
3. History
| April, | 1960 | Kitami Junior College of Technology (Mechanical Course and Applied Chemistry Course) was established in accordance with the National School Establishment Law. |
| April, | 1962 | The Electrical Course was established. |
| April, | 1965 | The Civil Course was established. |
| April, | 1966 | Kitami Institute of Technology (Departments of Mechanical, Electrical and Civil Engineering and of Industrial Chemistry and General Education) was established in accordance with the National School Establishment Law. |
| June, | 1967 | Kitami Junior College of Technology was abolished. |
| April, | 1970 | The Department of Developmental Engineering was established. |
| April, | 1973 | The Department of Electronic Engineering was established. |
| April, | 1976 | The Department of Environmental Engineering and the post-graduate Courses in Engineering were established. |
| April, | 1979 | The Department of Applied Mechanical Engineering was established. |
| April, | 1984 | The Graduate school of Engineering Master's Program (The Course of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Chemical Environmental Engineering and Developmental Engineering) was established in accordance with the National School Establishment Law. 33 fields of study were altered into 33 chairs. |
| April, | 1990 | The Department of Information Engineering was established. |
| April, | 1992 | The Cooperative Research Center was established. |
| April, | 1993 | The nine departments were reorganized as the Departments of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Applied and Environmental Chemistry, Material Science, Civil Engineering and Common Courses (Human Sciences). |
| April, | 1994 | The Course of Information Engineering was established. |
| April, | 1995 | International Student Center was established. The Department of Information Engineering and Common Courses (Engineering Mathematics) were reorganized as The Department of Computer Sciences. |
| April, | 1996 | Exchange agreement with Wuhan University of Science and Technology (China), Samchok National University (Korea), Yeungnam University, College of Engineering (Korea) and Gyeong Sang National University,College of Engineering (Korea). |
| April, | 1997 | The Graduate School of Engineering Master's Program was reorganized as Master's Program (The course of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, Chemical System Engineering, Materials Science and Civil Engineering) and Doctoral Program (The courses of System Engineering and Material Engineering). Exchange agreement with Harbin Engineering University (China), Oulu Institute of Technology, Vaasa Institute of Technology, Tampere University of Technology (Finland). |
| April, | 1999 | The Instrumental Analysis Center was established. |
| May, | 1999 | Exchange agreement with Cracow University of Technology (Poland). |
| Jan, | 2000 | Exchange agreement with Mongolian Technical University (Mongolia). |
| April, | 2000 | Exchange agreement with Northeast China Institute of Electric Power Engineering (China). |
| April, | 2001 | The New Energy Resources Research Center was established. |
| June, | 2001 | Exchange agreement with Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (U.S.A). |
| March, | 2002 | Exchange agreement with Northeast Forestry University (China) and University of Dhaka (Bangladesh). |
| March, | 2002 | The Satellite Venture Business Laboratory was established. National University Corporation Kitami Institute of Technology was established. |
| April, | 2004 | National University Corporation Kitami Institute of Technology was established. The Liaison Office, Management Section for Intellectual Property and International Center was established. |
| July, | 2006 | The Innovative Manufacturing Center for Education and Research was established |
| April, | 2008 | The Departments of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Sciences, Applied and Environmental Chemistry, Materials Science and Civil Engineering were reorganized as The Departments of Mechanical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, Biotechnology and Environmental Chemistry and Materials Science and Engineering. |
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