{"id":75236,"date":"2024-02-19T10:37:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T01:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nifs-k.ac.jp\/?page_id=75236"},"modified":"2024-10-22T14:39:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T05:39:28","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nifs-k.ac.jp\/en\/aboutus\/overview\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"University history, past presidents, honorary professors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#anker1\">The History of NIFS<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#anker2\">List of Past Presidents<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#anker3\">Honorary Professors<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"anker1\" class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The History of&nbsp;NIFS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dl\">Oct. 1, 1981<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dd\">Formally established<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dl\">Apr. 1, 1984<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dd\">Student enrollment begins<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dl\">Apr. 1, 1985<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dd\">Foreign Language Education Center is established<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dl\">Apr. 1, 1987<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dd\">Center for Water Sports and Science is established<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dl\">Apr. 1, 1988<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dd\">Graduate School of Physical Education (Master\u2019s Course) is established<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dl\">May 25, 1988<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dd\">School of Physical Education is established<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dl\">Oct. 1, 1993<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dd\">Ceremony held to commemorate the 10th anniversary of first lecture offering (12th anniversary of the foundation of the Institute; 10th anniversary of the foundation since enrollment of the first class)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dl\">May 20, 1994<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dd\">Center for Sports Training Research and Education is established<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dl\">Dec. 1, 1998<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dd\">Information Technology Center for Sports Sciences is established (on campus)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dl\">Apr. 1, 2001<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dd\">Interdisciplinary Research Center for Lifelong Sport and Physical Activity is established<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dl\">Sep. 30, 2001<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dd\">Ceremony held to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the foundation of the Institute<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dl\">Apr. 1, 2003<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dd\">Admissions Center is established<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dd\">Trimester system changed to semester system<br>Undergraduate seven-course system changed to three-stream system<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dl\">Apr. 1, 2004<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dd\">National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya (National University Corporation) foundedGraduate School of Physical Education (Doctor\u2019s Course) is established<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dl\">Apr. 1, 2006<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dd\">Physical Education &amp; Sports Course renamed as \u201cIntegrated Sports Science Course\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dl\">Apr. 1, 2007<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dd\">Enrollment quota increased by two additional students in the Graduate School of Physical Education (Doctor\u2019s Course)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dl\">Apr. 1, 2008<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dd\">Enrollment quota increased by ten additional students transferring into the third year of the School of Physical Education<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dl\">Aug. 1, 2009<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dd\">Tokyo Satellite Campus opened (in Hongo, Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dl\">Apr. 1, 2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dd\">Foreign Language Education Center renamed \u201cInternational Exchange and Language Education Center\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dl\">Sep. 24, 2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dd\">Ceremony held to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the foundation of the Institute<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dl\">Mar. 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dd\">Sports Performance Laboratory is established<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dl\">Apr. 1, 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dd\">Joint study programs are established with the University of Tsukuba<br>\u30fbJoint Master\u2019s Program in International Development and Peace through Sport<br>\u30fbJoint Doctoral Program in Advanced Physical Education and Sports for Higher Education<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>Apr. 1, 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"anker1\" class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>SPORTEC Sports Performance Research Center established.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>Jun. 6, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Career Development Support Center established.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sep. 25, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ceremony held to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Institute&#8217;s founding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dec. 31, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tokyo Satellite Campus (Hongo, Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo) closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oct. 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>University&#8217;s vision &#8220;NIFS NEXT 30&#8221; formulated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jan. 1, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sports Innovation Organization established.