History of Osaka Japanese Language Education Center (Kansai International Students Institute Japanese Language School)
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| 1956 April 21st | The founding general meeting is held |
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| 1956 June 8th | The Ministry of Foreign Affairs grants the permission for the opening of the Kansai International Students Institute (K.I.S.I) |
| 1956 September 14th | Starts offering lodging to students |
| 1956 November 9th | The Maintenance Commission is organized |
| 1967 October 1st | The K.I.S.I opens its Japanese classes |
| 1970 March 2nd | Osaka Prefecture Governor grants K.I.S.I with the school operation permission |
| 1970 April 20th | The Japanese language school at K.I.S.I opens |
| 1979 April 1st | Jurisdiction of K.I.S.I changes hand from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Ministry of Education |
| 1979 August 24th | In accordance with the Japanese Ministry of Education’s Legal Notice 143, the students graduating from K.I.S.I. Regular Course shall have the equivalence of 12 years of educational background, and thus be entitled to apply for Japanese universities or other higher education |
| 1981 October 3rd | In accordance with the Japanese Ministry of Education’s Legal Notice 153, the K.I.S.I. has been re-qualified as a preparation institute for foreign students to enter Japanese universities |
| 1987 April 1st | The K.I.S.I. main building is officially in full operation |
| 1988 October 1st | The K.I.S.I inaugurates its scholarship system |
| 1990 October 1st | The K.I.S.I inaugurates its study bounty system |
| 1991 April 11th | The K.I.S.I starts accepting Malaysia Government dispatched students |
| 1994 April 11th | The K.I.S.I starts accepting students who have acquired the Ministry of Education’s scholarship |
| 1999 November 15th | In accordance with the Japanese Ministry of Education’s Legal Notice 195, the K.I.S.I. Regular Course itself has been re-qualified as a preparation course for foreign students to enter to Japanese universities |
| 2004 April 1st | The K.I.S.I. is newly started as Osaka Japanese Language Education Center (O.J.L.E.C.) , JASSO |
| 2007 April 10th | The O.J.L.E.C starts accepting Saudi Arabia Government dispatched students |
| 2007 November 15th | In accordance with the MEXT’s Legal Notice 131, O.J.L.E.C Regular Course has been renamed as Preparatory Course and been re-qualified as a preparation course for foreign students to enter Japanese universities |
