1953

Chubu Junior College of Social Work established

The Institute of Social Sciences established

1954

Faculty of Social Welfare evening program established

1955

Major in social welfare established

1957

Nihon Fukushi University (NFU) name adopted

1958

NFU Affiliated Tachibana High School inaugurated (co-educational)

1961

NFU Women's Junior College, Department of Early Childhood Education established

1964

NFU Women's Junior College, Department of Domestic Sciences established

1969

Master's Program, NFU Graduate School of Social Welfare established

1973

NFU Women's Junior College, Department of Domestic Sciences discontinued

1976

Faculty of Economics established

1980

NFU Affiliated Tachibana High School name changed to NFU Affiliated High School

1983

NFU and affiliated institutes relocated to Mihama Town, Chita Peninsula

1988

Institute of Chita Regional Development established

1989

International Center established

NFU Chuo College of Comprehensive Social Services inaugurated in Nagoya City

Social Welfare Comprehensive Training Center established in Nagoya City

1990 

Psychological Research Center established

Information Science Center established

1994

Mihama Campus Community Center opened

1995

Handa Campus inaugurated in Handa City

Faculty of Social and Information Sciences established at Handa Campus

Research Institute of System Sciences established

Lifelong Education Center (LEC) established

1996

NFU Women's Junior College discontinued

Doctor's program, NFU Graduate School of Social Welfare established

Faculty of Social Welfare established two main branches of specialization: Developmental Welfare / Welfare Systems

Department of Management Development, Faculty of Economics established

NFU Takahama College of Human Services inaugurated in Takahama City

NFU Chuo College of Comprehensive Social Services name changed to NFU Chuo College of Social Services

1997

Institute for Alternative Systems of Social Welfare and Development established

Comprehensive Organization of Research and Development established

1998

Support Center for Students with Disabilities, NFU established

1999

NFU Graduate School of Information Sciences and Management Development established

Welfare Management Course, NFU Graduate School of Social Welfare established

Nagoya Satellite Campus inaugurated in the Tsurumai Area

NFU Management School established at Nagoya Satellite Campus

NFU Community School established at Nagoya Satellite Campus

2000

Department of Health and Human Services, Faculty of Social Welfare established

Department of Management Development, Faculty of Economics established

　Course specializing in Healthcare and Welfare Management

Faculty of Social Welfare begins daytime and evening program

Department of Management Development, Faculty of Economics begins daytime and evening program

2001 

NFU Distance Education established

Doctor's program, NFU Graduate School of Information Sciences and Management Development established

Information Science Center name changed to Multimedia Education Center

Career Development Center, International Student Center established

NFU Tokyo Office opened

2002

NFU Graduate School of International Social Development (through distance education) established

NFU Center for Education and Research in Social Work established

NFU Sports Dome opened

2003

NFU 50th Anniversary

Faculty of Healthcare Management, Department of Healthcare and Business Management, Department of Social Development and Management established

Clinical Psychology Course, NFU Graduate School of Social Welfare established

Nagoya Campus inaugurated

Community Care Research Promotion Center established

Center for Training of Teachers, NFU established

2004

Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Social Welfare established

Department of Information Technology for Human Welfare, Department of Human Environment and Information Technology, Faculty of Social and Information Sciences established

Master's Program through distance education, NFU Graduate School of Social Welfare established

Doctor's program, NFU Graduate School of International Social Development (through distance education) established

2005

NFU Center of Assistive Technology established

Social Services Policy Evaluation Center established

2007

Doctor's courses of Social Welfare, Healthcare Management, Human and Information Environment and International Social Development (Distance Education) , NFU Graduate School of Social Well-Being and Development established

Master's courses of Healthcare Management and Human & Information Environment, NFU Graduate School of Healthcare Management and Human Environment established

NFU Research Center for Asian Social Well-being and Development established

2008

Department of Rehabilitation and the Department of Human Care Engineering, Faculty of Health Science established

Department of Child Development and the Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Child Development established

Department of International Welfare Development, Faculty of International Welfare Development established

Sports Education Center established

2009

Master’s course of Health and Social Services Management, NFU Graduate School of Health and Social Services Management Graduate Program established