History

　Nayoro City University is a public university located in the northernmost part of Japan. Nayoro City Junior College, founded in 1960, was restructured,in 2006, and a Faculty of Health and Welfare offering degree programmes in Nutritional Sciences, Nursing, and Social Welfare was established.
　As a regional centre of culture and information, our university has enriched the lives of people in the Northern Hokkaido area for more than 50 years. Rarely seen in larger, urban-centred universities, an informal and intimate learning style based on relationships of mutual trust is well rooted in our university. These days, students from all over Japan come together to study at our university.　
1960  Nayoro Women's Junior College is established
1961  Authorized as a dietician training facility
1981  Programmes in Nutrition and Home Economics are introduced
1982  Establishment of the Northern Hokkaido Research Institute
1984  The Early Childhood Education programme is introduced
1990  The name is changed to Nayoro City Junior College, which becomes coeducational
1994  The Department of Nursing is established, and authorized for the training of pediatric nurses
1995  A student residence is built
2006  Nayoro City University is established and the Early Childhood Education programme of Nayoro City Junior College,
         Life Sciences Department becomes the Department of Early Childhood Care and Education
2008  Nayoro City Junior College becomes the Junior College Department of Nayoro City University