History
History
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Year | Month | Events |
| 1870 | 4 | Kyoritsu Hospital was founded. | |
| 1873 | 11 | Private Niigata Hospital opened in Igaku-machi. | |
| 1874 | 2 | National Niigata Teachers' School was founded. | |
| 1876 | 4 | Private Niigata Hospital became Prefectural Hospital. | |
| 1877 | 3 | Niigata Teachers' School and Prefectural Niigata School were merged to create Niigata School Teacher Training Course. | |
| 1879 | 7 | Prefectural Hospital's Medical Center was reformed and became Niigata Medical School. | |
| 1886 | 12 | Niigata School Teacher Training Course became independent as Niigata Prefecture Ordinary Teachers' School. | |
| 1898 | 4 | Niigata Prefecture Ordinary Teachers' School became Niigata Prefecture Teachers' School. | |
| 1899 | 4 | Niigata Prefecture Teachers' School became Niigata Prefecture First Teachers' School. | |
| 1899 | 4 | Niigata Prefecture Second Teachers' School was founded in Takada. | |
| 1900 | 2 | Niigata Prefecture Teachers' School for Women was founded in Nagaoka. | |
| 1901 | 3 | Niigata Prefecture First Teachers' School became Niigata Prefecture Niigata Teachers' School. | |
| 1901 | 3 | Niigata Prefecture Second Teachers' School became Niigata Prefecture Takada Teachers' School. | |
| 1906 | 4 | Niigata Prefecture Teachers' School for Women became Niigata Prefecture Nagaoka Teachers' School for Women. | |
| 1910 | 4 | National Niigata Medical College was founded. | |
| 1919 | 4 | Niigata High School was founded. | |
| 1922 | 4 | Niigata Prefectural Agriculture and Supplementary School for Teacher Traning was founded. | |
| 1922 | 4 | Niigata Medical University, University Medical Hospital and Department were founded. | |
| 1923 | 12 | Nagaoka High School of Technology was founded. | |
| 1935 | 4 | Niigata Prefectural Agriculture and Supplementary School for Teacher Traning was renamed as Niigata Prefectural Youth School for Teacher Training. | |
| 1940 | 4 | Niigata Prefectural Youth School for Female Teacher Training was founded within Nagaoka Teachers' School for Women. | |
| 1943 | 4 | Teachers' School in Niigata and Takada became First and Second Teachers' School respectively. | |
| 1944 | 4 | Niigata Prefectural Youth School for Teacher Training was replaced by Niigata Youth Teachers' School. | |
| 1945 | 2 | Niigata Prefectural Kamo Agriculture and Forestry School became Niigata Prefectural Agriculture and Forestry Special School. | |
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1949 | 5 | Niigata University composed of six faculties (Humanities, Education, Science, Medicine, Engineering, Agriculture) was founded following the promulgation of the National School Establishment Law. |
| 1951 | 4 | Elementary School, Junior High School, and Kindergarten were established in affiliation with Faculty of Education. | |
| 1951 | 4 | Faculty of Agriculture established its experimental farm and forest. | |
| 1955 | 4 | Graduate School of Medicine (Doctoral Course) was founded. | |
| 1959 | 4 | College of Commerce was founded. | |
| 1964 | 4 | Faculty of Liberal Arts was founded. | |
| 1965 | 4 | Faculty of Dentistry was founded. | |
| 1965 | 4 | Graduate School of Science (Master's Course) was founded. | |
| 1966 | 4 | Graduate School of Technology (Master's Course) was founded. | |
| 1967 | 6 | Faculty of Dentistry Hospital was founded. | |
| 1967 | 6 | Brain Research Institute was founded. | |
| 1969 | 4 | Graduate School of Agriculture (Master's Course) was founded. | |
| 1972 | 4 | Graduate School of Dentistry (Doctoral Course) was founded. | |
| 1974 | 6 | College of Biomedical Technology was founded. | |
| 1975 | 4 | Graduate School of Law (Master's Course) was founded. | |
| 1976 | 4 | School of Dental Technicians was founded in Faculty of Dentistry. | |
