, Division of Electronic Engineering and Division of Chemical Process Engineering established. |
| October 5, 1964 | 40th anniversary of Faculty of Engineering celebrated. |
| April 1, 1966 | Division of Mechanical Engineering II established. |
| April 1, 1967 | Department of Nuclear Engineering established. |
| April 1, 1968 | Division of Applied Physics established. |
| April 1, 1971 | Department of Metallurgy renamed Department of Metallurgical Engineering. Division of Nuclear Engineering established. Division of Metallurgy renamed Division of Metallurgical Engineering. |
| April 1, 1972 | Department of Mine Engineering renamed Department of Mineral Resources Development Engineering. Division of Mine Engineering renamed Division of Mineral Resources Development Engineering. |
| April 1, 1973 | Division of Information Engineering established as an independent graduate school. |
| September 25, 1974 | 50th anniversary of Faculty of Engineering celebrated. |
| April 1, 1975 | Affiliated coal resource experiment facility established (for use over a limited period of seven years). |
| September 15, 1976 | Hokkaido University centennial celebrated |
| April 1, 1978 | Affiliated direct power generation experiment facility established (for use over a limited period of 10 years). |
| April 1, 1979 | Information Science Course for general education established. |
| April 25,1979 | Division of Biomedical Engineering established. |
| April 1, 1982 | Affiliated coal resource experiment facility abolished. |
| September 27, 1984 | 60th anniversary of Faculty of Engineering celebrated. |
| April 1, 1987 | Depar tment of Information Engineering established. |
| March 31, 1988 | Affiliated direct power generation experiment facility abolished. |
| April 8, 1988 | Affiliated advanced electromagnetic fluid experiment facility established. |
| April 12, 1991 | Graphic Science Course and Information Science Course for general education reorganized to form Laboratory of Information and Graphic Science. |
| June 10, 1994 | 70th anniversary of Faculty of Engineering celebrated. |
| June 24, 1994 | Divisions of Metallurgical Engineering, Applied Chemistry, and Chemical Process Engineering reorganized to
form Division of Materials Science and Engineering and Division of Molecular Chemistry.
Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Applied Chemistry and Chemical Process Engineering reorganized to form Departments of Materials Engineering and Applied Chemistry. Affiliated research facility on metallic chemistry and advanced electromagnetic fluid experiment facility abolished. |
| April 1, 1995 | Divisions of Precision Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Information Engineering, Electronic Engineering,
and Biomedical Engineering reorganized to form Division of Systems and Information Engineering and
Division of Electronic and Information Engineering. Departments of Precision Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Information Engineering, and Electronic Engineering reorganized to form Departments of Information Engineering, Electronics Engineering, and Systems Engineering. |
| May 11, 1996 | Divisions of Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering II, Applied Physics, and Nuclear Engineering reorganized to form Divisions of Applied Physics, Quantum Energy Engineering, and Mechanical Science. Departments of Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering II, Applied Physics, and Nuclear Engineering reorganized to form Departments of Applied Physics, Nuclear Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering |
| April 1, 1997 | Divisions of Civil Engineering, Architecture, Sanitary Engineering,
and Mineral Resources Development Engineering reorganized to form Division of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering,
Division of Urban and Environmental Engineering, and Division of Environment and Resources Engineering. Departments of Civil Engineering, Architecture, Sanitary Engineering, and Mineral Resources Development Engineering reorganized to form Departments of Civil Engineering, Architecture, Environmental Engineering, and Mineral Resources Engineering. |
| June 4, 1999 | 75th anniversary of Faculty of Engineering celebrated. |
| October 1, 2000 | English Graduate Program in Socio-Environmental Engineering established at Graduate School of Engineering. |
| April 1, 2004 | Division of Systems and Information Engineering and Division of Electronics and Information Engineering abolished; Graduate School of Information Science and Technology established. |
| October 23, 2004 | 80th anniversary of Faculty of Engineering celebrated in Tokyo. |
| April 1, 2005 | Divisions of Materials Science and Engineering, Molecular Chemistry, Applied Physics, Quantum Energy Engineering, Mechanical Science, Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, Urban and Environmental Engineering, and Environment and Resources Engineering reorganized to form Divisions of Applied Physics, Chemical Process Engineering, Biotechnology and Macromolecular Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical and Space Engineering, Human Mechanical Systems andDesign, Energy and Environmental Systems, Quantum Science and Engineering, Field Engineering for Environment, Engineering and Policy for Sustainable Environment, Architectural and Structural Design, Human Environmental System, Built Environment and Solid Waste, Resources and Geoenvironmental Engineering. |
| April 1, 2005 | Departments of Materials Engineering, Applied Chemistry, Information Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Systems Engineering, Applied Physics, Nuclear Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Architecture, Environmental Engineering, and Mineral Resources Engineering reorganized to form Departments of Applied Science and Engineering, Electronics and Information Engineering, Mechanical and Intelligent System Engineering, and Socio-Environmental Engineering. |
| April 1, 2008 | Technical Center of Engineering established. |
| April 1, 2010 | Graduate School of Engineering reorganized to form Faculty of Engineering,
Graduate School of Engineering, and Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering.
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| June 1, 2012 | Frontier Chemistry Center established |
| June 12, 2014 | The completion of the Frontier Research in Applied Sciences Building celebrated. |
| September 27, 2014 | 90th anniversary of Faculty of Engineering celebrated. |
| June 1, 2015 | Divisions of Chemical Process Engineering, Biotechnology and Macromolecular Chemistry, and Materials Chemistry reorganized to form Division of Applied Chemistry. |
| April 1, 2017 | Cooperative Program for Resources Engineering* established. |
| April 1, 2019 |
Graduate School of Information Science and Technology reorganized to form Faculty of Information Science and Technology,
and Graduate School of Information Science and Technology
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| April 1, 2020 | Divisions of Applied Physics, Applied Chemistry, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical and Space Engineering, Human Mechanical Systems and Design, Energy and Environmental Systems, Quantum Science and Engineering, Field Engineering for Environment, Engineering and Policy for Sustainable Environment, Architectural and Structural Design, Human Environmental Systems, Environmental Engineering, and Sustainable Resources Engineering reorganized to form Divisions of Applied Physics, Applied Chemistry, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Applied Quantum Science and Engineering, Civil Engineering, Architecture, Environmental Engineering, and Sustainable Resources Engineering. |
| July 3, 2020 | f3 Engineering Education and Research Center established. |
| October 1, 2021 | Center of Ambitious Research and Education for Nuclear Safety established |
*a collaborative education program between the graduate school of engineering of Hokkaido University and Kyushu University.
