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TOTTORI UNIVERSITY
History
- 1874
- Training Center for Elementary School Teachers was established
- 1876
- Training Center for Elementary School Teachers was renamed to Tottori Prefectural Tottori Public Normal School
- 1876
- Tottori Prefectural Tottori Public Normal School was renamed to Shimane Prefectural Tottori Public Normal School
- 1882
- Shimane Prefectural Tottori Public Normal School was renamed to Tottori Prefectural Public Normal School
- 1885
- Tottori Prefectural Public Normal School was renamed to Tottori Prefectural Normal School
- 1886
- Tottori Prefectural Normal School was renamed to Tottori Prefectural Ordinary Normal School
- 1898
- Tottori Prefectural Ordinary Normal School was renamed to Tottori Prefectural Normal School
- 1920
- Tottori Advanced Agricultural School was established
- 1921
- Tottori Prefectural Training Center for Male Teachers of Supplementary Vocational School was established
- 1926
- Tottori Prefectural Women's Normal School was established
- 1931
- Tottori Prefectural Training Center for Male Teachers of Supplementary Vocational School was renamed to Tottori Prefectural Training Center for Teachers of Supplementary Vocational School
- 1937
- Tottori Prefectural Training Center for Teachers of Supplementary Vocational School was renamed to Tottori Prefectural Training Center for Teachers of Adolescent Youth School
- 1942
- Tottori Advanced Agricultural School was renamed to Tottori Advanced Agricultural and Forestry School
- 1943
- Tottori Prefectural Normal School and Tottori Prefectural Women's Normal School was merged into the Tottori Teacher Training Institute (abolished in 1951)
- 1944
- Tottori Prefectural Training Center for Teachers of Adolescent Youth School was renamed to Tottori Young Men's Teacher Training Institute (abolished in 1951)
- 1944
- Tottori Advanced Agricultural and Forestry School was renamed to Tottori Professional School of Agriculture and Forestry (abolished in 1952)
- 1945
- Yonago Professional School of Medicine was established (abolished in 1951)
- 1948
- Yonago Medical College was established (abolished in 1960)
- 1949
- Tottori University was established by Tottori Teacher Training Institute, Tottori Young Men's Teacher Training Institute, Tottori Professional School of Agriculture and Forestry, Yonago Professional School of Medicine and Yonago Medical College, resulting in three departments (Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture) and University Library
- 1965
- Faculty of Engineering was established
- 1967
- Faculty of General Education was established (abolished in 1995)
- 1969
- Health Science Center was established
- 1975
- College of Medical Care Technology was established (abolished in 2002)
- 1990
- United Graduate School of Veterinary, Yamaguchi University (Doctoral Cource) was established
- 2004
- University-affiliated Schools was established
- 2008
- Organization for Supporting University Education was established
Faculty of Regional Sciences
- 1949
- Faculty of Arts and Sciences was established
- 1951
- Renamed to Affiliated Elementary School
- 1951
- Renamed to Affiliated Secondary School
- 1966
- Faculty of Arts and Sciences was renamed Faculty of Education
- 1967
- Affiliated Kindergarten was established
- 1978
- Affiliated School for Children with Special Needs was established
- 1990
- University Educational Center for Practical Studies and Teaching was established
- 1999
- Faculty of Education was renamed to Faculty of Education and Regional Sciences
- 2001
- University Educational Center for Practical Studies and Teaching was reorganized to Center for Research and Development in Education (abolished in 2004)
- 2004
- Faculty of Education and Regional Sciences was renamed to Faculty of Regional Sciences
- 2004
- University Art Center was established
Faculty of Medicine
- 1949
- Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital were established
- 1951
- Renamed to Affiliated Nursing School (abolished in 1977)
- 1962
- Institute of Neurological Sciences was established (abolished in 2009)
- 1966
- Affiliated Institute of Steroid Medical Studies was established (abolished in 1993)
- 1967
- Affiliated Institute of Hygienic Inspection Engineering was established
- 1972
- Affiliated Institute of Hygienic Inspection Engineering was renamed to Affiliated Institute of Clinical Inspection Engineering (abolished in 1978)
- 1987
- Laboratory Animal Research Center was established
Faculty of Engineering
- 1965
- Faculty of Engineering was established
- 2004
- Innovative Center for Engineering Education was established
- 2008
- Electronic Display Research Center was established
- 2012
