History

The Geneva Treaty was signed. The International Red Cross was founded.

Hakuaisha (The Philanthropical Society, predecessor to the Japanese Red Cross) was founded by Tsunetami Sano, Yuzuru Ogyu, and others.

Hakuaisha was renamed the Japanese Red Cross Society.

Nursing education was started at the Japanese Red Cross Hospital.

Department of Relief Nursing was founded for nursing education at the Japanese Red Cross Central Hospital.

The Japanese Red Cross Practical College of Nursing was established.

The Japanese Red Cross Junior College for Women was established.

The above was renamed the Japanese Red Cross Central Junior College for Women, part of the newly accredited Japanese Red Cross Academy.

With the start of a four-year curriculum, the above was reorganized into the Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing.

The Graduate School was established, and the Master’s program was started.

The Doctor’s program was started.

Co-education was introduced.

The Transfer System was introduced.

An Agreement was signed between the Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing and the University of Colorado for the development of academic cooperation.

The College was incorporated with the Japanese Red Cross Musashino Junior College of Nursing, and the number of undergraduate students was doubled. The Certified Nurse Specialist’s program (Master of Nursing) (Child Health Nursing / Chronic Care Nursing / Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing) was started. The Florence Nightingale Medal was awarded to Yasuko Higuchi, PhD, then President of the College.

The Master’s program in International Health Care and Midwifery was started. The Florence Nightingale Medal was awarded to Midori Kawashima, the Dean of the College.

Japanese/Sweden Red Cross College Exchange Program started.

Practice Nursing Graduate Program in Nursing Administration and Teaching started.

Japanese Red Cross Institute for Humanitarian Studies has been set up and is being operated by the Japanese Red Cross Academy.

Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing and Faculty of Nursing, Chulalongkorn University MoU.

Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing and Institut et Haute Ecole de la Santé La Source MoU.

The Graduate School of Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing have set up a Cooperative Doctoral Program for Disaster Nursing.

Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing and University of the Philippines Manila College of Nursing MoU.

The 30th foundation anniversary of the college

Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing and The University of Health Science of Cambodia MoU.

Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing and Saint Anthony College of Nursing MoU.

Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing and Grand Valley State University Kirkhof College of Nursing MoU.