125th History

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  • 1899
    Meiji32
    Sept.
    The College of Medicine opened and the School of Medicine was established Surgical Medicine.
  • 1899
    Meiji32
    Dec.
    The University Hospital opened and the Nursing School was established.
  • 1903
    Meiji36
    Apr.
    The Fukuoka College of Medicine was opened and the College of Medicine was renamed The Kyoto College of Medicine.
  • 1911
    Meiji44
    Apr.
    The Fukuoka College of Medicine was separated from Kyoto Imperial University, so the Kyoto College of Medicine was renamed The College of Medicine.
  • 1911
    Meiji44
    Oct.
    Midwife School was established in the University Hospital.
  • 1919
    Taisho8
    Feb.
    The Imperial University Law was enacted and The College of Medicine was renamed Faculty of Medicine.
  • 1939
    Showa14
    Apr.
    The School of Pharmacy was established in the Faculty of Medicine.
  • 1945
    Showa20
    Apr.
    The School of Nursing was established in the University Hospital.
  • 1949
    Showa24
    May
    The Faculty of Medicine Kyoto University under the new educational system was opened.The Department of Pharmaceutics was established in the School of Pharmacy.
  • 1952
    Showa27
    Sept.
    The Midwife Course was established in the School of Nursing.
  • 1954
    Showa29
    Apr.
    The Midwife Course of the School of Nursing was renamed the Midwife School of the Faculty of Medicine.
  • 1955
    Showa30
    Jul.
    Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine was established.
  • 1960
    Showa35
    Apr.
    In accordance with establishing the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, the School of Pharmacy was closed.
  • 2004
    Heisei16
    Apr.
    Kyoto University became a national university as an independent administrative entity.
  • 2007
    Heisei19
    Apr.
    The Department of Human Health Science was established in the Graduate School of Medicine.
  • 2008
    Heisei20
    Apr.
    The School of Health Science was renamed the School of Human Health Sciences.
  • 2009
    Heisei21
    Apr.
    The Doctoral Course was established in the School of Human Health Sciences.
  • 2011
    Heisei23
    Oct.
    The Department of Nephrology was established.
  • 2018
    Heisei30
    Apr.
    Kyoto-McGill International Collaborative School in Genomic Medicine was established.
  • 2018
    Heisei30
    Dec.
    Professor Emeritus Tasuku Honjo was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
  • 2020
    Reiwa2
    Apr.
    Center for Cancer Immunotherapy and Immunobiology was established in the Graduate School of Medicine.
  • 2022
    Reiwa4
    Apr.
    Center for digital transformation of healthcare was established in the Graduate School of Medicine.
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