Establishment of the University of Tokyo

The Engineering College, the predecessor of the Faculty of Engineering, was absorbed by the main body of the University.

The Second Faculty of Engineering was founded in Chiba to cope with urgent demand for skilled engineers. It operated until 1951.

IIS was established as a result of the reorganization of the Second Faculty of Engineering (May 31).

Experimental blast furnace for iron production research started operation.

A project on rockets for space research was started.

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.
(Photo: IIS Roppongi Campus (1949 – 2001), in 1962.)

The Earthquake Resistant Structure Research Center was formed.

The Center for Development of Instrumentation Technology was established.

The Composite Materials Research and Development Center was established.

The Research Center for Multidimensional Image Processing was established.

The Center for Function-oriented Electronics was established.

The Research Center for the Development of Advanced Materials was established.

The Information Fusion (RICOH) was established.

The International Center for Disaster-mitigation Engineering (INCEDE), the Intelligent Mechatronics (TOSHIBA) and The Globe Engineering (TOYOTA) were established.

The Center for Conceptual Processing of Multimedia Information was established.

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.

The first phase of the transfer to the Komaba II Campus was accomplished.

The Underwater Technology Research Center was established.

The Center for International Research on MicroMechatronics was established. The second phase of the transfer to the Komaba II Campus was accomplished.

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 (Nihon Micro Coating) were established.

The Collaborative Research Center for Frontier Simulation Software, the Nanoelectronics Collaborative Research Center and Ebara-Donated Research Unit on Biomass Refinery were established.

The Donated Chair for Advanced Display Technology (Advanced PDP Development Center) and Center for Information Fusion were established.

All National Universities were transformed into National University Corporations, and the University of Tokyo was incorporated. The International Research Center for Sustainable Materials was established.

The Collaborative Research Center for Advanced Mobility (ITS Center) was established. Construction of the General Research Experiment Building was completed.

The Nikon Chair of Optical Engineering was established.

The Endowed Chair of Color Science (Sony) was established.

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 (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries) were established.

The 60th anniversary of the founding of IIS was observed. Mobility and Field Science (TAKARA TOMY), Underwater Technology Research Center and Advanced Mobility Research Center (ITS Center) were established.

Collaborative Research Center for Innovative Mathematical Modelling, Energy Engineering for Low Carbon Society (TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY) and Center for International Research on Micronano Mechatronics (CIRMM) were established.

Endowed Research Unit for Non-Ferrous Metal Resource Recovery Engineering (JX Nippon Minig & Metals Corporation), Nikon Imaging Science, Academic-industry Partnership for Proactive & Holistic Energy Demand Management for Construction Sector, Mobility and Field Science, Social Cooperation Programs and Center for Photonics Electronics Convergence were established. Construction of IIS anniversary hall was completed.

Immunology Social Cooperation Program, Center for Socio-Global Informatics and Collaborative Research Center for Manufacturing Innovation (CMI) were established.

Max Planck - The University of Tokyo Center for Integrative Inflammology, Advanced Mobility Research Center, Center for International Research on Integrative Biomedical Systems, Underwater Technology Collaborative Research Center and Social Big Data ICT Collaborative Research Center were established.

Mathematical Engineering for Complex Social Systems in Future, Base Technologies for Future Robots, Integrated Research Center for Sustainable Energy and Materials, Center for Integrated Underwater Observation Technology, Brain-Morphic AI to Resolve Social Issues were established.

The transfer of Chiba Experiment Station to Kashiwa Campus was completed. Design−Led X PLATFORM, Machine Learning and AI Control Technology for Energy Conservation and Creation in Construction Sector were established.

Energy System Integration Social Cooperation Program, Future-Oriented Injection Molding Technologies Social Cooperation Program, Nanoscience Center for Photonics, Electronics, and Materials Engineering (NPEM), Toyoshima Endowed Chair for Life Style Research, Vehicle Dynamic Control Strategy of Automated Driving were established.

The 70th anniversary of the founding of IIS was observed. IIS - Digital Smart City Initiative, Asian Urban TOD Research were established.

Large-Scale Experiment and Advanced-Analysis Platform, Virological Medicine, Cyber-Physical Architecture for the Sustainable Built Environment, Frost Protection Science, Global Hydrological Prediction Center, Technology for IoT Sensing and Analysis were established.

Open Engineering Center, Disaster Management Training Center were established.

Big Data Value Co-creation Platform Engineering, Research Center for Sustainable Material Energy Integration, Interspace Research Center, Center for Social Complex Systems were established.

Nikon Optics and Precision Frontiers, Center for Dependable Socio-information Platform, Center for Research on Engineering in Medicine and Biology were established.

Food Production Technology Research Center, Urban Surface Streets Management for Smart Mobility Social Cooperation Program were established.