About
Hirao Hachisaburo was born into a Samurai family. In the business world, Hirao made major contributions to the establishment and modernization of the property insurance industry in Japan and to the rebuilding of the KAWASAKI Shipyard. As a social benefactor, he also established the KONAN Hospital. Hirao's superb leadership was evident in political circles and he served for a time as Minister of Education, making a significant contribution to the modernization of Japan's educational system. He brought his greatest passion and dedication to the work he did in the educational world. He founded KONAN Kindergarten and KONAN Elementary School, followed by KONAN Middle School and KONAN High School based on the ideals of character building, physical fitness and respect for the individual.
| 1918 | Konan Gakuen Middle School opens |
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| 1919 | Konan Middle School opens |
| 1923 | Konan High School (7-year system) opens |
| 1947 | In accordance with the reorganization of Japan's educational system,Konan Junior High School opens. |
| 1948 | In accordance with the reorganization of Japan's educational system,regular classes discontinued Konan High School (pre-war 7-year system) |
| 1951 | Konan University opens, Arakatsu Bunsaku is appointed its first Principal Faculty of Humanities and Sciences established |
| 1952 | Faculty of Economics (Department of Economics) established |
| 1955 | Konan University's first graduating class. |
| 1957 | Faculty of Humanities and Sciences is abolished Faculty of Letters ( Department of Japanese, Department of English, Department of Sociology) established Faculty of Science (Department of Physics, Department of Chemistry, Department of Biology) established |
| 1959 | Faculty of Science (Department of Management Science)established |
| 1960 | Faculty of Law (Department of Law) and Faculty of Business Administration (Department of Business Administration) established |
| 1962 | Faculty of Science (Department of Applied Physics and Department of Applied Chemistry) established |
| 1963 | Konan High School and Junior High School move from Okamoto to Ashiya |
| 1964 | Faculty of Science (Department of Applied Mathematics) established Konan University Graduate School established Master's Programs established: Graduate School of Humanities (Japanese Literature, English Literature, Applied Sociology) Graduate School of Natural Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) Doctoral Programs established: Graduate School of Humanities (English Literature and Language) Graduate School of Natural Science (Physics) |
| 1965 | Graduate School of Social Science (Master's programs in Economics, Law and Business Administration) established |
| 1969 | Konan Gakuen celebrates its 50th Anniversary |
| 1970 | Faculty of Letters (Department of German) established |
| 1971 | Graduate School of Humanities (Doctoral programs in Japanese Literature and Applied Sociology) established Graduate School of Social Science (Doctoral program in Business Administration) established |
| 1976 | Electronic Calculating Center established Konan Illinois Center established |
| 1990 | Graduate School of Natural Science (Doctoral program in Life and Functional Materials Science) established International Exchange Center established |
| 1991 | Lycee-College Konan de Touraine in France opens (High School and Junior High School) |
| 1993 | Faculty of Letters (Department of German) closes Graduate School of Natural Science (Master's program in Information and Systems Science) established |
| 1994 | Faculty of Law (Department of Business Law) established |
| 1995 | Great Hanshin/Awaji Earthquake destroys approximately half of campus buildings Names of Departments of Japanese and English changed to Department of Japanese Literature and Language and Department of English Literature and Language Names of Graduate School degree programs in Japanese Literature and English Literature changed to Japanese Literature and Language and English Literature and Language Science and Mathematics Course established at Konan High School |
| 1996 | Faculty of Letters (Department of Human Sciences) established |
| 1997 | Counseling Center established |
| 1999 | Graduate School of Humanities (Master's program in Human Sciences) established Konan Gakuen celebrates its 80th Anniversary |
| 2001 | Name of Faculty of Science changed to Faculty of Science and Engineering and departments reorganized as Department of Physics, Department of Biology, Department of Chemistry and Functional Molecules, and Department of Information Science and Systems Engineering Faculty of Letters (Department of History and Culture) established Graduate School of Humanities (Doctoral program in Human Sciences) established |
| 2002 | EBA Program is incorporated into Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Graduate School of Social Science (Master's program) and Business Administration Business Course (night school) established Institute of Human Sciences established |
| 2003 | Frontier Institute for Biomolecular Engineering Research (FIBER) established |
| 2004 | Law School established Frontier Research Promotion Organization for new themes (FRONT) established |
| 2005 | Institute for Business Innovaition established Teacher Education Center established |
| 2006 | Accounting School established Konan Business Low Center established |
| 2008 | Faculty of Intelligence and Informatics opens the Department of Intelligence and Informatics |
| 2009 | Nishinomiya Campus completed Hirao School of Manegement opens Department of Management Kobe Port Island Campus completed Frontier Institute for Biomolecular Engineering Research (FIBER) expanded Faculty of Frontiers of Innovaitive Research in Science and Technology(FIRST)(for doctoral and post-doctoral studies) expanded |
| 2010 | Faculty of Law (Department of Business Law) discontinued |
| 2011 | Konan University celebrates its 60th Anniversary |
| 2013 | ・Lycee-College Konan de Touraine in France closed(High School) |
| 2015 | Faculty of Science and Engineering (Department of Information Science and Systems Engineering) discontinued |
| 2016 | Graduate School of Social Science, Department of Accountancy discontinued |
| 2018 | Admission Center established Training Center for Licensed Psychologists established |
| 2019 | Konan Gakuen celebrates its 100th Anniversary |
| 2024 | Interdisciplinary School of Global Liberal Arts expanded |