Nov. 1998 | Prime Minister Kim Jong-Pil visited Kyushu University. |
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Dec. 1999 | Establishment of RCKS. |
Prof. Shouji Ishikawa inaugurated as 1st Director. | |
Jan. 2000 | Opening Ceremony |
Apr.2000 | RCKS becomes the institute for Centers for Common Education and Research in Kyushu University. |
Feb. 2005 | Pacific Rim Consortium on Korean Studies founded. |
Feb. 2006 | Pacific Rim Consortium on Korean Studies renamed The Worldwide Consortium of Korean Studies Centers. |
Apr. 2006 | Prof. Tsugio Inaba inaugurated as 2nd Director. |
Apr. 2010 | Prof. Takatoshi Matsubara inaugurated as 3rd Director. |
Dec. 2010 | 10-year anniversary event. |
Apr. 2011 | Japan-Korea Strait College program launched (until March 2014). |
Apr. 2014 | College of Asia-Pacific program launched (until March 2020). |
Apr. 2014 | Prof. Hitoshi Nakano inaugurated as 4th Director. |
Aug. 2015 | Reorganization of RCKS. |