| 1977 | 4 | School for Children with Special Needs was established in Faculty of Education. | |
| 1977 | 5 | Faculty of Humanities became Faculty of Law and Literature. | |
| 1980 | 4 | Faculty of Law and Literature was reorganized into Faculty of Humanities, Faculty of Law, and Faculty of Economy. | |
| 1981 | 4 | Faculty of Education Nagaoka Branch School was aboloshed. | |
| 1982 | 4 | Faculty of Education Takada Branch School was aboloshed. | |
| 1983 | 4 | Graduate School of Science and Technology (Doctoral Course) was founded. | |
| 1984 | 4 | Graduate School of Education (Master's Course) was founded. | |
| 1985 | 4 | Graduate School of Humanities(Master's Course) was founded. | |
| 1989 | 4 | Graduate School of Economics (Master's Course) was founded. | |
| 1993 | 4 | Graduate School of Modern Society and Culture (3-year Doctoral Course) was founded. | |
| 1994 | 4 | Faculty of Liberal Arts was abolished. | |
| 1995 | 4 | Graduate School of Science and Technology established a Doctoral Course combining the first 2-year program and the second 3-year program. | |
| 1997 | 3 | College of Commerce was abolished. | |
| 1998 | 4 | Faculty of Education became Faculty of Education and Human Sciences. | |
| 2001 | 4 | Graduate School of Medicine and Graduate School of Dentistry were combined to become Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences. | |
| 2003 | 4 | Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences (Master's Course) was founded. | |
| 2003 | 4 | Graduate School of Health Sciences (Master's Course) was founded. | |
| 2003 | 4 | Hospitals of Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Dentistry were combined to become Medical and Dental Hospital. | |
| 2003 | 3 | College of Biomedical Technology was abolished. | |
| 2004 | 4 | Niigata University became National University Corporation Niigata University. | |
| 2004 | 4 | Graduate Schools of Humanities, Law and Economics were reorganized into Graduate School of Modern Society and Culture (First 2-year program of a 5-year Doctoral Course). | |
| 2004 | 4 | Law School was founded. | |
| 2006 | 4 | Graduate School of Management of Technology was founded. | |
| 2007 | 4 | Graduate School of Health Sciences (Doctoral Course) was founded. | |
| 2008 | 4 | Faculty of Education and Human Sciences became Faculty of Education. |
National Niigata Teachers' School (Niigata) |
Niigata Medical Collage |
Opening Ceremony of Niigata University Venue |
First Graduation Ceremony of Niigata University (Niigata Area) |
Niigata Prefecture First Teacher's School (School for Male Students) |
Presidents of Niigata University
| 1st | Takashi Hashimoto | May 31,1949 | - | August 9, 1953 |
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| 2nd | Taiichi Ito | August 10, 1953 | - | August 9, 1957 |
| 3rd | Keiji Koike | August 10, 1957 | - | August 6, 1959 |
| (Acting) | Hidenori Tashiro | August 6, 1959 | - | September 30, 1959 |
| 4th | Tatsuji Ito | October 1, 1959 | - | September 30, 1967 |
| 5th | Shungo Yamanouchi | October 1, 1967 | - | February 28, 1969 |
| (Acting) | Yasumasa Suzuki | March 1, 1969 | - | March 16, 1969 |
| (Acting) | Akira Nagasaki | March 17, 1969 | - | October 8, 1969 |
| 6th | Akira Nagasaki | October 9, 1969 | - | October 8, 1973 |
| 7th | Shiro Kitamura | October 9, 1973 | - | October 8, 1979 |
| 8th | Hatsuo Ino | October 9, 1979 | - | October 8, 1985 |
| 9th | Rokuro Shigeno | October 9, 1985 | - | November 24, 1985 |
| (Acting) | Karyu Tsuda | November 24, 1985 | - | January 31, 1986 |
| 10th | Karyu Tsuda | February 1, 1986 | - | January 31, 1992 |
| 11th | Terukazu Muto | February 1, 1992 | - | January 31, 1998 |
| 12th | Masaaki Arakawa | February 1, 1998 | - | January 31, 2002 |
| 13th | Akira Hasegawa | February 1, 2002 | - | January 31, 2008 |
| 14th | Fumitake Gejyo | February 1, 2008 | - |
