1992	April	Relevant bureaus/departments within the Ministry of Education form a committee to liaise and consult on the Center for National University Finance operations. The Minister of Education institutes the guidelines to create the Center for National University Finance. The decision is made to establish the Preparation Office within the National Institute of Multimedia Education, with the aim of handling administrative tasks. The Preparation Office is established as part of the administrative structure of the Ministry of Education.
	May	The Act to Partially Revise the National School Establishment Act and the National School Special Account Act that regulates the establishment of the Center for National University Finance is promulgated. (Act No. 37 of 1992)
	June	The Center for National University Finance Preparatory Committee meets and approves the Center for National University Finance’s Board and Management Committee member selection, its rules, and regulations.
	July	The Center for National University Finance is established in Wakaba, Mihama-ku, Chiba City. The Administration Department (General Affairs Division) and Research Department are both established. The Tokyo Liaison Office is established within the Ministry of Education.
1993	April	The Planning Division is established within the Administration Department. The Tokyo Liaison Office is relocated to the Nagatacho Common Government Offices.
1994	June	The Project Division is established within the Administration Department.
2000	March	The Tokyo Liaison Office is relocated to the National Center of Sciences Building.
2003	July	The Act on the Center for National University Finance and Management, Independent Administrative Agency is promulgated. (Act No. 115 of 2003)
2004	April	The Center for National University Finance and Management is established as an Incorporated Administrative Agency (President, Executive Director, and auditors are established).
	June	The post of Investigator is established within the Administration Department.
2005	March	The Administration Department is renamed the General Affairs Department, and the post of Deputy Director is created (the post of Investigator of the Administration Department is abolished).
	April	The Management Support and Training Division is renamed the Management Support Division.
2006	September	The Management Advice Office is established.
2011	March	The Management Support Division and Management Advice Office is abolished under the Basic Policy for Reforming the Operations of Incorporated Administrative Agencies (approved by the Cabinet on December 7, 2010).
2012	March	The Research Department is abolished.

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