- Center for Regional Manegement and Safety Engineering was established
Faculty of Agriculture
- 1949
- Faculty of Agriculture was established (University Farms, University Forests)
- 1953
- University Veterinary Medical Center was established
- 1958
- Affiliated Sand Dune Research Institute was established (abolished in 1990)
- 2005
- University Farms and University Forests was merged into University Field Science Center
- 2005
- Fungus/Mushroom Resource and Research Center was established
- 2005
- The Avian Zoonoses Research Center was established
Non-degree Course
- 1955
- Non-degree Course for Graduates for Agricultural Sciences was established (abolished in 1967)
- 1964
- Non-degree Course for Graduates for Arts and Sciences was established
- 1966
- Non-degree Course for Graduates for Arts and Sciences was renamed to Non-degree Course for Graduates for Education (abolished in 1994)
- 1969
- Non-degree Course for Graduates for Engineering was established (abolished in 1974)
Graduate Schools
- 1958
- Graduate School of Medicine (Doctoral Course) was established
- 1967
- Graduate School of Agriculture (Master's Course) was established
- 1974
- Graduate School of Engineering (Master's Course) was established
- 1989
- United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences (Doctoral Course) was established
- 1994
- Graduate School of Education(Master's Course) was established
- 1994
- Graduate School of Medicine (Doctoral Course) was renamed to Graduate School of Medical Sciences (Doctoral Course)
- 1994
- Graduate School of Engineering (Master's Course) was reorganized to Graduate School of Engineering (Doctoral Course)
- 2007
- Graduate School of Education(Master's Course) was reorganized to Graduate School of Regional Sciences (Master's Course)
- 2008
- Center for Clinical Psychology was established
- 2009
- Graduate School of Medical Sciences (Master's Course) was established
University-affiliated Schools
- 2004
- transferred Affiliated Kindergarten
- 2004
- transferred Affiliated Elementary School
- 2004
- transferred Affiliated Secondary School
- 2004
- transferred Affiliated School for Children with Special Needs
National Joint-Use Facility
- 1990
- Arid Land Research Center was established
Organization for Supporting University Education
- 2002
- Admissions Center was established
- 2008
- Education Center was established
- 2010
- Career Center was established
Joint-Use Facilities for Education and Research
- 1978
- Tottori Campus Radioisotope Institution was established (abolished in 2008)
- 1993
- Center for Joint Research and Development was established (abolished in 2007)
- 1995
- Gene Research Center was established (abolished in 2003)
- 1995
- University Education Center was established (abolished in 2003)
- 2001
- Radioisotope Research Center was established (abolished in 2003)
- 2002
- University Education Center was established (abolished in 2008)
- 2003
- Research Center for Bioscience and Technology was established
- 2003
- International Student Center was established
- 2004
- Venture Business Laboratory was established (abolished in 2007)
- 2004
- Intellectual Propertry Management Center was established (abolished in 2007)
- 2004
- Information Media Center was established
- 2004
- Center for Education and Society was established (abolished in 2010)
- 2004
- International Student Center was renamed to Center for International Affairs was established
- 2007
- Organization for Regional Industrial Academic Cooperation was established
- 2008
- Innovation Science Center was established
- 2009
- Chromosome Engineering Research Center was established
Joint-Use Facilities
- 1980
- Waste Fluid Treatment Facilities was established (abolished in 2003)
- 1986
- Information Processing Center was established (abolished in 1999)
- 2001
- Center for Instrumental Analysis was established (abolished in 2003)
Campus Moves-Changes of Location
| 25-Aug-1950 | Faculty of Arts and Sciences moved from 137, Higashi-machi to 1,5-chome, Tachikawa-cho (the former site of 47th Military Unit). |
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| 20-Aug-1952 | Administration Bureau and Student Welfare Section Moved from 137, Higashi-machi to 1,5-chome, Tachikawa-cho (the former site of 47th Military Unit). |
| 15-Aug-1966 | Administration Bureau, Student Affairs Dept., Faculty of Education, Faculty of Engineering, University Library (5-1, Tachikawa-cho) and Faculty of Agriculture (Yoshikata) put together on the Koyama Campus (1-1, Koyama-cho). |
| 1-Sep-1977 | Tottori University's address changed from 1-1, Koyama-cho, to 101, Minami 4-chome, Koyama-cho. |
| 22-Aug-1985 | Affiliated Elementary and Secondary School moved from 101, Shotoku-cho to 101, Minami 4-chome, Koyama-cho. |