<br>(Mar. 31, 2023\u00a0 Functions of the following three centers transferred to the respective departments within the Organization)<br>\u30fbCenter for Sports Training Research and Education \u2192 Sports Science Department<br>\u30fbSPORTEC Sports Performance Research Center \u2192 Sports Performance and Coaching Department<br>\u30fbInterdisciplinary Research Center for Lifelong Sport and Physical Activity \u2192 Health and Sports Promotion Department<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"anker2\" class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">List of Past Presidents<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dl\">Oct. 1, 1981 &#8211; March 31, 1986<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dd\">EBASHI Shinshiro<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dl\">Aug. 1, 1986 &#8211; July 31, 1990<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dd\">HAYAKAWA Yoshitaro<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dl\">Aug. 1, 1990 &#8211; July 31, 1996<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dd\">IMAMURA Taketoshi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dl\">Aug. 1, 1996 &#8211; July 31, 2000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dd\">EDA Masasuke<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dl\">Aug. 1, 2000 &#8211; July 31, 2008<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dd\">SHIBAYAMA Hidetaro<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dl\">Aug. 1, 2008 &#8211; July 31, 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dd\">FUKUNAGA Tetsuo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dl\">Aug. 1, 2016 &#8211; March 31, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dd\">MATSUSHITA Masao<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dl\">April. 1, 2022 &#8211; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dd\">KANEHISA Hiroaki<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"anker3\" class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Honorary Professors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table blur-header\"><table><thead><tr><th>Award<\/th><th>Name<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1986<\/td><td>EBASHI Shinshiro<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1986<\/td><td>KAWAMURA Tsuyoshi<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1990<\/td><td>HAYAKAWA Yoshitaro<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1990<\/td><td>EGUCHI Hisamitsu<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1996<\/td><td>IMAMURA Taketoshi<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1996<\/td><td>KONO Makoto<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1999<\/td><td>HAGIHARA Sumio<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1999<\/td><td>IKEE Ryuichi<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2000<\/td><td>EDA Masasuke<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2000<\/td><td>AIDA Masaru<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2001<\/td><td>MATSUKAWA Tetsuo<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2001<\/td><td>MURAYAMA Terushi<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2002<\/td><td>HIRATA Fumio<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2003<\/td><td>DOI Tadashi<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2003<\/td><td>GOSHI Norihisa<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2005<\/td><td>MIURA Yoshihisa<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2005<\/td><td>KUDO Toshio<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2006<\/td><td>KOKUBU Kunitomo<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2007<\/td><td>TAKAHASHI Seiki<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2007<\/td><td>KURATA Hiroshi<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2007<\/td><td>MATSUMOTO Masatake<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2008<\/td><td>YAMANAKA Takao<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2008<\/td><td>SHIBAYAMA Hidetaro<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2009<\/td><td>MIYATA Kazunobu<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2010<\/td><td>INOUE Akira<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2012<\/td><td>SHIMURA Masako<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2013<\/td><td>MIYASHITA Kazuko<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2013<\/td><td>HIRASAWA Nobuyasu<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2014<\/td><td>TANAKA Takao<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2014<\/td><td>MATSUSHITA Masao<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2015<\/td><td>KODAMA Masayuki<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2016<\/td><td>NISHIZONO Hidetsugu<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2016<\/td><td>SAITO Kazuto<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2016<\/td><td>FUKUNAGA Tetsuo<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2017<\/td><td>TAGUCHI Nobutaka<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2018<\/td><td>KAWANISHI Masashi<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2019<\/td><td>KANEHISA Hiroaki<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2019<\/td><td>YOSHITAKE Yutaka<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2021<\/td><td>KITAGAWA Junichi<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2021<\/td><td>AKAMINE Takuya<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2021<\/td><td>TAKESHITA Shunichi<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2021<\/td><td>OGITA Futoshi<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2023<\/td><td>YAMAMOTO Masayoshi<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The History of&nbsp;NIFS Oct. 1, 1981 Formally established Apr. 1, 1984 Student enrollment begins Apr. 1, 1985 Foreign Language Education Center is established Apr. 1, 1987 Center for Water Sports and Science is established Apr. 1, 1988 Graduate School of Physical Education (Master\u2019s Course) is established May 25, 1988 School of Physical Education is established [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":75216,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"https:\/\/www.nifs-k.ac.jp\/?page_id=292","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-75236","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","en-US"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.2 - 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