Faculty of Agriculture Niigata University

Organization & History

Organization

History

May, 1949	Faculty of Agriculture was established by National School Establishment Law (law no. 150, 1949) based on the “Niigata Prefectural Norin Senmon Gakko” college.
Apr., 1951	Establishment of University Farm and University Forests.
Apr., 1953	Department of Vocational Agriculture was established.
Apr., 1958	Special Study Courses in Agriculture (Agronomy and Forestry) were established.
Apr., 1959	Department of Agricultural Chemistry was established. Department of Vocational Agriculture was discontinued.
Apr., 1963	Special Study Course in Agriculture (Agricultural Chemistry) was established.
Apr., 1964	Department of Agricultural Engineering was established.
Apr., 1966	Department of Zootechnical Science was established.
Apr., 1968	Special Study Course in Agriculture (Agricultural Engineering) was established.
Apr., 1969	Establishment of Graduate School of Agriculture (for master courses) (Agronomy, Forestry, Agricultural Chemistry and Agricultural Engineering). Special Study Courses were discontinued.
Apr., 1970	Establishment of Graduate School of Agriculture (Animal Science).
Nov., 1972	Establishment of Shindori Farm.
Mar., 1974	New School Building was Completed in Ikarashi Campus.
Jul., 1974	Faculty of Agriculture moved to new campus from Kogane-cho.
Apr., 1986	Establishment of Graduate School of Agriculture for Biosystem Science (Doctoral Program).
Apr., 1987	Establishment of Graduate School of Science and Technology (Latter Three-Year Course: Doctoral Program) (Fundamental Science and Technology, Biosystem Science, Industrial Science and Environmental Science). Graduate School of Agriculture transfered to Graduate School of Science and Technology.
Mar., 1988	Radio Isotope Laboratory was completed.
Apr., 1991	Departments of Agronomy, Forestry, Agricultural Chemistry, Agricultural Engineering and Animal Science were reorganized. Establishment of Department of Agrobiology, Applied Biological Chemistry and Production and Environmental Science.
Apr., 1995	Establishment of Graduate School of Science and Technology (First Two-Years Course： Master’s Program). Graduate School of Agriculture was discontinued. Departments and Divisions were reorganized (Three Departments and Three Divisions).
Apr., 2001	Departments and Divisions were reorganized (Three Departments and Three Divisions). Field Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry was established through the reorganization of University Farms and University Forests.
Apr., 2008	Specialized courses were reorganized into eight.
Apr., 2017	Departments were reorganized (Department of Agrobiology, Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Department of Production and Environmental Science) to establish a unified Department of Agriculture with 5 Major Programs.