| 1877 |
Establishment of the University of Tokyo |
| 1886 |
The Engineering College,the predecessor of the Faculty of Engineering, was absorbed by the main body of the University. |
| 1942 |
The Second Faculty of Engineering was founded in Chiba to cope with urgent demand for skilled engineers. It operated until 1951. |
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| 1949 |
The Institute was established as a result of the reorganization of the Second Faculty of Engineering(May 31). |
| 1954 |
Experimental blast furnace for iron production research started operation. |
| 1955 |
A project on rockets for space research was started.
This activity, which was successfully carried out by the Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science of the University of Tokyo in 1965, contributed to the development of observation rockets in Japan. |
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| 1962 |
The main body of the Institute transferred from Chiba to Tokyo.
Since then, the Chiba campus, called the Chiba Experiment Station, has accommodated oversize experiments. |
| 1965 |
The Earthquake Resistant Structure Research Center was formed.
The Research Group for an Optimal Production System was established. |
| 1973 |
The Center for Development of Instrumentation Technology was established. |
| 1975 |
The Composite Materials Research and Development Center was established. |
| 1977 |
The Research Center for Multidimensional Image Processing was established. |
| 1983 |
Facilities for observation and simulation of earthquake motion were completed in the Chiba Experiment Station. |
| 1984 |
The Center for Function-oriented Electronics was established. |
| 1985 |
The Research Center for the Development of Advanced Materials was established. |
| 1990 |
The Information Fusion (RICOH) was established. |
| 1991 |
A model dome for research on large-span structures was built on the rooftop of the main building.
The International Center for Disaster-mitigation Engineering (INCEDE),
the Intelligent Mechatronics (TOSHIBA) and The Globe Engineering (TOYOTA) were established. |
| 1994 |
The Center for Conceptual Processing of Multimedia Information was established. |
| 1995 |
The Joint Laboratory for Integrated MicroMechatronic Systems (LIMMS) with the French National Research Organization, CNRS, was established.
The Research Center for Soft Material Engineering was established. |
| 1997 |
The ground-breaking ceremony for the Komaba II Campus was held. |
| 1998 |
The first phase of the transfer to the Komaba II Campus was accomplished. |
| 1999 |
The Underwater Technology Research Center was established.
The 50th anniversary of the founding of the IIS was observed. |
| 2000 |
The Center for International Research on Micro Mechatronics was established.
Three Research Departments were set up as a new research structure.
The second phase of the transfer to the Komaba II campus was accomplished. |
| 2001 |
The transfer to the Komaba II Campus was completed.
The International Center for Urban Safety Engineering (ICUS) and
the Endowed Chair of Complex Precision Machining System were established. |
| 2002 |
The Collaborative Research Center for Frontier Simulation Software,
the Nanoelectronics Collaborative Research Center and
Ebara-Donated Research Unit on Biomass Refinery were established. |
| 2003 |
The Donated Chair for Advanced Display Technology and
Center for Information Fusion were established. |
| 2004 |
All National Universities were transformed into National University Corporations, and
the University of Tokyo was incorporated.
Five Research Departments were established as a new research structure.
The International Research Center for Sustainable Materials was established. |
| 2005 |
The Collaborative Research Center for Advanced Mobility (ITS Center) was established.
Construction of the General Research Experiment Building was completed. |
| 2006 |
The Nikon Chair of Optical Engineering was established. |
| 2007 |
The Endowed Chair of Color Science (Sony) was established. |
| 2008 |
Center for Research on Innovative Simulation Software,
Collaborative Research Center for Energy Engineering (CEE),
Collaborative Research Center for Bio Nano Hybrid Process and
Advanced Energy Conversion Engineering were established. |
| 2009 |
Mobility and Field Science (TAKARA TOMY),
Underwater Technology Research Center and
Advanced Mobility Research Center (ITS Center) were established.
The 60th anniversary of the founding of the IIS was observed. |
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| 2010 |
Energy Engineering for Low Carbon Society (TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY),
Center for International Research on Micronano Mechatronics (CIRMM),
International Research Center for Sustainable Materials and
Collaborative Research Center for Innovative Mathematical Modelling were established. |
| 2011 |
The International Center for Urban Safety Engineering (ICUS) was established. |
