1977	Founded the Kyoto College of Art
1991	Founded the Kyoto University of Art and Design
1996	Established the Graduate School and Master's Degree Program
1998	Established Faculty of Art and Design (Correspondence Education)
2000	Kyoto College of Art was Integrated to the Kyoto University of Art and Design
	Established Doctor's Degree Program
2001	Established the Kyoto Art Theater
2005	Established the Children's Academy of Art and Education
	Koyodo Museum was Donated to the University
2007	Established Graduate School (Correspondence Education), Master's Degree Program
	Redesigned Faculty of Art and Design into 10 Departments with 29 Courses
2010	Established Gaien Campus in Meijijingu Outer Gardens
	Established Osaka Satellite Campus
2011	Redesigned Faculty of Art and Design into 13 Departments with 34 Courses
2013	Merged with the Kyoto Institute of Design and Kyoto Institute of Culture and Language
	Redesigned Faculty of Art and Design into 13 Departments with 21 Courses
	Redesigned Faculty of Art and Design (Correspondence Education) into Four Departments with 14 Courses
2014	Mr.Shochoku Tokuyama, the founder of the university, passed away (October 20)
2020	“Kyoto University of Art and Design" will be renamed as “Kyoto University of the Arts”