History
Our University was founded in April 2005 under the name “Tokyo Metropolitan University (首都大学東京) ” by reorganizing and combining four metropolitan universities: Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Technology, Tokyo Metropolitan University of Health Sciences, and Tokyo Metropolitan College. The name was then changed to “Tokyo Metropolitan University” in April 2020.
Previous Identities of Our School
- Former Tokyo Metropolitan University History
- Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Technology History
- Tokyo Metropolitan University of Health Sciences History
- Tokyo Metropolitan College History
Tokyo Metropolitan University History
| 2005~ | |
|---|---|
| 2005 | Tokyo Metropolitan University（首都大学東京）established (Faculty of Urban Liberal Arts, Faculty of Urban Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Systems Design, and Faculty of Health Sciences founded) Hiroshi TAKAHASHI appointed inaugural Chairperson and Junichi NISHIZAWA inaugural President |
| 2006 | Division of Industrial Art established in Faculty of Systems Design Graduate Schools reorganized and Graduate School of Humanities, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences, Graduate School of Systems Design, and Graduate School of Human Health Sciences founded |
| 2008 | Division of Nature- and Culture-based Tourism established in Faculty of Urban Environmental Sciences |
| 2008 | Urban Science Coordination Center launched to work solely with administrative organizations Acceptance of international students and implementation of advanced research through the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Asian Human Resources Fund |
| 2009 | Fumio HARASHIMA appointed President Division of Economics established in the School of Business Administration, Faculty of Urban Liberal Arts The university created its own scholarship programs for students enrolling in doctoral courses in graduate schools Postgraduate bodies reorganized and renamed as departments |
| 2010 | Industrial Art Department established in Graduate School of Systems Design |
| 2015 | Jun UENO appointed President |
| 2018 | The four schools in the Faculty of Urban Liberal Arts (School of Law, School of Business Administration, School of Science, and School of Humanities and Social Sciences) reorganized and four new faculties founded: the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, and Faculty of Science Graduate schools correspondingly restructured to create 23 departments in 7 faculties and 28 departments in 7 graduate schools |
| 2020 | The university renamed to Tokyo Metropolitan University |
| 2021 | Takaya OHASHI appointed President |
Former Tokyo Metropolitan University History
| 1949~ | |
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| 1949 | Tokyo Metropolitan University established (Faculty of Humanities, Faculty of Science, and Faculty of Engineering founded) |
| 1953 | Master’s programs founded (Graduate School of Humanities, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Graduate School of Science, and Graduate School of Engineering) |
| 1955 | PhD programs founded (Graduate School of Humanities, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Graduate School of Science, and Graduate School of Engineering) |
| 1957 | Faculty of Law and Business Administration founded |
| 1966 | Faculty of Law and Faculty of Economics founded (reorganized from the Faculty of Law and Business administration) |
| 1977 | Center for Urban Studies founded |
| 1991 | The entire university moved to Minami-Osawa in Hachioji |
| 1996 | Graduate School of Urban Sciences (Master’s Program) founded |
| 1998 | Graduate School of Urban Sciences (PhD Program) founded |
| 2003 | Business Administration Department founded within the Graduate School of Social Sciences |
| 2004 | Professional Degree Program founded within the Legal Training Department (Law School) in the Graduate School of Social Sciences |
| 2005 | Tokyo Metropolitan University（首都大学東京）established |
| 2011 | Former Tokyo Metropolitan University closed |
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Technology History
| 1954~ | |
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| 1954 | Tokyo Metropolitan Technical College opened |
| 1960 | Tokyo Metropolitan Junior College of Aeronautic Engineering opened |
| 1972 | The above two colleges integrated and Metropolitan College of Technology, Tokyo opened |
| 1986 | Transitioned to 4-year degrees, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Technology established (4 Departments in 1 Faculty: Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Department of Electronic Systems Engineering, Department of Aerospace Engineering, and Department of Management Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering) |
| 1990 | Master’s programs founded (Department of Dynamic Systems Engineering and Department of Electronics and Information Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering) |
| 1992 | PhD program founded (Department of Engineering Systems, Graduate School of Engineering) |
| 1996 | Department of Management Engineering (Faculty of Engineering) renamed to Department of Production Information Systems Engineering |
| 2001 | Graduate schools reorganized |
| 2005 | Tokyo Metropolitan University（首都大学東京）established |
| 2011 | Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Technology closed |
Tokyo Metropolitan University of Health Sciences History
| 1958~ | |
|---|---|
| 1958 | Tokyo Metropolitan Medical X-Ray Radiologist Training Center opened |
| 1969 | Tokyo Metropolitan Fuchu Rehabilitation School opened |
| 1969 | Tokyo Metropolitan College of Clinical Radiology opened |
| 1970 | Tokyo Metropolitan Shinjuku Advanced Nursing School established |
| 1972 | Tokyo Metropolitan Medical X-Ray Radiologist Training Center closed |
| 1977 | Tokyo Metropolitan Shinjuku Advanced Nursing School renamed to Tokyo Metropolitan Shinjuku Nursing College under School Education Act amendment |
| 1986 | Three colleges (Tokyo Metropolitan Fuchu Rehabilitation School, Tokyo Metropolitan College of Clinical Radiology, and Tokyo Metropolitan Shinjuku Nursing College) integrated/reorganized and Tokyo Metropolitan College of Allied Medical Sciences established |
| 1988 | The 3 former colleges (Tokyo Metropolitan Fuchu Rehabilitation School, Tokyo Metropolitan College of Clinical Radiology, and Tokyo Metropolitan Shinjuku Nursing College) closed |
| 1989 | Two departments founded (Department of Midwifery, Department of Community Nursing) |
| 1998 | Tokyo Metropolitan College of Allied Medical Sciences reorganized and Tokyo Metropolitan University of Health Sciences established |
| 2000 | Tokyo Metropolitan College of Allied Medical Sciences closed |
| 2005 | Tokyo Metropolitan University（首都大学東京）established |
| 2011 | Tokyo Metropolitan University of Health Sciences closed |
Tokyo Metropolitan College History
| 1954~ | |
|---|---|
| 1954 | Tokyo Metropolitan College of Commerce established |
| 1959 | Tokyo Metropolitan Tachikawa Junior College established |
| 1996 | Tokyo Metropolitan College of Commerce and Tokyo Metropolitan Tachikawa Junior College integrated and Tokyo Metropolitan College established |
| 2005 | Tokyo Metropolitan University（首都大学東京）established |
| 2008 | Tokyo Metropolitan College closed |