Nagasaki University has produced generations of outstanding individuals with a distinguished history and a unique experience found nowhere else in the world.
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1857
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On November 12, 1857, medical training started in a room of the Nagasaki Magistrate’s Office West Section.
Nagasaki Kojima YojoshoSocial TrendIn 1859, closure of the Dutch Trading Post in Dejima
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1861
In 1861, Yojosho (Sanatorium) was established on Inaritake, Kojimagou, Nagasaki, marking the origin of Nagasaki University Hospital.
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- 1865
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In 1856, Bunseki Kyurijyo (educational institution to teach basic science including physics and chemistry) was established. (This marks the origin of the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences.)
Social TrendRestoration of Imperial Rule
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1874
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In 1874, Kanritsu Nagasaki Shihan Gakkō (Nagasaki Elementary School Teacher Training Center) was established. (This marks the origin of the School of Education.)
Social TrendIn 1894, First Sino-Japanese War
Social TrendIn 1904, Russo-Japanese War
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- 1905
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In 1905, Nagasaki Higher Commercial School was established. (This marks the origin of the Faculty of Economics.)
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1928
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The Department of Fisheries was established in Nagasaki Prefectural School of Teacher Training for Vocational Supplementary School Education. (This marks the origin of the Faculty of Fisheries.)
Social TrendIn 1941, Pacific War
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1942
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East Asia Research Institute of Endemics was established. (This marks the origin of the Institute of Tropical Medicine.)
Social TrendAtomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima City in 1945.
Social TrendAtomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki City in 1945.
Sakamoto Campus after the Atomic Bombing
(Courtesy of the Nagasaki University Medical Library)
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1949
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In 1949, Nagasaki University was newly established under the National School Establishment Law.
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1962
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Atomic Bomb Disease Institute was established in the School of Medicine.
Social TrendIn 1964, the Tokyo Olympic Games were hosted.
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1964
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In 1964, construction of the training ship “Nagasaki-Maru” of the Faculty of Fisheries was completed.
The original Nagasaki-Maru
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1966
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In 1966, the School of Engineering was established.
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1967
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In 1967, Research Institute of Endemics was renamed the Institute of Tropical Medicine.
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- 1979
In 1979, the School of Dentistry was established.
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- 1997
In 1997, Faculty of Environmental Science was established.
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2001
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In 2001, the School of Health Sciences was established in the School of Medicine.
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2004
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In 2004, Nagasaki University was established by the Nagasaki University, National University Corporation under the National University Corporation Law.
Social TrendIn 2008, Dr. Osamu Shimomura was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Dr. Osamu Shimomura
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2011
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In 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake
Great East Japan Earthquake（Courtesy of Fukushima Medical University）
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2012
In 2012, Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition was established.
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- 2013
In 2013, Atomic Bomb Disease Institute was established.
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2014
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In 2014, School of Global Humanities and Social Sciences was established.
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2015
In 2015, School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health was established.
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2020
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In 2020, School of Information and Date Sciences was established.
Social TrendThe novel coronavirus (COVID-19 Virus) infection is spreading globally.
Social TrendIn 2021, the Tokyo Olympic Games were hosted.
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2022
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DEJIMA Infectious Disease Research Alliance was established.
National Research Center for the Control and Prevention of Infectious Diseases Nagasaki University was established.
Interfaculty Initiative in Planetary Health was established.
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2024
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Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology was established.
Research Center for Global Risk was established.
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