Kōbe-Shōka-Daigaku

"The University was initially established as Hyogo Commercial High School in Kobe in 1929. In 1948, the high school was upgraded to Kobe University of Commerce, the first public university in Japan under the new educational system. Later in 1965, the Graduate School of Business Administration (Master's Course) was established, followed by the inauguration of the Graduate School of Economics (Master's Course) in 1967 and Doctoral Courses in 1971 (for the Graduate Schools of Economics and Business Administration). In 1990, the university moved to the current location, Kobe Kenkyu Gakuentoshi, and was integrated into the University of Hyogo in 2004."