History

Regarding notification of installation approval
Regarding the notification of establishment approval (graduate school)

1992	March	Rokureikai, the alumni association Nagano Prefectural College College, submitted a petition to the prefectural assembly with 120,000 signatures, requesting that the college be upgraded to a four-year program, which was subsequently adopted.
2001	March	Rokureikai submitted another petition to the prefectural assembly with the same intent, and it was adopted.
2006	september	Shoichi Washizawa, then Mayor of Nagano, proposed to then-Governor Hitoshi Murai that the university education system be changed to a four-year program.
2008	March	Prefectural comprehensive external auditor proposes a four-year training program.
2009	december	Governor Murai announced the establishment of an expert review committee in the prefectural assembly.
2010	February	A review committee has been established, comprised of representatives from Nagano Prefecture, Nagano Prefectural College, and economic organizations.
2011	July	The review committee has compiled a report stating that a four-year system is necessary, and Governor Abe Shuichi has indicated his intention to begin concrete preparations.
2012	February	Nagano Prefectural College College has decided to become a four-year institution.
	April	A preparatory office for the establishment of a prefectural university has been set up within the prefectural government.
	May	A preparatory committee has been established and is beginning to consider the basic concept.
	september	Nagano Prefecture presented a draft plan to the preparatory committee consisting of two departments in the first part of a comprehensive management program.
2013	June	Nagano Prefecture has proposed a revised plan to the preparatory committee, adding Faculty of Health and Human Development, which is a successor to Nagano Prefectural College, to create a system of two faculties and three departments. Governor Abe officially approves the "Basic Plan for a New Prefectural University"
2013	november	Specialized committee established
2014	February	Nagano Prefecture has decided to postpone the target date for the university's opening from the original April 2017 to April 2018, and has formulated the "Basic Plan Policy for the Development of Facilities for the New Prefectural University."
	April	The Prefectural University Establishment Preparation Office has been reorganized into the Prefectural University Establishment Preparation Division.
	July	Nagano Prefecture announced that it will appoint Ando Kunitake, former president of Sony, as chairman of the board of directors of The University of Nagano and Kindaichi Masumi professor emeritus at Keio University, as president of the university.
	september	The Prefectural University Establishment Committee has been formed.
2016	February	At a subcommittee meeting of the founding committee, a policy was announced to change the name of the Faculty of General Management to Faculty of Global Management Studies
	March	The name of the new prefectural university has been decided as "The University of Nagano" through a public competition.
	April	Construction begins Miwa Campus
	July	Construction Gocho Campus
	October	The University of Nagano has applied to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology for approval to establish the university. Logo announcement
2017	July	The prefectural assembly passed its articles of incorporation and the ordinance for the establishment of the evaluation committee at its regular June session.
	August	The University of Nagano Evaluation Committee Established Pre-open campus event The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has approved the establishment of The University of Nagano
	October	We have announced the concept of Center for Social Innovation Initiatives (CSI). Gocho Campus is complete.
	november	Miwa Campus is complete. School Principal Recommendation Selection Examination
	december	Self-recommendation, special selection examination We will be holding open house events for Miwa Campus and Gocho Campus
2018	January	We applied to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology for approval to establish a public university corporation.
	February	General Selection - First Term Examination The corporation submitted its medium-term goals to the Nagano Prefectural Assembly's February regular session.
	March	General Selection/Mid-Term Examination Approval for the establishment of a public university corporation
	April	The University of Nagano opens Establishment of a public university corporation Application submitted to the governor for approval of the medium-term plan (Medium-term plan approved in July)
2021	March	The University of Nagano has applied to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology for approval to establish graduate schools (Graduate School of Social Innovation, Graduate School of Health and Nutritional Sciences).
2021	August	The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has approved the establishment of the The University of Nagano Graduate School (Graduate School of Social Innovation, Graduate School of Health and Nutritional Sciences).
2022	April	The University of Nagano Graduate School Opens
2024 year	October	Sato Shinjiro has been appointed as Chairman of the Board, Ando Kunitake the first Chairman of the Board, has been appointed as an advisor.
2026 year	April	Misumi Takashi assumes the position of president, and former president Kindaichi Masumi becomes an advisor.