History | Hiroshima University of Economics (HUE)

Christian era	Month	Day	History
1907	November	3	Yonesuke Ishida establishes Ishida Gakuen in Hiroshima City.
1967	January	23	Approval of the establishment of the Hiroshima University of Economics (admission capacity: 150).by the Government; the founder, Masao Ishida becomes the first Board Chairman and President.
	April	1	The Department of Economics is established.
	November	4	The School celebrates its 60th Anniversary and the Hiroshima University of Economics is established.
1974	April	1	Establishment of the Department of Business Administration for the Faculty of Economics (admission capacity: 150).
1977	October	29	The University celebrates its 10th Anniversary.The Main Building and Library are built in commemoration of its 10th Anniversary.
1979	April	1	Master's Program in Economics, Graduate school of Economics is established (admission capacity: 10).
1985	May	1	Athletic Field, Baseball Stadium, Tennis Court and University Sports Center are completed.
1988	February	20	The University celebrates its 20th Anniversary.The Educational Research Building is completed.Sister School Affiliation Agreement with The University of Utah, U.S.A.
1989	April	11	Sister School Affiliation Agreement with the University of Krisnadwipayana, Jakarta, Indonesia.
1990	April	1	Doctoral Program in Economics, Graduate School of Economics is established.(master program admission capacity:10,doctoral program admission capacity: 3)
1991	March	26	Sister School Affiliation Agreement with the Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, indonesia.
1992	December	18	Ishida Memorial Gymnasium is built.
1993	April	30	Student Center“LIBRE”and Building No.6 are built.
1994	October	3-15	The basketball tournament for the 12th Asian Games in Hiroshima is held in the Ishida Memorial Gymnasium.
1996	May	25	Agreement to join the Network of International Business and Economic Schools (NIBES).
1999	April	1	Establishment of the Department for the Study of Regional Economies for the Faculty of Economics (admission capacity: 150).
2000	April	3	New library is built in commemoration of the 30th Anniversary.
2002	April	1	Establishment of the Department for Information system in Business for the Faculty of Economics (admission capacity: 90).
2004	March	31	Establishment of the Media Information Center
2004	April	1	Establishment of the Department of Media Business for the Faculty of Economics (admission capacity: 60).
2005	July	8	Establishment of Kodokan.