History

Kobe Higher Commercial School

Commercial Research Institute (Kanematsu Memorial Hall)

Historical Sketch

Brief History

March 1902	Kobe Higher Commercial School established.
August 1914	Research Section established at Kobe Higher Commercial School.
October1919	Research Section replaced by the Commercial Research Institute.
April 1929	Kobe Higher Commercial School promoted to Kobe University of Commerce and the Commercial Research Institute made a branch of Kobe University of Commerce.
May 1941	Business Administration & Computation Research Section established at Kobe University of Commerce.
April 1944	The Commercial Research Institute; manager of Research Dept. promoted to Director of Research Institute.
August 1944	Business Administration & Computation Research Section officially reorganized as the Research Institute for Mechanization of Business Administration.
October 1944	Kobe University of Commerce renamed Kobe University of Economics.
October 1945	The Great Asia Research Institute of Kobe University of Economics renamed the Economics Research Institute of Kobe University of Economics.
April 1946	Institute for Mechanization of Business Administration, Kobe University of Commerce renamed the Institute for Mechanization of Business Administration, Kobe University of Economics.
May 1949	Kobe University opened following the promulgation of the Law for Establishing National Schools, and Kobe University of Economics integrated into Kobe University. The Economics Research Institute and the Research Institute for Mechanization of Business Administration integrated into the Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration(RIEB).
August 1953	Maritime Economics Research Section added, making a total of 4 research sections.
April 1956	Central & South American Economics Research Section added, making a total of 5 research sections.
April 1963	International Business Administration Research Section added, making a total of 6 research sections.
April 1964	Documentation Center for Business Analysis added as an attached research facility.
June 1967	Business Administration Measurement Research Section added, making a total of 7 research sections.
April 1971	International Finance Research Section added, making a total of 8 research sections.
April 1974	International Labor Research Section added, making a total of 9 research sections.
April 1977	Oceania Economics Research Section added, making a total of 10 research sections.
April 1982	Existing 10 research sections reorganized into 5 research sections of International Economic Studies, International Environment Studies, Comparative Economic Studies, International Business, and Management Information Systems.
April 1988	International Cooperation Research Section (Visiting Professor post to last until March 31, 1988) added, making a total of 6 research sections.
March 1998	International Cooperation Research Section (Visiting Professor)was terminated.
April 1998	Economic and Business Cooperation Visiting Research Section (Visiting Professor post to last until March 31, 2008) added, making a total of 6 research sections.
April 2002	Existing 6 research sections reorganized into 2 sections: Information Economy Business and International Economy Business. By restructuring the Documentation Center for Business Analysis, the RIEB Liaison Center was established with two research sections, Corporate Network and Economic Policy Review. The International Cooperate Research Section was included in the RIEB Liaison Center.
April 2005	International Research support Center established.
April 2007	Global Economy and Policy Research Section added to the Liaison Center, making a total of 3 research sections.
April 2010	Existing 2 research sections reorganized into 4 units: Global Economy, Corporate Competitiveness, Corporate Information and Global Finance. RIEB Liaison Center reorganized as the Integrated Center for Corporate Archives.
March 2017	Center for Computational Social Science established as an internal organzation of the RIEB.
April 2018	Center for Computational Social Science established as a fundamental research promotion organization of the Kobe University. 3 units have been established: Simulatioin Unit, Data Analysis Unit, and Database Unit. Projects: Advanced research in computational social science Technological development to promote research in computational social science Creating a database to promote research in computational social science Other necessary projects for promotion and dissemination of academic research in computational social science
April 2021	3 support offices, Data Archives Office, Computational Support Office, and Joint Resarch Suport Office added to the existing 3 units.
April 2023	Center for the Promotion of Regional Co-Creation Research established as an internal organzation of the RIEB.