University Overview

History of History

1956.04: Opened Shimonoseki Commercial Junior College
1962.04: Opened Shimonoseki City University Faculty of Economics Department of Economics enrollment capacity 100 students
1975.04: Increased enrollment capacity to 200 students
1978.04: Establishment of teaching profession
1983.04: Department of International Commerce enrollment capacity 100 students
Establishment of a teaching course in this department (abolished from students enrolled in 2022)
1988.04: Increased enrollment capacity for Department of International Commerce to 200 students
Acceptance of foreign students
1989.10: Concluded an exchange agreement with China/Qingdao University
1990.01: Concluded an exchange agreement with Dong-eui University
1990.04: Ancillary Institute for Industrial Culture was established (abolished in April 2008)
1992.04: Increased enrollment capacity to 250 students in each department (temporary)
1992.10: Health Consultation Office established (named to Consultation and Support Center in May 2020)
1994.11: Concluded an exchange agreement with Griffith University, Australia
1997.05: Concluded an exchange agreement with the University of Queensland, Australia (the agreement was resolved in April 2019)
2000.04: Graduate School of Graduate School of Economics
A teaching course was established at the Graduate School (abolished from students in 2021)
2000.04: Reduced the number of students enrolled in each department to 245 (temporary)
2001.04: Capacity is set up (10 students in each department)
Reduced the number of students enrolled in each department to 240 (temporary)
2002.04: Reduced the number of students enrolled in each department to 235 (temporary)
2003.03: Concluded a joint exchange agreement with Shimonoseki 4 University
2003.04: Reduced the number of students enrolled in each department to 230 (temporary)
2003.10: Concluded an exchange agreement with China/Peking University
2004.04: The number of students enrolled in each department has been reduced to 225.
2004.11: Concluded an exchange agreement with Ross Medanos College in the United States
2004.11: Contra Costa Community College in the United States.
2006.05: Member of the University Consortium Yamaguchi (currently the University League Yamaguchi)
2007.04: Founded by Shimonoseki City University
2007.04: International Exchange Center installed
2008.03: Concluded an academic exchange agreement with Kagoshima University Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Kagoshima University
Concluded an agreement with Shimonoseki Commercial High School for High School Cooperation
2008.04: Established an affiliated regional co-creation center (name changed to the Urban Mirai Creation Strategy Organization in April 2021)
2008.12: Joined the University Consortium
2009.06: Concluded an exchange agreement with Turkish/Boğaziçi University
2010.05: Concluded an exchange agreement with Mokpo National University
2011.04: With a capacity of 60 students enrolled in Department of Public Management.
The number of students enrolled in Department of Economics and Department of International Commerce has been reduced to 195.
2012.07: Concluded an exchange agreement with Taiwan/National United University
2014.07: Concluded an exchange agreement with Germany/Ludwigshafen University of Business and Society
2014.11: Membership of the University Investor Relations Consortium
2015.06: Concluded an exchange agreement with Algoma University, Canada
2015.08: Concluded an exchange agreement with Taiwan/Ming Chuan University
2017.04: Concluded an exchange agreement with Griffith University, Australia
2019.03: Concluded an exchange agreement with Busan University of Foreign Studies
2019.05: Concluded an exchange agreement with Diabro Valley College in the United States
2019.05: Contra Costa College in the United States
2020.04: Recurrent Education Center installed
2020.05: Consultation and Support Center installed
2021.04: Special Needs Education Vocational Course installed
2021.04: Establishment of Urban Mirai Creation Strategic Organization
2022.01: Concluded an exchange agreement with Woosong University
2022.03: Concluded an agreement with Yamaguchi Prefectural Shimonoseki Secondary School regarding high school cooperation
2022.10: ㈱Concluded an agreement with Yamaguchi Financial Group, Data Cubic Co., Ltd. and YMFG ZONE Planning Co., Ltd. on comprehensive cooperation related to regional human resource development.
2023.01: Concluded cooperation agreement with Naruto University of Education
2023.02: Concluded an agreement with the Shimonoseki Chamber of Commerce and Industry